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Friday Evening, May 23, 2014, 8:00Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY)Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General Director

Jonathan Griffith, Co-Founder and Artistic Director

presents

A Breath of Fresh Air

ALICE HIGH SCHOOL HONORS BANDARNOLD GARZA, Director

HENRY FILLMORE The Circus Bee

FRANK TICHELI Angels in the ArchitectureELIZABETH ELIZONDO, SopranoZACHARY VILLARREAL, TrumpetMICHAEL TORRES, BassoonRUBEN NAJERA, FluteLAUREN RODRIGUEZ, ClarinetALEXANDRA CHAPA, Clarinet

PAVEL TSCHESNOKOFF Salvation is CreatedJORDAN GONZALEZ, French Horn

PYOTR ILYICH Finale from Symphony No. 4TCHAIKOVSKY COURTNEY SCHMIDT, Oboe

DEL MAR MASTER CHORUS AND CONCERT CHOIRCORPUS CHRISTI CHORALE

ALICE HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLEDENNIS S. RICHARDSON, Director

BOB CHILCOTT Canticles of LightTe lucis ante terminumChriste, qui, splendoret diesO nata lux de lumine

Intermission

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DEL MAR MASTER CHORUS AND CONCERT CHOIRCORPUS CHRISTI CHORALE

ROSS C. BERNHARDT, Director

ROSS C. BERNHARDT In Memoriam (World Premiere)In ParadisumPostuma OfrendaThe Choir Invisible

HOPE FAIRCHILD THACKER, Mezzo-soprano

KHORIKOSJESSE MARK PECKHAM, Director

GUILLERMO MARTINEZ No llores, paloma ma

KILE SMITH Where Flames a WordBefore your late faceConversation in the MountainsI know you, you are the deeply bowed

FRANK LA ROCCA Miserere

NICK OMICCIOLI A Song of Joys

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Notes ON THE PROGRAMThe title of this piece comes from thename of an imaginary circus news-paper. The work reflects Fillmores

lifelong interest in circuses and hisexperiences while touring with five dif-ferent big top shows.

Angels in the Architecture was commis-sioned by Kingsway International, andreceived its world premiere at theSydney Opera House on July 6, 2008,by a combined band of young musiciansfrom Australia and the United States,conducted by Mathew George. The

work unfolds as a dramatic conflictbetween the two extremes of humanexistenceone divine, the other evil. Theworks title is inspired by the SydneyOpera House itself, with its halo-shapedacoustical ornaments hanging directlyabove the performance stage.

FRANK TICHELI Angels in the Architecture

HENRY FILLMORE The Circus Bee

Subtitled A Chorale Prelude, this compo-sition is based on a beautiful RussianOrthodox chorale. Pavel Tschesnokoff(18771944) was a Russian choral

conductor, teacher, and composer withmore than 400 choral works to his credit.This composition retains the clarity ofharmony that characterized his works.

PAVEL TSCHESNOKOFF Salvation is Created

The Finale to the Fourth Symphony is atumult of vivacious gaietyas Tchaikov-sky himself designated: the joy of see-ing others happy and jolly. TheRussian folk melody, though introduced

very near the beginning, in the course ofthe principal theme itself, is sufficientlyindividual to serve as a subordinatetheme. The rhythmic treatment of thispopular tune is ingenious.

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Finale from Symphony No. 4

Canticles of Light was commissioned in 2000 by Winchester Music Club incelebration of the 75th anniversary ofits foundation by Sir George Dyson.The piece is comprised of three ancientLatin hymns that were in widespreaduse at least as early as the 10th century.The first two are evening hymns thatask for Gods protection and comfortthrough the night. The third hymn is a

song for the morning, anticipating therenewed strength and hope that the daywill bring.

