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For Immediate Release
December 9, 2010
NEW WOMEN’S VOCAL ENSEMBLE
ANNOUNCES PREMIERE PEFORMANCES
JANUARY 22 & 23 IN DALLAS & FORT WORTH
- Inaugural performances include world premiere work
- Concerts include visual and dramatic art – a multi-sensory experience
- Portion of ticket sales goes to Genesis Women’s Shelter
and Safe Haven of Tarrant County
December 13, 2010 (Dallas, TX) – Project Eve, a group of talented, strong women who sing beautiful and challenging choral repertoire, is proud to announce its premiere January 2011 concerts. PROJECT EVE concerts are a multi-sensory experience that highlight visual art by local artists, artistic placement and movement of the singers, chant, instrumental interludes, and poetry - all to enhance an exquisite choral performance. The Project Eve experience will embody all of the arts with one central theme. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will go to charities that support causes for women.
The initial concerts for Project Eve are:
January 22, 2011
8:00pm, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas
January 23, 2011
7:00pm, Arborlawn United Methodist Church, Fort Worth
The theme for the inaugural concerts will be Healing, and the music, poetry, dance, visual art (by local artists) and more will reflect the theme throughout. Even the concert’s beneficiaries, Genesis Women’s Shelter and Safe Haven of Tarrant County, complement the theme: healing of the mind and body, healing of the spirit, healing through laughter and sadness, and healing after death.
CONCERT PROGRAM
The program for Project One, the first concert, consists of extraordinary music written specifically for women’s voices. This dynamic concert is an exploration of both new and old choral music with texts that evoke the concept of healing. It also features the world premiere of an exquisite piece set to an Emily Dickinson poem, written by Project Eve’s Debra Scroggins. This dynamic concert will also include works by Roger Bourland, Alberto Grau, Gustav Holst, and Abbie Betinis.
Cor Meum – Orlando di Lasso
Deep River – arr. Donald Patriquin
Ave Maria – Gustav Holst
Kasar Mie La Gaji – Alberto Grau
Laudate Dominum – Egil Hovland
Alarcon Madrigals – Roger Bourland
I Shall Not Live in Vain – Debra Scroggins
Dreamland – Debra Scroggins
From Behind the Caravan – Abbie Betinis
Steal Away – arr. James McKelvy
Ella’s Song – Bernice Johnson Reagon
Commission for Project One
“I Shall Not Live in Vain is set to the poetry of Emily Dickinson and I feel these words embody the mission of Project Eve-that of making a difference in the lives of those around us,” says I Shall Not Live in Vain composer Debra Scroggins. “Project Eve is such a thrilling concept and it’s clear that all involved with the Project want to not only make beautiful music but also to improve our community. Making a difference takes many forms-some are clearly apparent and some go relatively unnoticed but all these efforts make our lives worth the living. I Shall Not Live in Vain is a musical statement of both beauty and resolve bringing together women’s voices, piano and flute in a celebration of this intent."
Scroggins is known for her lyrical and emotionally engaging compositions. Specializing in choral and vocal compositions, she also writes for piano, organ and instruments with careful attention to the needs of the performers as well as to the hearts and ears of the listener. Since 2005 Debra has served as Composer in Residence for The Texas Voices, a Dallas area professional chamber choir and since then, more than a dozen of her choral works have been performed by this group and others throughout the US. In addition to The Texas Voices, her choral compositions have been commissioned by numerous groups such as the Western Oklahoma American Choral Directors Association, Panhandle State University (OK), the Allen (TX) Independent School District, St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, PA), and Victory Memorial United Methodist Church (Guymon, OK). Debra was named Texas Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer 2010 and her commissioned piece will be entered as the Texas entry in the Music Teachers National Association Commissioned Composer Competition. Debra's music is currently published by Oxford University Press and Alliance Music Publications, Inc. Her website is www.debrascrogginscomposer.com.
MORE ABOUT PROJECT EVE
Project Eve, directed by Caitlin Wells, is a Dallas/Ft. Worth-based women’s vocal ensemble whose mission is to promote, develop and nurture choral music and the arts; to present live performances of the highest quality for the benefit of the community, representing a broad range of choral literature; to embody a central theme that is expressed through music, poetry, movement, and displayed art; to promote new works through commissioning compositions of our time; to encourage the development and creative force of local artists; and to support causes for women.
COMMISSIONS
Project Eve highly encourages composers to submit scores for our consideration. Project Eve is very interested in performing new works written for women’s voices.
For more information about Project Eve, visit www.projecteve.net.
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