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

Changing Lives through the Power of Performance

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

presents

Between Heaven and EarthTOM SHELTON, Guest ConductorMATTHEW WEBB, Accompanist

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JOHN LEAVITT Festival Sanctus

G.F. HANDEL Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound, from arr. by Patrick Liebergen Samson, HWV 57 ANNA ROMAN, Trumpet JESDELSON VASQUEZ, Trumpet

G.B. FASOLO Cangia, cangia tue voglie arr. Tom Shelton TAMAR BENAMI, Flute

GYÖRGY ORBAN O Mistress Mine

STEPHEN HATFIELD Family Tree TAMAR BENAMI, Flute

DAN DAVISON Ritmo

TRADITIONAL SONG No Time arr. Susan Brumfield

AFRICAN-AMERICAN Go Down Moses SPIRITUAL arr. Tom Shelton

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RICHARD SPARKS, Guest ConductorDISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA

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ALLAN BEVAN Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode (“Now Goes the Sun Under Wood”) (New York Premiere) I. Why Have Ye No Reuthe On My Child? II. Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode III. Kyrie IV. O Vos Omnes/V. Christe Eleison—Alleluia JOLAINE KERLEY, Soprano TIMOTHY J. ANDERSON, Narrator ALLAN BEVAN, Organ

Intermission

JAMES M. MEADERS, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and ConductorDISTINGUISHED CONCERTS ORCHESTRA

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OLA GJEILO Sunrise Mass I. The Spheres II. Sunrise III. The City IV. Identity & The Ground

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Notes ON THE PROGRAMNou Goth Sonne Under Wode (NowGoes the Sun under Wood) is a dramat-ic, oratorio-style work that describesthe Passion of Christ as seen throughthe traditions of the Middle Ages. Thetitle is from a mysterious MiddleEnglish quatrain (see second move-ment) in which the Virgin Mary’sdespair is compared to the setting sunand her face with the cross.

The mystery and ambiguity of theseearly texts and the medieval faith tradi-tion’s interpretation of the Passionstory informs the work’s overall con-cept. However, the drama of the piececomes from the interaction betweenthree main themes: Mary and Christ’smother-son bond, Christ’s contempla-tion of and response to his imminentdeath (Psalm passages); and the pathosof the Gospel’s accounts of the Passion.

The soprano soloist in Nou GothSonne Under Wode portrays the grief-stricken mother of Christ as she wit-nesses the Crucifixion. In the firstmovement, we hear her express herlove, helplessness, and fate. In the sec-ond movement, Mary’s anguish keepsher silent. In the Kyrie, she sings formercy in the traditional Greek of theancient church and in the pastoralChriste Eleison, she addresses her son

directly. By the end of the work, Maryreflects the medieval tradition of view-ing the cross as a scene of victory bysoaring in an “endless alleluia” finish-ing on a high D flat.

The narrator moves back and forththrough three persona: the innerthoughts of Christ, employing excerptsfrom the Psalms, Christ’s words asrecorded in the Gospels, and the voicesof the Evangelists, Matthew and John,as they describe the events of GoodFriday. The work opens with a sombermonologue, “They that hate that wewithout a cause…” then, as the musicbegins, the second and third roles cometo the forefront as the scene is set andChrist speaks of his pending fate:“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem…”

The primary role of the chorus in NouGoth Sonne Under Wode is to amplifyand universalize the emotional states ofMary and Christ. In the Kyrie the choirlaments like a grieving heavenly host,while in O Vos Omnes, the chorussings the words of Christ as he hangsupon the cross: “Is it nothing to you,all ye that pass by?” This is a passagefrom Lamentations attributed to Christby medieval theologians.

—Allan Bevan

ALLAN BEVAN Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode (NY Premiere)

Sunrise Mass, by Ola Gjeilo, was com-missioned in 2007 by the combinedMajorstua and Nova Chamber Choirsand was premiered in Oslo inNovember 2008. Gjeilo considers him-self a ‘symphonic’ composer in that heoften aims for a lush, orchestral sound,however small the performingensembles. In choral music, this poten-tially means that the music is ultimatelymore important to him than the text.However, it must be made clear that heapproaches his craft from a spiritualperspective and intends to share univer-sal and humanistic experiences in therealm of his music. One need look nofurther than the names of each individ-ual movement for an illustration ofhow spirituality plays a role in SunriseMass.

The text comes from the Ordinary ofthe Mass: Kyrie–The Spheres, Gloria–Sunrise, Credo–The City, Sanctus &Agnus Dei–Identity & The Ground.While Gjeilo set the meaning of theLatin text respectfully and observes thetraditions that masses are expected toexhibit, his overall vision for the piecelies within the titles of the work, only

loosely related to the meaning of theLatin. In so doing, he reveals a structureoutside of the text; a metaphysical jour-ney from the heavens to Earth. Olasums up his Mass setting with the fol-lowing words:

“The music of the Sunrise Mass goesfrom dark and dream like, to moreemotional and dramatic, and eventual-ly warm and grounded. It is importantto me that there is a positive evolutionin artistic expressions, to move every-thing forward, that it has the capacityto help bring us deeper into ourselvesrather than the other way. I really dothink that’s the main point of art. Idon’t know if I in any way am one ofthem, but I think true artists have theability to share something very impor-tant; to express a deeper connectionwith something sacred; soul, or God, ornature, or whatever we perceive it as,through art. And I always believed thatgift should be used to uplift and remindourselves of who we really are andwhat’s truly important in our lives,whatever that may be.”

