composer WIN #6, streetcar edition

So…remember that post where I wrote about the Cincinnati Streetcar and how great it would be to create some streetcar art and maybe some installations?

I had an idea for a Cincinnati Streetcar sound installation. I developed a huge interest in sound installations a couple of years ago and even created a couple of them. And last summer, when I felt discouraged that the Queen City might not have her downtown improvement, I wanted to create a sound installation, streetcar or not, that would glorify this mode of transit. This installation would be my contribution to the city I've called home since 2007.

Now, how to fund it.


A couple of months ago I saw a University of Cincinnati grant called the Graduate Summer Undergraduate Mentoring program. For this grant, I must "mentor undergraduate students for an 7-week summer research or other scholarly activity experience related to your thesis or dissertation work." I had a plan in place: an undergrad could help me create this work. Here was my pro…