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Martin writes in his notes, “Today, the rose remains a vital expression of love and peace both inside the church and the outside world. Martin took the podium for the second half to conduct the New York premiere his work The Winter Rose. The audience gave him, the orchestra, chorus and soloists a standing ovation at the end. Hayes is skilled in all aspects of composition, it is his undeniable gift for melodic writing that is his calling card. The powerful setting of the text was truly compelling, and while Mr.
Cianflone’s soaring voice, was the listener’s favorite. Hayes led with a simple, precise manner that focused all the attention on the players and the music. The final section is an exuberant setting of Mendelssohn’s Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. It begins in despair, but ends in the regained hope that good shall prevail. The second section, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, is based on a Longfellow poem from 1863. The opening section is another setting of Gloria in excelsis deo, with the skillful addition of Angels We Have Heard on High. Like the Mark Hayes Gloria, it is in three parts. Hodie Christus Natus Est, A Carol Fantasia, followed.
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It’s no easy task to get two hundred plus voices to sound like a whisper, but they pulled it off. Praise goes to the chorus as well, especially for the haunting effects of the middle movement. Hayes gave them all wonderful material to showcase their talents.
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While giving them full credit for their fine work. Hayes had also used with great impact in his Requiem). The texts throughout alternate between the Latin original and the English translation (an approach Mr. The final movement, Quoniam tu solus sanctus, pulls out all the stops, building enormous energy until a sudden pull-back recalling a motif from the second movement, which eventually settles on a low C major chord, which slowly dies away. The second movement, Domine Deum, Rex coelestis begins in Romantic style reminding one of Brahms, but later shifts to a more mysterious quality, with tone clusters in the chorus and a chant-like whispering in Latin.
Later, the music takes on a pastoral quality, with lyrical parts for soprano and tenor. The opening movement, Gloria in excelsis Deo, starts with a fanfare heralding Christ’s birth. Hayes’s work from earlier reviews (his Requiem being a particular favorite), so one had hopes that these works would confirm that admiration – and they did! This listener was already an admirer of Mr. Mark Hayes took the podium to conduct two of his works, Gloria, and the World Premiere of his Hodie Christus Natus Est, A Carol Fantasia. Soprano Sue Martin (the wife of Joseph Martin) was the soloist for the second half. The Distinguished Concerts Singers International included choruses from Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Canada, and “individual singers from around the globe.” The featured soloists for the first half were soprano Andrea Lynn Cianflone, mezzo-soprano Holly Sorensen, tenor Omar Najmi, and baritone Colin Levin. Martin also conducted their respective pieces. For those who braved the cold, rainy night, with travel difficulties, the reward was a concert of music from two talented composers with a special gift for capturing the true spirit of the season.
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Martin, composer/conductor Sue Martin, soprano Joshua Chai, piano Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY November 26, 2018ĭistinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) continued its series of holiday concerts on Monday, Novemwith a concert entitled A Winter Rose, featuring the music of two DCINY favorites, Mark Hayes (his sixth appearance) and Joseph M. Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents A Winter Rose: The Holiday Music of Mark Hayes and Joseph Martin in Review Distinguished Concerts Orchestra Distinguished Concerts Singers International Mark Hayes, composer/conductor Andrea Lynn Cianflone, soprano Holly Sorensen, mezzo-soprano Omar Najmi, tenor Colin Levin, baritone Karen Harvey, piano Joseph M.
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