Sunday Afternoon, January 18, 2015, at 2:00Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage

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

presents

FLUTOPIA WIND ENSEMBLEJENNIFER LAPPLE, Director

ROSSANO GALANTE Beyond the Horizon

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY Dances of Galanta Transc. Jos van de Braak

ERIC WHITACRE October DAVID SHAFFER Costa del Sol

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS “Danse Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila arr. Leigh D. Steiger

Intermission

TIERRA ADENTRO DE NUEVO MEXICO DANCE ENSEMBLEJOAQUIN ENCINIAS, Director, Vocalist/Cajon

ESTEBAN PACHECO, CHANCE OSOWSKI-PAPPAS, ELOY GONZALES, & JOSE ENCINIAS, Guitar

VERONICA TORRES, Palmas

arr. JOAQUIN ENCINIAS Semejanzas Argentinas Sevillanas Panaderos Flamencos Alegrias Zapateado Bulerias

(Program continued)

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MISATANGO: A TANGO MASS FROM ARGENTINAPABLO CHRISTIAN DI MARIO, Director

MARTÍN PALMERI, Visiting Composer and AccompanistKRYSTY SWANN, Mezzo-soprano

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MARTÍN PALMERI Misa A Buenos Aires (Misatango) (Carnegie Hall Premiere) I. Kyrie II. Gloria III. Credo IV. Sanctus V. Benedictus VI. Agnus Dei

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Notes ON THE PROGRAMBeyond the Horizon (2009) by RossanoGalante is “a dynamic compositionencompassing majestic brass fanfaresand sweeping melodic lines. The piece iscomprised of two themes that musicallypaint a picture of the Earth’s breathtak-ingly beautiful horizon.” Galante’smusical language calls for music that is“heroic & romantic,” “delicate,”“warm & lush,” and “big & beauti-

ful.” These descriptive phrases enhancethe beauty that is this composition andis visual portrayal of the horizon.Galante (b. 1967) has composed musicfor films, such as The Prince of Veniceand The Great Gabble and his compo-sitions are commissioned by ensemblesall over the country.

—Alfred Publishing Company

Dances of Galanta (1933) by ZoltánKodály is a symphonic poem compliedof dances derived from the 18th century,Verbunkos, a characteristic Hungariandance of military origin. Galanta was asmall market town in Western Hungary(now in the Czech Republic) known tothe travellers from Vienna to Budapest.Kodály spent several years of his child-hood hearing the famous gypsy-bandplaying the Verbunkos and the Czardas.He returned to this place on his firstfolksong-collecting expedition. Dancesof Galanta recreates the sonorities ofprimitive gypsy music in terms of the

modern orchestra. The solo clarinet isvery prominent and the writing for vio-lins is quite virtuoso in the bravuramanner of Gypsy fiddling. ZoltánKodály (1882–1967) is considered amost prominent representative of theHungarian composers, along with BélaBartók, for using folk music in theirworks. The Dances of Galanta is hismost well-known orchestral composi-tions. It was transcribed for symphonicband by Jos van de Braak.

—Baton Music

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY Dances of Galanta

ROSSANO GALANTE Beyond the Horizon

October (2000) by Eric Whitacrespeaks to the composer’s love for themonth of October: “Something aboutthe crisp autumn air and the subtlechange in light always make me a littlesentimental, and as I started to sketch Ifelt that same quiet beauty in the writ-ing.” Whitacre turned to the inspirationof such composers as Ralph VaughnWilliams and Edward Elgar to create asense of romanticism in the simple, pas-toral melodies that unfold throughout

the work. An accomplished composer,conductor and clinician, Eric Whitacre(b. 1970), has already achieved sub-stantial critical and popular acclaim,with works such as Godzilla Eats LasVegas and Ghost Train are among hismany compositions performed aroundthe world.

—Eric Whitacreand Carpe Ranam Productions

ERIC WHITACRE October

A musical landscape of the beautifulMediterranean coastline in southernSpain. Chord progressions common toSpanish flamenco guitarists have beencrafted in a spirited and a beautiful set-ting of three authentic folk danceforms: the corrida, the jota and thefandango. Opening with a fiery state-ment reminiscent of the traditional

bullfights a quick folk dance (Jota) fol-lows, utilizing traditional Spanish per-cussion. A lush alto saxophone solointroduces the middle section, a lyricalfolk dance (Fandango) with the fieryJota returning to conclude the piece.

