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Monday Evening, February 19, 2018, at 7:00Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

Celebrating DCINY’s 10th Anniversary Season!

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

presents

PERPETUAL LIGHT: THE REQUIEMS OF

MOZART AND DURUFLÉDISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONALJAMES M. MEADERS, DCINY Conductor

WOLFGANG AMADEUS Requiem, KV 626 MOZART I. Introitus II. Kyrie III. Sequenz i. Dies irae ii. Tube mirum iii. Rex tremendae iv. Recordae v. Confutatis vi. Lacrimosa IV. Offertorium i. Domine Jesu ii. Hostias V. Sanctus VI. Benedictus VII. Agnus Dei VIII. Communio MARIBETH CRAWFORD, Soprano CECELIA STEARMAN, Mezzo-soprano SHAWN MLYNEK, Tenor PATTON RICE, Bass

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MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem, Op. 9 I. Introït II. Kyrie III. Domine Jesu Christe IV. Sanctus V. Pie Jesu VI. Agnus Dei VII. Lux æterna VII. Libera me IX. In Paradisum CECELIA STEARMAN, Mezzo-soprano PATTON RICE, Bass

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Notes ON THE PROGRAM

Mozart composed the Requiem forFranz Count von Walsegg, who wanteda special memorial in honor of his latewife: a Requiem to be played annuallyon the anniversary of her death. Awareof the tremendous talent he was hiring,von Walsegg paid well and gave Mozartfree rein. The superstitious and over-worked Mozart, in turn, procrastinated.He never managed to finish the workand was dictating portions of it to hisstudent, Franz Xavier Süßmayr, evenon the day of his death. His last act ofcomposition was to write out the firsteight bars of the Lacrymosa and gatherhis friends together to sing with himwhat he had written so far, but he col-lapsed and died several hours later. AfterMozart’s death, his widow Constanzeneeded the rest of the money from theunfinished commission. It was left toSüßmayr to finish the manuscript, aftera number of other composers turned itdown. Claiming to be very familiarwith Mozart’s ideas about the work, hefinished the missing parts. But since nooriginal manuscript pages of theSanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Deihave been found, there remains a run-ning argument among scholars as towhere Mozart ends and Süßmayr begins.Süßmayr provided more than the end-ing. Mozart had skipped around in hiscomposition of the piece; while we havethe complete autograph of the Offertory(the Domine Deus and Hostias), he left

incomplete the last four lines of theDies irae text—only eight measures ofthe Lacrymosa are in Mozart’s hand.Süßmayr, who was with Mozart at theend, probably knew what the composerhad intended for the completion of theLacrymosa, and perhaps for the otherunfinished movements as well. For theLux aeterna and Cum sanctis tuisfugue, he reused the introit and Kyrie.The work contains section after sectionof high drama and grippingly poignantmusic. Notably absent is any sense ofoptimism about a better life hereafter.Mozart’s unusually dark, bottom-heavy orchestration reinforces the grimmessage of the text. Mozart wrote forboth the chorus and soloists as if thefuture of their own souls were at stake.With terrifyingly accurate tone paint-ing, the chorus describes the tortures ofhell, at times demanding, at otherspleading for mercy and redemption. Wecan credit the composer with setting astandard for subsequent settings of theRequiem Mass, particularly for its cen-terpiece, the spine-chilling Dies irae.The Requiem was finally performed inmemoriam for the Countess vonWalsegg on December 14, 1793, butnot before it had been performed inJanuary of the same year as a benefitfor Constanze Mozart and her sons—with proper attribution.

—Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Requiem, KV 626(1756–91)(50 minutes)


Texts and TranslationsRequiem, KV 626WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

I. Introitus Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis care veniet. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

II. Kyrie Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.

III. Sequenz i. Dies irae Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla, teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus,

Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them. You are praised, God, in Zion, and homage will be paid to You in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, to You all flesh will come. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

Day of wrath, day of anger will dissolve the world in ashes, as foretold by David and the Sibyl. Great trembling there will be

French organist and composer MauriceDuruflé began his musical career in thechoir of the cathedral of Rouen. Hecomposed orchestral, organ, and churchmusic, but the Requiem is consideredhis finest work, composed in 1947 oncommission from the French publish-ing company Durand. The Requiemcombines the medieval chant melodieswith modern orchestration and harmony.In his notes the composer wrote, “…Ihave attempted to penetrate to theessence of the Gregorian style, andhave tried to reconcile as far as possiblethe very flexible Gregorian rhythms…with the exigencies of modern notation.”

