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Education
As part of its educational mission, Distinguished Concerts
International New York initiates its Premiere Project in 2009. The purpose of
the Premiere Project is to encourage debuts, premieres, and other firsts by
composers, conductors, soloists, instrumental, and choral ensembles. Whatever
the "premiere," DCINY guarantees that it will receive the best exposure
possible - at one of the world's foremost concert halls, such as Stern
Auditorium at Carnegie Hall or Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York.
Eric Whitacre
 Well-known composer and conductor Eric Whitacre has been
commissioned by DCINY to compose two new volumes for his work titled
"Animal Crackers." The first will be premiered at Avery Fisher Hall on
March 15, 2009 , and the second will receive its first performance on June 28,
2009 , at the same hall. For the two performances, Maestro Whitacre will also
conduct the festival choir, the Distinguished
Concerts Singers International.
Karl Jenkins
During
DCINY's Inaugural Season in 2008, there were several firsts, including the
world premieres of Hymn - In Memoriam: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Karl
Jenkins; "The Five Changes" by Gregory Youtz; and orchestration for Mass
No. 1 ("Wedding Mass") by Timothy Michael Powell. In January 2009, DCINY
will present the U.S. Premiere of Karl Jenkins' "Stabat Mater."
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