Program Notes
Woman is a reflection of lived experiences and a celebration of strong and capable women everywhere. Each section of this work tells a story—“Speak to Be Heard, Resonance in Routine, Inner Voice, The Dance of Demand, Overstimulated, Reeling, Fragile, Resilience, Rise, and Empower”, respectively. Performing this piece is a way to honor and bear witness to the women who paved the way before us, the community of women thriving today, and the girls of tomorrow as they discover who they are meant to be.
Topics of inspiration include women empowering women, finding one’s voice, motherhood and the journey to, stereotypes, traditions, authenticity, self-worth, community, strength, and courage, among other things. Visit ekhmusic.com/woman to read further inspiration and dedications from participating consortium members.
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List of Consortium Participants
This consortium was led by Danielle Davey, Mt. Hood Community College (OR) Auburn Riverside High School (WA) – Meghan Wagner Beaverton High School (OR) – Eli Simantel Boise High School (ID) – Meghan Fay Olswanger Bonney Lake High School (WA) – Brandon Michael Cain Formation Wind Band (WA) Grant High School (OR) – Chris McCurdy Gresham High School (OR) – Emily Bundy Hanford High School (WA) – Adam Hancock & Cole Lobdell Houston Pride Band (TX) – Deborah Hirsch and David Lea Iowa Western Community College (IA) – Sarah Jo Aymond Issaquah High School (WA) – Patrick Holen Juanita High School (WA) – Annemarie Smith Lewis & Clark College (OR) – Brett EE Paschal Lincoln High School (WA) – Zachariah MacIntyre MacPhail Center for Music (MN) – Elizabeth Winslow Mahtomedi High School (MN) – Laura A. Goucher Mona Shores High School (MI) – Jason Boyden, Nikki Sanford and Justin Sarns Mt. Lebanon High School (PA) – Brett McCutcheon Newport High School (WA) – Todd Mahaffey Oakland University (MI) – Pamela L. Klena Pierce College (WA) – Joseph P. Scott Pacific Lutheran University (WA) – Ron Gerhardstein Redmond High School (WA) – Cory Edwards Robert Ponto (OR) Riverside High School (PA) – Emily Eastman Rutgers University (NJ) – Christopher Delgado and Julia Baumanis Sheldon High School (OR) – Julie Bounds Sherwood High School (OR) – Brant Stai and Tristan Weitkamp Slippery Rock University (PA) – Jonathan Helmick The University of Utah (UT) – Jason Missal University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL) – Cara Morantz University of Missouri (MO) – Brian A. Silvey, Amy M. Knopps, and Christian Noon University of Portland (OR) – Patrick Murphy Women Band Directors International |
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