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This Style Guide has been designed for composers collaborating with the Peninsula Women’s Chorus. This document is not meant to be limiting, but rather to serve as a starting point for conversation, collaboration, and expression with the understanding that rehearsal time is limited and that a clear, efficient, and effective score will lead to the strongest performance. Composers are welcome to stretch beyond these guidelines when their artistry and creativity demands it. We highly recommend communication in advance if going outside these guidelines.
We have many programs, including our two-year composer-in-residence program and collaborations with academic institutions, which include workshop sessions and work-in-progress collaborations. This style guide outlines what will be needed for final scores for PWC season concerts and also what is helpful for any score reading.
Goals
In the end, our intention is to:
- Support the collaborative creation of a successful new work (success is fulfilling the composer’s vision)
- Create works that highlight the beautiful and unique strengths of a high-level treble community chorus
- Schedule rehearsal and workshop time to try things and hone things early in the semester (edits are ok!)
- Support human connection
- Support the growth of community through creation and adventure
In general, we highly recommend reaching out with any questions in advance to our artistic director, Anne Hege (annehege@pwchorus.org).