1971-1972 Season
November 28, 30, 1971 Kleinhans Music Hall
Alessandro Scarlatti - Suite le Sponde del Tebro
Brahms - German Requiem, op.45
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and Music Director
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
University Chorus of SUNYAB
Melvin Strauss, director
Judith Raskin, soprano
Heinz Rehfuss, bass-baritone
February 4, 1972 Kleinhans Music Hall
"Italian Opera Night"
Rossini - The Barber of Seville - Overture
Rossini - The Barber of Seville - "Una voce poco"
Verdi - I Vespri Siciliani - "Merce dilette amiche"
Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor - Mad scene
Ginetta La Bianca, soprano
Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Marguerite Baxter, soprano
Patricia Oreskovic, mezzo-soprano
Edward Kingins, tenor
Laurence Bogue, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, director
April 1972 Temple Beth Zion
Handel – Judas Maccabaeus
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April 29, 1972
Kenmore East Senior High School
Bruckner - Mass No.2 in E Minor
Bruckner - Overture in G Minor
Bruckner - Te Deum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Patricia Oreskovic, alto
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Laurence Bogue, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, director