Ming Luke, Current Music Director, Fall 2011 to date
| Season | Work | Composer | Notes |
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June 22, 23, 24, 2018 Ming Luke, |
St. Paul oratorio |
Felix Mendelssohn |
Soloists: YoonGeong Lee, soprano » |
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January 5, 6, 7, 2018 Ming Luke, |
Romeo & Juliet (selections) Alexander Nevsky, cantata |
Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Soloist: |
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June 2, 3, 4, 2017 Ming Luke, |
Egmont overture (instrumental) Stabat Mater |
Ludwig van Beethoven Antonin Dvořák |
Soloists: Ariana Strahl soprano » |
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January 6, 7, 8, 2017 Ming Luke, |
Requiem in C minor |
Luigi Cherubini
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Soloists: Ariana Strahl, soprano» |
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June 3, 4, 5, 2016 Ming Luke, |
War Requiem Op. 66 | Benjamin Britten |
Soloists: Carrie Hennesey, Soprano » Level IV of the San Francisco Girls Chorus School |
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January 8, 9, 10, 2016 Ming Luke, Joseph Liebling |
Messiah - Overture and "Worthy is the Lamb" | George Frideric Handel | |
| I Think I Shall Praise it - Composed for BCCO's 50th anniversary | Kurt Erickson |
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| Ein Deutsches Requiem Movements I and IV Joseph Liebling, Guest Conductor |
Joannes Brahms | ||
| Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein |
Soloists: • Heidi Moss, soprano » |
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Finlandia |
Jan Sibelius | Concert Notes » | |
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June 5, 6, 7, 2015 Ming Luke, |
Requiem |
Giuseppe Verdi |
Soloists: • Carrie Hennessey, soprano »• Lisa van der Ploeg, Mezzo Soprano » • Alex Boyer, Tenor » • James Demler, Baritone » |
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January 10, 11, 2015 Ming Luke, |
St. John Passion |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
Soloists: • Jennifer Paulino, soprano »• Danielle Reutter-Harrah, mezzo soprano » • Brian Thorsett, Tenor » • Jeffrey Fields, Baritone » • Paul Thompson, Bass »
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June 13, 14, 15, 2014 Ming Luke, |
Elijah oratorio, Op. 70 | Felix Mendelssohn |
Soloists: • Carrie Hennessey, soprano |
| Nov. 16, 22, 24, 2013
Ming Luke, |
St. Cecilia Mass Serenade to Music An Die Musik, D 547 Oseh Shalom Bimromav |
Charles Gounod |
Soloists • Jennifer Paulino, soprano • Steven Ziegler, tenor • Eric Howe , baritone
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May 3, 5, 12, 2013 Ming Luke, |
Requiem , OP.9 ** Young Composer |
Maurice Duruflé |
Soloists • Carrie Hennessey, soprano• Igor Vieira, baritone
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Dec. 2012 Ming Luke, |
• 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 |
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May 2012 Ming Luke, |
• Requiem Mass Op. 89
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Antonin Dvořák |
Soloists |
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Dec. 2011 Ming Luke, |
• Gloria • Frostiana • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major |
Vivaldi Thompson Bach |
Soloists • Carrie Hennessey, soprano • Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano |
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May 2011 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling/ Music Director Arlene Sagan |
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 | ||
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Dec. 2010 Guest Conductor Joseph Liebling Music Director Arlene Sagan |
Harmoniemesse Mass No. 14 in B flat major |
Haydn | Soloists
Deborah Kropp, soprano |
| 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
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Transcribed for string orchestra by David Cheng | |
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May 2010 Arlene Sagan, |
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Bach |
Soloists |
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Dec. 2009 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in E flat major, no. 6, D 950 |
Schubert |
Soloists |
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May 2009 Arlene Sagan, |
Stabat Mater Opus 58 |
Dvořák | Soloists Carole Schaffer, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Kalil Wilson, tenor Jeffrey Fields, baritone |
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Dec. 2008 Arlene Sagan, |
Selection of Opera Choruses | Miscellaneous | Soloists Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Richard Goodman, baritone |
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May 2008 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem KV 626 |
Mozart |
Soloists |
| Ave Verum Corpus | Mozart | Chorus | |
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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 |
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Dec. 2007 Arlene Sagan, |
Messa di Gloria | Puccini |
Soloists |
| Va, Pensiero from Nabucco | Verdi | Chorus | |
| Overture, L'italiana in Algeri | Rossini |
Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor |
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| La Notte, Concerto, Op 45 No. 8 for Bassoon | Vivaldi | Cynthia Hanson, bassoon soloist | |
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May 2007 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem | Fauré |
Mark Bruce, organist Soloists |
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Selections from Les Chansons des Roses |
Lauridsen | Chorus | |
| Tanzlied des Pierrot | Korngold |
Soloist |
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| Violin Concerto in A minor | Bach |
Charles Montague, violin soloist Mark Bruce, harpsichordist |
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Dec. 2006 Arlene Sagan, |
Chichester Psalms | Bernstein |
Soloist |
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Selections from Old American Songs |
Copland | Chorus | |
| A Tribute to Julian White selected works, including She Walks in Beauty (World Premiere) |
J. White | Chorus | |
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May 2006 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in C Major Opus 86 |
Beethoven |
Soloists |
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Pavane Opus 50 |
Fauré | Chorus | |
| Fugue for Organ in G minor | Bach |
Orchestra Arranged for strings by David Cheng |
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Dec. 2005 Arlene Sagan, |
Gloria | Poulenc |
Soprano soloists |
| 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 |
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Serenade for Winds |
Strauss |
Orchestra Frank Chang, guest conductor |
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| Song to the Moon | Dvořák |
Soprano soloists |
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| May 2005 | Requiem | Duruflé | Chorus |
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Arlene Sagan, |
Motet VI - Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden | Bach | Chorus |
| Rinaldo (selected arias) | Handel |
Soloist |
