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NANCY BLOOMER Reflections on the Hudson DEUSSEN

EDVARD GRIEG Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 I. Allegro moderato e marcato II. Allegretto grazioso III. Allegro giocoso IV. Andante - Allegro molto e risoluto

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CRISTIAN GRASES La Cigarra y La Hormiga (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project) 1. La Cigarra Canta 2. La Hormiga Trabaja 3. La Fiesta de la Cigarra 4. Sola y Trabajadora 5. Opiniones 6. Tun Tun 7. Moraleja y Final

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FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ Forever Is My Song Naturaleza Liminality (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project) I. Eyes Wide Open II. Sleepwalking III. My Shadow, My Soul IV. Coda

Es Tu Tiempo

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The tunes upon which these four dancesare founded are of folk origin, most ofthem taken from a collection assembledby Norwegian composer Ludvig M.Lindemann (1812–1887). In fact, Griegappended to the title of this work thephrase “after Norwegian themes.” Hisuse and development of these folkmelodies fits a fantasia-like treatmenthere more than a symphonic one. Theopening dance (allegro moderato emarcato) is derivative of a so-called“halling,” a Norwegian country-dancepossibly having Scottish origins. Themusic has a lively, celebratory air about itin the outer sections, while in the centralpart it is initially subdued and somewhatexotic, but intensifies before yieldingback to the main material. The second

dance (allegretto grazioso) is also takenfrom a halling, but revels in a serene andrelaxed atmosphere, confident and utter-ly joyful in its nonchalance. The middlesection is lively and playful. The thirddance marked allegro giocoso, draws ona melody used for a spring dance fromthe Aamot region, in Hedmark County,Norway. It begins in a playful, subduedmanner but turns festive and vigorous,then yields to a mostly relaxed middlesection. The last dance opens with anandante introduction, after which amarch (allegro molto e risoluto) is intro-duced that bears similarity to the maintheme in Sibelius’ 1893 tone poem EnSaga. Yet, the likeness is purely coinci-dental since Grieg’s thematic sourcewas a country ballad. The lovely trio

Reflections on the Hudson is one of Ms.Bloomer Deussen’s compositionsinspired by the beauty of nature.Subtitled An American Poem, it waswritten when the composer lived in NewYork City, while she sat on a park benchoverlooking the Hudson River inManhattan. She tells that it depicts bothinternal reflections as well as actualreflections in the water. While it has nospecific program, its meaning can befound in the feelings it produces in thelistener. The steady flow of the river, con-veyed by the music, is punctuated withthe daily boat traffic. Mid-day activity,including ships’ whistles, gives way tothe calm flow of the evening. Meterchanges and measure lengths convey the

sense of interplay of the river’s currents.

Nancy Bloomer Deussen is a prominentSan Francisco Bay Area composer andco-founder of the Bay Area chapter ofThe National Association of Composers,USA. She has been a dedicated champi-on of more accessible contemporarymusic, a viewpoint amply demonstratedin all of her works. Ms. BloomerDeussen is the recipient of numerousawards, including The Bay AreaComposer’s Symposium PerformanceAward for this orchestral workReflections on the Hudson in 1994.Nancy Bloomer Deussen’s Home Page:http://www.nancybloomerdeussen.com/

—Robert Cummings

EDVARD GRIEG (1843–1907) Symphonic Dances, Op. 64(24 minutes)

Notes ON THE PROGRAMNANCY BLOOMER DEUSSEN (b. 1931) Reflections on the Hudson(10 minutes)


section here features the melody from afolk wedding song from the Valdersregion. At around ten minutes, the lastdance is the longest of the four by far,and probably the most substantive aswell. Grieg originally wrote these

dances for piano, four hands, but whilethat version was a well-crafted effort, itcannot supplant the more colorful andmusically appropriate orchestral rendi-tion.

—Robert Cummings

Composing new music for children is awonderful adventure. It has allowedme to explore many different subjectsthroughout the years. In this occasion,I wanted to create one cohesive workthat, even though it has several differ-ent movements, it can stand as a com-plete unit without interruptions. Thisthen becomes the perfect vehicle to tella full story. I explored different types oftexts, and eventually thought a fablecould be an ideal literature genre forthis project given three basic elements:how colorful and fun the stories andcharacters can be, how much flexibilitythe text might offer, and the opportuni-ty to convey a lesson in a fun and cre-ative way. I eventually settled on thefable of The Cicada and The Antbecause of the contrasting stories ofboth characters, and for the obviousconnection to the singing Cicada.

This work poses two important chal-lenges for choral ensembles that do nothave Latin American roots: the first islearning, understanding, and becomingcomfortable with some of the rhythmicchallenges that naturally occur in LatinAmerican folk and popular musicalgenres, and the second is the largeamount of Spanish text needed to tellthe story of these two characters. I

chose to write simple vocal lines witheasy, catchy tunes to facilitate the chal-lenges described above. Each move-ment is based on Latin American stylesthat come from different countries. Iselected each genre in connection withthe character of the text in each partic-ular scene and also thinking of theoverall scope of the work. You willnotice that this work starts and endswith the same musical material both tocreate a cohesive story arc and also toillustrate the change in both characters.

