BPC 1937-1978 Repertoire Per-Season
=== 1937-38 ===
April 28, 1938 ~ First Presbyterian Church, Alden, NY
Brahms - Song of Destiny
Bach - Chorale, Herzliebster Jesu
Palestrina - O Bone Jesu
Farrant - Lord, for Thy Tender Mercies' Sake
Lotti - Crucifixus
Borowski - Priere
Organ Solo
Fromm - O Korn
Fromm - Messias Lied
Holst - Lullay My Liking
Baird - Easter Alleluia
Manney - Cornish May Song
Sweeting - The Trees They Do Grow High
Stanford - The Blue Bird
Jelley - Wide, Deep Troubled Water (Premier Performance)
Jessamine Long, Director
Rosamund Abate, Organ
Ruth Bender, Piano
May 18, 1938 Buffalo
Museum of Science
Brahms - Song of Destiny
Lotti - Crucifixus
Farrante - Lord for Thy Tender Mercies? Sake
Fromm - Messias Lied
Fromm - O Korn
Manney - Cornish May Song
Sweeting - The Trees They Do Grow High
Stanford - The Blue Bird
Jelley - Wide, Deep, Troubled Water
Jessamine Lone, Director
Rosamund Abate, Organ
Ruth Bender, piano
=== 1938-39 ===
December 18, 1938
Traditional - Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose
Traditional-English - What Child is This?
Holst - Lullay My Liking
Holst - Let all Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Bach - Christmas Oratorio: Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light
Bach - Christmas Oratorio: With All Thy Hosts
Fromm, arr.- Sleepers, Wake
Traditional-French - Shepherds! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
Warlock - Balulalow
Dickinson - The Shepherd's Story
Jessamine Long, Director
Jan Wolanek, Conductor Symphony Training Orchestra
Mrs.Frank A.Boeckel, piano
Myrtle Foster MacCollum, soprano
Ruth E.Hill, soprano
Richard Fritz, baritone
Charles Lederer, bass
Harry Wooler, trumpet
April 20, 1939
Schubert - Rosamunde Overture
Mozart - Symphony No.40 in G Minor
Palestrina - Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus
Warlock - Balulalow
Baird - Easter Alleluia!
Wagner - Die Meistersinger, Wach Auf
Bantock - O What a Lovely Magic Hath Been Here
Jelley - The Bird's Courting Song
Mendelssohn - Elijah: Behold! God the Lord Passed By
Mendelssohn - Elijah: Thanks Be to God
Jessamine Long, Director
Carroll C.Geiger and Jan Wolanek, Conductors Symphony Training Orchestra
Franco Autori, Honorary Conductor
=== 1939-40 ===
April 24, 1939 Alden High School
Schubert - Rosamunde Overture
Mozart - Symphony No.40 in G Minor
Palestrina - Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus
Warlock - Balulalow
Baird - Easter Alleluia!
Wagner - Die Meistersinger, Wach Auf
Bantock - O What a Lovely Magic Hath Been Here
Jelley - The Bird's Courting Song
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty, waltzes
Mendelssohn - Elijah: Behold! God the Lord Passed By
Mendelssohn - Elijah: Thanks Be to God
Ruth Hill, soprano
Symphony Training Orchestra
Carroll C.Geiger, Jan Wolanek, conductors
Franco Autori, Honorary Conductor
April 27, 1939 Bennett
High School
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
Haydn - Symphony No.88 in G Major
Boccherini - Concerto for Cello in B flat Major
Weelkes - Hark All Ye Lovely Saints
Purcell - With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come
Schindler - Spanish Folk Dance
Cui - Nocturne
Vaughan Williams - Just As the Tide Was Flowing
Holst - Psalm no.148
Mendelssohn - Elijah, Thanks Be to God
Ilse B.Retter, cello
Symphony Training Orchestra
Jan Wolanek, conductor
Maurice Poummit, assistant conductor
Schola Cantorum
Jessamine Long, Director
February 29, 1940
Mendelssohn - Elijah
Paola Autori, soprano
Dorcas Gehman, soprano
Laura Duerstein, contralto
Kathryn Schwob, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Kenneth Sours, tenor
Bertam Rowe, baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
May 2, 1940 Bennett
High School
Beethoven - Egmont Overture, Op.84
Boccherini - Concerto for Cello in B flat Major
Weelkes - Hark All Ye Lovely Saints
Purcell - With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come
Schindler - The Silversmith
Cui - Nocturne
Vaughn Williams - Just as the Tide was Flowing
Haydn - Symphony No.88 in G Major
Holst - Psalm No.148
Ruth Kather, piano
Ilse B.Retter, cello
Jessamine Long, Director
Symphony Training Orchestra
Jan Wolanek, conductor
Maurice Poummit, assistant conductor
Franco Autori, honorary conductor
=== 1940-41 ===
December 4, 1940 Kleinhans Music Hall
Brown - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, arr.
Burleigh - Go Down, Moses, arr.
Alexandroff - Night (Russian Folk Song), arr.
Sharp - Oh, No, John (English Folk Song), arr.
Nardini - Concerto for Theremin in E Minor
La Touche - Ballad for Americans for baritone and chorus
Moussorgsky - Within Four Walls, The Orphan, Evening Song, After the
Battle
Lalo - Symphony Espagnole, Andante
Ravel - Piece en forme de Habanera
Cassado - Requiebros
Stanford - She is far from the Land (Irish Folk Song)
Fraser - Eriskey Love Lilt
Brown - Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Brown - Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico
Lawrence Brown, piano
Paul Robeson, bass baritone
Clara Rockmore, Theremin
December 15, 1940
Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose
Praetorius - To Us Is Born Immanuel
Mendelssohn - Gloria in Excelsis (Barr, Schoenthal, Sours, Seitz)
Bach - Chorale: Break forth, thou beauteous, heavenly light
Bach - Chorale: How shall I fitly Meet Thee
Debussy - Gold Fish
Palmgren - May Night
Prokofiev - March
Mompou - Little Maidens in the Garden
De Severac - Minstrels and Gleaners
Di Lasso - Echo Song
Brahms - Mary's Walk to Church
Davis - Early One Morning (Carolyn Newell, soprano)
Parkes - Erie Canal
Vaughan Williams - Just as the tide was flowing
Ruth Kather, piano
Marjorie Wetter Ralls, piano
Mary Alice Barr, soprano
Carolyn Newell, soprano
Helen Schoenthal, contralto
Kenneth Sours, tenor
Herbert Seitz, bass
Jessamine Long, Director
May 6, 1941 St.Paul's
Cathedral
Verdi - Requiem
Jessamine Long, Director
Beth Bowman Wolanek, piano
Dorcas Gehman, soprano
Laura Duerstein, mezzo-sprano
John Priebe, tenor
Bertram Rowe, baritone
Rosamond Olief Abate, organ
=== 1941-42 ===
November 22, 1941 The Twentieth Century Club
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Commemorative Concert at the 150th Anniversary of his
death
Rounds and Canons
Heiterkeit / Cheerfulness
Selig alle / Blessed are they
Alleluia
Alles Schweigt / All is silent
Eona nox! Bist a rechta ox / Hear our call
O du Eselhafter
Martin - Evening bells
Andante for Flute and Piano, K.315
Fantasia in C Minor
Le Nozze di Figaro: Porgi, amor
Le Nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
Le Nozze di Figaro: Che soave zefiretto
Jessamine Long, Director
Dr.Max Landsberger, flute
Robert Noehren, piano
Warren Case, piano
Myrtle MacCollum Hess, soprano
Alice Rozan, soprano
Zoe Lynex, accompanist
December 5, 1941
Kleinhans Music Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Commemorative Concert
on the 150th Anniversary of his death
Mozart - Serenade No.6, K.239
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K.619; Motet
Mozart - Tantum Ergo, K.142
Mozart - Offertorium pro festo sancti Joannis Baptistae, K.72
Mozart - Requiem Mass, K.626
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Chamber Music Society Orchestra
Jessamine Long and Cameron Baird, Directors
Jan Wolanek, violin
Wallace Michalski, violin
Fred Ressel, viola
Martin Danzscher, cello
Grace Salisbury Chamberlain, soprano
Requiem soloists:
Florence Ralston, soprano
Florence Ann Reid, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Herbert Jones, Bass
December 13, 1941 The
Twentieth Century Club
- Traditional Carols
Down in yon Forest
The Seven Joys of Mary
Jesus Born in Beth'ny
Lulle Lullay
See Jesus the Saviour
Sing, All Men
Jesus the Christ is Born
The Cherry Tree
Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head
- Spirituals
Go Tell it on de Mountain
Rise up, Shepherd
Mary had a Baby, Yes Lord
Mary, Where's your Baby?
