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Nifty NYC Is Giving Away a Pair of Tickets - Enter by April 7!
Nifty NYC is partnering with DCINY to give away two tickets to The Music of Eric Whitacre and Friends on April 10, 2011. To be entered into the drawing, just follow @niftynyc and tweet the following message by 5:00pm EST on Thursday, April 7th, 2011:
"Win 2 tickets to "Eric Whitacre and Friends" from @DCINY – follow @niftynyc & RT this by 4/7! Details: http://t.co/ibPW0Wg"
Visit Nifty NYC for more information and contest rules.
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A. Rush
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Andrea Rush Joins DCINY Program Development Team
Andrea is very excited to be joining the DCINY team. With over nine years of experience in arts management including work in development, marketing, sales and ticketing, Andrea has been privileged to work for such organizations as New York City Ballet, Nashville Symphony, Dark Horse Recording, The Hive Strategic Marketing and Paper Mill Playhouse. She is pleased to be adding DCINY to that list. Andrea is a native of Pennsylvania, holds a B.A. in Music from Nyack College and has spent time abroad studying early music history.
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Eric Whitacre's "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" to Be Featured in 4th Annual 2011 Festival of New American Musicals
Eric Whitacre's "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" will join the line-up of the musical extravaganza the Festival of New American Musicals. This five-month festival features fully staged productions, stage readings, workshops, and concerts in and around the Los Angeles and greater Southern California area. The festival not only celebrates and fosters new music and composers, but also reaches out to students at all grade levels to involve them in musical theatre through specific programs this summer and year-round educational outreach activities.
Visit the 2011 Festival of New American Musicals website
Get your tickets for Eric Whitacre's "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" on June 25, 2011, at 8:00 PM at The Walt Disney Concert Hall
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K. Jenkins
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US Premiere of Karl Jenkins New Choral Work "Peacemakers"
Karl Jenkins' new choral/orchestra work Peacemakers will receive its US Premiere with DCINY at Carnegie Hall on January 16, 2012. Sir Jenkins will be composer-in-residence for the event. The work, which incorporates texts by Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mandela the Dalai Lama, and Albert Schweizter as well as Shelley, the Bible, the Quran, and Hinduism, extols peace. One line, from 13th-century Persian mystic poet Rumi, sums up the ethos of the piece: "All religions, all singing one song; Peace be with you."
Contact us for more information about tickets or to audition.
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Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
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Conduct Your Ensemble - Solo Performances on the DCINY Concert Series
Each season, the DCINY Concert Series highlights distinguished ensembles through solo performance on the main stages of Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. We are thrilled to expand our series to include performances at the gorgeous Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Groups selected for the solo series select the program repertoire and lead their performance. Audition today or contact us for further details.
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Featured Performances in New York
Solo ensemble performances, world premieres, major choral-orchestral repertoire, recital series and more--we have a place for you on New York's best concert stages throughout 2011, 2012 and beyond. Contact us today for available dates, repertoire, guest conductors, and audition details. Spaces are filling fast!
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Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 2.0
On Tuesday, March 1st, Eric Whitacre presented his new Virtual Choir 2.0 to a group of web entrepreneurs and media stars at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California. Eric's presentation received the first complete standing ovation at the conference.
When Eric put out a call for submissions for this project late last year, he hoped to get 900 submissions to beat a recent MTV choir project. Instead he received 2,051 submissions from 58 countries!
The official launch of Virtual Choir 2.0 will be on April 7th, 2011. On that day, Eric will be giving a live talk and press launch in NYC at the Paley Center for Media.
View Eric's presentation at the TED Conference
Read more and purchase tickets for Eric's Paley Center talk
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PS22 Chorus of Staten Island
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YouTube Sensation PS22 Chorus Will Perform with DCINY
The Youtube sensation PS22 Chorus will be onstage with DCINY on April 10th! Sharing the stage with composers Eric Whitacre and Greg Gilpin, PS22 will be featured in a very special appearance -- their Avery Fisher Hall debut!
Read more about the PS22 Chorus
Join DCINY for this exciting afternoon of music on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 2:00PM in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Tickets on sale now!
