Sunday Afternoon, June 26, 2016, at 2:00 Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

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

presents

Songs of Inspiration and HopeMARTHA SHAW, Director

JUDY MASON, Assistant Director, AccompanistSPIVEY HALL CHILDREN’S CHOIR (GA)

DAVID BRUNNER Psalm 150

DAVID BRUNNER The World Is Full of Poetry (from Earthsongs) NATALIE BECKENBAUGH, Oboe

arr. Rō Ogura Hotaru Koi (Japanese Children’s Song)

DONALD PATRIQUIN J’entends le Moulin

arr. Earlene Rentz Turtle Dove (English Folk Song)

arr. Brian Tate Gate Gate (Setting of Buddhist Mantra)

HOAGY CARMICHAEL & Georgia On My Mind STUART GORRELL RANDALL REESE, Saxophone

Comissioned/arr. Randall Reese DANIEL STEIN, Bass

CHRIS GELLA, Drums

arr. Moses Hogan Music Down In My Soul (African-American Spiritual)

Intermission

PLEASE SWITCH OFF YOUR CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

HOLLY HALL, DirectorLILIYA SHAMAZOV, Assistant Conductor

ALESSANDRO SIMONE, PianoSTUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS (NY)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Chor del Engel (“Christus am Oelberge”)

IRISH FOLK SONG Carrickfergus arr. Sean Ivory

AARON COPLAND Zion’s Walls arr. Glenn Koponen

Z. RANDALL STROOPE Amor de mi Alma (You Are the Love of My Soul)

WILLIAM L. DAWSON Ain’-a That Good News!

Pause

LORI LOFTUS, DCINY Debut ConductorCAROL HUGHES, Piano

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

arr. Darla Eshelmann Come and Celebrate

HEINRICH SCHUTZ Cantate Domino arr. Nancy Gundahl

JAMES MCCRAY Kyrie

ROBERT SCHUMANN Widmung arr. J. Muhlolland

KATHY BOWEN I Believe in God

CHARLES TINDLEY The Storm Is Passing Over arr. Barbara Baker

SAMUEL WARD America The Beautiful arr. David Fischer

Notes ON THE PROGRAM

In John Davies’ paraphrase of the 150th Psalm, each line of text is infused withexultation, which is echoed in the vocal fanfare figures.

—Score notes

DAVID BRUNNER Psalm 150

This text was written by the 19th century geologist James Gates Percival andspeaks of the beauty of nature.

—Score notes

DAVID BRUNNER The World Is Fully of Poetry (from Earthsongs)

A popular Japanese children’s song about fireflies. Listen at the very end for theone who is lagging behind!

—Rō Ogura

Hotaru Koi (Japanese Children’s Song)arr. Rō Ogura

The text appears to be illogical and nonsensical at times, due to its “game of rhymes”in which the final syllables of each line all rhyme with “tends” of “J’entends.”

—Donale Patriquin

DONALD PATRIQUIN J’entends le Moulin

The folksong Turtle Dove is both beau-tiful and alluring because of its poeticimagery. It speaks of the faithfulness oflove to the ends of the earth, when thestars fall from the sky, the rocks meltand the seas dry up. It is a tender and

loving song filled with hope and long-ing. In the end the loving couple arecompared to turtle doves who seem tomoan for the loss of their loved ones.

—Earlene Rentz

Turtle Dove (English Folk Song)arr. Earlene Rentz

SPIVEY HALL CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Working at an investment company inNew York, Carmichael was composingin his spare time and wrote Georgia onMy Mind at the suggestion of friendand saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer,sometimes credited with being the“grandfather of modern jazz.”Supposedly Trumbauer told him,

“Nobody ever lost money writingsongs about the South.” Carmichaelfollowed the advice, with StuartGorrell thinking of of the title and help-ing with the lyrics.

—Mike Hobart

HOAGY CARMICHAEL & STUART GORRELL Georgia on My Mindcomissioned/arr. Randall Reese

In Music Down In My Soul, Hoganreally gives us two spirituals. The workis not so much an arrangement of anold work as much as a mostly newcomposition inspired by the older spir-itual Over My Head. From a gospelchordal beginning to a flowing, other-

worldly meditation to a roof raising,hand-clapping finish, Hogan digs deepand helps you find the “music down inmy soul.” In 2003 Hogan died at theage of 46.