Jessamine Long, Director
Beth Bowman Wolanek, piano
Leona Bishop Gilbert, guest soloist
Eva Rautenberg, piano
May 28, 1942 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Weber - Der Freishutz Overture
Villa-Lobos - Cancao de Saudade
Marx - Ave Maria
Castro - Sinfonia Biblica
Bach - O Man Bewail Thy Grievous Sins
Schubert - Symphony No.7 in C
Jessamine Long, Director
Beth Bowman Wolanek, accompanist
Gertude Lutzi, soprano
Symphony Training Orchestra
Jan Wolanek, conductor
=== 1942-43 ===
February 16, 1943 Kleinhans Music Hall (The Twentieth Century Club)
Wagner - Die Meistersinger, excerpts
Wagner - Tristan and Isolde, Prelude and Love-Death
Wagner - Die Walkuere, excerpts
Wagner - Tannhauser, excerpts
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
Franco Autori, Director
Paola Autori, soprano
Bertrm Rowe, baritone
April 6, 1943
Bach - St.Matthew Passion
John Priebe, tenor
Bertram Rowe, baritone, bass
Herbert Jones, bass
Charles Lederer, bass
Leo Alvin Gates, bass
Richard Seibold, bass
Santina Leone, soprano
Florence Ralson, soprano
Gertrude Lutzi, soprano
Laura Duerstein, alto
St.Paul's Cathedral
Jessamine Long, Director
=== 1943-44 ===
December 19, 1943 Buffalo Museum of Science
Gluck-Mottl - Iphigenia in Aulis Overture
Schein - From Heights of Heaven to Earth I Fare
Bach - Christmas Oratorio, How Shall I Fitly Greet Thee'
Holst - Lullay My Liking
Sweelinck - Hodie Christus natus est
Bach - Cantata No.142, To Us a Child Is Given
German - Three Dances from Nell Gwyn
Jessamine Long, Director
Jan Wolanek, conductor Symphony Training Orchestra
Laura Duerstein, contralto
Bertram Rowe, baritone
John Crossan, tenor
Frances Engel Messersmith, accompanist
April 26, 1944
Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room
Hassler - Dancing and Singing
Hassler - Sweeheart, you have caught me
Scandelli - The Little White Hen
MacKinnon - Sheep and Lambs
Odak - Gospodi va pomoc moju (Slovenian), baritone solo
Franck - The Lord is arisen
Rimsky-Korsakoff - Le Coq d'Or; Hymn to the Sun
Grieg - Peer Gynt: Solveig's Lied
Puccini - La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz
Parkes - Erie Canal
James - Tuku, Tuku, I'm calling (Finnish folk song)
Vaughan-Williams - Shenandoah
Cowan-Wood - Waltzing Matilda (Australian)
Candlyn - What shall we do with the drunken sailor
Frances Engel Messersmith, accompanist
Gertrude Lutzi, Guest Soloist
Edith di Bartolo, accompanist
Marth Gomph, Harp
William Whitehead, baritone
Jessamine Long, Director
June 7, 1944
June 5-8, 1944: American Nurses' Association 34th Convention
Buffalo Schola Cantorum performs in Memorial Auditorium Arena
=== 1944-45 ===
December 17, 1944
Niles - Seven Christmas Carols from the Southern Appalachian Mountains
Chopin - Etude, Op.10, No.12
Chopin - Etude, Op.25, No.1
Chopin - Ballade in G minor
Bach - Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose
Praetorius - Glorious is the Name of God
Bach - Beside Thy Cradle
Helen Boeckel, accompanist
Mrs.Howard Evans, narrator
Sylvia Rowen, piano
Leona Bishopbert, singer
Beth Bowman Wolanek, piano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Members of Buffalo Orpheus society
Jessamine Long, Director
May 22, 1945 Kleinhans
Music Hall
In memoriam to Jessamine Long
Haydn - Creation
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Massed Festival Chorus (12 local choirs)
Buffalo Civic Orchestra
Eva Rautenberg, accompanist
Ardis Molitor, soprano
John Priebe, tenor
Bertram Rowe, bass
Stanley Chapple, conductor
=== 1945-46 ===
March 21, 1946 Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Mozart - Symphony No.31, in D Major, K.297
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Mozart - Mass in C Minor, K.427, 'Qui Tollis'
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro, K.492, Overture
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham, guest conductor
Guy Fraser Harrison, associate conductor
Florence Ralston, soprano
Florence Ann Ried, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Burtram Rowe, bass
Buffalo Choral Society
Cameron Baird, conductor
March 31, 1946
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Mozart - Symphony No.31, in D Major, K.297
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Mozart - Mass in C Minor, K.427, 'Qui Tollis'
Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro, K.492, Overture
Sir Thomas Beecham, guest conductor
Guy Fraser Harrison, associate conductor
Florence Ralston, soprano
Florence Ann Ried, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Burtram Rowe, bass
Buffalo Choral Society
Cameron Baird, conductor
=== 1946-47 ===
December 17, 1946 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C Minor, K.546
Verdi - Requiem
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, William Steinberg, director
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Cameron Baird, director
Rose Bampton, dramatic soprano
Herta Glaz, contralto
William McGrath, tenor
James Pease, baritone
May 15, 1947 Buffalo
Museum of Science
Brahms - Song of Destiny
Ponchielli - La Gionconda; Voce di donna
Brahms - Feldeinsamkeit
Brahms - Sonntag
Brahms - Ziguenerlieder: Brauner bursche fuhrt zum tanze
Chopin - Etude, Op.10, No.4
Chopin - Etude, Op.10, No.9
Chopin - Etude, Op.25, No.12
Bach - B Minor Mass: Et incarnates est
Bach - B Minor Mass: Crucifixus
Bach - B Minor Mass: Et resurrexit
Mozart - Four Rounds
Hear our call
Ave Maria
All is silent
Evening Bells
Mozart - Titus: Pardon now to thee is granted
Mozart - Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano
Walthew - It was a lover and his lass
Harris - Folk Song Symphony: The girl I left behind me
Harris - Folk Song Symphony: Johnny comes marching home
Helen Schoenthal, contralto
Ardis Molitor Obermeyer, soprano
Earl Obermeyer, baritone
Cameron Baird, Director
Reed Jerome, assistant director
Hazel Jerome, accompanist
=== 1947-48 ===
December 21, 1947
Bach - Cantata No.142, Unto Us a Son is Born
Handel - Sonata in F for recorder and piano
Praetorius - Lo, How a Rose
Welsh Carol - Deck the Halls
Traditional - What Child is This'
Traditional - The Coventry Carol
Traditional - Wassail Song
Traditional - Come All Ye Faithful
Reed Jerome, assistant director
Hazel Jerome, piano and recorder
Helen Schoenthal, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Thomas Woodruff, baritone
Cameron Baird, director
=== 1948-49 ===
December 13, 1948
Christmas Program
Bach - Cantata No.142, selections
Bach - Christmas Oratorio, selections
The Chromatic Club
Twentieth Century Club
Hazel Mauer Jerome, accompanist
Helen Schoenthal, contralto
Virginia Davis, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Charles Sears, baritone
Cameron Baird, director
Reed Jerome, director
December 19, 1948
Buffalo Museum of Science
Bach - Cantata No.142, selections
Bach - Christmas Oratorio, selections
Hazel Mauer Jerome, accompanist
Helen Schoenthal, contralto
Virginia Davis, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Charles Sears, baritone
Cameron Baird, director
Reed Jerome, director
March 6, 1949
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Bach - St.Matthew Passion
John Priebe
Crawford Anderson
Herbert Baisch