At the end of the liturgical requiemmass, the Responsory “Libera me,Domine, de morte aeterna” (“Free mefrom eternal death”), with its openinghorn blast representing the call to judg-ment, portrays the trembling soul injudgment before God. The baritonesoloist takes the role of the terrifiedsoul. Unwilling to end this gentle workon a note of terror, Duruflé, like Fauré,added an additional movement fromthe burial service, the antiphon InParadisum, which gently sets the soulon its journey to eternal peace.

—Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn

MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem, Op. 9(1902–86)(38 minutes)


quando judex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus!

ii. Tuba mirum Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulcra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum.

Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura,judicanti responsura.

Liber scriptus proferetur,in quo totum continetur,unde mundus judicetur.

Judex ergo cum sedebit, quidquid latet, apparebit, nil inultum remanebit.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? quem patronum rogaturus, cum vix justus sit securus?

iii. Rex tremendae Rex tremendae majestatis, qui salvandos savas gratis, salve me, fons pietatis.

iv. Recordare Recordare, Jesu pie, quod sum causa tuae viae; ne me perdas illa die.

Quaerens me, sedisti lassus, redemisti crucem passus; tantus labor non sit cassus.

Juste judex ultionis, donum fac remissionis ante diem rationis.

Ingemisco, tamquam reus: culpa rubet vultus meus; supplicanti parce, Deus.

Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti.

Preces meae non sunt dignae, sed tu, bonus, fac benigne, ne perenni cremer igne.

Inter oves locum praesta,

when the Judge descends from heaven to examine all things closely.

The trumpet will send its wondrous sound throughout earth’s sepulchres and gather all before the throne.

Death and nature will be astounded, when all creation rises again, to answer the judgement.

A book will be brought forth, in which all will be written, by which the world will be judged.

When the judge takes his place, what is hidden will be revealed, nothing will remain unavenged.

What shall a wretch like me say? Who shall intercede for me, when the just ones need mercy?

King of tremendous majesty, who freely saves those worthy ones, save me, source of mercy.

Remember, kind Jesus, my salvation caused your suffering; do not forsake me on that day.

Faint and weary you have sought me, redeemed me, suffering on the cross; may such great effort not be in vain.

Righteous judge of vengeance, grant me the gift of absolution before the day of retribution.

I moan as one who is guilty: owning my shame with a red face; suppliant before you, Lord.

You, who absolved Mary, and listened to the thief, give me hope also.

My prayers are unworthy, but, good Lord, have mercy, and rescue me from eternal fire.

Provide me a place among the sheep,


Et ab haedis me sequestra, Statuens in parte dextra.

v. Confutatis Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis, voca me cum benedictus.

Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritum quasi cinis, gere curam mei finis.

vi. Lacrimosa Lacrimosa dies illa, qua resurget ex favilla judicandus homo reus. Huic ergo parce, Deus, pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem.

IV. Offertorium i. Domine Jesu Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.

Libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum.

Sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

ii. Hostias Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. Tu sucipe pro animabus illis, quaram hodie memoriam facimus.

Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.

V. SanctusSanctus, Sanctus, SanctusDominus Deus Sabaoth!Pleni suni coeli et terra gloria tua.Osanna in excelsis

VI. BenedictusBenedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

and separate me from the goats, guiding me to Your right hand.

When the accused are confounded, and doomed to flames of woe, call me among the blessed.

I kneel with submissive heart, my contrition is like ashes, help me in my final condition.

That day of tears and mourning, when from the ashes shall arise, all humanity to be judged. Spare us by your mercy, Lord, gentle Lord Jesus, grant them eternal rest. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of the faithful, departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit.

Deliver them from the lion's mouth, lest hell swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness.

Let the standard-bearer, holy Michael, bring them into holy light. Which was promised to Abraham and his descendants.

Sacrifices and prayers of praise, Lord, we offer to You. Receive them in behalf of those souls wecommemorate today.

And let them, Lord, pass from death to life, which was promised to Abraham andhis descendants.

Holy, holy, holy,Lord God of Sabaoth.Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He who cometh in the nameof the Lord.


Osanna in excelsis

VII. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.

VIII. CommunioLux æterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es.

Requiem æternum dona eis, Domine, et Lux perpetua luceat eis, cum Sanctus tuis in æternum, quia pius es.

Requiem, Op. 9MAURICE DURUFLÉ

I. IntroïtRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Te decet hymnus, Deus in Sion,et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem;

exaudi orationem meam,ad te omnis caro veniet.Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

II. KyrieKyrie eleison,Christe eleison.Kyrie eleison.

III. Domine Jesu ChristeDomine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,libera animas omnium fideliumdefunctorum de poenis inferniet de profundo lacu.Libera eas de ore leonis,ne absorbeat eas tartarus,ne cadant in obscurum.