—C.L. Barnhouse Company

DAVID SHAFFER Costa del Sol

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) is oneof France’s most important musicians.Two of his most renowned composi-tions, The Carnival of the Animals andSymphony No. 3 serve as testimonialsto his musical grandeur. Samson etDalila is one of Saint-Saëns’ mostimportant works and the only one ofhis twelve operas that is still in therepertory. At the time of its composi-tion, it was nearly not performed at alldue to legal restrictions against stagerepresentations of Biblical subjects.First performed as an oratorio, Samsonet Dalila was staged three years laterand premiered in its present form atWeimar in 1877. Danse Bacchanale is

extracted from the third act of theopera. The Israelite hero Samson hasbeen betrayed by the seductive Philis-tine beauty Dalila, and is chained tothe pillars of the Temple of Dagon asthe philistines celebrate their victoryover the Israelites. This Danse, fast-paced, exotic, and with orientalinfluences, is the musical accompani-ment to the wild revelry. It takes placejust before Samson, calling upon theLord for one last burst of strength,brings down the mighty pillars andtumbles the temple roof, destroying hisenemies as well as himself.

—Neil A. Kjos Music Company

CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Danse Bacchanale

Semejanzas Argentinas––a debut cre-ation by Joaquin Encinias for the youngdancers of the Tierra Adentro of NewMexico Dance Ensemble––is a suite ofFlamenco choreographies and composi-tions that explore the cultural traditionsof Argentina, through Spanish musicand dance. Journeying through awealth of Argentinian imagery, Seme-janzas Argentinas finds moments ofunique similarity between two musicaland artistic worlds, in turn illustratinga cultural relationship between Spainand Argentina not often acknowledged.The suite opens with “Sevillanas,” apopular partner dance traditionally per-

formed on the streets of Seville duringthe Andalusian capital’s April Fair.Resembling the Argentine tango in itsflirtatious partnering steps like thepasada, where man and woman passeach other in intimate proximity,“Sevillanas” finds a connectionbetween two disparate folk danceforms. Similarly, “Panaderos Flamen-cos”––a musical composition for theguitar and castanet––is a Flamenco folktune adapted for the sound of the Clas-sical Spanish guitar, a style ofguitar-playing shared by musiciansacross the Spanish-speaking world. Thedancers then perform “Alegrías,” a

JOAQUIN ENCINIAS Semejanzas Argentinas

lively dance to music originating fromthe Spanish port town of Cadíz. Chore-ographed by Flamenco master teacherJosé Galvan in 2013, “Alegrías” is per-formed here in a traditional sombrerocordobés and is full of movement remi-niscent of the tango, somehow drawingBuenos Aires and Cadíz––two portcities with an ocean between them––closer in proximity. “Alegrías” isfollowed by “Zapateado,” a masculinedance whose fast footwork wouldn’tfeel unfamiliar to a traditional Argen-

tine cowboy, the gaucho. “Zapateado,”choreographed by Roberto Lorca in1978, challenges the performers to usea long staff as a percussive instrumentas they dance, complicating this chore-ography’s rhythmic patterns to anexciting effect. Finally, “SemejanzasArgentinas” closes with a traditionalFlamenco fin de fiesta––a party of musicand improvised dance––called “Bulerías.”

—Nevarez Encinias

Misa A Buenos Aires (Misatango) wascomposed between September of 1995and April of 1996. The premiere per-formance was given by the OrquestaSinfonica nacional de Cuba, the Choirof the Faculty of Law of the Universityof Buenos Aires and the PolyphonicTown Choir of Vicente López (choirs towhom the work is dedicated). This pre-miere featured bandoneón player JulioPane, pianist Hernan Posetti, andsoprano soloist Mariela Juni under thedirection of Fernando Alvarez.

Misatango was first recorded inLiepaja, Latvia by the Liepaja Sym-phony Chorus led by Fernando Alvarezwith bandoneón player Pablo Mainetti,Martín Palmeri on piano, and mezzo-soprano soloist Alejandra Malvino. InDecember of 2000, at the request ofMaestro Mario Benzecry, a new sym-phonic arrangement was premiered bythe Coros Facultad de Derecho of theUniversidad de Buenos Aires. This con-cert was broadcasted throughout thecountry by Channel 7 via UBA TV.

Misatango has been performed inArgentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,Chile, the United States, Israel and inmany European countries under thedirection of prestigious conductors such

as Fernando Alvarez, Mario Benzecry,Nestor Andrenacci, Nestor Zadoff,Joseph Prats, Ligia Amadio, EberhardMetternich, Michel Piquernal, ThomasKammel, Roberto Luvini, AlejandroRutty, and many others. Misatango hasalso been programmed on various festi-vals: the 2013 Festival Internazionalede Musica e Arte Sacre in Rome (byCoro de la Catedral de Koln) and the2014 Festival C’est pas Classique inNice, France (by Choeur PACA).

From two important musical experi-ences in my personal musicalhistory—arranging tango music anddirecting choirs—the idea emerged towrite a work that somehow integratesthese two experiences that developedindependently.

