Past Concerts
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May 4, 2008
Missa Solemnis--Ludwig van Beethoven. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Guy Brewer, organist. Soloists: K.C. Davidson, soprano; Jann Degnan, mezzo-soprano; Mark Duffin, tenor; Tim Hill, bass-baritone. Chorus augmented by Davidson Singers. St. Paul the Apostle Church, Brookville.
March 9, 2008
Bach Festival. Cantata No. 50 ("Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft")--J.S. Bach; Cantata No. 80 ("Ein' feste Burg ist unserer Gott")--J.S. Bach. Johannes Somary, conductor; Guy Brewer, organist; Patty Muller, harpsichord; K.C. Davidson, soprano; Jann Degnan, mezzo-soprano; Cameron Smith, tenor; Jorge Ocasio, bass-baritone. Also Resound, Then O Voices (from Cantata No. 172)--J.S. Bach, by the Great Neck Youth Choir, conducted by Dr. James Shepherd; Cantata No. 51 ("Jauchzet gott in allen Landen")--J.S. Bach, for soprano (K.C. Davidson), trumpet (Rodger Lee), and strings, conducted by Virginia Davidson; and Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins (David Davidson and Anton Polyzhaev). St. Paul the Apostle Church, Brookville.
December 16, 2007*
Retrospective. Fiftieth Anniversary Concert featured favorite selections sung by the chorus in previous decades. Virginia Davidson, conductor; George Rose, guest conductor; James Sheperd, conductor, Great Neck Youth Choir; Guy Brewer, organist. Soloists: Therese McCormick, soprano; Mary Marathe, mezzo-soprano; Cooper David Grodin, tenor. For program selections, see program. St. Paul the Apostle Church, Brookville.
May 6, 2007*
Joshua--George Frederick Handel. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Guy Brewrt.organist. Soloists: Lance Wrangel, narrator; Gregory Mercer, tenor; David McFerrin, baritone; Heather Hill, soprano; Max Galloway, countertenor; Richard Feder, child soprano. Children's Chorus--James L. Shepherd, director. St. Paul the Apostle Church, Brookville.
December 10, 2006*
David and Goliath (The True Story)--Roy C. Bennett and Virginia Davidson, Messiah, Part I--George Frederick Handel. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Carol Weitner, organist; orchestra. Soloists: Michael Collins, bass; Cooper Grodin, tenor; Mary Clare McAlee, mezzo-soprano; Therese McCormick, soprano; David McFerrin, bass-baritone; Cameron Smith, tenor; Cynthia Richards Wallace, soprano. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
May 21, 2006*
Cantata No. 106 (Gottes Zeit Ist Die Allerbeste Zeit)--J.S. Bach; An American Kedusha--Alice Parker; Mass in C Major--Ludwig van Beethoven. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Guy Brewer, organist; orchestra. Soloists: K.C. Davidson, soprano; Hanne Adnreasen, mezzo-soprano; Cameron Smith, tenor; Alexander Scopino, bass. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
December 11, 2005*
Saul--George Frideric Handel. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Guy Brewer, organist. Soloists: Richard Holmes, bass; Heather Hill and KC Davidson, sopranos; Cameron Smith and Cooper Grodin, tenors; Max Galloway, countertenor. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
May 15, 2005*
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Walter Hilse, organist; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Ron Meixsell, baritone; KC Davidson, soprano; Hanne Andreasen, mezzo-soprano; Jeffrey LaVar, tenor; Emily Cohen, child soprano; Therese McCormick, soprano; John Heussy, bass. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
December 12, 2004*
"Music Dramatic and Divine." There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob--Felix Mendelssohn; Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern--Michael Praetorius; Psalms 100, 137, and 80--Salamone Rossi; Q'dusha (Keter)--Salamone Rossi; Judicium Salomonis--Giacomo Carissimi; Erschallet, Ihr Lieder!--J.S. Bach; Heilig and Holy Is God the Lord (from "Elijah"--Felix Mendelssohn. Virginia Davidson, conductor and harpsichordist; Guy Brewer, organist. Soloists: Heather Hill, soprano; Raena Faye, mezzo-soprano; Cameron Smith and Michael Leavitt, tenors; Richard Holmes, baritone. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
May 16, 2004
Samson--G.F. Handel. With Davidson Singers. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Harry Huff, organist; Virginia Davidson, harpsichorist. Soloists: K.C. Davidson, soprano; Raena Faye, mezzo-soprano; Max Galloway, countertenor; Jeffrey LaVar, tenor; Ronald Maixsell and Nathan Bahny, bass-baritones. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
December 7, 2003
Mass in B Minor--Johann Sebastian Bach. With Long Island Symphonic Choral Assn., Davidson Singers, and other guest singers. Virginia Davidson and Gregg Smith, conductors; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra; Dwana Holroyd, organist. Soloists: Therese McCormick and Eileen Clark, sopranos; Anne Westdyke, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Mercer, tenor; Thomas Meglioranza, baritone. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville. Also performed December 13 at St. James RC Church, Setauket. Excerpts: Kyrie eleison | Qui tollis peccata mundi | Patrem omnipotentem | Confiteor | Sanctus | Dona nobis pacem.
May 18, 2003
Ein deutsches Requiem--Johannes Brahms. With Davidson Singers and other guest singers. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Walter Hilse, organist; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra. Soloists: K.C. Davidson, soprano; Jeff LaVar. baritone. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville. Excerpts: Selig sind, die da Leid tragen | Denn alles Fleisch | Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen | Selig sind die Toten.
December 8, 2002
Christmas Oratorio--Camille Saint-Saens, When Icicles Hang--John Rutter, December--Virginia Davidson> Virginia Davidson, conductor; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra; Mary Nelson. organist. Soloists: Therese McCormick, soprano; Elaine Suben, mezzo-soprano; Raena Faye, alto; Richard Scillia, tenor; Alan Reinhardt, bass-baritone. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville.