—Jamie Spillane

Music Down In My Soul (African-American Spiritual)arr. Moses Hogan

Beethoven’s first major choral work,the oratorio Christus am Oelberge(The Mount of Olives), Op. 85, waswritten in only two weeks in early1803. The first performance took place

on April 5 of that year at the Theateran der Wien (Vienna) where Beethovenhad lodgings and where he held the titleof Conductor at the time. The work isnot performed as a whole very often in

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Chor del Engel (“Christus amOelberge”)

STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL

The Sanskrit text of Gate Gate whichappears at the end of thePrajnaparamita Heart Sutra, is general-ly regarded as the essence of Buddhistteaching. Gate means gone. Gone fromsuffering to the liberation of suffering.Gone from forgetfulness to mindful-ness. Gone from duality to non-duality.Gate gate means gone, gone. Paragatemeans gone all the way to the othershore. Gone, gone, gone all the way

over. In Parasamgate, sam meanseveryone, the entire community ofbeings. Everyone gone over to the othershore. Bodhi is the light inside, enlight-enment, or awakening. And svaha is acry of joy or excitement, like“Halleluia!” Gone, gone, gone all theway over, everyone gone to the othershore, enlightenment, svaha!

—Brian Tate

Gate Gate (Setting of Buddhist Mantra)arr. Brian Tate

The revivalist song “Zion’s Walls” wasarranged by Aaron Copland and isfound in his 2nd volume of OldAmerican Songs. It was originally pub-lished for voice and piano in 1952 and

was later orchestrated by Copland.This mixed-chorus arrangement is byGlenn Koponen.

—Liliya Shamazov

AARON COPLAND Zion’s Wallsarr. Glenn Koponen

Spanish author Garcilaso de la Vega(1503-1536) wrote the poem Amor demi Alma, which he called “Soneto V.”Z. Randall Stroope, who set this poem

of great love to music, is widely knownas a conductor, lecturer and composer.

—www.waltonmusic.com

Z. RANDALL STROOPE Amor de mi Alma

Known and revered the world over,William Levi Dawson (1899-1900) wasone of the greatest contributors to the artof American choral music. Deeply rootedin the flowering era of the American acappella choir and African-Americanfolk traditions, William Dawson fash-ioned the most widely performed selec-

tion of such original American choralmusic, the Tuskegee Choir Series.Among his many compositions are theworld-famous arrangements of spiritu-als, including this a cappella arrange-ment of “Ain’-a That Good News!”

—www.kjos.com

WILLIAM L. DAWSON Ain’-a That Good News!

“Carrickfergus,” is an Irish folk songnamed after the town of Carrickfergus inIreland. This choral arrangement by PaulCaldwell and Sean Ivory beautifully fea-tures a full SSAATTBB chorus. PaulCaldwell and Sean Ivory began arrang-ing music together spontaneously in theearly 1990s. Their works have become

staples in the repertoire of many of theworld’s finest ensembles. Their music hasbeen telecast on PBS and A&E and per-formed at Carnegie Hall, Avery FisherHall, the Sydney Opera House, andthroughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

—http://www.caldwellandivory.com

CarrickfergusIrish, arr. Sean Ivory

modern times, but this final chorus, called the “Chorus of Angels” in the score,has rivaled even Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah in popularity overthe years. The text for the oratorio is based on the Biblical description of Christ’sagony at Gethsemene.

—Walter S. Collins

Known and revered the world over,William Levi Dawson (1899-1900) wasone of the greatest contributors to the artof American choral music. Deeply rootedin the flowering era of the American acappella choir and African-Americanfolk traditions, William Dawson fash-ioned the most widely performed selec-

tion of such original American choralmusic, the Tuskegee Choir Series.Among his many compositions are theworld-famous arrangements of spiritu-als, including this a cappella arrange-ment of “Ain’-a That Good News!”

—www.kjos.com

WILLIAM L. DAWSON Ain’-a That Good News!

Dr. James McCray is a Professor ofMusic at Colorado State Universitywho has composed or arranged overone hundred choral works. He haspublished a two-volume work on

American Choral music. The text,“Lord have mercy…Christ havemercy,” from the traditional Catholicmass is set in beautiful, haunting andpleading melodies.

