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Sunday Evening, April 30, 2017 at 7:00

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

presents:

Viva La Musica de Argentina

Cuerda y VozDany Dorf, Drums & VoiceFrançois Knab, Andean Flutes, Tiple Columbiano, & VoiceRodrigo Mosquera, Charango & VoiceSergio Saraniche, Guitar & VoiceVidal Rojas, Guitar & Voice

ATAHUALPA YUPANQUI Camino del IndioÉBER LOBATO MalamboRAFAEL ROSSI Viva JujuyALFREDO ZITARROSA Doña SoledadPOCHA BARROS / ENRIQUE N. FARIAS GOMEZ El Huajchito

Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Cuerda y VozDistinguished Concerts Singers International

ARIEL RAMÍREZ Misa CriollaI. Kyrie (vidala – baguala)II. Gloria (carnavalito)III. Credo (chacerera trunca)IV. Sanctus (carnaval cochabambino)V. Agnus Dei (estilo pampeano)

GEORGE HEMCHER, Piano

(Continued)

Intermission

Saul Zaks, Guest ConductorMartín Palmeri, DCINY Composer-in-ResidenceDistinguished Concerts OrchestraDistinguished Concerts Singers International

MARTÍN PALMERI Tango Credo (World Premiere)1. Credo in Unum Deum2. Et ex Patre Natum3. Genitum Non Factum4. Qui Propter Nos Homines5. Et incarnatus Est6. Crucifixus7. Et Resurrexit 8. Et Iterum Venturus Est9. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum

CARLA FILIPCIC HOLM, SopranoDANIEL BINELLI, BandoneónMARTÍN PALMERI, Piano

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Notes on the Program

Camino del Indio (3 minutes)ATAHUALPA YUPANQUI (1908-1992)

Here the author, the great AtahualpaYupanqui, becomes the spokesman for theIndians who live in the countryside andmountains in a miserable reality, illustratedby his early compositions. His intimateknowledge of the people, landscapes,ancestral customs and the Indian soul nour-ishes his inspiration.

Malambo (5 minutes)ÉBER LOBATO (1931-2014)

Malambo is the only Argentine folk dancenot danced by a couple. It is energetic and virile. “Leaving their cows and horses andtransforming themselves into dancers, themost intrepid of gauchos would take theirplace in the center of a round they hadformed, to begin a frantic zapateo rhythm(foot tapping that often reminds us of gal-loping horses).” In this interpretation, therhythmic voices mingle with the “bombo”to recall this cadence.

Viva Jujuy (3 minutes)RAFAEL ROSSI (1896-1982)

This song illustrates the “carnavales”: thegreat feasts of the Andean highlands,where the joy and madness of the momentmake one forget the harsh living conditionsin these countries.

Doña Soledad (4 minutes)ALFREDO ZITARROSA (1936-1989)

A “Candombe” the typical African-Americanrhythm of the Rio de la Plata region, in its textreflects a social reality of the “sixties”. Thecontrast between poverty and wealth, cultureand illiteracy constantly opposed an underes-timated working class and a high-level classthat delighted in its “facilidades”, or its easy life.

El Huajchito (2 minutes)POCHA BARROS / ENRIQUE N. FARIASGOMEZ

This rhythm called “gato” (cat) is truly thenational dance of Argentina, recreated andappropriated in vocal rhythm and har-monies close to jazz. First by the group“Los Huanca Hua”, then “Jairo” and yearslater by “Cuerda y Voz” to convey the joyof “the man of the fields”. This dance trulyrepresents Argentina.

– Stephen Glasgow

Misa Criolla (22 minutes)ARIEL RAMÍREZ (1921-2010)

The Misa Criolla, composed by ArielRamírez in 1963, is a synthesis of popularand liturgical styles. It is based on SouthAmerican folk music, particularly therhythms and melodies of Argentina. Theopening Kyrie is in the rhythm of the vidala-baguala. This music, characteristic of north-ern Argentina, depicts the feeling of loneli-ness one has from living on a deserted highplateau. The Gloria rhythm, the carnavalito,is also from the same area, but evokes thesense of rejoicing. The two sections of theGloria are separated by a recitative (Yaraví),which makes the cadence of the carnaval-ito more brilliant when it returns with a fullrhythmic accompaniment. The chacereratrunca, a folk theme of central Argentina, isthe basis of the Credo. Its obsessiverhythm accentuates the profession of faith,and the section ends with the final wordsof the prayer, which reaffirms the triumphof everlasting life. One of the most beauti-ful and unusual Bolivian folk rhythms, thecarnaval cochabambino, is used for theSanctus. It has a subdued but marked beat.The Agnus Dei is written in a typical styleof the pampas (estilo pampeano). As in theKyrie, a feeling of solitude and distance iscreated. A simple recitative expresses theuniversal longing for peace. This work haswon the unprecedented admiration of thecritics and public of Argentina and otherSouth American countries. It proves thatindigenous musical forms can communi-cate the highest values of life and that

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religious beliefs can be conveyed through apopular medium of expression.