The work is written for chorus andsmall orchestra, with a significant partfor a choir of trebles or young voices,who in the two outer movements chantplainsong-like phrases above the mainchorus. There are further parallels with

BOB CHILCOTT Canticles of Light


In Memoriam had its origin as a single-movement choral work. A couple ofyears ago, the Corpus Christi Choralehad a silent auction fundraiser. For mycontribution to the auction, I offered towrite a new choral piece for theChorale on a text of the buyers choice.The winner of my item, Elvia Carranza,requested that I set a poem written byher mother entitled Pstuma Ofrenda,or Final Offering. I was enchantedby the poems expression of the desirefor remembrance after death, as well asthe musical imagery evoked in the text.After I began working on the composi-tion, I was approached by DennisRichardson about collaborating on aCarnegie Hall performance with DCINY,including writing a new extended work tobe performed on the program. Since theprogram was near Memorial Day, I real-ized that the text I was currently settingwould be ideal as one movement of amulti-movement work. I selected addi-tional texts from the Catholic Requiemand the poetry of George Eliot.

The first movement, In Paradisum, con-tains both text and musical materialfrom the Gregorian chant setting of theRequiem mass. I wrote harmonies withethereal structures to evoke the souls

journey into paradise. The rhythmicstructure captures the unmetered flow ofchant, emphasizing the importance ofnatural speech declamation.

The original single movement became thesecond movement of this extended work.I used a traditional Spanish chord pro-gression as the centerpiece of the work,moving voice parts down stepwise at dif-ferent times to create dissonances evokingthe word duerma or sleep. The mezzosoloist is the voice of the poems author,displaying a reverent wistfulness.

In the final movement, The ChoirInvisible, Eliots text refers to the invis-ible souls that still sing in our lives collec-tively after their individual deaths. I usedmore traditional harmonies in this move-ment to create a more American choralsound in the vein of Aaron Copland orRandall Thompson. The duerma themeof the second movement returns, but inreverse, signifying the souls journeyfrom sleep to eternal life in our memo-ries. The chant material from the firstmovement also reappears and is inter-twined with the new themes to unify thethree movements of In Memoriam.

Program note by Ross C. Bernhardt

ROSS C. BERNHARDT In Memoriam (World Premiere)

the ancient and timeless art of plain-song in the scale-wise melodic contoursand rhythmic independence of the mainchoral writing, whilst, at the other endof the musical timeline, Chilcotts expe-rience as a member of the KingsSingers is readily apparent in his skillfuluse of close-harmony techniques. His

expert synthesis of these seemingly dis-parate elements has resulted in a musi-cal language of considerable expressivepower, eloquently conveying in thesethree short pieces a reassuring messageof hope and renewal.

Program note by John Bawden


No llores, paloma ma or Do notweep, my dove tells the tale of twoyoung lovers whose fate is shattered bybetrayal. Martinez weaves togetherthree popular melodies of Cantabria to

express the emotions of their story. Themusics mood ranges from gentle andsweet, to chaotic and powerful, beauti-fully expressing the tumult of the younglovers relationship.

GUILLERMO MARTINEZ No llores, paloma ma

Where Flames a Word uses text by thepoet Paul Celan, which he translated intoEnglish from the original German. Thefirst and third movements are settings ofthe poems Before Your Late Face andI Know You, You Are the DeeplyBowed. For the second movement,

Smith used an excerpt of a prose pieceby Celan, titled Conversation in theMountains. Two cousins meet on a hiking trail, and their seemingly incon-sequential conversations reveal verydeep truths about themselves andabout the world.

KILE SMITH Where Flames a Word

Miserere, Latin for Have Mercy onMe, is a work that holds deep personalmeaning for La Rocca and is one of themost challenging pieces he has written. It recounts a biblical episode in the life of King David, in which he is caught in a heinous crime. King

David expresses great remorse anddeep repentance in the first part of thetext, and then as things evolve, hebegins to experience a sense of peace.King David realizes that admitting hiscrime also opens himself to the possibilityof forgiveness.

FRANK LA ROCCA Miserere

A Song of Joys is based on WaltWhitman poem of the same name fromhis collection Leaves of Grass. Thepoem is a vast description of all of lifesjoy, and extols the virtues of nature,love, and nostalgia. Whitman praisesthe lives of farmers, soldiers, mothers,firemen, and people of all back-grounds, uplifting their everyday workinto a celebration of humanity and

possibility. The poem is rich withimagery, and captures the beauty ofsimple acts, such as boiling a lobster orrowing on a river. In setting the text tomusic, Omiccioli chose excerpts that hefelt best summed up Whitmans inspi-rational message. The music reflects thejoyful mood of the poetry, yet embracesthe pensive side of Whitmans work as well.