JAMES MCCRAY Kyrie

“Come and sing a new song to theLord, for He hath done marvelousthings. His right hand and His holyarm hath gotten us the victory.”Heinrich Schutz was one of the mostsignificant composers of the GermanBaroque period, writing almost exclu-

sively for the church. He composed thismotet in 1628 for soprano, alto andbaritone voices. Today, you hear it insoprano I, II and alto ranges, a majorthird higher. The brilliance of counter-point, along with the German textmake it a fitting, praiseful piece.

HEINRICH SCHUTZ Cantate Dominoarr. Nancy Gundahl

Composed in 1997 for the AmericanChoral Directors’ Convention inOklahoma, this energetic and exciting

piece invites young voices everywhereto ‘Come and Celebrate’ the wonderand emotion of vocal music.

Come and Celebratearr. Darla Eshelmann

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONALAll program notes written by Lori Loftus

This exquisite two-part piece is thoughtto have been the text of a poem foundin a child’s jacket. The jacket wasstripped off a young Jewish girl aboutto enter the ovens during World War II.Having faith without sight, gripping

onto hope without any presence ofhumanity produces something inde-scribable, unless one experiences some-thing similar as an inner revelation. Wetrust you will be inspired by this pow-erful yet simple composition.

KATHY BOWEN I Believe in God

‘Have courage, my soul, and let us jour-ney on.’ There is a message for the agesfrom this traditional African Americangospel piece. Barbara Baker, who

resides in Maryland, arranged thiscomposition in memory of her mother,Graeber Wesley. Please enjoy this ener-gizing song of hope!

CHARLES TINDLEY The Storm Is Passing Overarr. Barbara Baker

Widmung is a very popular Germanlove song, from Robert Schumann’s‘Leider.’ The text speaks of a deep andintense love: “You are my soul, myheart, my pain; you are my joy in sunand rain. You are my world, I live inyou; my heaven you, my spirit too. Oh

you, my grave in which so deep, mysorrow lies for you to keep.” Writtenin 1840, ‘Widmung’ was one of thenearly one hundred love songs Robertwrote the year of his long-delayed wed-ding to Clara Wieck. Charming!

ROBERT SCHUMANN Widmungarr. J. Muhlolland

Katharine Bates, at the age of 33, was anEnglish professor at Wellesley College.One summer, she took the train toColorado Springs. On the journey, shewitnessed the alabaster buildings ofChicago, the wheat fields of Kansas andsaw the Great Plains from Pikes Peak.Moved with emotion and a love forAmerica, Katharine composed this poem.Samuel Ward read the text, and com-

posed this hymn tune while on a ferryfrom Coney Island to New York City. Soanxious was he to write the music down,he actually sketched the notes on afriend’s shirt cuff. The text of ‘Americathe Beautiful’ as you hear it today, wasadapted in 1911. David Fischer com-posed this four part treble arrangementupon Lori Loftus’ request in 2000. It hasbeen an inspiration ever since.

SAMUEL WARD America The Beautiful arr. David Fischer

Texts AND TRANSLATIONS

Psalm 150DAVID BRUNNER

To Him with trumpets and with flutesWith cornets, clarions, and with lutes,With harps, with organs, and with shawms,With holy anthems and with psalms.

With voice of angels and of men,Sing Alleluia; amen, amen.With voice of angels and of men,Sing Alleluia; amen, amen.

The World is Full of Poetry (from Earthsongs)

The world is full of poetry; the air is living with its spirit,And the waves dance to the music of its melodies,And sparkle in its brightness.

Hotaru Koi (Japanese Children’s Song)arr. Rō Ogura

Ho, ho, hotaru koi,Atchi no mizu wanigaizo,Kotchi no mizu wa amaizo.

Ho, ho, hotaru koiHo, ho, yamamichi koi.Hotaru no otosan kanemochi da,Dori de oshiri ga pikapika da.Ho, ho, hotaru koi, Yama michi da. Hiruma wa kusabano tsuyu no kage,Yoru wa ponpon taka chochiin.

Tenjiku a gari shitareba,Tsunbakura ni sarawarebe.

Ho, ho, ho firefly, Come, there’s some water that’s bitter totaste.