– Alfred Publishing

Tango Credo (38 minutes)MARTÍN PALMERI (b. 1965)

Tango Credo follows the aesthetic line ofits predecessor, the Tango Glory which Ihad the honor of premiering in Basel,Switzerland in December 2014 withKirchenchor St. Stephan Therwil. Similar tothe works that I’ve written in recent years,Tango Credo is led by the sonority of thetango-typical orchestra: strings, bandoneónand piano. The continuing challenge is tocombine this organic representative ofBuenos Aires with the contrasting soundsof the choir and, in the case with TangoCredo, with a soprano soloist. Tango Credodiffers from Tango Glory in that it is com-posed mainly of arias and choral numbers.

The piece is a concertante where the solosand the choir have a constant dialogue. Theconnection between numbers is fluid andgives continuity to the work. Tango Credoalso contains the reworking of melodicmaterial by repetition of the main theme.This is presented in the first number andcited several times throughout the work asa demonstration of the perseverance offaith. It is also worth mentioning the impor-tant role of the bandoneón in the death andresurrection of Christ. The low notes in theleft hand and pauses in the music theatri-cally represents the drama. Thank you,DCINY, for giving the title of Composer-in-Residence to me and for the opportunity tointroduce this new work with wonderfulinterpreters in the prestigious setting ofDavid Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.”

– Martín Palmeri

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Texts and Translations

Misa Criolla By Ariel Ramírez

I. Kyrie (vidala – baguala)Señor ten piedad de nosotros. Cristo ten piedad de nosotros. Señor ten piedad de nosotros.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

II. Gloria (carnavalito)

Gloria a Dios en las alturasY en la tierra paz a los hombres que amael Señor.

Te alabamos. Te bendecimos. Te adoramos.

Glorificamos. Te damos graciasPor tu inmensa gloria.

Señor Dios, Rey celestial. Dios Padre Todopoderoso.

Señor, hijo único Jesucristo,Señor Dios, cordero de Dios, Hijo delPadre,

Tú que quitas los pecados del mundo,Ten piedad de nosotros.Tú que quitas los pecados del mundo,Atiende nuestras súplicas. Tú que reinas con el Padre, Ten piedad de nosotros.

Gloria a Dios en las alturas y en la tierra Paz a los hombres que ama el Señor.

Porque Tú sólo eres Santo,Sólo Tú Señor Tú sólo,Tú solo altÌsimo Jesucristo, Con el EspÌritu Santo,En la gloria de Dios Padre. Amén.

Glory to God in the highestAnd on earth peace to his people loved byGod.

We praise you. We bless you. We adoreyou.

We glorify you. We give you thanksFor your great glory.

Lord God, Heavenly King. God the Almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of theFather,

You who take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.You who take away the sins of the world, Hear our prayers.You reign with the Father, Have mercy on us.

Glory to God in the highest and on earth Peace to his people that love the Lord.

For you alone are Holy, You alone are the Lord,You alone are the Most High, JesusChrist,

With the Holy Spirit,In the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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III. Credo (chacerera trunca)

Creo en Dios, Padre todopoderoso, Creador de cielo y tierra.

Y en Jesucristo creo,Su único Hijo nuestro Señor: Fue concebido por obra y gracia Del EspÌritu Santo,Nació de Santa Maria Virgen,Padeció bajo el poder de Poncio Pilato, Fue crucificado, muerto y sepultado.

Descendió a los infiernos.Al tercer dÌa resucito de entre los muer-tos,

Subió a los cielos.Esta sentado a la diestra de Dios Padre todopoderoso.Desde allÌ ha de venir a juzgarVivos y muertos.

Creo en el EspÌritu Santo,Santa Iglesia católica,La comunión de los santos Y el perdón de los pecados,Resurrección de la carneY la vida perdurable. Amén.

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And I believe in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord:Conceived by the power and grace Of the Holy Spirit,Born of the Holy Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate,Was crucified, died and was buried.

He descended into Hell.On the third day He arose from the dead,And ascended into heaven.

He is seated at the right hand of God theFather Almighty.

From there he will come to judge the liv-ing and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, The HolyCatholic Church, the communion ofsaints and the forgiveness of sins, theresurrection of the body

And the life everlasting. Amen.

