2018 Heroes Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest
| Category: Veterans | 2018-06-03 |
| Project: 2018 Heroes Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest | |
 | The California Arts Council The Rotary Club of San Francisco, The Schick Foundation, Kay and John Morton Veterans for Peace, Gryphon Stringed Instruments D’Addario Foundation, Luthiers Mercantile International Martin Guitars, Palo Alto Community Fund American Legion Post 315, San Francisco Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign,
Schwab Charitable, Bernard Osher Trust, Isabel Allende Foundation, Renaissance Charitable Foundation, The Spring Creek Foundation, The Guitar Center Bi-Rite, Piedmont Piano Company PRESENTS
The Soldier’s Journey - A Celebration for the Heroes’ Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest - June 3, 2018 Heroes’ Voices is a registered 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation, and your contribution is tax deductible. www.heroesvoices.org (415) 484-9852 | info@heroesvoices.org Copyright © 2018 Heroes’ Voices The General’s Residence - Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture San Francisco Heroes’ Voices connects veterans with the power of music and poetry to build confidence and community. The 2018 Heroes’ Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest received hundreds of poetry submissions from 36 states and the District of Columbia.especially the estimated 500,000 veterans who are returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Heroes’ Voices leverages the power of music and poetry to make a direct, positive impact on veterans. Our programs include: Veterans Voices Building confidence and community with: • Vets Singing with Vets workshops • Free guitars and free music lessons • Poetry workshops Voices for Veterans Speaking up for veterans and their unique needs with: • Research • Advocacy • Partnership with other organizations serving veterans Veterans Resources Comprehensive information about and access to music and music therapy across the USA. Launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013 we are now expanding to communities around the country. More information is available at www.heroesvoices.org. Heroes’ Voices currently conducts workshops in these locations: Livermore VA Hospital Menlo Park VA Center San Bruno San Francisco County Jail San Francisco Fort Miley VA Hospital War Memorial Veterans Building We wish to thank our extraordinary committee of advisors and judges including: Keven Bellows—Poet and Teacher Major General John Borling—Poet Rick Davis—Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University Lawrence Ferlinghetti—Poet and Artist Kim Shuck—Poet Laureate of San Francisco Colonel David Rabb—Poet Today’s performance is sponsored by the California Arts Council and the Rotary Club of San Francisco. The members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco, men and women who are leaders in the business world and the local community, have fun building a better tomor- row by applying the basic Rotary principle of Service Above Self, here in the San Francisco Bay Area and in many countries around the world. More information about the club is available at www.sfrotary.com. Participants Rick Harrell .................................................... Director – Heroes’ Voices Kevin Fisher-Paulson..................................... Special Guest Speaker Michael Conley ............................................................ Musical Director Lynne Morrow ..................................................Music Coordinator and Principal Faculty – Heroes’ Voices Larry Chung............................Director – Heroes’ Voices Guitar Corps Kim Shuck.............................................. San Francisco Poet Laureate Victor Floyd........................................................................................ Tenor Kristin Clayton Knezevic ..........................................................Soprano Paul Cox ..................................... Veteran, US Marine Corps, Vietnam Ron Perez....................................................Veteran, US Army, Vietnam Robert Kaplan .............................................................Veteran, US Navy Guitar Corps Vets Todd Butillo .................................................................Veteran, US Army Gabriel Diaz .................................................................Veteran, US Army Joseph G. La Rocca.....................................................Veteran, US Navy Heroes’ Voices Presents - The Soldier’s Journey The Heroes’ Voices National Veterans Poetry Contest received submissions from veterans all over the country. We gathered a distinguished panel of nationally recognized advisors and judges. This culminating event, The Soldier’s Journey is a celebration of the creative spirit of our nation’s veterans. One Voice - Ruth Moody Ensemble, Soloists: Kristin Clayton-Knesevic, Victor Floyd, Rick Harrell Not Even the Darting Hawk - Homer, Kevin Fisher-Paulson To Germany - Captain Charles Hamilton Sorley, Lynne Morrow Over There and Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M. Cohan, Victor Floyd and Kristin Clayton-Knesevic Fourth Place Poem: Home Without a Home - Tim Connelly, Rick Harrell, Richfield, Mn Special Guest - Kim Shuck - Poet Laureate of San Francisco Second Joy - Mary Shea Mary Shea - Gold Star Mother A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square -Eric Maschwitz & Manning Sherwin Ensemble, Soloists: Kristin Clayton-Knesevic, Victor Floyd, Rick Harrell, Michael Conley Third Place Poem - Spouse of a Hero- James Kennard II, Paul Cox, Shelby, Ohio Bring Him Home - Les Miserables - Herbert Kretzmer & Claude-Michel Schönberg, Victor Floyd Intermission Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Driftwood, Victor Floyd, Rick Harrell, Larry Chung with Guitar Corps Vets Special Guest, Kevin Fisher-Paulson Doc Ron peRez, Ron Perez For What it’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield Ensemble, Soloists: Rick Harrell, Larry Chung, Kristin Clayton-Knesevic, Victor Floyd, Michael Conley Poem with I.E.D. - Mary Shea As Cold as it Gets - Patty Griffith, Patty Griffith with Guitar Corps Vets Second Prize Poem: Squadron Requiem - Michael“Mule”Mullane, Lynne Morrow Four Angels - Robrrt Kaplan, Robert Kaplan |
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| Location: Fort Mason Generals Residence Venue: Fort Mason Generals Residence | |
| Organization: Heroes Voices |