Florence Ralston
Bertram Rowe
Herbert Jones
Earl Obermeyer
Jean Gaupel
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cameron Baird and Reed Jerome, directors
Hazel Jerome, accompanist
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Cameron Baird, director
Frances Gerard Brady, accompanist
Women of Trinity Episcopal Church
Reed Jerome, choirmaster
Chamber Music Society Orchestra
Cameron Baird, conductor
String Quartet
Max Miller, 1st violin
Laszlo Hajos, 2nd violin
Fred Ressel, viola
Rudolf Doblin, cello
Squire Haskin, organ
Frances Gerard Brady, harpsichord
March 29, 1949
Kleinhans Music Hall
Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier
Johann Strauss, Jr. - Die Fledermaus
Suzanne Sten, mezzo soprano
Gertrude Lutzi, soprano
Bertram Hill, baritone
William McGrath, tenor
Leonora Meyer, soprano
Crawford Anderson, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum and Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Robert E MacIntyre, narrator
Cameron Baird, Director
William Steinberg, conductor
=== 1949-50 ===
December 4, 6, 1949
Verdi - Otello
Ramon Vinay, tenor
Giuseppe Valdengo, baritone
June Kelly, soprano
Desire Ligeti, bass
John Prieb, tenor
Ardis Molitor, soprano
Samuel Pascal, tenor
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cameron Baird, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
William Steinberg, director
=== 1950-51 ===
December 13, 1950 Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - B Minor Mass
Panna Genia, soprano
Eunice Alberts, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Chester Watson, Bass
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cameron Baird, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
William Steinberg, director
March 25, 26, 1951
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125, 'Ode to Joy'
Gertude Lutzi, soprano
Justine Gladkowski, alto
William McGrath, tenor
Yi-Kwei Sze, baritone
Buffalo Ninth Chorus
Hans Vigeland, chorus master
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
William Steinberg, director
June 18, 1951 Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mozart - Mass in C Minor
Vaughan Williams - Benedicite
Patricia Hilema, soprano
Dorothy Rosenberger, soprano
Marion Wypych, tenor
Dr.Charlotte Garden, organ recitalist
Regional Convention American Guild of Organists
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Oratorio Chorus and Chamber Music Orchestra
Cameron Baird, director
=== 1951-52 ===
12 December 1951 Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - Mass in B minor
William Steinberg, conductor
Panna Genia, soprano
Beverly Wolff, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Clifford Harvout, bass
Squire Haskin, organist
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus,
Cameron Baird, director
January 13, 1952
St.Paul's Cathedral
Mozart - Requiem Mass, K.626
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Florence Ralston, soprano
Florence Reid Hayes, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Herbert Jones, bass
Chamber Music Society Orchestra
Cameron Baird, director
March 30, April 1,
1952
Verdi - Te Deum
Cameron Baird, guest conductor
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C Minor, 'Resurrection'
Panna Genia, soprano
Ruth Johnson, soprano
Nell Tangeman, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus, Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cameron Baird, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
William Steinberg, director
=== 1952-53 ===
March 7, 1953 St.Paul's Cathedral
Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Mozart - Requiem, K.626
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus, Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Chamber Music Society Orchestra, Josef Krips, guest conductor
Florence Ralston, soprano
Florence Ann Ried, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Herbert Jones, bass
March 26, 1953
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Leonore Overture, No.3, Op.72
Verdi - Requiem
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, William Steinberg, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Cameron Baird, director
Frances Yeend, soprano
Margery Mayer, mezzo-soprano
John McCollum, tenor
Nicola Mosona, bass-baritone
=== 1953-54 ===
November 22, 1953 Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Brahms - Organ Prelude, 'Blessed are ye faithful souls'
Brahms - German Requiem
Alene Hornung, soprano
Herbert Beattie, bass
Reed Jerone, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Chamber Orchestra
Cameron Baird, conductor
December 10, 1953
Eastman Theater
Barber - Knoxville: Summer of 1915 for Soprano and Orchestra, Op.24
Brahms - German Requiem, Op.45
Lois Hunt soprano
Morley Meredith, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Cameron Baird, director
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
March 10, 1954 Holy
Trinity Church
Bach - Organ Prelude, 'In dir ist Freude'
Bach - Mass
Bach - Offertory, 'Schmuecke dich'
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Alene Hornung, soprano
Shirley Hellrich, alto
John Priebe, tenor
Herbert Beattie, bass
Reed Jerome, organ
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
April 4, 1954
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Gertrude Lutzi, soprano
Margaret Snow Roy, alto
John McCollum, tenor
Lorenzo Alvary, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
=== 1954-55 ===
21, 22 November 1954
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams - Sancta Civitas (The Holy City)
Schubert - Symphony No.9 in C major "The Great"
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum (augmented)
Cameron Baird, director
Reed Jerome, director
Hans Vigeland, director
Selected Choir, SUCNY Fredonia,
George Dunn, director
St.Mary of Sorrows and Catholic Polyphonic Choirs,
Robert Schulz, director
March 6, 1955
Kleinhans Music Hall
Haydn - Creation
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cameron Baird, director
Ardis Molitor Obeymeyer, soprano
Mary Beth Festing, alto
Herbert Beattie, bass
March 19, 1955 Eastman
Theater
Haydn - Symphony No.101, 'The Clock'
Grieg - Peer Gynt, First Suite
Strauss, R. - Wanderer's Sturmlied
Moussorgsky - Boris Godounov, excerpts
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Cameron Baird, director
George London, bass-baritone
Richard Sansom, Simpleton
Herbert Beattie, Warlaam
John Lezon, Missail
William Wagner, Lowitzki
Robert Bauer, Tscherniakowski
Patricia Berlin, Feodor
Roy Hines, Schuijski
=== 1955-56 ===
December 16, 1955 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Willis Page, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Hans Vigeland, director
Adelle Addison, soprano
Eunice Alberts, contralto
David Lloyd, tenor
Mac Morgan, baritone
January 22, 1956 Trinity
Church
Mozart - Requiem
Mozart - Organ Sonata, No.15, K.336
Florence Ralston, soprano
Mary Beth Festing, contralto
John Priebe, tenor
Herbert Beattie, bass
Reed Jerome, organ
Buffalo Oratorio Chorus
Trinity Choir
Chamber Music Orchestra
Cameron Baird, conductor
April 28, 1956 Eastman
Theater
Mahler - Symphony No.8 (Symphony of 1000)