Sed signifer sanctus Michaelrepraesentet easin lucem sanctam,quam olim Abrahae promisistiet semini ejus.Hostias et preces tibi, Domine,laudis offerimus.

Hosanna in the highest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,grant them eternal rest.

Let eternal light shine on them, Lord, as with Your saints in eternity, because You are merciful.

Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine on them, as with Your saints in eternity, becauseYou are merciful.

Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, and let eternal light shine uponthem.

A hymn to you is fitting, O God in Zion,and a vow made to you in Jerusalem;

Hear my prayer,all flesh comes to you.Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, and let eternal light shine uponthem.

Lord have mercy,Christ have mercy,Lord have mercy.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,free the souls of all the faithfuldeparted from the punishments of helland from the deep abyss.Deliver them from the lion’s mouthso that Tartarus does not swallow them,and that they do not fall into darkness.

But holy Michael,describes them as being in the holy light, which long ago to Abraham and his offspring you promised.Offerings and prayers to you, Lord,praise we offer.


Tu suscipe pro animabus illis,quarum hodiememoriam facimus,fac eas, Domine,de morte transire ad vitamquam olim Abrahae promisistiet semini ejus.

IV. SanctusSanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth,pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis!Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis!

V. Pie JesuPie Jesu Domine,dona eis requiem sempiternam.

VI. Agnus DeiAgnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,dona eis requiem sempiternam.

VII. Lux æternaLux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,quia pius es.Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

VIII. Libera meLibera me, Domine,de morte aeterna,in die illa tremenda,quando coeli movendi sunt et terra,dum veneris judicare saeculum per

ignem.Tremens factus sum ego et timeo dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira,quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,dies magna et amara valde.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

IX. In ParadisumIn Paradisum deducant Angeli,in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres

Hear them for the sake of those souls which todaywe remember,grant, Lord,that they may pass from death to life,which long ago to Abrahamand his offspring you promised.

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts.Heaven and earth are full of your glory,

Hosannah in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name ofthe Lord,

Hosannah in the highest.

Gracious Lord Jesus,grant them eternal rest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,grant them eternal rest.

May eternal light shine on them, Lord, with your saints forever, because you are gracious.Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, and let eternal light shine uponthem.

Deliver me, Lord,from eternal deathon that tremendous day when the heavensand the earth are disturbed,when you will come to judge the worldthrough fire.

I am forced to tremble and I fear,when the distruction comes and the impending wrath,when the heavens and the earth are disturbed.

That day, the day of wrath, of calamity, of misery, day immenseand most bitter.Eternal rest grant them, O Lord,and let eternal light shine upon them.

Into Paradise May the angels lead you,


THE ArtistsDr. James M. Meaders is currently anartistic and educational consultant withDistinguished Concerts InternationalNew York (DCINY) and a freelanceconductor and voice teacher in theUnited Kingdom. Dr. Meaders movedto New York in July 2014 to accept aposition with DCINY after 16 years onfaculty at Mississippi College. As pro-fessor and director of choral activitiesin the department of music at MC, Dr.Meaders’ choirs performed multipleinvitational performances for conven-tions of the American Choral DirectorsAssociation at the state, divisional, andnational level. He led the MississippiCollege Singers on four internationaltours and concerts in such venerablevenues as Washington National Ca -thedral, St. Peter’s, Vienna, CanterburyCathedral, Lincoln Center, and CarnegieHall. He has also presented multiplesessions on varied choral topics to stateand divisional ACDA conventions. InFebruary 2015 Dr. Meaders, along withDr. Alicia Walker from the Universityof South Carolina, presented a sessionon the integration of service learningand music education for national ACDAin Salt Lake City, Utah. He presented asession on rehearsal technique to theannual convention of the Association ofBritish Choral Directors in Glasgow,Scotland, in August 2017.

Dr. Meaders appeared as a guest con-ductor with DCINY on many occasions,with credits including Rene Clausen’sMemorial, Rutter’s Mass of the Children,and Leonard Bernstein’s ChichesterPsalms. In 2014 Dr. Meaders, in collab-oration with the Distinguished ConcertsOrchestra and Distinguished ConcertsSingers International, conducted theNew York premiere of Requiem for theLiving by Dan Forrest. Recent conduct-ing engagements include a reprise ofRequiem for the Living in January2016 and Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass inMarch 2016, both at Carnegie Hall. Dr.Meaders was honored to conduct theNew York premiere of Kim Arnesen’sRequiem in January 2017 at Carnegie

JAMES M. MEADERS, DCINY Conductor

et perducant te in civitatem sanctamJerusalem.

