DCINY's "Excellence in Education" Series Features Wind Ensembles from Oregon
State University and University of North Florida, June 1
May 13, 2008
Two
university wind ensembles will take center stage at Stern Auditorium/Perelman
Stage at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, June 1, 2008, at 8:30 p.m. as part of
DCINY's "Excellence in Education" series.
The first
part of the program will be "A Celebration of Composers from the Pacific
Northwest" by Oregon State University Wind Ensemble, Corvallis,
under the direction of Christopher C. Chapman. Works include Movement II
from "Two Celebratory Fanfares for Six Trumpets" and "Ra!" by David
Dzubay; Movement III from Three Vespers by Rachmaninoff, arranged by
Timothy Saltzman; the World Premiere of Concerto for Percussion and Wind
Ensemble ("The Five Changes") by Gregory Youtz, with Robert Brudvig,
timpani; "Wake Me Up for the Great Jubilee" by George Frederick McKay, with
Bradley G. Townsend, guest conductor; the World Premiere of "Gusto el Sabor"
by Michael Coolen; and Movement II from "Give Us This Day" by David
Maslanka.
The University
of North Florida Wind Ensemble, Jacksonville, under Gordon R. Brock,
will perform Frank Ticheli's "Wild Nights;" Tchaikovsky's "None but the Lonely
Heart," arranged by Leonard B. Smith and F. Paoli Tosti's "Addio!," both with
Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone, and Randall Tinnen, guest conductor; Luigi
Bassi's Concert Fantasia on Motives from Verdi's Rigoletto,
arranged by Louis Philippe Laurendeau, edited by Mark Rogers, and
featuring Guy Yehuda on clarinet; and Michael Daugherty's "Raise the Roof" for
Timpani and Symphonic Band, with Casey Dodd, timpanist.
Tickets,
at $100 and $20, may be purchased at the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 57th
Street and 7th Avenue, through CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800, or online at www.carnegiehall.org <http://www.carnegiehall.org> .
Distinguished
Concerts International New York (DCINY) was founded in 2007 by Iris Derke,
General Director; and Jonathan Griffith, Artistic Director and Principal
Conductor. DCINY provides opportunities for choral, instrumental, jazz, and
chamber ensembles, as well as conductors and soloists, to perform at such
venues as Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall
at Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Jazz at
Lincoln Center, Town Hall in New York City, and other major venues. A strong
component of DCINY's mission, as stated in the DCINY motto, "The Art of
Performance - The Power of Education," is to enhance the concert experience
through educational programs and incentives. These include support in meeting
performance standards and optional master classes and seminars.
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