1979-1980 Season
October 6, 7, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act I, Overture, Chorale
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Prelude, Entrance of the Guilds
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Dance of the Apprentices
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Entrance of the Masters, Chorale
Wagner – Die Meistersinger: Act II, Final Apotheosis
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
December 15, 16, 1979 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Janice Hall, soprano
Jane Shaulis, mezzo-soprano
Bruce Reed, tenor
David Arnold, baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
January 4, 1980 Kleinhans Music Hall
Tribute to Richard Rodgers “A Grand Night for Singing”
Rodgers – Carousel
Rodgers – South Pacific
Rodgers – Oklahoma
Jan Curtis, mezzo
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor, commentator
Lee Norris, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
May 11, 13, 1980 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi – Requiem
Awilda Verdejo, soprano
Lorna Myers, mezzo-soprano
Neil Shicoff, tenor
Samuel Ramey, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director