NICK OMICCIOLI A Song of Joys


Canticles of LightBOB CHILCOTTTexts: Hymn at Compline from Liturgia Horarum and Hymn at Laudes

Te lucis ante terminum

Te lucis ante terminum, Rerum Creator poscimus, ut solita clementia,sis praesul ad custodiam.

Te corda nostra somnient, te per soporem sentiant, tuamque semper gloriam

vicina luce concinant.

Vitam salubrem tribue, nostrum calorem refice, taetram noctis caliginem tua collustret claritas.

Praesta, pater omnipotens, per Jesum Christum Dominum,qui tecum in perpetuum regnat cum Sancto Spiritu. Amen.

Before the end of day

Before the end of day,creator of all things, we ask you,with your wonted kindness,be our protector and guardian.

Let our hearts dream of you,let us feel you near while sleeping,and let us celebrate always your eternal

gloryin the light of the new dawn.

Grant our bodies health,restore our strength,and let the foul gloom of the nightbe illuminated by your brightness.

Do all this, omnipotent Father,through Jesus Christ the Lord,who with you forever reigns with the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Christe, qui, splendor et dies

Christe, qui, splendor et dies,noctis tenebras detegis,

lucisque lumen crederis,lumen beatis praedicans.

Precamur, sancte Domine,hac nocte nos custodias;sit nobis in te requies,quietas horas tribue.

Somno si dantur oculi,cor semper ad te vigilet;

tuaque dextra protegasfideles, qui te diligunt.

Christ, brightness of the light of day

Christ, brightness of the light of day,you who roll away the shadows of the

night,who bestowed the light of light,telling of the light to come for the blessed.

We pray, Holy Lord,that you watch over us this night;let us find rest in you,and grant us peaceful hours.

Though our eyes be given over to sleep,let our hearts be filled with you through

the night;and with your right hand protect the faithful who cherish you.

Texts and Translations


Pstuma ofrenda

Cuando duerma por siempre bajo latierra obscurra,

Planta un jazmn hermoso junto a misepulture

Para que no me falten cuando ya no teacuerdes

Mis preferidas flores entre sus hojasverdes.

When I sleep forever beneath the darkearth,

Plant a beautiful jasmine beside my grave

So I wont be left wanting when you nolonger remember

My favorite flowers embraced withintheir green foliage.

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Defensor noster, aspice,insidiantes reprime,guberna tuos famulos,quos sanguine mercatus es.

Sit, Christe, rex piissime,tibi Patrique gloria,cum Spiritu Paraclito,in sempiterna saecula. Amen.

Look upon us, our protector,check those who beset us,and guide your servants,whom you have redeemed with your blood.

Glory be to you Christ,holiest of kings, and to the Father,and to the Holy Ghost,forever and ever. Amen.

O nata lux de lumine

O nata lux de lumine,Jesu redemptor saeculi,dignare clemens supplicumlaudes preces que sumere.

Qui carne quondam contegi

dignatus es pro perditis.Nos membra confer effici tui beati corporis.

O light born of the light

O light born of the light,Jesus the redeemer of mankind,kindly deign to acceptthe praises and prayers of your supplicants.

You who once deigned to take on humanform

on behalf of those who were lost.Grant that our weary limbsfind a resting place in you.

In Memoriam (World Premiere)ROSS C. BERNHARDTTexts: Catholic Requiem, Pstuma Ofrenda by Elvia Carranza, andThe Choir Invisible by George Eliot

In Paradisum

In paradisum deducant te Angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te

martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam

Ierusalem. Chorus angelorum te suscipiat, et cum

Lazaro quondam paupere ternam habeas

requiem.

May angels lead you into paradise; upon your arrival, may the martyrs

receive you, and lead you to the holy city of

Jerusalem. May the ranks of angels receive you, and

with Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal

rest.


Son las flores las fieles, compaeraspiadosas,

Las que dan alma y vida a las ttricas fosas,Son la pstuma ofrenda de los seres

queridos,Y las que hablan por todos, los recuerdos

y olvidos. El jazmn que ah siembres crecer

solitario,Mas, sus hondas races rasgarn mi

sudarioPara darme visiones de crepsculos regios!Para darme rumores de mil cantos y

arpegios!Cuando duerma por siempre bajo la

tierra obscura,Planta un jazmn hermoso junto a mi

sepultura,Para que no me falten mis preferidas

floresCuando ya no te acuerdes, cuando ya no

me llores.

