Concert History

A catalogue of music and artists from our history of concerts

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2002-2003

Sweet Sounds of the Holiday
Cantata 4, Mozart, and More
Bach Plus Four

2003-2004

On Wings of Song
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Sing, My Soul
Mainly Mozart

2004-2005

Byrd, Gibbons, and More
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
St. John Passion
A Celebration of Spring

2005-2006

Bach, Busarow, and Brass
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Celebrating Bach and Mozart
Vespers and Fables

2006-2007

Bach to Haydn
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Mass in B Minor
The Best of Brahms

2007-2008

Bach to Vivaldi
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Motets and More
A Celebration of Spring

2008-2009

Bach Meets Rheinberger and Franck
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
The Art of the Magnificat
Israel in Egypt

2009-2010

Christmas Oratorio
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Follow the Muse
A Choral Sampler

2010-2011

Gloria!
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
St. John Passion
Shout for Joy!

A Season to Remember
2011-2012

Handel’s Judas Maccabæus
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
For the Joy of Singing!
Bach to Bach

Bach to the Future
2012-2013

Sing & Celebrate
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
St. Matthew Passion
Bach to the Future

Choral Masterworks from Early Music to Now
2013-2014

Hymns of Triumph
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Mass in B Minor by J.S. Bach
Celebrating Dance and Song

Music: The Universal Language
2014-2015

From Leipzig to Vienna
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Mozart’s Vienna
South American Accents

Mastery, Mystery, & Majesty
2015-2016

Salute to American Masters
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Songs of Mystery and Praise
The Music of Downton Abbey

From Russia to Love
2016-2017

Russian Echoes
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Bach’s St. John Passion
Love In Bloom

CONNECTIONS
2017-2018

The French Connection
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Sebastian & Sons
Romantic Connections

HOPE AND PASSION
2018-2019

Songs of Hope and Freedom
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Glorious Brass

Contrasts
2019-2020

Haydn and More
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays

Renewed and Resolved
2021-2022

Rededicated
Rejoice
Resplendent
Renewed

Trials and Triumphs
2022-2023

Israel in Egypt
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
St. John Passion
Favorites

The Paths of Visionaries
2023-2024

Songs of Ecstatic Praise
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
Along the Silk Road
Mozart’s Mass in C Minor

2024-2025

Memorials
Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
American Mosaic
Handel’s Messiah
In Praise of Peace

2002-2003

Sweet Sounds of the Holiday
December 2002

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir Natalie DeHorn, Artistic Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth, Director

Music

Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ein Kindlein ist uns geboren Jacobus Clemens non Papa
O magnum mysterium Morten Lauridsen
Three Medieval Carols John V. Mochnick
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Polish carol, arr. David Willcocks
Touro-louro-louro! Nicolas Saboly, arr. A. Parker and R. Shaw
Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi
A Christmas Carol Norman Dello Joio
Ding Dong! Merrily on High French tune, arr. David Willcocks
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Joy to the World! Antioch
Kettering Children’s Choir:
Sound the Trumpet Henry Purcell
Gloria Nancy Telfer
Come, All Ye Shepherds Austro-German Carol, arr. Stephen Mager
Jingle Bell Swing David J.
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Bach Society of Dayton:
What Sweeter Music John Rutter
Angelus ad pastores ait Samuel Scheidt
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir:
Away in a Manger W. J. Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
All My Heart This Night Rejoices arr. Leo Nestor
The Holly and the Ivy arr. Benjamin Britten
Birthday Carol David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks

Cantata 4, Mozart, and More
March 2003

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Rev. Joseph W. Goetz Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Laudate Jehovam, omnes gentes (Psalm 117) Georg Philipp Telemann
Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4) Johann Sebastian Bach
Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100) Orlando di Lasso
Vinea mea electa Francis Poulenc
Ubi caritas Maurice Duruflé
Sonata in B-Flat, K212 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in E-Flat, K67 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in C, K328 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Motet I; BWV 225) Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach Plus Four
May 2003

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Steven Rickards    Countertenor
Jerry Taylor    Organ
R. Alan Kimbrough    Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Psalm 51 (Op. 29, No. 2) Johannes Brahms
Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major Johann Sebastian Bac
Missa Brevis (1988) Leonard Bernstein
Zadok the Priest Georg Friedrich Handel
Be welcome then (Fly, bold rebellion) Henry Purcell
Music for a while (Oedipus) Henry Purcell
Sweeter than roses (Pausanias) Henry Purcell
Serenade to Music Ralph Vaughan Williams
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Motet VI; BWV 230) Johann Sebastian Bach

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2003-2004

On Wings of Song
October 2003

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Peter Ciaschini    Violin
Deborah Martin   Soprano
Mark Spencer    Baritone
Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier and Peter Ciaschini    Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

I Saw the Lord Sir John Stainer
Hear My Prayer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Coelos ascendit hodie Sir Charles Villiers Stanford
Easter (Five Mystical Songs, No. 1) Ralph Vaughan Williams
O, Clap Your Hands Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending Ralph Vaughan Williams
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 140) Johann Sebastian Bach

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2003

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High French tune, arr. Kevin McChesney
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming German tune, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
A La Ru Hispanic folk tune, arr. Jane McFadden
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ave Maria Anton Bruckner
Gaudete English carol, arr. J. David Moore
Wexford Carol Irish tune, arr. Dale Warland
Sussex Carol English carol, arr. David Willcocks
Of the Father’s Love Begotten Plainsong
Pat-a-pan Burgundian tune, arr. David L. Mennicke
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Joy to the World! Antioch
Kettering Children’s Choir:
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Star Carol John Rutter
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan traditional, arr. Daniel Powers
Sans Day Carol English traditional, arr. Z. Randall Stroope
Ride On, King Jesus Traditional spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Kettering Advent Ringers:
West Indies Carol Hart Morris
Bach Society of Dayton:
Verbum caro factum est Hans Leo Hassler
Christmas Eve Carol Jeffrey H. Rickard
Deck the Hall Welsh traditional, arr. David Willcocks
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
God’s Love Made Visible Dave Brubeck

