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Saturday Evening, March 17, 2018 at 7:00

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

presents

Reflections of Light

Martha Shaw, DirectorCarol Joy Sparkman, AccompanistDistinguished Concerts Singers International

ERNANI AGUIAR Salmo 150 (“Psalm 150”)

VICTOR C. JOHNSON Stars I Shall Find

GUS EDWARDS By the Light of the Silvery Moonarr. Stephen DeCesare

RANDALL THOMPSON Choose Something Like a Star

LEIGH HARLINE When You Wish Upon a Star arr. Roy Ringwald

BART HOWARD Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)arr. Kirby Shaw

DAVID HAMILTON May the Road Rise to Meet You

KEITH HAMPTON True Light

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Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDinos Constantinides, DCINY Composer-in-ResidenceIris Derke, FluteKirsten Agresta Copely, HarpDistinguished Concerts Orchestra

DINOS CONSTANTINIDES Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, LRC 268b(World Premiere, Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)

I. ReflectionsII. HymnIII.Dance

Intermission

Hilary Apfelstadt, Conductor LaureateDistinguished Concerts OrchestraDistinguished Concerts Singers International

LUIGI CHERUBINI Requiem in c1. Introitus et Kyrie2. Graduale3. Sequentia i. Dies irae ii. Recordare (Coro unisono) iii. Lacrimosa4. Offertorium i. Domine Jesu Christe ii. Quam olim Abrahae iii. Hostias5. Sanctus et Benedictus6. Pie Jesu7. Agnus Dei et Communio

Please hold your applause until the end of the final movement.

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Notes on the ProgramWhen I was in the sixth grade, my teacherasked us to write an essay. I told mymother I didn’t have anything to writeabout. She took me to the back yard, laiddown in the grass with me, and asked“what do you see?” As she guided methrough my thoughts and observations, Idiscovered a sense of wonder that hasstayed with me throughout my life. Whenthe theme Reflections of Light was presented, my mind flew to my fascinationwith the moon and stars, and the musicselection began. At the heart of the pro-gram is Choose Something Like a Star,from the poetry of Robert Frost, in whichwe are encouraged to reach for the great-ness within us and inspiration from above.Also woven throughout the program is theecho of a phrase my mother often used,“hitch your wagon to a star,” which compelled me to constantly reach out tosomething beyond the ordinary to anunlimited horizon. My teaching always gobeyond the making of beautiful music tothe deeper truths that lie within the texts.

Surrounding this centerpiece is a constella-tion of the serious for spiritual inspirationand more fanciful musings that come fromour childhood and lift the spirit. All youngsingers need a sense of American “musi-cana” as we learn the songs of our parentsand grandparents. Those of my age mayhave grown up with By the Light of theSilvery Moon, Fly Me to the Moon, orWhen You Wish Upon a Star. Other selec-tions may be new, but the messageremains the same. Look out. Look up.Reach out. Be transformed! This is myhope for all of us. This is our song.

— Martha Shaw

Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra,LRC 268b (World Premiere), 16 minutesDinos Constantinides (b. 1929)

My composition Concerto for Flute, Harp,and Orchestra, LRC 268b, is written forand dedicated to Iris Derke and DCINY incelebration of their ten-year anniversary in2018. Iris suggested the work be a com-panion of the famous Concerto for Flute,Harp, and Orchestra by W.A. Mozart, butwith Greek ideas against a backdrop of mynative country, Greece. I used some mate-rials from my past work in new combina-tions. For instance, in the first movement,“Reflections,” a whole tone figure statedby the flute and harp as well as somecadences are drawn from an old work ofmine using the poetry of the great contem-porary poet Constantine Kavafis. The sec-ond movement, “Hymn,” employs theDelphic Hymn, dated from around 200 B.C.and found in Delphi. I used this music foran LSU theatre production of Sophocles’play Oedipus Rex, directed by Bill Harbin.The final movement, “Dance,” is a settingof traditional Greek dances that share theirmodal quality and lively mixed meterrhythms. In reality, the entire piece isderived from my background as a Greekmusician.

— Dinos Constantinides

Requiem in c, 45 minutesLUIGI CHERUBINI (1760 – 1842)

Luigi Cherubini was born in 1760 inFlorence, Italy and died in 1842 in Paris. Inaddition to writing sacred music, includingseveral masses and two requiem settings,one for male voices, Cherubini composedoperas (e.g. Les Deux Journées, andMédée). He moved to France in 1786,eventually working for the ParisConservatory and serving as music direc-tor at the royal chapel of Louis XVIII.

Cherubini wrote Requiem in c in 1816 for aservice in memory of Louis XVI on January21, 1817. (Louis XVI was beheaded in theFrench Revolution 23 years previously.)


The King’s services were held in a cryptbelow the abbey church of St. Denis,which housed the bodies of several Frenchkings. Perhaps due to that limited space,but also perhaps to his own intimate viewof the text, Cherubini used relatively smallmusical forces and did not include soloists.It is quite “classical” in style but withsome dramatic elements that foreshadowthe Romantic era. Beethoven greatlyadmired the Requiem and it was per-formed at his funeral in 1827. Schumannand Brahms also spoke highly of themusic, but the Archbishop of Paris bannedit in 1834 for the use of female voices. Inresponse, Cherubini composed a Requiemin d minor for men’s voices that was per-formed at his own funeral.