Flowers are the faithful ones, devoutcompanions,

Giving sprit and life to the somber tomb,The final offering of loved

ones,Expressing remembrance and things

forgotten. The jasmine that you plant will grow in

solitude,Moreover, its deep roots will brush

against my garmentAwakening visions of glorious twilights!Awakening sounds of a thousand

melodies and arpeggios!When I sleep forever beneath the dark

earth,Plant a beautiful jasmine beside my

grave,So I wont be left wanting my favorite

flowersWhen you no longer remember, when

you no longer cry.

The Choir Invisible

Oh, may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence; live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self, In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge mens search To vaster issues. So to live is heaven: To make undying music in the world, Breathing a beauteous order that controls With growing sway the growing life of man. So we inherit that sweet purity For which we struggled, failed, and agonized With widening retrospect that bred despair. Rebellious flesh that would not be subdued, A vicious parent shaming still its child, Poor anxious penitence, is quick dissolved; Its discords, quenched by meeting harmonies, Die in the large and charitable air, And all our rarer, better, truer self That sobbed religiously in yearning song, That watched to ease the burden of the world, Laboriously tracing what must be, And what may yet be bettersaw within A worthier image for the sanctuary, And shaped it forth before the multitude, Divinely human, raising worship so To higher reverence more mixed with love


That better self shall live till human Time Shall fold its eyelids, and the human sky Be gathered like a scroll within the tomb Unread forever. This is life to come Which martyred men have made more glorious For us who strive to follow. May I reach That purest heavenbe to other souls The cup of strength in some great agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty, Be the sweet presence of a good diffused, And in diffusion ever more intense! So shall I join the choir invisible Whose music is the gladness of the world.

No llores, paloma ma

No llores, paloma maya ves como yo no lloro.

No llores, paloma maramito de flores,campanillas de plata.

Corazn me lo deca,que vivas engaado.

Molinera, no me la das, no!Molinera, la de la vega de Pas,buena molinera eres, pero a m no me la das.

Corazn me lo deca,que vivas engaado.

No llores ms, no llores paloma ma.

(Spoken)Arrimadito a aquel roble,di palabra a una morena.El roble ser testigo,y ella ser mi cadena.Y as concluye la historia,de tantas tenebrosas desventuras.

Dios guarde sus caminos,y el de esa joven paloma.

No llores ms.

Do not weep, my dove

Do not weep, my doveAs you can see, I do not cry.

Do not weep, my doveLittle sprig of flowers,Little bells of silver.

My heart told methat I lived deceived.

Miller woman, you cant fool me, no!Miller woman, the one from the Pas valley,good miller woman you are, but you cant fool me.

The heart told methat you lived deceived.

Weep no more, dont cry my dove

Close to that oak,I swore to a gypsy woman.The oak will bear witness,and she will be my chain.And so ends the storyof so many dark misadventures.

God save his paths,and the paths of that young dove.

Weep no more.

No llores, paloma maGUILLERMO MARTINEZ

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Where Flames a WordKILE SMITHText: Paul Celan

Before your late face

Before your late face,a loner wandering betweennights that change me too,something came to stand,which was with us once already, untouchedby thoughts.

Conversation in the MountainsAnd it was quiet in the mountains where they walked, one and the other.Youve come a long way, have come all the way here...I have. Ive come, like you.I know.You know. You know and see: The earth folded up here, folded once and twice and

three times, and opened up in the middle, and in the middle there is water, and thewater is green, and the green is white, and the white comes from even farther up, fromthe glaciers, and one could say, but one shouldnt, that this is the language that countshere, the green with the white in it, a language not for you and not for mebecause,I ask you, for whom is it meant, the earth, not for you, I say, is it meant, and not formea language, well, without I and without You nothing but He, nothing but It, youunderstand, and She, nothing but that.

I understand, I do. After all, Ive come a long way, Ive come like you.I know.

