Monday Evening, January 18, 2016, at 7:00 Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

Changing Lives through the Power of Performance

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

presents The Music of Karl Jenkins JONATHAN GRIFFITH, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor KARL JENKINS, Composer-in-Residence Distinguished Concerts Orchestra Distinguished Concerts Singers International

KARL JENKINS Songs of Sanctuary (for treble voices) I. Adiemus II. Tintinnabulum III. Cantus Inaequalis IV. Cantus Insolitus V. In Caelum Fero VI. Cantus Iteratus VII. Amaté Adea VIII. Kayama IX. Hymn JOANIE BRITTINGHAM, Soprano KATHERINE PRACHT, Mezzo-Soprano IRIS DERKE, Recorder

KARL JENKINS Te Deum PENNSBURY HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR PENNSBURY COMMUNITY CHORUS (PA)

Intermission

Please hold your applause until the end of each complete work.

PLEASE SWITCH OFF YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES. KARL JENKINS The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace Accompanied by the film The Armed Man I. The Armed Man II. The Call to Prayers III. Kyrie IV. Save Me from Bloody Men V. Sanctus VI. Hymn Before Action VII. Charge! VIII. Angry Flames IX. Torches X. Agnus Dei XI. Now the Guns Have Stopped XII. Benedictus XIII. Better Is Peace JOANIE BRITTINGHAM , Soprano KATHERINE PRACHT , Mezzo-Soprano PETER SCOTT DRACKLEY , Tenor MICHAEL SCARCELLE , Baritone ALMEDIN JASHARI , Muezzin

Warner Classics will host a post-concert signing with Sir Karl Jenkins in the Rose Museum immediately following the performance. Copies of his new autobiography Still With The Music , and the accompanying CD, are available for purchase in the Carnegie Hall Bookstore.

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DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK 250 W. 57TH STREET, SUITE 1610 NEW YORK, NY 10107 212-707-8566 Notes ON THE PROGRAM KARL JENKINS Songs of Sanctuary (for treble voices) Performance time: 54 minutes

Adiemus was the first project in which patterns that interlock to create a com - Karl Jenkins combined European music pound-time meter, reminiscent of many with traditions from other cultures. The dances from different cultures around collection, written for voices and instru - the world. ments, is a series of albums that started with the release Adiemus: Songs of The second collection of works in this Sanctuary in 1995. Unlike traditional project was Adiemus II: Cantata choral works however, the composer Mundi (1997). The orchestra was created the text using newly invented expanded greatly from the previous words. In doing this Jenkins was able to work, adding woodwind, a large brass have greater control of vocal tone with - ensemble, and a number of non-western out the restrictions of literary themes instruments from across the continents and the rules of language. The effect is including: Indian tabla, West African powerful and allows for the voices to udo pot and the Brazilian pandeiro, act more like instruments using phonet - Song of the Spirit demonstrates the larg - ics to create different sonic effects. er forces from the outset with a power - ful brass introduction and imaginative In the mid-1990s Delta Airlines orchestrations throughout. Songs of approached Jenkins and asked him to the Plains starts with unaccompanied compose “something ethnic” for a com - voic es, very much in the style of South mercial. The result was Adiemus . In African vocal traditions. The phonetic Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary the scoring sounds of “ba, ma, ka” are much harder demonstrates this “ethnic” approach, than in some of the more ecclesiastical particularly using sub-Sahara African Latin influenced texts and are closer to influences. A feature of traditional Zulu and other sub-Saharan languages. African group singing is the incorpora - tion of large amounts of un-pitched per - These excerpts from the Adiemus col - cussion. The first album reflects this lection draw influence from a number with scoring for voices, solo recorder, of different cultures, fused with western strings, and eight percussion parts. The choral traditions to demonstrate a truly relentless drumming has a magical hyp - cross-pollinated compositional style. notic quality and serves as a wonderful accompaniment to the harmonized —Program note used with kind permis - vocal forces. From the same release, In sion from Raymond Gubbay Limited. Caelum Fero , begins with forceful stabbed strings. This is followed by the Michael McLeish © Raymond Gubbay introduction of a number of repeated Ltd. KARL JENKINS Te Deum Performance time: 15 minutes

The Te Deum was commissioned by the Orchestra, with the composer conduct - Liverpool’s European City of Culture ing on November 30, 2008. It is in one 2008 celebrations. The work was pre - continuous 15-minute movement. miered at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, —Karl Jenkins with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

KARL JENKINS The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace Performance time: 63 minutes Accompanied by the film The Armed Man Produced by Hefin Owen and Edited by Chris Lawrence