Written in seven connected movements,La Cigarra y La Hormiga presentsmusic based on rhythms mainly fromColombia, Cuba, Brazil, the Domini -can Republic, and Venezuela. Theopportunity to set this music for chil-dren’s choir and orchestra has allowedme to explore different instrumentalcombinations and to write rhythms andstyles that are usually presented in folkand popular instrumental ensemblesfor the traditional orchestra. This isboth an immense challenge and a deli-ciously fun task, which has forced meto think creatively and to reimagine thetraditional orchestra as an ensemblefilled with possibilities.

—Cristian Grases

CRISTIAN GRASES (b. 1973) La Cigarra y La Hormiga(World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)Dedicated to Jonathan Griffith and Iris Derke on DCINY’s 10th Anniversary(42 minutes)


“In this work, the second in a series ofsongs based on the poetry of EricGamalinda, the instruments and voicesrepresent the sounds of the kulintang.Kulintang is a traditional form ofmusic, found in southern Polynesia,which uses various sized gongs.Smaller gongs are laid in a row andplayed horizontally, accompanied bylarger suspended gongs and drums.

I wrote this piece to create a sense ofelastic sonorities that ring with similartimbres to the kulintang. The voicestransform vowels of the words to makethe sounds of gongs and cymbals asthough they were ringing through time.The harmonies are based on variousextended pentatonic scales mixed withwestern harmonies. The rhythm shouldremain constant and thriving. Theclanging of cymbals, gongs and blocks

against a driving piano and voices thatstack and build with resonance andeven a bit of distortion, which createsthe sounds of the overtones, shouldportray a feeling of the need to exist.”

—Francisco J. Núñez

“The kulintang is a potent cultural sym-bol in the Philippines. It is native to thesouthern island of Mindanao amongindigenous peoples who have constant-ly been subjected to war (from theSpanish era to the present day), poverty,and displacement – and their culture isbeing threatened out of existence. Theidea of children singing about the kulin-tang, therefore, is a very significantsymbol: innocence and hope in the faceof sorrow and war. I hope I conveyedthose emotions in these lines.”

—Eric Gamalinda

These next four pieces follow a common thread—the innocence of youth, thewonder of nature, and hope for the future. They touch on personal moments thatalso reflect the variety of cultures from which we came, from Asia to LatinAmerica to the Native Americans, the colorful tapestry that is the United States.Together, these pieces are a joyful celebration of home, life, and nature—the manythings that help us thrive and grow and become the people that we are.

—Eric Gamalinda

FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ (b. 1965) Forever Is My SongPoem by Eric Gamalinda (b. 1956)Commissioned by the 2011 NCMEA Middle School Honor Chorus for perform-ance at the Stevens Center, Winston-Salem, NC(4 minutes)

OPENING NOTES

I created a piece based on South/NorthAmerican sounds and rhythms andwith English and Spanish text. In this

piece, the singers call the entire earththeir home, a place to love and be nour-ished. Especially today, when there is

FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ NaturalezaLyrics by Eric GamalindaCommissioned by Chorus Angelicus and GaudeamusGabriel Löfvall, Artistic Director(5 minutes)


Liminality is a meditation on time, tran-scendence, and temporality, fusing vari-ous philosophical and religious ideas.Central to these is the idea of “deepsplendor,” a state of deepest meditationwhile being fully aware of your surround-ings, a term mentioned in “The Heart ofPerfect Wisdom” or the Heart Sutra,composed in India between 100BC and600 AD. In this life of anxiety—aboutthe future, about death—the “I” seeksanswers to questions—who am I? wheream I going? why am I here?—but is con-stantly reminded of the majesty of natureand the universe, of which human life isbut a small part. In Heidegger’s meta-physics, we find a way to reconcile our-selves with the inevitability of death byliving our lives to their fullest potential.The search for meaning happens in

a dreamlike, somnambulistic trance, liminal states of being from which theenlightened being slowly wakes: to itsreality, to the possibility of a long jour-ney that, through death, has just begun.

Anthropology: liminality (from the Latinword l�men, meaning “a threshold”) isthe quality of ambiguity or disorienta-tion that occurs in the middle stage of rit-uals, when participants no longer holdtheir pre-ritual status but have not yetbegun the transition to the status theywill hold when the ritual is complete.During a ritual’s liminal stage, partici-pants “stand at the threshold” betweentheir previous way of structuring theiridentity, time, or community, and a newway, which the ritual establishes.

—Francisco J. Núñez and Eric Gamalinda

FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ LiminalityLyrics by Eric GamalindaDedicated to Ceferina MarmolejosMixed Chorus version written to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of DistinguishedConcerts International New York (DCINY)(13 minutes)

Es Tu Tiempo was written as a messageof hope from young people to children.So often, graduating seniors look backat their lives and are so excited to moveforward. At the same time they are eagerand inspired to tell their younger friendsto continue to try hard, persevere andnever stop dreaming about the future. Itwas a hard journey but now that they

are done it is time for the younger onesto take on the fight and take a chance todream and make it through.

The piece is written using several musi-cal styles to create a universal Latin pop groove. It mixes Cuban salsa,Colombian cumbia, and native Andean-like rhythms with an underlying

FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ Es Tu TiempoDedicated to Elizabeth NúñezCommissioned by the Los Angeles Master ChoraleGrant Gershon, Music Directorfor its 25th Annual High School Choir Festival(5 minutes)

much to be understood about climatechange, the text tells us to rememberthat we are closely intertwined with the

earth around us, its beauty and itsrhythms, as well as its fate.