I know you, you are the deeply bowed

(I know you, you are the deeply bowed,I the transpierced, am subject to you.Where flames a word, would testify for us both?Youall, all real. Iall delusion.)

MiserereFRANK LA ROCCA

Miserere mei Deus secundum magnamisericordiam tuam et secundummultitudinem miserationum tuarumdele iniquitatem meam.

Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea et apeccato meo munda me.

Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognoscoet peccatum meum contra me est semper.

Cor mundum crea in me Deus et spiritumrectum innova in visceribus meis.

Have mercy on me, O God, according tothy great mercy and according to themultitude of thy tender mercies blot outmy iniquity.

Wash me yet more from my iniquity, andcleanse me from my sin.

For I know my iniquity, and my sin isalways before me.

Create a clean heart in me, O God: andrenew a right spirit within my bowels.


A Song of JoysNICK OMICCIOLI

Jubilant! Jubilant!O to sing the most jubilant song!Full of music, full of joy, full of concord and harmony!For the voices of animals, for the swiftness and balance of fish.Dropping of raindrops, rays of sunshine!For the motion of waves in a song!

To go back to the place where I was born,To hear the birds sing once more,O to go back, O to come alive!O to clap your hands! O to sing and dance! O to shout!

O to come alive! To emerge and be of the sky!Of the sun and moon as one of them.Rolling of thunder, darts of lightning! Flying of clouds!O to have life henceforth a poem of new joys!As we sing the most jubilant song of joy! O to shout!

THE ArtistsArnold Garza is a graduate of AliceHigh School and Texas A&M Kingsville.He began his music study early in highschool while he was a student of BryceTaylor. As a student at Texas A&MKingsville, he was lead trumpet in theaward-winning jazz ensemble and alsofirst trumpet in the wind symphony. In1996 he began his teaching career in theAlice Independent School District wherehis bands and jazz groups have wonnumerous competitions, including agrand championship in Florida. Mr.Garza has led the AHS marching bandto the state marching contest for thepast eight years along with winningnumerous contests with the HonorsBand. He has been married to Alena

Garza for 22 years and has four amaz-ing childrenEsai, 21; Eden, 17; Evan,13; and Meela, 12.

ARNOLD GARZA, Director


ROSS C. BERNHARDT, Director and Composer

Dr. Ross C. Bernhardt is director ofchoral activities at Texas A&MUniversity in Corpus Christi, where heconducts the University Singers and

Camerata Isla and teaches appliedvoice. He is artistic director of theCorpus Christi Chorale, a 70-voicecommunity ensemble affiliated with theuniversity. He received a doctor ofmusical arts degree in choral conduct-ing from Michigan State University,and masters and bachelors degreesfrom the University of North Carolinaat Greensboro and the University ofMissouri, respectively.

An internationally recognized composer,Dr. Bernhardt was first-prize winner ofthe Ithaca College Choral Compo-sition Competition, the LongfellowChoral Composition Competition, andthe Silliman Anthem Award Compe-tition in the United States. He also won

Dennis S. Richardson is director ofchoral activities and assistant professorat Del Mar College in Corpus Christi,Texas. He is also in his eighth year as theartistic director of the Del Mar MasterChorus, a community choir sponsoredby the college. Mr. Richardson studiedchoral conducting at West Texas A&MUniversity, Texas State University andTexas Tech University. His mentorsinclude Houston Bright, Hugh Sanders,

George Umberson, Kenneth Fulton,Donald Bailey, and Kenneth Davis. Heserved as music director for the outdoormusical drama Texas in Palo DuroCanyon, and since 1984, he has devel-oped and organized Texas All-Statechoir camps for colleges and universitiesacross the state, including Texas StateUniversity, Texas Tech University,University of Texas San Antonio, TexasA&M University Kingsville, BaylorUniversity, and Del Mar College. Mr.Richardson has prepared choruses forsymphony orchestras in Lubbock, Texas;Santa Fe, New Mexico; Victoria, Texasand Corpus Christi. Additionally, he hasmanaged choir tours and conducted in Dallas; San Antonio; Galveston;Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; Wichita,Kansas; Monterey, Mexico; New Orleans;Breckenridge, Colorado; and New YorkCity on three occasions. Choirs underhis direction performed at LincolnCenter in New York on the DCINYConcert Series for a special celebrationon Martin Luther King Day in 2010.

