BCCO Concert Programs, May 1989 to date

Season	Work	Composer	Notes
June 21, 22, 23, 2019 Ming Luke, Music Director	*A German Requiem*	Johannes Brahms	Soloists: Ellen Leslie, soprano Andrew Pardini, baritone Concert Notes
January 4, 5, 6, 2019 Ming Luke, Music Director	*Spectre's Bride*	Antonin Dvořák	Soloists: Julia Metzler, soprano » Christian Ketter, tenor » André Chiang, baritone » Concert Notes »
June 22, 23, 24, 2018 Ming Luke, Music Director	St. Paul oratorio	Felix Mendelssohn	Soloists: YoonGeong Lee, soprano » Katherine Trimble, mezzo soprano » Derek Jackenheimer, tenor » André Chiang, baritone » Concert Notes »
January 5, 6, 7, 2018 Ming Luke, Music Director	*Romeo & Juliet* (selections) (orchestral) *All Night Vigil* (selections) *Alexander Nevsky,* cantata	Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Rachmaninoff	Soloist: Emily Skilling, mezzo-soprano » Concert Notes »
June 2, 3, 4, 2017 Ming Luke, Music Director	Egmont overture (instrumental) Stabat Mater	Ludwig van Beethoven Antonin Dvořák	Soloists: Ariana Strahl soprano » Kara Cornell mezzo-soprano » Brian Thorsett tenor » Colin Ramsey bass » Concert Notes »
January 6, 7, 8, 2017 Ming Luke, Music Director	Requiem in C minor Requiem in D minor	Luigi Cherubini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Soloists: Ariana Strahl, soprano» Silvie Jensen, mezzo soprano» Kirk Dougherty, tenor» Matt Hanscom, baritone» Concert Notes »
June 3, 4, 5, 2016 Ming Luke, Music Director	War Requiem Op. 66	Benjamin Britten	Soloists: Carrie Hennesey, Soprano » Brian Thorsett, Tenor » Efraín Solís, baritone » Level IV of the San Francisco Girls Chorus School Anne Katherine Hege, Level IV Director Concert Notes » (These concert notes, by Phillip Huscher, were reprinted in our concert program with permission of the Chicago Symphony)
January 8, 9, 10, 2016 Ming Luke, Music Director Joseph Liebling Guest Conductor	Messiah - Overture and "Worthy is the Lamb"	George Frideric Handel
	I Think I Shall Praise it - Composed for BCCO's 50th anniversary	Kurt Erickson
	Ein Deutsches Requiem Movements I and IV Joseph Liebling, Guest Conductor	Joannes Brahms
	*Chichester Psalms*	Leonard Bernstein	Soloists: • Heidi Moss, soprano » • Jennifer Lee, Soprano » • Emma Broback, Soprano »
	Finlandia	Jan Sibelius	Concert Notes »
June 5, 6, 7, 2015 Ming Luke, Music Director	Requiem	Giuseppe Verdi	Soloists: • Carrie Hennessey, soprano » • Lisa van der Ploeg, Mezzo Soprano » • Alex Boyer, Tenor » • James Demler, Baritone »
January 10, 11, 2015 Ming Luke, Music Director	St. John Passion	Johann Sebastian Bach	Soloists: • Jennifer Paulino, soprano » • Danielle Reutter-Harrah, mezzo soprano » • Brian Thorsett, Tenor » • Jeffrey Fields, Baritone » • Paul Thompson, Bass »
June 13, 14, 15, 2014 Ming Luke, Music Director	Elijah oratorio, Op. 70	Felix Mendelssohn	Soloists: • Carrie Hennessey, soprano • Megan Berti, mezzo soprano • Brian Thorsett, tenor • James R. Demler, baritone • Cap Sharon, soprano* • Thomas Mosley, soprano* *from the Pacific Boychoir Academy
Nov. 16, 22, 24, 2013 Ming Luke, Music Director	St. Cecilia Mass Serenade to Music An Die Musik, D 547 Oseh Shalom Bimromav	Charles Gounod Ralph Vaughan Williams Franz Schubert * Franz Schubert Michael Schachter * ________________________ * Eric Howe, baritone, Ming Luke, piano Arranged by Loretta Notareschi * Young Composer competition winner	Soloists • Jennifer Paulino, soprano • Steven Ziegler, tenor • Eric Howe , baritone
May 3, 5, 12, 2013 Ming Luke, Music Director	Requiem , OP.9 ** Carmen Vocis ** Oseh Shalom Bimromav ** A Day of Sunshine conducted by Derek Tam ** Young Composer Competition Finalists	Maurice Duruflé Costas Dafnis Michael Schachter Keane Southard	Soloists • Carrie Hennessey, soprano • Igor Vieira, baritone
Dec. 2012 Ming Luke, Music Director	• The Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 • Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201 • Ave Verum Corpus	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Soloists • Jennifer Paulino, soprano • Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano • J. Raymond Meyers, tenor • Igor Vieira, baritone
May 2012 Ming Luke, Music Director	• Requiem Mass Op. 89	Antonin Dvořák	Soloists • Carrie Hennessey, soprano • Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano • J. Raymond Meyers, tenor • Richard Mix, baritone
Dec. 2011 Ming Luke, Music Director	• Gloria • Frostiana • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major	Vivaldi Thompson Bach	Soloists • Carrie Hennessey, soprano • Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano
May 2011 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling/ Music Director Arlene Sagan	Ein Deutsches Requiem Opus 45	Brahms	Soloists • Marcelle Dronkers, soprano • Eric Howe, baritone
	Because We Sang from "Elegy of the Forest of Sainte-Croix", #32 (World Premiere)	Robin Eschner
Dec. 2010 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling Music Director Arlene Sagan	Harmoniemesse Mass No. 14 in B flat major	Haydn	Soloists Rita Lilly, soprano Deborah Kropp, soprano Lauren Carley, alto J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Gregory Stapp, bass
	Zadok the Priest from the Coronation Anthems	Handel
	First movement of the Christmas Oratorio BWV 24	Bach
	Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 53	Bach	Transcribed for string orchestra by David Cheng
May 2010 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in B minor BWV 232	Bach	Soloists Elspeth Franks, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto Brian Thorsett, tenor Hugh M. Davies, bass