—Kira Zeeman Rugen

OLA GJEILO Sunrise Mass

Texts AND TRANSLATIONSFestival SanctusJOHN LEAVITT

Sanctus Dominus Deus SabaothHosanna Deo, hosannah in excelsis!Benedictus qui venitIn nominee Domine DeiSanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Domine DeusPleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua Hosannah in excelsis Deo!

Cangia, cangia tue voglieG.B. FASOLOArranged by Tom Shelton

Cangia, cangia tue voglie, o mio cor, che fedele fostia donna crudele.Non t’acorgi, meschin, che sei ferito?Lascia, lascia d’amar chi t’ha tradito.

Lascia, lascia d’amare chi ti finge col riso, col mostrarti il bel viso. Non t’accordgi, meschin, che sei ferito?Lascia, lascia d’amar chi t’ha tradito.

Holy Lord, God of hostsGlory to God in the highest!Blessed is he who comesIn the name of the LordHoly, holy, holy, LordThe heavens and earth are full of yourgloryGlory to God in the highest!

Change, change your wishes, oh my heart,For faithful you have been to a cruelwoman.Don’t you realize, wretched creature,that you are wounded?Stop loving the one who betrayed you.

Stop loving one who has fooled youwith laughterWith showing you that beautiful face.Don’t you realize, wretched creature,that you are wounded?Stop loving the one who has betrayedyou.

Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound, from “Samson,” HWV 57G.F. HANDELArranged by Patrick Liebergen

Awake the trumpet’s lofty sound,We hail this joyful day for God is crowned,Come forth to hear the mighty praise resound!

O Mistress MineGYÖRGY ORBAN

O mistress mine! Where are you roaming? O! stay and hear; your true love’s coming,that can sing both high and low.Trip no further, pretty sweeting; journeys end in lovers meeting; Every wise man’s son doth know.Diridiridon! What is love? ‘tis not here after; present mirth hath present laughter; What’s to come is still unsure, In delay there lies no plenty, Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty, youth’s a stuff will not endure. Diridiridon! Youth’s a stuff will not endure.

Family TreeSTEPHEN HATFIELD

She was so young when she had to flee. What can you carry across the sea? She brought the seeds from the land she knew; but it’s so cold here, the winter wind is so bold here and nothing grew.

Worked in a fact’ry all day ‘til ten; had lots of kids, the way they did back then. With my great-granma sleeping sound, she saw it new there, sparkling green in the dew, pushing out of the ground.

Now when they ask me about my past, about the strong things I know will last; for me, the hard choice a young girl made that gave the soft wind a lullabye in the branches while I sit in shade.

My rose, my darling whenever you be, within the bower of my arms I will rock you to sleep, for deep in my shadow is warm. Now one is a maiden from a sad and distant land, and two is the star upon her brow. And three, the cruel sea rocking her awake, in search of the land where you are growing now.

She was so young when she had to flee. What can you carry across the sea? She brought the seeds from the land she knew; but it’s so cold here, the winter wind is so bold here and nothing grew.

RitmoDAN DAVISON

RitmoBatir las manos al ritmoHábilmenteBatir las manos al ritmo. Canten en coro gozoso, Con amor y esperanza. Cantaremos en ritmo. Cantaremos en coro. Cantaremos en ritmo. Levanten sus voces. (Todas las voces) Levanta su corazón. Con instrumentos musicales, Cantaremos de libertad y de amor. Hagen en harmonia. Vamos a cantar y a jugar. Totas voces, todas gentes Hábilmente, con todas voces, con Instrumentos, con esperanza, y conritmo. Batir las manos al ritmo. Batir las manos con toda la gente, con with Todas voces, con alegría y congozo. Cantaremos con gozo. Con amor y esperanza. Cantaremos de paz. Cantaremos de amor. Cantaremos con alegría y con gozo. Ritmo.

Rhythm.Clap your hands to the rhythm.Capably.Clap your hands to the rhythm.Sing in joyful chorus,With love and hope.We will sing in rhythm.We will sing in chorus.We will sing in Rhythm.Lift your voices. (All the voices)Lift your heart.With musical instruments,We will sing of freedom and love.Make harmony.Let’s go sing and play.All voices. All peopleCapably, with all voices, with Instruments, with hope, and withrhythm.Clap your hands to the rhythm.Clap your hands with all people, with All voices, with happiness, and with joy.We will sing with joy.With love and hope.We will sing of peace. We will sing of love.We will sing with happiness and with joy.Rhythm.

