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San Francisco-based Janet Cowperthwaite was the manager of the Kronos
Quartet and the founding Executive Director of the non-profit Kronos
Performing Arts Association. For 43 years she played a key role in the
success of the Grammy-winning group and its organization. Her
responsibilities included touring, artistic planning, an annual festival,
fundraising, marketing, and more. She oversaw the commissioning of 1,100
new works and the production of 75+ acclaimed recordings. Cowperthwaite
was instrumental in creating many innovative programs including “Kronos
Fifty for the Future,” a free library of 50 new commissioned works. She has
served on various boards of directors and is the recipient of several
awards.