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

Celebrating DCINY’s 10th Anniversary Season!

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director presents PERPETUAL LIGHT: THE REQUIEMS OF MOZART AND DURUFLÉ

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL JAMES 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

Intermission

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DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE , Guest Conductor

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

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

Mozart composed the Requiem for incomplete the last four lines of the Franz Count von Walsegg, who wanted Dies irae text—only eight measures of a special memorial in honor of his late the Lacrymosa are in Mozart’s hand. wife: a Requiem to be played annually Süßmayr, who was with Mozart at the on the anniversary of her death. Aware end, probably knew what the composer of the tremendous talent he was hiring, had intended for the completion of the von Walsegg paid well and gave Mozart Lacrymosa , and perhaps for the other free rein. The superstitious and over - unfinished movements as well. For the worked Mozart, in turn, procrastinated. Lux aeterna and Cum sanctis tuis He never managed to finish the work fugue, he reused the introit and Kyrie . and was dictating portions of it to his The work contains section after section student, Franz Xavier Süßmayr, even of high drama and grippingly poignant on the day of his death. His last act of music. Notably absent is any sense of composition was to write out the first optimism about a better life hereafter. eight bars of the Lacrymosa and gather Mozart’s unusually dark, bottom- his friends together to sing with him heavy orchestration reinforces the grim what he had written so far, but he col - message of the text. Mozart wrote for lapsed and died several hours later. After both the chorus and soloists as if the Mozart’s death, his widow Constanze future of their own souls were at stake. needed the rest of the money from the With terrifyingly accurate tone paint - unfinished commission. It was left to ing, the chorus describes the tortures of Süßmayr to finish the manuscript, after hell, at times demanding, at others a number of other composers turned it pleading for mercy and redemption. We down. Claiming to be very familiar can credit the composer with setting a with Mozart’s ideas about the work, he standard for subsequent settings of the finished the missing parts. But since no Requiem Mass, particularly for its cen - original manuscript pages of the terpiece, the spine-chilling Dies irae . Sanctus , Benedictus , and Agnus Dei The Requiem was finally performed in have been found, there remains a run - memoriam for the Countess von ning argument among scholars as to Walsegg on December 14, 1793, but where Mozart ends and Süßmayr begins. not before it had been performed in Süßmayr provided more than the end - January of the same year as a benefit ing. Mozart had skipped around in his for Constanze Mozart and her sons— composition of the piece; while we have with proper attribution. the complete autograph of the Offertory (the Domine Deus and Hostias ), he left —Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 4

MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem, Op. 9 (1902 –86) (38 minutes) French organist and composer Maurice At the end of the liturgical requiem Duruflé began his musical career in the mass, the Responsory “Libera me, choir of the cathedral of Rouen. He Domine, de morte aeterna” (“Free me composed orchestral, organ, and church from eternal death”), with its opening music, but the Requiem is considered horn blast representing the call to judg - his finest work, composed in 1947 on ment, portrays the trembling soul in commission from the French publish - judgment before God. The baritone ing company Durand. The Requiem soloist takes the role of the terrified combines the medieval chant melodies soul. Unwilling to end this gentle work with modern orchestration and harmony. on a note of terror, Duruflé, like Fauré, In his notes the composer wrote, “…I added an additional movement from have attempted to penetrate to the the burial service, the antiphon In essence of the Gregorian style, and Paradisum , which gently sets the soul have tried to reconcile as far as possible on its journey to eternal peace. the very flexible Gregorian rhythms… with the exigencies of modern notation.” —Joseph and Elizabeth Kahn

Texts and Translations

Requiem, KV 626 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

I. Introitus Requiem aeternam dona eis, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them. Te decet hymnus, You are praised, God, in Zion, Deus, in Sion, and homage will be paid to et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. You in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer, ad te omnis care veniet. to You all flesh will come. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them.

II. Kyrie Kyrie, eleison. Lord, have mercy on us. Christe, eleison. Christ, have mercy on us. Kyrie, eleison. Lord, have mercy on us.

