Distinguished Concerts International - New York

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Over the Stone

A Welsh Celebration
Karl Jenkins: Over the Stone (Harp Concerto)
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Catrin Finch, Harp (Wales, UK)

Bryn Terfel, Special Guest (Wales, UK) (appearing by kind permission of the Metropolitan Opera)

Richard W. Weymuth, Guest Conductor
Haydn: St. Nicholas Mass
Kara Shay Thomson, Soprano
Doris Brunatti, Mezzo-soprano
David Guzman, Tenor
Stefan Szkafarowsky, Bass
Martin: The Awakening

Special appearance by KHORIKOS
Jesse Mark Peckham, Director

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday, April 8, 2012, 7:00 PM

Easter

The Town Hall

DCINY Vocal Jazz Festival with Phil Mattson

Phil Mattson, Guest Conductor
Michele Weir, Guest Artist

Featuring Distinguished Concert Singers International

Sunday, April 1, 2012, 8:30 PM

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This Shining Night: The Music of Lauridsen and Whitacre

Eric Whitacre, Composer/Conductor
Special guest artist: Morten Lauridsen
Tali Tadmor, Accompanist

Featuring Distinguished Concert Singers International

Saturday, March 31, 2012, 2:00 PM

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Eternal Light...Shining Bright

Hilary Apfelstadt, Conductor Laureate
Music for Women's Chorus

Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna
Morten Lauridsen, Composer-in-Residence

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Cy-Fair Chorale and Cy-Fair High School Women's Choir
Jed Ragsdale and Hallie Reed, Directors

Friday, March 30, 2012, 5:30 PM

New York Society for Ethical Culture

Film screening:
Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen

DCINY will host the New York Premiere of a new film celebrating the life and work of Morten Lauridsen, introduced by composer Eric Whitacre. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Mr. Lauridsen and filmmaker Michael Stillwater.

Winner, Best Documentary, DC Independent Film Fest

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Thursday, March 29, 2012, 6:30 PM

Sounds of Twilight at Winter's End

Coronado High School Wind Ensemble
Alan Combs, Director

Clark High School Concert Band and Orchestra
Jeffrey A. Lacoff, Director
Charles Cushinery, Director

Santiago High School Madrigals and Santiago High School Treble Ensemble
Karen Garrett, Director

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 2:00 PM

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Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

The Werner Chamber Quartet

Sunday, March 18, 2012, 2:00 PM

Requiem x 2

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

Friday, March 16, 2012, 8:00 PM

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Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

Trio Lorca

Catherine Verrilli, Soprano
Melissa Krause, Flute
Terry Vermillion, Percussion

Friday, March 2, 2012, 8:00 PM

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Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

Soprani Compagni

Tammie Huntington, Soprano
Lisa Dawson, Soprano
Phoenix Park-Kim, Piano

Monday, February 20, 2012, 7:00 PM

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Presidents' Day

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Reflections of Life

Timothy Seelig, Conductor Laureate
James Eakin: Flowers Over the Graves of War (World Premiere)
Ida Nicolosi, Soprano
Kirsten Allegri, Mezzo-soprano
Gregory Warren, Tenor

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Greg Gilpin, Composer/Conductor
Clay Aiken, Special Guest
The Music of Greg Gilpin

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 pm

Presidents' Day Weekend

2012 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition

Presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) and the New York Opera Studio (NYOS), the Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition rewards and acknowledges excellent vocal technique and artistry in opera and oratorio.

Just announced: Clay Aiken will be a judge for the 2012 Competition!

Monday, January 16, 2012, 7:00 PM

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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The Music of Karl Jenkins

Karl Jenkins: The Peacemakers (World Premiere)
Karl Jenkins, Composer/Conductor
Antoni Mendezona, Soprano
Jorge Avila, Violin
Kara Deraad Santos, Flutes
NYJAZZ: Rob Derke, Soprano Saxophone, Carlo De Rosa, Electric Bass, and Benny Koonyevsky, Udu, Doumbek, & Ethnic Percussion
Premik Russell Tubbs, Bansuri and Ethnic Flutes
Joseph Mulvanerty, Uilleann Pipes

Jenkins: "Sarikiz," a violin concerto (Carnegie Hall Premiere)
Jorge Avila, Violin
Jenkins: "The Wooing of Etain" (US Premiere)
NYJAZZ: Rob Derke, Soprano Saxophone and Carlo De Rosa, Electric Bass
Joseph Mulvanerty, Uilleann Pipes
Premik Russell Tubbs, Bansuri and Ethnic Flutes
Barratt: "Fantasy Prelude" (US Premiere)
Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Danny Evans, Piano

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday, January 15, 2012, 2:00 PM

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend

Psalms & Songs for the New Year

James M. Meaders, Guest Conductor
John Rutter: Mass of the Children
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Bass: Gloria
Kristen Johnson, Soprano
Eric Brenner, Counter-tenor
Jay Carr, Bass-baritone

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:00 PM

Gerald W. Lynch Theater
John Jay College

Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

Le Casse-Noix Moderne - The Modern Nutcracker

Michael R. Gagliardo, Conductor
Linze Rickles McRae, Choreographer
Etowah Youth Orchestras
Downtown Dance Conservatory

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Saturday, December 10, 2011, 7:30 PM

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

East-West Fusion: In Perfect Harmony

Diandian Wu, Piano and Authentic Chinese Instruments

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Sunday, November 27, 2011, 2:00 PM

Thanksgiving Weekend

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MESSIAH...REFRESHED!

Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Handel: Messiah, Lincoln Center Premiere of the Thomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens' 1959 Re-Orchestration for Full Symphony Orchestra

Sara Jean Ford, Soprano
Nicholas Tamagna, Counter-tenor - Winner of the 2011 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition
Ryan MacPherson, Tenor
Michael Scarcelle, Bass

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concert Singers International

Sunday, October 30, 2011 , 2:00 PM

Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

Thomas Florio, Baritone

NATSAA 2010 41st Artist Awards winner

Jasmin Arakawa, Pianist

Saturday, October 8, 2011 , 8:00 PM

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Distinguished Concerts Artist Series

David Templeton Solo Piano at Carnegie Hall - The Radiance Tour

David Templeton, Piano and Guitar

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
2:00 PM

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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)
Jessye Norman, Narrator
Erika Powell, Soprano
Charlotte Daw Paulsen, Mezzo-Soprano
Brian Cheney, Tenor
Bradley Ellingboe, Bass-baritone
Featuring "The Really Big Chorus" (UK)

René Clausen, Composer/Conductor
Clausen: Memorial
Barber: Adagio for Strings

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

July 23-August 1, 2011

Concert Tour of Argentina and Uruguay

Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Mozart: Requiem (Levin Edition)
Dinos Constantinides: China II - Beijing

Saturday, June 25, 2011 , 8:00 PM

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Walt Disney Concert Hall at the Music Center of Los Angeles County

Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings

Eric Whitacre, Conductor/Composer

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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Sunday, June 19, 2011, 2:00 PM

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Body & Soul

Milburn Price, Conductor Laureate
Brahms: Requiem (Shaw edition, sung in English)
Tiffany Bostic-Brown, Soprano
Terrance Brown, Baritone

Timothy Powell, Conductor/Composer
Powell: Incarnatio Mysteria (World Premiere)
Tina Milhorn Stallard, Soprano

Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra International and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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Monday, June 6, 2011, 8:00PM