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Exciting New Additions to the DCINY 2012 Season!
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Morten Lauridsen, Composer-in-Residence
Saturday, March 31, 2012, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
DCINY Vocal Jazz Festival
Phil Mattson, Guest
Conductor
Sunday, April 8, 2012, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Mozart: Solemn Vespers and Vasks: Dona Nobis Pacem
Geoffery Boers, Guest Conductor
Sunday, April 22, 2012, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Verdi: Requiem
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Saturday, May 5, 2012, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
See a full listing of the DCINY 2012 Concert Opportunities
For information on how you can be a part of one of these exciting performances,
contact DCINY at 212.707.8566.
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S. Haddad
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Samus Haddad, Meet the DCINY Production Staff
DCINY's Production Staff are vital to running the performances backstage, but they also are achieving in the musical world as performers as well. Samus Haddad has just accepted a role in the Nashville Opera Company! While we are sad to see him leave DCINY, we are extremely proud of his accomplishments.
Samus Haddad, a baritone and New York native, is thrilled to be taking part in Nashville Opera's production of La Fanciulla del West, and participating in outreach and donor events during their winter season. Samus made his professional operatic debut when, as the understudy apprentice artist, he was granted the opportunity to interpret the role of Elder Bat McLean in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah for Central City Opera, as well as Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Golaud in Debussy’s Pelléas and Mélisande, and the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, all performed with UW-Madison Opera. He is currently working on a production of the late Lee Hoiby's This is the Rill Speaking, a one-act opera based on the Lanford Wilson play of the same title. This production will be mounted by Chelsea Opera June 9th-11th.
Samus graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester with degrees in Vocal Performance, Japanese, and Econometrics in May of 2005. He was honored with a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School at the time of his graduation. In 2008, he completed his graduate work in opera performance at UW-Madison under the tutelage of renowned baritone Paul Rowe, and was a recipient of the Paul Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award. Before returning to NYC, he worked as an adjunct professor of voice at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin. In addition to his vocal studies, Samus is an avid chef and coffee aficionado, and has a persistent interest in kinesthetics and alternative medicine.
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Indianapolis choir receives overwhelming community support
Music teacher Spencer Lloyd works in a struggling school located in a low-income area of Indianapolis, IN. The students have immense talent and Mr. Lloyd seeks out performance opportunities for the kids while striving to instill a strong sense of community and work ethic. A local newspaper reporter caught wind of the choir's invitation to sing at Carnegie Hall with composer Greg Gilpin and wrote about it. The article mentioned that the singers would need community support to make a performance at the legendary concert hall a reality. Just one week after the article ran, the choir received donations of TWICE as much money needed for the choir to travel to New York! Not only will the ManualAirs sing at Carnegie Hall, but the extra funds will support the music program's future including the creation of a digital piano lab.
The two IndyStar articles can be read online:
May 8, 2011 - "Manual choir needs more than practice to get to Carnegie Hall"
May 15, 2011 - "Choir needed $30,000; it got so much more"
WTHR-TV - "Manual singers bound for Carnegie Hall, thanks to donors"
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J. Kodlick
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The Moment We've All Been Waiting for
by Johanna Kodlick, Director of Artistic Operations
My desk is filled with papers, the phone is ringing, a steady flow of emails are entering my inbox, and a meeting has just been scheduled -- just another day at the office. The "daily grind" can sometimes get to us all. But then, I attend a DCINY concert. The goal we've all -- the DCINY team, performers, and ensemble directors -- have been working towards for a year is here, and it's all worth it. It’s so rewarding to see a DCINY concert come to fruition after all of the hard work and passion that goes into it. After so many emails and phone calls, finally getting to meet the directors and performers is such a great feeling. It’s as though we already know each other so well, although we are just shaking hands for the first time as they arrive in NYC.
And so here I am, the night of the concert. I hand the usher my ticket and take my seat. This guest conductor is actually much taller than he seemed in his picture...what lovely control of the chorus and the orchestra he has. The acoustics in here are awesome. All of the performers look so joyous, so fulfilled, so into it. This ROCKS! This, my friends is what it’s all about. This is why we work so hard and what keeps us coming back for more. Music. This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for.
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Happy Birthday, Carnegie Hall!