It was always my intention to arrangetango for choral groups, attempting tomaintain the “essence” of the genre.The existing choral repertory lackedneither “a cappella” nor accompaniedtango arrangements, but while previousarrangements were sometimes accept-able, they have not been satisfactory.Though the technical and expressivepossibilities of choral voices is great, forsome reason it is difficult to achieve theprecision that the tango genre requires.

MARTÍN PALMERI Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango)

Texts AND TRANSLATIONSMisa A Buenos Aires (Misatango)MARTÍN PALMERI

I. KyrieKyrie eleison; Christe eleison;

Kyrie eleison.

I. GloriaGloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax

hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamuste, benedicimus te, adoramus te,glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibipropter magnam gloriam tuam,

Domine Deus, Rex caelestis [coelestis],Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe,Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis;

qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipedeprecationem nostram. Qui sedes addexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solusDominus, tu solus Altissimus, JesuChriste, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria DeiPatris. Amen.

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

Glory to God in the highest, and on earthpeace to men of good will. We praiseYou, we bless You, we adore You, weglorify You, we give you thanks forYour great glory,Lord God, heavenly King, God theAlmighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son,Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of theFather, You who take away the sins ofthe world, have mercy on us;You who take away the sins of the world,hear our prayers. You who sit at theright hand of the Father, have mercyupon us.For You are alone are the Holy One, youalone the Lord, you alone the MostHigh, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spiritin the glory of God the Father, Amen.

Taking this into account, my objectivein this composition was to maintain theharmonic language, rhythms, melodicdesigns, and all of the characteristics oftango within the orchestral score, thusallowing the chorus to have full libertyto just “sing the mass.”

My decision to use the Latin text couldbe explained by the place of the Latinlanguage among centuries of choralmusic and the universal connection tothe language. But I have to say that mydecision also carries the weight of myaesthetic requirement: Latin gives thework a reserved, esoteric qualitywhich, from my point of view, has

much to do with tango—especially pro-gressive tango.

Thank you to all of the singers who par-ticipated in this incredibleconcert—thanks for your energy, passionand enthusiasm you demonstrate in themoment. Thank you to the directors ofeach chorus, who in some cases havebeen dear friends to me along my musi-cal journey throughout the years.Thanks to DCINY for having chosenMisa A Buenos Aires for the 2015 con-cert series and for promoting this concertto such heights.

—Martín Palmeri

III. CredoCredo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem,factorem cœli et terrae, visibilium

omnium et invisibilium.Et in unum Dominum, Jesum Christum,Filium Dei unigenitum, et ex Patre natum

ante omnia saecula.Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine, Deum

verum de Deo vero,genitum non factum, consubstantialem

Patri;per quem omnia facta sunt.Qui propter nos homines et propter

nostram salutem descendit de cœlis.Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex

Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio

Pilato passus, et sepultus est,et resurrexit tertia die, secundum

Scripturas,et ascendit in cælum, sedet ad dexteram

Patris.Et iterum venturus est cum gloria,

iudicare vivos et mortuos,cuius regni non erit finis;Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et

vivificantem,qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur et

conglorificatur:qui locutus est per prophetas.Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et

apostolicam Ecclesiam.Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem

peccatorum.Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum,et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

IV. SanctusSanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus

Sabaoth; pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tuaHosanna in excelsis

V. BenedictusBenedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

VI. Agnus DeiAgnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,

miserere nobis.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,dona nobis pacem.

I believe in one God, the Father AlmightyMaker of heaven and earth, of all thingsvisible and invisible:And in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only-begotten Son of God, born of theFather before all ages;God from God, Light from Light, trueGod from true God;begotten, not made, consubstantial withthe Father,by Whom all things were made;Who for us men and for our salvationcame down from Heaven.and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost outof the Virgin Mary, and was made man:He was also crucified for us under PontiusPilate; He suffered and was buried:And on the third day rose again accordingto the Scripture:And ascended into Heaven, and sits onthe right hand of the Father:And He shall come again, with glory, tojudge the living and the dead:Of His Kingdom there shall be no end;And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,and Giver of Life,Who proceeds from the Father and the SonWho, with the Father and the Son, istogether adored and glorified,Who has spoken through the Prophets.And I believe in One, Holy, Catholic, andApostolic Church,I confess one Baptism for the remission ofsins.And I await the Resurrection of the Dead:And the Life of the world to come. Amen.

