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DocuSign Envelope ID: CE5B44DD-7CE5-417C-97E3-E68F3D29B718 <br /> A grant of$3,000.00 would fund 'hiring a professional string orchestra to accompany <br /> our performancei cover the cost of harpsichord rental and tuning; and allow us to <br /> employ a dance troupe for three of the pieces to be perfo45ed, <br /> 3. P Ecr GO r,„LS <br /> 'Women's Voices Chorus performs two ticketed concerts, one charity concert„ and at <br /> least one community-service concert each year Since the majority of choral <br /> literature is for mixed (male and fernale voices, our programs offer a refreshing <br /> opportunity for audiences and singers alike to experience new and/or rarely <br /> performed music written or arranged especially for women's voices. The addition of <br /> paid professional instrumentalists and dancers greatly enhances our ability to more <br /> completely interpret and express a composer's musical and artistic ideas to a <br /> modern audience, This added richness enhances the quality and reputation of the <br /> Orange County arts scene, while financially supporting local musicians and dancers. <br /> 4, Ir,ITEN DIED AUDIENCE <br /> Women's Voices Chorus has grown over the years,and so has our audience: We now <br /> sing to almost 1,200 people per concert season. The audience is of all ages (6-80+] <br /> with a slight female majority. Although some of our audience members and singers <br /> live in the greater Triangle area, we primarily serve Chapel ,H.ill-Carrboro and <br /> Durham. We actively seek to widen the diversity of our audience through outreach, <br /> mus .selection, and performance venues. We also have broadened our community <br /> impact through summer benefit concerts and other free performances, including <br /> mini-concerts at Carol Woods and Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, at House of <br /> Healing(Duke) and the Regent in Durham, and at Carolina Preserve in Cary, <br /> 5,, PROJECT LOC AT 0 <br /> The January 2018 concert venue will be University United Methodist Church on <br /> Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. <br /> 6„ PROJECT ES <br /> The project is essentially the concert performance, and any rehearsals that include <br /> the guest,artists and instrumentalists funded by this grant application. <br /> 7. PROJECT <br /> String Orchestra: We intend to hire a string orchestra, drawing from professional <br /> musicians from Orange and Durham Counties primarily, <br /> Dance Troupe: We intend to hire one of the professional dance organizations based <br /> in Orange County. <br /> We will pay 9 string players $275 each and $250 for the dancers. The harpsichord. <br /> rental and tuning will cost S275, <br /> 2 <br />