IV. Sanctus (carnaval cochabambino)

Santo, santo, santo, Señor Dios del Universo.Llenos est·n los cielos y la tierra de tuGloria.

Hosanna en las alturas!Bendito el que viene en el nombre delSeñor.

Hosanna en las alturas!

Holy, holy, holy,Lord God of the universe!Heaven and earth are full of Your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name ofthe Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

V. Agnus Dei (estilo pampeano)

Cordero de Dios que quitas los pecadosdel mundo

Ten compasión de nosotros.Cordero de Dios que quitas los pecadosdel mundo

Ten compasión de nosotros.Cordero de Dios que quitas los pecadosdel mundo

Danos la paz.

Lamb of God who takes away the sins ofthe world

Have mercy on us.Lamb of God who takes away the sins ofthe world

Have mercy on us.Lamb of God who takes away the sins ofthe world

Grant us peace.

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Tango CredoBy Martín Palmeri

Credo in unum Deum,Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium, Et in unum Dominum Iesum 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, consubstantialemPatri:

per quem omnia facta sunt. Qui propter nos homines et propter nos-tram salutem descendit de caelis.

Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub PontioPilato;

passus et sepultus est, et resurrexit tertia die, secundemScripturas,

et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteramPatris.

Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos, cuius regni non erit finis. Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivifi-cantem:

qui ex Patre Filioque procedit. Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur etconglorificatur:

qui locutus est per prophetas. Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostoli-cam Ecclesiam.

Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionempeccatorum.

Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

We believe in one God,the Father Almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.And in one Lord Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,begotten from the Father before all ages,God from God,Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made;of the same essence as the Father.Through him all things were made.For us and for our salvationhe came down from heaven;he became incarnate by the Holy Spiritand the Virgin Mary,

and was made human.He was crucified for us under PontiusPilate;

he suffered and was buried.The third day he rose again, according tothe Scriptures.

He ascended to heavenand is seated at the right hand of theFather.

He will come again with gloryto judge the living and the dead.His Kingdom will never end.And we believe in the Holy Spirit,the Lord, the giver of life.He proceeds from the Father and the Son,and with the Father and the Son is wor-shiped and glorified.

He spoke through the prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apos-tolic church.

We affirm one baptism for the forgivenessof sins.

We look forward to the resurrection of thedead,

and to life in the world to come. Amen.

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Meet the Artists

Cuerda y Voz, Guest Artists

Cuerda y Voz presents a musical perfor-mance full of colors and harmonies that tran-scend you to the magic of the Andes. Thesefive men's voices mingle with the sound oftwo guitars, percussion, charango andAndean flutes. Their recent show, recordedlive at the Toulouse Salle Nougaro, wasstaged in a warm decor of bamboo, sur-rounded by translucent leather drums,resembling animated moons. This decora-tion, with its special symbolism, illustratesthe music being played; flexible, original androbust... songs of friendship, joy, and peacethat the group wishes to convey to the pub-lic. Through a diverse repertoire, Cuerda yVoz offers new life to the music of LatinAmerican folklore and songs often little-known. Far from the stereotypes of com-mercial Latino music, these musiciansarrange and "re-arrange" their songs creatingoriginal material. They have left an indelibleimprint and brought an authentic, moving,and sincere sound to the ears of those fortu-nate enough to hear them.

Cuerda y Voz is above all a story of friendshipbetween Danny, François, Rodrigo, Sergioand Vidal. Their story has been woven intime around a common passion for LatinAmerican folklore and music. Despite theirdifferent origins and paths, these five musi-cians have "paved the way" thanks to anatypical sound. On the guitar, Vidal andSergio vibrate their strings and mix their

voices with those of the charango, flutes andpercussions interpreted by the other musi-cians. While the history of the group hasbeen marked by the Misa por a Continente(Francisco Marin and Ruben Bareiro Saguier)and the Misa Criolla (Ramírez), the life of thequintet and exploring new music remains atthe heart of their work. Cuerda y Voz is work-ing on a new album with new arrangementsand new compositions. Their repertoire witha majority of composers from LatinAmerican, will definitely shine a new light onLatino music, often forgotten or unknownand far from the common places of musicaltourism.