No TimeTRADITIONAL SONGArranged by Susan Brumfield

Rise, oh fathers, rise, let’s go meet’em in the skies, we will hear the angels singing in that morning. Oh I really do believe that just before the end of time, we will hear the angels singing in that morning. Rise, oh mothers, rise, let’s go meet’em in the skies, we will hear the angels singing in that morning. Oh I really do believe that just before the end of time, we will hear the angels singing in that morning. No time to tarry here, no time to wait for you, no time to tarry here, for I’m on my journey home. Brothers, oh, fare ye well, for I’m on my journey home. Sisters, oh, fare ye well, for I’m on my journey home. No time to tarry here, no time to wait for you, no time to tarry here, for I’m on my journey home.

Go Down MosesAFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUALArranged by Tom Shelton

When Israel was Egypt’s land,Let my people go!Oppressed so hard they could not stand.Let my people go!Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt’s landTell old Pharaoh, to let my people go!

Thus saith the Lord bold Moses said,Let my people go!If not I’ll smite your first born deadLet my people go!Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt’s landTell old Pharaoh, to let my people go!

No more shall they in bondage toilLet my people go!Let them come out of Egypt’s spoil,Let my people go!Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt’s landTell old Pharaoh, to let my people go!

Go down Moses, Way down in Egypt’s landTell old Pharaoh, to let my people go!

Why have you no pity on my child?Have pity on me full of mourning,Take down from the cross my dear child,Or hang me on the cross with my darling.

More pain cannot be inflicted upon meThen to let me live in sorrow and shame;As love binds me to my son, So let us die both the same.

Now goes sun under wood;I feel pity, Mary, for thy fair face.Now goes sun under tree;I feel pity, Mary, for thy son and thee.

Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode (2005)ALLAN BEVAN

I. Why Have Ye No Reuthe On My Child?Text: The Commonplace Book of JohnGrimstone, 1372

Why have ye no reuthe on my child?Haue reuthe on me ful of murni(n)g,Taket doun on rode my derworpi child,Or prek me on rode with my derling.

More pine ne may me ben donPhan laten me liven in sorwe & schame;Als loue me bindet to my sone,So lat us deyen bothen i-same.

II. Nou Goth Sonne Under WodeText: Anonymous, ca. 1240

Nou goth sonne vnder wode;me reweth, marie, thi faire Rode.Nou goth sonne vnder treme reweth marie thi sone and the.

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

Is it nothing to you all ye that pass by? Behold, and see If there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow.

Christ have mercy,Alleluia, amen.

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

Glory to God in the highest.And on earth peace to all those of goodwill.We praise thee.We bless thee.We worship thee.We glorify thee.

We give thanks to thee according to thygreat glory.Lord God, Heavenly King, God theFather almighty.Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son.Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of theFather.Who takes away the sins of the world,Thou who takes away the sins of theworld,Receive our prayer.Thou who sittest at the right hand of theFather, Have mercy on us.For thou alone art holy.Thou alone art the Lord.Thou alone art the most high, JesusChrist.With the Holy Spirit in the gloryof God the Father. Amen.

III. KyrieKyrie eleison, Christe eleison,Kyrie eleison.

IV. O Vos Omnes/Christe-AlleluiaText: Lamentations 1:12

O vos omnes qui transitis per viamAttendite et videte,Si est dolor sicut dolor meus.

Christe eleison, Alleluia, amen.

Sunrise MassOLA GJELIO

I. The SpheresKyrie eleison, Christe elesion, Kyrie eleison.

II. SunriseGloria in excelsis Deo.Et in terra pax hominibus bonaevoluntatis.Laudamus te.Benedicimus te.Adoramus te.Glorif icamus te.

Gratias agimus tibi propter magnamgloriam tuam.Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pateromnipotens.Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.Qui tollis peccata mundi,suscipe deprecationem nostram.Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, misererenobis.Quoniam tu solus sanctus.Tu solus Dominus.Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe.Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloriaDei Patris. Amen.

I believe in one God, The Father AlmightyMaker of heaven and of earth,And of all things visible and invisible.And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,The only begotten Son of God,Born of the Father before all the ages.God from God, light from light,True God from true God. Begotten, notmade,Of one substance with the Father,By whom all things were made.Who for us and for our salvation Camedown from heaven.And was incarnated by the Holy SpiritOf the Virgin Mary. And was made man.Crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate,He suffered, and was buried.And on the third day he rose again,According to the Scriptures.He ascended into heaven andHe sits at the right hand of the Father.He shall come again with gloryTo judge the living and the dead;And of his kingdom there will be no end.And I believe in the Holy SpiritThe Lord and Giver of Life,Who proceeds from the Father and theSonWho together with the Father and theSon Is adored and glorified,Who spoke to us through the Prophets.And I believe in one, holy, catholic, Andapostolic Church.I confess one baptismFor the remission of sins.I await the resurrection of the deadAnd the life of the ages to come. Amen.

Holy, Holy, HolyLord God of Hosts.Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is He who comes In the name ofthe Lord.Hosanna in the highest.Lamb of God,Who takes away the sins of the world,Grant us peace.

