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PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS

A Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music

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QUARTERLY ENDORSEMENTS

DONALD M. SKIRVIN
When All Falls Silent
• SATB div; a cappella; English (Charles Anthony Silvestri)
• 5'45". Composed during the isolation of pandemic quarantine, the composer seeks
to express "a poignant universality of human experience yearning to achieve peace
and harmony." The harmonic language is rich and frequently paints the poetic images
in sound. Requires a warm sound with some maturity of expression. Exquisite!
(ProjectEncore.org/donald-m-skirvin)

JOAN SZYMKO
viva sweet love
• SSAA; piano; English (e.e.cummings)
• 4'. This delightful setting is all about the exuberance and joy of Spring. It is a bursting
open, a saying “yes” to love and life in both intimate and raucous ways! The piano
accompaniment is completely independent of and complementary to the largely-
chordal voice parts. Lively mixed-meter writing! Great fun for skilled women's group!
(ProjectEncore.org/joan-szymko)

SANFORD DOLE
Ave Maria

• SATB; a cappella; Latin (liturgical mass)
• 1'45". Inspired by the motets of Duruflé, this brief motet follows the traditional
Gregorian chant line melodically (soprano line) and metrically. Harmonization is,
however, in a modern idiom, influenced by jazz. Largely chordal movement. Needs
a sensitivity to inflection and clear intonation. HS and above.
(ProjectEncore.org/sanford-dole)

CAROL BARNETT
My People Are Rising

• SSAA; violin, doumbek; English (Mohja Kahf)
• 7' 30". This can be the "wow" on your concert! It speaks viscerally of the tragic events
begun in March of 2011 in Syria. The composer tempered the quarter tones of Arabic
music for accessibility withint the Western choral world, resulting in many augmented
seconds etc. Violin line supports pitch at times. Powerful! Excellent HS and above.
(ProjectEncore.org/carol-barnett)

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