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April,
1991- A Celebration of Mozart
On the 200th Anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death, this concert
presented Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618", the "Piano Concerto,
No. 13 in A Major, K. 414", "Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165" and concluded
with the highlight of the program, Mozart's "Requiem". "Requiem",
Mozart's final composition, is said to be arguably the greatest piece of
Western Music ever created for the human voice. Soloists were Kathleen
Turner Barlow (soprano), Robyn Shapiro (mezzo-soprano), Kirk Stuart (tenor)
and David Neal (bass-baritone). Raymond Brokamp accompanied on the piano
and organ, along with the 60-voice choral ensemble and 27-member orchestra.
October
1991 - A Tribute to Aaron Copland & Leonard Bernstein
The music of Aaron Copeland includes "Two Motets" (1921) with
Betty Hartmeyer, Judy Donelan, Lois Wright and John Barber, "Two American
Folk Song Adaptations" (1952-54), "The Quiet City" (1939), "Poems
of Emily Dickinson" (1951) with Melissa Wise , and "The Tenderland"
- "Stomp Your Foot" and "The Promise of Living" (1954) with
Barbara Roach and Ed Nordby. Leonard Bernstein's collection included "West
Side Story Quintet" (1957) with Maria Meyers, Joyce Delaurentis and
Glenn Pruitt, "Missa Brevis" (1964) with Rachel Clement, and the
"Chichester
Psalms" (1965) with Betty Hartmeyer, Patti Rubin, Ed Nordby and Jonathan
West.
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