There are seven movements: I. Introitus etKyrie; II. Graduale; III. Sequentia (Dies irae;Recordare; Lacrimosa); IV. Offertorium(Domine Jesu Christe; Quam olim Abrahae;Hostias); V. Sanctus et Benedictus; VI. PieJesu; VII. Agnus Dei et Communio.

The first two movements are small-scaleand intimate ones, scored primarily forlower strings. Cherubini engages the fullorchestra for the third movement, repre-senting the drama of the text (“Dies irae –Day of wrath” and “Rex tremendae” –“King of awful majesty”). This complexmovement spans a range of moods toreflect the varied lines of text. The fourthmovement contains a powerful fugue(“Quam olim Abrahae”) which is doubledin tempo when the text repeats. The brief“Sanctus” links directly to the “Pie Jesu,”which is set simply for chorus, lowerstrings, and winds, supporting the emotionof the text. The final movement, “AgnusDei,” begins with an outcry from the cho-rus that contrasts with the humility of thewords, “Grant them rest.” The coda hasthe chorus intoning the text on a unisonpitch C at a very quiet dynamic level, andthe orchestra finally resolves to a C majorchord.

— Hilary Apfelstadt

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Texts & TranslationsSalmo 150 (“Psalm 150”)By Ernani Aguiar

Laudáte Dóminum in sánctuis éius:Laudáte éum in firmaménto virtútis éius.Laudáte éum in virtútibus éius:Laudáte éum secúndum multitúdinemmagnitúdinis éius.

Laudáte éum in sóno túbae:Laudáte éum in psaltério et cithara.Laudáte éum in týmpano et choro:Laudáte éum in chórdis et orgáno.Laudáte éum in cýmbalis benesonántibus:Laudáte éum in cýmbalis jubilatiónis:ómnis spiritus láudet Dóminum.

Praise the Lord in his sacred places,praise him in the firmament of his power.Praise him for his mighty acts,praise him according to his excellentgreatness.

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet,praise him with the psaltery and the harp.Praise him with the timbred and thedance,

praise him with strings and pipes.Praise him with high-sounding cymbals,praise him with cymbals of joy.Let every-thing that has breath praise the Lord!

Stars I Shall FindBy Victor C. Johnson

There will be rest, and sure stars shiningOver the roof-tops crowned with snow,

A reign of rest, serene forgetting,The music of stillness holy and low.

I will make this world of my devisingOut of a dream in my lonely mind.

I shall find the crystal of peace, – above meStars I shall find.

— Sara Teasdale

By the Light of the Silvery MoonBy Gus Edwardsarr. Stephen DeCesare

Place park, scene dark, Silv’ry moon is shining through the trees;Cast two, me, you, Sound of kisses floating on the breeze.Act one, begun, Dialogue, “Where would you like to spoon?”My cue, with you, underneath the silv’ry moon.By the light of the silvery moon, I want to spoon with my honey I’ll croon love’s tune.Honeymoon keep ashining in June.Your silv’ry beams will bring love dreams.We’ll be cuddling soon, by the silvery moon.


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Act two, scene new, roses blooming all around the place;Cast three, you, me, Preacher with a solemn looking face.Choir sings, bell rings. Preacher: “You are wed forevermore.”Act two, all through, ev’ry night the same encore.By the light of the silvery moon, I want to spoon with my honey I’ll croon love’s tune.Honeymoon keep ashining in June.Your silv’ry beams will bring love dreams.We’ll be cuddling soon, by the silvery moon…

Choose Something Like a StarBy Randall Thompson

O Star (the fairest one in sight),We grant your loftiness the rightTo some obscurity of cloud –It will not do to say of night,Since dark is what brings out your light.Some mystery becomes the proud.But to be wholly taciturnIn your reserve is not allowed.Say something to us we can learnBy heart and when alone repeat.Say something! And it says “I burn.”But say with what degree of heat.Talk Fahrenheit, talk Centigrade.Use language we can comprehend.Tell us what elements you blend.It gives us strangely little aid,But does tell something in the end.And steadfast as Keats’ Eremite,Not even stooping from its sphere,It asks a little of us here.It asks of us a certain height,So when at times the mob is swayedTo carry praise or blame too far,We may choose something like a starTo stay our minds on and be staid.

— Robert Frost

When You Wish Upon a StarBy Leigh Harlinearr. Roy Ringwald

When you wish upon a star, makes no dif-ference who you are

anything your heart desires will come toyou.

If your heart is in your dream, No request is too extreme, When you wish upon a star, as dreamers do.Fate is kind, she brings to those who love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing Like a bolt out of the blue, fate steps in andsees you through;

When you wish upon a star, your dreamscome true.

– Ned Washington

Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) By Bart Howardarr. Kirby Shaw

Fly me to the moon, and let me playamong the stars;

Let me see what spring is like on Jupiterand Mars.

In other words, hold my hand!In other words, darling, kiss me!Fill my heart with song, and let me sing forever more;

You are all I long for, all I worship and adore.In other words, please be true!In other words, I love you!

May the Road Rise to Meet YouBy David Hamilton

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back,the sun shine warm upon your face,the rain fall soft upon your fields,

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and until we meet again,may God hold you in His hand,may God hold you in the hollow of Hishand,

Amen.

True LightBy Keith Hampton

This little light of mine I’m gonna let itshine.

(Repeated)

Almighty God is light.He lives in us as True Light.