—Eric Gamalinda


La Cigarra y La HormigaCRISTIAN GRASES

1. LA CIGARRA CANTA

Esta es la historiade la Hormiga y la Cigarra.Una trabajandoy la otra canta con su guitarra.

Deja que te cuente lo que les pasa,Vamos a empezarcon nuestra amiga la Cigarra.

Canta Cigarrita, canta.

Estaba un día la Cigarracantando a los cuatro vientos,con su tremenda guitarraregalaba entretenimiento.

Canta Cigarrita, una canción.canta para nuestra distracción.Nunca trabajando,siempre celebrando,que en la vida no hay preocupación.

A todo aquel que pasabamostrándole adoración,contenta ella regalabasu canto con emoción.

La Cigarra alegrecantando se la pasa.Todo el mundo contentobailando en una comparsa.

Canta alegre la Cigarra,y todos bailan en comparsa.

The Cicada and The Ant

1. THE CICADA SINGS

This is the storyof the Ant and the Cicada.One workingand the other sings with her guitar.

Let me tell youwhat happens to them.We will startwith the Cicada.

Sing, little Cicada, sing.

One day the Cicada wassinging to the four winds,with her tremendous guitarshe gifted entertainment.

Sing a song, little Cicada.Sing for our entertainment.Never working,always celebratingthat life has no worries.

To all passer-byes who showed adoration to her,happily, she gave awayher emotive singing.

The happy Cicadaspends her time singing.Happily, everybodyis dancing in a group.

The Cicada sings happilyand everybody is dancing in a group.

American pop feel. The words are inEnglish, Spanish and nonsense syllables,

embracing the many Latin and worldcultures in the United States.—Francisco J. Núñez and Eric Gamalinda

Texts and Translations


2. LA HORMIGA TRABAJA

Mientras tanto la Hormiga...

La amiga Hormiga,de sol a sol, caminando,pasa sus días sudando,con gran tesón, trabajando.

Son grandes cargas, largas distancias,llega de noche tarde a su estanciacon la visión de días futuros en abun-dancia.

Caminadora,siempre está trabajando,ella va laborando,su futuro preparando.

La Hormiguita va siempre trabajando,y con devoción va recolectando.

3. LA FIESTA DE LA CIGARRA

A casa de la Cigarra,sus amigos fueron llegando,y se armó una gran parranda.Todos alegres y disfrutando.

¡Fiesta! Todos bailando.La Cigarra cantando.¡Fiesta! Van celebrando,y la vida disfrutando.

Comamos con alegría.Es época de plenitud;y bailando noche y día, sin parar,celebra tu juventud.Van llegando sus panitas,y ya se ponen a bailar,y hasta mueven sus alitas, sin parar,con un toque singular.¿Cómo no les va a gustar?

Baila el Piojo con la Araña,van la Mosquita y el Turpial,y el Gorgojo con más maña, y sin parar,se menea en su arrozal.

2. THE ANT WORKS

Meanwhile the Ant...

Our friend the Ant,walks from dawn to duskspends her days sweating,working with great tenacity.

Large loads, long distances,she arrives home late at nightwith the vision of future days in abun-dance.

Walker,she is always working,she continues her labor,preparing her future.

The little Ant is always working,and collects with great devotion.

3. THE CICADA’S PARTY

To the Cicada’s homeher friends started to arrive,and a big party started.Everybody happy and enjoying.

Party! Everybody dancing.The Cicada is singing.Party! They are celebrating,and enjoying life.

Let’s eat with happiness.It is a time of abundance,and dancing night and day, without stopping,celebrate your youthfulness.Her friends are arriving,and they start dancing,and they even move their little wings, without stopping,with a singular touch.Why would they not like it?

The Louse dances with the Spider,the little Fly with the Troupial,and the Weevil with more knack, and without stopping,dances in his rice paddy.


El Mosquito con la Iguana,y mariposas por doquier.Nadie piensa en el mañana, y sin parar,van hasta el amanecer.¡Es su manera de ser!

Y la Cigarra bailando se la pasa;no se dá cuenta que el tiempo pasa.

4. SOLA Y TRABAJADORA

Mientras tanto la Hormiga estaba sola...

Allá va la Hormiga.Sola, trabajadora.Día tras día, esa gran caminadora.

Se pasa el tiempo recolectando,grano tras grano, almacenando.Prepara días de poco hallarque en el futuro se va a encontrar.

Nadie la ayuda ni la acompaña,con la Cigarra toman champaña.

La Hormiga sabe que en el futurosi no planeas la pasas duro.

Toda la gente está celebrando.Sin importarle, ella trabajando. Se siente sola pero seguraque su futuro muy bien augura.

Allá va la Hormiga trabajadora.No se cansa nunca, la buscadora.Allá va la Hormiga,que no se para ni por la hora,con esa visión de una triunfadora.

Buscadora, caminadora.

The Mosquito with the Iguana,and butterflies everywhere.Nobody thinks of the days to come,and without stopping,keep going until dawn.It is the way they are!

And the Cicadaspends her time singing;she does not realizethat time is passing.

4. THE LONELY WORKER

Meanwhile the Ant was alone...

There goes the Ant.Alone, hard worker.Day after day, that great walker.

She spends her time collectingstoring grain after grain.She prepares days of short findingsthat she will encounter in the future.

Nobody helps or accompanies her,they are drinking Champagne with theCicada.The Ant knows that in the futureyou will hit hard times if you do not plan.