III. Sequenz i. Dies irae Dies irae, dies illa Day of wrath, day of anger Solvet saeclum in favilla, will dissolve the world in ashes, teste David cum Sibylla. as foretold by David and the Sibyl. Quantus tremor est futurus, Great trembling there will be 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 5

quando judex est venturus, when the Judge descends from heaven cuncta stricte discussurus! to examine all things closely.

ii. Tuba mirum Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet will send its wondrous sound per sepulcra regionum, throughout earth’s sepulchres coget omnes ante thronum. and gather all before the throne.

Mors stupebit et natura, Death and nature will be astounded, cum resurget creatura, when all creation rises again, judicanti responsura. to answer the judgement.

Liber scriptus proferetur, A book will be brought forth, in quo totum continetur, in which all will be written, unde mundus judicetur. by which the world will be judged.

Judex ergo cum sedebit, When the judge takes his place, quidquid latet, apparebit, what is hidden will be revealed, nil inultum remanebit. nothing will remain unavenged.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? What shall a wretch like me say? quem patronum rogaturus, Who shall intercede for me, cum vix justus sit securus? when the just ones need mercy?

iii. Rex tremendae Rex tremendae majestatis, King of tremendous majesty, qui salvandos savas gratis, who freely saves those worthy ones, salve me, fons pietatis. save me, source of mercy.

iv. Recordare Recordare, Jesu pie, Remember, kind Jesus, quod sum causa tuae viae; my salvation caused your suffering; ne me perdas illa die. do not forsake me on that day.

Quaerens me, sedisti lassus, Faint and weary you have sought me, redemisti crucem passus; redeemed me, suffering on the cross; tantus labor non sit cassus. may such great effort not be in vain.

Juste judex ultionis, Righteous judge of vengeance, donum fac remissionis grant me the gift of absolution ante diem rationis. before the day of retribution.

Ingemisco, tamquam reus: I moan as one who is guilty: culpa rubet vultus meus; owning my shame with a red face; supplicanti parce, Deus. suppliant before you, Lord.

Qui Mariam absolvisti, You, who absolved Mary, et latronem exaudisti, and listened to the thief, mihi quoque spem dedisti. give me hope also.

Preces meae non sunt dignae, My prayers are unworthy, sed tu, bonus, fac benigne, but, good Lord, have mercy, ne perenni cremer igne. and rescue me from eternal fire.

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Et ab haedis me sequestra, and separate me from the goats, Statuens in parte dextra. guiding me to Your right hand.

v. Confutatis Confutatis maledictis, When the accused are confounded, flammis acribus addictis, and doomed to flames of woe, voca me cum benedictus. call me among the blessed.

Oro supplex et acclinis, I kneel with submissive heart, cor contritum quasi cinis, my contrition is like ashes, gere curam mei finis. help me in my final condition.

vi. Lacrimosa Lacrimosa dies illa, That day of tears and mourning, qua resurget ex favilla when from the ashes shall arise, judicandus homo reus. all humanity to be judged. Huic ergo parce, Deus, Spare us by your mercy, Lord, pie Jesu Domine, gentle Lord Jesus, grant them eternal rest. dona eis requiem. Amen.

IV. Offertorium i. Domine Jesu Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, libera animas omnium fidelium deliver the souls of the faithful, defunctorum de poenis inferni departed from the pains of hell et de profundo lacu. and from the bottomless pit.

Libera eas de ore leonis, Deliver them from the lion's mouth, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, lest hell swallow them up, ne cadant in obscurum. lest they fall into darkness.

Sed signifer sanctus Michael Let the standard-bearer, holy repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. Michael, bring them into holy light. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti Which was promised to et semini ejus. Abraham and his descendants.

ii. Hostias Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, Sacrifices and prayers of praise, Lord, laudis offerimus. we offer to You. Tu sucipe pro animabus illis, Receive them in behalf of those souls we quaram hodie memoriam facimus. commemorate today.

Fac eas, Domine, And let them, Lord, pass from death to life, de morte transire ad vitam, Quam which was promised to Abraham and olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus. his descendants.

V. Sanctus Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Holy, holy, holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth! Lord God of Sabaoth. Pleni suni coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Osanna in excelsis Hosanna in the highest.

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Osanna in excelsis Hosanna in the highest.

VII. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, qui tollis peccata mundi, who takes away the sins of the world, dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them eternal rest.

VIII. Communio Lux æterna luceat eis, Let eternal light shine on them, Lord, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, as with Your saints in eternity, quia pius es. because You are merciful.

