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PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS PROJECT : ENCORE™ is an online catalog of post-premiere, new
PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS

choral music, reviewed and endorsed by an international panel of
prominent conductors.

Four times each year, P:E adds newly-accepted scores into its
catalog. Score submission deadlines are the 15th of January,
April, July and October.

JOSEPH ECKMAN

Psalm 100
• SSAATTBB; optional Sop high D solo at end; English (Hebrew Testament)
• 4’ 45’. Exhuberant setting of this well-known Psalm! Vibrantly rhythmic, mix of
chordal and independent-line construction, often simultaneously. Middle, slower
section in lovely 4-part motet style. The writing feels natural in its flow, yet never lacks
for interesting harmonic twists. Needs 8 solidly independent sections. Exciting closer!
(ProjectEncore.org/joseph-eckman)

JUSTINE KOONTZ

Dixit Maria
• UNISON; piano; Latin (Luke 1)
• 3’ 45”. Using an incredible economy of resources, composer Koontz has created a
truly beautiful setting of this well-known text of the Annunciation. Through creative/
dramatic use of text repetition and tempo fluctuation, the piece captures the awe, the
hesitancy, the eagerness … in beautiful lines. Art worthy of any treble ensemble.
(ProjectEncore.org/justine-koontz)

While finalizing your fall-into-December programming,
don’t forget to let the robust search engine

of the PROJECT : ENCORE catalog go to work for you!

Search by keyword, voicing, instrumentation, even length!
Happy programming!

DEBORAH SIMPKIN KING, PHD.
Conductor
P:E Director and Founder
DeborahSKing.com