2008 MacArthur Fellows Announced

2008 MacArthur Fellows Announced

Music critic Alex Ross is among the 2008 MacArthur Fellows along with violinist Leila Josefowicz, jazz saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón, and composer-instrument builder Walter Kitundu.

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Alex Ross

This year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipients were announced earlier today. Among the four music-related prizewinners are The New Yorker music critic Alex Ross, jazz saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón, violinist Leila Josefowicz, and composer-instrument builder Walter Kitundu. Each recipient receives $500,000 in “no strings attached” support dispersed over the next five years. A complete list of the 2008 fellows is available on the MacArthur Foundation’s website.