Chorus Angelorum te suscipitet cum Lazaro quondam paupereaeternam habeas requiem.

may the martyrs welcome you in yourcoming

and guide you into the holy city Jerusalem.

A chorus of angels will greet you,and with Lazarus, once a beggar,may you have eternal rest.


Hall, followed up by a collaborationwith Norwegian composer Ola Gjeiloat David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center inJune 2017. He is returning to theCarnegie Hall stage in 2018 with per-formances of Mozart’s Requiem, Dream -weaver by Ola Gjeilo, and Jubilate Deoby Dan Forrest. Dr. Meaders has taught undergraduateand graduate conducting, appliedvoice, and chaired a university depart-ment of music. He facilitates and serveson the faculty of DCINY’s annualConductors’ Mentoring Workshop,held each January in New York City.

He was a practicing church musicianfor more than 25 years before mov-ing to New York and has conductedcommunity choirs, numerous honorchoirs, and many festivals. Dr. Meaders,in partnership with several U.S. choralcolleagues, created The InternationalPartnership for Choral Music Education,an annual service learning–based con-ducting symposium in Johannesburg,South Africa, that is dedicated to pro-moting the development of the choralarts of South Africa. He is past-presidentof Mississippi ACDA and has served ascollege and university R&S chair forSouthern Division ACDA.

Soprano Maribeth Crawford is describedby the Green Bay Press as “nimblyexpressive of countenance and voice.”Praised for her “bright tone, amplevibrato, and careful diction” (ClevelandClassical), Dr. Crawford’s performanceexperiences include areas of opera, ora-torio, musical theater, and art song. Sheis the recipient of numerous awards,including first place in the Voices ofMississippi voice competition, artistcategory, and winner of the 2012 Great

Lakes Regional NATSAA voice compe-tition. She has appeared with musicalorganizations such as Cincinnati Opera,Opera Per Tutti, Lebanon SymphonyOrchestra, Bowling Green SymphonyOrchestra, New Stage Collective, NatchezFestival of Music, CCM Spoleto, andWest Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Rolesthat Dr. Crawford has performed includeJosephine in HMS Pinafore, VirginiaPoe in Voyage of Edgar Allen Poe, theSandman in Hansel and Gretel, Musettain La bohème, Alice Ford in The MerryWives of Windsor, Echo and theNightingale in Ariadne auf Naxos,Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro,Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little NightMusic, and Fruma-Sarah in Fiddler onthe Roof. Dr. Crawford is a music edu-cator and currently serves as assistantprofessor of voice and opera at MurrayState University in Murray, Kentucky.A native of Mississippi, she received herbachelor of music degree from MississippiCollege and her master of music anddoctoral of musical arts degrees fromthe University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.

MARIBETH CRAWFORD, Soprano


Cecelia Stearman spent 14 years livingand singing in Germany and France andnow resides in New York City. A nativeof Mississippi, Ms. Stearman has per-formed opera, oratorio, and recitals intheaters and concert stages on four con-tinents and in numerous countriesincluding such venues as the UspinovPalace of St. Petersburg, Alte Oper inFrankfurt, and the Odeon HerodAtticus of Athens. In addition, Ms.Stearman has recorded African-Americanspirituals for German Public Radio. Musiccritics have praised Ms. Stearman as“commanding both vocally and physi-cally” (KDHX Theater Review) and aspossessing “a pure alto sound...rarelyheard.... Her voice was rich, dark, andliquid” (The Clarion Ledger). Some ofher favorite opera performances haveincluded Prince Orlofsky in DieFledermaus, the Sorceress in Dido andAeneas, The Countess in PikovayaDama, Jade Boucher in Dead ManWalking, Erda in Das Rheingold,

Waltraute in Die Walkuere, the motherin Menotti’s Amahl and the NightVisitors, and the role of Erda in Siegfried.Most recent New York City appearancesinclude the mezzo solos in PalmeriTango Mass and a presentation of themusic of Mark Hayes, with composer-arranger at the piano. Ms. Stearmanholds a master’s in vocal performance.

CECELIA STEARMAN, Mezzo-soprano

Praised for his “clear and projected”voice (New York Concert Review),“colorful, lyrical tenor” (OperaPlus) aswell as his “seamless mastery of vocaltechnique” (Opera Slovakia), Americantenor Shawn Mlynek has been gainingattention both nationally and interna-tionally as an “upcoming star singer”(Nocturnes in the City, Toronto). Mr.Mlynek debuted with DCINY in 2014as the tenor soloist in Mozart’s Coro -nation Mass at Lincoln Center.