Everybody is celebrating.Without caring, she works.She feels alone by reassuredthat her future looks quite good.

There goes the working Ant.the searcher never tires.There goes the Ant,who does not stop, even for the hour,with the vision of a winner.

Searcher, walker.


5. OPINIONES

Un día, por fin, se encontrarony opiniones intercambiaron...

(La Cigarra)Mira que tonta, Doña Hormiga,pasar el tiempo en recolección.Y es que no te fijas, buena amiga,de comida, aquí, hay un montón.

(La Hormiga)Pero Cigarra, esto se acaba.Prepara ya tu provisión.No vaya a ser que al final de este añovayas muriendo de inanición.

Cada una con su punto de vista,

van pasando el tiempo en plena acción:una de ellas peca de optimista,y la otra en su preocupación.

Disfrutando hasta reventarse,o sintiendo una gran presión.Dime si es mejor martirizarse,o pecar de poca visión.¿Cual es tu elección?

Pasaron meses,llegó el invierno, (Brrrr)en su puerta la Hormiga escuchó...

6. TUN TUN

Tun Tun¿Quien toca la puerta?Tun TunAfuera hace frío.Tun TunLa noche se acerca.Tun Tun¡Que angustia, Dios mío!

(La Hormiga)¿Que hace Uste’ afuera, Doña Cigarra?

Entre que aquí hay calefacción. Díga ligero: ¿puedo ayudarla?¿Que pasa con su situación?

5. OPINIONS

One day they finally metand they exchanged opinions...

(The Cicada)Lady Ant, don’t be a fool,spending your time collecting.You are not paying attention, good friend,that there is plenty of food here.

(The Ant)But Cicada, this will not last.Prepare your provisions a little bit.At the end of the year, you don’t wantto be dying of starvation.

Each one of them with their point ofview,they spend their time in action:one of them sins by being too optimistic,and the other in her worrying.

Enjoying until bursting,or feeling a great stress.Tell me if it is better to be tormented,or let shortsightedness be your sin.Which one do you chose?

Months went by,and winter arrived, (Brrrr)at her door the Ant heard...

6. KNOCK KNOCK

Knock KnockWho knocks on the door?Knock KnockIt is cold outside.Knock KnockNight is approaching.Knock KnockOh Lord, how stressful!

(The Ant)What are you doing outside, LadyCicada?Come in. It is warm in here.Tell me quick: can I help you?What is happening with you?


(La Cigarra)¡Ay, Doña Hormiga! ¿Cómo le explico?Tengo tres días sin comer. ¿Tendrá Usted algo? ¡Se lo suplico!

¡La vida le voy a deber!

Doña Hormiga es generosa,seguro compartirá.A su amiga la Cigarrasu comida le dará.

Si uno va de fiesta en fiesta,sin pensar en el futuro,más de un mal se manifiesta.¡Eso yo te lo aseguro!

(La Hormiga)Mientras tú cantabas,yo recolectaba.Siempre descansabas.Ahora no tienes nada.

7. MORALEJA Y FINAL

Moraleja:La Cigarra y la Hormiga,sí que son bien parecidas.La Cigarra y la Hormiga,son dos formas de vivir.

La Cigarra siempre alegreva cantando todo el día. Pero nuestra amiga Hormigapiensa en lo que se avecina.

Este cuento nos ilustrauna importante lección:“Hay que disfrutar la vida,pero con mucha visión,y con moderación”

Cantan la Hormiguita y la Cigarra.Cantan, escuchando la guitarra.Baila la Hormiguita,Canta, Cigarrita.

Estaban las dos amigassentadas en el diván.Una brindaba alegría,la otra ponía el pan.

(The Cicada)Oh, Lady Ant! How can I explain?I have not eaten in three days.Do you have anything to spare? I beg of you!I will owe you my life!

Lady Ant is generous,she will surely share.To her friend the Cicadashe will give her food.

If you go from party to party,without thinking of the future,more than one evil manifests.This I ensure you!

(The Ant)While you were singing,I was collecting.You always rested.Now you have nothing.

7. MORAL AND ENDING

Moral:The Cicada and the Ant,they are quite alike.The Cicada and the Ant,these are two ways of living.

The Cicada always happysings all day.But our friend the Antthinks of what is to come.

This story illustratesand important lesson:“We have to enjoy life,but with plenty of vision,and with moderation.”

The Ant and the Cicada sing.They sing, listening to the guitar.The Ant dances,the little Cicada sings.

Both friends weresitting on the couch.one offered happiness,and the other offered the bread.

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Canta, Cigarrita, una canción,canta para nuestra distracción.Ahora que la Hormiga pone la comida,en la vida no hay preocupación.

La Cigarra alegrecantando se la pasa.Finalmente, la Hormigadescansa y se relaja.Canta alegre la Cigarra,y la Hormiga ofrece de su jarra.

Forever Is My SongFRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ

When others grow oldI will always grow youngAnd my tender soulWill sing like the kulintang

When they talk of warI will sing my praise of loveThey say no but I say yesThey say yin and I say yang

In a time of orphansI remember how my mother sangAnd in the dead of nightHow bright the music rang

Sing a song, little Cicada,sing for our entertainment.Now that the Ant is bringing the food,there are no worries in life.

The happy Cicadaspends her time singing.Finally, the Antrests and relaxes.Happily, the Cicada singsand the Ant offers her pitcher.