In the beginning out of the darkness Godcreated True Light.

He lives in us as True Light.Almighty God is light. He lives in us as TrueLight.

Don’t let the light that You’ve given me die,And don’t desert my mind.But let the one who serves You Praise Youagain and again.

He lives in us as True Light.

You are the one who judges right fromwrong.

Your glory excites no envy.But let the one who serves You Praise Youagain and again.

He lives in us as True Light.

This little light of mine I’m gonna let itshine.

Everywhere I go, I want the world to know.God gave the world True Light!Hold on to the true light.

Requiem in c By Luigi CherubiniTranslated by Olivia Holmes

1. Introitus et Kyrie

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domineet lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.

Exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

[Κύριε λέησον, Χριστ λέησον,

Κύριε λέησον]

Kyrie eleison; Christe eleison; Kyrie eleison.

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.A hymn of praise awaits you, O God, in Zion,and a vow shall be made to you in Jerusalem.

Hear my prayer;to you all flesh shall come.Eternal rest grant them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.

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


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2. Graduale

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. In memoria æterna erit justus, ab auditione mala non timebit.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them.The just shall be remembered forever,and they shall not fear bad news.

3. Sequentia

i. Dies iraeDies iræ, dies illa solvet sæclum in favilla, teste David cum Sibylla.

Quantus tremor est futurus, quando judex est venturus, cuncta stricte discussurus!

Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulchra regionum, coget omnes ante thronum.

Mors stupebit et natura, cum resurget creatura, judicanti responsura.

Liber scriptus proferetur, in quo totum continetur, unde mundus judicetur.

Judex ergo cum sedebit, quid quid latet apparebit: nil inultum remanebit.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus, cum vix justus sit securus?

ii. Recordare (Coro unisono)Rex tremendæ majestatis, qui salvandos salvas gratis, salva me, fons pietatis.Recordare, Jesu pie, quod sum causa tuæ viæ: ne me perdas illa die.

The day of wrath, that daythe world will be scattered in ashes,as David and the Sibyl will witness.

How great will be the quaking,when the judge will come,strictly investigating everything!

The trumpet, scattering an awful soundthrough all the graves of all the lands,will summon all before the throne.

Death and nature will be filled with awe,when all creation rises again,to answer to the judge.

The book of life will be brought forth,in which all is contained,from which the world shall be judged.

When, therefore, the judge will sit,whatever lies hidden will appear:nothing will remain unavenged.

What then will I say, poor wretch that Iam?

Which patron shall I call upon,when even the just will feel insecure?

King of tremendous majesty,who freely saves those to be saved,save me, O font of mercy.Remember, merciful Jesus,that I am the cause of your ways:do not lose me on that day.


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Quærens me, sedisti lassus: redemisti crucem passus: tantus labor non sit cassus.

Juste judex ultionis, donum fac remissionis ante diem rationis.

Ingemisco, tamquam reus, culpa rubet vultus meus, supplicanti parce, Deus.

Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem dedisti.

Preces meæ non sunt dignæ; sed tu bonus, fac benigne ne perenni cremer igne.

Inter oves locum præsta, et ab hædis me sequestra, statuens in parte dextra.

Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis, voca me cum benedictis.

Oro supplex et acclinis, cor contritum quasi cinis, gere curam mei finis.

iii. LacrimosaLacrimosa dies illa, qua resurget ex favilla, judicandus homo reus.

Huic ergo parce, Deus: pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Amen.

Seeking me, you sat down, tired:you have redeemed me through your suf-fering on the cross:

so much hardship should not be in vain.

Just judge of vengeance,make a gift of forgivenessbefore the day of reckoning.

I sigh, like the guilty one,my face reddens with guilt,spare the supplicating one, O God.

You who absolved Mary,and listened to the robber,you have given hope to me, too.

My prayers are not worthy;but you who are good, graciously grantthat I not be burned up by the everlastingfire.

Grant me a place among the sheep,and take me out from among the goats,setting me at your right side.

Once the cursed have been silenced,sentenced to acrid flames,call me with the blessed.

Humbly kneeling and bowed I pray,my heart crushed as ashes,take care of my last day.

That day will be a tearful one,when the guilty man to be judged,will rise from the ashes.

Then spare him, O God:merciful Lord Jesus,grant them rest. Amen.


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4. Offertoriumi. Domine Jesu Christeii. Quam olim Abrahaeiii. Hostias

Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriæ, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.

Libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum; sed signifer sanctus Michael, repræsentet eas in lucem sanctam, Quam olim Abrahæ promisisti et semini eius.

Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus; tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam faciemus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, quam olim Abrahæ promisisti et semini eius.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory,free the souls of all the faithfulwho have risen from the pain of helland from the depths of the dungeons.

Free them from the mouth of the lion;do not let Tartarus swallow them up.Do not let them fall into darkness;but may the standard-bearer, Saint Michael,lead them into the holy light,which you once promised to Abrahamand his seed.

Sacrifices and prayers to you, O Lord,we offer praise;accept them on behalf of those soulswhom we remember today.Let them, O Lord,pass over from death to life,as you once promised to Abrahamand his seed.

5. Sanctus et Benedictus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth; pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.Hosanna in excelsis.

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 of theLord.

Hosanna in the highest.

6. Pie Jesu

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem sempiternam.

Merciful Lord Jesus,grant them eternal rest.