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts;Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He who comes in the name ofthe Lord

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world,have mercy upon us.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world,have mercy upon us.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world,

THE Artists

Jennifer Lapple is a well-known flutistand pedagogue in the WashingtonD.C.-Northern Virginia metro area.She has appeared as a soloist with thePan American Symphony Orchestra inWashington D.C. and the Fairfax (VA)Symphony Orchestra, and she has per-formed abroad, notably in Italy withthe Rome Festival Orchestra and inLuxembourg with the EchternachFestival Orchestra and the Ecole deMusique de Differdange Flute Choir.As an adjunct professor at GeorgeMason University, Ms. Lapple teachesapplied flute; conducts the universityflute choir and Symphonic Band; andlectures on “The Art of TeachingMusic,” an undergraduate class inmusic wellness. In addition, she main-tains a large private studio and directsFlutopia, a prominent high school windensemble. She plays with several

regional groups, including the PanAmerican Symphony, the AmericanPops Orchestra, and FUSE, a newmusic ensemble. She is also the MusicDirector of the Judith Lapple SummerWoodwind Camp, an annual NorthernVirginia workshop in wind pedagogyfor high school students and under-graduate music majors. Ms. Lappleholds degrees from Yale University(MM) and Miami University (BM) ofOhio, and she is currently working onher Doctorate in music performanceand education at George MasonUniversity. She dedicates her work tothe life and memory of her mother.

Flutopia Wind Ensemble is comprisedof high school wind players in andaround Washington, D.C. andNorthern, VA. Members of Flutopiaare active in their high school bands,community youth orchestras, and areacompetitions. The ensemble promotescommunity outreach through localensemble and chamber performancesand master classes and workshops.Cumulatively, the mission of Flutopia isto promote musical excellence and ded-ication amongst its members through acommitment to leadership, communityservice and outreach, individual musi-cal achievement, and a lifelong loveand passion for music. This isFlutopia’s second appearance on theDCINY Concert Series.

JENNIFER LAPPLE, Director, Flutopia

JOAQUIN ENCINIAS, Director, Tierra Adentro de Nuevo MexicoDance Ensemble

Joaquin Encinias was born into one ofthe few flamenco families in America.Encinias learned flamenco as a way oflife from his grandmother, Clarita, andmother Eva Encinias. He began his firstlessons in flamenco from his grand-mother, Clarita, and joined herperformance company at age five. Atage twelve, he went on to become asoloist in his mother’s company.Encinias recognized the advantages of awell-rounded dance training and wenton to explore various techniques. Ulti-mately, Encinias remained true to hisroots and returned to flamenco.Encinias has worked closely with world-renowned artists including AntonioCanales, Eva La Yerbabuena, Los Farru-cos and Manolete. In 1999 he workedwith director Debbie Allen in the pro-duction Soul Possessed, whichpremiered at the Kennedy Center inWashington, D.C. He has also been afeatured soloist in Festival FlamencoInternacional de Albuquerque.

His greatest contributions to flamencocan be seen by looking at both hisschool and his company. In 1999, theConservatory of Flamenco Arts openedunder the direction of Encinias andmother Eva. Since that time Enciniashas gone on to copy write his unique

methodology, the only codified andcopy-written flamenco teachingmethodology in the United States.Encinias’ company, Yjastros: The Amer-ican Flamenco Repertory Company isthe only professional flamenco repertorycompany in the United States. As Artis-tic Director, Encinias has amassed arepertory of over fifteen pieces of origi-nal flamenco choreography from someof the most influential flamenco artistsin the world including Juana Amaya,Isreal Galvan, La Tati, and AlejandroGranados. Encinias’ vision for Yjastrosis to preserve the beauty of traditionalflamenco while imbuing it with a uniqueAmerican aesthetic and energy.

As Artistic Director of Yjastros,Encinias has been a prolific choreogra-pher. Encinias choreographs an averageof two to three new works per yearwith five pieces of the current Yjastrosrepertory choreographed by Encinias.Encinias has been able to redefine fla-menco choreography by trulyunderstanding flamenco movement,having an innovative and visionary useof space, and demonstrating profoundfluency in flamenco musical composi-tion. Encinias not only choreographsthe movement but also arranges themusic including guitar, percussion, and

Dr. Pablo Christian Di Mario gradu-ated from the Carlos Lopez BuchardoNational Conservatory with a Master’sdegree in Piano and Orchestral-Choral

Conducting in 1998. DiMario obtainedhis Doctor of Musical Arts degree inConducting from Metz University,France in 2003. In 2003, he won threefirst place awards as conductor in TheTrelew Choral Competition. In 2004he won the prize “Fondo Nacional delas Artes” Institutional award as BestConductor. Di Mario works as Profes-sor of Choral Conducting at theUniversidad del Valle (Colombia) andIUNA University (Bs.As.); MusicalDirector of SR Lyric Company in Cali,Colombia and Lugano, Switzerland;and General Director of SociedadCoral Alemana Villa Ballester, CoroNagmén, Coro and orchestra Juan JoséCastro, and So what? Vocaljazz.