When all is weakened by the pangOf loss, I am made of metal,My voice as strongAs the brass gong’s clang

I will not disappearI will always be here

My world is my poemAnd forever is my songFor I am the futureAnd I have just begun

NaturalezaNÚÑEZ

Me convertí en aliento Mis venas con la Naturaleza ah

I bless the thunder and the silence The sun and rain that love the earth

La tierra que da a luz al trigoalrededor de miBendigo


Nature

I became windMy veins withNature


The earth that gives us wheataround meI bless



Somos de la luzniños de la melodiauna canción

Tierra linda bella

Running through the grass light shadows In time, I found a way back home

La tierra que da a luz al trigoalrededor de miBendigo


Tierra lindaella bella

I, vast as earth, brighter than a starsoy de la luz, ella bellabrighter than the sun

Ritmo de la tierra ritmo y ritmonaturaleza

Mi convertí en alientotierra linda

I wait like earth for sunI wait like earth for rainIt know it will be mineone song

Somos de la luzniños de la melodiauna canción

Yo soy una canción

We are of the lightchildren of the melodya song

Beautiful earth

Running through the grass light shadows In time, I found a way back home

The earth that gives us wheataround meI bless


Lovely earthshe is beautiful

I, vast as earth, brighter than a star I from the light, she beautifulbrighter than the sun

Rhythm of the earthrhythm with rhythmnature

I became windlovely earth

I wait like earth for sunI wait like earth for rainIt know it will be mineone song

We are of the lightchildren of the melodya song

I am a song


LiminalityNÚÑEZ

I. EYES WIDE OPEN

Eyes wide open In a matter of time I wake to the light Of this newborn world

Eyes wide open Like a tree made strong with light and rain the sap fills my veins

Eyes wide open I am alive in this moment I touch the earth I taste the sky

But who am I what is this joy that fills my heart the air that gives me life

Eyes wide open Let me fill the air with song Let love come and touch me and my life will open like a flower

Eyes wide open for one moment the earth is mine and I am awake in the fullness of time

But who am I when my song is done and my eyes close and darkness is all around

Eyes wide open but who am I?

II. SLEEPWALKING

My body sleeps and my soul awakes and I am lost in the land of sleepwalking

My body is free and my soul is free

I can walk on water I can fly in the sky

Is this the other side the mirror of my world will I ever come back will I even remember

I once was a tree I once was a flower I was everything I wanted to be

I was a stranger in that stillness between sleep and waking the hours slowly fading

Have I died and reached the brink of heaven? My body sleeps and my soul awakes.

But who is dreaming whom? And am I still inside a dream? (But who is dreaming whom?)

III. MY SHADOW, MY SOUL

My soul follows me wherever I go

It moves like my shadow A perfect replica of me

My companion, My lover, my twin

But sometimes my soul drifts away from me

And I spend the night alone cold and afraid and longing for home My soul, what will you do without me?

Then my soul returns like the light that casts my shadow

I breathe it in I breathe it out


It flows inside me like love, like light, like air

And in my final hour It will stay beside me

My shadow, my soul the radiance inside me

It will lift me up and I will be so easy to carry

IV. CODA

Another journey Another tree My song continues Life is never-ending

Eyes wide open As I wake from dream to dream My hope as wide as my soul As I wait once more to begin

Es Tu TiempoNÚÑEZ

Take a chance to believe in what youcan be.Take a chance to dream.Dream a little dream,Es tu tiempo.

Oh, mirando ya recuerdoExtrañando, perdidos añosAy, tu vida tan bonitaEs tu tiempo.

Oh, look at you. I remember I was young once not long agoNow it’s your turn. Can you feel it?Es tu tiempo.

c’mon children do your thing,c’mon children shout and sing,c’mon children it’s your time. Es tu tiempo.

Oh, Brillante vida fuerteSin tristeza, allegriaUna vida tan bonitaEs tu tiempo.

Los Angelitos te cuidanEn la calle noche y de dia Soñando

Dreamers make a dreamFollow the moon, river and sea.Take a chance to dreamEs tu tiempo.

It’s Your Time

Take a chance to believe in what youcan be.Take a chance to dream.Dream a little dream,It’s your time.

Oh, looking I rememberMissing, lost yearsOh, your life so beautifulIt’s your time.

Oh, look at you. I remember I was young once not long agoNow it’s your turn. Can you feel it?It’s your time.

c’mon children do your thing,c’mon children shout and sing,c’mon children it’s your time. It’s your time.

Oh, shining strong lifeWithout sadness, happinessA life so beautifulIt’s your time.

The angels take care of youIn the street night and dayDreaming

Dreamers make a dreamFollow the moon, river and sea.Take a chance to dreamIt’s your time.


