Distinguished Artists International New York

DCINY Presents Verdi’s Majestic Requiem with 400 Voices at Carnegie Hall

Posted on April 21, 2015 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, a monumental work for chorus, soloists and orchestra, replete with intense drama and gloriously beautiful melodies. The composer’s only large-scale work not written for the stage, the Requiem stands in stature and artistry alongside Verdi’s great operatic masterpieces. DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Jonathan Griffith leads the Distinguished…

DCINY Presents The Music of Karl Jenkins, Featuring The Peacemakers and Two U.S. Premieres

Posted on December 22, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York is proud to present its annual concert featuring the supremely beautiful and inspirational music of Karl Jenkins. One of the most prolific and frequently-performed composers in the world today, Jenkins continues to spread a musical message of peace and unity, impeccably encapsulated in his multi-lingual large-scale work, The Peacemakers, which draws texts from such luminaries…

DCINY Presents The Drop of Dawn – The Music of Grammy Award-Winning Composer Christopher Tin

Posted on March 22, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York expands its collaboration with innovative young composer and two-time Grammy Award-winner Christopher Tin with an exhilarating night of Tin’s music at Carnegie Hall. The Drop of Dawn on Sunday, April 13 at 8:30 pm, unites two large-scale, multi-lingual choral and orchestral works: the world premiere of The Drop That Contained The Sea, and a performance…

Ashley Brown, Broadway’s Mary Poppins, Joins DCINY for “Defying Gravity” March 30

Posted on February 10, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is thrilled to announce that Ashley Brown, a multi-award winner for the title role in Mary Poppins, which she originated on Broadway, will be a guest artist in Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz and Eric Whitacre. This year, DCINY’s popular annual collaboration with Eric Whitacre, known to millions worldwide through his Grammy-winning…

Music to Enlighten & Inspire! DCINY Proudly Announces Its 2014 Season

Posted on January 5, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York proudly unveils its 2014 season of joyful, inspiring and moving music, featuring numerous world and US premieres, world-class musicians at New York’s most prestigious venues, and singers from across America and the globe. A unique success story in a challenging arts and economic environment, DCINY, now entering its 7th season, is commissioning new works, mentoring…

DCINY Presents the New York Premiere of Christopher Tin’s Grammy-Winning CALLING ALL DAWNS

Posted on March 4, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Christopher Tin’s richly varied and profoundly moving world music song cycle, Calling All Dawns, receives its New York premiere on Sunday, April 7 at 2pm at Avery Fisher Hall, presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY). The performance of the two-time Grammy-winning work (2010’s winner for Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists) will feature original…

Over the Stone: A Welsh Celebration with Bryn Terfel & Catrin Finch

Posted on April 15, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) will welcome “Queen of Harps” Catrin Finch and Metropolitan Opera star Bryn Terfel for a Welsh Celebration at Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday, April 22at 7:00pm. This stirring evening of music will feature Karl Jenkins’ harp concerto Over the Stone, conducted by DCINY Artistic Director Jonathan Griffith. Over the Stone, commissioned at the request…

Shining Light: An Illuminating Festival of Concerts Celebrating Composer Morten Lauridsen

Posted on February 27, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Shining Light, an extraordinary weekend of illuminating events. Encompassing a premiere film screening alongside major concerts at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, DCINY celebrates the life and music of National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen, America’s most frequently performed choral composer. DCINY will host the New York premiere of the documentary film…

Special Guest Clay Aiken joins DCINY’s “Reflections of Life” on February 20 at Carnegie Hall

Posted on February 1, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents an evening of choral music celebrating the continuous cycle of life and renewal, including world premieres by James Eakin and Greg Gilpin, on February 20th at Carnegie Hall. Special guest Clay Aiken will bring his unique presence and vibrancy to host the second half of the concert, narrating several works by award-winning choral…

A Weekend of Music in Honour of the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. – January 15 & 16

Posted on December 23, 2011 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents two sublime concerts of choral music on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, inspired by Dr. King and peacemakers the world over. The concert on Sunday, January 15 at 2pm at Avery Fisher Hall welcomes 2012 with Psalms & Songs for the New Year, featuring John Rutter’s magnificent and emotionally-charged Mass of the Children,…

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