2017-457-E Arts - Women's Voice Chorus - 2017-18 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: CE5B44DD-7CE5-417C-97E3-E68F3D29B718 FY 201748 OCAC Grassroots Grant APPLICATION NARRATIVE 1. q;l:',.;RGAfi.i'LATI ON At NILSSON r PROWL Women's Voices Chorus celebrates diverse and outstanding choral repertoire for women, We are an auditioned, community-based chorus of 70 sopranos and altos, Our mission is to provide a welcoming place in the Triangle for women to share the joy of singing together promote choral works by and for women, and strive to achieve the highest standards of musical excellence. Mary Lycan founded Women's Voices Chorus in September 1993 as an unincorporated project of the Orange County Women's Center. Over its first decade the chorus grew in membership,. budget, and musical reputation, and in 19% became a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In 2007 Lycan retired from the chorus, and since then the chorus has flourished under the leadership of.Artistic Director Allan Friedman, DMA. Our most recent season included our January 2017 concert, "Dance the World 'Round," featuring an exciting collaboration between guest dancers and over a dozen instrumentalists, all performing in a wide variety of styles. Attendance at this concert far exceeded any previous WVC concerts and attracted new audience members as well as regular attendees. Our May 2017 concert, "Bridge of Songs", funded by a grant from OCAC, was held at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill The concert repertoire drew from traditional classical, and contemporary compositions in EngliSh, Yiddish, Estonian, Latvian, Latin, and Slavic languages and reflected themes of crossing boundaries and creating connections to better understand our shared journeys. 2 P R Of ECT S MN; Women's Voices Chorus is proud of the high level of excellence that we have risen to under the leadership of Artistic Director Allan Friedman and Accompanist Deborah Hollis, We are seeking a Grassroots Grant from the Orange County Arts Commission to cover expenses related to our January 2018 concert. Our January 2018 concert in Chapel Hill will feature music about war and peace, and the great capacity of humak,s for terrible destruction and awesome beauty. The concert will feature music from Italy, Norway, Estonia, japan, and the United States, including contemporary works by female composers, as guided by the mission of WVC. Pieces to be sung include Antonio Vivaldi's Lauda Jerusalem, Vjelo Torrnis's Curse Upon lion, 01a Gjeilo's Song of the Universal., and Abbie Betinis's A Blessing of Cranes.