Hanrich Claassen is a passionate cellist,conductor, and educator who believes abalance between educating and per-forming music is the key to true artisticenlightenment. Mr. Claassen obtainedhis bachelor of music in both piano andcello at the University of the Free Statein South Africa. He furthered his cellostudies at the University ofStellenbosch, where he completed botha bachelor of music (honors) and hismasters degree in chamber music. Mr.Claassen was awarded the Teacher’sLicentiate from the University of SouthAfrica with distinction before furtheringhis cello studies in Portugal in 2003 atthe Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas.As a professional cellist, he has been amember of various philharmonic andchamber orchestras in South Africa,Portugal, Bahrain, and China. DuringMr. Claassen’s stay in Shanghai he wasassistant music director, cellist, and con-ductor for the Shanghai BaroqueChamber Orchestra. He was awardedthe bronze medal during the 2010 Lenvan Zyl Conducting Competition inCape Town after his direction of the

Cape Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr.Claassen spent 2004–07 in SaudiArabia as coordinator of performingarts at the British International Schoolof Al Khobar. Since 2007 he was stringorchestra director and head of middleschool fine arts at the ShanghaiAmerican School, Pudong Campuswhere he conducted four string orches-tras and the SAS MS symphony orches-tra. Mr. Claassen relocated to Vienna,Austria in June 2013 as the Middle andHigh School string orchestra directorfor the American International SchoolPerforming Arts team. In August 2015he was appointed to MontverdeAcademy, Florida as instrumental musicteacher and lower strings specialist inthe newly established MontverdeAcademy Conservatory.

The Symphonic Orchestra, conductedby Music Director Claassen, is a pre-professional, conservatory level orches-tra in which students are challengedwith exceptionally difficult literature.Celebrating its 61st season, FloridaSymphony Youth Orchestras continuesits commitment to providing Florida’syoung musicians with the opportunityto strengthen their musical talents anddevelop an appreciation on of the artsthrough classical music. Membership inFlorida Symphony Youth Orchestras isby invite on only, following competitiveentrance auditions. Florida SymphonyYouth Orchestras is a nonprofit501(c)(3) organization that has servedthe Central Florida region for over 60years. In 1957 Alphonse Carlo, con-certmaster emeritus of the FloridaSymphony Orchestra, recognized aneed for a youth orchestra in CentralFlorida in which young musicians

THE ArtistsHANRICH CLAASSEN, Symphonic Conductor and FloridaSymphony Youth Orchestras Music Director


could develop their talents. Youngmusicians were invited to attend andparticipate in rehearsals with FloridaSymphony Orchestra musicians and theFlorida Symphony Youth Orchestrawas born. FSYO is comprised of threefull orchestras, a chamber orchestra, ajazz orchestra, and one string trainingorchestra. The six FSYO orchestras are

carefully structured so that studentscan grow with the FSYO throughouttheir primary and secondary years. Thefull range of ensembles gives every stu-dent a place to excel with peers at asimilar level, and all an opportunity tocollaborate with and learn from sea-soned music professionals, on the localand national levels.

Venezuelan native Cristian Grasesjoined the University of SouthernCalifornia faculty in the fall 2010semester and is currently an associateprofessor of choral music and conduc-tor of the USC Thornton ConcertChoir. As a sought-out conductor, clini-cian, academic, and adjudicator, he hastraveled to Europe, North and SouthAmerica, Asia, and Australia, conduct-ing in prestigious halls such as CarnegieHall, and presenting in numerous inter-national conventions and symposia. Dr.Grases is also an award-winning com-poser whose works have been commissioned and sung by numerousdistinguished ensembles such as theSanta Fe Desert Chorale and the LosAngeles Master Chorale. Dr. Grases iscurrently a member of the Executive

Committee of the InternationalFederation for Choral Music represent-ing the region of Latin America and theCaribbean. This is Dr. Grases’ fourthappearance with DCINY.

CRISTIAN GRASES, Composer/Conductor

Francisco J. Núñez, a MacArthurFellow, is a composer, conductor,visionary, leading figure in music edu-cation, and the artistic director/founderof the Young People’s Chorus of NewYork City (YPC). Since he foundedYPC in 1988, Mr. Núñez has height-ened an awareness of the ability of chil-dren to rise to unforeseen levels ofartistry. Mr. Núñez also leads theUniversity Glee Club of New YorkCity, its fifth conductor since the all-men’s chorus was established in 1894.He is sought after nationwide as a guestconductor by professional orchestras

FRANCISCO J. NÚÑEZ, Composer/Conductor


Founded in 2008 by esteemed choraland orchestral conductor Dr. JonathanGriffith, Distinguished ConcertsOrchestra (DCO) is the resident orches-tra for Distinguished ConcertsInternational New York (DCINY), thecity’s preeminent producer of choraland orchestral concerts in New York’smost prestigious concert venues. TheDCO is comprised of some of the toporchestral musicians in the area includ-ing numerous graduates of Juilliard, theManhattan School of Music, the NewEngland Conservatory, and BostonConservatory. While the vast majorityof these players have performed in everyDCINY production since its inception,those players who have left the NewYork area have gone on to permanentposts in orchestras such as the BostonSymphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic,and the London Philharmonic.

Under the direction of Dr. JonathanGriffith and DCINY’s roster of notableguest conductors, the DCO performs atCarnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.Whether performing choral/orchestralmasterworks or premiering adventure-some new compositions, the DCO hasbeen lauded by conductors and review-ers alike for its fresh interpretations,musical subtlety, and virtuosic ensem-ble playing. Dr. Griffith and the DCOare past winners of the prestigiousAmerican Prize in the professionalorchestra category, awarded in 2014and 2015, and semi-finalists for the2016 and 2017 competitions.Distinguished Con certs Orchestra isdriven by passion, innovative vision, atotal belief in its artists, and an unwa-vering commitment to bring forth anunforgettable musical experience forperformer and public alike.