THE TANM DANCE ENSEMBLE

The TANM Dance Ensemble is anaudition-based student dance companydirected by Joaquin Encinias, DeannaEncinias, and Veronica Torres. TheDance Ensemble was created in 2012as a way for TANM’s elite dancers tointensify their study and to provide per-formance opportunities for students.There are currently 30 students rangingfrom grades 8 – 12 actively performingin the student company. As part ofTANM’s unique charter and mission,the students receive training in flamen-co music, dance, and cante as part oftheir regular school day. The DanceEnsemble is an after-school program,which allows the dancers to deepentheir artistic pursuit of flamenco underthe guidance of the Ensemble’s Artistic

Directors. Many of TANM’s Ensemblestudents also receive additional train-ing through the National Institute ofFlamenco at the Conservatory ofFlamenco Arts and from master fla-menco artists at Festival FlamencoInternacional de Alburquerque. TheDance Ensemble actively collaboratesin rehearsal and performance withTANM’s Music & Cante Ensemble stu-dents. These young musicians elect toconcentrate their study in flamencoguitar, cajón and cante. This allows formany of the Dance Ensemble produc-tions to be performed completely bystudents, allowing for these buddingartists to truly explore the full spectrumof the flamenco arts.

DR. PABLO CHRISTIAN DI MARIO, Director

vocal accompaniment for each piece.Encinias’ choreographic range isimmense as his portfolio includes worksinfluenced by esculea bolera, classicalSpanish dance, and modern dance. In2010, Encinias’ founded Tierra Aden-

tro: The New Mexico School of Aca-demics, Art and Artesanía, a publiccharter school. Through Tierra Aden-tro, Encinias’ artistic and educationalvision impacts 250 students, grades 6through 12.

MARTÍN PALMERI, Visiting Composer

Born in Buenos Aires in 1965, MartínPalmeri is a composer, pianist, choir-master and orchestra conductor. Hestudied composition with DanielMontes, Marcelo Chevalier, RodolfoMederos, Virtú Maragno and EdgarGrana (New York), choral directionwith Antonio Russo and Néstor Zad-off, orchestral conducting with MarioBenzecry, singing with Amalia Estévezand José Crea, and piano with EduardoPáez and Orlando Trípodi.

As choral director, he has led the Choirof the Faculty of Law (UBA), the Poly-phonic Town Choir of Vicente López,Vocal Sospir, the Colegio Esclavas delSagrado Corazón de Jesús de Belgrano(College of the Slaves of the SacredHeart of Jesus of Belgrano), the EscuelaArgentina Modelo (Argentina ModeloSchool), the Music School of BuenosAires, and Vocal del Quartier (Paraná)(local singing group of Paraná).

Palmeri has written numerous choraland instrumental works and operas,among which are Tango del Bicente-nario (Bicentenary Tango), firstperformed by the Qatar SymphonyOrchestra; Canto de la lejanía (Song ofDistance), premiered in 2010 by theBuenos Aires choral society; Oratoriode Navidad (Christmas Oratorio), firstperformed at the Faculty of Law UBA(2003); Mateo, an opera which openedin the Teatro Roma in Avellaneda,Buenos Aires (1999) and was recordedby the State Radio of Bratislava (Slova-kia); Fantasía tanguera (Tango fantasy),premiered in Saint Petersburg, Russia(2000); Presagios (Portents), premieredin Matera, Italy, (2001); Concierto parabandoneón (Accordion concerto) in theTeatro Roma in Avellaneda (2004);Concierto de danzas (Dance concerto),Negro y negro (Black and black), and

Sobre las cuatro estaciones (On the fourseasons). In recent years he has beeninvited to direct and perform as pianistin the performance of his work Misa-tango, (first performed by the NationalSympony Orchestra of Cuba in 1996)in Germany, Argentina, Austria, Bel-gium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Slovakia,Spain, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy,Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerlandand the USA. This work was chosen aspart of the workshops for Europa Can-tat 2009 (Utrecht, the Netherlands),and has been performed by renowneddirectors, soloists and orchestras in var-ious cities of the world.

He was awarded First Prize in theChoral Arrangement Competitionorganized by AAMCANT in 2011. TheNational University of Rosarioawarded him First Prize in the NationalChoral Arrangement Competition in2010. The National Foundation for theArts awarded him First Prize in 2003 inthe Symphonic Work category of theJuan Carlos Paz Composition Competi-tion for his work Concierto de danzaspara cello y orquesta (Concerto ofdances for cello and orchestra). Severalof his compositions have been recordedon CDs produced in Italy, Latvia and

The young mezzo-soprano is a winnerof the Marcello Giordani InternationalVocal competition in Italy 2013,Richard F. Gold Career Grant (NewYork City Opera) and of theIntermezzo Foundation Award (ElardoInternational Opera Competition).Other distinctions include the SilverPrize of the Opera Index Competitionand prizes from the Licia AlbanesePuccini Foundation. Next season, shewill make her debut as Amneris inBucharest National Opera’s productionof Aïda. This season, Ms. Swann madeher concert debut in South Africa withthe acclaimed KZN Philharmonicunder the baton of Daniel Boico. Ms.Swann returned to the MetropolitanOpera for the 2013-14 season in theirproductions of Die Walküre andFrancesca Da Rimini.

