DCINY Brings The Holiday Spirit To Carnegie Hall

Known for world-class concert presentations of choral music, Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) celebrates the holiday season with four remarkable concerts, November 18, 25, and 26 andDecember 3, 2018, at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Tickets start at $20. For tickets and information, visitDCINY's website.

On Sunday, November 18 at 8:30 PM, composers Pepper Choplin and Randol Bass present an enchanting concert of holiday music, including the world premieres of Choplin's new cantata Christmas Presence and Bass' Victorian Christmas Suite and Laus Nativitatis, conducted by Choplin. Also on the program are Choplin's Come, Emmanuel! and Bass ' Symphony of Carols andGloria. Maestro Jonathan Griffith leads the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International, a powerful ensemble of voices.

On Sunday, November 25 at 2 PM, Maestro Jonathan Griffith will conduct DCINY's eighth annual presentation of Beecham/Goossens' 1959 full symphony re-orchestration of Handel's Messiah. Called "ravishing" by The New York Times, the annual performance of Messiah... Refreshed! highlights an international choir combining singers from the continents of Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia with featured vocalists Penelope Shumate, Soprano; Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano;John McVeigh, Tenor; and Christopher Job, Baritone.

On Monday, November 26 at 7 PM, Joseph M. Martin's cantata The Winter Rose will celebrate its New York premiere, conducted by Martin. Also on the program will be the music of Mark Hayes, featuring the world premiere of Hodie Christus Natus Est, A Carol Fantasia, followed by his Gloria. Both works will be conducted by Hayes.

On December 3, 2018 at 7 PM, Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, conducts the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International in Beethoven's famed Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 12 ("Choral Symphony") with its emotional and lyrical "Ode to Joy" final movement and Fantasia in C minor, Op.80 ("Choral Fantasy"). Ode to Joy is Beethoven's final complete symphony, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna in 1824. The words, taken from Friedrich Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy", are sung during the final movement by four vocal soloists and a chorus. Featured soloists include Warren Lee, piano; Danielle Talamantes, soprano; Natalie Polito, soprano; Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano; John McVeigh, Tenor; Peter Drackley, Tenor; and Christopher Job, Baritone.

SYMPHONY OF CAROLS: THE WORKS OF RANDOL BASS AND PEPPER CHOPLIN

Sunday, November 18, 2018, 8:30 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
Tickets start at $20
Composers Pepper Choplin and Randol Bass premiere new works, conducted by Pepper Choplin and Maestro Jonathan Griffith. The concert includes the world premieres of Choplin's Christmas Presence and Bass' Victorian Christmas Suite and Laus Nativitatis and features the Distinguished Concerts Singers International and Distinguished Concerts Orchestra .

MESSIAH...REFRESHED!

Sunday, November 25, 2018, 2:00 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
Tickets start at $20
DCINY presents Thomas Beecham/Eugene Goossens' 1959 re-orchestration of Handel's Messiah for a full symphony orchestra. Maestro Jonathan Griffith conducts the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International with soloists Penelope Shumate, Soprano; Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-Soprano; John McVeigh, Tenor; and Christopher Job, Baritone.

A WINTER ROSE: THE HOLIDAY MUSIC OF MARTIN & HAYES

Monday, November 26, 2018, 7 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
Tickets start at $20
Composers and conductors Joseph M. Martin and Mark Hayes premiere new works, including Martin's The Winter Rose and Hayes' Hodie Christus Natus Est, A Carol Fantasia.

BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 9 AND CHORAL FANTASY

Monday, December 3, 2018, 7 PM
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
Carnegie Hall
Tickets start at $20

Maestro Jonathan Griffith conducts the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International in Beethoven's famed Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 12 ("Choral Symphony") and Fantasia in C minor, Op.80 ("Choral Fantasy").

ABOUT DISTINGUISHED CONCERTS INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK (DCINY)
Founded in 2007 by Iris Derke and Jonathan Griffith, with its first public performance in January 2008, DCINY is a leading producer of dynamic musical entertainment in renowned international venues. Over 40,000 musicians representing 45 countries and all 50 states have participated in DCINY productions. Since the inception of the company, DCINY has produced 17 world premieres and more than 200 concerts for over 200,000 audience members.

DCINY celebrates its 10th Anniversary Season in 2018. With unforgettable, world-class concert experiences, empowering educational programs, and a global community of artists and audiences, DCINY changes lives through the power of musical performance. In addition to being selected four times for Inc. 5000, DCINY has received national recognition with multiple American Prizes: Jonathan Griffith, Founder and Music Director of Distinguished Concerts Orchestra (Winner 2014 American Prize in Conducting, Professional Orchestra Division) and DCINY's General Director and Co-Founder Iris Derke and the DCINY Team (Winner 2015 American Prize in Arts Marketing.