Come, here’s some water that’s sweet tothe taste.

Ho, ho, ho firefly,Ho, ho, up this mountain path.Firefly’s daddy struck it rich, so he’s gotlots of dough.

No wonder his rear end sparkles in thedark!

Ho, ho, ho firefly,Up this mountain path. In the daytime hiding amongst thedewy-blades of grass,

But when it’s night, his lantern burnsbright.

E’en though we’ve flown all the wayfrom India,

Zoom! And those sparrows swarm toswallow us.

Ho, ho hotaru koi,Atchi no mizu wa nigaizo.Ho, ho hotarukoi,Kotchi no mizu wa amai zo;Ho, ho hotaru koi,Ho, ho y ama michi koi,Ho, ho, ho.

J’entends le MoulinDONALD PATRIQUIN

J’entends le Moulin tique tique taque.Mon père a fait batir maison.L’a fait batir à trois pignons.Sont trois charpentiers qui la font.Le plus jeune c’est mon mignon.

Qu’apportes-tu dans ton jupon?C’est un pâté de trois pigeons.Asseyons-nous et e mangeons.

En s’asseyant il fit un bond,Qui fait trambler mer et poisons,Et es cailloux qui sont au fond.

Ho, ho, ho firefly, Come, there’s some water that’s bitter totaste,

Ho, ho, ho firefly,Come, here’s some water that’s sweet tothe taste;

Ho, ho, ho firefly,Up this mountain path,Look! See a thousand lanterns sparklingin the dark,

Ho, ho, ho firefly,Ho, ho up this mountain path,Ho, ho, ho.

I hear the millwheel tique tique taque.My father is having a house built.It’s being built with three gables.There are three carpenters building it.The youngest is my darling.

What do you have in your apron?It’s a pie made of three pigeons.Let’s sit down and eat it.

While sitting down they all lept up,Causing the sea and fish to tremble,And the stones on the bottom of the sea.

Turtle Dove (English Folk Song)arr. Earlene Rentz

Fare you well, my dear, I must be gone,And leave you for awhile.If I roam away, I’ll come back again,Though I roam ten thousand miles, my dear.

So fair you are my bonny lass,So deep in love am I;But I never will prove false to the bonny lass I love,Till the starts fall from the sky, my dear.

The seas will never run dry my love,Nor the rocks melt with the sun,But I never will prove false to the bonny lass I love,Till all these things be done my dear.

O yonder does sit that little turtle dove,And he sits on yonder high tree,A making a moan for the loss of his love,As I will do for you, my dear.

Georgia on My MindSTUART GORRELL & HOAGY CARMICHAEL

Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through.Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.Georgia, Georgia, a song of you.Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.

Other arms reach out to me; other eyes smile tenderly;Still in peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you.

Georgia, Georgia, no peace I find,Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.

Music Down in My Soul (African-American Spiritual)arr. Moses Hogan

I hear music in the air. I can feel it in the air.There must be a God somewhere.

Over my head I hear music in the air, there must be a God somewhere.Over my head I hear music in the air, there must be a God somewhere.

I got this music down in my soul and it fills my heartwith the joy of the Lord!I’ve got joy – I’ve got it, joy everlasting!I’ve got peace – I’ve got it, peace everlasting!I’ve got love – I’ve got it, love everlasting!

Love in my heart,Oh yes I got peace in my soul.Oh yes I got joy in my heart, joy today!

Do you love the Lord? I love the Lord!I got joy! I got peace! I got love! In my soul!

Chor del Engel (“Christus am Oelberge”)LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Welten singen, welten singen,Welten singen Dank und EhreDem er hab’nen Gottessohn.Welten singen Dem er hab’nen Gottessohn.

Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre, laut im heil’gen Jubelton ,im heil’gen Jubelton, im heil’gen Jubelton.

Welten singen Dank und Ehre,Dem erhab’nen, dem erhab’nen, Dem erhab’nen Gottessohn.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah to the Fatherand the Son, the Son of God.hallelujah,to the Son, the Son of God.

Praise the Lord, ye everlasting choir,in holy songs of joy,in holy songs of joy, in holy songs of joy.

Worlds unborn shall sing His glory,the exalted, the exalted,the exalted Son of God, the Son of God.

