DCINY & Orchestra Announce Resolution for Five-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) has reached a resolution with Distinguished Concerts Orchestra Musicians. Per an official press statement, the organizations agreed on a five-year collective bargaining agreement through Local 802. This represents the first union contract for the organization, which was founded in 2008. The agreement includes annual increases in wages with contributions to health care and pensions {…}

Distinguished Concerts International New York to Celebrate Sir Karl Jenkins’ 80th Birthday at Carnegie Hall

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) will kick off its 2024 season with a grand celebration in honor of Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins’ 80th birthday. Famously known as “The Man with Glasses and Mullet in Coronation,” Jenkins will be honored on Jan. 15, 2024, at the Perelman Stage in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. The concert will feature a selection {…}

Leah Crane Headlines DCINY’s ‘Music for the Human Spirit’

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is set to present “Music for the Human Spirit” on Monday, June 5. The performance will feature mezzo-soprano Leah Crane with Rodney Wynkoop as guest conductor. Kicking things off will be DCINY Composer-in-Residence Michael Bussewitz-Quarm’s “Where We Find Ourselves.” The work, consisting of five movements, features lyrics written by historian and writer Shantel Sellers, {…}