BCCO Concert Programs, May 1989 to date
Ming Luke, Current Music Director, Fall 2011 to date
Arlene Sagan, Music Director Emeritus (1989 to May 2011)
| Season | Work | Composer | Notes |
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Dec. 2011 Ming Luke, Music Director
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• Gloria • Frostiana • Brandenburg Concerto |
Vivaldi Thompson Bach |
Soloists Carrie Hennessey, soprano Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano
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May 2011 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling/ Music Director Arlene Sagan |
Requiem, Op 45 | Brahms |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone |
| Music Director Arlene Sagan |
Because We Sang from "Elegy of the Forest of Sainte-Croix", #32 (World Premiere) |
Eschner |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone |
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Dec. 2010 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling |
Harmoniemesse Mass No. 14 in B flat major |
Haydn | Soloists
Rita Lilly, soprano Deborah Kropp, soprano Gregory Stapp, bass |
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"Zadok the Priest" from the Coronation Anthems | Handel | |
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First movement of the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 |
Bach | ||
| Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 |
Bach
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Transcribed for string
orchestra by David Cheng |
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| May 2010 | Mass in B minor, BWV 232 | Bach | Soloists Elspeth Franks, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto Brian Thorsett, tenor |
| Dec. 2009 | Mass in E flat major, no. 6, D 950 | Schubert |
Soloists Tiffany Cromartie, soprano Lauren Carley, mezzo soprano J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Jim Molmen, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| May 2009 | Stabat Mater, Op 58 | Dvořák | Soloists Carole Schaffer, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Kalil Wilson, tenor Jeffrey Fields, baritone |
| Dec. 2008 | Selection of Opera Choruses | Miscellaneous | Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Richard Goodman, baritone |
| May 2008 | Requiem, KV 626 | Mozart |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Zachary Gordin, baritone |
| Ave Verum Corpus | Mozart | Chorus | |
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Hear the Bell (World Premiere) |
Eschner | Winner of BCCO's Choral Composition Contest, 2007 | |
| Prelude in C minor | Bach |
Orchestra Transcribed for strings by David Cheng |
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| Dec. 2007 | Messa di Gloria | Puccini |
Soloists Kevin Courtemanche, tenor
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| Va, Pensiero from Nabucco | Verdi | Chorus | |
| Overture, L'italiana in Algeri | Rossini |
Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor |
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| La Notte, Concerto, Op 45 No. 8 for Bassoon | Vivaldi | Cynthia Hanson, bassoon soloist | |
| May 2007 | Requiem | Fauré |
Mark Bruce, organist Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Tiffany Cromartie, soprano |
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Selections from Les Chansons des Roses |
Lauridsen | Chorus | |
| Tanzlied des Pierrot | Korngold |
Soloist Joshua Henderson, baritone |
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| Violin Concerto in A minor | Bach |
Charles Montague, violin soloist Mark Bruce, harpsichordist |
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| Dec. 2006 | Chichester Psalms | Bernstein |
Soloist Max Vicas, soprano |
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Selections from Old American Songs |
Copland | Chorus | |
| A Tribute to Julian White selected works, including She Walks in Beauty (World Premiere) |
J. White | Chorus | |
| May 2006 | Mass in C Major, Op 86 | Beethoven |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Richard Walker, tenor Joshua Henderson, baritone |
| Pavane, Op 50 | Fauré | Chorus | |
| Fugue for Organ in G minor | Bach |
Orchestra Arranged for strings by David Cheng |
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| Dec. 2005 | Gloria | Poulenc |
Soprano soloists Paula Goodman Wilder |
| 23.5° (World Premiere) | Mueller | Winner of BCCO Choral Composition Competition, 2005 | |
| Hymn to the United Nations | Bacon | Chorus | |
| Concerto for Oboe and Trumpet | Hertel |
Dana Kemp, trumpet Terri Knight, oboe |
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| Serenade for Winds, Op 7 | Strauss |
Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor |
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| Song to the Moon | Dvořák |
Soprano soloists Paula Goodman Wilder |
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| May 2005 | Requiem | Duruflé | Chorus |
| Motet VI - Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden | Bach | Chorus | |
| Rinaldo (selected arias) | Handel |
Soloist Marcelle Dronkers, soprano |
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| Dec. 2004 | Alleluia | Thompson | Chorus |
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A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28
Gloria |
Britten
Vivaldi |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Terry Alvord, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano
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Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings |
Barber | Chorus | |
| May 2004 | Requiem | Verdi |
Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Colby Roberts, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| Dec. 2003 | Messiah | Handel | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| May 2003 | Requiem | Brahms |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone |
| O Viridissima Virga | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| O Ecclesia | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| Dec. 2002 | Mass in C minor, KV 427 | Mozart |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Karen Carle, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| O Ignis Spiritus | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| Columbia Aspexit | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| Quiet City | Copland | Orchestra | |
| May 2002 | Carmina Burana | Orff | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Tim Krol, baritone Richard Goodman, bass Members of SF Boys Chorus |
| Irish Idyll | Dodd | Orchestra | |
| Brook Green Suite | Holst | Orchestra | |
| Dec. 2001 | Mass in A Flat Major, D 678 | Schubert |
Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Debra Golata, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat | Weber | Asher Davison, clarinet | |
| Concord |
Music by Britten Words by Plomer |
Chorus | |
| Hymn |
Music by Tallis Words by Hosmer |
Chorus | |
| May 2001 |
Children's Hour (World Premiere) |
Julian White |
Soloist Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano |
| Choral Fantasia, Op 80 | Beethoven |
Orchestra Matthew Edwards, piano |
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| Frostiana (selections) | Thompson | Chorus | |
| Dec. 2000 | St. Cecilia Mass | Gounod |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Chandos Anthem No. 7 | Handel | Chorus | |
| Exsultate Jubilate | Mozart |
Soloist Marcelle Dronkers, soprano |
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| May 2000 | Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 | Bach | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Brenda Johnson, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Dec. 1999 | Mass in E flat major, D 950 | Schubert | Soloists
Francine Lancaster, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Symphony No. 23 in D major | Mozart |
Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conducor |
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"The Trumpet Shall Sound" from Messiah |
Handel | Dana Kemp, trumpet soloist Richard Mix, bass |
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| May 1999 | Missa Solemnis, Op 123 | Beethoven | Soloists
Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Dec. 1999 | Nelson Mass in D minor | Haydn | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Divine Ship | Bacon | Chorus | |
| Trumpet Concerto | Haydn | Dana Kemp, trumpet | |
| May 1998 | Requiem | Mozart | Soloists
Inetta Harris, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Richard Mix, bass
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| Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat | Mozart | David Lyons, horn | |
| A Tribute to Paul Robeson | Robeson | soloist Inetta Harris, soprano | |
| Dec. 1997 | A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28 | Britten |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Othello Jefferson, tenor |
| Gloria | Vivaldi | Chorus | |
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Missa Luba A Latin Mass set to African rhythms |
arr. Guido Haazen | Chorus | |
| May 1997 |
Requiem | Verdi | Soloists
Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Eric Howe, baritone |
| Dec. 1996 | Messiah (selections) | Handel | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Robert Calvert, tenor Macatee Hollie, bass |
| Anthem: O Sing Unto the Lord | Purcell | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Macatee Hollie, bass |
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| Sonata in D for 2 trumpets | Franceschini | Dana Kemp and Arthur Adamson, trumpets | |
| May 1996 | Requiem | Fauré |
Soloists Helen Dilworth, soprano Paul Tavernier, baritone |
| Schicksalslied, Op 54 | Brahms | Chorus | |
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"Et Incarnatus Est" from Mass in C minor |
Mozart |
Soloist Helen Dilworth, soprano |
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| Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 | Bach | Orchestra | |
| Dec. 1995 | Israel in Egypt | Handel |
Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor |
| Quiet City | Copland | Orchestra | |
| May 1995 | Requiem | Brahms |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Paul Tavernier, bass |
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis |
Williams | Orchestra | |
| Dec. 1994 | Te Deum, KV 141 | Mozart | Chorus |
| Te Deum | Pärt | Chorus | |
| Christmas in the Western World |
Still Arvey |
Chorus | |
| Concerto in D Major, Op 101 | Haydn | Matthew Owens, cello | |
| May 1994 |
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 | Bach | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Claudine Jones, mezzo-soprano Andrew Morgan, tenor William Berges, bass |
| Dec. 1993 |
Messiah | Handel | Soloists
Eileen Hunt, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, mezzo-soprano Claude Knudsenan, tenor Eugene Jones, bass Paul Tavernier, baritone |
| May 1993 |
Magnificat | Vivaldi |
Soloists Leslie Lesner, soprano Barbara Myers, soprano Mary Borders, mezzo-soprano Monica Kaufer, contralto Bruse Appel, tenor |
| Symphony of Psalms | Stravinsky | Chorus | |
| Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major | Beethoven | Matthew Edwards, piano | |
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Judas Macchabaeus (selections) |
Handel |
Soloists Luanne Rogers, soprano Carole Jones, soprano |
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| Dec. 1992 | Judas Macchabaeus | Handel |
Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Linda Jaua, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Robert Calvert, bass |
| Aug. 1992 |
Carmina Burana | Orff |
Solosts Eileen Hunt, soprano Rob Calvert, tenor Michael McCarty, baritone Richard Goodman, bass baritone
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| May 1992 |
Parables for Chorus & Orchestra (World Premiere) |
Julian White | Chorus |
| Dec. 1991 |
Concerto in F major, Op 9 No. 3 | Albinoni | Orchestra |
| Five Songs for the Season | Misc. Composers | Chorus | |
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Messiah (selected choruses) |
Handel |
Soloist Eugene Jones |
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| May 1991 |
Mass in C minor, KV 427 | Mozart |
Soloists Jeanette Burney, soprano Madelyn Weiss, soprano Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass |
| Dec. 1990 | Magnificat in D, BWV 243 | Bach | Soloists
Pamela Alexander, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Craig Knudsen, tenor Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass |
| Messe de Minuit pour Noël |
Charpentier | Soloists
Pamela Alexander, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Marilyn Weiss, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Craig Knudsen, tenor Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass |
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Messiah (selected choruses) |
Handel |
Soloists Mary Borders, soprano Madelyn Weiss, soprano Pat Johnson, alto |
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| May 1990 | The Creation | Haydn | Soloists
Pamela Alexander, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Michael Conran, tenor William Berges, bass Paul Tavernier, bass |
| Dec. 1989 | Messiah | Handel | |
| May 1989 | Requiem, KV 626 | Mozart |
Soloists Pamela Alexander, soprano Tom Reis, tenor Michael Conran, tenor |