** This consortium is now open! Enrollment ends August 2025. **  Program Concept An art song for string orchestra (grade 4) and choir based on Lottie Brown Allen’s poem, Christmas Tide (©1920, now in public domain). Lead Commissioner: Neal Springer Libretto Turn ye away from your hearth fires bright,Women and

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** This consortium is now open! Enrollment ends September 2025. ** A post-romantic tone poem for string orchestra (grade 5), timpani and piano. Lead Commissioner: Allison King Program Concept A tone poem set in backroads and wilderness. Routines of wildlife are interrupted by a swift and powerful thunderstorm. The skies

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A post-romantic tone poem for string orchestra (grade 4+). Program Notes: Born from visions of enchanted forests and streams of sunlight, this neoclassical-style string orchestra piece ushers us through a journey of mystical beauty and dark shadows.  I am inspired by trail hiking through state parks and wilderness. Standing at

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