1969-1970 Season
December 13, 1969 Williamsville Senior High School
Handel – Israel in Egypt
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Marie-Therese Robillard, soprano
Richard Levitt, counter tenor
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Lawrence Bogue, bass
William Wagner, bass
Sumiko Kohno, piano
December 20, 1969 Buffalo Savings Bank
Smith – Star Spangled Banner
Ives-Schumann – Variations on ‘America’
Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel: Overture
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite selections
Haydn – The Creation: The Heavens are Telling
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Kay – Deck the Halls, Joy to the World
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Traditional – Adeste Fidelis
Moore – Silent Night
Handel – Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
December 21, 22, 1969 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
University Chorus of SUNYAB
Peter Van Dyck, conductor
Anne Elgar, soprano
Joan Caplan, alto
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Raymond Michalski, bass
May 1, 1970 Calvary Church
Bach at Leipzig
Bach – Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
Bach – Chorale Prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heilan
Bach – Jesu, meine Freude
Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Bach – Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Thomas Foster, organ
Hans Vigeland, organ
Carol Foster, organ continuo
Mary Sue Payne, cello
May 3, 1970 Westminster Church
Bach at Leipzig
Bach – Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
Bach – Chorale Prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heilan
Bach – Jesu, meine Freude
Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Bach – Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Thomas Foster, organ
Hans Vigeland, organ
Carol Foster, organ continuo
Mary Sue Payne, cello