Recent and upcoming worldwide debutsinclude: Slovak National Theater, EstatesTheater Prague, Stadttheater Giessen,Teatro Principal de Burgos (Spain),Orquestra do Norte (Portugal), Dallas

Chamber Symphony, Haymarket OperaCompany, Konzertchor Darmstadt,

SHAWN MLYNEK, Tenor


Patton Rice is in his 13th year as thedirector of vocal music at MSA andholds a degree in music education fromAuburn University and a master’s invocal performance from Florida StateUniversity. While at MSA he has pre-pared the chorale for performanceswith DCINY at Carnegie Hall andAvery Fisher Hall. Mr. Patton’s soloexperience includes Memorial by RenéClausen with DCINY at Carnegie Hall,Escamillo to Denyce Graves’ Carmenwith the Southern Festival Orchestra,and Polonius opposite Sherill Milnes’Hamlet with Greater Miami Opera.

PATTON RICE, Bass

Toronto’s Nocturnes in the City concertseries, Opera Fayetteville, the CincinnatiEarly Music Festival, Indianapolis Opera,Utah Festival Opera, Trinity InternationalConcert Choir, St. Croix LandmarksSociety (Virgin Islands), and CincinnatiChamber Opera. Mr. Mlynek has wonawards in the Komitas International,Czech and Slovak International, HaroldHaugh Light Opera, National Societyof Art and Letters, and the SarasotaArtist Guild competitions, and wasawarded a highly competitive Homer

Wickline-Seaman Grant from thePittsburgh Concert Society.

In addition to his singing, Mr. Mlynekhas co-founded and served as artisticdirector for Cincinnati Chamber Opera,and currently serves as general and artisticdirector of operCHRISTUS, an organiza-tion which he began to serve communi-ties worldwide through the combinationof music and humanitarian efforts. Formore information on Mr. Mlynek,please visit www.shawnmlynek.com.

Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée is a rap-idly rising conductor on today’s concertmusic stage and an internationally rec-ognized scholar and pedagogue. Dr.Vallée is director of choral studies andchair of the conducting area at theSchulich School of Music of McGillUniversity in Montréal. Prior to hisappointment at McGill University, heserved as director of choral studies atCalifornia State University in LosAngeles, and was on the choral facultyof the University of Redlands. In addi-tion to his interest in choral, operatic,and orchestra music, Dr. Vallée is an

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE, Guest Conductor


Founded in 2008 by esteemed choraland orchestral conductor Dr. JonathanGriffith, Distinguished Concerts Or -chestra (DCO) is the resident orchestrafor Distinguished Concerts InternationalNew York (DCINY), the city’s preemi-nent producer of choral and orchestralconcerts in New York’s most presti-gious concert venues. The DCO is com-prised of some of the top orchestralmusicians in the area including numer-ous graduates of Juilliard, The ManhattanSchool of Music, The New EnglandConservatory, and Boston Conservatory.While the vast majority of these playershave performed in every DCINY pro-duction since its inception, those play-ers who have left the New York areahave gone on to permanent posts inorchestras such as the Boston Symphony,Los Angeles Philharmonic, and theLondon Philharmonic.

Under the direction of Dr. JonathanGriffith and DCINY’s roster of notableguest conductors, the DCO performs inCarnegie Hall and in Lincoln Center.Whether performing choral/orchestralmasterworks or premiering adventure-some new compositions, the DCO hasbeen lauded by conductors and review-ers alike for its fresh interpretations,musical subtlety, and virtuosic ensem-ble playing. Dr. Griffith and the DCOare past winners of the prestigiousAmerican Prize in the professionalorchestra category, awarded in 2014and 2015, and a semifinalist for the2016 and 2017 competitions. Dis -tinguished Con certs Orchestra is drivenby passion, innovative vision, a totalbelief in its artists, and an unwaveringcommitment to bring forth an unfor-gettable musical experience for per-former and public alike.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA

Distinguished Concerts Singers Inter -national (DCSI) forms the backbone ofDistinguished Concerts InternationalNew York (DCINY), the city’s preeminentproducer of choral and orchestral con-certs in New York’s most prestigiousconcert venues. DCSI is comprised ofsingers and chorus members from aroundthe world. Between 30–40 percent of the

singers are alumni of DCSI and havesung in two or more of the DCINYconcert series over the years. The DCSIhas drawn members from 42 countriesand six continents. While the majority ofsingers are dedicated amateur musicians,many professional and semi-professionalensembles, as well as individual profes-sional singers, have also participated in

