Celebrating 6 years of Musical Service! Join us, today!

As of October 1, 2013, we have 236 members, 121 musicians!

Music, the sound of the spheres, begins in the womb! ~ Diva JC

Please take the MUSICIAN’S SURVEY | THE PETITION | MAKE A DONATION | SHOPPING

Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee

I think its so cool that you can pick up the guitar and create something that didn’t exist 5 minutes ago. You can write something that no ones ever heard before. You have music at your fingertips. ~ Michelle Branch

FEATURED MEMBERS: Celeste Ray, Elena Correia, Jackie De Los Santos, Radha Botofasina, Heidi Richards Mooney (WECAI), Mimi Johnson, MEOWCon, Donne in Musica, and Art Wilson

YOUR STORIES: Members may submit photos, fliers, and announcements to Joan Cartwright at divajc47@yahoo.com by the 28th of each month.

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Moving can be draining but when you land on your feet in exactly the right place, it’s all worth the trouble. After living in Broward County, Florida, since 1984, being in Palm Beach County is like having a new pair of shoes. You have to walk around in them for a while to get familiar with them. Of course, I’ve been walking because I love to walk and I’ve been swimming in the ocean and at the pool but driving around is really nice. It’s like the country up here, just 30 miles up the road from Fort Lauderdale. It’s quiet and far less traffic, so I can think!

What I’ve been thinking about is our 4th compilation CD for which we have five out of ten of the fabulous female composers. We’re waiting for the other five to step up to the plate and submit their songs. Are you in that five? In September, we got five new members – Steve Tiger, Charlotte Dilks, Elena Correira, Jackie De Los Santos, and Celeste Ray. Steve and Charlotte joined the Outreach Committee chaired by Ronnie Dunayer. This committee is working on two upcoming events:

WIJSF Fundraiser on November 7 @ 6-9 p.m. at the Delray Oaks West Recreation Center, featuring Debbie Pierce on sax and Lorna Lesperance, our illustrious President, on guitar, plus vendors, raffle prizes, and a jazz art auction. The donation is $10 and this event is sponsored by Marika Guyton of AboutU4U, LLC Wedding Planners
Women in Music Series @ The Crest Theater, Delray Beach, FL, in March, April and May 2014. We are raising funds for these concerts that will feature five bands led by our members.

Your attendance at the fundraiser will help us move in the forward direction toward the Women in Music Series. Members who bring two new members will get their 2014 dues waived. We will have the WIJSF Music Collections II and III for sale for $15 each or two for $25. These CDs feature our fabulous female composers and help to raise income for the work we do to promote women musicians, globally. So, SAVE THE DATE – November 7 @ 6-9 p.m. and, if you are in Broward, Miami-Dade, or West Palm Beach, start a car pool, today!

Love and Music,
Diva JC

NEW MUSICAL MEMBERS

Celeste Ray


JACKIE DE LOS SANTOS and ELENA CORREIA of J.E.T.

CALLS TO ACTION

To submit your song to our 4th Music Collection, email divajc47@yahoo.com, today!

TO: All Composers, Songwriters and Creators of Music:

Your name and information regarding your professional activities are in the data banks and archives of our Foundation. With support from the European Commission we are currently preparing an online Encyclopedia of all living Women Composers and Creators of Music and your materials will be included.

However, in order to present your life and works well we need the following information in English and in WORD format

Date and place of birth (please indicate if we can use these)
Actual residence
Studies undertaken (THIS SECTION SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 LINES)
5 most important professional events that have recognised your work and talent
Titles and dates of 10 works or Cds that you consider representative of your work
A contact address (email or website) that we can include for those who might wish to receive further information OR the name and website of your principal editor/record company.

Thank you very much this request is important since we complete work on the encyclopedia by the end of this year. If you also send us a photograph in PDF this will go into the composers gallery on our website.

Sincerely yours
Nicoletta Del Monte, Secretariat
archivio@donneinmusica.org or library@donneinmusica.org
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Petition // Petizione // Pétition // Petition

WIMUST – Access and Equal Opportunities for Women in the Performing Arts

News! The petition addressed to all European governments to assume the European Parliament Resolution, 10 March 2009, is online. Please sign and pass on to your network.http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/wimust-%E2%80%93-access-and-equal-opportunities-for-women-in/sign.html

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS – WWW.DONNEINMUSICA.ORG use PAYPAL ON WEBSITE TO ORDER BOOKS that we publish.

To purchase copies of any volumes, we request a donation of EU10 plus postage: in USA $15 for each book + postage USA $3 per book. Send email to controcanto@donneinmusica.org and arrange advance payment with: Cariparma E Piacenza Donazioni – Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica ABI. 06230. CAB. 03200. Account 57059885 IBAN. IT 77 D 06230 03200 000057059885

OR send by American Express or Mailboxes or similar services in which case make out cheque to
Patricia Adkins Chiti, President, Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Afrikkanitha in concert in Brazil. She was a guest artist in Cuba, also.

UPCOMING MEMBER EVENTS

Nick Mathis performs Photo: Dean	Nick Mathis with Lynn Tracey’s Something Cool Wednesday, October 16 @ 6 pm Newington, CTNick Mathis with Lynn Tracey’s Something Cool Friday, November 1 @ 6 pm W Hartford, CT
Saturday November 16, 2013 @ 7:00 pm Second Baptist Church Thanksgiving Gospel Concert 401 S. Virginia Street, El Paso, TX 79901 915.532-7860 Details	Nicki Mathis w/Billy Townes Trio Sunday, December 15 @ 5:00 pm McCall Neighborhood Center 3132 East Wyoming Av El Paso, Texas 79902 915-566-2407