Requiem æternum dona eis, Grant them eternal rest, Lord, Domine, et Lux perpetua luceat eis, and let perpetual light shine on them, cum Sanctus tuis in as with Your saints in eternity, because æternum, quia pius es. You are merciful.

Requiem, Op. 9 MAURICE DURUFLÉ

I. Introït Requiem aeternam dona eis, Eternal rest grant them, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. O Lord, and let eternal light shine upon them. Te decet hymnus, A hymn to you is fitting, Deus in Sion, O God in Zion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem; and a vow made to you in Jerusalem;

exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer, ad te omnis caro veniet. all flesh comes to you. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Eternal rest grant them, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. O Lord, and let eternal light shine upon them.

II. Kyrie Kyrie eleison, Lord have mercy, Christe eleison. Christ have mercy, Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy.

III. Domine Jesu Christe Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae, Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, libera animas omnium fidelium free the souls of all the faithful defunctorum de poenis inferni departed from the punishments of hell et de profundo lacu. and from the deep abyss. Libera eas de ore leonis, Deliver them from the lion’s mouth ne absorbeat eas tartarus, so that Tartarus does not swallow them, ne cadant in obscurum. and that they do not fall into darkness.

Sed signifer sanctus Michael But holy Michael, repraesentet eas describes them as being in lucem sanctam, in the holy light, which long ago quam olim Abrahae promisisti to Abraham and his offspring et semini ejus. you promised. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, Offerings and prayers to you, Lord, laudis offerimus. praise we offer. 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 8

Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, Hear them for the sake of those souls quarum hodie which today memoriam facimus, we remember, fac eas, Domine, grant, Lord, de morte transire ad vitam that they may pass from death to life, quam olim Abrahae promisisti which long ago to Abraham et semini ejus. and his offspring you promised.

IV. Sanctus Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts. pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory,

Hosanna in excelsis! Hosannah in the highest. Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in excelsis! Hosannah in the highest.

V. Pie Jesu Pie Jesu Domine, Gracious Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them eternal rest.

VI. Agnus Dei Agnus Dei, Lamb of God, qui tollis peccata mundi, who takes away the sin of the world, dona eis requiem sempiternam. grant them eternal rest.

VII. Lux æterna Lux aeterna luceat eis, May eternal light shine on them, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, Lord, with your saints forever, quia pius es. because you are gracious. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Eternal rest grant them, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. O Lord, and let eternal light shine upon them.

VIII. Libera me Libera me, Domine, Deliver me, Lord, de morte aeterna, from eternal death in die illa tremenda, on that tremendous day when the heavens quando coeli movendi sunt et terra, and the earth are disturbed, dum veneris judicare saeculum per when you will come to judge the world ignem. through fire. Tremens factus sum ego I am forced to tremble and I fear, et timeo dum discussio when the distruction comes venerit atque ventura ira, and the impending wrath, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra. when the heavens and the earth are disturbed. Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, That day, the day of wrath, dies magna et amara valde. of calamity, of misery, day immense and most bitter. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let eternal light shine upon them.

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et perducant te in civitatem sanctam may the martyrs welcome you in your Jerusalem. coming and guide you into the holy city Jerusalem.

Chorus Angelorum te suscipit A chorus of angels will greet you, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere and with Lazarus, once a beggar, aeternam habeas requiem. may you have eternal rest.

THE Artists JAMES M. MEADERS, DCINY Conductor Dr. James M. Meaders is currently an artistic and educational consultant with Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) and a freelance conductor and voice teacher in the United Kingdom. Dr. Meaders moved to New York in July 2014 to accept a position with DCINY after 16 years on faculty at Mississippi College. As pro - fessor and director of choral activities in the department of music at MC, Dr. Meaders’ choirs performed multiple invitational performances for conven - tions of the American Choral Directors Association at the state, divisional, and national level. He led the Mississippi College Singers on four international Dr. Meaders appeared as a guest con - tours and concerts in such venerable ductor with DCINY on many occasions, venues as Washington National Ca - with credits including Rene Clausen’s thedral, St. Peter’s, Vienna, Canterbury Memorial , Rutter’s Mass of the Children , Cathedral, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie and Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Hall. He has also presented multiple Psalms . In 2014 Dr. Meaders, in collab - sessions on varied choral topics to state oration with the Distinguished Concerts and divisional ACDA conventions. In Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts February 2015 Dr. Meaders, along with Singers International, conducted the Dr. Alicia Walker from the University New York premiere of Requiem for the of South Carolina, presented a session Living by Dan Forrest. Recent conduct - on the integration of service learning ing engagements include a reprise of and music education for national ACDA Requiem for the Living in January in Salt Lake City, Utah. He presented a 2016 and Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass in session on rehearsal technique to the March 2016, both at Carnegie Hall. Dr. annual convention of the Association of Meaders was honored to conduct the British Choral Directors in Glasgow, New York premiere of Kim Arnesen’s Scotland, in August 2017. Requiem in January 2017 at Carnegie 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 10

