1973-1974 Season
November 17, 1973 Lafayette Presbyterian Church
Charpentier - Te Deum
Vaughan Williams - Motet: "O Clap your hands"
Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for baritone, chorus and orchestra
Bach - Cantata No.34
Bach - Cantata No.12
Bach - Cantata No.50
Musicians from the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Frederick Burgomaster, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Emma Talen, soprano
Vivian Anderson, alto
Gordon Salisbury, counter-tenor
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
Ray Edgar, baritone
John Priebe, bass
Samuel Herr, bass
November 23, 1973 Kleinhans Music Hall
P.D.Q. Bach – Suite from “The Civilian Barber”
Prof. Schickele – “Chaconne a Son Gout”
P.D.Q. Bach – Two Madrigals from “The Triumphs of Thusnelda”
P.D.Q. Bach – “The Grossest Fugue”
P.D.Q. Bach – “The Seasonings”
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Professor Peter Schickele, conductor
Petricia Yanello, soprano
Marlene Badger, alto
Peter Smith, tenor
Samuel Herr, bass
December 15, 16, 1973 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Cole, conductor
Louise Russell, soprano
Muriel Greenspon, alto
Vahan Khanzadian, tenor
Ara Berberian, bass
Squire Haskin, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
February 1, 1971, Kleinhans Music Hall
Ahhhpera Night
Verdi: Overture to "La Forza del Destino"
Bellini: Trio, 'Oh! di qual sei tu vit/ima" from "Norma" (Act I)
Misses Hall-wood and Badger, Mr. Taylor
Wagner:"Prize Song" from "Die Meistersinger"
Boito: Prologue to Mefistofele
Mr. Scarpinati, Choruses
Verdi: Act II from Aida
Soloists and Choruses
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Cole, Conductor
Jeanette Hall-Wood, Soprano
Marlene Badger, Mezzo-soprano
Richard Forsythe Taylor, Tenor
Frank Pullano, Baritone
Nick Scarpinati, Bass
The Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Frederick Burgomaster, Director
The Men and Boy’s Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral
March 8, 1974 Kleinhans Music Hall
Gershwin – Strike Up the Band
Gershwin – Wintergreen for President
Gershwin – Of Thee I Sing
Gershwin – I Got Rhythm Variations
Gershwin – Porgy and Bess (selections)
Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Fred Burgomaster, director
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Wilma Shakesnider, soprano
Simon Estes, bass
Myron Romanul, piano
May 11, 12, 1974 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler – Symphony No.3 in D Minor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Women of the Buffalo Schola Cantorum
St. Paul’s Cathedral Boys Choir
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maureen Forrester, contralto
May 25, 1974
Temple Beth Zion
Handel – Samson
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Frederick Burgomaster, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Claudia Yax, soprano
Donna Mathewson, soprano
Vivian Anderson, alto
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
Ray Edgar, baritone
Frank Pullano, baritone