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| Dec. 2004 | Alleluia | Thompson | Chorus |
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Arlene Sagan, |
A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28 |
Britten Vivaldi |
Soloists
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Agnus Dei |
Barber | Chorus | |
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May 2004 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem | Verdi |
Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano |
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Dec. 2003 Arlene Sagan, |
Messiah | Handel | Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
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May 2003 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem | Brahms |
Soloists |
| O Viridissima Virga | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| O Ecclesia | Hildegard | Chorus | |
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Dec. 2002 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in C minor |
Mozart |
Soloists |
| O Ignis Spiritus | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| Columbia Aspexit | Hildegard | Chorus | |
| Quiet City | Copland | Orchestra | |
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May 2002 Arlene Sagan, |
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 | |
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Dec. 2001 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in A Flat Major D 678 |
Schubert |
Soloists |
| Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat | Weber | Asher Davison, clarinet | |
| Concord |
Music by Britten |
Chorus | |
| Hymn |
Music by Tallis |
Chorus | |
| May 2001 |
Children's Hour (World Premiere) |
Julian White |
Soloist |
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Choral Fantasia Opus 80 |
Beethoven |
Orchestra |
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| Frostiana (selections) | Thompson | Chorus | |
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Dec. 2000 Arlene Sagan, |
St. Cecilia Mass | Gounod |
Soloists |
| Chandos Anthem No. 7 | Handel | Chorus | |
| Exsultate Jubilate | Mozart |
Soloist |
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May 2000 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 |
Bach | Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Brenda Johnson, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
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Dec. 1999 Arlene Sagan, |
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 |
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"The Trumpet Shall Sound" from Messiah |
Handel | Dana Kemp, trumpet soloist Richard Mix, bass |
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May 1999 Arlene Sagan, |
Missa Solemnis Opus 123 |
Beethoven | Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
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Dec. 1999 Arlene Sagan, |
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 | |
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May 1998 Arlene Sagan, |
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 | |
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Dec. 1997 Arlene Sagan, |
A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28 |
Britten |
Soloists |
| Gloria | Vivaldi | Chorus | |
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Missa Luba A Latin Mass set to African rhythms |
arr. Guido Haazen | Chorus | |
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May 1997 |
Requiem | Verdi | Soloists Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Eric Howe, baritone |
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Dec. 1996 Arlene Sagan, |
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 |
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| Sonata in D for 2 trumpets | Franceschini | Dana Kemp and Arthur Adamson, trumpets | |
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May 1996 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem | Fauré |
Soloists |
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Schicksalslied |
Brahms | Chorus | |
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"Et Incarnatus Est" |
Mozart |
Soloist |
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| Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 | Bach | Orchestra | |
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Dec. 1995 Arlene Sagan, |
Israel in Egypt | Handel |
Soloists |
| Quiet City | Copland | Orchestra | |
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May 1995 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem | Brahms |
Soloists |
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis |
Williams | Orchestra | |
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Dec. 1994 Arlene Sagan, |
Te Deum KV 141 |
Mozart | Chorus |
| Te Deum | Pärt | ||
| Christmas in the Western World |
Still Arvey |
Chorus | |
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Concerto in D Major Opus 101 |
Haydn | Matthew Owens, cello | |
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May 1994 Arlene Sagan, |
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 |
Bach | Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Claudine Jones, mezzo-soprano Andrew Morgan, tenor William Berges, bass |
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Dec. 1993 Arlene Sagan, |
Messiah | Handel | Soloists Eileen Hunt, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, mezzo-soprano Claude Knudsenan, tenor Eugene Jones, bass Paul Tavernier, baritone |
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May 1993 Arlene Sagan, |
Magnificat | Vivaldi |
Soloists |
| Symphony of Psalms | Stravinsky | Chorus | |
| Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major | Beethoven | Matthew Edwards, piano | |
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Judas Macchabaeus (selections) |
Handel |
Soloists |
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Dec. 1992 Arlene Sagan, |
Judas Macchabaeus | Handel |
Soloists |
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Aug. 1992 Arlene Sagan, |
Carmina Burana | Orff |
Solosts |
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May 1992 Arlene Sagan, |
Parables for Chorus & Orchestra (World Premiere) |
Julian White | Chorus |
| Dec. 1991 | Concerto in F major, Op 9 No. 3 | Albinoni | Orchestra |
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Arlene Sagan, |
Five Songs for the Season | Misc. Composers | Chorus |
| Handel |
Soloist |
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| May 1991 |
Mass in C minor KV 427 |
Mozart |
Soloists |
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Dec. 1990 Arlene Sagan, |
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 |
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Messiah (selected choruses) |
Handel |
Soloists |
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May 1990 Arlene Sagan, |
The Creation | Haydn | Soloists Pamela Alexander, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Michael Conran, tenor William Berges, bass Paul Tavernier, bass |
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Dec. 1989 Arlene Sagan, |
Messiah | Handel | |
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May 1989 Arlene Sagan, |
Requiem KV 626 |
Mozart |
Soloists |