Hall, followed up by a collaboration He was a practicing church musician with Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo for more than 25 years before mov - at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center in ing to New York and has conducted June 2017. He is returning to the com munity choirs, numerous honor Carnegie Hall stage in 2018 with per - choirs, and many festivals. Dr. Meaders, formances of Mozart’s Requiem, Dream - in partnership with several U.S. choral weaver by Ola Gjeilo, and Jubilate Deo colleagues, created The International by Dan Forrest. Partnership for Choral Music Education, an annual service learning –based con - Dr. Meaders has taught undergraduate ducting symposium in Johannesburg, and graduate conducting, applied South Africa, that is dedicated to pro - voice, and chaired a university depart - moting the development of the choral ment of music. He facilitates and serves arts of South Africa. He is past-presiden t on the faculty of DCINY’s annual of Mississippi ACDA and has served as Conductors’ Mentoring Workshop, college and university R&S chair for held each January in New York City. Southern Division ACDA.

MARIBETH CRAWFORD, Soprano Lakes Regional NATSAA voice compe - tition. She has appeared with musical organizations such as Cincinnati Opera, Opera Per Tutti, Lebanon Symphony Orchestra, Bowling Green Symphony Orchestra, New Stage Collective, Natchez Festival of Music, CCM Spoleto, and West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Roles that Dr. Crawford has performed include Josephine in HMS Pinafore , Virginia Poe in Voyage of Edgar Allen Poe , the Sandman in Hansel and Gretel , Musetta in La bohème , Alice Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor , Echo and the Nightingale in Ariadne auf Naxos , Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro , Soprano Maribeth Crawford is described Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night by the Green Bay Press as “nimbly Music , and Fruma-Sarah in Fiddler on expressive of countenance and voice.” the Roof . Dr. Crawford is a music edu - Praised for her “bright tone, ample cator and currently serves as assistant vibrato, and careful diction” ( Cleveland professor of voice and opera at Murray Classical ), Dr. Crawford’s performance State University in Murray, Kentucky. experiences include areas of opera, ora - A native of Mississippi, she received her torio, musical theater, and art song. She bachelor of music degree from Mississippi is the recipient of numerous awards, College and her master of music and including first place in the Voices of doctoral of musical arts degrees from Mississippi voice competition, artist the University of Cincinnati’s College- category, and winner of the 2012 Great Conservatory of Music. 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 11

CECELIA STEARMAN, Mezzo-soprano Cecelia Stearman spent 14 years living and singing in Germany and France and now resides in New York City. A native of Mississippi, Ms. Stearman has per - formed opera, oratorio, and recitals in theaters and concert stages on four con - tinents and in numerous countries including such venues as the Uspinov Palace of St. Petersburg, Alte Oper in Frankfurt, and the Odeon Herod Atticus of Athens. In addition, Ms. Stearman has recorded African-American spirituals for German Public Radio. Music critics have praised Ms. Stearman as “commanding both vocally and physi - cally” (KDHX Theater Review) and as possessing “a pure alto sound...rarely Waltraute in Die Walkuere , the mother heard.... Her voice was rich, dark, and in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night liquid” ( The Clarion Ledger ). Some of Visitors , and the role of Erda in Siegfried . her favorite opera performances have Most recent New York City appearances included Prince Orlofsky in Die include the mezzo solos in Palmeri Fledermaus , the Sorceress in Dido and Tango Mass and a presentation of the Aeneas , The Countess in Pikovaya music of Mark Hayes, with composer- Dama , Jade Boucher in Dead Man arranger at the piano. Ms. Stearman Walking , Erda in Das Rheingold , holds a master’s in vocal performance.