III. The CityCredo in unum Deum,Patrem omnipotentem,factorem caeli et terrae,visibilium omnium et invisibilium.Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum,Filium Dei unigenitum.Et ex Patre natum ante omni saecula.Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deumverum de Deo vero.Genitum, non factum, consubstantialemPatri,per quem omnia facta sunt.Qui propter nos homines,et propter nostram salutem descendit decaelis.Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sanctoex Maria Virgine. Et homo factus est.Crucif ixus etiam pro nobis: sub PontioPilato passus et sepultus est.Et resurrexit tertia die, secundumScripturas.Et ascendit in caelum,sedet ad dexteram Patris.Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, judi-care vivos et mortuos,cujus regni non erit f inis.Et in Spiritum SanctumDominum et vivif icantem,qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.Qui cum Patre et Filiosimul adoratur et conglorif icatur, quilocutus est per Prophetas.Et unam sanctam catholicam et apostoli-cam Ecclesiam.Conf iteor unum baptismain remissionem peccatorum.Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorumEt vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

IV. Identity & The GroundSanctus, Sanctus, SanctusDominus Deus Sabaoth.Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.Osanna in excelsis.Benedictus qui venit In nomine Domini.Osanna in excelsis.Agnus Dei,Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona nobispacem.

THE ArtistsTom T. Shelton, Jr. is a native of Greens-boro, N.C. and a graduate of theUniversity of North Carolina at Greens-boro, where he earned both a Bachelorof Music Education and Master ofMusic in Choral Conducting. He isAssistant Professor of Sacred Music atWestminster Choir College. Focusingon children’s and youth music at West-minster, he teaches classes inconducting, sacred music, music educa-tion and coordinates and conducts theNeighborhood Children’s Choir Pro-gram. In addition, he is the Director ofMusic for Children’s and Youth Choirsat Princeton United Methodist Church.

Mr. Shelton has a passion for music edu-cation in all areas: church, school andcommunity. He taught middle schoolchoral music in Winston-Salem/ForsythCounty for 18 years. During that time hewas selected Teacher of the Year forboth Atkins Middle School and Kern-ersville Middle School. In 1999 theNorth Carolina Music Educators Asso-ciation presented him with the NorthCarolina Middle School Music Teacherof the Year award.

Mr. Shelton is active with the AmericanChoral Directors Association (ACDA),currently serving as the National Presi-dent-Elect Designate. Other ACDA

leadership positions have includedSouthern Division President (2011-2012), National R&S Chair for MiddleSchool/Junior High Choirs (2007-2009)and North Carolina President (2005-2007).

Mr. Shelton has conducted festivals andhonor choirs for elementary, middleschool and high school students in 20states as well as Hong Kong. He is theSeries Director for the Music for YoungVoices Series with GIA Publicationsand has compositions published byChoristers Guild, Colla Voce Music, G.Schirmer, GIA Publications, HeritageMusic Press, Hinshaw Music Company,Santa Barbara Music Press, and WaltonMusic.

TOM SHELTON, Guest Conductor

Canadian soprano, Jolaine Kerley isactive as a soloist, voice instructor, adju-dicator, vocal coach, and clinician

throughout North America. She is cur-rently adjunct professor of music atConcordia University of Edmonton,while maintaining a large private voicestudio, and a busy performing career.Jolaine has received undergraduatedegrees and graduate degrees from theUniversity of Alberta and a graduatedegree from the Early Music Institute atIndiana’s Jacobs School of Music.Jolaine has been heard frequently assoprano soloist with choruses andorchestras throughout North America.Her most recent engagements includeBach’s Mass in B minor with theRichard Eaton Singers, Mozart’sRequiem with the Concordia ConcertChoir and Community Chorus, and a

JOLAINE KERLEY, Soprano

Richard Sparks currently teaches at theUniversity of North Texas, where heconducts the top two choirs (the A Cap-pella Choir & the Collegium Singers,who perform with our period-instru-ment Baroque Orchestra), is ActingDirector of Choral Studies, and is in hissixth year of being Chair of the Divisionof Conducting & Ensembles. Beforecoming to UNT he was Artistic Directorfor 12 years of one of Canada’s noted

professional choirs, Pro Coro Canada.He has also been a regular guest con-ductor, notably working with the famedSwedish Radio Choir in 2002, 2007,and 2008, among other things prepar-ing them for a DVD recording of theBrahms Requiem with the RotterdamPhilharmonic, Valery Gergiev conduct-ing. Earlier he founded two ensemblesthat are still thriving: Seattle Pro Musica(which is past its 40th anniversary) andChoral Arts (with whom he made threerecordings on the Gothic label). Forfour years he was Director of the SeattleSymphony Chorale, preparing them for9 recordings on the Delos label, includ-ing the Grammy-nominated recordingof Howard Hanson’s Lament forBeowulf. From 1983-2001 he wasDirector of Choral Activities at PacificLutheran University, whose Choir of theWest he took on numerous tours,including Japan, China, England, andScandinavia, also making eight CDrecordings.

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solo performance of Bach’s BWV 199 aspart of the Holy Trinity AnglicanChurch Concert Series. Some of thehighlights of her 2015-2016 perform-ance schedule include David Lang’sLittle Match Girl Passion with ProCoro Canada Consept, Allan Bevan’s

Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode, withperformances in New York City atCarnegie Hall and Edmonton with theEdmonton Metropolitan Chorus, andJohn Blow’s Venus and Adonis, whereshe will play the title role of Venus withEarly Music Alberta.