Last season the mezzo-soprano madeher Milan debut in concert withLaverdi orchestra and returned toAustria’s Bregenz festival for a secondseason. She made her debut with theBoston Symphony orchestra as well asthe Tanglewood music festival. KrystySwann returned to Carnegie Hall asLola in Cavalleria Rusticana with theOpera Orchestra of New York underthe baton of Alberto Veronisi, garner-ing rave reviews. She has appeared assoloist in Messiah with the RochesterSymphony Orchestra. In recent sea-sons, she was Emilia opposite NathanGunn in The Firebrand of Florence byKurt Weill and Ira Gershwin conductedby Ted Sperling. In the same season shereturned to New York City Opera asSuzuki in Madama Butterfly. KrystySwann has also taken part in a numberof educational programs with NewYork City Opera. Recently, she per-formed the title role of RichardDanielpour’s opera Margaret Garner,made her debut in Avery Fisher Hallwith Verdi’s Requiem, and sang inGiacomo Puccini’s Edgar along withMarcello Giordani with the OperaOrchestra of New York conducted byEve Queler. In addition the singer hasbeen a guest at the Michigan OperaTheater and the International VocalArts Institute, Israel.

KRYSTY SWANN, Mezzo-soprano

Argentina. He has taken part in a widevariety of other activities such as actingas judge in the Eisteddfod contest of theWelsh community in Chubut. Merchan-

dise from Martín Palmeri will be avail-able for purchase in the lobby duringintermission and after the concert.

FLUTOPIA WIND ENSEMBLEFluteEmily BartonRyan Brooks*Madelyn DonnellyJacqueline Dubois*Emily GardnerYoung In SeoAlexis JohnsonJenny JungAnne KickertAllison LaneLeaya MaDavina MiawKathryn NeiDaisy NgSandy NgRachel ShoemakerAimee TonerAmy WangGrant Wang*doubles piccolo

OboeNicole GregoritsKatrina CooleyKristin KronenbergerJeffery NolteDevin SohiMegan Stallings

ClarinetSurya AmbardarCameron HarperThomas HealCatherine LaskyAsher Levy-MyersJulianna WilliamsJiayin Xie

Bass ClarinetJade DeatherageKiley Jarymiszyn

Alto SaxophoneNathan ChenAriel Williams

Tenor SaxophoneSeika Van Keuren

Baritone SaxophoneWill Kacedan

BassoonAdriel SumathipalaDaniel Vorona

HornEmma AffertonWill Pivik

TrumpetKayla DeehanBraden PenaBrandon Yoo

EuphoniumPoorvi DeshpandeAna Mack

PercussionLuke EllisNoah Hansen

Performing Arts PartnersDCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners listed below, who, withtheir financial support, have made this performance possible.

Choeur Hémiole (France), Michèle Lhopiteau-Dorfeuille, DirectorChorale Emi’chante and Choeur de l’Université du Maine (France), Evelyne Béché, DirectorCoral do Senado (Brazilian Senate Choir), Glicínia Mendes, DirectorDekanatskantorei Ried (Germany), Heike Ittmann, DirectorKirchenchor St. Stephan Therwil / Biel-Benken (Switzerland), Reiner Schneider-Waterberg, DirectorEvangelisch Reformierter Kirchenchor Lyss (Switzerland), Kordula Gisler, DirectorMadrigalchor der evangelischen Trinitatisgemeinde Buer (Germany), Martina Wronski, DirectorMauritiuschor Trimbach (Switzerland), Reiner Schneider-Waterberg, DirectorThe University of Southern Denmark Chamber Choir (Denmark), Saul Zaks, DirectorVoces de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Martín Palmeri, Directorand individuals from around the globe

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

TIERRA ADENTRO DE NUEVO MEXICO DANCE ENSEMBLEJose EnciniasEloy GonzalesJasmine LopezAlana LoweOlguin Madison

Jillian MartinezKandace MontoyaChance Osowski-PappasEsteban PachecoMarisol Sisneros

