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DocuSign Envelope ID:BF27BF2D-05EC-4830-BC9C-EFOF0466E351 <br /> Project/Program As Women's Voices Chorus moves forward with a new Artistic <br /> Summary Director for our 2019-2020 Season, we are pleased to reflect on our <br /> roots and our future. Dr. Mary Lycan, our founder, was dedicated to <br /> music for women by women composers of ethnic diversity. We would <br /> like to reflect on the musical heritage that she helped rediscover by <br /> sharing the music of women composers and lyricists — both those <br /> who have gone before and those who are contemporary artists. <br /> Celebrating and sharing the music of women composers and lyricists <br /> is central to our mission as a women's vocal ensemble. Pursuant to <br /> our mission, we plan to offer an opportunity for one of our Orange <br /> County high school women's ensembles to join us for the concert as <br /> a means to share our mission with a new generation of performers. <br /> We will begin preparing the music in late August, will hold a retreat to <br /> enrich the understanding of the music in October, and plan to <br /> perform on January 18, 2020 at University United Methodist Church in <br /> Chapel Hill (UUMC.) <br /> Project Start Date July 1, 2019 <br /> (no earlier than July <br /> 1, 2019) <br /> Project End Date (no January 18, 2020 <br /> later than June 30, <br /> 2020) <br /> Project Goals WVC continues to offer an opportunity for audiences and singers <br /> alike to experience new and/or rarely performed music written and <br /> arranged especially for women's voices. In order to bring new <br /> compositions to this concert, we will experience higher than usual <br /> costs for sheet music as we enrich our music library for this concert <br /> and for the future. Inclusion of young women singers enhances our <br /> ability to engage high school students in this diverse literature. <br /> Our organization aims to appeal to an ever-widening body of music <br /> lovers in Orange County and beyond, particularly in terms of <br /> community and cultural outreach. We established a Diversity Task <br /> Force this year and, based on the work of this committee, have <br /> incorporated diversity goals for WVC. Programming music by <br /> composers from minority backgrounds provides an entertaining and <br /> educational way to share a variety of cultural influences that together <br /> enrich our community. <br />