Sing, My Soul
March 2004

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Eleanor McClellan Bulathsinghalage    Soprano
Mary Henderson Stucky    Mezzo Soprano
John Wesley Wright    Tenor
Edward Thomas Payne    Baritone
Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin    Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Steal Away (A Child of Our Time) Michael Tippett
Hard Trials arr. H. T. Burleigh
Nobody Knows (A Child of Our Time) Michael Tippett
His Name So Sweet arr. Hall Johnson
Go Down, Moses (A Child of Our Time) Michael Tippett
Watch and Pray arr. Undine Smith Moore
By and By (A Child of Our Time) Michael Tippett
All God’s Chillun Got Wings arr. J. Rosamond Johnson
Deep River (A Child of Our Time) Michael Tippett
Beatus Vir (Psalm 111/112) Antonio Vivaldi
Cantata 78: Jesu, der du Meine Seele Johann Sebastian Bach

Mainly Mozart
May 2004

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
J. Ritter Werner Organ
Elizabeth Wiley Taylor Soprano
Adele Karam Soprano
Timothy Culver Tenor
Brian Keith Johnson Baritone
Dr. Richard P. Benedum Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Concert No. 4 in F Major Opus 4, No. 4 George Frideric Handel
Mass in C Minor, KV 427 (417a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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2004-2005

Byrd, Gibbons, and More
October 2004

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
The Catacoustic Consort Annalisa Pappano, Artistic Director
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Annalisa Pappano Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Sing joyfully unto God William Byrd
Ave verum corpus William Byrd
Teach me, O Lord William Byrd
Rejoice unto the Lord William Byrd
Blessed is He William Byrd
In Nomine, No. 2 William Byrd
Lord to Thee William Byrd
Come to me, Grief William Byrd
Magnificat (Second Service) William Byrd
Haec dies William Byrd
Hosanna to the Son of David Orlando Gibbons
O Lord, increase my faith Henry Loosemore
Magnificat (Short Service) Orlando Gibbons
Set for Five Viols in F Major William Lawes
Fantasia William Byrd
This is the record of John Orlando Gibbons
O clap your hands Orlando Gibbons

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2004

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
A Merry Christmas arr. Anna Laura Page
Greensleeves English Melody, arr. Cathy Moklebust
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O magnum mysterium Thomás Luis de Victoria
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan traditional, arr. Anne Heider
El Noy de la Mare Catalan Carol, arr. Jim McCutcheon
Spanish Carol Galician Folk Tune, arr. Jeffrey Van
Medieval Carol Medley arr. Jim McCutcheon
O Sweet Little Child Samuel Scheidt, arr. William Bausano
A Maiden Most Gentle French Tune, arr. Andrew Carter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir:
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Laudamus te Antonio Vivaldi
Angels’ Carol John Rutter
O Tannenbaum arr. Daniel Powers
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Joy to the World! Antioch
Bach Society of Dayton:
Hodie Christus natus est Giovanni Gabrieli
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Kettering Advent Ringers:
A La Ru Hispanic Folk Melody, arr. Jane McFadden
Bach Society of Dayton:
He Is Born French Carol, arr. John Ricketts
Sing Lullaby Basque Carol, arr. Anthony Prower
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day English Carol, arr. David Willcocks
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
I Saw Three Ships English Carol, arr. John Rutter

St. John Passion
March 2005

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
John Wesley Wright Tenor, as the Evangelist
Mark Spencer Baritone, as Jesus
Elizabeth Wiley Taylor Soprano, as the Maid
Mary Henderson Stucky Mezzo Soprano
Bradley Howard Tenor, as the Servant
William Henry Caldwell Baritone, as Peter and Pilate
Richard P. Benedum Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

The St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach

A Celebration of Spring
May 2005

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Laura Ferranti Mezzo Soprano
Jason E. Jackson Tenor
Thomas W. Sherwood Bass-Baritone

Music

Cantata 79: Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn’ und Schild Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major (BWV 1047) Johann Sebastian Bach
Wedding Cantata Daniel Pinkham
Spring (from The Seasons) Franz Joseph Haydn

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2005-2006

Bach, Busarow, and Brass
October 2005

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
The Carillon Brass
Dr. Donald Busarow Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

A Festival Psalm Donald Busarow
Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Cantate Domino canticum novum Heinrich Schütz
Feierlicher Einzug (Festival Procession) Richard Strauss
Behold, the Tabernacle of God Healey Willan
Alleluia. In resurrectione tua, Christe Jakob Handl
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden Johann Sebastian Bach
Dance Suite from Terpsichore Michael Praetorius, arr. Allan Dean
A Psalm Triptych Donald Busarow

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2005

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Concert Choir Natalie DeHorn, Artistic Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth, Director

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
White Christmas Irving Berlin, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Silent Night Austrian Carol, arr. Cathy Moklebust
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Mid-Winter Bob Chilcott
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Angelus ad pastores ait Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Sing We Now of Christmas French Carol, arr. John A. Ricketts
Ave Maria Franz Biebl
The Angels and the Shepherds Bohemian Traditional, arr. Stephen Paulus
I Wonder as I Wander arr. John Rutter
Go Tell it on the Mountain African-American Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Laudate Dominum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Doreen Rao
Nativity Carol John Rutter
A Thousand Stars Angelo Cavalieri
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem St. Louis
Bach Society of Dayton:
Rudolphus Rubrinasus Johnny Marks, arr. Philip Brunelle
Sons of Eve, Reward My Tidings 16th-cent. Spanish Carol, ed. Noah Greenberg
Mary’s Lullaby John Rutter
Kettering Advent Ringers:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen English Carol, arr. Kevin McChesney
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
The Joys of Mary 14th-cent. English Carol, arr. Richard Proulx

Celebrating Bach and Mozart
March 2006

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Judith Overcash Soprano
Catherine McKeever Mezzo Soprano
Randall Umstead Tenor
Thomas W. Sherwood Bass-Baritone
Dr. Richard P. Benedum Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Lutheran Mass in A Major, BWV 234 Johann Sebastian Bach
Requiem Mass, K 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Vespers and Fables
May 2006

