2024-2025
Consortium Commission
The Project
A consortium of liberal religious communities will work with UU composer Paul Winchester to commission a new choral piece (and possibly more!) specifically suited to a particular theme of liberal religious worship. The piece or pieces will be delivered in time for performance in the 2024-2025 program year.​​
Voicings
The default voicing for the consortium piece (or pieces!) will be SATB with piano accompaniment, but alternate versions will be made available for both SAB and two-part voicings.
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The Themes
They’ll be drawn from Soul Matters themes (although any church can sign up; you don’t have to be a Soul Matters church to participate!) and include wonderful topics such as Presence, Trust, Joy, and Deep Listening. Consortium members will have the opportunity to vote on which theme the commission will draw upon.
Sample Pieces
For examples of similar pieces from Paul's catalogue composed for liberal religious themes, you can check out:
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Where You're Meant To Be
(Belonging; Finding Your Center)
Celebrate Today!
(Joy; Celebration)
Stillness Meditation
(Rest; Calm)
Buy-in and Benefits
Buy-in to the consortium only costs $150 and for that price you gain access
to the consortium piece along with
the exclusive performance rights
and printing licenses. PLUS, if the consortium reaches enough members,
a second or even a third piece could be added, giving a lot more bang for the proverbial buck!
Signing Up
Consortium signups will close in early August in order to get you your piece(s) in a timely fashion for programming and performance. You can click on
the link below to fill out a Google
form to either sign up or receive more detailed information. Or you can
reach out to Paul directly at:
paulwinchestermusic@gmail.com.
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