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(He is also an ex-officio <br />member of the Board.) For this past year, our accompanist was Joy Rust, <br />but we are in the process of <br />hiring a replacement. <br />W ithin our VOICES organization, Voices is our large symphonic chorus of <br />auditioned singers, with about <br />90 singers in the past two concerts. Cantari is a smaller, mainly a cappella <br />ensemble of strong singers <br />drawn from the main Voices chorus. Currently, we have about 20 singers in <br />Cantari. <br />W e produce two major concerts a year, in winter and in the spring. <br />Currently, our concerts include both <br />the full Voices chorus and a separate set for the Cantari singers. W e may <br />hold separate concerts for <br />Cantari in the future, possibly this coming year, depending on financial <br />resources. <br />Over the past several years Voices and Cantari have mastered a <br />remarkably diverse and challenging <br />repertoire. W e relish opportunities to learn music from diverse eras and <br />genres, to collaborate with <br />artists from many different cultural traditions, and to support local <br />composers. For our May 2022 <br />concert, celebrating our 40th anniversary, Voices performed an original <br />work, Having Seen Afar Off, that <br />we commissioned from local composer Todd Coleman. Our December <br />2022 concert featured W inter <br />(from the Forgottens) by Greensboro composer Dan Locklair. Our winter <br />concerts always incorporate <br />diverse repertoire that honors a wide variety of cultural and religious winter <br />traditions. W hile plans are <br />not yet final, we expect similarly engaging, intriguing repertoire selections <br />for next winter and spring. <br />VOICES hires local guest musicians, whether as soloists or supporting <br />performers, for nearly all its <br />concerts. W e also have a strong history of collaborating with other <br />performing groups, particularly local <br />student and youth choirs such as Raleigh BoyChoir, Sisters’ Voices Girls <br />Choir and Chapel Hill HS <br />Chamber Choir. <br />In years when Voices is not touring, we offer the non-auditioned Summer <br />Voices program, featuring <br />repertoire that is intentionally more relaxed and that appeals to a broad <br />audience. Summer Voices is <br />open to any singer who wishes to experience the joy of choral singing, <br />regardless of experience level. <br />Summer 2023’s program, entitled Not “Just” for Kids, with a concert on July <br />14th, features fun music <br />from Disney, Schoolhouse Rock, W illy W onka and other selections, <br />intended to attract families to our <br />audience. <br />Approximately 80% of VOICES’ membership lives in Orange County. In age <br />we range from the <br />twenties to the eighties with a skew (over 50%) toward our older members. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A1431915-7C4E-420D-8962-502090AC2D53