Dolores, Whyt, soprano
Nancy Cringoli, soprano
Patricia Berlin, contralto
Charlene Chadwick, contralto
William Duvall, baritone
John Vickers, tenor
Ray DeVoll, tenor
Herbert Beattie, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Hans Vigeland, conductor
Guido Male Chorus,
HerbertBeattie, conductor
Monroe County Boys Symphonic Choir
Charles Fowler, conductor
Rochester Oratorio Society
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Theodore Hollenbach, conductor
=== 1956-57 ===
December 21, 1956 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Grace Ravesloot, soprano
Margaret Tobias, contralto
William McGrath, tenor
Herbert Beattie, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
February 17, 19, 1957
Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - Aida
Herva Nelli, soprano
Kurt Baum, tenor
Nell Rankin, mezzo-soprano
Ettore Bastianini, baritone
Nicola Moscona, bass-baritone
Herbert Beattie, bass
Milford Fargo, baritone
Janice Epke, soprano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director
Guido Chorus
Herbert Beattie, director
Fredonia State Teachers College Choir
Richard Shiel, director
Josef Krips, conductor
=== 1957-58 ===
November 17, 19, 1957 Kleinhans Music Hall
Verdi - La Forza del Destino: Overture
Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces
Mahler - Symphony No.1 in D major
Josef Krips, conductor
Guido Chorus,
Herbert Beattie, director
Women's Chorus of Fredonia State Teachers College
Richard Paige, director
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director
December 20, 1957
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Adele Addison, soprano
Nell Rankin, mezzo-soprano
Rudolf Petrak, tenor
Mack Harrell, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Willis Page, director
February 16, 18, 1958
Kleinhans Music Hall
"In Memoriam for Phillip Millonzi"
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture, op.9
Debussy - Trois Nocturnes
Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Lockwood - Light Out of Darkness (World Premiere)
Yi-Kwei Sze, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Paige, director
Women's Chorus of Fredonia State Teachers College
Richard Paige, director
August 19, 1958
Kleinhans Music Hall
Summer Pops - Rodgers & Hammerstein Night
Valentina Kozlowski, soprano
Roberta Homan, mezzo soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
Robert Bauer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, conductor
=== 1958-59 ===
October 12, 1958 Buffalo Museum of Science
20th Anniversary Concert
Bach - Mass in B Minor
Vivian Girard, soprano
Susan Fisher, contralto
Richard Paige, tenor
Robert Bauer, bass
Squire Haskin, organ
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Max Miller, violin
Robert Mols, flute
Martha Alfee, oboe
Florence Myers, oboe
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Paige, conductor
December 19, 1958
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Josef Krips, conductor
Irene Jordan, soprano
Claramae Turner, contralto
Robert Rounseville, tenor
Donald Gramm, bass/baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director
January 25, 27, 1959
Kleinhans Music Hall
Debussy - La Mer
Stravinsky - Petrouchka Suite
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Willis Page, conductor
Herbert Beattie, bass/baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Willis Page, director
=== 1959-60 ===
December 19, 1959 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Adele Addison, soprano
Nell Rankin, contralto
Richard Verreau, tenor
James Milligan, baritone
Squire Haskin, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, director
December 22, 1959
Lockport High School
Handel - Messiah
Adele Addison, soprano
Nell Rankin, contralto
Richard Verreau, tenor
James Milligan, baritone
Squire Haskin, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, director
March 11, 1960
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rodgers and Hammerstein Night
Jean Deresienski, soprano
Rosemary Attea, mezzo soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
Robert Bauer, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, director
April 3, 5, 1960
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Gladys Kriese, contralto
Charles O'Neill, tenor
Norman Farrow, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Guido Chorus
Richard Paige, conductor
Schola Cantorum Choristers
J. Richard Marshall, conductor
April 4, 1960 La Salle
Senior High School
Beethoven - Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Peirrette Alarie, soprano
Gladys Kriese, contralto
Rudolf Petrak, tenor
Norman Farrow, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Guido Chorus
Richard Paige, conductor
Schola Cantorum Choristers
J. Richard Marshall, conductor
April 15, 1960
Haydn - The Seven Last Words of Christ
Ruth Vigeland, soprano
Margaret Criuckshank, soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
N.Robert Jantz, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Josef Krips, conductor
=== 1960-61 ===
February 26, 1961 Kleinhans Music Hall
Rodgers and Hammerstein Night
Joy Alexander, soprano
Rosemary Attea, mezzo soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
John West, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
April 6, 1961 Eastman
Theatre
Mozart - Adagio and Fugue for String Orchestra, K.546
Verdi - Requiem
Phyllis Curtin, soprano
Jean Madeira, contralto
Rudolf Petrak, tenor
Kenneth Smith, bass
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Theodore Bloomfield, conductor
May 7, 1961 St.Paul's
Cathedral
Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor, K 626
Tribute to Cameron Baird (1905-1960)
Vivian Girard, soprano
Patricia Oreskovic, contralto
Richard Paige, tenor
Wayne Burlingame, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Chamber Orchestra
Richard Shiel, conductor
May 7, 1961 Kleinhans
Music Hall / WBEN radio
Rodgers and Hammerstein Night
Joy Alexander, soprano
Jean Deresienski, soprano
Rosemary Attea, mezzo soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
John West, bass
Robert Bauer, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
=== 1961-62 ===
December 22, 1961 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Adele Addison, soprano
Russell Oberlin, counter tenor
Richard Verreau, tenor
Kenneth Smith, bass baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
January 5, 1962
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rodgers and Hammerstein Night
Joy Alexander, soprano
Rosemary Attea Saffire, mezzo soprano
Richard Paige, tenor
John West, bass baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard Shiel, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ulrich Meyer, conductor
April 15, 17, 1962
Kleinhans Music Hall
Vivaldi - Gloria
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Choral Finale, Op.125
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Rudolf Petrak, tenor
Donald Bell, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard, Shiel, conductor
Guido Chorus
Clyde D.Kline, conductor
Rosary Hill College Polyphonic Horus
Rev. Michael Palotai, S.P., conductor
April 16, 1962
