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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…

FIRST FLUTE with SIR JAMES GALWAY

Posted on November 24, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Legendary flute master Sir James Galway makes his expertise widely available with First Flute, for Beginners & Beyond, an online interactive series of lessons geared for flute students and music lovers of all ages. One of the most beloved and recognizable classical musicians performing today, Sir James shares his invaluable technical advice, practice methods, and secrets for success with flutists…

The Tureck Bach Research Institute Presents A Tribute To Its Founder, Rosalyn Tureck

Posted on November 18, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

A Celebration of the Life and Work of the Renowned Keyboard Artist, Scholar and Teacher, On the Centenary of Her Birth The Tureck Bach Research Institute hosts a special celebration honoring renowned keyboard artist, scholar, and teacher Rosalyn Tureck, marking both 100 years since her birth (December 14, 1913) and 10 years since her death (July 17, 2003). Hailed as…

The New York Virtuoso Singers Celebrates 25 Years With 25 World Premieres By America’s Leading Contemporary Composers

Posted on September 9, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Now this is the way for an ensemble to celebrate an anniversary … It takes confidence for an ensemble to put the word ‘virtuoso’ in its name. The New York Virtuoso Singers have long earned it.” – Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times The New York Virtuoso Singers (NYVS) celebrate their 25th anniversary season with the extraordinary 25×25: 25 new…

Sir James Galway Joins JoAnn Falletta and the Irish Chamber Orchestra for a 35th Anniversary Tour

Posted on August 26, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

14 Cities: October 26 to November 12, 2013 Featuring Lady Jeanne Galway, Flute Soloist SIR JAMES GALWAY LAUNCHES “FIRST FLUTE”: AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE LEARNING METHOD Regarded as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries, Sir James Galway makes a welcome return to the US this fall for a 14-city…

Montreal Musicians of the World Symphony Orchestra presents Jazz & Symphony

Posted on March 28, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

A Gala Evening at the Rialto Theatre on Thursday, May 9 at 8:oopm Celebrating Seven Extraordinary Years of a World of Musicians in Montreal with Special Guest Julie Lamontagne Montreal’s unique and exuberant Musicians of the World Symphony Orchestra celebrates 7 years of extraordinary music making with a Gala concert at the Rialto Theatre on Thursday, May 9 at 8:00pm,…

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…

Pianist Matt Herskowitz Collects Raves for Solo “Upstairs” Ahead of US Launch March 19

Posted on February 27, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Pianist and composer Matt Herskowitz has been stunning critics in Canada since his newest Justin Time release, Matt Herskowitz Upstairs, was released this past fall. Newly available in the US, Herskowitz will celebrate Upstairs at a launch event at DROM in New York City’s East Village on March 19. (Herskowitz will also be heard in the next several weeks in Toronto, Montreal…

Pianist Louise Bessette a Double ‘Prix Opus’ Winner, Wins Raves for UK Recitals

Posted on February 6, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Pianist Louise Bessette, hailed internationally as one of the pre-eminent interpreters of the music of our time, is this year’s winner of two prestigious prizes from Le Conseil québécois de la musique. At the January 27 ceremony, Bessette was declared the winner of two Prix Opus for “Concert of the Year – Montreal” as well as “Concert of the Year…

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