The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace is inevitable consequence—war in all its the result of a special millennial commis - uncontrolled cacophony of destruction, sion from the Royal Armouries and the then the eerie silence of the battlefield latest in a six-century-old tradition of after the battle and, finally, the burial “Armed Man ” masses that take the of the dead. Surely nothing can be 15th-century French song L’Homme worse than this? But think again. At the Arm é as their starting point. The theme very center of the work is “Angry that the A rmed Man must be feared, Flames,” an excerpt from a poem which is the message of the song, seemed about the horrors of the atom bomb painfully relevant to the 20th century attack on Hiroshima. and so the idea was born to commission a modern “ Armed Man Mass. ” The “Agnus Dei,” with its lyrical chorale theme, reminds us of Christ ’s The Mass begins with the beat of ultimate sacrifice. The “Benedictus” drums, the orchestra gradually building heals those wounds in its slow and state ly to the choir ’s entrance, singing the 15th- affirmation of faith and leads us to the century theme tune “The Armed Man.” final, positive climax of the work. This After the scene is set, the style and pace begins back where we started in the 15th change, and we are prepared for reflec - century with Lancelot and Guinevere ’s tion by first the Muslim Call to Prayers declaration, born of bitter experience, (Adhaan) and then the Kyrie . Next, to a that peace is better than war. plainsong setting, we hear words from the Psalms asking for God ’s help against The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace our enemies. The “Sanctus” that fol - received its world premiere in April lows is full of menace, and has a 2000 at London ’s Royal Albert Hall. In primeval, tribal character that adds to a rapturous performance, by turns vis - its power. The menace grows in the next ceral and ethereal, the Mass was “a fire movement as Kipling ’s “Hymn Before bomb of orchestral and human voices” Action” builds to its final devastating (The London Times ) that drew “pro - line, “Lord grant us strength to die.” longed shouts of approval from the audience” ( The Independent ). War is now inevitable. “Charge!” —Guy Wilson, opens with a seductive paean to martial Master of The Armouries, glory which is followed by the Britain’ s oldest National M useum Texts and Translations Songs of Sanctuary KARL JENKINS

Songs of Sanctuary is an extended choral-type work based on the European classical tradition, but where the vocal sound is more akin to “ethnic” or “world” music. The idea was to have some thematic unity within the work as a whole, rather than a col - lection of disparate pieces in song form. The structure of Songs of Sanctuary are influenced, in the main, by classical form, eg modified rondo, ternary, da capo aria. This is of extra importance because of the lack of lyric message that sustains conventional song form. The text was written phonet - ically with the words viewed as instrumental sound, the idea being to maximize the melisma (an expressive vocal phrase) by removing the distraction, if one can call it that, of words. The sound is universal, as is the language of music. —Karl Jenkins

Te Deum KARL JENKINS

Te Deum laudamus: We praise thee, O God; Te Dominum confitemur. We acknowledge thee to be the Lord. Te aeternum Patrem All the earth doth worship thee, Omnis terra veneratur. The Father everlasting. Tibi omnes Angeli, To thee all Angels, Tibi Caeli et universae Potestates, the Heavens, and all the Powers, Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim The Cherubim and Seraphim Incessabili voce proclamant: Proclaim without ceasing: Sanctus: Sanctus: Sanctus: Holy, Holy, Holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts! Pieni sunt caeli et terra The heavens and the earth Majestatis gloriae tuae. Are full of the majesty of thy glory. Te gloriosus Apostulorum chorus, The glorious chorus of the Apostles, Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus, The admirable company of the Prophets, Te Martyrum candidatus The white-robed army of Martyrs Laudat exercitus. Praises thee. Le per orbem terrarium Throughout the whole world Sancta confitetur Ecclesia The holy Church gives praise to thee, Patrem immensae majestatis The Father of infinite majesty; Venerandum tuum verum, et unicum They praise your admirable, true, and Filium: only Son; Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum. And also the Holy Spirit, our Advocate. Tu Rex gloriae, Christe. You are the King of glory, O Christ. Tu patris sempiternus es Filius. You are the eternal Son of the Father. Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, To deliver us, you became human, Non horruisti Virginis uterum. And did not disdain the Virgin ’s womb. Tu devicto mortis aculeo, You having blunted of death sting, Aperuisti Credentibus regna caelorum. Opened the kingdom of heaven to all Believers.

(Please turn the page quietly.) Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria You sit at the right hand of God, in the Patris, Glory of The Father, you are believed Ludex crederis esse venturus. to Be the Judge Who will come. Te ergo quaesumus, tuis famulis subveni: Therefore, we beseech you, come to the Aid of Your servants, whom you have Quos pretioso sanguine redemisti. Redeemed by Your precious blood. Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis Make them to be numbered with thy saints In gloria numerari. in Glory everlasting. Salvum fac populum tuum, Dormine, Save your people, O Lord, Et benedic haereditati tuae. And bless your inheritance. Et rege eos, et extolle illos Govern them, and extol them Usque in aeternum. From now into eternity. Per singulos dies, benedicimus te; Day by day, we bless thee; Et laudamus nomen tuum in saeculum et And we praise your name for ever, yea, In saeculum saeculi. For ever and ever. Dignare, Domine, die isto sine Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day Peccato nos custodire. Without sin. Miserere nostri, Domine, Have mercy upon us, O Lord, Miserere nostri. Have mercy upon us. Fiat Misericordia tua, Domine, super nos, Let thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, Quemadmodum speravimus in te. As we have trusted in thee. In te Domine, speravi: In thee, O Lord, I have trusted: Non confundar in aeternum. Let me never be confounded.