Javier SolisVeronica TorresLeo Valdes

Silke Ahlers Geb.DulischSalvatore AielloJean-Yves AllardMaria AlmeidaChristina Alter Geb.HeckElisabeth ArnoldDanielle AugerThomas WernerBabistEsther BaderRuedi BaltisbergerCarlos BarretoHelena BarrosDanielle BataillerChristophe BazinGabriel BeauvalletAlice BéchéEvelyne BéchéPatrice BéchéJean-Luc BelliardMonique BénisDanièle BenoistKlaus BernshausenAndrea ChristineBernshausen Geb.DiederichsMarie-ClaireBetschartNicole BézardMadeleine BieliChristoph BitterliStephanie ChristaBittmann Geb.ReinhardtAdelheid KatharinaBitto Geb.SchwarzmannRuth Blatter-EtterMona Bleckwenn-HoffmannNicole BoltenMarie-JeanneBonhommeElvira BorerJosé BorgesMartina FrankaBottwein Geb. RadelTania BouvierGilles BranthommeChristelle BraultBernhard BrodbeckFrançoise BrossardChantal BruneauGeneviève BureauJorgelina CalventePedro Cantelli

Eny CarvalhoNancy CarvalhoJoël CavoizyChristineChantoiseauSylvie ChauchefoinChristopheChauvièreLúcia ChavesPhilippe ChérelRosette Cicchini-GeissbühlerMarit ClausenAnton ClercMonika ClercMartin CollingManuela CollingLeticia CoraiClara CostaGracilan CostaMaria CostaSabina CostantinoMäderMaryse CouyerePascale CrosnierAldo D’amicoChristina DahlGwénaële DerréFlorence DesurmontChantal de Taffin deTilquesFranz-JosefDiehlmannLeomar DinizRonald DonkersJuliette DouilletJutta Maria Dr.AndreefKarin Christine Dr.HenzelKarl Otmar Dr.NassauIlka Tamara Dr.TrucksaßDavid DrissiPierrette DrouetAnne-Marie DuboisElke Dubois-VoßGeb. DuboisMaria ElisabethDue-HansenEdith DumurMaria ChristianaDussel Geb HillePaula EberhartCaroline Edele RuferMarie-HelenEichholz

Dagmar EngBaptiste EreauForskov EriksenRoselyne ErtulRosa EtienneJean FouquetAlzira FreitasMônica FreitasPoul FriisAlain GanerayMonique GanerayCecilia GarayKarl-Hans GeilChristiane GérardJean-Yves GérardDoris GerberVerena MarthaGerber-TschudinLisane GesteiraKordula Lydia GislerKatharina ElisabethGötz Geb. KlinglerAdelita GrafClaudia GrafIsabelle GrasseauBeat AndreasGredingerAnne-Cécile GressantFranz GschwindClaude GuervenouChristine GuevelouChristiane GuilmetElizabeth GuimarãesSibylle GutzwillerTeresa MaríaHaberlinHeike HanzLisa HautleMonika HeldRegina KatharinaHerbert Geb.WirthKlara HermannRosmarie HerrliPetra Herweh Geb.TöpperFrançoise HidousMaja RosmarieHochuliSofie SanderHoegedalMadeleine HoferVerena Hofer-MathysMargret HofmeierSarah ElisabethHoppeKarina Hoppenworth

Christiane HuonMartin Imhof-MüllerSybille Imhof-MüllerKatharina InhelderHeike IttmannAngelika RenateJakob Geb.WilczewskiDenis JanvierMichelle JaouenGérard JouanneauMichèle JoubertAnalía JouliáAnnie JumertDeborah KalmarIrmgard IrisKietzmann Geb.FritzChristina KleinpaßFrank KleinpaßKarin KlostergaardFabienne KnobelHeidi KohlerMaría MartaKokubuBarbara ChristineKolbLutz KöpkeLuzia KrähenbühlMagdalena KramerAnnegret KrampMichael KrampJørn KronerMargit KronerClaudia KüpfertChristiane HannaKurzweg Geb.HöchstThilo KüttlerDenise LainéAnita LambertNicholas LambingOdile LambretDanielle LammBéatrice LasbleisGraciela LassalleThomas LaubeGaëlle Le BozecColette Le BretonCatherine LedruPhilippe LedruRosemarie AnnLehmannDoris Leisi-BischofbergerJudith LenhartDominique Le RouxMichel Letellier

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

Gisèle LetertreDenis Le TurquaisIrene LetzeGisele LimaUrs Ernst LohriFláucia LopesAngelo LuridianaMonika LüthiMaria MacielSteffen MadsenDiego MaiaThomas MartinChristine MaryMichel MasIsabelle MaufayAnnick MazoyerPia Ingeborg Mehler-Diehlmann Geb.MehlerBernhard MeierEdith MelonGlicínia MendesValérie MenissierGuy Mesneaud de StPaulMorten MichaelsenCatherine MonetChristine GertrudHelene MörchenGeb. PassargeDominique MouiManon MoulinMarie MourguesSilvia ElisabethMühlheimRicardo AlbertoMüllerLuciana NascimentoBerit NicolaisenCatherine NicolasFerdinandNiedermannSusanne NuferAnton JosefNussbaumer