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Steven Rickards Countertenor
John Wesley Wright Tenor
Jeremy Kelly Baritone
Benjamin Smolder Bass-Baritone
Rev. James L. Heft, S.M. Pre-Performance Lecture

Music

Regina Coeli, K. 276 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate K. 165 (158a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vesperae de Dominica, K.231 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Wind in the Willows John Rutter

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2006-2007

Bach to Haydn
October 2006

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Liza Forrester Mezzo Soprano
Randall Black Tenor
Jeremy Kelly Baritone

Music

Insanae et Vanae Curae Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto in F Major for Keyboard and Strings, Hob. XVIII:7 Franz Joseph Haydn
Cantata 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B Flat (Theresienmesse), Hob. XXII:12 Franz Joseph Haydn

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2006

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Coventry Carol English Carol, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
We Three Kings American Carol, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
And the Glory of the Lord George Frideric Handel
Ave Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
And He Shall Purify George Frideric Handel
I Sing of a Maiden Patrick Hadley
For Unto Us a Child is Born George Frideric Handel
The Slumber of the Infant Jesus François-Auguste Gevaert
His Yoke is Easy George Frideric Handel
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Cantate Domino Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, arr. Linda Spevacek
Alleluia Henry Purcell
The Holly and the Ivy Andrew Carter
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen God Rest You Merry, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming German Hymn, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Farandole Georges Bizet, arr. William H. Griffin
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ocho Kandelikas Flory Jagoda
Candlelight Carol John Rutter
Angels We Have Heard on High French Carol, arr. David M. Cherwien
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
Jesus Child John Rutter

Mass in B Minor
March 2007

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Judith Overcash Soprano I
Elizabeth Wiley Taylor Soprano II
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Randall Umstead Tenor
Benjamin Smolder Bass-Baritone
Neal Gittleman Concert Preview

Music

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 Johann Sebastian Bach

The Best of Brahms
May 2007

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Wayne High School Choraliers    Basil Fett, Director
Centerville High School Elktonians    Kathy Clark, Vocal Music Director
Sinclair Community College Chorale and Chamber Choir    Nolan W. Long, Assistant Professor of Music
Dawn Stone    Soprano
Thomas W. Sherwood    Bass-Baritone
Robert and Tiraje Ruckman    Piano
Nolan W. Long    Concert Preview

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Ein Deutsches Requiem Opus 45 Johannes Brahms
Bach Society of Dayton and Wayne High School Choraliers:
Liebeslieder Opus 52 Johannes Brahms

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2007-2008

Bach to Vivaldi
October 2007

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Elizabeth Wiley Taylor Soprano
Christina Gill Mezzo Soprano
Mark Spencer Baritone

Music

Cantata 34: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (BWV 34) Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (BWV 150) Johann Sebastian Bach
Kyrie in G Minor (RV 587) Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F Major (The Four Seasons: “Autumn”; RV 293) Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria in excelsis (RV 588) Antonio Vivaldi

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2007

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Angel Tidings Cynthia Dobrinski
The Snow Lay on the Ground Kevin McChesney
Sleigh Ride Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Kevin McChesney
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Of the Father’s Love Begotten Plainsong
The Lamb John Tavener
Benedicamus Domino Peter Warlock
O Magnum Mysterium William Byrd
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
In the Bleak Mid-Winter Harold Darke
Behold That Star! African-American Spiritual, arr. H. T. Burleigh
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day John Gardner
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Gloria Nancy Telfer
Some Children See Him Alfred Burt, arr. Walter Ehret
Jingle Bell Swing arr. David Elliott
See the World Through Children’s Eyes John Carter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem St. Louis
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Masters in this Hall David R. Kent
Bach Society of Dayton:
Chanuke, Oi Chanuke Yiddish Melody, arr. Robert DeCormier
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Good King Wenceslas Tempus adeste floridum
Bach Society of Dayton:
Love Came Down at Christmas John Rutter
Puer Natus in Bethlehem Pietro Adolpho Bossi
Deck the Hall Welsh Carol, arr. David Willcocks
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Concert Choir:
Kindersegen Franz Wasner
God’s Love Made Visible Dave Brubeck

Motets and More
March 2008

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Xenia High School Choir Brent Manley, Music Director
Yun Kyong Kim Harpsichord

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Venite populi K.260 (248a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Salve Regina, Hob. XXIIIb:2 Franz Joseph Haydn
Motet: Fürchte dich nicht (BWV 228) Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Society of Dayton and Xenia High School Choir:
Jesus bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata 147) Johann Sebastian Bach
Yun Kyong Kim:
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in D Minor (BWV 105) Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Society of Dayton and Xenia High School Choir:
Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225) Johann Sebastian Bach

A Celebration of Spring
May 2008

Artists

Music

Lord, Thou hast been our refuge Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G Minor Ralph Vaughan Williams
O, Clap Your Hands Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music to Hear Sir George Shearing
Frostiana: Seven Country Songs Randall Thompson
A Jubilant Song Norman Dello Joio

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2008-2009

Bach Meets Rheinberger and Franck
October 2008

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Peter Ciaschini Violin
R. Alan Kimbrough Concert Preview

Music

Motet VI: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite for Violin and Organ, Op. 166 Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Cantus Missae, Op. 109 (Mass in E-Flat Major) Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Laudate Dominum (Four Motets, Op. 133, #3) Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
Mass in A, Op. 12 César Franck
Psalm 150 (Louez le Dieu) César Franck

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2008

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale Bruce Swank, Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth, Director

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
O Hannukkah Eileen Laurence
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime arr. Cynthia Carlson
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium Dan Locklair
Hodie Christus natus est Glenn E. Wonacott
Rejoice and Be Merry English Carol, arr. Walter L. Pelz
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan Carol, arr. Anne Heider
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green; descant Thomas Armstrong
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Infant Holy Polish Carol, arr. Mary Goetze
The Holly and the Ivy English Carol, arr. Ruth Dwyer and Martin Ellis
See Amid the Winter’s Snow English Carol, arr. Susan Brumfield
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Bach Society of Dayton:
My Dancing Day English Carol, arr. Gerald Near
Ocho Kandelikas Flory Jagoda
Kettering Advent Ringers:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen English Carol, arr. Kevin McChesney
Parade of the Tin Soldiers Leon Jessel, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Good King Wenceslas Tempus adeste floridum
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ave Maria Franz Biebl
Angelus ad pastores ait Hans Leo Hassler
Pat-a-pan Burgundian Carol, arr. David L. Mennicke
Silent Night Franz Gruber, arr. Sir Malcolm Sargent
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and the Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Away in a Manger W. J. Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High French Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg

The Art of the Magnificat
March 2009

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Emily Landa Mezzo Soprano
Liza Forrester Mezzo Soprano
Randall Black Tenor
Randall Levin Bass-Baritone
Rev. Johann G. Roten, S.M. Pre-Concert Lecture

Music

Cantata 10: Meine Seel’ erhebt den Herren (BWV 10) Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat (BWV 243) Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat John Rutter

Israel in Egypt
May 2009

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Jennifer Gilchrist Soprano
Deborah Martin Soprano
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Tony Burdette Tenor
Joshua Zink Baritone
Mark Spencer Baritone
Rabbi Judy Chessin Pre-Concert Lecture

Music

Israel in Egypt: A Sacred Oratorio George Frideric Handel

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2009-2010

Christmas Oratorio
October 2009

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Deborah Martin Soprano
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Tony Burdette Tenor
Mark Spencer Baritone
Neal Gittleman Concert Preview

Music

Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248), Parts I, II, & III Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major (BWV 1049) Johann Sebastian Bach

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2009

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
Blue Christmas Bill Hays and Jay Johnson, arr. Hart Morris
Pat-a-Pan Traditional Carol, arr. Fred Gramann
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen
Touro-louro-louro! Nicolas Saboly, arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
There Is a flower John Rutter
Sing We to This Merry Company John Rutter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Al Shlosha D’Varim Allan E. Naplan
Dormi Dormi / Sweetly Slumber arr. Mary Goetze
Long, Long Ago Carlisle Floyd
A Winter Walk Vicki Tucker Courtney
Balulalow Benjamin Britten
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Chanuke, Oi Chanuke arr. Robert DeCormier
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Bell Carol of the Kings Derek Hakes
Bach Society of Dayton:
The Angels and the Shepherds arr. Stephen Paulus
I Saw Three Ships arr. John Rutter
A Christmas Carol Charles Ives
Three Medieval Carols John V. Mochnick
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly arr. David Willcocks

Follow the Muse
April 2010

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Muse Machine and Capella Student Singers Basil Fett, Director
Jessica McCormack Soprano
Nathan Medley Countertenor
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Tony Burdette Tenor
Mark Spencer Baritone
Luke Dennis Concert Preview

Music

Come, Ye Sons of Art, Z323 Henry Purcell
Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 Johann Sebastian Bach
Jephte Giacomo Carissimi
Sweetness of Nature Henry Purcell
Many, Many Such Days Henry Purcell
Zadok the Priest George Frideric Handel

A Choral Sampler
May 2010

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
R. Alan Kimbrough Concert Preview

Music

Schaffe in mir, Gott, Op. 29 Johannes Brahms
Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Op. 30 Johannes Brahms
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 Johannes Brahms
Lullaby (Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27) Sir Edward Elgar
The Dance (Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27) Sir Edward Elgar
Serenade to Music Ralph Vaughan Williams
A Jubilant Song Norman Dello Joio

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2010-2011

Gloria!
October 2010

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Audrey Walstrom Mezzo Soprano
Andrew Penning Tenor
Timothy J. Bruno Bass
Eileen Whalen Oboe
Eileen Whalen Concert Preview

Music

Gloria Antonio Vivaldi
Cantata 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen Johann Sebastian Bach
Easter Chorale Samuel Barber
Canzonetta for Oboe and String Orchestra Samuel Barber
Sure on This Shining Night Samuel Barber
Missa in honorem BVM in E-Flat, Hob. XXII:4 Joseph Haydn

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2010

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
O How Joyfully arr. Cathy Moklebust
Come, All Ye Shepherds arr. Jefferey Hall
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Angelus ad pastores ait Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Ave Maria Tomás Luis de Victoria
Ave Maria Anton Bruckner
Sing We Now of Christmas French Carol, arr. John A. Ricketts
Mid-Winter Bob Chilcott
He Is Born! Traditional French Carol, arr. John A. Ricketts
Go Tell it on the Mountain African-American Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green; descant Thomas Armstrong
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
A La Nanita Nana Spanish, arr. Valerie Shields
Oseh Shalom (A Prayer for Peace) Joan Beckow
Ding, Dong! Merrily on High French, arr. Stephen Mager
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Vera Kistler
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Good King Wenceslas Tempus adeste floridum
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ocho Kandelikas Flory Jagoda
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Danse Russe Trepak Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. William H. Griffin
Bach Society of Dayton:
Rudolphus Rubrinasus Johnny Marks, arr. Philip Brunelle
Jingle Bells arr. Ray Charles
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Away in a Manger W. J. Kirkpatrick, arr. David Willcocks
Jesus Child John Rutter

St. John Passion
March 2011

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir, Capella Dr. James Tipps, Director
John Wesley Wright Tenor, as the Evangelist
Maura Janton Cock Soprano, as the Maid
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Tony Burdette Tenor, as the Servant
Joshua Zink Baritone, as Peter and Pilate
Mark Spencer Baritone, as Jesus
Rev. John F. Koepke III and Rev. Dr. Rodney W. Kennedy Concert Preview

Music

The St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach

Shout for Joy!
May 2011

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
The Oakwood Brass
John Rutter Composer of Commissioned Work
Steven Winteregg Concert Preview

Music

Bach Society of Dayton and The Oakwood Brass:
Jauchzet dem Herren (Ps. 100) Heinrich Schütz
Mass, Op. 130 Joseph Jongen
The Oakwood Brass:
Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Concertino, Op. 94 Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Michael Allen
Bach Society of Dayton:
A Dedication and an Amen John Rutter
Bach Society of Dayton and The Oakwood Brass:
Gloria John Rutter