Lockport Senior High School
Hindemith - Symphony "Mathis der Maler"
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Donald Bell, tenor
Rudolf Petrak, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
April 17, 1962
Kleinhans Music Hall
Vivaldi - Gloria Mass
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Donald Bell, tenor
Rudolf Petrak, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Guido Chorus
Clyde D.Kline, conductor
Rosary Hill College Polyphonic Chorus
Rev. Michael Palotai, S.P., conductor
=== 1962-63 ===
December 16, 1962 Clarence High School
Handel - Messiah
Janice Epke, soprano
Eleanor Felver, soprano
Charles Taylor, tenor
Frank Pullano, bass
Members of Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Roy Wilhelm, piano
December 21, 1962
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Adele Addison, soprano
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Russell Oberlin, countertenor
Richard Verreau, tenor
Yi-Kwei Sze, bass
Squire Haskin, harpsichord
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josaf Krips, conductor
February 10, 1963
Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room
Opera Concert and Ball
Verdi
Donizetti
Bizet
Puccini
Leoncavallo
Wagner
Mozart
Mascagni
Johann Strauss
Domenica Giuliani, soprano
Arlene Beckwith, soprano
Carolyn Wolfe
Birtres Mackin, soprano
Lee Pritchard, tenor
Karl Hawes, bass
Elmer Ales, baritone
Robert McElligott, tenor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Charles Taylor, tenor
Malcom Schatz, tenor
Frances Gerard Brady, accompanist
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr.Richard F. Sheil, conductor
May 1, 1963 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Beethoven - Leonore Overture No.3
Beethoven - Symphony No.9, Op.125
Theresa Greene-Coleman, soprano
Joanna Simon, mezzo soprano
Mallory Walker, tenor
Yi-Kwei Sze, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Krips, conductor
Schola Cantorum, Fredonia College Choir
Dr.Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Guido Chorus
Clyde D. Kline, conductor
=== 1963-64 ===
November 17, 19, 1963
Kleinhans Music Hall
Beethoven - Wellington Sieg (1813)
Beethoven - Symphony No.3 "Eroica" (1804)
Britten - Ballad of Heroes (1939)
Diamond - This Sacred Ground (1962)
Andre Montal, tenor
George Hoffmann, bass baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, Fredonia College Choir
Richard Sheil, conductor
St.Paul's Cathedral Boy Choir
Donald Ingram, conductor
December 13, 1963
Kleinhans Music Hall
A Fairy Tale: Christmas Concert
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty
Ravel - Mother Goose
Stravinsky - The Fairy's Kiss
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty
Ravel - Mother Goose
Roger Wagner - Christmas Songs
Narrators: Mindy Yokelson, Dean Cohan, Lynn Sandler, Richard Davis, Renee
Dufallo
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr.Richard F. Sheil, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Dufallo, conductor
December 20, 1963
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Pierrette Alarie, soprano
Shirley Verrett, mezzo soprano
Leopold Simoneau, tenor
John West, bass baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr.Richard F. Sheil, director
Guido Chorus
Clyde D. Kline, director
Kenmore Presbyterian Church
Peter Van Dyck, director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
February 7, 1964
Kleinhans Music Hall
French Night
Porter - Can Can: Selections
Lerner-Loewe - Gigi: Selections
Traditional - Vive La France
Dorati - La Vie Parisienne
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Gershwin - American in Paris
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr. Richard Sheil, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Dufallo, conductor
February 21, 1964
Styne - Gypsy: selections
Rodgers-Hammerstein - The King and I: selections
Rodgers-Hammerstein - South Pacific: selections
Rodgers - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
Lukas Foss, conductor
Bernstein - "On the Town", Lonely Town
Bernstein -" Candide", selections
Marjorie Gordon, soprano
John L. Priebe, tenor
Kerry McDevitt, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr. Richard Sheil, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Dufallo, conductor
May 10, 1964 Trinity
Episcopal Church
Bruckner - Mass No.2 in E Minor for Double Chorus
Brahms - "O Heiland" Motet, Op.74, No.2 (O Heiland, reiss die
Himmel auf)
Heinrich Schalit - Sabbath Eve Liturgy, for Tenor Cantor and Chorus
Malcom Shatz, tenor
Virginia Frank, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Dr. Richard F. Sheil, conductor
=== 1964-65 ===
December 9, 1964 University Presbyterian Church
Robert Schulz - The Story of Nativity: Gospel of St.Luke
Willard Mayo, narrator
Bach-Gounod - Ave Maria
Traditional - O Sanctissima
Lehmann - No Candle Was There
Traditional - Three Great Kings
Traditional - Joy to the World
Bach - Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
Traditional - O Little Town of Bethlehem
Parker/Shaw - Christ was born on Christmas Day
Youngst - Christmas Hymn
Thompson - Glory to God in the Highest
Adam - O Holy Night
Kreckel - Adeste Fidelis
Handel - Messiah
Rita Keller, soprano
Lila Miller, soprano
Jan Valerio, soprano
Ann Pierce, soprano
Loretta Smistek, soprano
Robert McElligott, tenor
Malcom Shatz, tenor
George Leichnetz, bass
Virginia Frank, organ
Buffalo Symphonia Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert F. Schulz, conductor
May 2, 1965 Villa
Maria College
Performance dedicated to the memory of Cameron Baird
Haydn - The Creation
Carol Plantamura, soprano
Jan Valerio, alto
Robert Bauer, baritone
George Leichnetz, bass
Martin Lies
Virginia Frank, piano
Chamber Ensemble
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert F. Schulz, conductor
August 14, 1965 SUNY
at Buffalo, Butler Auditorium of Capen Hall
Community Summer Sing!
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, conductor
=== 1965-66 ===
November 21, 23, 1965 Kleinhans Music Hall
Four Centuries of Italian music
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Mandolins
Nono - Liebeslied
Rossini - Semiramide Overture
Cimarosa - Il Matrimonio Segreto: Overture and Scene
Verdi - Te Deum
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Oswald Rantucci, mandolin
William Kuinka, mandolin
SUNYAB Chorus and Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Robert Beckwith, director
December 17, 1965 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Saramae Endich, soprano
Helen Vanni, mezzo soprano
Charles K. L. Davis, tenor
John West, bass
SUNYAB Chorus and Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Robert S. Beckwith, director
January 14, 1966
Kleinhans Music Hall
American Musical Theatre II
Rodgers and Hammerstein - Sound of Music selections
Weill - Selections
Kern - Showboat selections
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess selections
Janiece Epke, soprano
Laurence Bogue, baritone
Roy Wilhelm, piano
John Charles Thomas, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Dufallo, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, director
January 30, 1966 St.
