The following list demonstrates the Bach Society's commitment to performing the major works by Bach and other masters, and reveals the breadth of its repertoire, ranging from music of the 17th century to commissioned works.
I. MAJOR WORKS BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
· Mass in B minor: 1941, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 55, 57, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 69, 71, 75, 77, 83, 91, 94, 2001, 06, 10
· St. Matthew Passion: 1943, 45, 47, 53, 56, 61, 66, 70, 72, 78, 85, 89, 94, 2004
· St. John Passion: 1949, 51, 54, 57, 63, 68, 79, 88, 92, 96, 2002, 08
· Magnificat: 1950, 53, 57, 62, 65, 69, 73, 76, 80, 83, 87, 92, 96, 2002
· St. Mark Passion (reconstruction): 1997
II. FUTURE REPERTOIRE
…representing only possibilities with reservation of change…
…representing only possibilities with reservation of change…
· 2011 – 2012
Fall Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Mozart: Mass in C minor
Christmas Poulenc: Gloria
1st Spring Bach: St. Matthew Passion
2nd Spring Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Fall Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Mozart: Mass in C minor
Christmas Poulenc: Gloria
1st Spring Bach: St. Matthew Passion
2nd Spring Beethoven: Missa solemnis
· 2012 – 2013
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III. RECENT REPERTOIRE AND SOLOISTS
A. Dennis Sparger, Music Director and Conductor
A. Dennis Sparger, Music Director and Conductor
2009-2010 Concert Season
- October 2009 Bach and Mendelssohn
- December 2009 Bach: Sanctus and Osanna from Mass in B minor; Shaw-Bennett: Many Moods of Christmas Suite II.
- March 2010 Bach: Mass in B minor
Sherezade Panthaki, Debra Hillabrand, Don Frazure, Curtis Streetman - April 2010 Rheinberger: Mass in E flat for Double Chorus; plus motets by Anton Bruckner, Randall Thompson, Eric Whitacre, René Clausen, Javier Busto, Ernani Aguiar, Howard Helvey, Gustav Holst, and Moses Hogan
2008-2009 Concert Season
- October 2008 Praise His Holy Name!; Hymns, Anthems and Spirituals
Audio CD available for purchase here. - December 2008 Bach: Christmas Oratorio I-II-III
Gina Galati, Don Frazure, Curtis Streetman - March 2009 Duruflé: Requiem
Angela Horn, Thomas Barrett - April 2009 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude; Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor; Handel: Gloria; Mozart: Vespers of Confession
Sherezade Panthaki; Lenora-Marya Anop, violin
2007-2008 Concert Season
- October 2007 Beethoven: Mass in C; Bach: motets Lobet den Herrn, Fürchte dich nicht, and Cantata 80: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
Ann Hoyt, Debra Hillabrand, Don Frazure, Thomas Barrett - December 2007 Rutter: Magnificat (full orchestra version)
Christi John Bye, Melissa Payton - March 2008 Bach: St. John Passion
William Watson, Evangelist; Curtis Streetman, Jesus
Sherezade Panthaki, Tracy Watson, Stanley Warren, Jeffrey Heyl - May 2008 Mager: Mass of Light (commissioned)
2006-2007 Concert Season
- October 2006 Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
- December 2006 Handel (orch. Mozart): Messiah, Christmas scene
The Bach Society Young Artists - March 2007 Handel: Messiah, pts. II & III
Sherezade Panthaki, Stephanie Novacek, Alan Bennett, Ian Greenlaw - April 2007 Rachmaninoff: Vespers
Peggy Cantrell, Steven Slusher
2005-2006 Concert Season
- October 2005 Howells: Requiem; Willan: An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host; motets
- December 2005 Rutter: Gloria (full orchestra version)
KristenFrost - March 2006 Bach: Mass in B Minor
Amy Cochrane, Tracy Watson, Katherine Kelton, William Watson, Paul Rowe - April 2006 Reflections: The Conductor's 20th anniversary concert; Stephen Paulus: To the Supreme Being (commissioned); Stephen Mager: I Saw Eternity (commissioned)
2004-2005 Concert Season
- October 2004 Mozart: Requiem (ed. Druce); Haydn: Mass in Time of War
Susan Tilbury, Angela Horn, Patrick Hogan, Thomas Barrett - December 2004 Handel: Gloria
Mary Wilson - March 2005 Rutter: Mass of the Children
Mary Wilson, Paul Rowe - April 2005 Mager: The Lamb's High Feast (commissioned)
2003-2004 Concert Season