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A Season to Remember

2011-2012

Handel’s Judas Maccabæus
October 2011

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Steven Rickards Countertenor
Cameo Humes Tenor, in the role of Judas Maccabæus
Jason Amos Tenor
Ben Smolder Bass-Baritone
Rabbi Judy Chessin Concert Preview

Music

Judas Maccabæus George Frideric Handel

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2011

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
From a Distant Home arr. Michael Helman
We Three Kings arr. D. Linda McKechnie
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium Dan Locklair
My Dancing Day English carol, arr. Gerald Near
Candlelight Carol John Rutter
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow Spiritual arr. Alice Parker
A Maiden Most Gentle French tune, arr. Andrew Carter
Sing Lullaby Basque carol, arr. Anthony Prower
Angels We Have Heard on High French carol, arr. David Cherwien
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Celebrate the Feast of Lights Sally K. Albrecht
Winter Changes David Brunner
Il est né le divin Enfant arr. Arthur Oldham
Kling, Glockchen Linda Spevacek
A New Year Carol Benjamin Britten
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Good King Wenceslas Tempus adeste floridum
Bach Society of Dayton:
S’vivon/Al Hanisim arr. Jason Robert Brown
Pat-a-pan Bergundian tune, arr. David L. Mennicke
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence arr. Cathy Moklebust
March from The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky, arr. Frances L. Callahan
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Lute-book Lullaby William Ballet (17th c.), arr. Geoffrey Shaw
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High 16th century French carol, arr. Mack Wilberg

For the Joy of Singing!
March 2012

Artists

Bach Society Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
The Central State University Chorus William Henry Caldwell, Director
Lee Hoffman Soprano
James Arthur Williams Concert Preview

Music

Lobet den Herrn Johann Sebastian Bach
I Waited for the Lord Felix Mendelssohn
Sanctus Charles Gounod
Mass in G Franz Schubert
Psalm 100 Heinrich Schütz
Bogoroditse Devo Sergei Rachmaninoff
Great God A’Mighty arr. Jester Hairston
I’ve Been ‘Buked arr. Hall Johnson
Don’t You Let Nobody Turn You ‘Round arr. Phillip McIntyre
Way Over in Beulah Lan arr. Stacey V. Gibbs
To Sit and Dream Rosephanye Powell
His Eye Is on the Sparrow Charles H. Gabriel, arr. James Arthur Williams

Bach to Bach
May 2012

Artists

Bach Society Chorus with Orchestra John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Minnita Daniel-Cox Soprano
Audrey Walstrom Mezzo Soprano
Joshua Lee Wheeker Tenor
Mark Spencer Baritone
Aurelian Oprea Violin
Aurelian Oprea Concert Preview

Music

Cantata 34: O ewiges Feuer Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 164: Ihr, die euch von Christo nennet Johann Sebastian Bach
Sanctus in G Major (BWV 240) Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E Major (BWV 1042) Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 191: Gloria in excelsis Deo Johann Sebastian Bach

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Bach to the Future

2012-2013

Sing & Celebrate
October 2012

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
The Oakwood Brass
Mark Spencer Baritone
Alan Kimbrough Piano
Dr. Richard Chenoweth Concert Preview

Music

Plaudite (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597) Giovanni Gabrieli
Sicut cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Galliard Battaglia Samuel Scheidt, arr. Christian Blumel
Canzon primi toni (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597) Giovanni Gabrieli, ed. Robert King
In ecclesiis (Symphoniae Sacrae II, 1615) Giovanni Gabrieli
Lift Thine Eyes (from Elijah, Op. 70) Felix Mendelssohn
He Watching Over Israel (from Elijah, Op. 70) Felix Mendelssohn
The Seal Lullaby Eric Whitacre
Selections from Animal Crackers Eric Whitacre
Imperial March (Op. 32) Sir Edward Elgar, arr. Steven Winteregg
Sonata pian’ e forte Giovanni Gabrieli, transcribed Arthur Frackenpohl
Canzon duodecimi toni (Sacrae Symphoniae 1597) Giovanni Gabrieli, ed. Robert King
A Psalm of David (Psalm 51) Norman Dello Joio

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2012

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale Bruce Swank, Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth, Director
Howard Helvey Composer of Commissioned Work

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Wake Awake Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Anna Laura Page
Go Tell it on the Mountain Sergei Prokofiev/ arr. D. Linda McKechnie
Los Peces en el Río Spanish carol, arr. Matthew Prins
O Holy Night Adolphe Adam, arr. Bill Ingram
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcock
Bach Society of Dayton:
Of the Father’s Love Begotten Plainsong
Angelus ad pastores ait Hans Leo Hassler
Benedicamus Domino Peter Warlock [Philip Heseltine]
I Wonder as I Wander arr. John Rutter
Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day John Gardner
Oh, Chanukah/Y’mei hachanukah arr. Robert Applebaum
Deck the Hall trad. Welsh, arr. David Willcocks
O magnum mysterium Tomás Luis de Victoria
O magnum mysterium Howard Helvey
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella trad. French, arr. Howard Helvey
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Over the River and Through the Wood Sherri Porterfield
Little Lamb Sherri Porterfield
A Christmas Blessing Philip W. J. Stopford
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Overture from The Nutcracker Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin McChesney
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
O Little Town of Bethlehem trad. English, arr. Howard Helvey
On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (The Sussex Carol) trad. English, arr. Howard Helvey

St. Matthew Passion
March 2013

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Kettering Children’s Concert Choir    Dr. Natalie DeHorn, Director
John Wesley Wright    Tenor, as the Evangelist
Maura Janton Cock    Soprano
Steven Rickards    Countertenor
Jeremy Scott Winston    Tenor
William McGraw    Baritone
Mark Spencer    Baritone, as Jesus
Neal Gittleman    Concert Preview

Music

St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach to the Future
May 2013

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Dr. Sharon Davis Gratto Concert Preview

Music

Psalm 117 Georg Philipp Telemann
Missa Brevis K.192 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate K. 165 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
O nata lux Morten Lauridsen
Sure on This Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
Laudate Dominum Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225 Johann Sebastian Bach

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Choral Masterworks from Early Music to Now