The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace KARL JENKINS

I. The Armed Man L’Homme Arm é, written 1450-64

L’homme arm é doit on douter. The armed man must be feared. On a fait partout crier, Everywhere it has been decreed Que chacun se viegne armer That every man should arm himself D’un haubregon de fer. With an iron coat of mail.

II. The Call to Prayers (Adhaan) Traditional. Sung in Arabic .

Allah is the greatest. I bear Witness that there is no god but Allah I bear Witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

Come fast to prayer. Come fast to the success. Allah is the greatest. There is no god but Allah. III. Kyrie Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy. Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy. Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.

IV. Save Me from Bloody Men Be merciful unto me, O God: For man would swallow me up He fighting daily oppresseth me Mine enemies would daily swallow me up, For they be many that fight against me. O thou most high.

Defend me from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity And save me from bloody men. The Bible, Psalm 56

V. Sanctus Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy Holy Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are fully of Thy glory. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

VI. Hymn Before Action RUDYARD KIPLING

The earth is full of anger, The seas are dark with wrath, The Nations in their harness Go up against our path; Ere yet we loose the legions— Ere yet we draw the blade, Jehovah of the Thunders, Lord God of Battles, aid! High lust and forward bear Proud heart, rebellious brow Dead ear and soul uncaring, We seek they mercy now! The sinner that forswore Thee, The fool that passed Thee by, Our times are known before Thee Lord grant us strength to die!

(Please turn the page quietly.) VII. Charge! The trumpet ’s loud clangor Excites us to Arms With shrill notes of Anger And mortal Alarms Song for Saint Cecilia ’s Day by John Dryden

How blest is he who for his country dies To the Earl of Oxford after Horace by Jonathan Swift

The double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, Hark the Foes come; Charge, Charge, tis too late to retreat Dryden How blest is he who for his country dies Swift

Charge, charge Dryden

VIII. Angry Flames TOGI SANKICHI Translation by Richard H. Minnear

Pushing up through smoke From a world half darkened By overhanging cloud The shroud that mushroomed out And struck the dome of the sky Black, Red, Blue Dance in the air, Merge, Scatter glittering sparks, Already tower Over the whole city

Quivering like seaweed, the mass of flames spurts forward. Popping up in the dense smoke, Crawling out Wreathed in fire: Countless human beings On all fours. In a heap of embers that erupt and subside, Hair rent, Rigid in death, There smoulders a curse IX. Torches The Mahábharáta

The animals scattered in all directions, screaming terrible screams. Many were burning, others were burnt. All were shattered and scattered mindlessly, their eyes bulging. Some hugged their songs, others their fathers and mothers, Unable to let them go, and so they died. Others leapt up in their thousands, faces disfigured And were consumed by the Fire. Everywhere were bodies Squirming on the ground, wings, eyes, and paws all burning. They breathed their last as living torches.

X. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, O Lamb of God, that takest away the mis erere nobis. sin Angus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, of the world, have mercy on us. dona nobis pacem. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace.

XI. Now the Guns Have Stopped Guy Wilson

Silent, So silent, now, Now the guns have stopped. I have survived all, I, who knew I would not. But now you are not here. I shall go home, alone; And must try to live life as before, And hide my grief For you, my dearest friend, Who should be with me now, Not cold, too soon, And in your grave, Alone.

XII. Benedictus Benedictus qui venit in nomine Blessed is he that cometh in the name Domini. of the Lord. Hosanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the Highest.

(Please turn the page quietly.) XIII. Better Is Peace Lancelot – Better is peace than always war Guinevere – And better is peace than evermore war —Le Morte d’ Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

L’homme arm é doit on douter. The armed man must be feared. On a fait partout crier, Everywhere it has been decreed Que chacun se viegne armer That every man should arm himself d’un haubregon de fer. With an iron coat of mail.

Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring out the old, ring in the new. Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out old shapes and foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old. Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land; Ring in the Christ that is to be. In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson

…God shall wipe away all tears… And there shall be no more death Neither sorrow nor crying Neither shall there be any more pain. Praise the Lord. The Bible, Revelation 21.4 THE Artists JONATHAN GRIFFITH, DCINY Co-founder, Artistic Director, Principal Conductor