Gerard's Church
Festival of Sacred Music
Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, prelude
Shaw - Praise to the Lord
Byrd - Mass for Three Voices, Gloria
Bacon - From the Precepts of Angelus Silesius
Verdi - Te Deum
Handel - The Amen Chorus
Bach - Fantasia in G Major, postlude
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
State University of Buffalo Men's Glee Club & Women's Chorale
Robert Beckwith, conductor
March 18, 1966
Kleinhans Music Hall
American Musical Theatre IV
Sherman - Mary Poppins, selections
Bricusse - Roar of Greasepain, selections
Styne - Funny Girl, selections
Schmidt - Fantasticks, selections
Bock - Fiddler on the Roof, selections
Joseph B. Zito, arranger
Marjorie Gordon, soprano
Robert Kaye, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Dufallo, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, director
May 18, 1966 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Orff - Carmina Burana
Vivaldi - Gloria
Carol Plantamura, soprano
Martin Lies, tenor
Arthur Burrows, baritone
Jan Valerio, soprano
Dorothy Hedden, contralto
Betty Riehle, piano
Roy Wilhelm, piano
George D'Anna, timpani
John Bergamo, Lynn Harbold, John Rowland, Jan Williams, percussion
Members of Buffalo Symphonia Orchestra
Buffalo Choral Arts Society
Robert Schulz, conductor
=== 1966-67 ===
November 6, 1966 Saint Matthew's Church
Prayers for Peace - Festival of Music
St.Thomas - Processional Hymn
Malcolm Boyd - Prayers
Thomas Tallis - Rise, God, Judge Thou the Earth
Charles Ives - Serenity
Haydn - Mass in Time of War: Agnus Dei
Holst - Hymn Anthem
Billings - David's Lamentation
Thomas Weelkes - When David Heard
Handel - Saul: Lament for Gilboa
Wallingford Riegger - Who Can Revoke
Bach - Mass in B Minor: Dona Nobis Pacem
November 24, 1966 St.
Matthew’s Church, Buffalo
2nd Annual Festival of Music sponsored by the Catholic-Protestant Clergy Group
Broadcast over WBEN-FM, Thanksgiving Day
Prayers for Peace: Festival of Music
St. Thomas – Processional Hymn
Malcolm Boyd – Prayers
Thomas Tallis – Rise, God, Judge Thou the Earth
Charles Ives – Serenity
Joseph Haydn – Agnus Dei from “Mass in Time of War”
Holst – Hymn Anthem
Billings – David’s Lamentation
Thomas Weelkes – When David Heard
Handel – Lament for Gilboa from Saul
Wallingford Riegger – Who Can Revoke
Bach – Dona Nobis Pacem, “Grant us Peace” from Mass in B Minor
Squire Haskin, organ
John Barth, reader
Rev. Philip Smith of Calvary United Church of Christ
Rev. Paul Fager of Bishop Turner H.S.
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, conductor
December 26, 1966
Kleinhans Music Hall
Menotti - Amahl and the Night Visitors
Scott McCarthy, Amahl
Anne Graff, Mother
Warren Hoffer, King Kaspar
Laurence Bogue, King Melchoir
Robert Beckwith, King Balthazar
Samuel Herr, Page
Richard Edelman, Director
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, conductor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ronald Stoffel, conductor
January 29, 31, 1967
Kleinhans Music Hall
Castiglione - Concerto for Orchestra
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
Mussorgsky - Boris Goudunov: Scenes
Richard Dufallo, conductor, clarinet
Nicola Ghiuselev, bass-baritone
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum and SUNYAB Chorus
Robert S. Beckwith, director
April 6, 1967 Memorial
Auditorium
Handel - Saul: Episodes from the Life of the Psalmists
Billings - David's Lamentation
Reiger - Who can Revoke
Holst - Turn Back O Man
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, conductor
April 23, 1967 Temple
Beth Zion
Herman Berlinski - Prelude to Rosh Hashonah
Dietrich Buxtehude - Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne
Darius Milhaud - Pastorale
Cesar Franck - Chorale III in A Minor
Darius Milhaud - Cantata from Job (World Premier)
This cantata was commissioned for
the Dedication of Temple Beth Zion
and is dedicated to the blessed memory of Nellie
B. and Eugene Warner
by their children and grandchildren.
Buffalo Schola Cantorum, State University at Buffalo Chorus
Hans Vigeland, Organist and Choirmaster, Temple Beth Zion
Robert S. Beckwith, conductor
May 14, 1967 Temple
Beth Zion
Psalms for the Temple
Darius Milhaud - Cantata from Job
Solmon Rossi - Psalm 58
Lukas Foss - Psalm 23
Handel - Saul: Episodes in the Life of the Psalmist
Hans Vigeland, organ
Shaul Ben-Meir, flute
Jan Valerio, soprano
Charles Harrigan, tenor
Laurence Bogue, baritone
John Thomas, countertenor
Sebastian DiTondo, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert S. Beckwith, conductor
=== 1967-68 ===
December 15, 1967 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Jeanette Walters, soprano
Florence Kopleff, mezzo-soprano
Jon Crain, tenor
Squire Haskin, continuo
Kenneth Smith, bass/baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Ulrich Meyer, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Robert S. Beckwith, director
SUNYAB Women's Chorus,
Peter Van Dyck, director
SUNYAB Men's Glee Club,
Federic Ford, director
March 3, 1968 Trinity
Church
Interfaith Festival of Music
Bach - O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Felciano - Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy
Felciano - Angelic Hymn
Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah
Schutz - The Last Supper
Felciano - Prayer After Preface
Dawson - Ain'a That Good News!
Felciano - Lord's Prayer
Felciano - Preparation for Communion
Felciano - Double Alleluia
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckworth, Conductor
March 14, 1968 St.
John Vianney Seminary
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, Music Director
March 24, 1968 St.
Brigid's Church
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, Music Director
April 6, 1968 Amherst
Central Junior High School
Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture
Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D Major
Haydn - Mass in Time of War
Jan Valerio, soprano
Dorothy Piepke, alto
Richard Rodes, tenor
Sebastian DiTondo, bass
Amherst Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, director
April 7, 1968 Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church
Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
Handel - Surely He Hath Borne Our Grief
Bach - Lamb of God
Merete Bekkelund, mezzo soprano
Pamele Gearhart, violin
Wardell Lewis, baritone
Mrs. Albert Thompson, piano
Squire Haskin, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, conductor
May 12, 1968 Central
Park Methodist Church
Bach - Cantata No. 158, Der Friede Sei Mit Dir
Robert Beckwith, bass-baritone
Darrell Berg, violin
Robert Martin, cello
Marjorie Metz, continuo
Dawson - Ain'a That Good News?