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7. Agnus Dei et Communio

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem, Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam. Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, requiem æternam dona eis, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world, grant them rest,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world, grant them rest.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world, grant them eternal rest.

May everlasting light shine upon them, OLord,

Domine, grant them eternal rest, O Lord,and may everlasting light shine upon them.

Meet the Artists

Martha Shaw is founding director of theSpivey Hall Children’s Choir Program andProfessor of Music and Director of ChoralActivities at Reinhardt University in Waleska,Georgia. Under her direction, the Spivey HallChildren’s Choir and Spivey Hall Tour Choirhave been featured in performances forstate, regional, and national conventions ofthe American Choral Directors Association,for the national conference of the Orff-Schulwerk Association, and for the 2010national conference of Chorus America.Because of the artistry and mature vocalsound exhibited by her choirs, Dr. Shaw hasreceived numerous invitations as a clinicianand guest conductor throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Korea. For thirteen years, Dr. Shaw served on thefaculty at Shorter University, which honoredher as the 2008 recipient of its President’sAward for Teaching and Scholarship. Shealso taught at the University of South

Carolina, where she earned a Doctor ofMusical Arts in Conducting with Larry Wyatt.Prior to her collegiate teaching, she was amusic specialist for Atlanta’s Fulton Countyfor 15 years. Studying with Donald Neuen,she earned a Master of Science in MusicEducation from the University of Tennessee.She holds a Bachelor of Music Educationfrom Shorter College.

Located on the campus of Clayton StateUniversity and dedicated to excellence,the Spivey Hall Children’s ChoirProgram offers professional-level instructionin vocal technique, music theory, sightsinging, ear training, and presentation aswell as exposure to a variety of choral styles.Involvement also enhances young people’slives, helping them to develop self-reliance,personal integrity, responsibility, compas-sion, teamwork, and confidence in their abil-ities. The formation of the Spivey HallChildren’s Choir Program is another suc-cessful endeavor by The Walter & EmilieSpivey Foundation, the Spivey HallEducation Committee, and Clayton StateUniversity to provide supplementary musiceducation programs to metro-Atlanta youthfrom seventeen different counties.

Founded in fall of 2002, the Spivey HallYoung Artists features students ages 10

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through 13. Under the direction of CraigHurley, the Young Artists serves as thepreparatory choir equipping singers with theskills they need to participate in the SpiveyHall Children’s Choir.

One hundred twenty voices strong,the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir wasfounded in the spring of 1994 and featuressingers ages 10-18. Dr. Martha Shaw, artisticdirector of the program, conducts thisensemble as well as its more advancedcounterpart the Tour Choir.

Singing with unmistakable spirit, refinement,and remarkable beauty of tone and expres-sion, the Spivey Hall Tour Choir is the selectgroup of the organization. These outstandingyoung musicians proudly represent SpiveyHall’s dedication to music education andcommitment to artistic excellence.

As cultural ambassadors of the State ofGeorgia, the Tour Choir has recorded fourprofessional CDs and performed to acclaimthroughout the United States, as well as inCanada, Sweden, Norway, England, Austria,the Czech Republic, China, Scotland, andSpain. In February of 2015, they performedto standing ovations at the American ChoralDirectors National Conference in Salt LakeCity. Next summer they will be on a per-forming tour in the San Diego, Californiaarea.

An acclaimed conductor, educator and lec-turer, Jonathan Griffith has led performancesacross North America, Europe and Asia.Griffith is co-founder and Artistic Director ofDistinguished Concerts International NewYork (DCINY), which has brought together,under Griffith’s artistic leadership, thousandsof musicians and choral singers in concert atprestigious venues across the UnitedStates, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln

Center and Disney Hall. The founder andMusic Director of the DistinguishedConcerts Orchestra, Griffith also overseesDCINY’s mentoring program for conductors.Maestro Griffith made his Carnegie Hall con-ducting debut in 1989 and has since con-ducted well over 130 performances atCarnegie Hall and Lincoln Center combined.In addition to the major works of the classi-cal repertoire, conducting highlights includethe U.S. premieres Karl Jenkins’ StabatMater and Te Deum; Sergei Taneyev’s UponReading a Psalm; Miloš Bok's MissaSolemnis; Luigi Boccherini's Villancicos; andEugène Goossens’ reorchestration ofHandel's Messiah, along with world pre-mieres by Eric Funk, Seymour Bernstein,and Robert Convery.

Maestro Griffith’s additional conductingcredits include the Mormon TabernacleChoir in Salt Lake City; ManhattanPhilharmonic and New England SymphonicEnsemble, both at Carnegie Hall; TheEuropean Symphony Orchestra in Spain;Bohuslava Martinů Philharmonia andPhilharmonia Chorus, Virtuosi PragensisChamber Orchestra, Karlovy Vary SymphonyOrchestra, and Dvořák Chamber Orchestra,in the Czech Republic; and the BialystokState Philharmonic in Poland, as well asnumerous regional orchestras and chorusesacross the United States. In 2014 and 2015,Maestro Griffith and the DistinguishedConcerts Orchestra were awarded theAmerican Prize for excellence in theProfessional Orchestra Division.