- October 2003 Soli Deo Gloria, Bach: Singet dem Herrn, Tallis: Spem in alium, and motets by Finzi, Purcell, Mathias, Howells, Vaughan Williams, Arnatt, Stanford, Wood
- December 2003 Bach: Christmas Oratorio (excerpts); Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Elizabeth Keusch - March 2004 Bach: St. Matthew Passion
William Watson, Evangelist; David Newman, Jesus
Mary Wilson, Tracy Watson, Steven Stolen, Jeffrey Fields - April 2004 1904-2004 America Sings!; Ives: Psalm 90; Argento: Sonnet No. LXIV; Thompson: Alleluia; Clausen: My Heart Is Steadfast (commissioned)
2002-2003 Concert Season
- October 2002 Bach: Magnificat; Orchestral Suite No. 3; Handel: Gloria; Zadok the Priest
Mary Wilson - December 2002 Poulenc: Gloria
Susan Tilbury - March 2003 Fauré: Requiem; Barber: Agnus Dei; Caldara: Crucifixus; Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium; Raminsh: Come, My Light
Patricia Andress, Jermaine Smith - April 2003 Patterson: Magnificat, Bach: Der Geist hilft; double motets by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Hassler, Scheidt and Hakenberger
with the Susan Slaughter Brass Ensemble
2001-2002 Concert Season
- October 2001 Rachmaninoff: Vespers
Peggy Cantrell, Jeffrey Freuler - December 2001 Handel (orch. Mozart): Messiah, Christmas Scene
Sarah Coburn, Rachel Edie, Eddie Hitchcock, Nathan Myers - March 2002 Bach: St. John Passion
Steven Stolen, Evangelist; David Berger, Jesus
Mary Wilson, Susan Forrester, Martin Kelly, David Newman - April 2001 Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
Jan Prokop, Angela Horn, Randal Rushing, Thomas Barrett
2000-2001 The Sixtieth Anniversary Season
- October 2000 Bach: The Good Fight, a dramatic presentation on the life and struggles of J.S. Bach written by Ila Klemm
Soloists from the Bach Society Chorus - December 2000 Handel: Messiah, Christmas Highlights
The Bach Society Young Artists - March 2001 Encore: Sixty Years of Bach
Selected works representing the repertoire of all 6 BSSL conductors - April 2001 Bach: Mass in B minor
Mary Wilson, Jane Jennings, Angela Horn, Steven Stolen, Thomas Barrett
1999-2000 Concert Season
- October 1999 Beethoven: Mass in C; Bach: Gott ist mein König; and Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Susan Tilbury, Susan Forrester, Martin Kelly, Michael Boschert - December 1999 Rutter: Magnificat; Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Mary Wilson, Patrick Hogan - March 2000 Duruflé: Requiem
Angela Horn, Thomas Barrett - April 2000 Handel: Israel in Egypt
Soloists from the Bach Society Chorus
1998-1999 Concert Season
- October 1998 Cathedral Classics, with Ronald Arnatt, organist; Durufle: Four Gregorian Motets; Tavener: Song for Athene; Gorecki: Totus Tuus
- December 1998 Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas I and II
Mary Wilson, Angela Horn, William Watson, Thomas Barrett - March 1999 Basically Bach: Cantata 202, and motets Lobet den Herrn; Jesu, meine Freude; and Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt
Mary Wilson - April 1999 Glick: Triumph of the Spirit (U.S. premiere), Sandra Geary, pianist; Daley: Requiem; Raminsh: Come, My Light; Alleluia, Amen; I Will Sing unto the Lord
1997-1998 Concert Season
- October 1997 Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Barber: Agnus Dei
Mary Wilson, Christy Clemens, Todd M. Wilson, Patrick Hogan - December 1997 Mager : Sinfonia Pastorale (Missouri premiere)
Mary Wilson, Kristen Frost - March 1998 Handel: Messiah pts 2 & 3
Mary Wilson, Peggy Cantrell, Christopher Goeke, David Newman - April 1998 Rachmaninoff: Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
John Sutko, cantor
1996-1997 Concert Season
- November 1996 Beethoven: Missa solemnis
Winifred Faix Brown, Phyllis Pancella, Carl Halvorson, William Walker - December 1996 Bach: Magnificat
Former Bach Society Young Artists Mary I. Brown, Leslie K. Remmert, Antoine C. Wallace, Michael J. Boschert, Krystianne Cheetham, Deborah Good Stinson, Matthew C. Cooper, and Karen Henrickson - March 1997 Bach: St. Mark Passion; Handel: Psalm 112
Julianne Baird, Tracy Watson, Christopher Goeke - April 1997 Rachmaninoff: Vespers
Peggy Cantrell, David Snook, Willie Eddie Hitchcock III