May 19, 2002
Prayers, Psalms and Sorrows--Lynn Kurtz, Requiem--W.A. Mozart. With Davidson Singers. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra. Soloists: Therese McCormick, soprano; Raena Faye, alto; Dale Smith, tenor; Ronald Maixsell, bass-baritone. St. Paul the Apostle RC Church, Brookville. Requiem excerpts: Requiem aeternam dona eis | Dies irae | Sanctus | Agnus Dei.
December 16, 2001
The Peaceable Kingdom--Randall Thompson, The Messiah (Part I)--G.F. Handel. Virginia Davidson, conductor; ensemble; James L. Adams, organist. Soloists: Eileen Clarke, soprano; Anne Westdyke, mezzo-soprano; Dale Smith, tenor; Ronald Maixsell, bass-baritone. All Saints Episcopal Church, Great Neck.
May 5, 2001
Earth Requiem--Gregg Smith. With the Long Island Symphonic Choral Assn., LISCA Youth Choir, and Ibex Chamber Orchestra. Virginia Davidson and Gregg Smith, conductors. Soloists: Eileen Clark, soprano; Anne Westdyke, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Mercer, tenor; Curtis Streetman, bass. St. James RC Church, St. James. Also given May 6 at Garden City Cathedral of Incarnation, Garden City, and May 8 at St. Peter's at CitiCorp, Manhattan.
December 3, 2000
Judas Maccabaeus--G.F. Handel. Virginia Davidson, conductor; Ibex Chamber Orchestra under Martin Rutishauser; Daniel Beckwith, organist. Soloists: Cynthia Richards Wallace, soprano; Juliana Anderson, mezzo-soprano; Gregory Mercer, tenor; Cantor Raphael Frieder, baritone. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
May 21, 2000
"Remembering Morton Gould." Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes--Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Psalm 146, When in the Languor of Evening, and Earth Was Not--Otto Luening; Renouveau, Les Sirenes, and Hymne au Soleil-- Lili Boulanger; Cantate Pour Le Premier Aout--Frank Martin; Tolling and Solfegging--Morton Gould; Let Us Now Praise Famous Men--Theron Kirk. Virginia Davidson, conductor; string ensemble; Terence J. Flanagan, organist; Anna Stoytcheva, pianist. Soloists: Therese McCormick, soprano; Phyllis Jo Kubey, mezzo-soprano; Joseph DeVaughn, tenor; Edward Pleasant, baritone. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
.March 12, 2000
"Songs from Broadway Musicals." Virginia Davidson, conductor; Anna Stoytcheva, pianist. Great Neck House, Great Neck.
December 5, 1999
"A Nassau County Centennial Celebration in Psalm and Song." The Old 100th Psalm Tune--Ralph Vaughan Williams, I Will Magnify You--G.F. Handel, Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo--Franz Josef Haydn, O Praise the Lord of Heaven (Psalm 148)-- Ralph Vaughan Williams, Prayer to the Father of Heaven--Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Psalm 150 (1999)--Virginia Davidson. Virginia Davidson, conductor; brass ensemble; William Whitehead, organist. Soloists: Therese McCormick, soprano; Elsa Larsson, contralto; Richard Holmes, baritone. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
May 2, 1999
"In Remembrance" Sacred Service--Ernest Bloch, O Ewiges Feuer--J.S. Bach. Virginia Davidson, conductor; chamber orchestra; William Whitehead, organist. Soloists: Therese McCormick and Nancy Leavitt, sopranos; Elsa Larsson, contralto; Jonathan Goodman, tenor; Raphael Frieder, baritone; Jeffrey Spiro, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
December 13, 1998
"From Praise to Paradise." Schubert: Der Psalm 92, Mirjams Siegegesang, Ruhe, Schoenstes Glueck der Erde, Der Psalm 23, and Die Allmacht--Franz Schubert. The Celestial Country--Charles Ives. Virginia Davidson, conductor; ensemble; William Whitehead, keyboard. Soloists: Judith Pannill, soprano; Elsa Larsson, contralto; Randall Schloss, tenor; Jeff LaVar, baritone. United Methodist Church, Floral Park.
May 28, 1998
"The Ruth Waxman Memorial Concert" (GNCS participating). Emet V'emunah--based on Zeidel Rovner, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav--Naomi Shemer. Johannes Somary, conductor; Vladimir Valjarevic, pianist. Soloist: Cantor Raphael Frieder, baritone. Temple Israel, Great Neck.
May 3, 1998
The Creation--Franz Josef Haydn. Johannes Somary conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Edward Brewer, harpsichordist. Soloists: Suzanne Peck, soprano; Frederick Urrey, tenor; Andrew W. Schultz, bass. United Methodist Church, Floral Park.
December 14, 1997
"To Music." Chorus of Homage (Tafellied)--Johannes Brahms, Ye Shall Have a Song (from "The Peaceable Kingdom")-- Randall Thompson, Music, Spread Thy Voice Around (from "Solomon")--G.F. Handel, An Ode: The Music Makers--Zoltan Kodaly, Serenade to Music--Ralph Vaughan Williams, Go, Song of Mine--Edward Elgar, There Is Sweet Music-- Edward Elgar, Gypsy Songs--Johannes Brahms. Bart Folse, conductor; Vladimir Valjarevic, pianist. Soloists: Sandia Ang, soprano; Kate Aldrich, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Beaurline, tenor; John Flanigan, bass. South Middle School, Great Neck.
May 4, 1997
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Bart Folse, conductor; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra. Soloists: David Arnold, baritone; Ellen Zimmer and Sandia Ang, sopranos; Jossie Perez, mezzo-soprano; Anne Bahny, alto; Christopher Pfund, tenor; Warren Wilson, boy soprano. South Middle School, Great Neck.
December 15, 1996
Festival Te Deum--Benjamin Britten, Jesu, Meine Freude--J.S. Bach, Jauchzet Gott, in Alle Landen (finale from Cantata 51)--J.S. Bach, A Ceremony of Carols--Benjamin Britten. Bart Folse, conductor; Donald Joyce, organist; Anna Reinersman, harpist. Soloists: Sandia Ang and Anne Bahny, sopranos; William Bungarz, tenor. United Methodist Church, Floral Park.
