1975-1976 Season
October 19, 21, 1975 Kleinhans Music Hall
Tchaikovsky – Marche Solenelle
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
Ives – Symphony No.4
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violinist
Robert Cole, conductor
John Kirkpatrick, pianist
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas A. Sokol, director
November 28, 1975 Kleinhans Music Hall
Bob McGrath of Sesame Street
- Sesame Street Overture
- Here's Bob
- O Christmas Tree
- Babar and Father Christmas
- Little Drummer Boy
- "Sing"
- Small World
- Sing-Along of Christmas Pop Songs
Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
- Here's Bob (One More Time)
- Jingle Bells
- O Holy Night
- Everybody Sings Christmas Carols
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lee Norris, conductor and arranger
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Sokol, director
December 20, 21, 1975 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Robert Cole, conductor
Bonita Glenn, soprano
Gwynn Cornell, mezzo-soprano
Robert White, tenor
David Clatworthy, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
Squire Haskin, organ
John Landis, harpshichord
February 27, 1976 Kleinhans Music Hall
Lerner & Loewe – Overture
Lerner & Loewe – Camelot, selections
Lerner & Loewe – Gigi, selections
Lerner & Loewe – Paint Your Wagon, selections
Lerner & Loewe – Brigadoon, selections
Lerner & Loewe – My Fair Lady, selections
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Frank Collura, conductor
Christine Weidinger, soprano
Alan Crabb, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
April 2, 1976, Kleinhans Music Hall
Prof. Peter Schickele, Performer And Intellectual Guide
P. D. Q. Bach - "Desecration Of The House" Overture (S. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
P. D. Q. Bach - "Hindenburg" Concerto (S. 3-3-3)
Allegro Gigantico
Largo Pericoloso
Presto So-So
F. J. Haydn - Andante Cantabile, From Opus 3, No. 5
P. D. Q. Bach - Canine Cantata: "Wachet Arf!" ("Sleeping Dogs Awake!") (S. K9)
Entrada
Arietta; 'Iach! Wo, Ach! Wo"
Berceuse
Aria: "Bau! Wau!'
Lamento: "Au!"
Finale
Dietrich Fischer-Bauau, Houndentenor
P. D. Q. Bach - Echo Sonata For Two Unfriendly Groups Of Instruments
(S. 999999999)
P. D. Q. Bach - Concerto For Bassoon Vs. Orchestra (S.8')
Break Allegro
Not So Fast
Rondo Alla Turkey Turkey
The Professor At The Bassoon
(The Heckler Is The Official Bassoon Of The University Of Southern North Dakota, At Hoople.)
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Collura, Conductor
The Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Thomas Sokol, Music Director
April 11, 13, 1976
Ravel – Introduction and Allegro
Ravel – Tzigane
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Ravel – Daphnis and Chloe (complete)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leon Fleisher, pianist
Suzanne Thomas, harpist
Dennis Piwowarski, violinist
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas A. Sokol, director
April 17, 1976 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi – Requiem
Carol Bayard, soprano
Sylvia Anderson, mezzo-soprano
Vahan Khanzadian, tenor
Ara Berberian, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Cole, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
April 30, 1976 Kleinhans Music Hall
Music of Richard Rodgers
Barbara Hocher, soprano
Ellen Lang, mezzo
David Evitts, baritone
Jerold Norman, tenor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Sokol, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Cole, conductor