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Composer Page for Joy DeCoursey-Porter

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A Canadian-born composer, Joy DeCoursey-Porter began composing and arranging in college as needed for various groups within her school and church. Relatively new to the professional composing world, since 2011, she has had her pieces performed and well received throughout the world. Her works have placed in the American Prize, been endorsed by Project Encore, the ChoralNet Silver Platter Awards, and have received special mention in the ChoralNet Spotlight blogs.

Her intermediate level piano pieces for students have received mention in Tempo Magazine in British Columbia. Many of hers works can be found through MusicSpoke.

She is the resident composer for the 2018-19 season for the Cascadian Chorale, located in Seattle.

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Dum Spiro Spero – Voicing: SSAA  Solo(s): Soprano  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 3:53  Notation: Standard  Text Source: O Antiphons (metrical paraphrase)  Language: English, Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Christmas  Descriptive Terms: Emmanuel, Christmas, Joy, Rejoice, Treble, Women, Advent  First Performance: December 04, 2017 : Cascadian Chorale, Gary Cannon, Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond WA    Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 69/1698~2023-Q1)
I Shall Not Live in Vain – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 1:02  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Emily Dickinson  Language: English  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Graduation, Lent, Memorial Services  Descriptive Terms: Benediction, Hope, Love, Quasi-spiritual, Short  First Performance: Jun 02, 2019: Cascadian Chorale, Gary Cannon, Bellevue, Washington    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/1021~2019-Q4)
Ave Verum Corpus – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 3:30  Notation: Standard  Text Source: 14th Century, Eucharistic Chant  Language: Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Advent, Christmas, Easter, Good Friday  Descriptive Terms: Chant, Hope, Monastic, Sacrament, Solemn  First Performance: Dec 09, 2018: Notevolmente, Marco Schunnach, Church of St. Agnese in Agone; Rome, Italy    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/901~2019-Q1)
In Deo sola spec mea – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 4:32  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Psalm 72  Language: Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Advent, Lent, Passover, Spring  Descriptive Terms: Celebration, Hope, Praise  First Performance: Apr 07, 2018: Vox16, Markdavin Obenza, Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, WA    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/804~2018-Q2)
There Was the One – Voicing: SSATB  Solo(s): Alto, Tenor  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 6:00  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Wessobrunn Prayer  Language: English, Latin, German, Spanish  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Advent, Easter, Memorial Services, Spring, Winter  Descriptive Terms: Contemplative, Ethereal, God, Macaronic, Monastic, Mystical  First Performance: Apr 22, 2017: Cascadian Chorale, Gary Cannon, Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Redmond, Washington    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/695~2017-Q3)
Miserere mei Deus – Voicing: SATB  Solo(s): Alto  Instrumentation: Piano  Performance Length: 4:26  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Psalm 51  Language: Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Lent, Memorial Services, Spring  Descriptive Terms: Forgiveness, Hope, Lamentation, Praise  First Performance: Dec 06, 2015: Kirkland Choral Society, Glenn Gregg, Bastyr Chapel, Kirkland WA    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/606~2017-Q2)
Christi crux est mea lux – Voicing: SATB  Solo(s): Soprano, Alto  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 3:30  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Armorial Motto  Language: Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Advent, Hanukah, Christmas, Communion, Easter, Good Friday, Memorial Services, Passover  Descriptive Terms: Christ, Courage, Hope, Light, Triumph  First Performance: Mar 01, 2015: OBANDES, Kokoro Takano, Tokyo- Haru Kon Youth Choir Competition    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 69/291~2015-Q2)
Mondnacht – Voicing: SSAATTBB  Solo(s): Soprano  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 4:35  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Joseph Freiherr Von Eichendorff  Language: German  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, National Holidays, Thanksgiving  Descriptive Terms: Flight, Memorium, Nature, Peace, Soul  First Performance: Mar 16, 2013: The Cascadian Chorale, Gary D. Cannon, St. Thomas, Medina, Bellevue, WA    Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 69/70)
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