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N. Cotton
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News from the DCINY Production Team
As we are now in the middle of our concert season, the production team is constantly growing. We would like to welcome three wonderful new additions to our team: Jamie Hildabrand, Natalie Davidzon, and Samuel Haddad. They are a welcome and vital addition to our staff. Good luck everyone, and welcome to DCINY. - Nicole Cotton, Production Manager
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Richard (left) with Eric
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DCINY Facebook Photo Contest Results
Congratulations to Richard L. Shallbetter, winner of our Facebook photo contest. His picture with Eric Whitacre at the DCINY ACDA Booth in Chicago received 110 "likes" and even got comments from Eric! Richard will be receiving a poster of DCINY's March 8, 2011, "Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings" concert signed by the entire cast including the acclaimed composer himself.
"Like" us today and keep an eye out for more fabulous contests and ticket deals coming to our Facebook page soon!
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DCINY in the Press...
Vogue.com UK - Music Man
Mahomet Citizen - Joint concert directed by Hayes
Chicago Classical Music - Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings
Bay Area Reporter - SF Gay Men's Chorus readies for star turn
Press Release Central - Shawnee Mission South choir to perform at Lincoln Center
Delta State University News - Delta State Chorale invited to perform in New York City's Carnegie Hall with composer Eric Whitacre
ABAC - Trip Available to See ABAC Chamber Singers Perform in New York May 30
The Washington Times - Musicians dedicated to late director - Carnegie Hall ovation inspires teenage group
BurkePatch - Video: Flutopia Honors Founder's Memory with Performance at Carnegie Hall
Times Herald-Record - Opera singer getting to Carnegie Hall
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G. Brock
S. Stewart
J. Ball
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Saturday, April 9, 2011,
8:00PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Winds from the South
University of North Florida Wind Ensemble, Jacksonville, FL
Gordon R. Brock, Director
Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony, Atlanta, GA
Scott Stewart, Director
Grand Street Community Band, New York, NY
Jeff W. Ball, Director
Get your tickets early!
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E. Whitacre
The PS22 Chorus of Staten Island
G. Gilpin
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Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
The Music of Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre, Guest Conductor
Featuring Distinguished Concert Singers International
The PS22 Chorus of Staten Island
Gregg Breinberg, Director
Music for Youth Choruses
Greg Gilpin, Guest Conductor
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K. Allen
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Sunday, April 17, 2011, 2:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Atlantic Crossing
Birmingham Symphonic Winds, Birmingham, England
Keith Allen, Director
Simone Rebello, Percussion
David Childs, Euphonium
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R. Weymuth
E. Sharkova
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Monday, April 18, 2011, 7:00 pm
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
The Royals Meet the Blues
Rick Weymuth, Guest Conductor
Mozart: Coronation Mass and Martin: The Awakening
Elena Sharkova, DCINY Debut Conductor
Todd: Mass in Blue
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
Frisco High School Band, Frisco, TX
Nancy B. Davis, Director
Gregory Hayes, Director
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M. Hayes
P. Plew
D. Bernard
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Sunday, May 29, 2011,
2:00 PM, Memorial Day Weekend
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
The Spirit of Remembrance
Mark Hayes, Guest Conductor
Hayes: The American Spirit (World Premiere)
Paul Plew, DCINY Debut Conductor
Rutter: Requiem
Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
David Bernard, Music Director
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International
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J. Griffith
P. Neal
V. Singh
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Monday, May 30, 2011, 7:00 PM, Memorial Day
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Life and Remembrance in Honor of Memorial Day -
The Music of Fauré and Singh
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Singh: Mass with Orchestra (World Premiere)
Vijay Singh, Composer-in-Residence
Paul Neal, DCINY Emerging Conductor
Fauré: Requiem
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
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T. Seelig
J. Griffith
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Monday, June 6, 2011, 8:00 PM
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
The Wisdom of Old Turtle
Timothy Seelig, Conductor Laureate
Douglas Wood, Narrator and Author
Joseph Martin: Song of Wisdom from Old Turtle
Joseph Martin: The Awakening
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Dinos Constantinides: Concerto of Psalms for Two Violins and Orchestra
Dinos Constantinides, Composer-in-Residence
Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International
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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
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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
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André Cardinal Destouches
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This Day in Music History: April 6, 1672
French composer André Cardinal Destouches, best known for the opéra-ballet Les Elemens, was born in Paris.
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