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New Works, New Hope
A Benefit Concert for Gilda's Club of Seattle
May 15, 2003 at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall
The Seattle Composers' Alliance, in partnership with Gilda's Club of Seattle, presents a concert of new works by SCA composers, performed by local high school and middle school ensembles. This concert raises funds for Gilda's Club and the fight against cancer.
This concert is the first in the SCA's new Composer Residency program, made possible by the partnership with Gilda's Club of Seattle. Gilda's Club is a natural partner because of its enthusiasm for the program and its importance to the community. Almost everyone has been affected by cancer in some manner. The comfort of patients and their families is the mission of Gilda's Club, a cause we all can truly identify with. "The program took on a whole new dimension," states SCA program manager and board member Geoff Ogle. "When Gilda's Club came on board, the program became a community service as well as educational outreach and an outlet for composers. It is such a worthy cause, the synergy is palpable."
Five area high school and middle school string orchestras will participate in the program. Five SCA members were randomly selected from a pool of interested composers.
| Ensemble | Director | Composer |
| Puyallup High School | Todd Giltner | Steven Ray Allen |
| Roosevelt High School | Anna Edwards | Rebecca Wolf-Nail |
| Brier Terrace Middle School | Jennifer Schillen | William Zeitler |
| Henry Foss High School | Andrea Bryant | Chris Fraley |
| Inglemoor High School | Jim Rice | Linda Sebenius |
The Seattle Composers Alliance brings local composers together in a non-competitive atmosphere to share ideas, to publicize the organization through concerts and other events, and to promote the SCA and the Seattle composers' community as a whole. For examples of projects by SCA composers, see our Roll Credits page.
Gilda's Club provides meeting places where men, women, and children living with cancer and their families and friends can join with others to build emotional and social support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge and non-profit, Gilda's Club offers support and networking groups, lectures, workshops, and social events in a nonresidential, homelike setting.
For more information about this program, contact program manager Geoff Ogle at 206-362-9270.
© Copyright 2003, Seattle Composers Alliance