The Jonathan Griffith Singers, an ensembledrawn from singers across North America andfounded in 1987, has made its mark interna-tionally. In recent years, Griffith has led theSingers on highly acclaimed tours to Uruguayand Argentina; to the People’s Republic ofChina, premiering Karl Jenkins’ The ArmedMan: A Mass for Peace in Beijing andShanghai; and to Pisa, Italy. Dr. Griffith and theJonathan Griffith Singers toured Turkey inJune of 2013 performing the acclaimedTurkish oratorio Yunus Emre by A. AdnanSaygun in Istanbul with the Cemal Resit ReyOrchestra and in Ankara and Eskinsehir with

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the Presidential Orchestra at the invitation ofthe TURKSOY governmental agency. In 2017,The Jonathan Griffith Singers presented twoperformances of the Verdi Requiem in Spain,the final concert in the Palau de la Musica.Both performances were received with stand-ing ovations.

Dr. Griffith received his DMA in conductingfrom the Conservatory of Music/Universityof Missouri-Kansas City, a Masters in MusicEducation from Wichita State University, andBachelor of Music Education from theUniversity of Kansas.

Dinos Constantinides’ works have been per-formed throughout the U.S., Europe, andAsia by prestigious ensembles including theAmerican Symphony Orchestra in New York;the Memphis and New Orleans SymphonyOrchestras; the English Chamber Orchestra;the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic in theCzech Republic; the Athens State Orchestrain Greece, and the Shenzhen Symphony inChina.

He received the first prize in the 1981Brooklyn College International ChamberOpera Competition, the 1985 First MidwestChamber Opera Conference, and the 1997Delius Composition Contest. In 1985 he washonored with the American New MusicConsortium Distinguished Service Awardand in 1989 with the Glen Award ofL’Ensemble of New York. He has receivedseveral Meet the Composer grants as wellas yearly ASCAP Standard Awards. In 1994,the White House Commission onPresidential Scholars honored him with aDistinguished Teacher Award.

Writing for the New York Times, Tim Pagedescribed Constantinides as a composerwhose “music speaks simply, often com-bining Greek modes... with an attractivequality of ritual mystery.” The Romanian

newspaper Cuget Liber acclaimed; “Themusic of the Greek-American composerDinos Constantinides seduced the listen-ers with its unusual warmth and sincerity.”And the late Ernst Krenek described one ofhis works as follows: “There are many fas-cinating details…I am much impressed.”

As the Director of the prestigious LouisianaState University Festival of ContemporaryMusic for 23 years, Constantinides presented the top composers of the conti-nent including Carlos Chávez, John Cage,Milton Babbitt, Karel Husa, and ErnstKrenek among others.

He has written over 265 compositions, mostof them published, for all mediums includinghis opera Intimations winner of two Awards,his opera Antigone and six symphonies ofwhich the 2nd Symphony earned him theArtist of the Year Award of Louisiana. Hismusic appears on over 60 professional CDs.

Constantinides has served on the Board ofDirectors of many national societies in theU.S.A., including the Society of Composers(SCI), College Music Society, NationalComposers of U.S.A., and Music TeacherNational Association (MTNA). He is a memberof ASCAP and has been an evaluator for theMacArthur Foundation and the NationalEndowment for the Humanities. He was edu-cated in Greece at the Ioannina, Greek, andAthens Conservatories and in the U.S.A. at theUniversities of Indiana, Michigan State, andthe Juilliard School. His teachers included Tony Schultze, Marios Varvoglis, YannisPapaioannou, Leda Kouroukli, Olga Menjou,George Lykoudis, Ivan Galamian, DorothyDeLay, and Josef Gingold. Constantinides wasa member of the violin section of the StateOrchestra of Athens in Greece for over 10years, and played in the IndianapolisSymphony and Baton Rouge Symphony(Concertmaster) in the U.S.A for many years.

He is presently Boyd Professor, the highestacademic rank at Louisiana State University,head of the Composition area, and MusicDirector of the Louisiana Sinfonietta. This isMr. Constantinides’ tenth appearance withDCINY as composer.

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A versatile artist, flautist Iris Derke’s perfor-mances have taken her throughout the worldincluding concerto appearances with theTURKSOY Symphony Orchestra in Istanbuland Ankarra, Turkey; the DistinguishedConcerts Orchestra in New York’s famedCarnegie Hall and Lincoln Center; and inBialystok, Poland with the Polish NationalSymphony. Her recent appearance at LincolnCenter with the Distinguished ConcertsOrchestra received much praise, for Ms.Derke’s “attentive and loving performance…(providing) celestial music…and heart-ren-dering sequences.” Ms. Derke can addition-ally be heard on numerous studio recordingswith Disney, Columbia/RCA, and AppleComputers for film, television and educa-tional music software.

Ms. Derke is co-founder and General Directorof Distinguished Concerts International NewYork (DCINY), a major INC 5000 concert production company encompassing large-scale concerts at numerous prestigious con-cert venues. DCINY has brought togethertens of thousands of talented artists and musi-cians from across the globe in performance.Ms. Derke is also a frequent collaborator withsuch esteemed artists as Eric Whitacre, KarlJenkins, and Christopher Tin, presentingnumerous world and American premieres oftheir works. Tonite’s world premiere is anotherproud acknowledgement of long standing col-laborations signifying the 10th presentation ofDinos Constantinides’ fine work on the DCINYConcert Series.

