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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.

ROBERT PATERSON

Lux Aeterna
• SSAATTBB; a cappella; English/Latin (Requiem Mass)
• 7’ 00”. Traditional text, yet a highly unique, personal setting. Written as a source of
comfort for himself and his wife upon their second trimester miscarriage; and a gesture
of love and support for others. Grounded and tonal, pitting earthy chant-utterances over
sweeping ascending lines. Requires a depth of life experience. Stunning!
(ProjectEncore.org/robert-paterson)

KAREN SIEGEL

Despertar
• SATB; a cappella; incl. ‘overtone trill’ notation; Spanish (Carlos Pintado)
• 6’ 00”. For the ensemble interested in exploring some unusual sound techniques, but
within a harmonic language that is manageable (even as it affectively ever-changing!),
this is your piece! Vowel colors, overtone trills, continual movement: poetry of surreal
imagery around the beauty of self-understanding, openness to change. Beautiful!
(ProjectEncore.org/karen-siegel)

JOHN ROMMEREIM
And Glory Shone Around
• SATB, some divisi; a cappella; English (Nahum Tate)
• 4’ 20”. Nativity story told as a mini-drama, inspired by the wonderful energy of the
early American shape-note tradition. The vocal agility and even athleticism required for
the dramatic contrasts (peaceful shepherds, to mighty dread, to heavenly throng) make
this a showpiece for a skilled ensemble!
(ProjectEncore.org/john-rommereim)

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