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

Recent and upcoming worldwide debuts include: Slovak National Theater, Estates Theater Prague, Stadttheater Giessen, Teatro Principal de Burgos (Spain), Chamber Symphony, Haymarket Opera Orquestra do Norte (Portugal), Dallas Company, Konzertchor Darmstadt, 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 12

Toronto’s Nocturnes in the City concert Wickline-Seaman Grant from the series, Opera Fayetteville, the Cincinnati Pittsburgh Concert Society. Early Music Festival, Indianapolis Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Trinity International In addition to his singing, Mr. Mlynek Concert Choir, St. Croix Landmarks has co-founded and served as artistic Society (Virgin Islands), and Cincinnati director for Cincinnati Chamber Opera, Chamber Opera. Mr. Mlynek has won and currently serves as general and artistic awards in the Komitas International, director of operCHRISTUS, an organiza - Czech and Slovak International, Harold tion which he began to serve communi - Haugh Light Opera, National Society ties worldwide through the combination of Art and Letters, and the Sarasota of music and humanitarian efforts. For Artist Guild competitions, and was more information on Mr. Mlynek, awarded a highly competitive Homer please visit www.shawnmlynek.com.

PATTON RICE, Bass Patton Rice is in his 13th year as the director of vocal music at MSA and holds a degree in music education from Auburn University and a master’s in vocal performance from Florida State University. While at MSA he has pre - pared the chorale for performances with DCINY at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Mr. Patton’s solo experience includes Memorial by René Clausen with DCINY at Carnegie Hall, Escamillo to Denyce Graves’ Carmen with the Southern Festival Orchestra, and Polonius opposite Sherill Milnes’ Hamlet with Greater Miami Opera.

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE, Guest Conductor Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée is a rap - idly rising conductor on today’s concert music stage and an internationally rec - ognized scholar and pedagogue. Dr. Vallée is director of choral studies and chair of the conducting area at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montréal. Prior to his appointment at McGill University, he served as director of choral studies at California State University in Los Angeles, and was on the choral faculty of the University of Redlands. In addi - tion to his interest in choral, operatic, and orchestra music, Dr. Vallée is an 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 13

advocate for contemporary music, the Hawaii International Conference making one of his priorities to pre - on Arts and Humanities, and the miere and commission works by young World Symposium on Choral Music. composers and program rarely per - Maestro Vallée is also director of the formed repertoire. As a scholar, Dr. renowned choir of the Church of St. Vallée has been invited to present his Andrew & St. Paul in Montreal, and research at several national and inter - music director of the Ottawa Choral national conferences including the Society. His work has been broadcast American Choral Directors Association, by CBC and PBS, and can be heard on Festival 500, the National Collegiate several recordings, including his new Choral Organization, Podium, the recording entitled LUX (ATMA 2017). national conference of Choral Canada, www.jsvallee.com

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA Founded in 2008 by esteemed choral Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan and orchestral conductor Dr. Jonathan Griffith and DCINY’s roster of notable Griffith, Distinguished Concerts Or- guest conductors, the DCO performs in chestra (DCO) is the resident orchestra Carnegie Hall and in Lincoln Center. for Distinguished Concerts International Whether performing choral/orchestral New York (DCINY), the city’s preemi - masterworks or premiering adventure - nent producer of choral and orchestral some new compositions, the DCO has concerts in New York’s most presti - been lauded by conductors and review - gious concert venues. The DCO is com - ers alike for its fresh interpretations, prised of some of the top orchestral musical subtlety, and virtuosic ensem - musicians in the area including numer - ble playing. Dr. Griffith and the DCO ous graduates of Juilliard, The Manhattan are past winners of the prestigious School of Music, The New England American Prize in the professional Conservatory, and Boston Conservatory. orchestra category, awarded in 2014 While the vast majority of these players and 2015, and a semifinalist for the have performed in every DCINY pro - 2016 and 2017 competitions. Dis - duction since its inception, those play - tinguished Con certs Orchestra is driven ers who have left the New York area by passion, innovative vision, a total have gone on to permanent posts in belief in its artists, and an unwavering orchestras such as the Boston Symphony, commitment to bring forth an unfor - Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the gettable musical experience for per - London Philharmonic. former and public alike.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL Distinguished Concerts Singers Inter - singers are alumni of DCSI and have national (DCSI) forms the backbone of sung in two or more of the DCINY Distinguished Concerts International concert series over the years. The DCSI New York (DCINY), the city’s preeminent has drawn members from 42 countries producer of choral and orchestral con - and six continents. While the majority of certs in New York’s most prestigious singers are dedicated amateur musicians, concert venues. DCSI is comprised of many professional and semi-professional singers and chorus members from around ensembles, as well as individual profes - the world. Between 30 –40 percent of the sional singers, have also participated in 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 14