An acclaimed conductor, educator, and lecturer, Jonathan Griffith has led per - formances across North America, Europe, and Asia. Maestro Griffith is co-founder and artistic director of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), which has brought together, under his artistic leadership, thousands of musicians and choral singers in con - cert at prestigious venues across the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Disney Hall. The founder and music director of the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Maestro Griffith also oversees DCINY ’s mentoring program for conductors. Philharmonic in Poland, as well as numerous regional orchestras and cho - He made his Carnegie Hall conducting ruses across the United States. debut in 1989 and has since conducted well over 65 performances at Carnegie The Jonathan Griffith Singers, an ensem - Hall and Lincoln Center combined. In ble drawn from singers across North addition to the major works of the clas - America and founded in 1987, has made sical repertoire, conducting highlights its mark internationally. In recent years include the U.S. premieres of Karl Dr. Griffith has led the Singers on highly Jenkins ’ Stabat Mater, The Armed Man, acclaimed tours to Uruguay and and Te Deum , Sergei Taneyev ’s Upon Argentina; to the People ’s Republic of Reading a Psalm , Miloš Bok ’s Missa China, premiering Karl Jenkins ’ The Solemnis , Luigi Boccherini ’s Villancicos , Armed Man : A Mass for Peace in and Eugene Goossens ’ re-orchestration Beijing and Shanghai; and to Pisa, Italy. of Handel ’s Messiah , along with world Dr. Griffith and the Jonathan Griffith premieres by Eric Funk, Seymour Singers toured Turkey in June of 2013 Bernstein, and Robert Convery. His performing the acclaimed Turkish ora - additional conducting credits include the torio Yunus Emre by A. Adnan Saygun Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake in Istanbul with the Cemal Re it Rey City; Manhattan Philharmonic and New Orchestra and in Ankara and Eskin ehir England Symphonic Ensemble, both at with the Presidential Orchestra at the Carnegie Hall; The European Symphony invitation of the TURKSOY govern - Orchestra in Spain; Bohuslava Martin mental agency. Dr. Griffith along with Philharmonia and Philharmonia Chorus, the Distin guished Concerts Orchestra Virtuosi Pragensis Chamber Orchestra, is the 2014 winner of the American Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and Prize in Con ducting, professional Dvo rˇák Chamber Orchestra, in the orchestra division, and a semi-finalist Czech Republic; and the Bialystok State in the 2015 competition. Dr. Griffith received his DMA in con - from Wichita State University, and ducting from the Conservatory of bachelor of music education from the Music/University of Missouri-Kansas University of Kansas. City, a master ’s in music education

KARL JENKINS, Composer-in-Residence Concerto for David Childs; the concer - tante Quirk, commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and con - ducted by Sir Colin Davies as part of its 2005 centenary season; Tlep written for virtuoso violinist Marat Bisengaliev; and In These Stones Horizons Sing , fea - turing Bryn Terfel, Catrin Finch, with the WNO Orchestra & Chorus which was premiered at the Royal Gala open - ing of the Welsh Millennium Centre in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen.

In summer of 2005 he scored the feature film River Queen starring Kiefer Suther - A recent exhaustive survey shows that land and Samantha Morton, the sound - Karl Jenkins is now the most performed track of which won the Golden Goblet living composer in the world. Educated award for best score at the Shanghai at Gowerton Grammar School, Cardiff Film Festival. His CD releases on EMI University, and the Royal Academy of Classics include Requiem ; Kiri Sings Music, London, The Armed Man: A Karl with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; This Mass for Peace alone has been performed Land of Ours with the Cory Band nearly 1,000 times in 20 different coun - (world brass band champions); Stabat tries since the CD was released while his Mater ; Quirk , a collection of concertos recorded output has resulted in 17 gold which includes La Folia , commissioned and platinum disc awards. Renault, by Dame Evelyn Glennie; Stella Natalis; Volvos, C&G, Tag Heuer, Pepsi, and and Gloria , premiered by a chorus of U.S./global campaigns for De Beers and 2,500 at the RAH in July 2010. Delta Airlines, and Bafta “gongs” for his scores for the documentaries The Celts In 2004 he entered Classic FM’s Hall of and Testament . After this period as a Fame at No. 8, the highest position for a media composer, his return to the music living composer and has since been the mainstream was initially marked by the highest-placed living composer, while in success of the Adiemus project. Adiemus, 2006 he was named No. 4 among British combining the classical with ethnic vocal composers. 2012 saw Mr. Jenkins release sounds and percussion with an invented The Peacemakers CD on EMI Classics, language, topped classical and pop charts which reached Number One on the UK around the world. Classical Charts and after its concert per - formance debut at Carnegie Hall, was His output includes the harp concerto performed on a sell-out UK concert tour Over The Stone commissioned by HRH in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, the Prince of Wales for the Royal Dublin, and London’s Royal Festival Harpist, Catrin Finch; Euphonium Hall with the composer conducting. Mr. Jenkins is signed to Deutsche Villzon, Portuguese Fado singer Cuca Grammophon Records and his first Roseta, guitarist Milos Karadaglic, release was a return to Adiemus , titled Pacho Flores trumpet, and the Adiemus Colores; it has a Latin theme and fea - Singers from Finland. Colores was tures performances from Rolando released in June 2013.

JOANIE BRITTINGHAM, Soprano Joanie Brittingham, soprano, has been noted for her “full-bodied voice” (Tulsa World ) and “vivacious stage presence” ( Greenville News ), “dramat ic versatility” ( Opera News ) and “lucid diction” ( New York Times ). She recent ly performed with Riverside Theatre, IconoClassic Opera, and Chelsea Opera, and has performed with the New Works Festival with OPERA America, American Lyric Theatre, Opera Lancaster, GLOW Lyric Theatre, New York Lyric Opera, Light Opera Oklahoma, Peach State Opera, and Wichita Grand Opera, among others. Ms. Brittingham’s performances Brittingham has two masters degrees include recitals with the Market Street from Baylor University, in voice per - Arts Festival, New York Opera on Tap, formance and music history and litera - and the Creagan Arts Series. She was a ture, and obtained her undergraduate finalist in the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen degree from West Virginia University in Competition in 2014, and a semifinalist voice performance and theater. She is in the International Concours de Chant featured on the album Songs of Robert de Clermont Ferrand in 2015. Ms. Burns , available on iTunes.

