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"Distinguished Concerts International New York is an exciting new performance venue that will lead the way in the future. Created and managed by Jonathan Griffith and Iris Derke, DCINY will flourish because of their experience, expertise and enthusiastic commitment. Their resumes attest to their prestigious past accomplishments. DCINY will provide the kind of professional performance opportunities sought by today's most outstanding ensembles and their directors."
Dr. Eph Ehly
Educator, Conductor, Author
"I've had the great pleasure of working closely with Iris Derke in two previous Carnegie Hall concerts of my music that she supervised. In each case over 200 singers from a multitude of choirs from around the United States plus a large orchestra beautifully performed my Lux Aeterna, Les Chansons des Roses, Mid-Winter Songs, Madrigali and O Magnum Mysterium under the baton of Dr. Timothy Sharp. I look very much forward to continuing to work with Iris and her new company as they begin their new series of concerts."
Morten Lauridsen
Professor of Composition,
USC Thornton School of Music
Composer-in-Residence, Los Angeles Master Chorale, 1995-2001
Los Angeles, CA
"I highly commend Iris Derke and DCINY for your consideration in preparing for any concert trip to New York City. Iris and Jonathan Griffith have teamed together to form a first rate concert series whereby "distinguished" is truly the leading word. I have worked closely alongside Iris before and during three previous conducting residencies for major works in Carnegie Hall have found her to be not only extremely knowledgeable and highly professional, but gracious and sensitive to the educational and performances needs of choirs and orchestras of various age groups. She is simply a joy to work with on all fronts! For myself and many of my choral colleagues, there are simply not even superlatives to express how pleased we are with Iris' attention to musical, artistic, and practical details. Whether you are considering that once-in-a-life time concert tour to Europe while stopping by the east coast, or desiring to participate in an annual festival or mass choir event held in any of the the famous concert venues located in NYC, (with professional and personable conductors that will make it fun and rewarding for your musicians) I encourage you to experience working with Distinguished Concerts International!"
Dr. James L. Melton
Professor of Music
Dean, School of Communication and the Arts
Vanguard University
Costa Mesa, CA
"It was a pleasure and a privilege to be present at Jonathan Griffith's moving and emotional performance of my The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace at Carnegie Hall in January, 2007.
He is an invigorating and exciting choral director and has that priceless ability to extract performance from choristers where the ‘sum exceeds the parts'. I look forward immensely to seeing how the exciting new DCINY project develops which I'm sure will be a huge success with Jonathan's involvement."
With best wishes,
Dr. Karl Jenkins OBE, Composer
Swansea, Wales
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