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and choirs, as a master teacher, and afrequent keynote speaker as a leadingauthority on the role of music inachieving equality and diversity forchildren in today’s society. He compos-es countless compositions and arrange-ments in all musical formats and stylesfor choirs, orchestras, and solo instru-ments and has received an ASCAPVictor Herbert Award and the New

York Choral Society’s ChoralExcellence Award. Mr. Núñez wasnamed Musical America’s 2018Educator of the Year, NYU Steinhardthonored him with its DistinguishedAlumnus Achievement Award, andIthaca College has presented him withan honorary doctor of music degree.This is Mr. Núñez’s fifth appearancewith DCINY as a guest conductor.


DISTINGUISHED CONCERT SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

Distinguished Concerts Singers Inter -national (DCSI) forms the backbone ofDistinguished Concerts InternationalNew York (DCINY), the city’s preemi-nent producer of choral and orchestralconcerts in New York’s most prestigiousconcert venues. DCSI is comprised ofsingers and chorus members fromaround the world. Between 30–40% ofthe singers are alumni of DCSI and havesung in two or more of the DCINY con-cert series over the years. DCSI has

drawn members from 45 countries andsix continents. While the majority ofsingers are dedicated amateur musicians,many professional and semi-professionalensembles, as well as individual profes-sional singers, have also participated inDCSI. All singers and/or ensembles areauditioned by the DCINY Artistic Teamin order to receive an invitation to appearon the DCINY concert series. DCSI canvary in size from between 100 to 500singers, depending upon the repertoire.

DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS SINGERS INTERNATIONAL

Acton Middle School Treble Choir (TX), Christine Bridges, Director*Bishop Kearney High School Chorus (NY), Anastasia Rege, DirectorThe Choir of Nanjing Changjiang Road Primary School (China), Dixian Tengand Adan Jiang, DirectorsClarksville Middle School Chamber Choir (MD), Elizabeth G. Ringenberg,DirectorDelaware Youth Chorale (DE), Heather Swartzentruber, Director*Douglas Middle School Arioso Choir (WY), Emily Painter, DirectorForest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart Chamber Choir (WA), Alison Seaton,DirectorHaysville Middle School Treble Choir (KS), Paul Graves, DirectorHornedo Choir (TX), Jessica Barney, DirectorLeticia Youth Choir (Finland), Saara Kemppainen, DirectorManhattan Hunter Science High School Chorus (NY), Amber Salladin, DirectorMirman School Concert Singers (CA), Evan Roberts, DirectorNickerson High School Madrigals (KS), Scott Logan, DirectorRepertory Company High School Advanced Chorus (NY), Amber Salladin,DirectorSouthern Maryland Youth Choir (MD), Julien Benichou and Bronte Ficek, DirectorsSpecial Music High School Choir (NY), Sonny Willis & Gia Gan, Directors*Warren Youth Singers (TX), Bridget Warren, Director and Joey Bernsen, Assistant DirectorWestport Children’s Choir (Ireland), Eriko Hopkinson, Director*The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (NY), Francisco J. Núñez, DirectorAnd Individual Singers from around the globe

*Denotes DCINY Alumni


Violin 1Anna Horzen,

ConcertmistressJulie Di Lecce,

AssociateConcertmistressAriah Deason,

AssistantConcertmistressJenna ChenShaun CobbEmily ErdmanJesse FeiJoshua FuAlexandra FulbrightKate GoodinMichelle HuangAlyssa OrantesSarah SawyerEmily Schenck

Violin 2Olivia Corporon,

PrincipalAlexa Lang,

Assistant PrincipalLiam DominguezAlejandra FredIsabella FulbrightWellarose JimenezGeorge LawsonEmily RauschEthan SchenckIsabelle TsengMariana ValderramaMaria VarasIssana YagudaMaggie Yuan

ViolaMolly Pope,

PrincipalArielle Fentress,

Assistant PrincipalJose FiorentinoRebecca GaliñanesAbby GoodinVarisaGumpangkumAlex LiuSarah MyersGrace RemmerLily RutledgeKayla Smith

CelloMaxwell Remmer,

PrincipalCurtis Shugart,

Assistant PrincipalVictoria GaliñanesGuenevere HughesJustin KimMiya LuebkeShannah NiceLili PopeSara RiveraSelina Xu

BassMeliari Sepulveda,

PrincipalKiara AstacioSamantha BossAdrienne Fee

HarpSophia Fulbright,

Principal

FluteJulia Sills, PrincipalJulia KimAshlyn King-Chuparkoff,Piccolo

OboeAndrew Vogel,

Principal andEnglish HornNicole Walker

ClarinetJonathan Gray,

PrincipalDesiree HaggDelaney Reilly,

Bass Clarinet

BassoonCole Hamilton,

PrincipalRobert Milne,

Contrabassoon

French HornBrendan Eisner,

PrincipalAlexander HellhakeLydia MentzerAlex Allen

TrumpetJacob McKey,

PrincipalAlexander KeiserEmily Vanover

TromboneZachary Noble,

PrincipalEthan Avila

Bass TromboneCody Fowler,

Principal

TubaChristopherBernhardt,Principal

PercussionSebastian Suarez-Solis, PrincipalMatthew CrudoChristina Smith

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

Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras


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SavannahHutchinsonHanna IbarraTrystan IsleyKanerva IsosaariHaylee IveyNoelle JandwaLance JaymeRussell JohnsonSarah JohnsonAmanda JonesClaire JonesKimberlee JoyceClaire JuneauKaisa KaartinenTakamaro KajinoAutumn KasprowiczGuinevere KeimLaura KemppainenRonja KemppainenJaylah KendallAshlynn KeyRozella KimMariko KimballCasey KingEmily KnappTegan KohlesAshtyn KolkmanHenrik KolppanenOskar KolppanenEmma KozelTayla KracmanKatherine KrotkovKianna KrugRishika LakshmanHelen LambertRomi LandrethOliver LangleyBoran LeJordan LeahmanAbigail LeBlancBeckett LedahlAubrey LedinghamKiah LewisReece LikesAinsley LittleNoora LöflundYasmina LongRai LopezClaudia Lopez-OrtegaYiqian LuTyler Ludlow