the DCSI. All singers and/or ensembles appear on the DCINY concert series. go through an audition process The DCSI can vary in size from reviewed by the DCINY artistic team between 100 to 500 singers, depending in order to receive an invitation to upon the repertoire.

Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Centennial High School Chamber Choir (TN), Jonathan Vest, Director Chancellor High School Vocal Ensemble (VA), Rhonda Miller, Director Choeur classique de l’Outaouais (Canada), Tiphaine Legrand, Director Choeur Les Rhapsodes (Canada), David Rompré, Director Chor der Stadt Wiesbaden (Germany), Christoph Stiller, Director Ensemble vocal Ganymède (Canada), Yvan Sabourin, Director Exeter Bach Society (UK), Jonathan Lucas Wood, Director First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, Lake Charles (LA), D. Bret Smithey, Director The Jackson Hole Chorale (WY), Ron Fabry, Director *Lincoln County Choral Society (MS), Patton Rice, Director Melton Mowbray Choral Society (UK), James Gutteridge, Director *Mississippi School of the Arts Chorale (MS), Patton Rice, Director Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des Mélomanes (OPCM) (Canada), Francis Choinière, Director Ottawa Choral Society (Canada), Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Director Portland Choir & Orchestra (OR), David M. Thomas, Director Rideau Chorale (Canada), Roland Graham, Director Southland Symphony Orchestra Chorus (CA), Sylvia Lee Mann, Director *Sutton Valence Choral Society (UK), Bryan Gipps, Director Taunton Choral Society (UK), Edward Goater, Director Vocaal Ensemble Cantate (The Netherlands), Niels Kuijers, Director And Individual Singers from around the globe

*Denotes DCINY Alumni

PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS

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

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL Matthew Adam Pat Aronson Keith Biggs Margot Brockman Lynton Adams Raphaël Ashby Louise Binette Jaap Bron Haekyung Adler Cassidy Attig Nancy Birchard Charlotte Broomfield Barbara Ainge William Bancks Carmen Boehm Ava Brown Luc Albert Marianne Bartsch Nancy Bohne Caroline Brown John Alberts Thomas Josef Bartsch Alice Boissinot Karine Bruneau Kaylee Alberts Katherine Bason Marilou Bonnier Randy Buckingham Susanne Alberts Noah Baughman Romane Bonnier Bettie Bullad Monica Allfrey Curtis Bedont Assunta Borrelli Mark Bullock Kauo Alyssa Tanja Eveline Eva Boudier Evan Burman Kendall Amy Bergmann Yvon Bourgault Gracelyn Burris Kathryn Anderson Layton Bergstedt Steven Boxall Samuele Cacchione Madison Anderson Eugène Beringer Margaret Boyd Tatiana Campbell Janet Apostalon Margarete Bessei Beth Breeland Hadden Cara 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 15

