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PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS
PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS

A Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music
A Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music
ProjectEncore.org
ProjectEncore.org

QUARTERLY ENDORSEMENTS

JULIAN DAVID BRYSON

e pluribus unum (Hope Like Gold)
• SSAATTBB; a cappella; English (Andrea Thoenes)
• 3’ 30’. A statement of hope in democracy: that an educated population would make
wise decisions for human betterment. Dramatic unisons, shimmering poly-chords,
musical gestures of sighing and heaving. Powerful musical metaphor: belief in a fervent
dream. Size needed for texture; musical security for fluctuations. College and above.
(ProjectEncore.org/julian-david-bryson)

MICHAEL BUSSEWITZ-QUARM
Bright Light
• SATB; piano; English (Charles Anthony Silvestri)
• 4’ 30”. A message of hope, confidence, and comfort in shared life experience. Unison,
paired voices, minimal imitation; interest retained through forward harmonic and
rhythmic intensity. Piano is harmonically supportive but independent of the voices.
Commissioned by a HS; moving enough for more experienced groups to consider.
(ProjectEncore.org/michael-bussewitz-quarm)

PATTI DRENNAN (new to PROJECT : ENCORE)
Lux Aeterna Domine

• SSAATTBB; a cappella; Latin (Requiem Mass)
• 3’ 57”. A new settling of this traditional text that offers the sense of a gentle yet
strong embrace. The need for solid divisi (especially low basses) is no joke.The texture
is rich, the chromatic turns often unexpected and energizing, resulting in shimmering
tone clusters. College and above.
(ProjectEncore.org/patti-drennan)

JOAN JOHNSON DREWES
Lift My Soul
• SATB, divisi; a cappella; English (Psalm 143: 8)
• 3’ 00”. Written during the height of the pandemic on a Psalm that doesn’t directly refer
to God, leaving open “the possibility and belief that ‘steadfast love’ can come from,
[many sources].” Harmonies and clusters reveal the composer’s work with jazz. Gentle,
ascending lines and blocks of chords. College/semi-pro.
(ProjectEncore.org/joan-johnson-drewes)

PROJECT : ENCORE™ is sponsored by Ember Choral Arts
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