Among the music groups receiving grants are Kristjan J‹rvi's Absolute Ensemble, which gets $10,000 for a national tour of Arabian Night; New York's American Composers Orchestra, which gets $25,000 for its performances in Philadelphia; the Pittsburgh Symphony, which gets $30,000 for the premiere of Richard Danielpour's Pastime and related events coinciding with baseball's All-Star Game; and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which gets $20,000 to support BeBop to Hip-Hop, an educational program in Los Angeles Schools.

Dance Theatre of Harlem gets $40,000 for its educational and outreach program, Miami City Ballet gets $30,000 for a production of Balanchine's Diverimento, and Washington Ballet gets $10,000 to support a new full-length work by artistic director Septime Webre.

Arts on Radio and Television grants include $25,000 for the broadcast of the all-star gala saluting outgoing Metropolitan Opera general manager Joseph Volpe on May 20 and $60,000 for the public radio program From the Top, which features performances by young musicians.