"Thaw" was chosen as one of the pieces that was presented at The American Choral Directors Association's Eastern Regional Conference (February 15-18) in Rhode Island!  There is a lot of competition to get on these reading sessions.  This will introduce the piece to a very large number of conductors who will sing through the piece, hopefully leading to lots of orders and performances!  It would not exist without you. 
Edie Hill, Composer