Cécile McLorin Salvant Awarded 2020 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant

Cécile McLorin Salvant Awarded 2020 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant

October 6, 2020 / No Comments / Tags: Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz singer and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant has been awarded a fellowship with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is the only musician in this year’s group of “genius grant” recipients. She joins several other scientists, writers, and scholars among the 2020 honorees, who will each receive $625,000 to use over five years.

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