Tallis - Lamentations of Jeremiah
Schutz - Two Psalms from the Becker Psalter; Psalm 23; Psalm 145
Schutz - Motet: The Last Supper
Felciano - Double Alleluia
Haydn - Mass in Time of War: "In Tempore Belli"
Arlene Beckwith, soprano
Marie-Therese Robillard, soprano
Manning Richards, tenor
Sebastian DiTondo, bass
Instrumental Ensemble
Deryck Aird, violin
Darrell Berg, violin
Hazel Cheilek, viola
Robert Martin, cello
Herbert Nasgowitz, contrabass
Manuel Alvarez, trumpet
Carlton Wagner, trumpet
Jan Williams, timpani
James McKinnon, organ
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, Conductor
July 14, 1968 Knox
Presbyterian Church, Canada
Bach - Aria Duetto
Schutz - Psalm No. 23
Judith Sherman, soprano
Dorothy Piepke, contralto
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Beckwith, Conductor
=== 1968-69 ===
December 21, 22, 1968 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Anne Elgar, soprano
Betty Allen, contralto
Joseph Sopher, tenor
Raymond Michalski, bass
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
University Choruses
Peter Van Dyck, chorus master
Fred Boldt, assistant chorus master
Melvin Strauss, continuo
Catharine Theidt, organist
February 28, 1969
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Two Coronation Anthems
"Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened"
"Zadok, the Priest"
Bruckner - Three Motets
"Liber Usualis": Gradual for the Dedication of a Church
"Liber Usualis": Gradual for the Mass of Doctors of the Church
"Liber Usualis": Gradual for Maundy Thursday
Vaughan Williams - Toward the Unknown Region
Stravinsky - Cantata: Babel
Ives - Circus Band
Ives - General William Booth enters into Heaven
Ives - Psalm 90
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Van Dyck, conductor
Laurence Bogue, baritone
May 4, 1969 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Music for Double Choir & Brass
Pachelbel - "Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord"
Schutz - "Absolom Fili Mi"
Weelkes – Motets
Scheidt - Motets
Palestrina - "Surge, Illuminare"
G. Gabrieli - "In Ecclesiis Benedicite Domino"
Vaughan Williams - Mass in G Minor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
The University of Buffalo Chorus
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Peter Van Dyck, conductor
Fred Boldt, Assistant Choral Director
Gwenellyn Leonard, soprano
Lynne Wickenden, mezzo soprano
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Laurence Bogue, baritone
The New Age Brass Quintette
Richard Meyers, trombone
Richard Smith, trumpet
John Hall, trumpet
Roy Waas, French horn
Raymond Nutaitis, tuba
Squire Haskin, organist
=== 1969-70 ===
December 13, 1969 Williamsville Senior High School
Handel - Israel in Egypt
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Marie-Therese Robillard, soprano
Richard Levitt, counter tenor
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Lawrence Bogue, bass
William Wagner, bass
Sumiko Kohno, piano
December 20, 1969
Buffalo Savings Bank
Smith – Star Spangled Banner
Ives-Schumann – Variations on ‘America’
Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel: Overture
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite selections
Haydn – The Creation: The Heavens are Telling
Anderson – Sleigh Ride
Kay – Deck the Halls, Joy to the World
Anderson – A Christmas Festival
Traditional – Adeste Fidelis
Moore – Silent Night
Handel – Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
December 21, 22, 1969
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Lukas Foss, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
University Chorus of SUNYAB
Peter Van Dyck, conductor
Anne Elgar, soprano
Joan Caplan, alto
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Raymond Michalski, bass
May 1, 1970 Calvary
Church
Bach at Leipzig
Bach - Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
Bach - Chorale Prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heilan
Bach - Jesu, meine Freude
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Bach - Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Thomas Foster, organ
Hans Vigeland, organ
Carol Foster, organ continuo
Mary Sue Payne, cello
May 3, 1970
Westminster Church
Bach at Leipzig
Bach - Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
Bach - Chorale Prelude: Jesus Christus, unser Heilan
Bach - Jesu, meine Freude
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Bach - Singet dem Herr nein neues Lied
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Thomas Foster, organ
Hans Vigeland, organ
Carol Foster, organ continuo
Mary Sue Payne, cello
=== 1970-71 ===
December 19, 20, 1970 Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
A Cappella choir of SUNY at Buffalo
Helen Boatwright, soprano
Joan Caplan, alto
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Ara Berberian, bass
Squire Haskins, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
February 3, 1971 SUNY
College at Buffalo
Brant - Labyrinth
Brant - Odyssey - Why Not?
Brant - Barricades
Brant - Verticals Ascending
Brant - Fire in Cities
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Amherst Symphony
Orchard Park Symphony
SUNY College Orchestra
Joseph Wincenc, conductor
Soloists; Diana Day, Susan Peplinski
Soloists: Jennifer Minichello, Adrienne Tworek
Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Gospel Choir
Andrew Brown, conductor
College Band and Percussion Ensemble
Frank Collura, conductor
College Brass Choir and Jazz Ensemble
William Champion, conductor
College Piano Ensemble, Kenwyn Boldt, conductor
Ronald Richards, oboe
Robert Cantrick, flute
November 28, 30, 1971
Kleinhans Music Hall
Alessandro Scarlatti - Su le Sponde del Tebro
Brahms - A German Requiem, Op. 45
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
University Chorus of SUNY at Buffalo
Laurence Bogue, conductor
Judith Raskin, soprano
Heinz Rehfuss, bass-baritone
February 21, 23, 1971
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture
Serge Rachmaninof - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Serge Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
A Capella Choir of SUNY at Buffalo
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano
Marlene Badger, mezzo-soprano
April 16, 1971
Kleinhans Music Hall
An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan
Toye - Ruddigore: Overture
Sullivan - Cox and Box
Gilbert - The Mountebanks
Gilbert & Sullivan - Utopia Limited
Gilbert & Sullivan - The Grand Duke
Gilbert & Sullivan - Trial By Jury
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Jongleurs of the Community Music School
Melvin Strauss, conductor-in-residence
John Landis, assistant conductor
May 23, 1971 Temple
Beth Zion
Handel - Israel in Egypt
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
John Landis, harpsichord
=== 1971-1972 ===
November 28, 30, 1971 Kleinhans Music Hall
Alessandro Scarlatti - Suite le Sponde del Tebro
Brahms - German Requiem, op.45
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
University Chorus of SUNYAB
Melvin Strauss, conductor
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
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
=== 1972-73 ===
December 10, 12, 1972 Kleinhans Music Hall
Mozart - Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165
Smit - Caedmon (Leo Smit, conductor)
Bach - Magnificat in D Major (with Christmas interpolations)
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Cornell University Glee Club
Veronica Tyler, soprano
Emilie Berendsen-Bloch, mezzo-soprano
Warren Hoffer, tenor
Laurence Bogue, bass
Simon Estes, bass
December 16, 1972
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Veronica Tyler, soprano
Frances Bible, mezzo-soprano
Sidney Johnston, tenor
Raymond Michalski, bass
March 2, 1973
Kleinhans Music Hall
Music of Richard Rodgers
Rodgers - Overture
Rodgers - Pal Joey: "I could write a book"
Rodgers - Babes in Arms: "My funny Valentine"
Rodgers - Flower Drum Song: "I enjoy being a girl"