May 5, 1996
Opera choruses: Coro di Schiavi Ebrei (from "Nabucco")--Giuseppe Verdi, Libiamo, Ne' Lieti Calici (from "La Traviata")--Giuseppe Verdi, Turandot--Act III, Scene I--Giacomo Puccini, Tosca--Scene from Act I--Giacomo Puccini, and Faust: Final Chorus--Charles Gounod; Messa di Gloria--Giacomo Puccini. Bart Folse, conductor; Vladimir Valjarevic, pianist. Soloists: Fredrick Martell, tenor; Timothy LaFontaine, baritone; Sandia Ang, soprano. United Methodist Church, Floral Park.
December 3, 1995
Alexander's Feast (An Ode in Honor of St. Cecilia's Day)--G.F. Handel. Bart Folse conductor; The Eighteenth Century Ensembl; Donald Joyce, organist and harpsichordist. Soloists: Margery Hellmold, soprano; Thom Baker, tenor; Timothy LaFontaine, baritone. United Methodist Church, Floral Park.
May 6, 1995
"Music of Eastern Europe." Ode to Joy--Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, Mass in D--Antonin Dvorak. Bart Folse, conductor; Donald Joyce, organist. Soloists: Beverly Myers, soprano; Sandra Van Cleve, contralto; Daniel Pincus, tenot; Charles Robert Stephens, bass. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
December 11, 1994
"The Glory of Venice." Mizmor L'Toda (Psalm 100)--Salamone Rossi, Beatus Vir--Claudio Monteverdi, Al Naharot Bavel (Psalm 137)--Salamone Rossi, Elohim Hashivenu--Salamone Rossi, Confitebor Tibi (Psalm 110)-- Claudio Monteverdi, K'Dusha (Keter)--Salamone Rossi, Gloria--Antonio Vivaldi. Bart Folse, conductor, with The Eighteenth Century Ensemble under Phil Levin. Soloists: Victoria Hall, soprano; Audrey Federici, mezzo-soprano. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
May 7, 1994
Samson--G.F. Handel. Bart Folse, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Mark Bleeke and Daniel Pincus, tenors; Lorraine DiSimone, mezzo-soprano; Colin J. Duffy, countertenor; Ridley Chauvin, baritone; Timothy LaFontaine, bass-baritone; Karen Smith Emerson, soprano. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
December 4, 1993
Ave Verum Corpus--W.A. Mozart, Versperae Solennes de Domenica--W.A. Mozart, Lord Nelson Mass--Franz Josef Haydn. Bart Folse, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Thais St. Julien, soprano; Suzanne DuPlantis, mezzo-soprano; Stanley Warren, tenor; Robert Osborne, bass-baritone. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
May 1, 1993
War Requiem (Op. 66)--Benjamin Britten. With Hampshire College Chorus (under Ann Kearns), Fairfield County Chorale, Newark Boys' Choir (under Ken Tritle), morArtis Symphonic Orchestra, and AmorArtis Chamber Orchestra. Johannes Somary, conductor; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Lorna Haywood, soprano; John MacMaster, tenor; Brian Raynor Cook, bass. Church of St. Jean Baptiste, Manhattan.
December 6, 1992
Lauft, Ihr Hirten, Allzugleich--Michael Haydn, Mass in G Major--Franz Schubert, Epithalamion--Ralph Vaughan Williams. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Susanne Peck, soprano; John MacMaster, tenor; Andrew Schultze, bass-baritone. South Senior High School, Great Neck.
July 21, 1992
"Washington Square Music Festival" (GNCS participating). Mass in C Major ("Coronation Mass")--W.A. Mozart. With AmorArtis Chamber Choir, Fairfield County Chorale, and Horace Mann Glee Club. Johannes Somary, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Cynthia Richards Hewes, soprano; Jeffrey Dooley, countertenor; Thom Baker, tenor; Richard Holmes, bass. Washington Square Park, Manhattan.
May 16, 1992
"A Celebration of Deliverance and Reconciliation." Kol Haneshama--C.G. Lidarti, Befi Yesharim--C.G. Lidarti, Missa Choralis--Franz Liszt, Russian Requiem--Elis Pehkonen. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Joan Peterson, soprano; Alexandra Montano, mezzo-soprano. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
December 8, 1991
Judas Maccabaeus--G.F. Handel. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Miriam Kafker, soprano; Thom Baker, tenor; Daniel Gundlach, countertenor; Richard Holmes, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
May 18, 1991
Cantate Pour Le Premier Aout (American premiere)--Frank Martin, Te Deum (New York premiere)--Willy Burkhard, Suite Montagnarde (American premiere)--Jean Daetwyler, Requiem--W.A. Mozart. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Maryl Cannon, soprano; Mary Runyan, mezzo-soprano; Richard Holmes, bass; Mukund Marathe, tenor. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
May 11, 1991
Chichester Psalms--Leonard Bernstein. With Long Island Symphonic Choral Assn. and Nassau Symphony Orchestra. Soloists: Jason Amoroso, treble; Maralin Niska, soprano; Lucille Beer, mezzo-soprano; Brian Hilt, tenor; Richard Zeller, baritone. Hofstra University's Adams Playhouse, Hempstead.