Ms. Derke is a major contributor to theAmerican Choral Directors Association(ACDA), Chorus America, National CollegiateChoral Organization (NCCO), and theInternational Federation of Choral Music(IFCM), among other organizations and is aninvited presenter asked to share insightabout the challenges of leading a successfularts organization in today’s era. She most

recently presented at the Association ofBritish Choral Directors Conference at theRoyal Conservatory of Scotland, Glasgow.As an avid seeker of life’s adventures, Ms.Derke has enjoyed a robust career as entre-preneur, musician, and producer and hasrecently completed her first Ultra-Marathon,trekking 150 miles over a 7 day self-sup-ported Racing the Planet Desert Run throughthe Andes Mountains of Patagonia on theheels of her 3rd NYC Marathon. With muchthanks for the “village” that has helped tocraft the past 10 years of DCINY’s success,Ms. Derke is especially grateful on tonite’swonderful occasion of celebration for thebottomless, loving and strong support offamily, friends, and colleagues. Originallyfrom Santa Monica, California, Ms. Derkereceived education and ongoing training atUCLA, The Royal College of Music in London(United Kingdom), Manhattan School ofMusic, and at Columbia University School ofBusiness. Ms. Derke currently relishes herNYC residency status with her family, jazzeducator and musician Rob Derke, anddaughter Gabriella.

Kirsten Agresta Copely studied with NancyAllen at The Juilliard School andDistinguished Professor Susann McDonaldat Indiana University. She received herBachelor and Master of Music degrees fromIndiana University, where she was awardedthe Performer’s Certificate for outstandingmusical performance and also served asAssociate Instructor of the Harp Departmentfrom 1991-93. She is Adjunct AssociateProfessor of Harp at Vanderbilt UniversityBlair School of Music, a former AffiliatedArtist at Sarah Lawrence College inBronxville, NY, and teaches private harp &piano lessons from her studio in Nashville,TN and NYC. Kirsten is a member of theWorld Harp Congress Board of Directors,Vice President of the American Harp SocietyNashville Chapter, a Voting Member of the

Kirsten AgrestaCopely, Harp

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Grammy Recording Academy (NARAS), anda member of ASCAP.

Hilary Apfelstadt is Professor and Director ofChoral Activities at the University of Torontowhere she holds the Elmer Iseler Chair inConducting. In addition to her teachingresponsibilities in conducting and choral ped-agogy, she leads the MacMillan Singers andthe Women’s Chamber Choir. In 2013, shewon the inaugural Teaching ExcellenceAward in the Faculty of Music. She is alsoartistic director of Exultate Chamber Singersin Toronto.

Raised in Nova Scotia, she earned degreesfrom the University of Toronto, the Universityof Illinois, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds an Associate diploma inpiano performance (ARCT) from the RoyalConservatory of Music in Toronto. Shetaught in Saskatchewan and Prince EdwardIsland prior to beginning doctoral studies inthe United States. For ten years, she was onthe faculty of the School of Music at theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro(UNCG) where she led the Women’s Choir inperformances at multiple division confer-ences of the American Choral DirectorsAssociation (ACDA) and at the nationalACDA conference in Louisville in 1989. AsDirector of Choral Activities and AssociateDirector of the School of Music at the OhioState University (1993 – 2010), she con-ducted both women’s and mixed universitychoirs at professional conferences andtoured internationally with the Chorale.Since assuming her position at the University

of Toronto in 2010, she has conducted theUniversity of Toronto MacMillan Singers atPodium 2012, the national conference ofChoral Canada, and in the fall of 2017,released their new recording called Dawn ofNight, which is devoted to music ofCanadian composer Stephen Chatman.

During her career she has guest conductedin the UK, in Europe, and at Carnegie Halland Lincoln Center in New York. In 2009, sheconducted the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in alive broadcast of “Music and the SpokenWord.” She has directed all-state chorusesin 35 states, conducted several ACDADivision Honor Choirs, and the 2011 OntarioYouth Choir. She conducted the 2014National Youth Choir of Canada.

A prolific author, she has published multiplearticles in professional journals, as well asseveral book chapters in Teaching MusicThrough Performance in Choir, v. 4 (GIA,2017), Conducting Women’s Choirs:Strategies for Success (GIA, 2012), andWisdom, Wit and Will: Women ChoralConductors on their Art (GIA, 2009). Herbook on Canadian composer Ruth WatsonHenderson, I Didn’t Want It to Be Boring(Prism Publishers) was released inNovember 2017. A current member of theACDA Choral Journal Editorial Board, shealso writes a quarterly column on choralmusic pedagogy for the Canadian MusicEducator. She is a frequent presenter at pro-fessional conferences both in the U.S. andalso in Canada.

Hilary Apfelstadt was a member of theRobert Shaw Festival Singers for severalyears and recorded two Grammy award win-ning CDs with them in France. She is a pastnational president of ACDA and winner oftwo service awards from the organization.

Hilary Apfelstadt,ConductorLaureate


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Distinguished Concerts Orchestra

Founded in 2008 by esteemed choral and orchestral conductor, Dr. Jonathan Griffith,Distinguished Concerts Orchestra (DCO) is the resident orchestra for Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York (DCINY), the city’s preeminent producer of choral and orchestral con-certs in New York’s most prestigious concert venues. The DCO is comprised of some of thetop orchestral musicians in the area including numerous graduates of Juilliard, TheManhattan School of Music, The New England Conservatory and Boston Conservatory.While the vast majority of these players have performed in every DCINY production since itsinception, those players who have left the New York area have gone on to permanent postsin orchestras such as the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the LondonPhilharmonic.