Returning to Carnegie Hall after morethan 30 years, Montreal native TimothyJ. Anderson has performed at theNational Arts Centre (Ottawa), Dolly-wood (Pigeon Forge), Kallang Theatre(Singapore), Hong Kong Cultural Cen-tre, Northern Arts and Cultural Centre(Yellowknife), and a variety of regionaltheatres in Canada. Part of the originalCanadian cast of Phantom of theOpera, Timothy also was ArchibaldCraven in the Canadian premiere of TheSecret Garden and Mashkan in OldWicked Songs. His roles have includedOtto Frank in Yours, Anne; SherlockHolmes in The Revenge of SherlockHolmes; Marley in A Christmas Carol;the Skin Horse in The Velveteen Rabbit;Dulcamara in L’Elisir d’amore; Frank inDie Fledermaus; Pooh-Bah and Ko-Koin different productions of The Mikado,and many more roles in new and stan-dard works of lyric theatre. His work innon-lyric theatre includes classicalShakespearean roles to edgy Fringe pro-ductions. Timothy has been narrator forPeter and the Wolf, L’Histoire du Sol-dat, Henry V Suite and the premieres ofNou Goth Sonne Under Wode and

Fowre Thousand Winter; later thismonth he will perform Bevan’s No Mor-tal Business at the Winspear Centre inEdmonton. Playwright, novelist, poet,composer and director, Timothy hasalso eben a librettist-in-residence for theCanadian Opera Company and wrotetexts for Denis Gougeon, John Estacio,Clifford Ford and David Parsons. His2014 film Just Keep Breathing exploresmoral distress in pediatric intensive careteams. Timothy teaches in Communica-tion Studies at MacEwan University inEdmonton, Alberta.

TIMOTHY J. ANDERSON, Narrator

Dr. James M. Meaders moved to NewYork in July 2014 to accept a positionwith Distinguished Concerts Interna-tional New York (DCINY), where he isAssociate Artistic Director and Conduc-tor. Prior to his appointment at DCINY,he spent 16 years on faculty at Missis-sippi College, where he was Professorand Director of Choral Activities in theDepartment of Music. Dr. Meaders’

choirs performed multiple invitationalperformances for conventions of theAmerican Choral Directors Associationat the state, divisional, and nationallevel. He led the Mississippi CollegeSingers on four international tours andconcerts in such venerable venues asWashington National Cathedral, DisneyHall, Lincoln Center, St. Peter’s Vienna,and Carnegie Hall. He has also pre-sented multiple sessions on variedchoral topics to state and divisionalACDA conventions. In February 2015and October 2015, Meaders, with col-league, Dr. Alicia Walker from theUniversity of South Carolina, presentedsessions on the integration of servicelearning and music education for thenational conventions of ACDA andNAfME in Salt Lake City, Utah andNashville, Tennessee respectively.

Dr. Meaders has taught undergraduateand graduate conducting, applied voice,and chaired a university department of

JAMES M. MEADERS, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and Conductor

Toronto area composer Allan Bevan iswidely recognized for the beauty, inten-

sity, and craftsmanship of his choralmusic. Over the past decade and morehis work has garnered many awards inCanada, the U.S., and European com-position competitions, and he has beenperformed and commissioned by manynoteworthy choruses including the Van-couver Chamber Choir, and Pro CoroCanada. He holds graduate degrees inmusic from the University of Alberta,and the University of Calgary, and he isan Associate Composer of the CanadianMusic Centre. Dr. Bevan has approxi-mately 60 compositions in printprimarily in the catalogues of the Van-couver-area publishers Cypress ChoralMusic, and Classica Music Publishers.

ALLAN BEVAN, Composer

music. He has been a practicing churchmusician for more than 25 years andhas conducted community choirs,numerous honor choirs and many fes-tivals. Meaders, in partnership withSouth African choral conductor,Michael Dingaan, and several conduc-tors based in the United States, createdThe International Partnership forChoral Music Education, a servicelearning-based symposium promotingthe development of the choral arts ofSouth Africa. He is Past-President ofMississippi ACDA and has served asCollege and University R&S Chair forSouthern Division ACDA.