December 9, 1990
"French Choral Music." Judicum Salomonis--Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Four chansons from the French Renaissance: Laz, S'il Convient--Pierre Certon, Au Joli Bois--Charles Tessier, Bon Dieu, Benis Nous--Claude Le Jeune, and Mignonne, Allon Voir Si La Roze--Guillaume Costeley. Oratorio de Noel ("Christmas Oratorio")--Camille Saint-Saens. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Eva de la O, soprano; Kathyrn Weld, mezzo-soprano; Korby Myrick, alto; Patrick Romano, tenor; Elwood Howard, baritone. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
May 12, 1990
Ein Deutsches Requiem--Johannes Brahms. Johannes Somary, conductor; Rudolph Palmer and Anne Somary, pianists. Soloists: Gurcell Henry, soprano; John Ostendorf, bass-baritone. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
March 11, 1990
"The Twentieth Century." Prayer of Saint Francis of Assissi (world premiere)--Johannes Somary, Two Motets: Pater Noster and Ave Maria--Igor Stravinsky, In the Beginning of Creation--Daniel Pinkham, Song of the Sky Loom (world premiere)--Ann Kearns, Frostiana--Randall Thompson. Johannes Somary, conductor; Anne Somary, pianist. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
December 10, 1989
Ich Lasse Dich Nicht, Du Segnest Mich Denn--J.S. Bach, The Israelites in the Desert--C.P.E. Bach. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Cheryl Bensman Rowe and Maryl Cannon, sopranos; Patrick Romano, tenor; Woody Howard, bass. First Congregational Church, Manhasset.
May 13, 1989
Petite Messe Solennelle--Gioacchino Rossini. Johnannes Somary, conductor; Ray Pellerin, organist; Anne Somary and Michael Ferrari, pianists. Soloists: Maryl Cannon, soprano; Korby Myrick, alto; David Ronis, tenor; Elwood Howard, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
March 5, 1989
Miriam's Song of Triumph--Franz Schubert, Two Songs in Waltz Tempo ("It's a Grand Night for Singing" and "Falling in Love with Love")--Richard Rodgers, Five American Folk Songs ("Loo-si-ana Gals," "I'm Sad and Lonely," "Shenandoah," "Chilly Winds," and "Sourwood Mountain"), Medley of 19th-Century Popular Songs ("Camptown Races," "Oh My Darling Clementine," "Whispering Hope,"'Vive La Compagnie," "Aura Lee," "Oh Susanna," and "Der Deitcher's Dog"). Johannes Somary, conductor; Anne Somary and Johannes Somary, pianists. Soloist: Cheryl Bensman Rowe, soprano. South Middle School, Great Neck.
December 10, 1988
"Music for Brass, Organ and Choirs." Laudate Dominum (Psalm 117)--Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Cantata 61 ("Nun Komm, Der Heiden Heiland")-- J.S. Bach, Magnificat--Henrich Schütz, O Praise the Lord of Heaven (Psalm 148)--Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alleluia, Lobet Den Herren (Psalm 150)--Henrich Schütz. With the Horace Mann Glee Club. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Cynthia Richards Hewes and Jessica Marstens, sopranos; Elsa Larsson and Jill Johnson, altos; Daniel Pincus and James Bassi, tenors; John Mack Ousley and Richard Holmes, basses. First Congregational Church, Manhasset. Also given December 16 at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University.
May 7, 1988
The Celestial Country--Charles Ives, Missa Sancti Nicolai--Joseph Haydn, and The Ultimate Quest (world premiere)--Johannes Somary. With the AmorArtis Chamber Choir and the John L. Miller North Senior High School Chorus. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra under James Shepherd; Ray Pellerin, organist. Soloists: Jill Johnson, soprano; Fay Kittelson, alto; Daniel Pincus, tenor, John Mack Ousley, bass.. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
December 5, 1987
Semele--G.F. Handel. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Baroque Orchestra. Soloists: Julianne Baird and Georgia McEver, sopranos; Korby Myrick and Jennifer Lane, altos; Patrick Romano, tenor; Glenn Billingsley, bass; Douglas Stevens, countertenor. South Middle School, Great Neck.
May 16, 1987
Kiddush--Kurt Weill, An Oxford Elegy--Ralph Vaughan Williams, Requiem--Camille Saint-Saens. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Robert Sherman, narrator. Soloists: Lori Corrsin, soprano; Fay Kittelson, alto; William Carney, tenor; Richard Holmes, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
March 1, 1987
Cantique de Jean Racine--Gabriel Faure, I Am the Rose of Sharon--William Billings, Love Songs ("Amor Fa Quanto Vuoi," "Correte Amanti," "Voi Che Seguite Il Cieco Ardor di Venere," "Se'l Leoncorno Corr'al Casto Seno," "Scherzan Intorno I Pargoletti Amori," "V'attene Pur da Me Cruda Lontano)--Salomone Rossi. Johannes Somary, conductor; Anne Somary and Sidney Wright, pianists. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
November 23, 1986
Alexander's Feast (An Ode in Honor of St. Cecilia's Day)--G.F. Handel. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Suzanne Peck, soprano; David Negron, bass-baritone; Mark J. Goodrich, tenor. South Middle School, Great Neck.
May 10, 1986
Orfeo, Act II--Christoph Willibald Gluck, Dido and Aeneas--Henry Purcell. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Catherine Aks and Lori Corrsin, sopranos; Elwood Howard, baritone; Ted Sperling, countertenor. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
February 22, 1986
Symphony of Psalms--Igor Stravinsky. With AmorArtis Chamber Choir and Horace Mann Chamber Chorus. Stephen Somary, conductor. Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan.
December 7, 1985
"Bach Birthday Tribute." Mass in A, Cantata 208, Cantata 40, and Cantata 172--J.S. Bach. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Patrick Romano, tenor; Ann Monoyios and Sylvia Lange, sopranos; Peter Stewart, baritone; Peter Becker, countertenor. South Middle School, Great Neck.
May 4, 1985
Joshua--G.F. Handel. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Stephen Oosting, tenor; Jeffrey Dooley, countertenor; Judith Caldwell, soprano; Peter Stewart, baritone. North Middle School, Great Neck.
March 17, 1985
Via Crucis--Franz Liszt. Johannes Somary conductor. St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan.
December 8, 1984
The Creation--Franz Josef Haydn. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Richard Holmes, bass; Louise Elton, soprano; Rob Fitz, tenor. South Senior High Schoo, Great Neck.
May 13, 1984
In the Beginning--Aaron Copland, Sacred Service--Darius Milhaud. Rudolph Palmer, conductor; Elizabeth Latorre, pianist; Rabbi Jerome K. Davidson, narrator. Soloists: John Ostendorf, baritone; Jane Gunter-McCoy, soprano. Temple Beth-El, Great Neck.