DENNIS S. RICHARDSON, Director


first prize in the Concurso InternacionalAmadeus de Composicin Coral, inSpain, and won special commendationand premiere of his new work in thePhoenix Choral Composition Compe-tition in the United Kingdom. His com-positions are published by Mark Fosterand Hinshaw.

Prior to his 2008 appointment at TexasA&M, Dr. Bernhardt served for 13years as chair of the music departmentand director of choral activities atLambuth University in Jackson,Tennessee. He also served on the facul-ties of Columbia College (Missouri)and Lansing Community College

(Michigan) and was a high schoolchoral director in southwest Virginia.

For 11 years Dr. Bernhardt served asassistant conductor for the Santa FeDesert Chorale and was also the bassfaculty for the Berkshire Choral Festivalin Santa Fe. An active baritone soloist,Dr. Bernhardt has performed with musi-cians and organizations such as theSanta Fe Opera, Dave Brubeck, SanJuan Symphony, Canterbury ChoralSociety, Sparkling City Light Opera, andthe Santa Fe Symphony. He currentlyperforms each summer with the OregonBach Festival under the direction ofHelmuth Rilling and Matthew Halls.

Equally at home on opera, concert, andrecital stages, Hope Fairchild Thackerhas garnered many vocal awards,including fourth place in the 2012National Association of Teachers ofSinging (NATS) Artist Awards competi-tion. Past operatic and musical theatreroles include Augusta in The Ballad ofBaby Doe, Zita in Gianni Schicci,Mercedes in Carmen, and the Witch inInto the Woods. Oratorio and concertperformances include Mozarts Requiem,Beethovens Choral Fantasy, DuruflsRequiem, Bachs Mass in B minor andHandels Messiah. Ms. Thacker hasalso performed as a member and soloistwith professional choral ensemble BelCanto Company.

Ms. Thacker currently serves as visitingassistant professor of voice at TexasA&M University in Corpus Christi,where she teaches studio voice, diction,and vocal pedagogy, and is an activemember of NATS. Having recentlycompleted her debut Carnegie Hallrecital, she also premiered works by

composers Daniel Musselman andJonathan Green in New York,Tennessee, and Texas in 2013 and2014. Ms. Thacker earned a doctor ofmusical arts degree in vocal perform-ance from the University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro and a masterof music degree in choral conductingand vocal performance as well as abachelor of music education degreewith choral vocal emphasis from theUniversity of Southern Mississippi.

HOPE FAIRCHILD THACKER, Mezzo-soprano


JESSE MARK PECKHAM, Director

Jesse Mark Peckham has received criticalacclaim for conducting multiple orches-tras in the Czech Republic. He hasemerged as one of the most versatile

and accomplished young conductors ofhis generation. At age 18, Mr. Peckhamwas invited to conduct the BeethovenChamber Orchestra in Hradec Krlovand went on to conduct many of theleading orchestras of the Czech Republic,including the Bohulslav Martinu,Moravian Philharmonic and the CeskKormoni Philharmonic. From January2001 to October 2004, he also served asthe artistic director of the Czech WorldOrchestra. Mr. Peckham foundedKhorikos in 2005 and formed DorianArtists Corporation in 2007. Over thepast five years, he has developed Khorikosinto one of New Yorks premiere choralensembles. They have toured the CzechRepublic and Germany, and have alsoperformed throughout New York City.

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PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERS

FluteMadison BeltranGuadalupe CejaRebecca ChavariaKathryn ColvinRuben NajeraAriana GomezDanielle GonzalezMia LopezMikaela MartinezJayme ReynaNatalia Torrez

OboeNyssa RamosKristopher RodriguezCourtney Schmidt

BassoonCristian RosalesMichael Torrez

ClarinetMia ArenasCandy BarreraMaira BonillaAlexadra ChapaHatti ChristensenElena KamauneTiffany Ramon Sophia RazoFrancesca RodriguezLauren RodriguezSavannah SalinasTessa Villarreal

SaxophoneAaron CarranzaAaron GarciaCharlie LozanoEdan RodriguezRudy RodriguezJoshua SanchezJorge Zamora