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Carlton PassleyDara PelterAlina PeltolaKyra PembertonMadison PenquitePhoenix PinonKalyn PiperLily PlaceViolet PorterJiahui QianQiushi QianLizi QiuPatrik RaitaAnani RamosYanialis RamosJayden RangelBrendon RapushajSoraya RastegarAnastasia RegeRiley ReidersAvery RevettChristina RiniKallie RogersFrancesca RomanoJersey RomeChrystopher RoscoeElleson RossKatie RossMaximoRusmeepongskulIzzy RyanNova SalazarEmily SalinasDiego SanchezAudrey SarinJenny SärmäharjuMadeleine SchallerMaximilian SchallerBrooklyn SchmitzMichael SchneiderPearson Schrag

Isabel SchwartzAlexandra ScogginsEmma SegniniMalena SeipelIzzy SharpAnusha ShayeganIvy ShinkleMia ShirleyKerston SipesCassidy SmithEmma SmithJayden SmithJulianne SmithAlan SmitheeMason SneedWilliam SteffenLexi SteinleAlexa StevensCamron StewartSavana StricklerSky StubbemanAntti SusiKennedy TackettCatalina TaveraKelsie TaylorNaomi TeferaEemeli TepponenAvery ThomasIan ThomasGrace ThompsonAaro ToikkaJulianna ToikkaAva TompkinsTheodora TomutaRebecca TowY TranJessie TroyKevin TsengNiilo TurunenTuuli TurunenJoseph Tuxhorn

Helmi VainioSaara VainioMia ValenzuelaCheyenne VanGundaKyle Van Hekle Jr.Alley VanderlindenNuutti VienonenZazni ViljterCadence VollmanPhuong Mi VuTrang VuLaila WalkerDorian WangYuhan WangKayla WaweruSara WelchDorothea WestBrea WhiteHannah WhittKaden WhittingtonKatherineWijenaike-BogleMilli Wijenaike-BogleLauren WolffAngela WuDingziyan WuMichelle Wenyi XuGrace YangMegan YehPreston YehCharlotte YoderRobyn YoungRui YuZiyue YuanGenna ZagorenOlivia ZaidelMartin ZakoianQiwen ZhangYue Zhang

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


Iris Derke, Co-Founder and General DirectorJonathan Griffith, Co-Founder, Artistic Director & Principal ConductorDanuta Gross, Director of Finance & AdministrationKevin Taylor, Executive Director James M. Meaders, Artistic & Educational ConsultantJason Mlynek, Director of Program DevelopmentKatie Silvestre, Program DevelopmentJulia Falkenburg, Program DevelopmentKimberly Wetzel, Program Development Jeff Binner, Program Development Maggie Latona, Program Development AssistantElisabeth Erdmann, Program Development AssistantKadeem Jeudy, Program Development AssistantTabitha Glista-Stewart, Production ManagerNolan N. Dresden, Production AssociateAndrea Niederman, Director of Marketing, Box Office & PromotionsMalcom Moon, Box Office & Marketing AssistantDeAnna Choi, Office Operations Manager, Accounting & BillingMaria Braginsky, Concert Operations LiaisonMorgan Yachinich, Concert Operations Associate/Executive AssistantJason Arnold, Concert Operations AssociateDennis Wees, Concert Operations AssistantSeth McCay, Graphic Design & Website

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artists and audiences, DCINY changeslives through the power of performance.

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DCINY 2018 Concert Series

Monday Evening, October 8, 2018, at 8:00 Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie HallThe Music of Dinos Constantinides

Wednesday Evening, October 24, 2018, at 7:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallRensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gala

Sunday Evening, November 11, 2018, at 8:30 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallThe Great War: Commemorating 100 Years Mealor: Requiem: The Souls of the Righteous (US Premiere)Paul Mealor, Composer/ConductorHawes: The Great War Symphony (Joint US Premiere)Patrick Hawes, Composer/ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Evening, November 18, 2018, at 8:30 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallMusic for the Holidays: The Works of Randol Bass and Pepper ChoplinChoplin: Christmas Presence (World Premiere)Choplin: Come, EmmanuelPepper Choplin, Composer/ConductorBass: Victorian Christmas Suite (World Premiere: Courtesy of the DCINY Premiere Project)Bass: Laus Nativitatis (World Premiere)Bass: Symphony of CarolsBass: GloriaJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorRandol Bass, DCINY Composer-in-ResidenceDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

Sunday Afternoon, November 25, 2018, at 2:00 Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Carnegie HallMessiah….Refreshed!Handel: MessiahThomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens’ 1959 Re-Orchestration for full symphonyorchestraJonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal ConductorDistinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International

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

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