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Primary Organization <br />Description <br />W omen’s Voices Chorus (W VC), founded in 1993, is the Triangle's <br />premier chorus for sopranos and altos. W e are unique in <br />championing the artistry of women composers and poets by <br />performing and commissioning choral music created by women, for <br />women. <br />Our mission is threefold: to prov ide a welcoming place in the Triangle <br />for women to experience the joy of singing together; to perform and <br />commission choral works by and for women; and to maintain the <br />highest standards of musical excellence. <br />Our chorus presently has 67 women. The majority (45 percent) are <br />from Orange County; the rest are from surrounding counties. Our <br />membership is 13% minority or gender-nonconforming. <br />Our Board of Directors is composed of 11 members of the chorus. <br />Kay Johnson is the president of our board. Our staff is comprised of <br />our Artistic Director, Pianist, Director's Assistant, and Operations <br />Manager. <br />W VC will share our music through v irtual performances until liv e <br />concerts are again possible. A collaborativ e v irtual choir <br />performance with the Meredith College Chorale and the UNC Charlotte <br />W omen's Chorus is scheduled for this fall. W e are also planning <br />winter and spring v irtual concerts as we look forward to sharing our <br />music with the Orange County community (and beyond). <br />Our v irtual guest artists this season will include Maestra D’W alla <br />Simmons-Burke, Director of Choral and Vocal Studies, W inston- <br />Salem State Univ ersity; and Master Director Kathleen Hansen, artistic <br />adv isor for GALA Choruses (The Gay and Lesbian Association of <br />Choruses). <br />Regarding our audience size, our last liv e performance, giv en in <br />January 2020 at Univ ersity United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, <br />drew 341 attendees. Since January 2006, we hav e performed 33 <br />concerts in Chapel Hill for a combined audience attendance <br />estimated at 7,300. W e do not record the demographics of our <br />audiences, but their demographics are similar to those for other <br />choral groups in the Triangle area. <br />During FY19-20, will <br />your organization <br />receive operational <br />support funding from <br />the North Carolina <br />Arts Council or the <br />North Carolina <br />Department of <br />Natural and Cultural <br />Resources? <br />No <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 3F985C37-D2C9-4BF0-A6DB-7FEECEB25CCB