Rodgers - Boys from Syracuse: "This can't be love"
Rodgers - Waltzes
Rodgers - Babes in Arms: "Where or When"
Rodgers - Two by Two: "I do not know a day I did not love you"
Rodgers - South Pacific: "Bali Hai"
Rodgers - Spring is Here: "With a song in my Heart"
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Phillip Lehrman, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Marlene Badger, mezzo-soprano
Frank Pullano, baritone
May 5, 1973
Westminster Presbyterian Church
35th Anniversary Concert
Bach - B Minor Mass
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Carole Bogard, soprano
Elaine Bonazzi, alto
Charles Bressler, tenor
David Clatworthy, bass
John Landis, organ continuo
=== 1973-74 ===
November 17, 1973 Lafayette Presbyterian Church
Charpentier - Te Deum
Vaughan Williams - Motet: "O Clap your hands"
Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for baritone, chorus and orchestra
Bach - Cantata No.34
Bach - Cantata No.12
Bach - Cantata No.50
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Frederick Burgomaster, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Emma Talen, soprano
Vivian Anderson, alto
Gordon Salisbury, counter-tenor
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
Ray Edgar, baritone
John Priebe, bass
Samuel Herr, bass
November 23, 1973
Kleinhans Music Hall
P.D.Q. Bach - Suite from "The Civilian Barber"
Prof. Schickele - "Chaconne a Son Gout"
P.D.Q. Bach - Two Madrigals from "The Triumphs of Thusnelda"
P.D.Q. Bach - "The Grossest Fugue"
P.D.Q. Bach - "The Seasonings"
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Professor Peter Schickele, conductor
Petricia Yanello, soprano
Marlene Badger, alto
Peter Smith, tenor
Samuel Herr, bass
December 15, 16, 1973
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Robert Cole, conductor
Louise Russell, soprano
Muriel Greenspon, alto
Vahan Khanzadian, tenor
Ara Berberian, bass
Squire Haskin, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
May 11, 12, 1974
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Symphony No.3 in D Minor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Women of the Buffalo Schola Cantorum
St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maureen Forrester, contralto
May 25, 1974
Temple Beth Zion
Handel - Samson
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Frederick Burgomaster, conductor
Jan Valerio, soprano
Claudia Yax, soprano
Donna Mathewson, soprano
Vivian Anderson, alto
John Priebe, Jr., tenor
Ray Edgar, baritone
Frank Pullano, baritone
=== 1974-75 ===
March 8, 1975 Kleinhans Music Hall
Gershwin - Strike Up the Band
Gershwin - Wintergreen for President
Gershwin - Of Thee I sing
Gershwin - I Got Rhythm Variations
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess (selections)
Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Melvin Strauss, conductor
Wilma Shakesnider, soprano
Simon Estes, bass
Myron Romanul, piano
=== 1975-76 ===
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
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 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 18, 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 29, 1976
Kleinhans Music Hall
Music of Richard Rodgers
Barbara Hocher, soprano
Ellen Lang, mezzo
David Evitts, baritone
Jerold Norman, tenor
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Cole, conductor
=== 1976-77 ===
October 9, 1976 Kleinhans Music Hall
Ives - Psalm 90
Dvorak - The American Flag, Op.102
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joseph Evans, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
October 30, 31, 1976
Kleinhans Music Hall
Bach - Mass in B minor
Susan Devenny Wyner, soprano
Kathleen Hegierski, mezzo-soprano
John Aler, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Neville Marriner, guest conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum,
Thomas A. Sokol, director
December 11, 12, 1976
Kleinhans Music Hall
Handel - Messiah
Susan Belling, soprano
Marvellee Cariaga, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
John Ostendorf, baritone
Squire Haskin, organ
John Landis, harpsichord
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Cole, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
December 17, 18, 19,
1976 Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Eglevsky Ballet Company
Andre Eglevsky, Artistic Director
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Perret, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum Women’s Chorus
Donna Mathewson, director
April 3, 1977
Kleinhans Music Hall
Mahler - Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Mahler - Symphony No.2 in C Minor "Resurrection"
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Juanita Waller, soprano
Jessye Norman, mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
April 15, 1977
Lafayette Presbyterian Church
Ives - Psalm 90
Stravinsky - Cantata
Nils Vigeland - Ground (World Premier)
Soloists: Donna Mathewson, Edward Swenson
Readers: Michael Hooper and Diamondo Nicolatos
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas A. Sokol, conductor
May 28, 1977 Artpark
Music of Lerner and Loewe
Brenda Quilling, soprano
Alan Crabb, tenor
Frank Pullano, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Michalak, guest conductor
June 26, 1977
Chautauqua
Tchaikovsky – Vesper Service No. 8 (Praise Ye the Lord)
Bach – Cantata No. 131, Aus der Tiefe (Out of the Depths)
Handel – Coronation Anthem No. 4
Vaughan Williams – Toward the Unknown Region
Bruce Bell, tenor
Andrew Schulze, baritone
Thomas Kaminski, piano
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Donna Mathewson, conductor
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
=== 1977-78 ===
March 12, 1978 Merton P.Corwin Auditorium, Jamestown
Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom
De Morales - Misa "De Beata Virgine"
Bach - Mass in B Minor
Palestrina - Hodie Christus Natus Est
Thompson - Alleluia
Copland - I bought Me a Cat
Fine - Alice in Wonderland, Father William
Handel - Messiah; Glory to God, Hallelujah, Worth is the Lamb, Amen
Billings - When Jesus Wept, Chester, Modern Music
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Donna Mathewson, conductor
April 14, 1978
Kleinhans Music Hall
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Overture; Getting to Know You, All at Once
you Love Her, Keep it Gay
Rodgers & Hart - There's a Small Hotel, My Funny Valentine, This
Can't be Love, I Could Write a Book
Rodgers & Hammerstein - Waltzes; A Fellow Needs a Girl, Hello Young
Lovers, I Whistle a Happy Tune
Rodgers & Hart - With a Song In My Heart
Rodgers & Chanin - I Do Not Know a Day I did Not Love You
Rodgers & Hammerstein - My Favorite Things, Do Re Mi, Sound of Music,
I Enjoy Being a Girl, Climb Every Mountain, Oklahoma
Gail Nelson, soprano
Paul spencer Adkins, tenor
David Evitts, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Perret, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Thomas A. Sokol, director
May 14, 16, 1978
Kleinhans Music Hall
Ives - Thanksgiving Day from Holidays Symphony
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Op.125
Susan Davenny Wyner, soprano
Rose Taylor, mezzo soprano
Joseph Evans, tenor
Malcolm Smith, bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Donna Mathewson, acting director
June 7, 1978 Kleinhans
Music Hall
Lerner & Loewe - Camelot
Lerner & Loewe - Paint Your Wagon
Lerner & Loewe - Gigi
Lerner & Loewe - Brigadoon
Lerner & Loewe - My Fair Lady
Julia Lovett, soprano
Frank Pullano, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Perret, conductor
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Donna Mathewson, acting director
August 20, 1978
Chautauqua Amphitheater
Dr. Ralph W. Loew, Director, Department of Religion presiding
Tchaikovsky – Vesper Service No.8
Handel – Coronation Anthem No.4
Vaughan Williams – Toward and Unknown Region
Buffalo Schola Cantorum
Donna M. Mathewson, conductor