All performances conducted by Amy Kaiser unless otherwise indicated.
March 18, 1990; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Elizabeth Rodgers, piano; Jonathan Haas, vibraphone; Michael McGee, double bass
Brahms: Deutsche Volkslieder; Three Motets, op. 110
Heinz Werner Zimmermann: Vesper
Schütz: An den Wassern zu Babel (Psalm 137); Psalmen Davids: Lobe den Herren, meine Seele (Psalm 103)
Brahms: Songs and Romances Op. 93a; Fest- und Gedenksprüche,op. 109
May 18, 1990; Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Karen Smith Emerson, soprano; Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano; Carl Halvorson, tenor; Stanley Warren, tenor; Paul Rowe, baritone; Levin Baroque Ensemble
Haydn: Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (KleineOrgelmesse)
Haydn: Te Deum
Cherubini: Chant sur la Mort de Joseph Haydn (PREMIERE)
Beethoven: Mass in C, Op.86
November 10, 1990; Cathedral of St. John the Divine
The First Interfaith Concert of Remembrance
Ronald Senator: Kaddish for Terezin (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
December 7-8, 1990; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Beverly Myers, soprano; Trudy Weaver, alto; Patrick Romano, tenor; Kevin Deas, bass; Justin Bischof, organ
Mathias: Ave Rex
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Byrd: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Palestrina: Canite Tuba
Victoria: Ne Timeas Maria
Morales: O Magnum Mysterium
Sweelinck: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Britten: Jubilate Deo; A Boy Was Born (carol)
Howells: A Spotless Rose
arr. Willcocks: Sussex Carol
arr. Rutter: Joy to the World
January 9, 1991; Carnegie Hall
Guest appearance with Opera Orchestra of New York, Eve Queler, Conductor
Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
March 21, 1991; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Lalan Parrott, Harriet Wingreen, piano; David Loeb,shinobue
Minoru Miki: Jodo (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
David Loeb: Minase Sangin (PREMIERE)
Bright Sheng: Two Folk Songs from Chin Hai (NEW YORKPREMIERE)
Takemitsu: selections from Songs for Mixed Chorus
Michio Mamiya: selections from Compositions for ChorusI
Hikaru Hayashi: No No Hitsuji; Chugoku-chino No Komori-uta
Akira Miyoshi: Oboro Zukiyo; Yuki
May 21, 1991; Alice Tully Hall
Erie Mills, soprano; Trudy Weaver, alto; Patrick Romano,tenor; Paul Rowe, bass
Mozart: Regina Coeli, K.127
J.C. Bach: from Gloria in G: Gloria, Cum sancto spiritu;Credo Breve in C
Mozart: Kyrie, K.341; Recitative: Alcandro, lo confesso
Aria: Non so d'onde viene, K.294
Missa Longa in C, K. 262
December 6-7, 1991; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Jephta Bernstein, violin; Justin Bischof, organ
Brahms: Two Motets, op. 29: Es ist das Heil uns kommenher; Schaffe in mir Gott
Dvorak: In Nature (sung in Czech)
Janácek: Ave Maria
Kodaly: The Angels and the Shepherds
Dvorak: Mass in D: Gloria
Kodaly: Missa Brevis
January 30, 1992; Carnegie Hall
Guest appearance with Opera Orchestra of New York; Eve Queler, Conductor
Boieldieu: La Dame Blanche
March 15, 1992; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Lalan Parrott, piano
Copland: In the Beginning
Southern Harmony: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Ross Lee Finney: Psalm 138
Billings: Lamentation over Boston
Ives: Psalm 24
Richard K. Winslow: Huswifery
Copland: An Immorality
Leroy Jenkins: Let America be America Again (PREMIERE)
Kurt Weill: Columbus (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
Virgil Thomson: Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
May 16, 1992; Church of the Heavenly Rest
Jeanne Ommerle, soprano; Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Allan Fast, alto; Steven Tharp, tenor; Paul Rowe, baritone
J.S. Bach: Mass in b minor
December 5, 1992; Church of the Heavenly Rest
J.S. Bach: Cantata #63: Christen, ätzet diesenTag!
