1983-1984 Season
November 20, 1983 Temple Beth Zion
Handel – Judas Maccebaeus
Patricia Yanello, soprano
Gail Hirschenfang, soprano
Patricia Oreskovic, mezzo soprano
Henry Pendleton, tenor
Joel Bernstein, baritone
Claudia Hoca, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Ruden, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, director
November 26, 27, 1983 Kleinhans Music Hall
Walton – Johannesburg Festival Overture
Tippet – Suite in D
Williams – Flute Concerto
Faure/Peget – Morceau de Concours (encore)
Walton – Johannesburg Festival Overture
Holst – The Planets
Carol Wincenc, flutist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Williams, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorus
December 6, 1983 St.Maron Catholic Church, Williamsville
Bedie N.Joseph Memorial Concert
Handel – Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op.6, No.12
Pergolesi – Stabat Mater
Rachel Lewis, soprano
Beth Barrow-Titus, mezzo soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
December 11, 1983 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel – Messiah
Julius Rudel, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
Shirley Close, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
December 15, 16, 17, 1983 Shea’s Buffalo Theater
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Women’s Chorus
Thomas Swan, director
January 7, 8, 1984 Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven – Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, op.80
Mahler – Symphony No.5 in C-sharp minor
Ann Schein, pianist
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director
April 1, 1984 Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Rachmaninoff – All Night vigil, Op.37
Thompson – The Peaceable Kingdom
Vivian Anderson, contralto
Bruce Bell, tenor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas Swan, conductor
May 11, 12, 1984 Kleinhans Music Hall
Paine – Oedipus Tyrannus, op.35; Overture
Beethoven – Romance No.2 in F major, op.50
Beethoven – Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 “Chorale”
Charles Haupt, violinist
Luvenia Garner, soprano
Sharon Munden, mezzo-soprano
George Gray, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Julius Rudel, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas Swan, director