December 10, 1983
Magnificat--Antonio Vivaldi, Laudate Pueri--G.F. Handel, Dixit Dominus--G.F. Handel. Rudolph Palmer, conductor; Baroque Orchestra; Edward Brewer, harpsichordist. Soloists: Cynthia Richard Hewes and Katherine Davidson, sopranos; Jeffrey Dooley, countertenor; Rob Fitz, tenor; Thomas Hewes, bass. South Senior High School, Great Neck.
May 14, 1983
Jephthah--Giacomo Carissimi, King David--Arthur Honegger. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra; Rudolph Palmer, organist; Earl Wrightson, narrator. Soloists: Jane Thorngren and Dilys Smith, sopranos; Anita Gatti, alto; Stafford Wing, tenor. North Middle School, Great Neck.
December 11, 1982
The Fairy Queen--Henry Purcell. Johannes Somary, conductor; AmorArtis Orchestra. Soloists: Jane Thorngren and Cynthia Richards Hewes, sopranos; Thomas Hewes, baritone; Alan Paddle, tenor. North Middle School, Great Neck.
May 8, 1982
Cantata 150--J.S. Bach, Mass in G--Franz Schubert, Missa Brevis--Zoltan Kodaly. George V.Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Cynthia Richards Hewes, soprano; Thomas Hewes, baritone; Daniel Pincus, tenor. North Middle School, Great Neck.
January 23, 1982
The Seasons--Franz Josef Haydn. Johannes Somary, conductor; Festival Chamber Orchestra. Soloists: Catherine Aks, soprano; Stephen Oosting, tenor; Richard Anderson, bass. North Middle School, Great Neck.
May 9, 1981
Stabat Mater--Antonin Dvorak. George V. Rose, conductor. Soloists: Jennifer Barron, soprano; Cori Ellison, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Perry, tenor; Herbert Beattie, bass. North Middle School, Great Neck.
March 8, 1981
Ave Verum Corpus--W.A. Mozart, Missa Brevis in D Major--W.A. Mozart. With the Waldorf Singers (from Waldorf School, Garden City): Wake, Awake--Phillip Nicolai/F.M. Christiansen. George V. Rose, conductor; string quartet. Soloists: Stephanie Malinow, soprano; Kim Lerner, alto; Michael Leavitt, tenor; Robert Serating, bass. Saddle Rock School, Great Neck.
December 13, 1980
Beatus Vir (Psalm 112)--Antonio Vivaldi, Dixit (Psalm 110)--Antonio Vivaldi. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Edward Brewer, harpsichordist. Soloists: Cheryl Bensman, soprano; Jeffrey Dooley, countertenor; Frank Hoffmeister, tenor; Thomas Hewes, baritone. South Senior High School, Great Neck.
May 10, 1980
Liebeslieder Walzer (Op. 52)--Johannes Brahms, Carmina Burana--Carl Orff. George V. Rose, conductor; Judith Lang Zaimont and Gary De Sesa, pianists; percussionists. Soloists: Marilyn Brustadt, soprano; Claire Bennett, mezzo-soprano; Roger Roloff, baritone; Douglas Perry, tenor; Roy Bennett, bass. North Middle School, Great Neck.
February 2, 1980
Requiem--W.A. Mozart, Gloria--Francis Poulenc. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Jennifer Barron, soprano; Constance Beavon, mezzo-soprano; James Asbury, tenor; Herbert Beattie, bass. South Senior High School, Great Neck.
May 19, 1979
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Elaine Malbin, soprano; David Arnold, bass; Joy Zornig, mezzo-soprano; David Bender, tenor; Angela Castle, child soloist. Colden Auditorium, Queens College, Flushing.
December 9, 1978
Judas Maccabaeus--G.F. Handel. George V.Rose, conductor; baroque chamber orchestra. Soloists: Peggy Pruett, soprano; Jeff Dooley, countertenor; Stephen Sturk, tenor; Bruce Fifer, bass. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 13, 1978
Mass in C Major--Ludwig Van Beethoven, Dona Nobis Pacem--Ralph Vaughan Williams. George V. Rose, conductor; Great Neck Choral Society Orchestra. Soloists: Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Joy Zornig, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Perry, tenor; Richard Anderson, bass. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
February 4, 1978
Te Deum--Franz Josef Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass--Franz Josef Haydn. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Peggy Pruett, soprano; Milagra Vargas, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Perry, tenor; Frank Daniels, bass. South Senior High School, Great Neck.
May 22, 1977
Te Deum--Giuseppe Verdi, Ein Deutsches Requiem--Johannes Brahms. With the Waldorf Choral Society and the Great Neck Symphony Orchestra. George V. Rose and Herbert Grossman, conductors. Soloists: Judith Raskin, soprano; Walter Hook, baritone. Colden Center, Queens College, Flushing.
February 5, 1977
Cantata 147 ("Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben")--J.S. Bach, Magnificat in D Major--J.S. Bach. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Edward Brewer, harpsichordist. Soloists: Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Dorothy Neff, alto; Douglas Perry, tenor; Richard Anderson, bass. Venue not recorded.
May 22, 1976
"An American Choral Patchwork, 1770-1976."--Chester, When Jesus Wept, and Be Glad Then America--William Billings; Go Congregation, Go and Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs--John Antes; Bunker Hill--Andrew Law; Amazing Grace--William Walker; Medley ("Some Folks Do!", "Ring De Banjo," "Camptown Races")--Stephen Foster; Stars of the Summer Night-- I.B. Woodbury; Tenting on the Old Camp Ground--Walter Kittredge; and The Circus Band--Charles Ives. Sacred Service for the Sabbath Evening--Judith Lang Zaimont (composed for the Great Neck Choral Society). George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Roy Bennett, narrator. Soloist: Robert Shiesley, baritone. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
January 24, 1976
Messiah--G.F. Handel. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Charlene Peterson, soprano; Dorothy Neff, alto; Ray DeVoll, tenor; Richard Anderson, bass. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 31, 1975
Ave Verum Corpus, Mass in C Major, and Solemn Vespers--W.A. Mozart. George V. Rose, conductor. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
January 25, 1975
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Loretta Lewis, soprano; Phyllis Hunter, alto; Franco Spoto, tenor; Robert Shiesley, baritone; Miriam Cahn, child. North Junion High School, Great Neck.