2013-2014

Hymns of Triumph
October 2013

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim Mezzo Soprano
Cameo Humes Tenor
Joshua Zink Baritone
Dr. Paul Lockhart Concert Preview

Music

Zadok the Priest George Frederic Handel
Concerto in F major for Organ and Strings (Hob. XVIII:7) Franz Joseph Haydn
O Praise the Lord with One Consent George Frideric Handel
Missa in Angustiis in d (Hob. XXII:11) (Lord Nelson Mass) Franz Joseph Haydn

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2013

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Mary Did You Know? Patricia Sanders Cota
Spanish Dance Kevin McChesney
Farandole Georges Bizet; arr. Kevin McChesney
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
All My Heart This Night Rejoices arr. Leo Nestor
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre
Jubilate Domino Donald Swann
Mirabile mysterium Deborah B. Martin
Wexford Carol arr. Dale Warland
Psallite Michael Praetorius
Puer natus in Bethlehem Pietro Adolpho Boss
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming arr. Dick Hattershire
Rejoice and Be Merry John Rutter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Infant Holy arr. Ruth Dwyer and Martin Ellis
Snow is Falling Ruth Elaine Schram
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem Adger M. Pace & R. Fisher Boyce, arr. David L. Brunner
Walking in the Air Howard Blake
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High Gloria
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Dreamscape on Still, Still, Still arr. Brian Childers
Bach Society of Dayton:
Fum, Fum, Fum arr. Anne Heider
Ose Shalom John Leavitt
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Away in a Manger arr. David Willcocks
I Saw Three Ships John Rutter

Mass in B Minor by J.S. Bach
March 2014

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Minnita Daniel-Cox Soprano
Audrey Walstrom Mezzo Soprano
Jeremy Scott Winston Tenor
Christopher Brandon Morales Baritone
William Henry Caldwell Concert Preview

Music

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 Johann Sebastian Bach

Celebrating Dance and Song
May 2014

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Debbie Blunden-Diggs, Artistic Director
Sarah Hart Soprano
Liza Forrester Mezzo Soprano
Tony Burdette Tenor
Mark Spencer Baritone
Sharon Davis Gratto Concert Preview

Music

Mass in G minor Ralph Vaughan Williams
O, Clap Your Hands Ralph Vaughan Williams
Frostiana: Seven Country Songs Randall Thompson
Die Nacht Richard Strauss
Zueignung Richard Strauss
The Bird’s Song (from The Pilgrim’s Progress) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ständchen (Serenade) Franz Schubert
Ecco ridente (from The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini
A Jubilant Song Norman Dello Joio

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Music: The Universal Language

2014-2015

From Leipzig to Vienna
October 2014

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
University of Dayton Chorale    Dr. Robert Jones Director
Ginger Minneman    Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim    Mezzo Soprano
Pedro Arroyo    Tenor
Errik M. Hood    Baritone
Sharon Davis Gratto    Concert Preview

Music

Mass in A Major, BWV 234      Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major (BWV 1049)      Johann Sebastian Bach
University of Dayton Chorale:
Two movements from Magnificat in D Major (BWV 243)      Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach Society of Dayton and University of Dayton Chorale:
Cantata 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich      Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in C, Op. 48      Franz Peter Schubert

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2014

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
How Great Our Joy      Douglas Wagner and Lloyd Larson
Gesu Bambino      Pietro Yon, arr. Karen Thompson
From a Distant Home      Traditional Puerto Rican, arr. Michael Helman
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City      Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ave Maria      Franz Biebl
The Holly and the Ivy      arr. John A. Behnke
The Lamb      John Tavener
Go Tell it on the Mountain      African-American Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings
Mary’s Lullaby      John Rutter
Sing We to This Merry Company      John Rutter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem      Forest Green; descant Thomas Armstrong
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Le Sommeil de L’enfant Jésus      Traditional French carol, arr. Ron Jeffers
Riu, Riu, Chiu      Linda Spevacek
The Snow      Edward Elgar
White Christmas      Irving Berlin, arr. Roy Ringwald
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen      arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Arab Dance      Peter Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin McChesney
Bach Society of Dayton:
Guiding Star Carol      Danish, arr. Olaf C. Christiansen
Joyous Christmas Song      Norwegian, arr. Paul Christiansen
O Yule, Full of Gladness      Norwegian, arr. Carolyn Jennings
Chanuke, Oi Chanuke      Yiddish, arr. Robert DeCormier
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful      Adeste fideles, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Lute-book Lullaby      William Ballet, arr. Geoffrey Shaw
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High      arr. Mack Wilberg

Mozart’s Vienna
March 2015

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Andrea Chenoweth    Soprano
Minnita Daniel-Cox    Soprano
Cameo Humes    Tenor
Mark Spencer    Baritone
John Kurokawa    Clarinet
Neal Gittleman    Concert Preview

Music

Regina Coeli, K. 276      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave Verum, K. 618      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Grand Mass in C Minor, K. 427      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

South American Accents
May 2015

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus with Instrumentalists John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Pedro Arroyo    Tenor
Emmanuel Vargas    Tenor
Jim McCutcheon    Guitar
Thomas George Caracas Garcia    Charango
Jaime Morales-Matos    Concert Preview

Music

Abendlied Op. 69, No. 3      Josef Rheinberger
Abendlied      Felix Mendelssohn
All Through the Night      arr. K. Lee Scott
Seven Songs of the Rubaiyat      Adolphus Hailstork
Come Again, Sweet Love      John Dowland
Four Venezuelan Waltzes      Antonio Lauro
Julia Florida      Agustín Barrios
Chôros No. 1      Heitor Villa-Lobos
Misa Criolla      Ariel Ramírez
Mañanitas de mi Tierra (Mornings of My Land)      Julio Fonseca
Amor de mi Alma (The Love of My Soul)      Z. Randall Stroope
Alma Llanera (Soul of the Plains)      Pedro Gutiérrez

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Mastery, Mystery, & Majesty

2015-2016

Salute to American Masters
October 2015

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
William Henry Caldwell    Baritone
Aurelian Oprea    Violin
Debbie Lindley    Piano
Jeremy Winston    Concert Preview

