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B. Ellingboe
R. Clausen
V. George
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
2:00 PM
Requiem x 2
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Bradley Ellingboe, Guest Conductor
Clausen: Requiem (New York Premiere)
René Clausen, Composer-in-Residence
Leslie Umphrey, Soprano
Sam Shepperson, Tenor
David Salsbery Fry, Bass-baritone
Featuring the University of New Mexico choirs
Vance George, Conductor Laureate
Mozart: Requiem
Jennifer Aylmer, Soprano
Holly Sorensen, Mezzo-soprano - Winner of the 2011 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition
Young-Ha Kim, Tenor
David Salsbery Fry, Bass-baritone
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Distinguished Concerts Singers International:
Chaparral High School Vocal Ensemble and Women's Choir (AZ), Cibola High School Concert Choir (NM), Moriarty High School Messengers (NM), Penn High School Symphonic Choir (IN), Sange de Cristo Chorale (NM), Santa Barbara Choral Society (CA), University of New Mexico Choral Programs (NM), United Church in Walpole Chancel Choir (MA), Voices of Saguaro, Saguaro High School, Scottsdale (AZ)
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Ensemble bios
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Chaparral High School Vocal Ensemble and Women's Choir (AZ)
The Chaparral High School Choir program has a long tradition of
excellence. They consistently receive top ratings at festivals around
the nation and consistently place students in the Regional and All-State
choirs. The program is made up of three concert choirs, two of which,
Women's Choir and Vocal Ensemble, are represented in this program.
Additionally, there are three extra-curricular choirs, Show Choir and
two jazz ensembles: Mixed Jazz and Nothing but Treble. This is the
Chaparral Choirs' first appearance in New York.
Kristen Olds has been a teacher in the Scottsdale Unified
School District since 2008 and is currently in her second year as the
Vocal Music Director at Chaparral High School and her third year as the
choir director at west Congregational Church. She holds a Bachelors
degree in Music Education from Northern Arizona University and Masters
degree from Arizona State University. In addition to directing, Ms.
Olds continues to perform in community choirs and serves on the board
for the Choral Directors of Arizona.
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R. Hatch
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Cibola High School Concert Choir (NM)
The Cibola High School Concert Choir is an advanced, auditioned
choral ensemble that performs the great choral works spanning the 18th
Century to the present. Under the direction of Mr. Hatch, the Concert
Choir has earned superior ratings at all choral festivals.
Ryan Hatch is currently the Fine Arts Department Chairman and
Director of Choral and Piano Activities at Cibola High School. Ryan has
also directed and adjudicated various choirs and soloists throughout
New Mexico, Texas, and California.
His study with such choral icons as Donald Neuen (UCLA) and John
Clark (UNM) led him to the highest of musical standards and molded his
teaching philosophy into a practical approach filled with substance and
inspiration to help students achieve these standards. Continued study
with Bradley Ellingboe (UNM) allowed him the privilege to learn the
details and philosophy of the Lutheran choral tradition.
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B. Holaway
A. Nemeth
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Penn High School Symphonic Choir (IN)
The Penn High School Symphonic Choir, a combined choral group of
Concert Choir and Women's Chorale, totals over one hundred auditioned
singers formed to perform extended symphonic choral works. Past
Symphonic Choir performances of major works are Beethoven's "Missa
Solemnis", Puccini's "Messe di Gloria", Mozart's "Requiem" (Levin ed.)
and Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana".
Performance venues have included Kennedy Center, Melk Abbey
(Austria), National Cathedral (Washington D.C.), and Carnegie Hall.
This is the first appearance for the choir in Avery Fisher Hall.
Six Penn Choirs, totaling over 300 singers, perform annually to sell
out audiences at the Holiday and Spring Concerts. The Penn Concert
Choir, Women's Chorale and Chamber Choir have made appearances in
Atlanta, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, Austria, St.
Louis, Washington, D.C., and Nashville.
Brent Holaway received his B.A. in Music Education from Goshen
College, Goshen, Indiana. He studied under Dr. Don V Moses and was
awarded a M.A. in Choral Conducting at the University of Iowa. Prior to
coming to Penn Mr. Holaway taught vocal music in West Liberty, Ohio,
Grissom and Schmucker Middle Schools, Mishawaka, Indiana and Portage
High School, Portage, Indiana.
Mr. Holaway is currently the director of five choral organizations at
Penn High School where his choirs have received top honors in state,
national and international music festivals. He has served as music
director of the musical productions for the past 17 years.
A graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, Andrew Nemeth
is a young and promising choral director. He received his B.M. in Music
Education, studying closely with world-renowned conductors including
Mr. Henry Leck, Dr. Eric Stark, and Dr. Timothy Brimmer. Previous
conducting experiences have included working with the Indianapolis
Children's Choir, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, and various high schools
throughout central and northern Indiana.
Mr. Nemeth currently directs two choral ensembles at Penn High
School, where the entire organization thrives with over 300 singers.
Prior to Penn High School, he was choral director of Prairie Heights
High School in LaGrange, Indiana.
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N. Zullinger
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United Church in Walpole Chancel Choir (MA)
The Chancel Choir is an important fixture of weekly worship at the
United Church in Walpole, Massachusetts. In addition to their weekly
duties, the choir gives biannual musical presentations that are
accompanied by professional instrumental ensembles.
The Chancel Choir has traveled abroad three times in its history:
Austria in 1992; Wells, England in 1995; and Salzburg in 2004. In 2009
they participated in the Vermont International Choral Festival,
conducted by Robert DeCormier.
The music program at United Church includes musical opportunities for
all ages. The 450-member congregation is an Open and Affirming member
of the United Church of Christ.
Nathan Zullinger is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in conducting at Boston University. His principal teachers have
been Ann Howard Jones, David Hoose, Dennis Shrock, Joseph Gifford, and
Linda Tedford.
Mr. Zullinger is the music director and organist at the United Church
in Walpole, MA, and has taught or conducted at Boston University, Brown
University, and the University of Rhode Island. He has been
professionally affiliated with Connecticut Choral Artists, Opera Boston,
the Providence Singers, and the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.
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What People Said...
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New York Concert Review: DCINY: Requiem X 2
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Bradley Ellingboe
Guest Conductor
It was my pleasure recently to work with DCINY as the University of New Mexico choral program gave the New York City premiere of Rene Clausen's REQUIEM. We found the entire staff of DCINY to be friendly, courteous and professional throughout all our dealings. The orchestra was first-class and we had a nearly sold out house in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. It was an excellent experience from start to finish.
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Billy Hurbaugh
Santa Barbara Choral Society
When you realize that DCINY has to take care of every dot you see in
these pictures (hundreds of people) and the fact that they do it with so
much care and love, it makes it seem even more incredible. I have sung
in countless groups and gone practically around the world singing and I
have never been cared for like I was by DCINY. A true class act!
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James Greening-Valenzuela, Manager
Vocal Artists Management
Many thanks to you and the artistic administration of DCINY for featuring tenor Young-Ha Kim in your recent Avery Fisher Hall performance of Mozart's Requiem. He was so pleased to be a part of it and enjoyed the experience immensely.
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