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

advocate for contemporary music,making one of his priorities to pre-miere and commission works by youngcomposers and program rarely per-formed repertoire. As a scholar, Dr.Vallée has been invited to present hisresearch at several national and inter-national conferences including theAmerican Choral Directors Association,Festival 500, the National CollegiateChoral Organization, Podium, thenational conference of Choral Canada,

the Hawaii International Conferenceon Arts and Humanities, and theWorld Symposium on Choral Music.Maestro Vallée is also director of therenowned choir of the Church of St.Andrew & St. Paul in Montreal, andmusic director of the Ottawa ChoralSociety. His work has been broadcastby CBC and PBS, and can be heard onseveral recordings, including his newrecording entitled LUX (ATMA 2017).www.jsvallee.com


the DCSI. All singers and/or ensemblesgo through an audition processreviewed by the DCINY artistic teamin order to receive an invitation to

appear on the DCINY concert series.The DCSI can vary in size frombetween 100 to 500 singers, dependingupon the repertoire.

Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Centennial High School Chamber Choir (TN), Jonathan Vest, DirectorChancellor High School Vocal Ensemble (VA), Rhonda Miller, DirectorChoeur classique de l’Outaouais (Canada), Tiphaine Legrand, DirectorChoeur Les Rhapsodes (Canada), David Rompré, DirectorChor der Stadt Wiesbaden (Germany), Christoph Stiller, DirectorEnsemble vocal Ganymède (Canada), Yvan Sabourin, DirectorExeter Bach Society (UK), Jonathan Lucas Wood, DirectorFirst United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Lake Charles (LA), D. Bret Smithey,

DirectorThe Jackson Hole Chorale (WY), Ron Fabry, Director*Lincoln County Choral Society (MS), Patton Rice, DirectorMelton Mowbray Choral Society (UK), James Gutteridge, Director*Mississippi School of the Arts Chorale (MS), Patton Rice, DirectorOrchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes (OPCM) (Canada), FrancisChoinière, Director

Ottawa Choral Society (Canada), Jean-Sébastien Vallée, DirectorPortland Choir & Orchestra (OR), David M. Thomas, DirectorRideau Chorale (Canada), Roland Graham, DirectorSouthland Symphony Orchestra Chorus (CA), Sylvia Lee Mann, Director*Sutton Valence Choral Society (UK), Bryan Gipps, Director Taunton Choral Society (UK), Edward Goater, DirectorVocaal Ensemble Cantate (The Netherlands), Niels Kuijers, DirectorAnd Individual Singers from around the globe

*Denotes DCINY Alumni

Matthew AdamLynton AdamsHaekyung AdlerBarbara AingeLuc AlbertJohn AlbertsKaylee AlbertsSusanne AlbertsMonica AllfreyKauo AlyssaKendall AmyKathryn AndersonMadison AndersonJanet Apostalon

Pat AronsonRaphaël AshbyCassidy AttigWilliam BancksMarianne BartschThomas Josef BartschKatherine BasonNoah BaughmanCurtis BedontTanja EvelineBergmann

Layton BergstedtEugène BeringerMargarete Bessei

Keith BiggsLouise BinetteNancy BirchardCarmen BoehmNancy BohneAlice BoissinotMarilou BonnierRomane BonnierAssunta BorrelliEva BoudierYvon BourgaultSteven BoxallMargaret BoydBeth Breeland

Margot BrockmanJaap BronCharlotte BroomfieldAva BrownCaroline BrownKarine BruneauRandy BuckinghamBettie BulladMark BullockEvan BurmanGracelyn BurrisSamuele CacchioneTatiana CampbellHadden Cara

PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS

DCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners, who, with their financialsupport, have made this performance possible.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL


Reyes CarlaDa'Vay CarterLexi CarterStephen CarterLexi ChaffinMicheline ChartrandSusan ChenetFrancis ChoinièreNicholas ChoinièreJuline ChristoffersonMarcyn Del ClementsJoshua ClevelandLaura ClokeSholto ColeBarbara ColtonLisa ComeauChristopher CooperMaryKate CoreDewayne CorleyRachel CriddleZuri CullenCarol CunninghamManey DarbyStephanie DaumJennifer DavisLynn DavisShalon DavisMarci DayleyMarc de LaDurantaye