KATHERINE PRACHT, Mezzo-Soprano In the 2014 –15 season mezzo-soprano Katherine Pracht made a role debut as Sharon Falconer in Elmer Gantry with Florentine Opera, another role debut as Ariel in the world premiere of Joseph Summer’s The Tempest for The Shakespeare Concerts in Boston, fol - lowed by covering the role of Baroness “Nica” in Daniel Schnyder’s Charlie Parker’s YARDBIRD comissioned for Opera Philadelphia, and a role debut of Flora Bervoix in Opera Philadelphia’s La traviata. Ms. Pracht was the Alto Solost in Verdi’s Requiem in Florence, South Carolina; and most recently sang Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and the York Symphony. Upcoming engage - Chorus singing John Corigliano’s Fern ments include Lieberson’s Neruda Songs Hill and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky , with Grand Rapids Symphony, two Art her international/ Radio France debut Song concerts in Sarasota and singing Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Philadelphia, and the role of Florence Lyrique-en-mer Festival in Belle-ile, and Williams in a workshop of Susan her Avery Fisher Hall debut in Kander’s new opera The News From Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust Poems . Highlights from previous sea - with the American Symphony Orches - sons include Ms. Pracht’s Carnegie Hall tra. Ms. Pracht has been a Metropolitan debut as Alto Soloist in Verdi’s Requiem , Opera Competition Regional finalist in Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von San Antonio, Memphis, and twice in Atlantis for Central City Opera with the Minneapolis, where, in 2006, she won Colorado Symphony, two concerts with the Outstanding Mezzo Award.

PETER SCOTT DRACKLEY, Tenor Progress ), Male Chorus ( The Rape of Lucretia ), Ferrando ( Così fan tutte ), and Alfredo ( La traviata ), and frequently performs as the tenor soloist in oratorio and symphonic works, including Beethoven’s 9th Symphony , Handel’s Messiah , Orff’s Carmina Burana , and many others. Mr. Drackley recently debuted with the Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre in the role of Rodolfo in La bohéme and Haydn’s Creation at the National Cathedral, as well as cov - ering Cavaradossi in Puccini’s Tosca with Skylight Music Theatre and Vassili in Giordano’s Siberia with New York Lauded by The Baltimore Sun as having City’s Teatro Grattacielo. His upcoming “an impressive lyric tenor voice…sum - season includes singing Remendado in moning credible emotional intensity,” Bizet’s Carmen with New York City’s Peter Scot Drackley was featured on Venture Opera, Beethoven’s Missa National Public Radio’s All Things Solemnis with the Helena Symphony, Considered premiering Derrick Wang’s and scenes from the world premiere new opera Scalia/Ginsburg at the opera As You Like It at the Strathmore Supreme Court. A former student at Mansion. Mr. Drackley will be an Peabody Conservatory and currently a apprentice artist with Santa Fe Opera, student of world renowned soprano singing Benvolio in Gounod’s Romeo et Diana Soviero, Mr. Drackley has per - Juliette and covering Joe in La Fanciulla formed such operatic roles as Gerald del West . For more information, please (Lakmé ), Tom Rakewell ( The Rake’s visit www.peterscottdrackley.com. MICHAEL SCARCELLE, Baritone Described by The New York Times as “a forbidding, resonant bass-baritone,” Michael Scarcelle’s recent performances include Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro with Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh; Pedruzzi in American Symphony Orchestra’s Mona Lisa at Carnegie Hall; Herrmann Augustus in Candide with Leipzig MDR Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Lon- don Symphony Orchestra and Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Papageno in Magic Flute and Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance with Anchorage Opera; Poo-Bah in Mikado with both Mobile Opera and Shreveport Opera; d’Hoffmann with Festival lyrique inter - Hydrogen Jukebox with Skylight Music national de Belle-Ile en Mer and Theatre; Demetrius in A Midsummer returned as Schaunard in La bohéme . Night’s Dream with Opera Naples; Other performances abroad include Melchior in Amahl and Beaupertuis in Escamillo in Carmen and Figaro in Le Nino Rota’s Italian Straw Hat with nozze di Figaro with Volkstheater Amarillo Opera; Alidoro in La Rostock. Concert engagements include Cenerentola with Salt Marsh Opera; a return to Carnegie Hall as bass soloist Death in Holst’s Savitri with Little for both the Duruflé Requiem and Opera Theater of New York; and Fauré Requiem with New York City Elviro in Serse with Boston Baroque, Chamber Orchestra, Händel’s Messiah for which Opera News wrote “bass with Distinguished Concerts Intern- Michael Scarcelle possessed an appeal - ational New York at Avery Fisher Hall, ing, charismatic stage presence and a Bach’s Magnificat (internationally tele - spot-on sense of comic timing reminis - vised from the National Cathedral), cent of a young Cary Grant.” Messiah with Norddeutsche Philhar - monie, and Mozart’s Mass in C minor Mr. Scarcelle made his European debut with Yale Symphony Orchestra. singing Crespel in Les Contes www.michaelscarcelle.com DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

