Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate

New Music USA Music Alive Composer-in-Residence - 2017 Five composer and orchestra pairs have been selected through a peer review panel process to participate in Music Alive, a national three-year composer-orchestra residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA.“Music Alive is driven by a belief in the power of new work,” said New Music USA President and CEO Ed Harsh. “These new residencies will demonstrate even more powerfully than ever before the role that collaboration with living artists can play in vitalizing… Show more Five composer and orchestra pairs have been selected through a peer review panel process to participate in Music Alive, a national three-year composer-orchestra residency program of the League of American Orchestras and New Music USA.“Music Alive is driven by a belief in the power of new work,” said New Music USA President and CEO Ed Harsh. “These new residencies will demonstrate even more powerfully than ever before the role that collaboration with living artists can play in vitalizing orchestras’ connections to their communities.”The five new Music Alive composer-orchestra pairings are:Lembit Beecher and The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraAnna Clyne and Berkeley SymphonyStacy Garrop and Champaign-Urbana Symphony OrchestraHannibal Lokumbe and The Philadelphia OrchestraJerod Tate and South Dakota Symphony OrchestraThis new iteration of Music Alive begins 2016-2017 and prioritizes collaborative work and immersive experiences for composers, orchestra musicians, artistic leadership, and community members. Music Alive hopes to demonstrate—through active partnership with the participating residency pairings—the power and value of living composers working at the center of American orchestras. Show less

Artistic Innovations Recipient | Mid America Arts Alliance - 2016 M-AAA has selected its next recipients for its esteemed Artistic Innovations Grants, awarding up to $15,000 to individual artists and arts organizations throughout M-AAA’s region. In total, more than $230,000 has been awarded to seventeen grant recipients for the creation of new, original artworks that result in public engagement. With generous support from the Windgate Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, grants of up to $15,000 are distributed after review and… Show more M-AAA has selected its next recipients for its esteemed Artistic Innovations Grants, awarding up to $15,000 to individual artists and arts organizations throughout M-AAA’s region. In total, more than $230,000 has been awarded to seventeen grant recipients for the creation of new, original artworks that result in public engagement. With generous support from the Windgate Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, grants of up to $15,000 are distributed after review and selection by a panel of artists and arts professionals.Mary Kennedy, CEO of Mid-America Arts Alliance, said, “We are committed to fostering creativity and to providing the direct support that artists need to flourish. We are delighted to announce that through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Windgate Charitable Foundation, we are fueling some of the best creative endeavors in the region.”Tulsa Symphony – Tulsa, OKMuscogee Hymn Suite is the creation of a new work by Chickasaw Nation composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate. The work will be written for children’s choir and orchestra. The premiere performance will take place during the 2017 OK Mozart Festival in Bartlesville and will feature a children’s choir, including youth of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, singing hymns in the original Creek language. Community engagement workshops and presentations will be held at a variety of educational and cultural institutions in the weeks leading up to the premiere. Show less

Emmy Award Television Academy 2011 Emmy Award for his work on the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority documentary, The Science of Composing.

Creativity Ambassador State of Oklahoma 2008

Alumni Achievement Award The Cleveland Institute of Music 2006