Mark DeasonGabrielle DiGironimo

Sofia Di GironimoMassimo DiStefanoKatherine DobbinJan DoddsKlaus Peter DoeringBecky DotyDemi DotyDon DotyCécile DrezeNicholas Du BuissonHarrison DuPreeHannah DysonElizabeth EdworthySue ElliottAsia EllisKenneth EspreeLawrence EubanksKathy EvansDiana EvensenJames EvensenScott EvensenCarol FahieJohn FarrellMichaela MariaAnette Feifel

Abbie FletcherAndres FontanBrenda Foshee

Janko FraanjeDana FranklandTim FrodshamDavid FrohnMorgan FrugeTammy FryParker FuhrimanSandra FutrellRenate MariaElisabeth Gaensslen

Patricia GalbraithBenjamin GallagherEmiliano GarciaCamden GardnerMcKenzie GareyJuliet GearJennifer GenningsJudy GoodsonIngrid GosneyCheryl GottAdele GrafSylvia GrambartMichaela GratzToby GreenbaumAndrew GregoryAnn GregoryEli GreissCéline GuayJulian GuidoteNathan GuilloryAlys GunstoneHildegard SigrunHaack-Mey

Lucy HamesAnaliese HardgraveFiona HardingShirley HarrisJohn HartmanChloe HawkinsRegine HeckFran HemmingsClement HenrySam HermelinSarai HernandezElizabeth HewittKaia HicksJane HillGeoff HiltonPen HollinSydney HooverVictoria HouleJen HowesHans-Florian HoyerChristina HumphriesVana HurstPaula HurtigGeorge HutchinsonRachel IvesMia JacksonTyler JacobsGover James

Barbara JanssenKelsey JenksDon JensenKathy JensenGraham JohnsonIva JoinerRonald JoinerChristopher JonesEmma JonesPipa JonesNyla V. JulianoAlexavier KellyMitchell KellyClive KirkbrideRenate KlassBrent KneippWilliam KohnenHelga Kuhnt-MooreAdrian KurbegovicLinda LarsonKerrie LawnAva LeathersEnya LegerJoy LeslieAddison LewisRhea LewisRoy LidstoneChristine ElisabethLimburg

Kathy LoganJenna LonghiniCeleste LoweryBernard LupienSylvia Lee MannAnita ManningLucia MarcJudy MarshallMary Martel-Cantelon

Alexia MartinsEvan MartinsEmily Anne MatthewsDr. Harald GeorgMartin Mayer

Ronni McBrideMargaret McCoyIsabelle McCueGrace McGahaJoseph McGowanEmily McKenzieJuliet MeadowcroftErin MeffordKatherine MercerStephen MercerLynda MiddletonLeon MillerRhonda MillerVirginia MillerAshley MillsJames MinterCaroline Mohr

Jacinth MolinaGabe MorehouseAnderson

Rachel MorrisStephanie MoverArnaud MuguetEmma MurphreeCaila MurphyPaul MusetArnold NatalieThomas NelsonKali Nelthorpe-DemiAlan NevilleSeonaid Newell-Macintosh

Avery NeylandNaiomi NicholsWolfgang Peter AlfredNiebling

Katie NorrisSe’lah NorwoodDavid OborneKaren O’ConnorBriana OganFrank OliverAnnette OsnosDavid PalframanNaomi PastranaNatalie PetersonLopes

Bruce PettipasGabriele Gisela PflugMalcolm PhillipsHannah PinneyAlan PippinJack PippinNicolas PoissonGeorge PottsGudrun PottsCarol PreshongCiera PresleyJonathan PryorSue PyleMyesha RandolphSarah RansomMary Anna ReplogleGeorge RisenmayCarrroll RitterFred RobersonKimball RobertsEmmett RobertsonWilliam RobertsonKathryn Robinson-Burge

Andrew RodgerKirsten RootSophie RosenbaumBabins

Stefanie ElisabethRound

Olivia D. Royster


The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors. Any questions regardingmissing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

Yvonne RueckerBrant RussellAmy RussianBarnebee RyanTerttu Marjatta SaariRachel SalassiAnna Sauer-HoferNancy SavageBirgit SchererMaria RenateSchindler

Alexandra SchmidtNina SchmidtAngelika Schmitz-Susseck

Van SchumtzMiriam SchurmanSilvia SeboldStephanie ServinSue SkidmoreKathrin Skillings

Brian SmallLiz SmithAlan SmitheeDavid SmitheyLori SmitheyRichard SnyderUzonka SolyomElla SparlingJacob SpearsPatricia SprungMaria MagdalenaStanek

Elke Ilse SteiKayla SyrkesAlan TaliaferroCarolyn Talkes-Nichols

Henry TeteDavid ThomasEmily Thomas

Dr. Jens PeterThomasser

Shirley TomlinsonAlex TorresDaya TracyJohane TremblayLisa Trubiano-ArnoldEllen TsaiDaphne TuckerRoss TurpinValerie TurpinManfred AugustTuttlies

