2017-032-E Arts - Women's Voices Chorus, Inc. - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:4F42587D-D5B0-4359-B7A1-8246D2FA6E29 FALL 2016 ARTS PROGRAM GRANT I Women's Voices Chorus CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES We perform an average of four concerts each year. Since the majority of choral literature is for mixed(male and female)voices,our programs offer a refreshing opportunity for audiences and singers alike to experience new and/or rarely performed music written or arranged especially for women's voices. Our repertoire features songs from our own American tradition as well as songs from around the world. We have sung in more than 30 languages. We invite you to be part of something extraordinary by supporting Artistic Director Allan Friedman's adventurous programming. 1. Concert season. The chorus performs ticketed programs in January and April/May. Most vocal soloists are drawn from the chorus, but we hire professional vocalists for the more demanding pieces. We also hire professional instrumentalists to accompany us in repertoire. 2. Benefit concerts. Since 2009 our summer program has been a benefit concert: No tickets are sold, and all donations are awarded to a local charity. Past recipients have included the Augustine Literacy Project, Paws4Ever in Orange County, the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, CASTLE (the Center for Acquisition of Spoken Language Through Listening Enrichment), the Durham Chapter of Arts for Life, the Arthritis Foundation, the Inter-Faith Council, and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. 3. Short programs.As a service to community members who may not be able to attend our regular performances, we have sung mini-concerts at Carol Woods and Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, and at House of Healing (Duke) and the Regent in Durham. We also have performed at the Orange County Women First award ceremonies and for the NC Music Teachers Association conference. 4. Collaborative programs. We have performed concerts with area high school choral students,with Vox Virorum men's chorus,and in the Strobilus Arts Series. 5. Commissions.We have commissioned 14 pieces over the last 17 years from the following composers: Katherine Dienes,Lana Walker,Eleanor Epstein,Caroline Mallonee,Paul Leary, Thom Limbert, Sidney Boquiren, Eleanor Daley, Nina Gilbert, and our own Dr. Allan Friedman. 6. Premieres.The chorus has premiered 14 additional pieces for women's voices over the last 17 years.Composers include Alex Blake,Jayne Swank,Linda Metz,and several of those listed under Commissions. 7. Enrichment. We hold a Saturday retreat twice a year for members to work on choral techniques,vocal health, choral history,and repertoire.We often hire clinicians to enhance those workshops.