Reyes Carla Janko Fraanje Barbara Janssen Jacinth Molina Da'Vay Carter Dana Frankland Kelsey Jenks Gabe Morehouse Lexi Carter Tim Frodsham Don Jensen Anderson Stephen Carter David Frohn Kathy Jensen Rachel Morris Lexi Chaffin Morgan Fruge Graham Johnson Stephanie Mover Micheline Chartrand Tammy Fry Iva Joiner Arnaud Muguet Susan Chenet Parker Fuhriman Ronald Joiner Emma Murphree Francis Choinière Sandra Futrell Christopher Jones Caila Murphy Nicholas Choinière Renate Maria Emma Jones Paul Muset Juline Christofferson Elisabeth Gaensslen Pipa Jones Arnold Natalie Marcyn Del Clements Patricia Galbraith Nyla V. Juliano Thomas Nelson Joshua Cleveland Benjamin Gallagher Alexavier Kelly Kali Nelthorpe-Demi Laura Cloke Emiliano Garcia Mitchell Kelly Alan Neville Sholto Cole Camden Gardner Clive Kirkbride Seonaid Newell- Barbara Colton McKenzie Garey Renate Klass Macintosh Lisa Comeau Juliet Gear Brent Kneipp Avery Neyland Christopher Cooper Jennifer Gennings William Kohnen Naiomi Nichols MaryKate Core Judy Goodson Helga Kuhnt-Moore Wolfgang Peter Alfred Dewayne Corley Ingrid Gosney Adrian Kurbegovic Niebling Rachel Criddle Cheryl Gott Linda Larson Katie Norris Zuri Cullen Adele Graf Kerrie Lawn Se’lah Norwood Carol Cunningham Sylvia Grambart Ava Leathers David Oborne Maney Darby Michaela Gratz Enya Leger Karen O’Connor Stephanie Daum Toby Greenbaum Joy Leslie Briana Ogan Jennifer Davis Andrew Gregory Addison Lewis Frank Oliver Lynn Davis Ann Gregory Rhea Lewis Annette Osnos Shalon Davis Eli Greiss Roy Lidstone David Palframan Marci Dayley Céline Guay Christine Elisabeth Naomi Pastrana Marc de La Julian Guidote Limburg Natalie Peterson Durantaye Nathan Guillory Kathy Logan Lopes Mark Deason Alys Gunstone Jenna Longhini Bruce Pettipas Gabrielle Di Hildegard Sigrun Celeste Lowery Gabriele Gisela Pflug Gironimo Haack-Mey Bernard Lupien Malcolm Phillips Sofia Di Gironimo Lucy Hames Sylvia Lee Mann Hannah Pinney Massimo DiStefano Analiese Hardgrave Anita Manning Alan Pippin Katherine Dobbin Fiona Harding Lucia Marc Jack Pippin Jan Dodds Shirley Harris Judy Marshall Nicolas Poisson Klaus Peter Doering John Hartman Mary Martel- George Potts Becky Doty Chloe Hawkins Cantelon Gudrun Potts Demi Doty Regine Heck Alexia Martins Carol Preshong Don Doty Fran Hemmings Evan Martins Ciera Presley Cécile Dreze Clement Henry Emily Anne Matthews Jonathan Pryor Nicholas Du Buisson Sam Hermelin Dr. Harald Georg Sue Pyle Harrison DuPree Sarai Hernandez Martin Mayer Myesha Randolph Hannah Dyson Elizabeth Hewitt Ronni McBride Sarah Ransom Elizabeth Edworthy Kaia Hicks Margaret McCoy Mary Anna Replogle Sue Elliott Jane Hill Isabelle McCue George Risenmay Asia Ellis Geoff Hilton Grace McGaha Carrroll Ritter Kenneth Espree Pen Hollin Joseph McGowan Fred Roberson Lawrence Eubanks Sydney Hoover Emily McKenzie Kimball Roberts Kathy Evans Victoria Houle Juliet Meadowcroft Emmett Robertson Diana Evensen Jen Howes Erin Mefford William Robertson James Evensen Hans-Florian Hoyer Katherine Mercer Kathryn Robinson- Scott Evensen Christina Humphries Stephen Mercer Burge Carol Fahie Vana Hurst Lynda Middleton Andrew Rodger John Farrell Paula Hurtig Leon Miller Kirsten Root Michaela Maria George Hutchinson Rhonda Miller Sophie Rosenbaum Anette Feifel Rachel Ives Virginia Miller Babins Abbie Fletcher Mia Jackson Ashley Mills Stefanie Elisabeth Andres Fontan Tyler Jacobs James Minter Round Brenda Foshee Gover James Caroline Mohr Olivia D. Royster 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 16