An acclaimed conductor, educator, and lec-turer, Jonathan Griffith has led performancesacross North America, Europe, and Asia.Maestro Griffith is co-founder and artisticdirector of Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York (DCINY), which hasbrought together, under his artistic leadership,thousands of musicians and choral singers inconcert at prestigious venues across theUnited States, including Carnegie Hall, LincolnCenter, and Disney Hall. The founder andmusic director of the Distinguished ConcertsOrchestra, Maestro Griffith also overseesDCINY’s mentoring program for conductors.He made his Carnegie Hall conducting debutin 1989 and has conducted well over 100 per-formances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centercombined. In addition to the major works ofthe classical repertoire, conducting highlightsincludes the U.S. premieres of Karl Jenkins’Stabat Mater, The Armed Man, and Te Deum,Sergei Taneyev’s Upon Reading a Psalm,Miloš Bok’s Missa Solemnis, LuigiBoccherini’s Villancicos, and EugeneGoossens’ re-orchestration of Handel’sMessiah, along with world premieres by EricFunk, Seymour Bernstein, and RobertConvery. His additional conducting credits

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include the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in SaltLake City; Manhattan Philharmonic and NewEngland Symphonic Ensemble, both atCarnegie Hall; The European SymphonyOrchestra in Spain; Bohuslava MartinPhilharmonia and Philharmonia Chorus,Virtuosi Pragensis Chamber Orchestra,Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, and DvorákChamber Orchestra in the Czech Republic;and the Bialystok State Philharmonic in Poland,as well as numerous regional orchestras andchoruses across the United States.

The Jonathan Griffith Singers, an ensembledrawn from singers across North Americaand founded in 1987, has made its markinternationally. In recent years, Dr. Griffithhas led the Singers on highly acclaimed toursto Uruguay and Argentina, to the People’sRepublic of China, premiering Karl Jenkins’The Armed Man: AMass for Peace in Beijingand Shanghai, and to Pisa, Italy. Dr. Griffithand the Jonathan Griffith Singers touredTurkey in June of 2013 performing theacclaimed Turkish oratorio, Yunus Emre, byA. Adnan Saygun in Istanbul with the CemalResit Rey Orchestra, and in Ankara andEskinehir with the Presidential Orchestra atthe invitation of the TURKSOY governmentalagency. Dr. Griffith, along with theDistinguished Concerts Orchestra, is the2014 winner of the American Prize inConducting, professional orchestra division,and a semi-finalist in the 2015 competition.Dr. Griffith received his DMA in conductingfrom the Conservatory of Music/Universityof Missouri-Kansas City, a master’s in musiceducation from Wichita State University, andbachelor of music education from theUniversity of Kansas.

Saul Zaks is a 2016 Grammy-nominated pro-fessional conductor and musician fromBuenos Aires, Argentina, living in Denmark.

A multilingual - Spanish, Hebrew, English,Danish, Scandinavian – he is providing musicto life and inspiration to souls. He developsprojects, attitudes and patterns of behaviorwith the aid of unique communications skillsand trustworthy leadership in order to createperformance-based results and relations. Allthis is achieved while communicating theway of organizing a society that is based onvalues such as positive energy, proactivity,thinking, learning by intuition, and creating bybeing a musician. His motto “Conductor -musician - cooperation” helps to inspire andenrich, to move and innovate, and selectstrategies that create shareholder value.Cultural norms and cross-cultural communi-cation are important to him. Saul Zaks com-pleted his conducting studies at TheJerusalem Academy of Music & Dance,Israel, with Prof. Mendi Rodán and receiveda diploma in musical theory, history of west-ern music and conducting from the DanishNational Academy of Music. Saul Zaks is anAmbassador for Argentina and for Denmarkat the Summa Cum Laude InternationalYouth Music Festival Vienna and a memberof the Advisory Board of the EuropeanNetwork of University Orchestras.

Composer, pianist, choirmaster, and orches-tra conductor, Martín Palmeri was born inBuenos Aires in 1965. He studied composi-tion with Daniel Montes, Marcelo Chevalier,Rodolfo Mederos, Virtú Maragno and EdgarGrana (New York), choral direction withAntonio Russo and Néstor Zadoff, orchestralconducting with Mario Benzecry, singingwith Amalia Estévez and José Crea, andpiano with Eduardo Páez and OrlandoTrípodi. As choral director, he has led theChoir of the Faculty of Law (UBA), thePolyphonic Town Choir of Vicente López,Vocal Sospir, the Colegio Esclavas delSagrado Corazón de Jesús de Belgrano