Dec. 2009 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in E flat major, no. 6, D 950	Schubert	Soloists Tiffany Cromartie, soprano Lauren Carley, mezzo-soprano J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Jim Molmen, tenor Paul Thompson, bass
May 2009 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Stabat Mater Opus 58	Dvořák	Soloists Carole Schaffer, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Kalil Wilson, tenor Jeffrey Fields, baritone
Dec. 2008 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Selection of Opera Choruses	Miscellaneous	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Richard Goodman, baritone
May 2008 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem KV 626	Mozart	Soloists \|Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Zachary Gordin, baritone
	Ave Verum Corpus	Mozart	Chorus
	Hear the Bell (World Premiere)	Eschner	Winner of BCCO's Choral Composition Contest, 2007
	Prelude in C minor	Bach	Orchestra Transcribed for strings by David Cheng
Dec. 2007 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Messa di Gloria	Puccini	Soloists Kevin Courtemanche, tenor Todd Donovan, baritone
	Va, Pensiero from Nabucco	Verdi	Chorus
	Overture, L'italiana in Algeri	Rossini	Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor
	La Notte, Concerto, Op 45 No. 8 for Bassoon	Vivaldi	Cynthia Hanson, bassoon soloist
May 2007 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Fauré	Mark Bruce, organist Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Tiffany Cromartie, soprano Joshua Henderson, baritone
	Selections from Les Chansons des Roses	Lauridsen	Chorus
	Tanzlied des Pierrot	Korngold	Soloist Joshua Henderson, baritone
	Violin Concerto in A minor	Bach	Charles Montague, violin soloist Mark Bruce, harpsichordist
Dec. 2006 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Chichester Psalms	Bernstein	Soloist Max Vicas, soprano
	Selections from Old American Songs	Copland	Chorus
	A Tribute to Julian White selected works, including She Walks in Beauty (World Premiere)	J. White	Chorus
May 2006 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in C Major Opus 86	Beethoven	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, sopranoSonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Richard Walker, tenor Joshua Henderson, baritone
	Pavane Opus 50	Fauré	Chorus
	Fugue for Organ in G minor	Bach	Orchestra Arranged for strings by David Cheng
Dec. 2005 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Gloria	Poulenc	Soprano soloists Jillian Khuner Paula Goodman Wilder
	23.5° (World Premiere)	Mueller	Winner of BCCO Choral Composition Competition, 2005
	Hymn to the United Nations	Bacon	Chorus
	Concerto for Oboe and Trumpet	Hertel	Dana Kemp, trumpet Terri Knight, oboe
	Serenade for Winds Opus 7	Strauss	Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor
	Song to the Moon	Dvořák	Soprano soloists Jillian Khuner Paula Goodman Wilder
May 2005	Requiem	Duruflé	Chorus
Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Motet VI - Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden	Bach	Chorus
	Rinaldo (selected arias)	Handel	Soloist Marcelle Dronkers, soprano
Dec. 2004	Alleluia	Thompson	Chorus
Arlene Sagan, Music Director	A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28 Gloria	Britten Vivaldi	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Terry Alvord, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano
	Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings	Barber	Chorus
May 2004 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Verdi	Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Colby Roberts, tenor Paul Thompson, bass
Dec. 2003 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Messiah	Handel	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Paul Thompson, bass
May 2003 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Brahms	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone
	O Viridissima Virga	Hildegard	Chorus
	O Ecclesia	Hildegard	Chorus
Dec. 2002 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in C minor KV 427	Mozart	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Karen Carle, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	O Ignis Spiritus	Hildegard	Chorus
	Columbia Aspexit	Hildegard	Chorus
	Quiet City	Copland	Orchestra
May 2002 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Carmina Burana	Orff	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Tim Krol, baritone Richard Goodman, bass Members of SF Boys Chorus
	Irish Idyll	Dodd	Orchestra
	Brook Green Suite	Holst	Orchestra
Dec. 2001 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in A Flat Major D 678	Schubert	Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Debra Golata, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat	Weber	Asher Davison, clarinet
	Concord	Music by Britten Words by Plomer	Chorus
	Hymn	Music by Tallis Words by Hosmer	Chorus
May 2001	Children's Hour (World Premiere)	Julian White	Soloist Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano
	Choral Fantasia Opus 80	Beethoven	Orchestra Matthew Edwards, piano
	Frostiana (selections)	Thompson	Chorus
Dec. 2000 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	St. Cecilia Mass	Gounod	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	Chandos Anthem No. 7	Handel	Chorus
	Exsultate Jubilate	Mozart	Soloist Marcelle Dronkers, soprano
May 2000 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in B Minor BWV 232	Bach	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Brenda Johnson, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass
Dec. 1999 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in E flat major D 950	Schubert	Soloists Francine Lancaster, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	Symphony No. 23 in D major	Mozart	Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conducor
	"The Trumpet Shall Sound" from Messiah	Handel	Dana Kemp, trumpet soloist Richard Mix, bass
May 1999 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Missa Solemnis Opus 123	Beethoven	Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass
Dec. 1999 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Nelson Mass in D minor	Haydn	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	Divine Ship	Bacon	Chorus
	Trumpet Concerto	Haydn	Dana Kemp, trumpet
May 1998 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Mozart	Soloists Inetta Harris, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Richard Mix, bass
	Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat	Mozart	David Lyons, horn
	A Tribute to Paul Robeson	Robeson	soloist Inetta Harris, soprano
Dec. 1997 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28	Britten	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Othello Jefferson, tenor
	Gloria	Vivaldi	Chorus
	Missa Luba A Latin Mass set to African rhythms	arr. Guido Haazen	Chorus
May 1997	Requiem	Verdi	Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Eric Howe, baritone
Dec. 1996 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Messiah (selections)	Handel	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Robert Calvert, tenor Macatee Hollie, bass
	Anthem: O Sing Unto the Lord	Purcell	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Macatee Hollie, bass
	Sonata in D for 2 trumpets	Franceschini	Dana Kemp and Arthur Adamson, trumpets
May 1996 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Fauré	Soloists Helen Dilworth, soprano Paul Tavernier, baritone
	Schicksalslied Opus 54	Brahms	Chorus
	"Et Incarnatus Est" from Mass in C minor	Mozart	Soloist Helen Dilworth, soprano
	Brandenburg Concerto No. 6	Bach	Orchestra
Dec. 1995 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Israel in Egypt	Handel	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor
	Quiet City	Copland	Orchestra
May 1995 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem	Brahms	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, sopranoPaul Tavernier, bass
	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis	Williams	Orchestra
Dec. 1994 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Te Deum KV 141	Mozart	Chorus
	Te Deum	Pärt
	Christmas in the Western World	Still Arvey	Chorus
	Concerto in D Major Opus 101	Haydn	Matthew Owens, cello
May 1994 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Mass in B Minor BWV 232	Bach	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Claudine Jones, mezzo-soprano Andrew Morgan, tenor William Berges, bass
Dec. 1993 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Messiah	Handel	Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, mezzo-soprano Claude Knudsenan, tenor Eugene Jones, bass Paul Tavernier, baritone
May 1993 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Magnificat	Vivaldi	Soloists Leslie Lesner, soprano Barbara Myers, soprano Mary Borders, mezzo-soprano Monica Kaufer, contralto Bruse Appel, tenor
	Symphony of Psalms	Stravinsky	Chorus
	Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major	Beethoven	Matthew Edwards, piano
	Judas Macchabaeus (selections)	Handel	Soloists Luanne Rogers, soprano Carole Jones, soprano
Dec. 1992 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Judas Macchabaeus	Handel	Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Linda Jaua, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Robert Calvert, bass
Aug. 1992 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Carmina Burana	Orff	Solosts Eileen Hunt, soprano Rob Calvert, tenor Michael McCarty, baritone Richard Goodman, bass baritone
May 1992 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Parables for Chorus & Orchestra (World Premiere)	Julian White	Chorus
Dec. 1991	Concerto in F major, Op 9 No. 3	Albinoni	Orchestra
Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Five Songs for the Season	Misc. Composers	Chorus
	Handel		Soloist Eugene Jones
May 1991	Mass in C minor KV 427	Mozart	Soloists Jeanette Burney, soprano Madelyn Weiss, soprano Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass
Dec. 1990 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Magnificat in D, BWV 243	Bach	Soloists Pamela Alexander, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Craig Knudsen, tenor Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass
	Messe de Minuit pour Noël	Charpentier	Soloists PamelaAlexander, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Marilyn Weiss, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Craig Knudsen, tenor Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass
	Messiah (selected choruses)	Handel	Soloists Mary Borders, soprano Madelyn Weiss, soprano Pat Johnson, alto
May 1990 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	The Creation	Haydn	Soloists Pamela Alexander, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Michael Conran, tenor William Berges, bass Paul Tavernier, bass
Dec. 1989 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Messiah	Handel
May 1989 Arlene Sagan, Music Director	Requiem KV 626	Mozart	Soloists Pamela Alexander, soprano Tom Reis, tenor Michael Conran, tenor

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