The Plimpton Foundation

Today is the birthday of Marion Newman, one of our much valued TPF board members. Marion, thank you for your support of and service to our organization. We hope you have a joyful day!

A full circle moment! Recently, TPF president and co-founder Timothy Long taught a masterclass at Oklahoma State University. Among the participants was Cole Rogers, the 2024 recipient of The Plimpton Foundation’s Timothy Long Prize.

🧡 OKState Music 🖤

On January 29, 2027, the North American Indigenous Songbook will return to NYC at PAC (the Perelman Performing Arts Center). We are so excited to be a part of PAC’s 2026-2027 season. To learn more, go to their website www.pacnyc.org.

Photo credit: Jill Steinberg

Earlier this week, PAC NYC (the Perelman Performing Arts Center) hosted "UnPACked" and announced their 2026-2027 season. The North American Indigenous Songbook is honored to be included in PAC's upcoming lineup. Mark your calendars for January 29, 2027 if you want to come see NAIS in NYC!

https://pacnyc.org/whats-on/timothy-longs-north-american-indigenous-songbook/

The Native American Vocal Scholars Program at The Plimpton Foundation is open for applications. The deadline to apply is now May 1. To learn more about what is required, go to www.theplimptonfoundation.org/vocal-scholars-program.

Mark your calendar for January 31, 2027! The North American Songbook is excited to be making its way to the stage in Rochester, NY. We are so excited to be a part of Eastman Presents 2026-2027 season. If you’d like to learn more, you can check out the press release announcing the whole roster of performances at www.esm.rochester.edu/esm_news/.

Photo credit: Jill Steinberg

What an incredible afternoon! It was an honor to attend ’s performance of the North American Indigenous Songbook today. Congratulations to the artists in this performance, including .long and . It was an honor to hear some of the works we have commissioned as part of the NAIS!

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This Sunday, March 8 the North American Indigenous Songbook will receive its West Coast premiere in a concert with Resonance Ensemble at The Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland.

Repertoire on the concert includes the World Premieres of Danielle Jagelski and Marion Newman’s North American Indigenous Songbook (NAIS) compositions; the West Coast premieres of NAIS works by Dawn Avery, Raven Chacon, Connor Chee, and R. Carlos Nakai; and choral works by Jagelski, Sherryl Sewepagaham, and Leilehua Lanzilotti. Visual artist Joe Cantrell joins the performance with projected imagery, creating an immersive experience where music, photography, and story meet.

📅 March 8 | 2 PM
📍 Alberta Rose Theatre
🎟 Tickets: www.resonancechoral.org/indigenous-songbook

Announcing the 2026 Native American Vocal Scholars Program at The Plimpton Foundation! Applications are open from now until April 17. For more details and to apply, go to theplimptonfoundation.org/vocal-scholars-program.

The Plimpton Foundation The Plimpton Foundation promotes diversity, inclusion, and excellence in the performing arts by amplifying the voices of Native, Indigenous, and other under-represented Americans. The Plimpton Foundation is generously supported by

Congratulations to the Artists of Missing on their Juno Awards nomination in the category of Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)! Among the forces that helped this project come to life were The Plimpton Foundation board members Marion Newman, who performed the role of Dr. Wilson, and Timothy Long, who conducted for the album recording.

We are excited to announce that Danielle Jagelski has joined our Board of Directors. She is an accomplished composer, conductor, producer and the artistic director and co-founder of Renegade Opera. Danielle is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe and has received support from The Plimpton Foundation in the past.

Danielle shares “when I was an emerging composer and conductor, The Plimpton Foundation helped open pathways where few existed, supporting not only my development in classical music, but the affirmation of Indigenous identity within it. Today, I am honored to serve on the board of directors and to help steward this essential work. At a moment when American culture and music are being reimagined, the Foundation’s mission of supporting Native music creators is urgent and transformative. The Plimpton Foundation is cultivating sonic sovereignty, artistic agency, and bold boundary-pushing artists: our Indigenous Future.”

Please join us in celebrating Danielle. We are so glad to have you supporting The Plimpton Foundation in this new way.

We set a bold goal for our 2025 Scholarship Campaign and you helped us meet it!

To every person who gave their gifts, shared our message, and believed in our mission: thank you. Your generosity ensures that our scholarship recipients receive the training and opportunities they need to thrive — and that financial barriers will never silence their talent.

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The Plimpton Foundation. Thank you to the donors who contributed to our 2025 Scholarship Fundraising Campaign. Headshots of the 2025 Timothy Long Prize Recipients, Addison Hummingbird and Moriah Nicholson, are featured alongside previous years' prize recipients.