1978-1979 Season
July 24, 1977 Artpark
Beethoven – Consecration of the House Overture
Beethoven – Meerstille und gluckliche fahrt
Beethoven – Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Awilda Verdejo, soprano
Lorna Meyers, mezzo
Alan Crabb, tenor
John Cheek, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
Members of Sounds of the City Chorus
Donald L.Hilliard, director
December 9, 1978 LaSalle Senior High School
Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel: Overture
Delius – Prelude to Irmelin
Corelli – Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op.6
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Holst – Christmas Day
Handel – Messiah: Selections
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Sheila Marie Allen, soprano
Catherine Robbin, contralto
Glyn Evans, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
James Wesolowski, Kurt Civilette, boy sopranos
Niagara Falls Philharmonic Orchestra
John Landis, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, director
State University College of NY at Buffalo Chorus
Donna Mathewson, director
December 10, 1978 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah, a rare performance of every movement!
Sheila Marie Allen, soprano
Catherine Robbin, contralto
Glyn Evans, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
James Wesolowski, Kurt Civilette, boy sopranos
Michael Burke, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, conductor
State University College of NY at Buffalo Chorus
Donna Mathewson, director
January 7, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi – La Battaglia di Legnano
Verdi – Nabucco
Verdi – Macbeth
Verdi – I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata
Verdi – Les Vepres Siciliennes
Verdi – La Traviata
Irene Gubrud, soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
Ralph Griffin, baritone
William Fleck, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Sarah Caldwell, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, director
February 10, 11, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mouret – Fanfare for a King’s Supper
Berlioz – Nuits d’ete
Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy – Nocturnes
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum; Women’s Chorus
Peter Perret, conductor
March 18, 1979 Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn - Psalm 98
Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer, Op.52
Mendelssohn - Psalm 42
Soloists: George Auffinger, Gail Gilbert, Carol Segal
Edson E. Gifford III, Paul Rohrbacher, Donna Mathewson
Denise Rees Rohrbacher, William Clancy, Richard Wanner
William Sauer
Anthony Furnival, organist
Betty Riehle, Linda Mabry, duo-piano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, conductor
May 13, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler – Symphony No.3 in D Minor
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum; Women’s Chorus
Peter Perret, director
St.Paul’s Cathedral Boys Choir
Anthony Furnival, director
May 20, 1979 Westminster Presbyterian Church
Honegger – Le Roi David
William Wisolowski, alto
Edson E. Gifford III, tenor
Claudia Yax, soprano
Majet McDonald, witch of endor
Denise Rees Tohrbacher, soprano
Carol Segal, contralto
Gail Gilbert, Soprano
Betty Riehli, accompanist
David Fendrick narrator
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Perret, conductor
Buffalo State University College Choir
Donna Mathewson, director
June 17, 1979 Artpark
Porter – Overtures
Kern – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Bernstein – West Side Story: Medley
Romberg – One Kiss
Gershwin – The Man I Love
Berlin – A Portrait
Claudia Yax, soprano
Philip Eisenman, baritone
Cheektowaga Community Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Marylouise Nanna, conductor