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Ming Luke, Music Director
| Concert Dates | Works | Composers | Soloists |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 6, 7, 2024 | the wind blows full of sand (premiere, BCCO commission) A Child of Our Time | Sam Wu Michael Tippett | Brandie Sutton, soprano Sara Couden, mezzo-soprano Jonathan Elmore, tenor Kirk Eichelberger, bass |
| June 9, 10, 11, 2023 | Elijah | Felix Mendelssohn | Ellen Leslie, soprano Emily Skilling, mezzo-soprano Brian Thorsett, tenor Efraín Solís, baritone Keira Lee & Sarah Sullivan soprano (youth) |
| January 7, 8, 2023 | Household Music Mass no. 2 in G major, D167 Great Mass in C minor, K427 | Ralph Vaughan Williams Franz Schubert Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ellen Leslie, soprano Carrie Hennessey, soprano Brian Thorsett, tenor Efrain Solis, bass |
| June 19, 2022 | Because We Sang Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 | Robin Eschner Johannes Brahms Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Gabriela Estaphanie Solis, alto Brian Thorsett, tenor Malcom MacKenzie, baritone |
| January 10, 11, 12, 2020 | Lord Nelson Mass Coronation Mass | Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | YoonGeong Lee, soprano Anne Maguire, alto Andrew Turner, tenor Edward Vogel, bass |
| June 21, 22, 23, 2019 | A German Requiem | Johannes Brahms | Ellen Leslie, soprano Andrew Pardini, baritone |
| January 4, 5, 6, 2019 | Spectre’s Bride | Antonin Dvořák | Julia Metzler, soprano Christian Ketter, tenor André Chiang, baritone |
| June 22, 23, 24, 2018 | St. Paul | Felix Mendelssohn | YoonGeong Lee, soprano Katherine Trimble, mezzo soprano Derek Jackenheimer, tenor André Chiang, baritone |
| January 5, 6, 7, 2018 | Romeo & Juliet (selections) All Night Vigil (selections) Alexander Nevsky, cantata | Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Prokofiev | Emily Skilling, mezzo-soprano |
| June 2, 3, 4, 2017 | Egmont overture Stabat Mater | Ludwig van Beethoven Antonin Dvořák | Ariana Strahl soprano Kara Cornell mezzo-soprano Brian Thorsett tenor Colin Ramsey bass |
| January 6, 7, 8, 2017 | Requiem in C minor Requiem in D minor | Luigi Cherubini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ariana Strahl, soprano» Silvie Jensen, mezzo soprano» Kirk Dougherty, tenor» Matt Hanscom, baritone» |
| June 3, 4, 5, 2016 | War Requiem Op. 66 | Benjamin Britten | Carrie Hennesey, Soprano Brian Thorsett, Tenor Efraín Solís, baritone Level IV of the San Francisco Girls Chorus School Anne Katherine Hege, Level IV Director |
| January 8, 9, 10, 2016 | Messiah – Overture and “Worthy is the Lamb” I Think I Shall Praise it* Ein Deutsches Requiem Movements I and IV** Chichester Psalms Finlandia *Composed for BCCO’s 50th anniversary **Joseph Liebling, Guest Conductor | George Frideric Handel Kurt Erickson Johannes Brahms Leonard Bernstein Jan Sibelius | Heidi Moss, soprano Jennifer Lee, Soprano Emma Broback, Soprano |
| June 5, 6, 7, 2015 | Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi | Carrie Hennessey, soprano Lisa van der Ploeg, Mezzo Soprano Alex Boyer, Tenor James Demler, Baritone |
| January 10, 11, 2015 | St. John Passion | Johann Sebastian Bach | Jennifer Paulino, soprano Danielle Reutter-Harrah, mezzo soprano Brian Thorsett, Tenor Jeffrey Fields, Baritone Paul Thompson, Bass |
| June 13, 14, 15, 2014 | Elijah oratorio, Op. 70 | Felix Mendelssohn | 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 | St. Cecilia Mass Serenade to Music* An Die Musik, D 547** Oseh Shalom Bimromav* *Young Composer competition winner ** Arranged by Loretta Notareschi | Charles Gounod Ralph Vaughan Williams Franz Schubert Michael Schachter | Jennifer Paulino, soprano Steven Ziegler, tenor Eric Howe , baritone |
| May 3, 5, 12, 2013 | 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 | Carrie Hennessey, soprano Igor Vieira, baritone |
| Dec. 2012 | Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 Symphony No. 29 in A major K. 201 Ave Verum Corpus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Jennifer Paulino, soprano Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Igor Vieira, baritone |
| May 2012 | Requiem Mass Op. 89 | Antonin Dvořák | Carrie Hennessey, soprano Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Richard Mix, baritone |
| Dec. 2011 | Gloria Frostiana Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major | Vivaldi Thompson Bach | Carrie Hennessey, soprano Megan Berti, mezzo-soprano |
Arlene Sagan, Music Director
| Concert Dates | Works | Composers | Soloists |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 Guest Conductor: Joseph Liebling | Ein Deutsches Requiem Opus 45 Because We Sang from “Elegy of the Forest of Sainte-Croix”, #32 (World Premiere) | Brahms Robin Eschner | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone |
| Dec. 2010 Guest Conductor: Joseph Liebling | Harmoniemesse, Mass No. 14 in B flat major Zadok the Priest from the Coronation Anthems Christmas Oratorio BWV 24, 1st movement Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 53* *Transcribed for string orchestra by David Cheng | Haydn Handel Bach Bach | Rita Lilly, soprano Deborah Kropp, soprano Lauren Carley, alto J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Gregory Stapp, bass |
| May 2010 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Bach | Elspeth Franks, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto Brian Thorsett, tenor Hugh M. Davies, bass |
| Dec. 2009 | Mass in E flat major, no. 6, D 950 | Schubert | Tiffany Cromartie, soprano Lauren Carley, mezzo-soprano J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Jim Molmen, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| May 2009 | Stabat Mater Opus 58 | Dvořák | Carole Schaffer, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Kalil Wilson, tenor Jeffrey Fields, baritone |
| Dec. 2008 | Selection of Opera Choruses | Miscellaneous | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Richard Goodman, baritone |
| May 2008 | Requiem KV 626 Ave Verum Corpus Hear the Bell (World Premiere)* Prelude in C minor** *Winner of BCCO’s Choral Composition Contest, 2007 **Transcribed for strings by David Cheng | Mozart Mozart Eschner Bach | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Sonia Gariaeff, alto J. Raymond Meyers, tenor Zachary Gordin, baritone |
| Dec. 2007 | Messa di Gloria Va, Pensiero from Nabucco Overture, L’italiana in Algeri La Notte, Concerto, Op 45 No. 8 for Bassoon* Frank Chang, guest conductor | Puccini Verdi Rossini Vivaldi | Kevin Courtemanche, tenor Todd Donovan, baritone Cynthia Hanson, bassoon soloist |
| May 2007 | Requiem Selections from Les Chansons des Roses Tanzlied des Pierrot Violin Concerto in A minor | Fauré Lauridsen Korngold Bach | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Tiffany Cromartie, soprano Joshua Henderson, baritone Mark Bruce, organ & harpsichord Charles Montague, violin soloist Mark Bruce, harpsichordist |
| Dec. 2006 | Chichester Psalms Selections from Old American Songs A Tribute to Julian White selected works, including She Walks in Beauty (World Premiere) | Bernstein Copland Julian White | Max Vicas, soprano |
| May 2006 | Mass in C Major Opus 86 Pavane Opus 50 Fugue for Organ in G minor* *Arranged for strings by David Cheng | Beethoven Fauré Bach | Marcelle Dronkers, sopranoSonia Gariaeff, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Richard Walker, tenor Joshua Henderson, baritone |
| Dec. 2005 | Gloria 23.5° (World Premiere)* Hymn to the United Nations Concerto for Oboe and Trumpet** Serenade for Winds Opus 7** Song to the Moon *Winner, BCCO Choral Composition Competition, ’05 ** Frank Chang, guest conductor | Poulenc Mueller Bacon Hertel Strauss Dvořák | Jillian Khuner, soprano Paula Goodman Wilder,soprano Dana Kemp, trumpet Terri Knight, oboe |
| May 2005 | Requiem Motet VI – Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden Rinaldo (selected arias) | Duruflé Bach Handel | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano |
| Dec. 2004 | Alleluia A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28 Gloria Agnus Dei from Adagio for Strings | Thompson Britten Vivaldi Barber | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Terry Alvord, mezzo-soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano |
| May 2004 | Requiem | Verdi | Jillian Khuner, soprano Elspeth Franks, mezzo-soprano Colby Roberts, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| Dec. 2003 | Messiah | Handel | Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Paul Thompson, bass |
| May 2003 | Requiem O Viridissima Virga O Ecclesia | Brahms Hildegard Hildegard | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Eric Howe, baritone |
| Dec. 2002 | Mass in C minor KV 427 O Ignis Spiritus Columbia Aspexit Quiet City | Mozart Hildegard Hildegard Copland | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Karen Carle, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| May 2002 | Carmina Burana Irish Idyll Brook Green Suite | Orff Dodd Holst | Eileen Hunt, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Tim Krol, baritone Richard Goodman, bass Members of SF Boys Chorus |
| Dec. 2001 | Mass in A Flat Major D 678 Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat Concord Hymn | Schubert Weber Britten/ Plomer Tallis/ Hosmer | Jillian Khuner, soprano Debra Golata, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass Asher Davison, clarinet |