May 19, 1974
Requiem--Giuseppe Verdi. With the Waldorf Choral Society and the Great Neck Symphony. George V. Rose and Herbert Grossman, conductors. Soloists: Esther Hinds, soprano; Rose Taylor, mezzo-soprano; Gene Bullard, tenor; Claude Corbeil, bass. Colden Center, Queens College, Flushing.
February 2, 1974
Mass in B Minor--J.S. Bach. George V. Rose, conductor. Soloists: Dilys Smith, soprano; Judith Farris, mezzo-soprano; Ray DeVoll, tenor; Herbert Beattie, bass. North Junion High School, Great Neck.
June 2, 1973
Frostiana--Randall Thompson, The Chase (world premiere)--Judith Lang Zaimont, Symphony of Psalms (Psalm 150 and verses of Psalms 38 and 39)--Igor Stravinsky. George V. Rose, conductor; Judith Lang Zaimont and Doris Lang Kosloff, pianists. Soloist: Robert Shiesley, baritone. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
February 3, 1973
Israel in Egypt--G.F. Handel. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Deborah Kieffer, alto; Mallory Walker, tenor. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
June 3, 1972
King David--Arthur Honneger. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Salvador Tomas, narrator. Soloists: Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Deborah Kieffer, alto; Frank Spoto, tenor; Aina Barten, Witch of Endor. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
February 9, 1972
Requiem--Gabriel Faure. George V. Rose, conductor. Sung with the choruses of Great Neck North Snior and Great Neck South Snior High Schools. North Senior High School, Great Neck.
December 11, 1971
Exultate Deo--Alessandro. Scarlatti, Salvation Is Created--Pavla Tschesnekoff, Run, Ye Shepherds, to the Light-- Michael Haydn, Ain-A That Good Newsand Ev'rytime I Feel the Spirit--arr. William Dawson, and Mass in B Flat Major --Franz Josef Haydn. George V. Rose conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Sondra Harnes, soprano; Jane Gunter, mezzo-soprano; Roger Lucas, tenor; Kenneth Bell, bass. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 15, 1971
Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Walzer (Op. 65), Six Folk Songs ("I'd Enter Your Garden," "The Fiddler," "How Sad Flow the Streams," "At Night," "Awake, Awake," "A House Stands 'neath the Willows' Shade"), Requiem--Johannes Brahms. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Judith Lang Zaimont and Lenore Chapman, pianists. Soloists: Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Robert Shiesley, baritone. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
December 19, 1970
Chichester Psalms--Leonard Bernstein, Carmina Burana--Carl Orff. George V. Rose, conductor; Judith Lang Zaimont and Helen Akins, pianists. Soloists: Brian Gold, Mimi Gold, Katherine Klein and Elizabeth Humes, sopranos; Vicki Dobrow, alto; Michael Leavitt and Earnest Murphy, tenors; Robert Shiesley, baritone; Robert Serating, bass. Saddle Rock School, Great Neck.
May 9, 1970
Motet from Psalm 51--Johannes Brahms, The Creation--Franz Josef Haydn. George V. Rose, conductor; Helen Akins, organist. Soloists: Sondra Harnes, soprano; Frank Spoto, tenor; James Selway, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
December 13, 1969
Judas Maccabaeus--G.F. Handel. George V. Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra. Soloists: Helen Merritt, soprano; Shirley Delp, alto; Leo Goeke, tenor; Fred Jones, bass. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 17, 1969
Dona Nobis Pacem--Ralph Vaughan Williams, Three Ayres (sung by small ensemble)--Judith Lang Zaimont, Festival Te Deum--Benjamin Britten, Rejoice in the Lamb--Benjamin Britten. George V. Rose, conductor; Helen Akins, organist. Soloists: Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Donato Bracco, tenor; Shirley Delp, alto; Richard Anderson, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
January 25, 1969
Songs from Modern Israel: Ken Yovdu--Marc Lavry, Hitrag'Ut--E.W. Sternberg, and Uri Tsiyon-- Moshe Welensky. Jephthah--Giacomo Carissimi; b'Shuv Adonai--arr. Hawley Ades; Hora--Julius Chajes. George V. Rose, conductor; Judith Zaimont, pianist; Sonia Gezairirlian Grib, harpsichordist. Soloists: Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Vicki Dobrow, alto; William Akins, tenor; Robert Serating, bass. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 18, 1968
Cantata 140 ("Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns die Stimme"), Cantata 106 ("Gottes Zeit Ist Die Allerbeste Zeit"), and Magnificat --J.S. Bach. George Rose, conductor; ensemble; Robert Flood, organist. Soloists: Charlene Peterson, soprano; Dorothy Neff, alto; Henry Nason, tenor; Anthony Tamburello, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
March 16, 1968
Mass in G Major--Franz Schubert, Gloria--Antonio Vivaldi. With the Queens Festival Orchestra. George V. Rose and Jerome Laszloffy, conductors. Soloists: Laevata Johnson, soprano: Dorothy Egen, alto; Robert Serating, bass; George Rose, tenor. Junior High School 74 Auditorium, Bayside.
December 3, 1967
Cantata 142 ("Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren")--J.S. Bach, Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op. 65--Johannes Brahms. George V. Rose, conductor. Soloists: Beth Joseph and Florence Nussbaum, sopranos; Donato Bracco, tenor. This "10th anniversary" program also featured a number of instrumental works played by a small ensemble. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
May 6, 1967
Ave Verum Corpus (KV618), Versperae Solennes de Confessore (KV339), and Requiem (KV626)--W.A. Mozart. With members of the Waldorf Choral Society. George V. Rose, conductor; Eugenia Toole, organist. Soloists: Elizabeth Humes, soprano; Donato Bracco, tenor; Deborah Kieffer, alto; Marvin Hayes, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
December 18, 1966
A Ceremony of Carols--Benjamin Britten, Chichester Psalms--Leonard Bernstein, Gloria-- Francis Poulenc. George V. Rose, conductor; Florence Orpin, organist. Soloists: Joan Kleinberg, Florence Nussbaum and Helen Merritt, sopranos; North Shore Unitarian Church, Plandome.