Music

Two Excerpts from The Testament of Freedom      Randall Thompson
Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name      arr. Brazeal W. Dennard
Soon Ah Will Be Done      arr. William L. Dawson
Five Hebrew Love Songs      Eric Whitacre
Awake, O North Wind (from Wedding Cantata)      Daniel Pinkham
Lux aeterna (from Requiem Brevis)      Jonathan Bailey Holland
Andante semplice from Sonata for Violin and Piano      Aaron Copland
Old American Songs      arr. Aaron Copland
Shenandoah      arr. James Erb
Cindy      arr. Mack Wilberg

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2015

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Ding Dong Merrily On High      arr. Fred Gramann
Of the Father’s Love Begotten      arr. Sandra Eithun
Greensleeves      arr. Cathy Moklebust
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City      Irby, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium      Dan Locklair
All this time      William Walton
Ave Maria      Tomás Luis de Victoria
A La Ru (Latin American lullaby)      John Donald Robb, arr. Richard Proulx
Gloria      Pablo Sosa, arr. Michael Burkhardt
Candlelight Carol      John Rutter
Hodie Christus Natus Est      Glenn E. Wonacott
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing      Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Hanukkah’s Child      Linda Swears
Christmas Dance of the Shepherds      Zoltán Kodály
El Pequeño Niño (The Tiny Child)      arr. by Ruth E. Dwyer
Kommet, ihr Hirten (Come, All Ye Shepherds)      setting by Stephen Mager
See Amid the Winter’s Snow      arr. by Susan Brumfield
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem      St. Louis, Lewis Henry Redner
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Go Tell It On the Mountain      arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Bach Society of Dayton:
Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace)      John Leavitt
Pat-a-Pan      David L. Mennicke
Rudolphus Rubrinasus      Johnny Marks, arr. Philip Brunelle
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful      Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
In the Bleak Midwinter      Harold Darke
I Saw Three Ships      English traditional, arr. John Rutter

Songs of Mystery and Praise
March 2016

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Andrea Chenoweth Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim Mezzo Soprano
Jeremy Scott Winston Tenor
Errik M. Hood Baritone
Nolan Long Concert Preview

Music

Requiem Op. 48 Gabriel Fauré
Magnificat BWV 243 Johann Sebastian Bach

The Music of Downton Abbey
May 2016

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Minnita Daniel-Cox    Soprano
Audrey L. Dawson    Mezzo Soprano
Jeremy Scott Winston    Tenor
Mark Spencer    Baritone
The Human Race Theatre Company    Kevin Moore, President and Artistic Director | Scott Stoney, Adaptor/Director
Caitlin Larsen    as Lady Alice, Duchess of Kirkwood
Christine Brunner    as Millicent Danforth
Matthew Mehaffey    Concert Preview

Music

Downton Abbey Suite      John Lunn
I Was Glad (1902)      C. Hubert H. Parry
Nightfall (1920)      Patrick A.S. Hadley
Jerusalem (1916)      C. Hubert H. Parry
Crossing the Bar      C. Hubert H. Parry
My Soul, There is a Country (1916); Motet no. 1 “Songs of Farewell”)      C. Hubert H. Parry
I Vow to Thee, My Country (1914/1921); Jupiter Theme “The Planets”      Gustav Holst
Us and Them      John Lunn
As Torrents in Summer; from the Cantata “King Olaf”      Edward W. Elgar
The Snow (1894); Part Song op. 26, no. 1      Edward W. Elgar
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline; “The Ways of Zion Do Mourn” – HWV 264 (1737)      George Frideric Handel
Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge; Motet (1921)      Ralph Vaughan Williams
Rule, Britannia! from “Alfred” A Masque (1740)      Thomas Augustine Arne

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From Russia to Love

2016-2017

RUSSIAN ECHOES
OCTOBER 2016

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Russian Duo Oleg Kruglyakov, Balalaika | Terry Boyarsky, Piano
Tony Burdette Tenor
Christi Wilson Piano
Russian Duo Concert Preview

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Salvation is Created Pavel Tschesnokoff
Excerpts from The All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor) Alexander Borodin
Russian Duo:
Blooming Flowers/Volinka Traditional, arr. Boris Troyanovsky
Polonaise Vasily Andreyev
Volga Tunes Nicolai Rizol
By the Sky, By the Blue Traditional, arr. Shalov
Vanyusha Traditional
Mail Troika Nicolai Budashkin
Russian Rag George Cobb, arr. Boyarsky/Kruglyakov
Amphibian Man Andrei Petrov
Kalinka Concert Variations Vera Gorodovskaya
Bach Society of Dayton:
Kalinka (Russian folk song) arr. Stan Engebretson

SWEET SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAYS
DECEMBER 2016

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Dance of the Reed Flutes P. Tchaikovsky; arr. William Griffin
Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People L. Bourgeois/ G. Handel, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, H. J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
What Sweeter Music John Rutter
He is Born! Traditional French Carol, arr. John A. Ricketts
Christmas Lullaby Jeffrey Van
Spanish Carol Galician folk tune attr. Felipe Pedrell, arr. Jeffrey Van
Angelus ad Pastores Ait Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Jim McCutcheon:
El Noy de la Mare (Catalan Carol) arr. Marshall/McCutcheon
Medieval Lute Medley arr. Jim McCutcheon
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson,arr. Douglas Niedt
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Ösz-ka´non Lajos Bárdos
Oseh Shalom (A Prayer for Peace) Joan Beckow
A Winter Walk Vicki Tucker Courtney
Angels through the Heavens Winging Traditional 14th c. German carol, arr. Harrison Oxley
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Vera Kistler
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem English traditional tune, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Kettering Advent Ringers:
A La Ru Hispanic Folk Tune, arr. Jane McFadden
Hallelujah Chorus G. F. Handel, arr. James Meredith
Bach Society of Dayton:
S’vivon / Al Hanisim arr. Jason Robert Brown
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan Carol, arr. Anne Heider
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
O Sweet Little Child Melody by Samuel Scheidt, arr. William Bausano
The Joys of Mary 14th-c. English Carol, arr. Richard Proulx

