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New Works, New Hope
A Benefit Concert for Gilda's Club of Seattle
May 6, 2004 at Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall
The Seattle Composers Alliance, in partnership with Gilda's Club of Seattle, presents the second New Works, New Hope concert, a program 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. The concert will occur at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall on May 6, 2004.
This concert is the second in the SCA's Composer Residency program, made possible by the partnership with Gilda's Club of Seattle Five SCA members were paired with school ensembles to create new works for this program, fostering a unique educational and performance opportunity for music students.
| Ensemble | Director | Composer |
| River Ridge High School Orchestra (Lacey, Washington) |
Brent Peason | Brian Olendorf |
| Roosevelt High School Chamber Orchestra | Anna Edwards | Doug Miller |
| Monroe High School Choir | Leann Rozema | Francyl Garwyn |
| Hazen High School's Divina Voce (Read their story in the Renton Reporter Online.) |
Marybeth Mazak | Wenda Zonnefeld |
| Ballard High School Choir | Christy Mabe | Allan Loucks |
| St. Joseph's School Choir | Rick Boyle | Greg Bartholomew |
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."
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.
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 the New Works, New Hope program, contact program manager Geoff Ogle at 206-362-9270.
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