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PROJECT : ENCORE NEWS

A Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music

ProjectEncore.org

Special Issue,

Focusing on Use of the Project : Encore

Catalog for Seasonal Programming

Did you know that the project : encore catalog currently contains 433
compositions, by 189 active composers? Our composers hail from 28 of the
United States, and 14 countries around the world.

And, did you know that each of the 433 compositions can be discovered
through a robust search engine for which you can ask for scores with specifi c
topics, scorings, languages, etc?

As of this writing, I am finalizing December repertoire for my various choirs,
and I always start my own programming with project : encore! Many of these Dr. Deborah Simpkin King
PE Founder and
pieces I have already performed! artistic director

I thought perhaps you might be doing something similar, so am using this
special issue of “PROJECT : ENCORE News” to share just a small portion of what popped
up when I searched on Solstice, Winter, and Christmas. Each entry, contains a quick-glance
descriptive overview of the work when you click on it in the catalog, in addition to a sound

file and score for your consideration.

Winter/Solstice (secular)

Solstice by Andrew Jacobson SATB with Piano, Cello; 5’
The Shortest Day by Brian W. Holmes SATB a cappella; 3’52”
A Star for a Wish by Caroline Mallonee SATB a cappella; 4’

Winter by Anthony Esland SATB a cappella; 3’40”
Snow Globe upon a Sill by Caroline Mallonee SATB a cappella; 3’30”
The Bee Carol by Anthony Esland SATB a cappella; 1’30”

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