| May 2001 | Children’s Hour (World Premiere) Choral Fantasia Opus 80 Frostiana (selections) | Julian White Beethoven Thompson | Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Matthew Edwards, piano |
| Dec. 2000 | St. Cecilia Mass Chandos Anthem No. 7 Exsultate Jubilate | Gounod Handel Mozart | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| May 2000 | Mass in B Minor BWV 232 | Bach | Eileen Hunt, soprano Brenda Johnson, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Clarence Wright, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Dec. 1999 | Mass in E flat major D 950 Symphony No. 23 in D major* “The Trumpet Shall Sound” from Messiah *Frank Chang, guest conductor | Schubert Mozart Handel | Francine Lancaster, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass Dana Kemp, trumpet |
| May 1999 | Missa Solemnis Opus 123 | Beethoven | Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass |
| Dec. 1999 | Nelson Mass in D minor Divine Ship Trumpet Concerto | Haydn Bacon Haydn | Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Richard Mix, bass Dana Kemp, trumpet |
| May 1998 | Requiem Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat A Tribute to Paul Robeson | Mozart Mozart Robeson | Inetta Harris, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Richard Mix, bass David Lyons, horn |
| Dec. 1997 | A Ceremony of Carols Opus 28 Gloria Missa Luba | Britten Vivaldi arr. Guido Haazen | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Othello Jefferson, tenor |
| May 1997 | Requiem | Verdi | Jillian Khuner, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor Eric Howe, baritone |
| Dec. 1996 | Messiah (selections) Anthem: O Sing Unto the Lord Sonata in D for 2 trumpets | Handel Purcell Franceschini | Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano Robert Calvert, tenor Macatee Hollie, bass Dana Kemp and Arthur Adamson, trumpets |
| May 1996 | Requiem Schicksalslied Opus 54 “Et Incarnatus Est” from Mass in C minor Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 | Fauré Brahms Mozart Bach | Helen Dilworth, soprano Paul Tavernier, baritone |
| Dec. 1995 | Israel in Egypt Quiet City | Handel Copland | Eileen Hunt, soprano Miriam Abramowitsch, mezzo-soprano William Gorton, tenor |
| May 1995 | Requiem Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Brahms Williams | Marcelle Dronkers, sopranoPaul Tavernier, bass |
| Dec. 1994 | Te Deum KV 141 Te Deum Christmas in the Western World Concerto in D Major Opus 101 | Mozart Pärt Still/Arvey Haydn | Matthew Owens, cello |
| May 1994 | Mass in B Minor BWV 232 | Bach | Eileen Hunt, soprano Claudine Jones, mezzo-soprano Andrew Morgan, tenor William Berges, bass |
| Dec. 1993 | Messiah | Handel | Eileen Hunt, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, mezzo-soprano Claude Knudsenan, tenor Eugene Jones, bass Paul Tavernier, baritone |
| May 1993 | Gloria Symphony of Psalms Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Judas Macchabaeus (selections) | Vivaldi Stravinsky Beethoven Handel | Leslie Lesner, soprano Luanne Rogers, soprano Carole Jones, soprano Barbara Myers, soprano Mary Borders, mezzo-soprano Monica Kaufer, contralto Bruse Appel, tenor Matthew Edwards, piano |
| Dec. 1992 | Judas Macchabaeus | Handel | Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Linda Jaua, mezzo-soprano Craig Knudsen, tenor Robert Calvert, bass |
| Aug. 1992 | Carmina Burana | Orff | Eileen Hunt, soprano Rob Calvert, tenor Michael McCarty, baritone Richard Goodman, bass baritone |
| May 1992 | Parables for Chorus & Orchestra (World Premiere) | Julian White | |
| Dec. 1991 | Concerto in F major, Op 9 No. 3 Five Songs for the Season Messiah (selected choruses) | Albinoni Misc. Composers Handel | Eugene Jones |
| May 1991 | Mass in C minor KV 427 | Mozart | Jeanette Burney, soprano Madelyn Weiss, soprano Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass |
| Dec. 1990 | Magnificat in D, BWV 243 Messe de Minuit pour Noël Messiah (selected choruses) | Bach Charpentier Handel | Pamela Alexander, soprano Marcelle Dronkers, soprano Marilyn Weiss, soprano Mary Borders, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Craig Knudsen, tenor Martin Spahn, tenor Paul Tavernier, bass |
| May 1990 | The Creation | Haydn | Pamela Alexander, soprano Pat Johnson, alto Michael Conran, tenor William Berges, bass Paul Tavernier, bass |
| Dec. 1989 | Messiah | Handel | |
| May 1989 | Requiem KV 626 | Mozart | Pamela Alexander, soprano Tom Reis, tenor Michael Conran, tenor |
Eugene Jones, Music Director and Founder of BCCO
Concert seasons for Eugene Jones to be added soon. Meanwhile, details for the sessions pre-1989 can be found at story chorus.org