TrumpetValerie ChapaJavier GarciaJusto GonzalezJohn GuzmanZachary MartinezIsaul RamosJoseph ReyesBenjamin ValerioZachary Villarreal

HornEsbardo AlanizJordan GonzalezLarissa LunaAustin PerezIssac RamirezKristopher Rodriguez

TromboneEden GarzaHunter GarzaJimmy Padilla

Ruben RamirezMichael Torrez

EuphoniumSarah AlanizChristina GonzalezRuben Riojas

TubaAlyssa AlbiarRosalee Mendoza

PercussionCloe AlanizDavid BarrettSamantha EspinosaOlivia GarciaDenysa GonzalezKristine PenaJoaquin A. Rangel

VocalistElizabeth Elizondo

ALICE HIGH SCHOOL HONORS BANDArnold Garza, Director

Joshua AdamsRobin AndersonSamantha AsburyGerald BeckmanEduardo BernardoAgustin BernierSebastian BernierKae BerrySarah BetancourtNancy BeyerAndrew CadySantos CantuJacqueline CarlsonElvia CarranzaShirley CarsonPatrick CarsonPam Charles Ham

Michelle ChristnerLea ColchadoKaren ColchadoMelinda CollinsMorgan DeBordDebbie FanslerBrett FanslerKatarina FanslerVallerie FarmerJennifer FranksChristy FriedelHector GamboaSamantha GonzalezJackie HattenbachGabriella HernandezKathleen HowdenJean Irving

Craig JonesMariah LauritzenPeggy LauxNicholas LopezVelma LunaJudy MellenbruchCatherine Skye

Munoz-MyersElise OlexaVincent PenaEloy PerezRobert PlutaStacy RendonAmber RiveraYvonne RodriguezDru RodriguezJordyn Rodriguez

Deenie Roper TillmanAngelica SaenzAdrian SanchezGayle SchulzClinton SchulzDebbie SetliffCynthia ShockomeSarah SilvaStephen StebbinsAlisha Strand-MuellerCheryl TegardenHope Fairchild

ThackerJessica TurnerDaniel ValverdeChelsea Van MarenChing Wang

DEL MAR MASTER CHORUS AND CONCERT CHOIRDennis S. Richardson, Director

CORPUS CHRISTI CHORALERoss C. Bernhardt, Director

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by the directors as of April 25, 2014. Any questionsregarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.


2014 DCINY Concert and Artist SeriesPlease join us for one of our other events:

Sunday Evening, May 25, 2014 at 7:00Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center CELEBRATION & REFLECTION, PART IBradley Ellingboe, Composer and Conductor Aimee Beckmann-Collier, DCINY Debut ConductorFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Singers InternationalEllingboe: Star Song (World Premiere Orchestral Version) Mozart: Coronation Mass KV 317

Monday Evening, May 26, 2014 at 7:00 Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center CELEBRATION & REFLECTION, PART IIRen Clausen, Composer and Conductor LaureateBob Chilcott, Composer and Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Singers InternationalClausen: Festival Te Deum (World Premiere; Commissioned by the DCINY Premiere Project)Chilcott: Requiem

Sunday Afternoon, June 8, 2014 at 2:00 Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallBLUEGRASS & GRAY: SOUNDS OF AMERICANAJefferson Johnson, DCINY Debut Conductor Michael Adelson, Guest Conductor Carol Barnett, Composer-in-Residence John Purifoy, Composer-in-Residence With Special Guest: Dailey & VincentFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Singers InternationalBarnett: The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass Purifoy: The Chronicles of Blue and Gray (New York Premiere)

Saturday Evening, June 14, 2014 at 7:00 Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center DREAM A BETTER WORLD IGNITE THE SPIRITLincoln Gospel Choir with Special Guests Tonia Hughes, Darnell Davis, and the RemnantDarcy Reese, Director

Sunday Afternoon, June 22, 2014 at 2:00 Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallUNDER THE WESTERN SKYFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Singers InternationalMichael Huff, DirectorUtah VoicesCristian Grases, DCINY Debut Conductor Music for Treble Voices, including the world premiere of a new Latin Americaninspired setting of the Gloria composed by Grases

Dates, repertoire, and artists subject to changeFor a full season listing, visit DCINY.org.

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