Notes from the Founder of PROJECT ENCORE™

Art in its many forms both emerges from and speaks to the depth of the human soul, with ‘language’ often penetrating in ways beyond the capacity of words. The common notion of music as a ‘universal language’ taps into this understanding.  Our interest in supporting new choral composition through our many premiere performances speaks to our belief in the absolute need for viable ongoing compositional activity.

 Our interest in helping the many wonderful choral compositions we have been honored to premiere ‘take flight’ in the choral repertoire, via performances beyond our own, was the genesis of our searchable database, that we proudly call PROJECT ENCORE™.  Premiered, but not yet significantly performed beyond that; submitted, then vetted by a prestigious pool of conductors; uploaded (if approved) into the PROJECT ENCORE™ database; available for discovery by conductors and organizations internationally!--this is PROJECT ENCORE™. Report of each new ‘success story,’ whereby a composition is found and programmed through the PROJECT ENCORE™ mechanism, convinces us anew that the symbolism underlying our logo is just right:

The butterfly: symbol throughout ages of ‘rebirth;’ symbol for ‘the soul’ . . .

. . . interwoven with elements of music notation; suggesting of ‘repeat’ performance.

Conductors, composers, supporters of creativity . . .