Page 67 - CJSeptember25

TM
TM
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.

Spotlights on compositions in the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog

The rose serves as poetic metaphor for beauty, for a beloved,
even for mystery and miracles. A rose is the focus of these
very different texts and musical settings, both of which inspire
hope in what may appear elusive.

-with strings, piano and oboe obbligato . . .
“A Lovely Rose Is Sprung” by Andrew Jacobson

This setting of the traditional “Es ist ein Rose entsprungen”
text is richly romantic yet freshly captivating in its use of
an original melody. The obbligato oboe line is elegant in its
simplicity. The setting captures the meditative nature of the
text and a glimmer of light in the midst of a very dark season.
Manageable for choirs with a solid F2 bass section.

4’ 30” in length
Hear a complete recording and learn more about it here:
ProjectEncore.org/andrew-jacobson

For your a cappella mixed chorus . . .

“I Never Had a Rose” by Matthew Erpelding

As a high school senior, Sarah May won her school’s fine arts
poetry contest with this original sonnet, speaking of beauty
through the timeless symbol of a rose. The gentle shimmer
of the choral setting makes it equally appropriate for either
springtime rose or December rose-in-winter programming.
Rich choral textures, with some imitation and independence
of line are viable for HS and above.
5’ 30” in length.

Hear a complete recording and learn more about it here:
http://ProjectEncore.org/matthew-erpelding

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