Sarah UnderwoodJade Vachon-CôtéElisabeth VanLeeuwen

Becky VaughnFabrice VienneDr. Stefanie von WerderHelen Wait

Elsie WamsleyJenny Wan Yi JiaoTian Ai WangNaimah WashingtonLinda WatermanJulian WatsonTina WatsonKathleen WesthoraSusan WeyElizabeth WhitehurstSheila WhitfieldEve WhittacreHeather WilliamsJames WilliamsMatthew WilliamsSandie WilliamsonAmy WindamJames Wyche IIISarah WynneStuart WynneBoran Zaza

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, Artistic

Director & Principal ConductorDanuta Gross, Director of Finance &

AdministrationKevin Taylor, Director of Program DevelopmentJames M. Meaders, Artistic and Educational

ConsultantJason Mlynek, Associate Director of Program

DevelopmentKatie Silvestre, Program DevelopmentJulia Falkenburg, Program DevelopmentKimberly Wetzel, Program DevelopmentJeff Binner, Program Development

Jason Arnold, Program Development AssistantMaggie Latona, Program Development AssistantTabitha Glista-Stewart, Production ManagerAndrea Niederman, Director of Marketing,

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AssistantDeAnna Choi, Office Operations Manager,

Accounting & BillingMaria Braginsky, Concert Operations LiaisonMarisa Tornello, Concert Operations AssociateMorgan Yachinich, Concert Operations

AssociateDennis Wees, Concert Operations Assistant

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DCINY 2018 Concert SeriesSaturday Evening, March 17, 2018, at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterReflections of LightCherubini: Requiem in C minorHilary Apfelstadt, Conductor LaureateDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Music of Thompson, Hamilton, and OthersMartha Shaw, DirectorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalConstantinides: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra (World Premiere: Courtesy of theDCINY Premiere Project)Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorIris Derke, FluteKirsten Agresta Copley, HarpDinos Constantinides, Composer-in-ResidenceDistinguished Concerts Orchestra

Sunday Afternoon, March 25, 2018, at 2:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterTotal VocalDeke Sharon, Guest Conductor and Creative DirectorDistinguished Concerts Singers International and surprise celebrity Guest Artists

Monday Evening, April 2, 2018, at 8:00Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallWarren Lee, Piano

Sunday Afternoon, April 8, 2018, at 1:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Eric WhitacreEric Whitacre, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 8, 2018, at 8:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallWind SongsDon Trott, DirectorThe University of Mississippi Concert Singers (MS)Duane Otani & Zachary Christy, DirectorsRancho Bernardo High School (CA)Jonathan Richard Grantham, DirectorAmador Valley High School Wind Ensemble 1 (CA)

Sunday Afternoon, April 15, 2018, at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallDreamweaverThe Music of Ola GjeiloForrest: Jubilate DeoJames M. Meaders, DCINY ConductorOla Gjeilo, Composer-in-Residence and PianoDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Music of Evans, Taylor, Beckham, and MeštrovićMiran Vaupotić, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra


Sunday Evening, April 15, 2018, at 8:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Music of Eric WhitacreEric Whitacre, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 22, 2018, at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe King’s Singers: 50th Anniversary CelebrationBob Chilcott, Guest ConductorSimon Carrington, Guest ConductorThe King’s Singers, Special GuestsDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 25, 2018, at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallVocal ColorsThe Music of Reese Norris and OthersReese Norris, Composer/ConductorBarnum: A Thousand Red BirdsEric Barnum, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 28, 2018, at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Sacred and Profane: Carmina BuranaRosephanye Powell: Gospel TrinityWilliam Powell, Guest ConductorRosephanye Powell, Composer-in-ResidenceOrff: Carmina BuranaJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, June 17, 2018, at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallSpirit JourneyChoplin: Our Father: A Journey through the Lord’s PrayerPepper Choplin, Composer/ConductorHayes: Spirit Suite I, II, & III (World Premiere: Suite III)Kevin McBeth, Guest ConductorAndy Waggoner, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International


Sunday Afternoon, June 24, 2018, at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Grases & NúñezWorld Premiere work by Francisco J. Núñez (Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)Francisco J. Núñez, Composer/ConductorGrases: La Cigarra y La Hormiga (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)Cristian Grases, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalHeide Evans, DirectorFlorida Symphony Youth Orchestra (FL)

For DCINY’s full season listing, visit www.DCINY.org

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