Carnegie Hall celebrated its 120th anniversary on May 5th, 2011. From its origins as a showpiece of industrialist Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy to its status now as one of the finest concert venues, the hall is a mecca for classical, jazz and pop artists (and fans) from all over the world. On that night, the Empire State Building lit up in "Carnegie Hall red" to celebrate the 120th anniversary. Cheers to 120 years of great music-making at Carnegie Hall!
Read more about the interesting history of Carnegie Hall and the Empire State Building
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Laura Toppi
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My First Week at DCINY
by Laura Toppi, Intern
Moving to New York and starting to work for DCINY has been a whirlwind adventure. Although I have only been here one week, I already know this company is a great fit and I look forward to work every day. There is so much more that goes into working for DCINY than one would imagine. Whether I am researching new choirs, delivering packages, or working backstage at the concerts, I feel like I am always doing a job that is an integral part in keeping the company running smoothly. It has been great to able to experience the different aspects of DCINY, and I never have to worry about sitting around with nothing to do! Each member of the team has gone out of their way to include me, and the atmosphere at work is always fun and upbeat. It is really great to work in an environment where I don't feel like just the intern, but an integral part of the team. I have learned so much about DCINY in just one week, and I cannot wait to expand my knowledge of the company and field even further.
Read Laura's bio
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Museum Mile Festival, New York's Biggest Block Party!
On Tuesday, June 14th, from 6-9pm, DCINY will be sharing a table with our partner Hotel Wales at Museum Mile Festival. Stop by our table to say hello! In addition to receiving free DCINY and Hotel Wales goodies and offers, you'll be able to visit all museums along the mile for FREE! Twenty-three car-free blocks, live bands, entertainment, art in the street -- what more could you want for a nice evening stroll after work?
Read more about the Museum Mile Festival
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Eric Whitacre in the LA Times!
Catch a glimpse of a couple of Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings ads below.
Read more about the June 25th concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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DCINY in the Press
The Davidson Chorale releases CD
Kansas City Musician Mark Hayes to Perform at Lincoln Center's Distinguished Concerts International Series
Slice of Yakima -- CWU prof taking 10 students to help perform his music at Lincoln Center
Frisco High band takes New York by storm
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M. Price
T. Powell
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Sunday, June 19, 2011,
2:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Body & Soul
Milburn Price, Conductor Laureate
Brahms: Requiem (Shaw edition, sung in English)
Timothy Powell, Guest Conductor
Powell: Incarnatio Mysteria (World Premiere)
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Read more
Get your tickets early!
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E. Whitacre
H. Plitmann
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Saturday, June 25, 2011, 8:00 PM
Disney Hall, Los Angeles
Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
Eric Whitacre, Guest Conductor
Hila Plitmann, Grammy Award-winning Soprano
Featuring Distinguished Concert Singers International
Read more
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Praise for Whitacre and Paradise Lost
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"Works of unearthly beauty and imagination... electric, chilling harmonies" - Los Angeles Times
"Plitmann has a vocal instrument that is simply unreal in its beauty, a high lyrical soprano that cuts through Whitacre's electronic augmentation like a knife" - Travis Michael Holder, LA Drama Critics Circle Best Actor Award-winning actor/playwright
"Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original" - The Daily Telegraph, London
"Lyrics co-authored by David Norona demonstrate graceful true rhymes" - Variety
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K. Jenkins
R. Clausen
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Sunday, September 11, 2011,
2:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
A Concert of Commemoration, Honoring the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Karl Jenkins, Composer/Conductor
Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Jenkins: For the Fallen: In Memoriam Alfryn Jenkins (US Premiere)
Featuring "The Really Big Chorus" (UK)
René Clausen, Composer/Conductor
Clausen: Memorial
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
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Praise for Jenkins and Clausen
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"Karl Jenkins is a rarity among contemporary composers, balancing popularity with innovation." - The Independent (UK)
"Jenkins' gift for writing solid melodies according to the mood of the text is profound." -
Choral Review
"René is an invaluable resource for working with singers of all ages and settings" - Mike Seil,
Bismarck High School (Bismarck, ND)
"To be able to sing the music of René Clausen under the direction of Clausen was an experience I will never forget" - Kate Meininger, Chatfield Senior High School (Golden , CO)
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R. Schumann
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This Day in Music History: June 8, 1810
Romantic composer Robert Alexander Schumann was born in Germany.
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