Under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Griffith and DCINY’s roster of notable guest conductors,the DCO performs at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Whether performing choral/orches-tral masterworks or premiering adventuresome new compositions, the DCO has beenlauded by conductors and reviewers alike for its fresh interpretations, musical subtlety andvirtuosic ensemble playing. Dr. Griffith and the DCO are past winners of the prestigiousAmerican Prize in the professional orchestra category, awarded in 2014 and 2015, and asemi-finalist for the 2016 and 2017 competitions. Distinguished Concerts Orchestra is drivenby passion, innovative vision, a total belief in its artists, and an unwavering commitment tobring forth an unforgettable musical experience for performer and public alike.

Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Distinguished 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 prestigious concert venues. DCSI is comprised ofsingers and chorus members from around the world. Between 30-40% of the singers arealumni of DCSI and have sung in 2 or more of the DCINY concert series over the years. TheDCSI has drawn members from 44 countries and 6 continents. While the majority of singersare dedicated amateur musicians, many professional and semi-professional ensembles, aswell as individual professional singers, have also participated in the DCSI. All singers and/orensembles go through an audition process reviewed by the DCINY Artistic team in order toreceive an invitation to appear on the DCINY concert series. The DCSI can vary in size frombetween 100 to 500 singers, depending upon the repertoire.


*Arrow Singers (MS), Carol Joy Sparkman, Director*Cantoris Choir (New Zealand), Thomas Nikora, Director*Central Regional High School Chorale (NJ), Elizabeth Moore, Director*Clinton Junior High School Choirs (MS), Alison Custer and Erin Linton, DirectorsDover High School Ars Nova Singers (OH), Shawna K. Hinkle, DirectorThe Grove Singers (GA), Karen Davis Hurd, DirectorHolland Hall Middle School Honor Choir (OK), Lauren Harper, Director


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Performing Arts PartnersDCINY would like to thank our Performing Arts Partners, who, with their financial support, havemade this performance possible.

Melvin AcademiaLindsey AdzimaAlexis AlchornHannah AlmeidaLandon AndersonMaya AnglesHunter ArmstrongKathryn ArmstrongPaxton ArmstrongAlexa ArnyekLauren ArthJonathan AtkinsonMicaela AtkinsonGrace BaldreeCaden BantumAnnika BartlettMadelaine BattistaAlyana BauerClaire BauerBrittany BaumgardnerMax BealCassandra BenamatiMargaret BennekamperBettina BodaMartin BodaMeg BoeschNatalie BondNathan BondMara BowmanKarla BrandenburgEdison BrownFelicity BunnyEzra BurkeValeska CabreraJoan CallananEmma CameronMira CappelloMatthew CarlsonAlexandra CarrollJoshua ChavezCharles ChisolmMary Kate ChisolmElaine ChoiLucas Choi

Elyse ClarkAustin CochranCosmo CoenVivienne CoppellDallas CrosbySusan CulverNick CunhaJulian CunninghamAlison DangerfieldGarret DavisTrevor DearhamCristian DelfinoJanelle DemelloBreanne DharmaiKatherine Diaz-TrujilloBridgette DieterlenDan DonoMatthew DonoBrett DownElisabeth DuBoisKatie EckersleyAdam ElsayedSaarah ElsayedLiam EngelGillian EngenMeghan FarrellJessie Federsel-SigurdsonElijah FellHolly FennickCarlos FernandezAnika-France ForgetIndia FriesenJulia FrodymaJosiah FulawkaPamela GallagherAbigail GallentineYvonne GaoDiego GarciaAddison GautierShay GautierSamuel GaylorSebastian GayowskyMax Giardino

Emily GilliesKayley GrantJaedin GrineageNathan GritterElla GuoKennedy HaleJosie HarrisonWilliam HaverfieldSummer HawkEleanor HectorMadelaine HeptingArmando HillErin HillardEmma HinkleSara HohmanJoe HuangGreg HughesWesley HuiAjaypreet Kaur HundalCidnee JacobCiedarius JacobsSerenity Jeanes-WitwickiYongseong JeonSummer JohnsonKathryn JohnstonMichael JohnstonSavannah JolicoeurLorna JonesInhyuk JunMira JungCaroline KapperKieran KashaLayla KazeminezhadSarah KeatingMahlatsi BasetsanaKgobisaTanvi KiranMaggie KliewerMackenzie KlyneEmma Krause-SnowJohn KrutschkeRyan LacyAvery Lafrentz

Olivia LaPointeClaire LatosinskyJane LawrenceMarianne LeeNiamh LeonardKai LeungCameron LewisRayne LewisYunfei (Georgia) LinElizabeth LipothLinda LockeEleanor LoprestLuke LumbardAndrew LynchSophia MackeyJennifer MartinShelley MayerHannah MazurakLeah McClendonGrace McManusSkylar McPeekDylan MeleAlice MiltonSkyanna MinorDavid MonroeBeth MooreThomas MorenziBrody MorrisNoah MorrisSophie Morris-SuzukiEmily MyersJoshua Nash-AwanyoDenise NassensteinAvalon NealeDanielle NicholsonAndrew NickelAndres NimegeersEmily NinavaieLuke NoftallPaige OberlinPaul OliverLogan PageClaire ParisEmily Parker