CarrickfergusIrish, arr. Sean Ivory

I wish I was in CarrickfergusOnly for nights in Ballygrant.I would swim over the deepest oceanOnly for nights in Ballygrant.

But the sea is wide and I can’t swim over,Nor have I the wings to fly!If I could find me a handsome boatsmanTo ferry me over to my love to die.

Now in Kilkenny they have reportedMarble stones as black as night.With gold and silver I would transport themTo the bonny homeland that was my delight.

Tho’ I’m here today I’ll be gone tomorrow,A handsome rover from town to town.Oh I’ve grown old now, my days are over.Come all you young lads and lay me down.

I wish I was in CarrickfergusOnly for nights in Ballygrant.I would swim over the deepest oceanOnly for nights in Ballygrant.

But the sea is wide and I can’t swim over,Nor have I the wings to fly!If I could find me a handsome boatsmanTo ferry me over to my love to die.

Zion’s WallsAARON COPLANDarr. Glenn Koponen

Come fathers and mothers, come sisters and brothers, Come join us in singing the praises of Zion.O fathers don’t you feel determinedto meet within the walls of Zion.

We’ll shout and go round, shout and go round,Shout and go round the walls of Zion.

Chor del Engel (“Christus am Oelberge”)LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Welten singen, welten singen,Welten singen Dank und EhreDem er hab’nen Gottessohn.Welten singen Dem er hab’nen Gottessohn.

Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre, laut im heil’gen Jubelton ,im heil’gen Jubelton, im heil’gen Jubelton.

Welten singen Dank und Ehre,Dem erhab’nen, dem erhab’nen, Dem erhab’nen Gottessohn.

Amor de mi Alma (You Are the Love of My Soul)Z. RANDALL STROOPE

Yo no nací sino para quereros;Mi alma os ha cortado a su medida;Por hábito del alma misma os quiero.

Escrito está en mi alma vuestro gesto;Yo lo leo tan solo que aun de vosMe guardo en esto.

Quanto tengo confiesso yo deveros;Por vos nací, por vos tento la vida,Y por vos é de morir y por vos muero.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah to the Fatherand the Son, the Son of God.hallelujah,to the Son, the Son of God.

Praise the Lord, ye everlasting choir,in holy songs of joy,in holy songs of joy, in holy songs of joy.

Worlds unborn shall sing His glory,the exalted, the exalted,the exalted Son of God, the Son of God.

I was born to love only you;My soul has formed you to its measure;I want you as a garment for my soul.

Your very image is written on my soul;Such indescribable intimacyI hide even from you.

All that I have, I owe to you;For you I was born, for you I live,For you I must die, and for you I give mylast breath.

THE Artists

Martha Shaw is founding director of theSpivey Hall Children’s Choir Programand Professor of Music and Director ofChoral Activities at Reinhardt Univer-sity in Waleska, Georgia.

Under her direction, the Spivey HallChildren’s Choir and Spivey Hall TourChoir have been featured in perform-ances for state, regional, and nationalconventions of the American ChoralDirectors Association, for the nationalconference of the Orff-Schulwerk Asso-ciation, and for the 2010 nationalconference of Chorus America. Becauseof the artistry and mature vocal soundexhibited by her choirs, Dr. Shaw hasreceived numerous invitations as a clini-cian and guest conductor throughout theUnited States, in Canada and in Korea.

For thirteen years, Dr. Shaw served onthe faculty at Shorter University, whichhonored her as the 2008 recipient of itsPresident’s Award for Teaching andScholarship. She also taught at the Uni-

MARTHA SHAW, Director

Ain’-a That Good News!WILLIAM L. DAWSON

I got a crown up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I got a crown up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I’m a-goin’ to lay down this worl’, goin’-a shoulder up-uh my cross,Goin’-a take it home-a to my Jesus, Ain’-a that good news, good news!

I got a harp up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I got a harp up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I’m a-goin’ to lay down this worl’, goin’-a shoulder up-uh my cross,Goin’-a take it home-a to my Jesus, Ain’-a that good news, good news!

I got a robe up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I got a robe up in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I’m a-goin’ to lay down this worl’, goin’-a shoulder up-uh my cross,Goin’-a take it home-a to my Jesus, Ain’-a that good news, good news!