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Saul Zaks,Guest Conductor

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(College of the Slaves of the Sacred Heart ofJesus of Belgrano), the Escuela ArgentinaModelo (Argentina Modelo School), theMusic School of Buenos Aires, Vocal delQuartier (Paraná) (local singing group ofParaná). He has written numerous choral andinstrumental works and operas, amongwhich are Tango del Bicentenario(Bicentenary Tango), first performed by theQatar Symphony Orchestra; Canto de lalejanía (Song of Distance), premiered in2010 by the Buenos Aires choral society;Oratorio de Navidad (Christmas Oratorio)first performed at the Faculty of Law UBA(2003); Mateo, an opera which opened in theTeatro Roma in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires(1999) and was recorded by the State Radioof Bratislava (Slovakia); Fantasía tanguera(Tango fantasy) premiered in SaintPetersburg, Russia (2000); Presagios(Portents), premiered in Matera, Italy, (2001);Concierto para bandoneón (Accordion con-certo) in the Teatro Roma in Avellaneda(2004); Concierto de danzas (Dance con-certo), Negro y negro (Black and black),Sobre las cuatro estaciones (On the four sea-sons). In recent years, he has been invited todirect and perform as pianist in the perfor-mance of his work Misatango, (first per-formed by the National Sympony Orchestraof Cuba in 1996) in Germany, Argentina,Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador,Slovakia, Spain, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy,Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland, andthe USA. This work was chosen as part ofthe workshops for Europa Cantat 2009(Utrecht, the Netherlands), and has been per-formed by renowned directors, soloists andorchestras in various cities of the world. Hewas awarded First Prize in the ChoralArrangement Competition organized byAAMCANT in 2011. The National Universityof Rosario awarded him First Prize in theNational Choral Arrangement Competition in2010. The National Foundation for the Artsawarded him First Prize in 2003 in theSymphonic Work category of the JuanCarlos Paz Composition Competition for hiswork Concierto de danzas para cello yorquesta (Concerto of dances for cello andorchestra). Several of his compositions havebeen recorded on CDs produced in Italy,

Latvia, and Argentina. He has taken part in awide variety of other activities such as actingas judge in the Eisteddfod contest of theWelsh community in Chubut.

Carla Filipcic Holm, born in Buenos Aires, isconsidered one of most prestigious andhighly sought-after sopranos in Argentina.After concluding her studies, Carla movedto Germany to specialize in the GermanRepertory with Siegfried Jerusalem. Shehas won numerous scholarships, singingcompetitions, and her professional workhas been celebrated by the press onnumerous occasions, having received theClarin Award, as well as the Music CriticsAssociation distinction as “BestArgentinian Singer”. Since her debut asFiordiligi (Cosi Fan Tutte), she has sungleading parts in opera and symphonicrepertory in the most important theaters inher country such as Teatro Colón deBuenos Aires. Among them, she is alwaysremembered for her Agathe (DerFreischütz), Agrippina, Female Chorus (TheRape of Lucretia), Donna Anna and DonnaElvira (Don Giovanni), Elisabeth de Valois(Don Carlos), Leonore (Fidelio), MagdaSorel (The Consul), Vitellia (La clemenza diTito), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin). Herdeep passion for chamber music has ledher to maintain a very active schedule inthat field. Carla has performed in festivals,opera and concert houses in Latin America,Switzerland, the United States, andGermany where she sang Elisabeth(Tannhäuser), Suor Angelica, Mother (Il pri-gioniero), and Elisabetta de Valois in the lat-est production of Don Carlos TheaterLübeck, which was awarded as the BestOpera Production of the 2014 Season inGermany (Awards Der Faust). She recentlysang Misa Tango (Palmeri) at Carnegie Halland Konzerthaus in Vienna, and her

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upcoming engagements include her debutas Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), Elsa(Lohengrin), and Desdemona (Otello).

Internationally renowned composer, arrangerand master of the bandoneón, ArgentineDaniel Binelli tours extensively in concertand recital. Binelli is also widely acclaimed asthe foremost exponent and torchbearer ofthe music of Astor Piazzolla. In 1989 DanielBinelli joined Astor Piazzolla’s New TangoSextet, touring internationally. Orchestraswith whom Mr. Binelli has appeared as guestsoloist include, among others, with theSymphony Orchestras of Philadelphia,Atlanta, Virginia, Sidney, Montreal, Ottawa,Saint Petersburg, and Tonhalle Orchestra inZurich. Some of the conductors with whomBinelli has worked with include: CharlesDutoit, Lalo Schiffrin, Franz Paul Decker,Robert Spano JoAnn Faletta, Giselle BenDor, Isaiah Jackson, Michael Christie, LiorShambadal and Daniel Schweitzer, Binelliconducted Piazzolla’s operita: “María deBuenos Aires” in Sicily (Italy) with Italiansinger, Milva. Mr. Binelli’s collaborationsinclude duo performances with pianist PollyFerman and guitarist Eduardo Isaac, as wellas the Binelli-Ferman-Isaac Trio. DanielBinelli is the Musical Director of TangoMetropolis Company, featured at a PBSDocumentary “Tango the Spirit ofArgentina” and on a BBC documentary onAstor Piazzolla’s life. A seasoned composerin his own right, Binelli has created andarranged music for solo instruments, quintet,chamber and symphonic orchestras, dance,and film music. His versatility allowed him towork from all Tango styles to the contempo-rary language. Some of the many interna-tional orchestras, ensembles, Tango compa-nies and soloists that have requestedarrangements or commissioned works fromDaniel Binelli include the Zurich Symphony,