*Kingsway-Lambton United Church Chancel Choir (Canada), Hilary Apfelstadt, DirectorThe Luther College Senior Choir (Canada), Melissa Morgan, Director*Miles Macdonell Choir (Canada), Zane Zalis, Director*Semper (NY), Alex Whittington, Grace McManus, Liliya Shamazov, DirectorsSumner Hill Concert Choir (MS), Chris Young, Director *University of Toronto Choral Ensembles (Canada), Hilary Apfelstadt, DirectorVoices of Creekside Christian Academy (GA), Nathan Prisk, Director

*Denotes DCINY Alumni


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Faith ParkerLeila PateRiley PetersKatharine PetkovskiEmily PetriewFrancesca PetrinoDevin Pointon-ReicoJacob PrayEmily PribilaJacy ProvisMarcella RaiolaMark RamsayPatzari ReadusEsther ReidAnah RempelKevin RempelRachel RessEmily RochaWilliam RodriguesChan-Min RohMilo RosengardEmily RubinsteinAlison RyanDan Ryan

Arieh SackeTrinity SackvilleLauren SchickCora SchillingJonathan SchneidermanKatelyn SchwabAlexa ScottTristan ScottKara SenoEmily Seto-HughesBritney ShiffmanJaiden ShortMaya SidhuMeredith SilfenKylie SilvermanErica SimoneKareena SinghErin SmithHarley SmithMcKenzie SmithXana SmithZoe SmithAlan SmitheeAmaya Smitley

Leah SniderBrooke SommersOlivia Spahn-VieiraGrace SpencerBrandon SpulnickMadeline StanierSpencer StanleySara StebbinsBrett StevensJohn SullivanKatelyn SwanstonJoy TaylorAnn ThompsonBrooke ThompsonJessica ThomsenMatt TissiAdison TunnellTravis TysonAlexys UllmanChristian UmipigLuke VadeboncoeurJohn ValentinLiam WalkerGrace Wallace

Catherine WangDayton WarrenCooper WelchSerena WerboweskyAlex WhittingtonLovissa WiensAlice WillettJairen WilliamsLeanna WilliamsErin WilsonBrickleigh WolfeTracy WongKathleen WooderDanielle WoodruffJurnee WoodsWangbohai WuShawn XiaAbigail YoungBethany YoungClara Yuste-GolobRaymonda ZhengJessica ZumpanoTracy Zurfley

The Performing Arts Partners list includes names supplied by directors. Any questions regarding missingor misspelled names should be addressed to the individual directors.

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY)Founded by Iris Derke and Jonathan Griffith, Distinguished Concerts International NewYork (DCINY) is the leading producer of dynamically charged musical excellence. Withits unforgettable concert experiences in renowned venues, empowering educationalprograms, and its global community of artists and audiences, DCINY changes livesthrough the power of performance.

For more information about Distinguished Concerts International New York, and upcom-ing DCINY musical events around the world, please visit: www.DCINY.org.

DCINY Administrative StaffIris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Principal ConductorDanuta Gross, Director of Finance & AdministrationKevin Taylor, Director of Program DevelopmentJames M. Meaders, Artistic and Educational ConsultantJason Mlynek, Associate Director of Program DevelopmentKatie Silvestre, Program DevelopmentJulia Falkenburg, Program DevelopmentKimberly Wetzel, Program DevelopmentJeff Binner, Program DevelopmentJason Arnold, Program Development AssistantMaggie Latona, Program Development AssistantTabitha Glista-Stewart, Production ManagerAndrea Niederman, Director of Marketing, Box Office & Promotions


DCINY 2018 Concert Series

Sunday Afternoon, March 25, 2018 at 2:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterTotal VocalDeke Sharon, Guest Conductor and Creative DirectorDistinguished Concerts Singers International and surprise celebrity Guest Artists

Monday Evening, April 2, 2018 at 8:00Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie HallAnniversariesWarren Lee, Piano

Sunday Afternoon, April 8, 2018 at 1:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Music of Eric WhitacreEric Whitacre, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 8, 2018 at 8:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallWind SongsDon Trott, DirectorThe University of Mississippi Concert Singers (MS)Duane Otani & Zachary Christy, DirectorsRancho Bernardo High School (CA)Jonathan Richard Grantham, DirectorAmador Valley High School Wind Ensemble (CA)

Sunday Afternoon, April 15, 2018 at 2:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallDreamweaverThe Music of Ola GjeiloForrest: Jubilate DeoJames M. Meaders, DCINY ConductorOla Gjeilo, Composer-in-Residence and Piano

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Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers InternationalThe Music of Evans, Taylor, Beckham, and MeštrovicMiran Vaupotic , Guest ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra

Sunday Evening, April 15, 2018 at 8:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Music of Eric WhitacreEric Whitacre, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, April 22, 2018 at 8:30Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe King’s Singers: 50th Anniversary CelebrationBob Chilcott, Guest ConductorSimon Carrington, Guest ConductorThe King’s Singers, Special GuestsDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Friday Evening, May 25, 2018 at 7:00Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallVocal ColorsThe Music of Reese Norris and OthersReese Norris, Composer/ConductorBarnum: A Thousand Red BirdsEric Barnum, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Singers International

Monday Evening, May 28, 2018 at 7:00David Geffen Hall, Lincoln CenterThe Sacred and Profane: Carmina BuranaRosephanye Powell: Gospel TrinityWilliam Powell, Guest ConductorRosephanye Powell, Composer-in-ResidenceOrff: Carmina BuranaJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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