Yvonne Ruecker Brian Small Dr. Jens Peter Elsie Wamsley Brant Russell Liz Smith Thomasser Jenny Wan Yi Jiao Amy Russian Alan Smithee Shirley Tomlinson Tian Ai Wang Barnebee Ryan David Smithey Alex Torres Naimah Washington Terttu Marjatta Saari Lori Smithey Daya Tracy Linda Waterman Rachel Salassi Richard Snyder Johane Tremblay Julian Watson Anna Sauer-Hofer Uzonka Solyom Lisa Trubiano-Arnold Tina Watson Nancy Savage Ella Sparling Ellen Tsai Kathleen Westhora Birgit Scherer Jacob Spears Daphne Tucker Susan Wey Maria Renate Patricia Sprung Ross Turpin Elizabeth Whitehurst Schindler Maria Magdalena Valerie Turpin Sheila Whitfield Alexandra Schmidt Stanek Manfred August Eve Whittacre Nina Schmidt Elke Ilse Stei Tuttlies Heather Williams Angelika Schmitz- Kayla Syrkes Sarah Underwood James Williams Susseck Alan Taliaferro Jade Vachon-Côté Matthew Williams Van Schumtz Carolyn Talkes- Elisabeth Van Sandie Williamson Miriam Schurman Nichols Leeuwen Amy Windam Silvia Sebold Henry Tete Becky Vaughn James Wyche III Stephanie Servin David Thomas Fabrice Vienne Sarah Wynne Sue Skidmore Emily Thomas Dr. Stefanie von Werder Stuart Wynne Kathrin Skillings Helen Wait Boran Zaza

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

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DCINY 2018 Concert Series Saturday Evening, March 17, 2018, at 7:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center Reflections of Light Cherubini: Requiem in C minor Hilary Apfelstadt, Conductor Laureate Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International The Music of Thompson, Hamilton, and Others Martha Shaw, Director Distinguished Concerts Singers International Constantinides: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project) Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Iris Derke, Flute Kirsten Agresta Copley, Harp Dinos Constantinides, Composer-in-Residence Distinguished Concerts Orchestra

Sunday Afternoon, March 25, 2018, at 2:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center Total Vocal Deke Sharon, Guest Conductor and Creative Director Distinguished Concerts Singers International and surprise celebrity Guest Artists

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

Sunday Afternoon, April 8, 2018, at 1:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The Music of Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre, Composer/Conductor Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 8, 2018, at 8:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Wind Songs Don Trott, Director The University of Mississippi Concert Singers (MS) Duane Otani & Zachary Christy, Directors Rancho Bernardo High School (CA) Jonathan Richard Grantham, Director Amador Valley High School Wind Ensemble 1 (CA)

Sunday Afternoon, April 15, 2018, at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Dreamweaver The Music of Ola Gjeilo Forrest: Jubilate Deo James M. Meaders, DCINY Conductor Ola Gjeilo, Composer-in-Residence and Piano Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International The Music of Evans, Taylor, Beckham, and Meštrovi ć Miran Vaupoti , Guest Conductor ć Distinguished Concerts Orchestra 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 18

Sunday Evening, April 15, 2018, at 8:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center The Music of Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre, Composer/Conductor Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 22, 2018, at 8:30 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The King’s Singers: 50th Anniversary Celebration Bob Chilcott, Guest Conductor Simon Carrington, Guest Conductor The King’s Singers, Special Guests Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 25, 2018, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Vocal Colors The Music of Reese Norris and Others Reese Norris, Composer/Conductor Barnum: A Thousand Red Birds Eric Barnum, Composer/Conductor Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 28, 2018, at 7:00 David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center The Sacred and Profane: Carmina Burana Rosephanye Powell: Gospel Trinity William Powell, Guest Conductor Rosephanye Powell, Composer-in-Residence Orff: Carmina Burana Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, June 17, 2018, at 8:30 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall Spirit Journey Choplin: Our Father: A Journey through the Lord’s Prayer Pepper Choplin, Composer/Conductor Hayes: Spirit Suite I, II, & III (World Premiere: Suite III) Kevin McBeth, Guest Conductor Andy Waggoner, Guest Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International 02-19 DCINY.qxp_CH Rental 2/7/18 11:40 AM Page 19

Sunday Afternoon, June 24, 2018, at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie Hall The Music of Grases & Núñez World Premiere work by Francisco J. Núñez (Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project) Francisco J. Núñez, Composer/Conductor Grases: La Cigarra y La Hormiga (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project) Cristian Grases, Composer/Conductor Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International Heide Evans, Director Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra (FL)

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