Edmonton Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic,Colorado Music Festival, MontevideoPhilharmonic, Colombia Symphony,Symphony Orchestra of Minas Gerais,Cathedral of St Joseph-Hartford,Connecticut, Buglisi-Foreman DanceCompany, Tango Metropolis Company,Glamour Tango Company, Milva as well asOsvaldo Pugliese Orquesta Tipica and Tango7. Additionally, Binelli has composed musicfor the Argentine films: India Pravile, Funesun Gran Amor, Tango Baile Nuestro andTango Shalom. www.danielbinelli.com

Distinguished Concerts Orchestra Founded in 2008 by esteemed choral andorchestral conductor, Dr. Jonathan Griffith,Distinguished Concerts Orchestra (DCO) isthe resident orchestra for DistinguishedConcerts International New York (DCINY),the city’s preeminent producer of choral andorchestral concerts in New York’s most pres-tigious concert venues. The DCO is com-prised of some of the top orchestral musi-cians in the area including numerous gradu-ates of Juilliard, The Manhattan School ofMusic, The New England Conservatory andBoston Conservatory. While the vast major-ity of these players have performed in everyDCINY production since its inception, thoseplayers who have left the New York areahave gone on to permanent posts in orches-tras such as the Boston Symphony, LosAngeles Philharmonic and the LondonPhilharmonic.

Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Griffithand DCINY’s roster of notable guest conduc-tors, the DCO performs in Carnegie Hall andin Lincoln Center. Whether performingchoral/orchestral masterworks or premieringadventuresome new compositions, the DCOhas been lauded by conductors and review-ers alike for its fresh interpretations, musicalsubtlety and virtuosic ensemble playing. Dr.Griffith and the DCO are past winners of theprestigious American Prize in the profes-sional orchestra category, awarded in 2014and 2015, and a semi-finalist for the 2016 competition. Distinguished ConcertsOrchestra is driven by passion, innovativevision, a total belief in its artists, and an

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unwavering commitment to bring forth anunforgettable musical experience for per-former and public alike.

Distinguished Concerts SingersInternationalDistinguished Concerts Singers International(DCSI) forms the backbone of DistinguishedConcerts International New York (DCINY),the city’s preeminent producer of choral andorchestral concerts in New York’s most pres-tigious concert venues. DCSI is comprisedof singers and chorus members from aroundthe world. Between 30-40 % of the singersare alumni of DCSI and have sung in 2 or

more of the DCINY concert series over theyears. The DCSI has drawn members from43 countries and 6 continents. While themajority of singers are dedicated amateurmusicians, many professional and semi-pro-fessional ensembles, as well as individualprofessional singers, have also participatedin the DCSI. All singers and/or ensembles gothrough an audition process reviewed by theDCINY Artistic team in order to receive aninvitation to appear on the DCINY concertseries. The DCSI can vary in size frombetween 100 to 500 singers, dependingupon the repertoire.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

The Brearley Singers (NY), Keith Burton, Director*Brian Wong Singers (NY), Brian Wong, DirectorConjunto Coral “San Sebastián” (Antequera) y Coro del Conservatorio de Lucena(Spain), Esther Sanzo Herrera, DirectorCoral Pilar St. John’s (Argentina), Rodolfo Diorio, DirectorCoro Bocconi (Italy), Martina Zambelli, Director*Coro ITMC (Argentina), Pablo Quinteros, DirectorDeanery choir “Collegium vocale Kirchberg” (Germany), Daniela Werner, DirectorEast Forsyth High School Madrigals and Caprice (NC), Roman Brady, DirectorEdmund Rice Choir (Argentina), Eduardo Vallejo, DirectorGammel Hellerup Gymnasium Choir (Denmark), Mona Høgh Thylgård, Director*New York Festival Singers (NY), Alec Spencer, DirectorPloener Kantorei (Germany), Henrich Schwerk, DirectorSinfonischer Chor Greven (Germany), Harald Meyersick, DirectorWaimea Community Chorus (HI), Barbara Kopra, DirectorAnd Individual Singers from around the globe

*Denotes DCINY Alumni

PERFORMING ARTS PARTNERSDCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners, who, with their financial sup-port, have made this performance possible.