Bath Spa University Choir (UK), Francis Faux, Director CantiChor Sargans (Switzerland), Harri J. Blaesi, Director Cantoria Macon (France), Florence Bassanini, Vice President Christ ’s School Choir (UK), Philip Wilson, Director Coleraine Grammar School Chamber Choir (UK), Richard K. McCreery, Director First Presbyterian Chancel Choir San Anselmo (CA), Daniel Canosa, Director Giovani Cantori dell’Accademia Vocale di Genova (Italy), Roberta Paraninfo, Director Lincoln Choral Society (UK), Julia Woodthorpe, Director Lucis Choir (UK), Francis Faux, Director Oakham House Choir of Ryerson University (Canada), Matthew Jaskiewicz, Director Pennsbury Community Chorus (PA), James D. Moyer, Director Pennsbury High School Concert Choir (PA), James D. Moyer, Director Pennsbury High School Women ’s Ensemble (PA) , Lindsey Bruno, Director Philharmonischer Chor Liedertafel Neustadt an der WeinstraBe (Germany), Hans Jochen Braunstein, Director St Patrick ’s Academy Choir (UK), Mairéad Duffy, Director Voces Blancas de Valladolid (Spain), Clara de los Ojos Moral, Director Winscombe Community Choir (UK), Emma Worthy, Director Wycombe High School Choir (UK), Eleanor F Honnor, Director And Individual Singers from around the globe

PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS

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Distinguished Concerts Singers International Linda Adams Ruben Banzer Carl Blanchaer Cindy Briggman Heike Ahlers Iris Barba Abigail Bland Peter Brock Maria Elisabeth Giles Barber Hanna Bläsi Tyler Brown Albrecht Sue Barber Harri Bläsi Isobel Burton Jasmine Allen Pilar Barbosa Lucy Blitz Lynn Butler Celine Allenspach Chloe Barclay Benedikt Ann Butterfield Sina Allenspach Harold Barnaby Blumenroeder Emily Campanini Grace Allman Ethan Barr Renate Blumenroeder Mary I. Campbell Christina Alpiger Elizabeth Barrett Hannah Boddy Sarah Campbell Polly Andrews Helen Barton Hermine Boeckmann Paula Candau Isabelle Anrig Florence Bassanini Ruediger Boeckmann Andrea Cano Margaret Arrand Joe Battaglia Kirsten Boller Daniel Canosa Leah Asplen Alexandra Bausinger Stefanie Bollhalder Hannah Caroe Chloe Atkins Birgit Bayer Anna Bonderer Tabi Caroe Emily Atkinson Charlotte Beale Anna Bonnerjea Joanne Carr Kate Augustin Barbara Becker Marie Th ér èse Charlie Carter Anthony Austin Traugott Becker Bordiaux Hannah Carty Lenai Austin Fiona Bell Kimberley Bowker Seraina Castelberg Annette Aylett James Bell Kiera Boyle Maria Castro Irene Bailey Charlotte Bendell Stephen Boyle Bhavina Jessica Bailey Annachiara Berton Claire Brascoupe Chandramohan Lewie Bainsfair Francesca Berton Valentina Brasnic Erica Cherepko Caroline Baker David Bethell Hans-Jochen Jane Chesire-Allen Dorothy Baldwin Rosie Bethell Braunstein Jasmine Chilton Lucia Ballester Kirsten Binder Thilo Brä utigam Anastasia Clayton Serge Balzan Eleanor Bishop Michael Brennan Isabella Coe Nikhita Bannerjee Eliza Blackwell Rachel Bresnan Madeline Coles Andrew Collins Alyson Farkas Megan Grant Mencí a Insunza Alex Cornelson Laurel Farley Anina Grass Christa Jaeck Elizabeth Cousins Sarah Farrington David Gratrick Erich Jahn Shelagh Cowie Tim Faulkner Finlay Greenway Judith Janson Holly Cox Francis Faux Emily Gribbin Almedin Jashari Yannick Cramet Izabella Fedele Grace Gribbin Stephen Jenkins Morgan Crane Mareile Feldmann Jo Griffiths Alba Jiménez Donat Crippa Ainhoa Fern ández Josiah Grimmer Isabel Jiménez Janet Cross Alicia Fernández Ronja Grob Sarah Jöhl Riley Cullen Abisheka Fernando Michele Gross Sally Johnson Eugena CuomoUlloa Jayden Figueroa Ally Grossman David Jones Sofia Curcuru Giulia Filippi Brigitta Gruber Pauline Jones Judith Curlee Manuela Finger Jean Gunns Seren Jones Alessandra D’Ancona Evan Fiordeliso Maria Gutiérrez Brittany Jowsick Quinten Darling Sara Fiorivanti Luisa Hager Alessia Juarez Carolyne DaSilva- Sylvia Fisher Amy Halls Anne Kaltenegger Williams Daire Fitzmaurice Penny Halls Evan Kashinsky Pat Davidson Jenna Flaherty Scarlet Halton Tiernan Kelly Ella Davies Dorothea Fogel Colin Hammond Sarah Kennedy Emma Davies Jane Forrester-Paton Zoe Harper Susan Kenny Helen Davies Bethany Foster Amelia Harrison Aimee Kessler Davante Davis Leire Francés Esme Harrison Maeve Kessler Heidrun Day Natalie Frank Jacqui Hart Rahel Kien Anna De’Luca di Stephen Frank Madeleine Hart Rebecca Kimock Pietralata Trevor Frantz Rosanne Hasan Cindi King Alyssa DeMaria Noé mie Frauchiger Shelby Hastings Lawrence Kinnon Sarah Dennis Kathleen Freeman Simon Hauser Amy Kirkham Michelle Deodati Rachel Fried Pippa Hayward Laura Kirkham Kimberly Derungs Demi Friel Sibylle Heck Ilse Klein Michel Deschamps Rolf Frischknecht Erik Helland Taylor Klimowicz Sandro Detig Jean Fysh Ursula Hellenthal Sheila Knowlton Irene De Toni Brian Gage Irene Hemmerle David Koch Robert Devlin Jacquelyn Gage Olivia Herman Samantha Kraus Cory Diamond Lindsay Gange Ángela Hernanz Anina Kreis Isabel Dixon Charlotte Galbraith Paula Herrero Eve Krieger Kailey Dominko Andreas Gantenbein Ruth Herrlinger Mirjam Kunz Mireille Donjon Nicolas Garc ía Elaine Hewson Alissia Kurtz Judie Donovan Sofia García Emma Hewson Isabel Lack Kelly Dooley Phoebe Garrett Caz Hill Sophie Laden Sue Downing Zoe Garrett Jane Hinde Lorraine Lallemant Nastasha Doyle Peter Gaskell David Hink Chloe Langham Amy Drake Rosemary Gaskell Frances Hinton Gianna La Regina Ronald Dreisbach Molly Gervin Julia Hodges Savanna Lattanzi Mair éad Duffy Chris Gibbons Anja Hoffmann Alexandra Lavery Andrew Dugan Ines Gil Fonfria Emily Hogbin Gillian Lawrie Riley Dugan Sophie Glass Miranda Holford William Lee Claire Durkin Anna Glover Kirsten Holland Colette Leech Casey Durso Freya Godard Kelly Holstrom Regula Lehmann Christine Duthie Josephine Godfrey Celia Hopkins Laurie LeMott Olivia Edwards Luana Godwin Isobel Houchin Morgan Lesack Janina Egli Rachel Goldman Nyla Houser Nadine Leuzinger Melanie Ehrlich Carlota González Rebecca Howitt Madigan Leventhal Nicole Eisler Maria González David Hoyer Jordan Lewis Schyler Ellerbee Martina Good Ellen Hrivnak Michelle Liebermann Jolia Ellis-Graham Philipp Good Anja Hubmann Rebecca Lillie Katrina Emptage Simon Good Jessica Hunter Nina Limonjelli Rachel Estey Heather Goodman Orlando H ürlimann Lisa Lintern Louise Etherington Jill Goodman Louis Icke Briana Logan Katharina Ettemeyer Jan Goodwin Alonso Iglesias Ursula Lohaas Samantha Fallacaro Rachel Gorecki Álvaro Iglesias Christa Loos Martina Famularo Karissa Gornick Matthias Indermaur María López Amelia Lowry Liana Minguela Christa Pritzlaff Joanne Smith Paula Lozano Harley Minton Helena Pruszewicz Sarah Smith Alexa Luberski Martina Mitchard Georgina Puchowski Alan Smithee Hannah Lynch Chloe Mitchell Liz Purdey Kyra Snyder David MacArthur Ilona Moeckel Cassie McAvoy Quinn Lauren Sorace Philippa MacArthur Susan Moore Samir Rachide Michela Sordon Lynn MacDonald Grace Morschauser Josephine Radzinski Matthew South Gabriella Macera Cheyenne Moses Abby Rakes Rahel Sprecher Julie MacFarlane James D. Moyer Alan Rakes Caroline Stead Aodhan Mackle Klaus-Juergen Mueller Carolyn Rakes Laurel Stevenson Bob Madigan Ena Mujakanovich Julia Rattunde Martin Stevenson Laura Magdaleno Anna Müller Sara Rebolledo Mariette Stijnen Dianne MaGee Lea Müller Maya Reid-Cain Claudia Stolleis Anna Maguire Jeannine Multrier Patricia Reinecke Marta Storer Virginia Mak Jennifer Murphy Lindsey Reinhard Teresa Storer Lauren Malyk Madison Murphy Nadja Reuteler Paul Stratton Mary Malyk Celina Murray Samuel Rhee Tami Strong Gina Marasco Daniel Murray Carmen Rib ón Catherine Sturrock Susan Marris Elisabeth Murray Danielle Rich Clayton Sulby Jane Marshall Corbin Myers Alexa Rigby Emily Sumner Larissa Marshall Chitra Nanavaty Cecilia Rigo Lindsey Sutton Judy Marsham Giulia Negro Emily Rints Maryna Svitasheva Alice Martin Mary Nesbitt Molly Roberts Seema Taank Vivienne Massie Emily Nicholas Dylan Robinson Michaela Tarallo Julianna Massielo Jude Nicholl Ronnie Robinson Naomi Tarrant Marie Mattern Paul Nicholson Sabrina Robinson Simon Tatton-Brown Lauren Mayer Tanja Niederer Bailey Rocco Emily Tazza Marita Mayer Andreas Niedermann Beverly Rodgers Emma Teape Chris Mayhew Monika Niedermann Mary Rogers Mairi Telford Emily McConaghie Kris Nock Sian Rogers Irene Theusinger Jack McCune Carol Norris Sarah Louisa Rohrer Ciera Thomas Connor McDowell Ursula Norris Chloe Rooke Daniel Tomkovicz Maggie McDowell Catherine Northorpe Grace Rosborough Irene De Toni Joan McElroy Rubani Oberoi Kerry Ross Caitlyn Triebl Patricia McGeoch Mary Jane O’Donnell Lorna Roulston Beatriz Trigueros Hannah McGrath Ruby O’Donnell Anna Maria Sachs Natalia Trigueros Madeline McGregor Ciara O’Hagan Sheelagh Sale Patricia Trigueros Katie McHenry Michael O’Hara Gabriel Sanches Patty Trosclair Tessa McHugh Jon O’Neill Leonie Sargeant Angela Troxler Shane McKearney Evan O’Rourke Ashley Sassaman Royce Truex Leah McKittrick Julia Ortiz Thabooja Sathiapal Sandy Truex Kathy McMahon Esther Ortolani Elizabeth Saupe Robin Truitt Kathryn McMullan Lauren Osbourne Claudia Savage Sarah Turturro Niamh McMullan Spencer Ostrowsky Kira Scharf Claire Urmston Abigail McNeill Mary Parkes Natalie Schechter Brigitta Utech Chris McQueen Olivia Pashley Hans Schmidt Natasja Van Der Sheridan McRae Angela Pearce Hanna Schönenberger Woude Catriona McTavish Jacqui Pearson Ursula Schweickart Paula Vera Lucy McVeigh Jeff Pearson Kate Scott Jacqueline Vincent Brianna McWalters Cassandra Pennie Patty Sempell Janet Vinyard Rebecca Meenagh Thomas Pennington Anna Sheridan Vivian Volz Vicky Messer Anastasia Perez Joe Sheridan Sarah Vorburger Naomi Messina Juli Perri Rebecca Shortman Victoria Vouk Franco Mettler Pat Perry Nathan Siegel Emma Wace Arno Metzger Sylvia Perry Molly Simpson Sophie Wadsworth Heidi Metzger Daniela Persichilli Julia Singer Pascal Walser Vicky Middleton Janet Phillips Paul Slade Alison Walsh Brenda Millar Michaela Philp Irene Slaman Sarah Walsh Elizabeth Miller Ballie Poulton Jane Smart Spencer Walsh Norma Miller Sneha Prakash Scott Smart Natalie Ward Alyssa Mills Linda Price Drew Smith Taylor Weathington Pascal Weder Judith Willi Jens-Christian Witt Eva Yenovkian Julia Weinstock Claire Williamson Julia Woodthorpe Junhee Yoon Catriona Wheeler Sky Willis Finley Woolston Florin Zai Sandy White David Willmott Emma Worthy Ginevra Zanetti Thomas Wick Imogen Wilson Maureen Wotke Selina Zanolari Leandra Wildhaber Laura Wilson Diego Y áñ ez Bernhard Zesiger Lainey Wilkinson Lyn Withers Daniel Yau Ute Zinkgraf-Gauggel