Miguel Hugo OberstKatharina ObrechtPascale PaternaultSylvie PaumierVéronique PaumierElsbeth PfeifferLiliane PichotPatrick PilfertAnnick PonsGeneviève PortalesCatherine PotelJacqueline PoublanPaulette PrévautFrançois PuaudLêda RamalhoPedro RamirezSteffi MargotCharlotte Rembe-Dürr Geb. RembeAngela Gudrun ReuterElena Ries CentenoJoël RobinHélène RoquainEsther RosenthalerSimon RosenthalerThierry RouetKatrin RouletNicole RoumyPhilippe RouquierJean-Claude RousselRegine Rudat-KrebsLiane Rumpl-HeisigRobert RuprechtGaby RüttimannHelen RutzSuzana RuyDominik SalberIsabelle SanromaInés SantamarinaEldom SantosSabine SauerweinThomas SchaadIsabelle CorinneSchaeferSusanne Schenker

Anna ScherbGeorg FriedrichSchmidtHermann RudolfSchneibelMarlise ChristineSchneiderMichael SchneiderRuth Schori-RüediMaja SchwarbAndreas SchweizerVerena Schweizer-von BürenTamar Segovia BarbaLaura GabrielaSendonDenise SennAna SilvaGilson SilvaJosé SilvaMaria SilvaMaría Silva CamargoJean-Paul SouilhéFabienne SouvréAlan SmitheeHeinz SpiekermannBrigitte StarostaAdrian Ulrich Steier-Bertz Geb. SteierWalter StuderSybille Süren Geb.KochChantal TannierMaria TavaresHélène TexierJean-Lou ThibaultBrigitte ThiersteinMartine ThomasOlivier ThomasBeatriz TrazarMarlies RenateVandieken Geb.KolbKaren Van DurmeAnne Vanneroy

Pierre VanneroyCaroline VeriteChristine VildardMarie-Claude VillaIsabelle VisentinAnna VogelsangSibylle VolkenBirgitt VollmerIna von WoyskiCécile VrauxSigrid Waßen-Ohlhäuser Geb.NietzelSabine CharlotteWeingärtner Geb.HartmannUrsel WenzLuana WernikMonika WilhelmVolker Ludwig WillBarbara GertrudMaria Will Geb.WürfelGry WithMartina WronskiChristian WyderErika ZaeffererAllan ZinnMaría EmiliaZóccola

The Performing ArtsPartners list includesnames supplied bychoral directors as ofDecember 1, 2014.Any questionsregarding missing ormisspelled namesshould be addressedto the individualdirectors.

Founded by Iris Derke (general direc-tor) and Jonathan Griffith (artisticdirector and principal conductor)Distinguished Concerts International isdriven by passion, innovative vision, atotal belief in its artists, and unwaver-ing commitment to bringing forthunforgettable audience experiences.DCINY is a creative producing entity

with unmatched integrity that is a tal-ent incubator, a star-maker, and a pre-senter of broadly accessible, world-class musical entertainment. For moreinformation about DistinguishedConcerts International New York andupcoming DCINY musical eventsaround the world, please visit:www.DCINY.org.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK

2015 DCINY Concert and Artist SeriesPlease join us for one of our other events:

Monday Evening, January 19, 2015 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Karl JenkinsJenkins: The Peacemakers and The HealerJenkins: LlareggubJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorKarl Jenkins, Composer-in-ResidenceFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, February 16, 2015 at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallTwo Cultures – One DreamEarnestine Rodgers Robinson: Exodus (World Premiere)Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorEarnestine Robinson, Visiting ComposerXian Xinghai: Yellow River CantataJie Yi, DCINY Debut ConductorFeaturing Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Afternoon, March 29, 2015 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallTotal Vocal, Contemporary a cappellaDeke Sharon, Arranger/Conductorwith soloists Kelley Jakle and Shelley Regner (Pitch Perfect)Featuring Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 12, 2015 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallGrant Us PeaceMozart: Mass in C Major, K. 317 (Coronation Mass)Catherine Sailer, DCINY Debut Conductor Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis PacemTrey Jacobs, DCINY Debut Conductor Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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

Director and Principal ConductorDanuta Gross, Director of Finance and

AdministrationKevin Taylor, Associate Director of Program

DevelopmentJason Mlynek, Program DevelopmentJames Meaders, Program DevelopmentRobert Vuichard, Program DevelopmentNeil McDonald, Program Development

Andrea Macy, Marketing & PromotionsEdmundo Montoya, Production ManagerDeAnna Choi, Finance & AccountingKaren Cohn, Website and GraphicsEmily Nelson, Concert OperationsJoshua Grace, Program Development

AssistantMaria Braginsky, Program Development

AssistantConnor Murphy-White, Intern

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