J.M. Bach: Fürchtet euch nicht; Sei, lieber Tag, willkommen
J.C. Bach: Magnificat
J.S. Bach: Chorale: Puer natus in Bethlehem
C.P.E. Bach: Heilig
J.S. Bach: Cantata #62: Opening chorus
J.C.F. Bach: selections from Die Kindheit Jesu
J.S. Bach: Chorale: Break forth, O beauteous heavenlylight
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Opening chorus
March 28, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Dallapiccola: Cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane
Arcadelt: Two madrigals by Michelangelo
Barber: A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map
Verdi: Ave Maria from Quattro Pezzi Sacri
Dallapiccola: Canti di Prigionia
May 15, 1993; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Rachel Rosales, Susan Montgomery, sopranos; Phyllis Jo Kubey, Carmel Fratianni, altos; Jorge Garza, Marc Molomot, tenors; Daniel Hague, Christopher Schumann, basses
Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo
Monteverdi: Gloria for seven voices, Madrigali Spirituali, Dixit Dominus
Gabrieli: Plaudite
Schütz: Musikalische Exequien
November 19, 1993; The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College of The City University of NewYork
Guest appearance with the Mannes Orchestra; Cal Stewart Kellogg, Conductor
Michael William Balfe: The Bohemian Girl
December 10-11, 1993; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Christopher Creaghan, organ
Amy Beach: Bethlehem; Peace on Earth
Brahms: Songs of Mary
Billings: Bethlehem; Hark! Hark! Hear You Not?
Britten: A Boy Was Born (choral variations)
arr. David Willcocks: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
arr. Britten: The Holly and the Ivy
arr. Willcocks: The First Nowell
March 12, 1994; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Rachel Rosales, soprano; Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; William Joyner, tenor; Christopher Schumann, bass; Dennis Helmrich, piano
Kodaly: Ének Szent István Királyhoz;Esti Dal; An Ode for Music; Fölszállot aPáva; Túrót Eszik a Cigány
Stravinsky: Deux Mélodies, op. 6
Kodaly: Mátrai Képek
John Tavener: Canticle of the Mother of God
Gorecki: Amen
Stravinsky: Mass
May, 1994; The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College of The City University of New York
Vaughan Williams: In Windsor Forest
Wilbye: Oft have I vowed; Weep, weep, mine eyes
Britten: Five Flower Songs
Tomkins: Adieu, Ye City-Prisoning Towers; See, seethe Shepherds' Queen
Vautor: Sweet Suffolk Owl
Donald Martino: The White Island (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
December 9-10, 1994; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Christopher Creaghan, organ
Morales: Salve, Regina
Victoria: O Regem caeli; Ave Regina coelorum
Guerrero: Three Christmas Carols
Anonymous: Three Spanish Christmas Carols
Pablo Casals: Recordare, Salve Montserratina
Paul Ben-Haim: Six Sephardic Folk Songs
Roberto Sierra: Cantos Populaires
Villa-Lobos: Estrela e lua nova
March 26, 1995; Merkin Concert Hall, Abraham Goodman House
Trudy Weaver, mezzo-soprano; Scott Rednour, piano
Schubert: An die Sonne; Das Dörfchen; Ständchen
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Gartenlieder (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
Schumann: Talismane
Clara Wieck Schumann: Solo songs Wolf: selectionsfrom Sechs Geistliche Lieder
Reger: Drei Chöre, op. 6
Wolf: Morgenhymnus
April 9, 1995; Kosciuszko Foundation
live broadcast on WQXR featuring The Dessoff Chamber Choir
Moniuszko: Trzy Piesni Choralna
Waclaw of Szamotul: Motets (sung in Polish)
Wiechowicz: Oj, Siadaj
May 18, 1995; Alger Mansion
Saunter Into Summer: 70th Anniversary Gala
Copland: Las Agachadas
Vaughan Williams: Greensleeves
Phyllis Tate: Engraved on the Collar of a Dog
Ivor Davies: The Prayer of the Cat
arr. Gene Puerling: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; Dancing in the Dark
arr. Steve Friedman: I'm Beginning to See the Light; Take Me Back to Manhattan
August 23, 1995; Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Guest appearance with the Asian Youth Orchestra, Sergiu Comissiona, Conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
October 7, 1995; Manhattan School of Music
Guest appearance with the MSM Philharmonia, Glen Barton Cortese, Conductor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
December 8-9, 1995; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center
Gregg Smith, Guest Conductor; Scott Rednour, Piano and Organ
Gabrieli: In Ecclesiis; Beata es Virgo; Plaudite
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat
Gregg Smith: A Mary Trilogy
Adolphus Hailstork: Break Forth (NEW YORK PREMIERE)
Pinkham: Christmas Cantata
George F. Reynolds: Glory to God; Under the Stars; The Christ Child Lay on Mary's Lap; Ideo Gloria
arr. Malcolm Sargent: Silent Night
various and trad.: Christmas carols