5 Questions to Michael Begay (Host, Original Score podcast)

In 2000, the Grand Canyon Music Festival (GCMF) began the Native American Composers Apprentice Project (NACAP) to provide musical training to young Native American composers. Each year, NACAP provides students from the Navajo, Hopi, and Salt-Water Pima reservations with training and mentorship from Native American composers. This experience culminates with workshops and a recorded premiere performance with the GCMF string quartet in residence. The 2011 documentary Strings on the Rez presented NACAP’s early work and was re-released in June 2020 as part of a campaign to raise funds for Navajo and Hopi families impacted by COVID-19.

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