Meaders has appeared as a guest con-ductor with DCINY on threeoccasions, most recently on January19, 2014 when he conducted the Dis-tinguished Concerts SingersInternational in the New York pre-miere of Requiem for the Living byDan Forrest in Carnegie Hall. He isconducting two Carnegie Hall per-formances on DCINY’s 2016 season,including a reprise of Forrest’sRequiem for the Living in January andOla Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass in March.Professional memberships includeAmerican Choral Directors Associationand the National Association of Teach-ers of Singing.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

Charlotte Preparatory School (NC), Angela Stefanini, DirectorClinton High School Arrow Singers* (MS), Carol Joy Sparkman, DirectorClinton Junior High School Choir* (MS), Alison Cluster and Eric Linton, Co-DirectorsCypress Ridge High School (TX), Ryan Jones, DirectorEdmonton Metropolitan Chorus (Alberta, Canada), David Garber, DirectorFirst United Methodist Church of Peoria Sanctuary Choir (IL), Douglas F. Grogan,DirectorGermantown Middle School Choir (MS), Jennifer Adams, DirectorHeartsong Choir (Australia), Geoffrey Badger, DirectorHighbridge Voices (NY), Mary Clementi & SunHee Lim, Exectuive & Associate MusicDirectorsIndian Land Middle’s Warrior Choir (SC), Shonda Marie Bradshaw, DirectorInês de Castro Symphonic Choir (Portugal), Artur Pinho Maria, DirectorKeiran McNiff Singers (UK), Keiran McNiff, DirectorKhorikos* (NY), Alec Gambalos, Assistant DirectorKings Chorale* (Canada), William A. Perrot, Jr., Director Nidarosdomens Oratoriekor (Norway), Petra Bjoerkhaug, DirectorRiver Dell High School Select Choir* (NJ), Kathryn J. Zintel, DirectorSingsaker Songlag (Norway), Ellen Fladhagen, DirectorThe Garrison Forest School Middle School Chorus (MD), Virginia K. Flynn, DirectorTrinity Western University Chamber Choir (Canada), Joel Tranquilla, DirectorTroubar Clair Choir, Riviera dei fiori (Italy), Cristina Orvieto, DirectorUrban Kantorei (NY), James M. Meaders, DirectorValley Springs Middle School Chorus (NC), Kathryn Strickler, DirectorAnd 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

Kristina AbellaMargaret AbrahamGabbi AdamsKayla AdderlyAnaiya AdwatersLiana AgostoNykara AgostoMagdalene AideyanDelisha AlexanderKatherine AljianRui AlmeidaByron AlvaradoMaura AmalbertiLauren AmickLeiv Arild AndenesEboni AndersonDavid AntoniukCasey AnyaClaire ApplegateRob ArrandBarbara AskamLorraine Assheton-SmithAngie AstraldiErin AufrichtigAnne AukrustGerd Elin AuneBarry BadachGeoffrey BadgerAnna BaerRebekah BaerAnik BakerCarly BakerJustin BallardMadeline BartlettSydney BartolaneiGordon BartowAlexander BasilJacinta BattistaAdeline BeasonAlison BeckJudy BeckettAnalisa BellCatherine BellCathy BellLes BellEvangelyn BeltranJohan BergLila BerryAshleigh BetheaMaya BevanGianfranco BianchiAnneMarie Birdwell

Petra BjørkhaugLauren BlagmondKatherine BlashkiPenelope BlomfieldRachel BoeglinIsabel BolasSara BonillaAnne BonwitBarbara BoonnarkRaphael BorrelliFrancois Jean-Jacques BouetMadison BradleyRaela BridgesCameron BrignolaElisa BriguoriErin BrittainMarilyn BrodieJill BromleyDanielle BrownEdison BrownJadrien BrownJennifer BrownShakria BrownRobert BuckTobyLauren BurgessDon BurkhartJada BurnetteSavannah BurrSophia BurrSydney ButlerLinda ButcherJasmine ButlerErin BynumManuela CabralChristine CampbellTim CampbellTonya CanadyNicholas CardoneBayle CareyAjani CarterJavarius CarterSandra CarverIsabella CasasLisa CasseseIvan CastroVanessa CastroRJ ChambersTiffany ChangGillian ChavezMary Kate ChisolmAnna ChoudaryDean Chryssovergis

Esperanza CifuentesCharlie ClarkCarson ClearyThomas ClementsShannon CleoJohn ClintonGabbi CoenenAva ComeauJosh ConnollyChris CotterAllyson CottonMardie CourtneyLane CraftJenna CraigMargaret CranfordKevin CroffieMolly CuffSarah CuriakJanet CurrieHanne DahlenLily Dal CinSolveig DalePatricia DalyArielle DatzMcKenna DayKayla De MundoJamison DellamarAudrey DeRockerJoan DietterleCeleste DiGennaroJianna DillardAubrey DimalantaCamilla DioliEdgar DiplanKimberly DiplanRemi DoeBeate KristinDolmenGary DominiquePaul DoustToni DowneyMark EdelsteinCassandra EdgarCheryl EdwardsLinda EdwardsTaylor EggersNick EinhornGillian EllardJoyce ElyWalter ElyJoseph EmanuelGraham EnglandLauren Erb

Elisabeth ErikssonGunillaLiliana ErreraMelissa EsplinAlec EvansGates EvelynDestiny EwingFranco FaraldiPatrick FarrellFurio FassioneJosh FeintuchZoe FeldarAdal FernandezMiriam FidalgoArtur FigueirinhaAveril FinkKathleeen FirthOla Erik FjellstadEllen FladhagenNoele FlowersValerie FonsescaRobyn FookesMary FosterNaiyona FosterDennis FothShani FrancillonWilliam FrazierBirgit FrengstadNoah FronapfelGiuliano FugazzaYareline FulcarKelsie FunchessAlec GalambosKatherine GallowayJenna GamlinMarcelo GalvezOrlando GarayDavid GarberAnnalisse GarciaCiara GarciaDaniela GarciaDanielle GartenAli GasqueEvelyn GatesAntonino GattoSonia GaulGavin VerleciaHanna-Marie GazsoRoberta GenovaJack GerdenBryson GerowMaria L. GilAnnelise Gilbert