May 21, 1966
King David--Arthur Honegger. With the Waldorf Choral Society. George Rose, conductor; chamber orchestra; Rabbi Avraham Soltes, narrator. Soloists: Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Deborah Kieffer, alto; William Dembaugh, tenor; Aina Niemal, Witch of Endor. North Senior High School, Great Neck.
April 15, 1966
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn. George V. Rose, conductor; Robert Huddleston, organist. Soloists: Helen Feil, soprano; Catherine Mallon, alto; William Atkins, tenor; Cantor M. Fisher, bass. Temple Emmanuel, Great Neck.
January 29, 1966
Two Motets ("Offertorium" and "Ecce Sacerdos")--Anton Bruckner, Cantata 137 ("Lobe Den Herren")-- J.S. Bach, A Feast of Praise--Randall Thompson, Dansez, Dansez (from "Carmen")--Georges Bizet, Polovetzian Dance and Chorus (from "Prince Igor")--Alexander Borodin; Two Choruses from 'Pinafore' ("Over the Bright Blue Sea" and "Sir Joseph's Barge Is Seen") and When the Foeman Bares His Steel (from "The Pirates of Penzance")--Arthur Sullivan. With Long Island Brass Ensemble. George V. Rose, conductor. Soloists: Theda Shore, soprano; Vicki Dobrow, alto; Murray Selvern, tenor; Robert Serating, bass. North Senior High School, Great Neck.
May 22, 1965
Elijah--Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. George V. Rose, conductor; Kathryn DeGuire, organist. Soloists: Ray DeVoll, tenor; Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Deborah Kieffer, alto; Fred Jones, bass. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point.
April 3, 1965
"Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Great Neck public schools." Dido and Aeneas--Henry Purcell, In Our Times (commissioned by the Great Neck Choral Society)-- Elie Siegmeister, Early American Folk Songs ("Jefferson and Liberty," "The Saint's Delight," "Bird's Courting Song," "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife"). George V. Rose, conductor; Lothar Perl, accompanist. Soloists: Barbara Smith-Conrad and Theda Shore, sopranos; Donato Bracco, tenor: Stephanie Helfer, Paula Goodman, Luba Schuster and Norma Rees, sopranos; John Peck, tenor. North Senior High School, Great Neck.
December 19, 1964
Sung by "The Small Ensemble": Cantate Domino--Hans Leo Hassler, Ave Maria--Jean Mouton, Lasciatemi Morire-- Claudio Monteverdi. Je N'ose Etre Content--Jean Certon, Sweete Kate--Robert Jones, and Studentenschmauss--Schein. Motet: Make in Me, O Lord, A Pure Heart--Johannes Brahms, Missa Brevis in D Major (KV194)--W.A. Mozart. Sung by "The Small Ensemble: Of Household Rule--Anon., The Devil A Monk Would Be--Paul Hindemith, Nicolette--Anon., Troix Beaux Oiseaux Du Paradis--Maurice Ravel, The Deaf Boatman--Anon., and God's Blacksmith--Zoltan Kodaly. Hearken to My Prayer--Julius Chajes, Ain'A That Good News--arr. William Dawson, Little Innocent Lamb--arr. Marshall Bartholomew, Ezekial Saw de Wheel--arr. William Dawson. George V. Rose, conductor; string ensemble; Enid Schwartz, accompanist. Soloists: Martha Reynolds, soprano; Dorothy Egen, contralto; Donato Bracco, tenor; Robert Serating, bass. Venue not recorded.
June 7, 1964
The Choral Fantasia--Ludwig Van Beethoven, Liebeslieder Waltzer (Op. 52)--Johannes Brahms. Sung by "The Madrigal Singers": My Bonny Lass--Thomas Morley, My Heart Doth Beg You'll Not Forget--Orlando di Lasso, Rest, Sweet Nymphs-- Francis Pilkington, April Is in My Mistress' Face--Thomas Morley, The Cuckoo--Regula Pauli et Stephani, and One Small White Hen--Antonio Scandelli. Lament for Brother Robbins amd Gone, Gone. Gone (from "Porgy and Bess")--George Gershwin. George V. Rose, conductor; Eric Schwartz and Lothar Perl, pianists. Soloists: Barbara Smith Conrad, soprano; Dorothy Egen, contralto; Donato Bracco, tenor; Malcolm Smith, bass. Venue not recorded.
March 22, 1964
Gloria--Antonio Vivaldi, Gloria--Francois Poulenc. George V. Rose, conductor; Great Neck Symphony. Soloists: Anita Darian, soprano; David Nadien, violin. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
December 7, 1963
Hodie Christus Natus Est--Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina, O Magnum Mysterium--Tomas Luis de Victoria, Exultate Deo--Alessandro Scarlatti, Run, Ye Shepherds to the Light--Michael Haydn, Avodath Kakodesh, Part III--Ernest Bloch, Cantata 150 ("Lord, My Soul Doth Thirst for Thee")--J.S. Bach, Frostiana--Randall Thompson. George V. Rose, conductor; Eric Schwartz, accompanist. Soloists: Elizabeth Carron, soprano; Rhip Ritter, bass. Venue not recorded.