I got a Saviour in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I got a Saviour in-a the Kingdom, Ain’-a that good news!I’m a-goin’ to lay down this worl’, goin’-a shoulder up-uh my cross,Goin’-a take it home-a to my Jesus, Ain’-a that good news, good news!

Good news, my Lawd! A-ain’-a that good news, Lawd!

A dramatic soprano, Holly Hall has hada distinguished career as an opera singer,concert performer, conductor, and musiceducator. She has performed with vari-ous opera companies including theVienna State Opera, New York CityOpera, Seattle Opera, and Opera Tampa.She has appeared in concert/recital atCarnegie Hall, the Cleveland Museum ofArt, Trinity Church, Bruno Walter Audi-torium, NYCO’s VOX Series, the NewYork Symphonic Arts Ensemble, and theRochester Philharmonic. Her rolesinclude Tosca, Gutrune and the ThirdNorn (Götterdämmerung), Freia (DasRheingold), Helmwige and Gerhilde (DieWalkure), Giulietta (Les Contes d’Hoff-mann), Chrysothemis (Electra), FemaleChorus (The Rape of Lucretia), andMinnie (La Fanciulla de West). Ms. Hallholds a Master of Music degree in Voicefrom the Manhattan School of Music, inaddition to degrees from Cleveland StateUniversity and Randolph-MaconWoman’s College. She has been a recipi-ent of awards from the Wagner Society

of New York and the Musicians Club ofNew York. She is also the recipient ofoutstanding teaching awards from theStuyvesant High School Alumni &Friends Endowment Fund, University ofChicago, and Dartmouth College. Previ-ously, Ms. Hall directed the NYUChorale, conducted the NYC HonorsFestival Chorus, and is currently in her24th year as the Choral Director of TheStuyvesant High School Choruses.

HOLLY HALL, Director

versity of South Carolina, where sheearned a Doctor of Musical Arts inConducting with Larry Wyatt. Prior toher collegiate teaching, she was a musicspecialist for Atlanta’s Fulton County

for 15 years. Studying with DonaldNeuen, she earned a Master of Sciencein Music Education from the Universityof Tennessee. She holds a Bachelor ofMusic Education from Shorter College.

Lori Loftus, the Founding Director ofthe Southern California Children’s Cho-rus (SCCC), is a familiar figure in themusic world. She has performed onkeyboard instruments with the PacificSymphony and the Pacific Chorale since1978. She has been the featured artiston the many great pipe organs through-out the Western United States.

Her abilities as a children’s choral con-ductor have taken her around theworld, conducting performances andleading workshops. She has also served

LORI LOFTUS, DCINY Debut Conductor

as an accompanist and keyboard per-former under the baton of many of theworld’s most renowned choral andorchestral conductors. In March, 2007,Lori was honored for a lifetime of

achievements with the OutstandingAlumni Award for Excellence in ChoralMusic from her alma mater, CaliforniaState University at Fullerton.

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

Charlotte Children’s Choir of Community School of the Arts (NC), Heather Williams Potter,Director

Hilliard Memorial Middle School Choirs (OH), Kelsey D. Burkett, DirectorLindley Sixth Grade Academy Chorus (GA), Kameron Crutcher, DirectorSouth Hills Children’s Choir (PA), Jennifer Nolan, Director*Southern California Children’s Chorus (CA), *Lori Loftus, Director*University Park Elementary School Choir (MD), Amanda M. Ferguson, Director

*Denotes DCINY Alumni

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Sidney LooneyMacie LoParoAmelia Lozano-Beckman

Brian LuClaire LynchGrace LynchHannah MacLeithMia MaganaAaliyah MagcasiSarika MandeZachary ManganKatherine MannLeo MaringKatie MarshEmma McDowellReese McGeehanGrace McManusKaitlyn McPhersonJoseph MeinsteinSophia MiceliClaudia MichaelsAbigail MiddlebrookGray MillerLogan Mintz-Hernandez

Felicity Misse-EkwaAdan MitchellCassandra MohrAngelGrace MooreNathan MooreEly MorenoStefani MorenoMasha MoulerFaith MoultrieKaitlyn MurfittAugust MurphyArpita NagXinyue NamMary NattaradolFelicity NgGalen NgKaya NicholsChloë NiemannClare NolanEmma NolanLydia NolanKrystyn NorrisBrianne NutterKacey NyongesaAngelina OchoaKatie OdellLarissa OlsonAshleigh OwensJoanne PanSammie PaulSomanta PaulGianna PendergrassSarah Pettitt