Hilde GlomstadHannah GlosePatricia GoldenSheryl GoldenEliana GonzalezKatherine GonzalezJulienne GrahamRemington GrantKate GreerJacinth GreywoodeEdward GriffithsDouglas GroganCarol GroverAnnette GuarrasiEmelyn GuildGrace GuilloryLeana GuzmanNathan GuzmanKathy HaddadkarMagnus KristinnHalldorsonMary (Eunkyu) HamDorothy HamiltonKaylen HamiltonAmar HashemSvein Olav HaugerAlex HawkinsJoan HawkinsRichard HaworthBrianna HayEmilia HegeMatthew HeinrichsBerens HelenaLes HelmuthMadeleine HengererLeah HenleyJordan HenryGracie HensleyChelsea HicksLondon HicksAndre HiepMeagan HigginsDonavan HightowerHollie HillJack HillAlban HindleJanet HindleMargaret HindleAlex HintonShyann HodgeMolly HoenigAnne MargretheHofsøyNyla HolleyKenyon HolmesMadeline HolmesGeorgette HolykDavid HoungJared HowardMichael HowarthCamilla Høybakken

Dennis HryciukMelinda HuisengaAriana HurtSissel OddbjørgMaurseth HusøyGrace HwangInhyeok HwangSion HwangKerry HynesAnne MayIngebrigtsenDolores IoderAnnette IrvineSiesel IsabellaJada IvyAliyah JacobsonZack JaggersRyan JamesJada JelksSue JohnKristiana JohnsonSummer JohnsonRubin JonahNick JonesTrinity JonesJulia JordanKathleen JungKatherine JusczkoSarah KaneBuba Karlovic-BabicRobert KarpayJoão KeatingEvelyn KeddyAngela KeithWayne KeithJordan KellerShannon KellsKathleen KennerlyMadilyn KentCoryne KermayShereen MartaKhachikSamantha KhanSanjana KhedikarAaron KimAlyssa KimHahram KimOlivia KimDynise KimreyConnie KitzAnne KjerpesethKevin KlempDelaney KonradMegan KorteShauna KotschorekNancy KrigbaumSnyder KristenMarianne FallanKristensenSydney KsyckiJoyce Kublin

Xaviera KuissiRyan LacyIngeborg LadegårdEduardo LadeiraOrnella LaiLuciana LambertiMartina LammersJordan LangworthyMarijke LarsonWidener LaurenJustin LazaroNadia LazzariniAriane LeeDalani LeeShayna LeenstraRachel LeighsonTone-Lise BergLeinumJaison LeroyAudrey LetourneauMarc LetourneauJoan LeungJillian LewisBrian LiKaiyu LiYentl LiangWilliam LindseyWilliam LiningerDevon LinkMaria Llerenas SotoHanne SynnøveSanders LioddenJack LobleyThomas LoebsackShannon LombardiMary Kate LoobyGabby LucasAud Helen LundJeannie LundgardShelley LycanChelsi MackeyMichael MaffeiMolly MalachowskiWerner G.MangelsdorfMargarida ManoRuba MansouriAlyssa ManziArtur P. MariaWilliam MarsdenKatherine MarshGabi MartinHunter MartinBenjamin MartinsonGerard MasseTom MathewsMorgan McAlisterDavid McCuneKrystal McEwanAllyson McGowanElla Mcguffie

Joanne McNealCarol McPhersonAlec McQueenLauren McSwainBruno MendesMarilyn MetcalfeAsia MichelisTariq MieresLucy MillerMargaret MitchellMerete MoeHenriksenAndrea MoenCharlotte MontagueAimee MooreMarcia MorleyRoy MorleyAndrea MorrisZoe Moussa-KadriHailey MuellerMateo MuellerSue MufflerHafid MuhammadCaroline MuiAud Jartrud MulelidPeter MurphyStephanie MusatoffHira MuzaffarWill NabholzInger Anne NæssTeana NealLuigia NeccoLauren NewellChristopher NichollsFrancheska NicholsAlissa NigroElisa NikolouliasJulia NobleMichael NoelJenny NolanXavier NuñezPatrina Nuske-SmallKate O’BrienKathryn ObrechtAngelica OcasioLynda OgilvieJane OliphantKarl Bjørnar OlsenEldora OlsonSverre OpheimDara OrlandCristina OrvietoAmanda OsborneZoe OsgoodLloyd OvercashPatti OvercashReidun OverøyeAbigail OwensKatie PaceEvangelina PaisiZachary Palmer

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors as of February 1, 2016. Any questions regarding missing or misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