Phyllis AguiarMaría del CarmenAlaminos Romero

Inge AlexanderMonica Rosana AllendeRosemarie AndersKerstin MargaretaAndersson-Komp

Marta Arcamone

Zachary Dana AresMaria Dolores ArguimbauJosé Luis Arrabal MaízPablo Andrés Atoche de laVega

Elena Ávila GarcíaJosé Araceli Ávila GarcíaJacques BaenzigerNancy Baenziger

Beate BährGareth BalaiReese BarkerMaría Milagros MercedesBarrera Polo

Farid BashirovM. Angeles BauchwitzMaría del Carmen BeatoGuerrero

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Miguel Beato GuerreroHerbert BeckerEmma Olin BehnkeAlice BelgrayUlrike Erna JohannaDorothea Bell-Rieper

María Dolores BergillosCuevas

Alberto BerroStefanie Best-FailingJane BevansImmke BielenbergMichael BlöcherSonja BlöcherOlha BortnyukMaría Paula BottamediAugusto BouzasBárbara BrizziClaudia BrizziValeria BrombiniCaitlyn BrownJordan BrownPablo Bujalance RodríguezKeith BurtonMaría Inés Busto MaroltFabiana Edith CabreraMabel Beatriz CambeiroMaria Herminia CannavoE.F. Cash-DudleyBenjamin CasingerGiulia CeccarelliStefania CecchettiJennifer ChenChun Ying ChiangFernando Santiago ChicanoMartínez

Victoria ChieraCecilie Holm ChristiansenDaniel CoburnElena CoitinoGiulia ColasaccoFlávia CorreiaCarlos Gustavo CribelliMaria DehmelDuncan DempsterJutta Dern-WielochCarla Maria Di TellaFrancisco de Paula DíazArgüelles

Ángel Díaz CalleJosé Antonio Díaz OrozcoMargaret Diaz-CruzEva Maria Wanda BarbaraDölle

Adelheid Dörr

Bill Dudley-CashMaria Eugenia DuriElisabeth Hildegard DüringRolf-Alexander DüringSusan EbyGrace EllingtonMartina LubowaEnevoldsen

María Eugenia EscolaAngelika Euler-BeckerGünter Euler-BeckerGerardo M. FerreiraSigrid Bernharda Julia FinkGiovanna Cinzia FiorelliniGloria ForesiAnnette FortmannAlicia FrenchCaroline Cordelia Friis-Frederiksen

Valeria Frogone LivieresCarolina Ines FurnéMaría Emilia Gálvez MuñozMaría José Gálvez MuñozCarmen García RamírezBarbro GarenfeldAnne Marie GassierSharmaine Mallari GatdulaGiovanni Federico MariaGhisletti

Kerry GibbonsJohnathan R. GibbsAdriana María GiulianoMartina Goerschen-WellerNadine GoldmanMonica GolotCarlos GomezEliana GonzalezAntonio González ÉcijaElissa GoreMaria GowlandPatricia GrandioJörg Große-GeldermannRoberto Fernando GuntulisMaría del CarmenGutiérrez Armesto

Maria Marcela GuzmanHeras

Matthias HaakeKatheryn HaasAnja Hagemann-BeckerJill HamiltonJ. Alan HannaFrances HannonTeresa HarrietSylvie Harsanyi

Lucia HaseMartina HaybachLisa HeinemannPetra HeinlCarolina HeinrichsdorffElvira Brøchner HelleMichaela HerbstMariano Andres HerediaGandini

Susanne HermansAlberto Hernández CarreroErwin HeyerMaría José HidalgoGutiérrez

Ana María Hinojosa CelorioSigrid HofmannHoracio HourbeigtHelche HuangLevi HunterMaría del Mar HurtadoCasado

Karl HuthJosé Miguel IbáñezMartínez

Mathias Dons JensenSophia JimenezAna Jiménez GálvezCecilia JohansenMarita JostSteven KaplanBeth KellyAnja Christina KlarEverett KnowlesMartina KohlerSusan KommelBarbara KopraElisabeth KraftAnja Eva KreutzfeldtNatascha Serena KruseSabine KuernerPatrice KuglerGesa Kunst-GoergAngelo LealMaría Costanza LecotMassimo LeddaClare Chien-Lun LeeRona LeeEugenia LeimannIngo Mirko LicherFilippa Sofia LieblDong LiuMarcela LLerenaMercedes LlorenteFreja Jacobi LomholtJohn Losk

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Christine LotzPeter LubellBeatriz LuelmoCarolina Maria Lujan SosaTomás LukacMaría Isabel LunaCorredera