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors as of December 5, 2015. Any questions regarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

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Tuesday Evening, January 19, 2016, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Requiem for the Living: The Music of Dan Forrest Forrest: In Paradisum Forrest: Te Deum Forrest: Psalm of Ascension Forrest: Requiem for the Living James M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and Conductor Jo-Michael Scheibe, Guest Conductor Dan Forrest, Visiting Composer Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, January 25, 2016, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Mortals & Angels: A Bluegrass Te Deum (World Premiere) Commissioned by the DCINY Premiere Project Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carol Barnett, Composer-in-Residence Marisha Chamberlain, Librettist Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International and Special Guest Artists Dailey & Vincent

Monday Evening, February 15, 2016, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Mozart, Mealor, Martin: Music of Joy and Sorrow Mozart: Requiem Vance Y. George, Conductor Laureate Mealor: Stabat Mater (New York Premiere) Mealor: Jubilate Deo (World Premiere) James Jordan, Guest Conductor Paul Mealor, DCINY Composer-in-Residence Martin: The Music of Joseph Martin Joseph Martin, Composer/ Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, March 7, 2016, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Between Heaven and Earth Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass James M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and Conductor Shelton: Music for Mixed Middle School Voices Tom Shelton, Guest Conductor Bevan: Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode Richard Sparks, Guest Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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