Beatriz PantojaAnna PappasDayoung ParkSoyoung ParkLacy PenaGarrett PhilbinOlivia PhillipsEva PimentaMaria R. PinheiroMiranda PlantJaime PlitnikKaren PolardMaggie PolitiValerie PrendergastIsabelle PrimaveraMaya PurohitMadison QuallsKelly QuetermousMaria RadtkeBabb RaechelDominique RamirezMelvelis RamosPatzari ReadusFiorella ReginaLorenzo RenosiKatrina ReynoldsJenna RibeccaTanja RieseCharley Roberts-LaineEmma RobertsonMargaret RobertsonSigmund RodalD’Angelo RodriguezAlison RodwayTurid RøeGabrielle RogersMike RolishLeif-Arne RonesHelen RossAlex RothsEva RovangDominik RoykoDiana RuizMichael Ruiz

Anna-Marie RyanKirsten SaffoldJoan SametzIzzy SanchezRichard LioddenSandersSarah SandersAmanda SannellaMax SantopietroRosaliana SantosCynthia Schairer-KesslerEmma ScottMichelle ScottKairi SedmanRiccardo SettimeHannah Sheldon-DeanRoberta ShellJada ShieldsStephen ShivelyChloe ShriverSuzanne ShwalukCallie SimoneauxSarah SimpsonLakendria SimsFreda SinnAlberto SismondiniAase Kari SkaugenErica SlevinJoan SmallTyler SmallAsia SmithJanet SmithKevin SmithLinda SmithLindsey SmithRaymond SmithAlan SmitheeKatrina SmyAlbert SolbergSophia VonaRaffaella SpadaforaGrace SpecnerDan Squires

Adam StasiwElaine StaufferEugene SteficekKenneth SteimleMatthew SternsAmanda StevensonLinda StewartEvie Anita ØverlandStrømmenKyra StrongCrystal StrotherJennifer StybelClaire SullivanLevi SullivanPamela SwirmickyKate SwisherUtsal TatumMelinda TavaresGeraldine TaylorTimothy TchouMarius TenggrenMilanna Terrell-LewisJulie ThieryCameron ThiessenMargaret ThiessenCharla ThomasGarnet ThomasThomas LoebsackBrooke ThompsonTaylor ThompsonYuval TimenDeborah TitusTom TolandJosephine TraettaAlex TraynhamJim TubmanJoseph TuerkDiane TurnerVictoria TwardzikMary TwyfordJacob UppNicole UrribarriMichela VaiusoSam van Gool

Tess VandergugtenTone VarangDestiny VaughnJacob VelaDaniela VelasquezPeggy VilbergMaddie VinsonMargaret VintonSophia VonaMizuiki WadaHilary WalkerMegan WalkerWilliam WallaceMary WaltersAngela WaltonBrennan WaltonJeremy WaltonBrianna WarrenSiv Helene RosselandWasbøChloe WatsonHilary WebsterRachel WeinsteinCooper WelchKristin WheelerDan WhiteJulianna WhiteSharyn WhitingElizabeth WienerKeith WienerMichael Williams IIOlivia WilliamsRontavia WilliamsXadia WilliamsErin WilsonErin WinchesterBrickleigh WolfeBrian WongLewis WoolerChristopher WoottonCathleen WrightAmy XiaoIrene YoonEzra YunKevin Zhu

Founded by Iris Derke and JonathanGriffith, Distinguished Concerts Inter-national New York (DCINY) is theleading producer of dynamicallycharged musical excellence. With itsunforgettable concert experiences inrenowned venues, empowering educa-tional programs, and its global

community of artists and audiences,DCINY changes lives through thepower of performance. For more infor-mation about Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York, and upcomingDCINY musical events around theworld, please visit: www.DCINY.org.

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DCINY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, ArtisticDirector & Principal ConductorDanuta Gross, Director of Finance &AdministrationKevin Taylor, Director of ProgramDevelopmentJames M. Meaders, Associate ArtisticDirector & ConductorJason Mlynek, Program DevelopmentJim Joustra, Program DevelopmentMark Riddles, Program DevelopmentKatie Sims, Program DevelopmentJulia Falkenburg, Program Development

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

Sunday Afternoon, March 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallTotal Vocal with Deke SharonContemporary a cappella featuring music and soloists from The Sing Off! And Pitch PerfectDeke Sharon, Composer/Arranger & Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening March 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallSounds of a New GenerationAn Evening with James Martin High SchoolMartin High School Chorale, Kay Owens, DirectorMartin Wind Symphony, Brad McCann, DirectorMartin High School Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stringer, Director

Tuesday Evening, March 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln CenterVocal ColorsThe Music of Ivo AntogniniJerry McCoy, DirectorIvo Antognini, Visiting ComposerFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalKhorikosAlec Galambos, Assistant Director

Thursday Evening, March 31, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallAn Evening With Junior Chamber MusicDirected by Susan Boettger

Sunday Afternoon, April 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterCalling All DawnsTin: Calling All DawnsJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorChristopher Tin, DCINY Composer-in-ResidenceFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts SingersInternational

The Music of Sydney GuillaumeSydney Guillaume, Composer/ConductorFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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

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