Lieselotte MacEwenCamilla PontoppidanMadsen

Steve MaggiAlba Luz MaidanaSergio MarcheseMaria Lina MartinelliLeah Master-HuthAdrian Lloyd MatthewsErika MayMolly McEneneyLauren McSwainSilke MeihsnerFernando MendilaharzuJuan Mesa RamírezStephanie MeyerDaniela MichelJorge O. MiguelesChristin MihlsVicky MihuraVictoria MihuraJuliet MilhoferLaure MilliotPaul MilliotCecilia Beatriz MinnicelliSusana MittelmanMiguel Ángel MolinaCarrillo

Miguel N MolinarChristina MontgomeryAndrea MorenoFrancesca MorganKathryn MorganSusan MoriMorea MouzonHeike MühlherrPaloma MuñozJulia Muñoz CantareroFelisa María Muñoz LaraDiego NamorMaría del Socorro NievasElisa NikolouliasAustin OdellDenise OemigAvi Okin

Margarita OliveraMaria Silvina OrgeiraPetra OrtelValentina OrtelliDagmar Victoria EllensOstenfeld

Cristina OyuelaFernando OyuelaJutta PächtholdSophia Palmeri LukacMaría Teresa PalomoLópez

Julieta PedriniMaría Teresa Peláez GarcíaLiliana Silvia PeñalvaSolano PeniaMirta PerborellAndrés Pérez MillánEmanuela PeritoreMarcelo PiacenzaAngela PintiAnna Daniela PirottaCatherine PointeletPierpaolo PoloPedro Prieto ReinaMariola PryzybylaJanuary PunwattanaCarolina Andrea InesPutignano

André QueckbörnerPablo J. QuinterosJuan José RamírezFernández

María del Carmen Ramosde la Cámara

Clara hanna RappeportMaría Florencia RecondoAnastasia RegeErhard RemmertAriel RobertucciElizabeth RodgersCarsten RöhrscheidMike RolishManuel Romero PérezLiliana RomotowskiEvelin RothIris RottenbergMartina RueterSaray Ruiz PulidoAndreas RutzHelga RutzMariaelvina Sala

Gustavo Luis SalbucciMichelle SanfordGiulia Sanford-AlleyMariano SaubidetAnke SchaeferDoris SchmaelWalter SchmaelAnton SchuenSilvia Christel Schulz-OttoMaría Teresa SchusterVeronika SchweißHenrich SchwerkSusanne SchwerkSara Isabella ScuriMaria Araceli Serrano VegaAlexandra ServelloIda Berg SiemsenAlan SmitheeNicole SteinbachJochen StoosNorfried StumpfManfred Wilhelm GeorgStüting

Takashi SugitaClaudia TakvorianJacqueline TartellEmilio TavarezJulie ThiryHelen ThurstonMegan TincherClaudia UllrichIda Marie UllstadPedro VásquezManuel Vergara CarvajalMiriam VilaJuan María Villa JiménezVeronica VillolaRita VölkerViola (Min-Tzu) WangHanni WellerDaniela WernerWilliam Howard West IVRainer WiechertMary WienerTammy YeErnest ZalameaMartina ZambelliZilong Zee

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

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DCINY 2017 Concert Series

Friday Evening, May 26, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallCelebration & ReflectionDieter Wagner, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Hudson Festival Chorus (OH)Thomas Scott, DirectorDanilo Guanais: Missa de Alçacuz (20th Anniversary)Vladimir Silva, Director

Sunday Evening, May 28, 2017 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallBrahms’ RequiemJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 29, 2017 at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterWith Strength & JoyAntonio Vivaldi: GloriaWilliam Powell, Guest ConductorPepper Choplin: Psalm 23: A Journey with the Shepherd Pepper Choplin, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Tuesday Evening, May 30, 2017 at 7:00Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie HallIan Gindes, Pianist

Sunday Afternoon, June 4, 2017 at 2:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterPortraits of HealingTyler’s SuiteTim Seelig, Guest ConductorStephen Schwartz, Composer-in-ResidenceAnn Hampton Callaway, SopranoThe Music of Ola GjeiloJames M. Meaders, DCINY Associate Artistic Director and ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Afternoon, June 11, 2017 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams: Sancta CivitasCraig Jessop, Conductor LaureateRalph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis PacemNina Nash-Robertson, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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Saturday Evening, June 17, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallSong/PlayAlberto Grau: La DoncellaCristian Grases, Guest ConductorAlberto Grau: La Avispa Brava (WORLD PREMIERE)María Guinand, Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalCharlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra (NC)Ernest Pereira, Director

Monday Evening, June 26, 2017 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallCanta! Canta! Canta!The Music of Francisco NúñezFrancisco Núñez, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers InternationalEnsemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra & Cabrillo Symphonic and Youth Choirs (CA)John D. Anderson, DirectorCheryl M. Anderson, Director

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

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