June 8, 1963
Ave Verum Corpus--W.A. Mozart, Hallelujah Chorus (from "Mount of Olives")--Ludwig Van Beethoven, Alleluia--Randall Thompson, Requiem--Gabriel Faure, Motet: Make in Me, O Lord, a Pure Heart--Johannes Brahms, Four Folk Songs: I'd Enter Your Garden, How Sad Flow the Streams, At Night, and A House Stands 'neath the Willows' Shade-- Johannes Brahms. Tanzen und Springen--Hans Leo Hassler, Fa una Cazone--Orazio Vecchi, Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit and Soon Ah Will Be Done--arr. William Dawson, Set Down Servant--arr. Robert Shaw. George V. Rose, conductor; Eric Schwartz. accompanist. Soloists: Ruth Daigon and Sondra Krantz, sopranos; Thomas Vasiloff and Robert Serating, basses. Venue not recorded.
December 16, 1962
Fanfare for Christmas Day--Martin Shaw, Glory to God in the Highest--G.B. Pergolesi, Mass in G-- Franz Schubert, A Ceremony of Carols--Benjamin Britten, Boar's Head Carol--arr. Robert Shaw, Carol of the Bells-- arr. Peter Wilhousky, Hallelujah, Amen (from "Judas Maccabaeus")--G.F. Handel, Hanukkah Song--transcr. Julius Chajes, Jingle Bells--arr. Ray Charles. George V. Rose, conductor; string orchestra; Eric Schwartz, accompanist. Soloists: Esther Singer, soprano; Christian Schlegel, tenor; George Asher, bass. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
March 31, 1962
"Concert for Young People." Vamos Aloanda--M. Carmargo Guarnieri, The Ash Grove--arr. Jacobs, Allan-a-Dale--Forbert Lucas Pearsall, Sourwood Mountain--arr. Scott, Everytime I Feel the Spirit--arr. William Dawson, Father William--Irving Fine, El Yivneh Hagalil--arr. Julius Chajes, and Ballad for Americans--Earl Robinson. Martin Josman, conductor; Eric Schwartz, accompanist. Soloists: Crail Conner, soprano; Sally Valante, alto; Roy Hines, tenor; James Martindale and Robert Serating, basses. North Junior High School, Great Neck.
January 28, 1961
Renaissance: Mastona, Lovely Maiden--Orlando di Lasso, Rest Sweet Nymphs--Francis Pilkington, Fair Phyllis --John Farmer, and Innsbruck--Heinrich Isaac. Romantic Era: Hallelujah (from "Mount of Olives")--Ludwig van Beethoven, How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place (from "Ein Deutsches Requiem")--Johannes Brahms, and Who Can Revoke--Wallingford Riegger. Haydn: Die Beredsamkeit, Abendlied zu Gott, and Harmony in Marriage--Franz Joseph Haydn. Folk Music: The Irish Girl-- arr. Cowell, Aupres de Ma Blonde--arr. Darcieux, Greensleeves--arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, There's a Little Wheel-- arr. William Dawson, and Song of Galilee--arr. Julius Chajes. Martin Josman, conductor; American Brass Ensemble. Soloist: Esther Singer, soprano. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
June 3, 1961
Cantata 21 ("Ich Hatte Viel Bekümmeris")--J.S. Bach, Gloria--Antonio Vivaldi. Martin Josman, conductor. Sololists: Crail Conner, soprano; Jennie Hudson, alto; Martin Lies, tenor; Carl Hoffstad, bass; Philip West, oboe. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
This program was repeated on June 11 at the Brooklyn Museum, and was broadcast by radio.
December 9, 1961
"Praise to the Lord": Soul of the World--Henry Purcell, Komm, Susser Tod--J.S. Bach, Die Ehres Gottes in der Natur --Ludwig von Beethoven, Hallelujah, Psalm 150--Louis Lewandowski. "Music of Today": Father William--Irving Fine, Vamos Aloanda--M. Carmargo Guarnieri, Old Joe Has Gone Fishing--Benjamin Britten, Alleluia--Randall Thompson. "Madrigals (16th-18th Centuries)": Ash Grove--arr. Gordon Jacob, El-a-noy--arr. Isadore Freed, Hora--Julius Chajes, Every Time I Feel the Spirit--arr. William Dawson. "Holiday Music": Shepherds Chorus (from "Amahl and the Night Visitors")--Gian Carlo Menotti, Kentucky Wassail--arr. John Jacob Niles, A Merry Christmas--arr. Arthur Warrell. Martin Josman, conductor; Eric Schwartz, accompanist. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
June 4, 1960
Mass in D Minor ("The Nelson Mass" or "The Coronation Mass")--Franz Josef Haydn. "Music by contemporary American composers": Alleluia--Randall Thompson,
Three Choruses from 'Alice in Wonderland' ("The Lobster Quadrille," "Lullaby of the Duchess," "Father William")--Irving Fine. Holiday Song--
William Schuman. Martin Josman, conductor; chamber orchestra; Simon Sargon, accompanist. Soloists: Crail Conner, soprano; Ann Lacey, alto;
Roy Hines, tenor; Robert Peterson, bass. South Junior High School, Great Neck.
This program was repeated on June 12 at the Brooklyn Museum, and was broadcast by radio.
February 6, 1960
What Tongue Can Tell Thy Greatness, Lord--J.S. Bach, Agnus Dei--G.B. Pergolesi, Sound the Cymbal-- Franz Schubert, Cantate Domino--Heinrich Schütz, Seamen's Chorus (from "Fetes d'Hebe")--Jean-Philippe Rameau, Psalm 150--Louis Lewandowski, Ah Thou Poor World--Johannes Brahms, Holiday Song--William Schuman, Fuge aus der Geographie--Ernst Toch, Come Again, Sweet Love--Anon., Go Crystal Tears --Anon., Weep You No More Sad Fountains--William Dowland, Say, Love--Anon., Sourwood Mountain-- arr. Scott, Kuma Echa; Hora--Postolski-Luskin, He's Got the Whole World--arr. Hamilton Forrest, Shout for Joy-- arr. Lockwood. Martin Josman, conductor. Baker Hill School, Great Neck.
June 12, 1959
Ave Verum Corpus--W.A. Mozart, Chandos Anthems--G.F. Handel, I'd Enter Your Garden, Who's Knocking, How Sad Flows the Stream, and Awake, Awake My Darling--Johannes Brahms, folk songs. Martin Josman, conductor.