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Saturday, June 14, 2008, 8:00 P.M.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International
Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Gardar Cortes, Guest Conductor
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir Diddú, Soprano; Dillon McCartney, Tenor; Bergthór Pálsson, Baritone
Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Íslenski Kvennakórinn,
Reykjavík (IS)
Margret J. Palmadottir, Director
Landsvirkjunarkórinn,
Reykjavík (IS)
Atli Agustsson, Director
Óperukórinn i Reykjavík (IS)
Garðar Cortes, Director
Skagfirska
Söngsveitin, Reykjavík (IS)
Bjorgvin
Th. Valdimarsson, Director
Carminakórinn
Skagafirdi,
Saudarkrókur (IS)
Kristjan F. Valgardsson, Director
Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut (CT)
Fairfield University Chamber
Singers (CT)
Carole Ann Maxwell, Director
Timothy Michael Powell:
Mass in C major, No. 1, "Wedding Mass"
Timothy Michael Powell, Guest Conductor
Suzannah Moorman, Soprano
Distinguished Concerts Singers International
North Mississippi United Methodist Church Choir, Batesville
(MS)
Brooke Lummus,
Director
Baytown Community Chorus (TX)
Lee College Chorale, Baytown (TX)
Chancel Choir of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Houston (TX)
Timothy Michael Powell, Director
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Chancel Choir, Cypress (TX)
Celeste A. Booker
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What People Said
Bari
Goltzman, Director,
Kew Gardens Community Center, New York
Thank
you for Carmina Burana, on June 14, 2008. The members of
our community center truly enjoyed the performance. One of the members
said; He "is never going to see another performance of Carmina
Burana again, as none could equal this one, by Distinguished Concerts
International."
Anibal Hernandez M. Gemzel, New York
Quotes from Time Disappearing and Spirit Remaining
...a wedding mass followed by profane songs where the eroticism is a key
factor. The artistic director really played the game with courage...
... Powell's Mass in C major No. 1 (Wedding Mass) is a
challenge to the traditional joining the contemporary choral expression
to the academic heritage of medieval times...
...Cortes reached the level described by Orff: "The time element disappears, and only the spiritual element remains". All the mystery was brilliantly manifested with concentration and passion... read full text
Ingibjörg Ólafsdóttir, Assistant to
Gar∂ar Cortes, Iceland
The memory of going to NYC will live with me until I grow
old. It was a very special experience for me and I have heard from the members
of OR that people are overall very happy with their concert tour, especially
the Carnegie Hall concert. We never expected to get so much applause from the
audience. The dinner and party was great and it was difficult to fall asleep
that night (or morning) after all this excitement. Thank you for that Iris.
I want to send my best wishes to Johanna and Peter and of
course everyone else in your staff that I haven't been in direct contact
with. Thanks to them for everything they
did.
Larry Hayes, Sundance Outdoor Adventure Society
I expected the Carmina
Burana to be a knockout, but the Powell Wedding
Mass took me by surprise. I hope to hear more from Mr. Powell.
Members of our group have been sending thank you emails and calls. Each was quite impressed.
What a great evening!
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