Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra

Müller Chamber Choir Special Performance (9/6/2018)
2018-09-06 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | St Andrew United Methodist Church, 5801 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75093, United States
The North Texas Chien Kuo Alumni Association and DAAYO are proud to present the Müller Chamber Choir in their first ever performance in North Texas on September 6, 2018 (7PM) at St. Andrew United Methodist Church.

Founded in 1999 and led by Artistic Director and Conductor Ms. Meng-Hsien Peng, the Taiwan-based Müller Chamber Choir is one of the premier all male non-professional choirs in the world. INTERKULTUR, the world’s leading organizer of international choir competitions and festivals, ranks the Müller Chamber Choir as the no. 1 non-professional Chamber Choirs and Vocal Ensemble in the world as of June 2018. (The second time in two years that the group has held this ranking.)

Muller has a history of outstanding performances at the international level. In 2015 at the 9th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition in Germany, Müller Chamber Choir won the Folk, Sacred and Male Choir categories and took home the Grand Prix. In 2016, the choir participated in the World Choir Games in Sochi, Russia and received gold medals in the Male Chamber Choirs, Musica Sacra a cappella and Musica Contemporanea categories. In addition, the group was the champion of the Male Chamber Choirs category with the highest winning score of all-time.

Müller Chamber Choir takes upon itself the mission to create a distinctive Taiwanese male voice repertoire. Since 2011, it has commissioned composers and writers to collaborate on projects with the potential to bring out the multi-faceted depth and richness of the male choral soundscape. The completed productions include Requiem pro Amor (2011), Literature via Music (2012), Compose and Sing: Music of Our Land (2013), Songs of the Isles (2014), Wish I (2016), and Wish II (2017). We know you’ll enjoy the choir’s rich and sophisticated pieces, and be wowed by their musical interpretation and artistry!

Program Highlights for September 6:
《Quatre petites prières de saint François d’Assise》Francis Poulenc
《Stars》Ēriks Ešenvalds
《Past Life Melodies》Sarah Hopkins
《Shenandoah》Marshall Bartholomew & James Erb
《Nearer my God to Thee》Arr. James L. Stevens
《Raua needmine》Veljo Tormis
《Sure on this Shining Night》Jay Giallombardo
《Didn’t my Lord Deliver Daniel》Arr. Aaron Dale
《Yesterday》Arr. Tom Gentry

《愛情樹》冉天豪
《城南送別》周鑫泉
《八駿贊》恩克巴雅爾
《熱情的沙漠》Arr. 冉天豪
《望春風》Arr. 周鑫泉

Learn more about the Müller Chamber Choir at https://www.muller.org.tw/ and check out their performance clips at their Youtube Channel here.

Types of tickets available for sale below:
1) VIP – Special Seating -$30 (See seating chart. Keep in mind this is not to scale!)
2) Regular – $15 (All other seating areas not indicated as VIP)
3) Student – $7 (Same as Regular, but special pricing for students!)

All tickets sold here are will-call (for pick up at the venue). Unfortunately we cannot offer refunds on tickets.

Season Finale Concert: Moody Performance Hall Concert - Evening (Free to Public!)
2018-05-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Moody Perfomance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Join us as the winner of our concerto competition, double bassist Nicholas Payne, performs with our Symphony Orchestra!
See the full repertoire below:
Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 (all movements)
Johann Baptist Vanhal’s Double Bass Concerto in D (1st movement) with soloist Nicholas Payne
Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven’s Egmont Overture
Dvořák’s Symphony no. 8, movement 3
This concert is free to the public!

Season Finale Concert: Moody Performance Hall - Matinee (Free to the Public!)
2018-05-20 14:30 - 15:30 | Moody Perfomance Hall, 2520 Flora St, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Our season finale for our string orchestras will feature our string groups playing some great tunes!
Concert Strings
Pagodas (Richard Meyer)
Lyric Metal (Brian Balmages)
Perseus (Soon Hee Newbold)
Junior Strings
Swan Lake Act 2, No.10 Tchaikovksy arr. Michael Hopkins
Sunayama (Larry Clark)
Labyrinth (Vance Zuehlsdorff ed. Law)
String Explorers
Red Pepper (Jeffrey S. Bishop)
Jasmine Flower (Combined piece with Junior Strings) (Douglas E. Wagner)
This concert is free to the public!

Eisemann Center Concert - Evening
2018-03-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Dr, Richardson, TX, 75082, United States
DAAYO is proud to feature opera singers tenor William Joyner and soprano Ai Yakura at our March 4, 2018 evening concert. The duo will perform excerpts from Puccini’s La bohème (Act 1) with our Symphony Orchestra. In addition, you’ll hear Antonín Dvořák’s Overture Carnival and Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1.
From our Philharmonic Orchestra you’ll hear Schubert’s Symphony No.5 mvt.1 and Scent of Orchid (蘭之香), and our Chamber group will perform Recuerdos de Andalucía by Eduardo Ocón.
Purchase tickets ($15) directly from the Eisemann center at the link below, with discounted pricing for students and seniors!
Ticketing: https://www.eisemanncenter.com/event/i/5814/d/daayo-evening
www.daayo.org
http://www.williamjoyner.com
https://www.facebook.com/theOperaWAKAYAMA/ (Ai Yakura’s opera group in Osaka)

Full Program:
Symphony Orchestra:

Overture Carnival (Antonín Dvořák)
La Traviata Prelude to Act 1 (Giuseppe Verdi)
La Bohème: Excerpt from Act 1* (Giacomo Puccini)

Rodolfo’s Aria “Che gelida mania”
Mimi’s Aria “Si, mi chiamano Mimi”
Duet “O soave fanciulla”

Dialogue on Flowers (對花) （鮑元愷）

Philharmonic Orchestra:

Masquerade Suite for the Music for the Drama by Mikhail Lementor, mvt.I :Waltz (Aram Khachaturian)
Symphony No.5 in B-flat Major, mvt. I: Allegro (Franz Schubert)
Scent of Orchid (蘭之香)

Chamber Group:

Recuerdos de Andalucía (Eduardo Ocón)
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma arr. Thomas H. Graf)

DAAYO is a 501c3 nonprofit.

Eisemann Center Concert - Matinee
2018-03-04 14:30 - 15:30 | Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Dr, Richardson, TX, 75082, United States
During our matinee show you’ll hear themes from Super Mario, the exciting Indian melodies of Maharaja, and the medieval tunes featured in Soon Hee Newbold’s Knight’s Quest.
Come join us and check out DAAYO’s string orchestras (Concert Strings, Junior Strings and String Explorers). Our groups are comprised of young musicians from around the DFW area.

Please purchase tickets ($10) directly from the Eisemann Center. DAAYO is a 501c3 nonprofit.
Ticketing: https://www.eisemanncenter.com/event/i/5813/d/daayo-matinee
