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

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.

JESSICA FRENCH

Pilgramage
• SATB div; organ; English (Sir Walter Raleigh)
• 7'. Commissioned by the AGO for the 2022 national convention, this is calls for a skilled
organist and a choir of adequate skill and size to manage divisi with solidity. Given
these, this setting of Raleigh's dreamlike experience of heaven and readiness for
pilgrimage to the afterlife is compelling and very effective!
(ProjectEncore.org/jessica-french)

GIUSEPPE DI BIANCO

Credo
• SATB; a cappella; Italian (Dante Alighieri)
• 4'. A stunning profession of Catholic faith by Dante when questioned by St. Peter, in
the "Divine Comedy." The composer expresses Dante's faith, which he describes as
"ardent, motivated, passionate, rigorous." The musical setting is all of that, leveraging
the flexibility of chant, poignancy of dissonance, and just sheer beauty. Semi-pro.
(ProjectEncore.org/giuseppe-di-bianco)

MICHAEL BUSSEWITZ-QUARM
Windshear
• SSAATTBB, s solo; piano, cello, wind gong; English, Western Abenaki (Shantel Sellers)
• 13'. Sung largely in the Western Abenaki language (translation and pronunciation
guide provided), Windshear is an exploration of the violent destruction of the climate
through the natural phenomenon of wind shear. Substantial work with enough
repeated patterns to be doable. Spans gentle to violent aspects of nature.
(ProjectEncore.org/michael-bussewitz-quarm)

ANDREW JAMES DONALDSON
I Slept but My Heart Was Awake

• SATTB; a cappella; English (Song of Solomon, adapt Andrew Donaldson)
• 2' 16". Set in a jazz-gospel swing style; bass part to be sung slightly detached, in
imitation of a jazz bass. A challenging piece that is an intersection of pop "a cappella,"
madrigal, and virtuosic ensemble work. Ideal for a love-themed concert with highly
skilled chamber ensemble. Excellent HS and above.
(ProjectEncore.org/andrew-james-donaldson)

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