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| 15 March 2014 | |
| 8pm German Evangelical Church of St Paul’s 315 W 22 St New York NY 10011 United States of America Details: Sacha Evans Web site +1 440 520 3900 US$35 Premium Reserved, $25 General, $15 Senior/Student | Requiem in Stone The Manhattan Choral Ensemble Andrew Megill, conductor Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien Caleb Burhans: Requiem in Stone: 'Life is Nothing', 'Prepare for Death and Follow Me' Johann Hermann Schein: Die mit Tränen säen, Da Jakob vollendet hatte, Ich bin die Wurzel des Geschlechtes David Andrew Megill (Associate Professor at Westminster Choir College, Chef de choeur for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Director of the Masterwork Chorus) guest conducts the Manhattan Choral Ensemble in an imaginative program of two Baroque masterworks and a new composition by New York City's own Caleb Burhans. |
| 19 March 2014 | |
| 8pm Lincoln Center - Alice Tully Hall 1941 Broadway New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Glenn Askin Web site +1 212 362 2727 US$15-90 | Classical Orchestra's Handelfest 2014 Family Concert Marguerite Krull, soprano Randall Bills, tenor Robert Balonek, baritone The ACO Chorus The American Classical Orchestra Cynthia Edwards, stage director John Heginbotham, choreographer Handel: Alceste - A Masque (semi-staged) Handel: Concerti a due cori Handel: Utrecht Jubilate Pre-Concert Lecture by Neal Zaslaw at 7pm |
| 21 March 2014 | |
| 8pm Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall 881 7th Avenue New York NY 10019 United States of America Details: Web site +1 212 247 7800 US$50 | a cappella NEXT at Carnegie Hall Ad Astra Singers (Wichita State University) NOTUS: IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (Indiana University) UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus (University of California, Berkeley) John Paul Johnson, director Dominick DiOrio, director Marika Kuzma, director http://www.dciny.org/ Presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) An evening devoted to a capella chamber choral groups, performing classic and contemporary works. Groups featured are: Ad Astra Singers led by Director John Paul Johnson, NOTUS: IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble with Director Dominick DiOrio, and the UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus directed by Marika Kuzma. On Sale Now! Call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800, or visit www.carnegiehall.org. For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566 x307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org. To purchase tickets visit: http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/3/21/0800/PM/A-Cappella-Choral-Groups/ |
| 30 March 2014 | |
| 2pm Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Web site +1 212 721 6500 US$20-100 (25% off with discount code: DCINY) | Defying Gravity: Stephen Schwartz and Eric Whitacre Distinguished Concerts Singers International Eric Whitacre, conductor Music by Stephen Schwartz and Eric Whitacre Distinguished Concerts International New York An accomplished composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. The Los Angeles Times has praised his compositions as 'works of unearthly beauty and imagination, (with) electric, chilling harmonies'; while the BBC raves that 'what hits you straight between the eyes is the honesty, optimism and sheer belief that passes any pretension. This is music that can actually make you smile.' Whitacre conducts over 250 voices in his annual concert collaboration with Distinguished Concerts International New York. |
| 12 April 2014 | |
| 7pm Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center 1941 Broadway New York NY 10023 United States of America Details: Andrea Web site +1 212 707 8566 Regularly U$50, only $25 with discount code: VOCAL50 (code may be used online, by phone, or in person at the box office) | Vocal Colors at Lincoln Center Timothy Powell, guest conductor Scott Buchanan, guest conductor Horace Carney, guest conductor Distinguished Concerts International New York Vocal Colors is a splendid revue, from Argentinean tango to classic original works by Danish composers. This concert will leave you thoroughly entertained and wanting more with several premieres and well-known works by choral composers such as Whitacre, Eakin, Shank, Thompson and Davison. Timothy Powell, Director Timothy Powell: St. George and the Dragon (World Premiere) Libretto by poet Charles Anthony Silvestri Scott Buchanan, Director PRAISE TO THE LORD – F.M. Christiansen IN REMEMBRANCE – J. Ames HOSANA IN EXCELSIS – Brent Pierce AUTUMN – J. Shank RITMO – D. Davison BLOW YE THE TRUMPET (from “John Brown”) ROCKIN’ JERUSALEM – K. Mechem; arr. D. Dandridge Horace Carney, Director Alabama A&M University Call Lincoln Center at 212-721-6500, or visit www.lincolncenter.org. For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566 x 307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org www.DCINY.org |