Emma PinzaClaire PiquetteNina Plaza-BolognoneSierra PlysAnanya PochirajuEvan PoffStephan PopaKamryn PossMakayla PottsAzariah PrescoAbigail PrikockisHannah PulliamRachel PulliamRebecca PulliamCamden PundzakAnnie QuLeilani RasmussenMariera RayBrooke RedaZoe ReddickLauren ReyesSarah ReynoldsRachael RiceNathan RichardsAmelia RiversSeiler RiversGrace Robinson-DornGrace RobyKayla RocchioDennis RonelTyler RoquemoreMilo RosengardCaroline RossZoe RuffinJanelle SaffordBirhanu SalamKathryn SandyTia De SarkarAnnie SaundersLili SchumacherAnna ScottRyan SebtiJulia ShardBenjamin ShenDaria ShkelSamia SiddiquiMika SimoncelliMegan SkidmoreKara SkinnerClaire SloatNatalie SmaileyAlena SmallCardell SmartMaya SmithAlan SmitheeCaleb SooknananRebecca SpethGrace StempelMorgan Stoeling

Lindsey TefftLindsey TharpKyla ThompsonJake ThornTakia TinsleyCatherine TornquistArianna TorresLauren TownsRory TracyErin TsaiEmma TurnerMax UeharaNatalie UrregoMatina VatakisCamilla VincentShayna VinikoorJenna VosskuehlerAllison WaggenerHenry WalkerJason WangKelly WangDawnyae WashingtonKelsey WattsQuintessa WedellAndrea WelshElise WendelburgMadison WesterKaitlyn WhiteCaroline WhittAlex WhittingtonYsabel WilhoitOlivia WilliamsonOlivia WillisRenee WisemanEllie WolfCammy WongShirley WongKristin WrightHarvey WuYuxin WuJane XingYunhan Eric XuCasey YanEmma YangJames YangOwen YangWilliam YangPaige YeKathy YuSylvia YuIsabella ZalloJessica ZhangLeilani ZhangSamuel ZhangSunny ZhaoBei Xin ZhongJoanna ZolnikJeffrey ZouIsabella Zuniga

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors as of May 19, 2016. Any questions regarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

DCINY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, ArtisticDirector & Principal Conductor

Danuta Gross, Director of Finance &Administration

Kevin Taylor, Director of ProgramDevelopment

James M. Meaders, Associate ArtisticDirector & Conductor

Jason Mlynek, Associate Director of ProgramDevelopment

Jim Joustra, Program DevelopmentMark Riddles, Program DevelopmentKatie Sims, Program Development

Julia Falkenburg, Program DevelopmentMaria Braginsky, Program DevelopmentAssistant

Marisa Tornello, Program DevelopmentAssistant

Andrea Macy, Associate Director ofMarketing, Box Office & Promotions

Edmundo Montoya, Director of ProductionDeAnna Choi, Office Operations Manager,Accounting & Billing

Gary Crowley, Graphic Design & WebsiteSamm Vella, Concert Operations &Production

Thomas Reinman, Concert Operations

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Founded by Iris Derke and JonatanGriffith, Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York (DCINY) is theleading producer of dynamicallycharged musical excellence. With itsunforgettable concert experiences inrenowned venues, empoweringeducational programs, and its global

community of artists and audiences,DCINY changes lives through thepower of performance. For moreinformation about DistinguishedConcerts International New York, andupcoming DCINY musical eventsaround the world, please visit:www.DCINY.org.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK

DCINY 2016 Concert SeriesPlease join us for one of our upcoming events:

Monday Evening, October 10, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallMelissa Wimbish, Soprano

Thursday Evening, November 17, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallWarren Lee, Piano

Sunday Evening, November 20, 2016 at 8:30 p.m.Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallHoward Goodall: Eternal LightDr. Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalHoward Goodall, DCINY Composer-in-ResidenceMorten Lauridsen: Lux AeternaBradley Ellingboe, Guest ConductorFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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

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