BACH’S ST. JOHN PASSION
MARCH 2017

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Kettering Children’s Choir, Capella    Dr. James Tipps, Director
Tony Burdette    Tenor
Melissa Harvey    Soprano
Nathan Medley    Countertenor
Cameo Humes    Tenor
Peter Clinton Keates    Baritone
Mark Spencer    Baritone
Sharon Davis Gratto    Concert Preview

Music

The St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach

LOVE IN BLOOM
MAY 2017

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth    Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim    Mezzo Soprano
Jeremy Scott Winston    Tenor
Mark Spencer    Baritone
Lisa Hanson    Concert Preview

Music

Wedding Cantata Daniel Pinkham
Serenade to Music Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sing We and Chant It Thomas Morley
The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons
April Is In Her Lovely Face Thomas Morley
Now Is the Month of Maying Thomas Morley
Au fond du temple saint (Les pêcheurs de perles) Georges Bizet
Die Nacht (Opus 17, No. 4) (The Night) Franz Schubert
Der Wassermann (The Waterman) Robert Schumann
Ständchen (Opus 135) (Serenade) Franz Schubert
Liebeslieder (Love Songs), Opus 57 Johannes Brahms
Two Selections from The Tender Land Aaron Copland

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Connections

2017-2018

THE FRENCH CONNECTION
OCTOBER 2017

Artists

Music

“Cantique de Jean Racine,” Op. 11 Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)
Quatre Motets sur des themes grégoriens, Op. 10 (Four Motets on Gregorian themes) Maurice Duruflé (1902-86)
Concerto pour orgue, cordes et timbales in G minor (Concerto for organ, strings, and timpani) Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Gloria Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

SWEET SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAYS
DECEMBER 2017

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Sing We Now of Christmas Traditional, arr. Kevin McChesney
One Small Child David Meece, arr. Lloyd Larson
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy P.I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Fred Gramann
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, H. J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre
Sing We Now of Christmas French Carol, arr. John A. Ricketts
Mid-Winter Bob Chilcott
Go Tell it on the Mountain African-American Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings
I wonder as I wander arr. John Rutter
Three Medieval Carols John V. Mochnick
Puer natus in Bethlehem Pietro Adolpho Bossi
Rejoice and Be Merry John Rutter
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem St. Louis, Lewis Henry Redner
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
A Christmas Blessing Philip Stopford
Alleluia (from Cantata No. 142) Johann Sebastian Bach
Al Shlosha D’Varim Allan E. Naplan
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella arr. Donna Gartman Schultz
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Bell Carol of the Kings arr. Derek Hakes
Bach Society of Dayton:
Chanukah Prayer David Lantz
Deck the Hall trad. Welsh, arr. David Willcocks
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Away in a Manger arr. David Willcocks
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High French Carol, arr. Mack Wilberg

SEBASTIAN & SONS
MARCH 2018

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
April Bennett    Soprano
Nathan Medley    Countertenor
C. Andrew Blosser    Tenor
Mark Spencer   Baritone
The Human Race Theatre Company    Kevin Moore, President and Artistic Director | Scott Stoney, Director | Karen Righter, Playwright
Caitlin Larsen    Anna Magdalena Bach
Scott Hunt    Johann Christian Bach
Scott Stoney    Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Ellen Exner    Concert Preview

Music

Cantata 191—Gloria in Excelsis Deo Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sinfonia in D Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Cantata—Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)
Magnificat Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Magnificat in C Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS
MAY 2018

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Andrea Chenoweth    Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim    Mezzo Soprano
Julia Randel    Concert Preview

Music

Excerpts from Elijah Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Hear My Prayer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Excerpts from Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Scenes: From the Bavarian Highlands Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Duet “Ist ein Traum” from Der Rosenkavalier, Act III Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Duet “Mira, o Norma” from Norma, Act II Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Regina Coeli from Cavalleria Rusticana Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)

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Hope and Passion

2018-2019

SONGS OF HOPE AND FREEDOM
OCTOBER 2018

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Central State University Chorus Jeremy Winston, Director | Nanyi Qiang, Accompanist
Herbert Woodward Martin Concert Preview

Music

Bach Society of Dayton and Central State University Chorus:
Two Passages from The Testament of Freedom Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Steal Away arr. Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
The Battle of Jericho arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Central State University Chorus:
Daniel, Servant of the Lord arr. Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Steady Soldier arr. Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989)
Oh, What A Beautiful City arr. Eurydice Osterman (b. 1950)
The Word Was God Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
Bach Society of Dayton:
Set Me As a Seal René Clausen (b. 1953)
Ching-A-Ring-Chaw adapted Aaron Copland (1900-1990), arr. Irving Fine (1914-1962)
Shenandoah arr. Bob Chilcott
Sure On This Shining Night Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Zion’s Walls adapted Aaron Copland (1900-1990), arr. Glenn Koponen (b. 1943)
Bach Society of Dayton and Central State University Chorus:
Four Spirituals arr. Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941)
Battle Hymn of the Republic William Steffe (1830-1890), arr. Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978)

SWEET SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAYS
DECEMBER 2018

Artists

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Joy to the World arr. D. Linda McKechnie
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City arr. David Willcocks (1919-2015)
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium Howard Helvey (b. 1968)
Three Carols from Poland Michael Burkhardt (b. 1957)
The Holly and the Ivy John A. Behnke (b. 1953)
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming arr. Richard Hattershire (b. 1940)
Jesus child John Rutter (b. 1945)
Sing We to This Merry Company John Rutter (b. 1945)
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Celebrate the Feast of Lights Sally K. Albrecht (b. 1954)
Angels’ Carol John Rutter (b. 1945)
Walking in the Air (theme from The Snowman) Howard Blake (b. 1938)
Caroling, Caroling Alfred Burt (1920-1954)
See Amid the Winter’s Snow arr. Susan Brumfield (b. 1957)
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green (English traditional tune), v. 4 descant by Thomas Armstrong
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Here We Come A-Caroling arr. Anna Laura Page
Bach Society of Dayton:
Chanuke, oi Chanuke arr. Robert DeCormier (1922-2017)
Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace) John Leavitt (b. 1956)
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade (1711-1786), arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
O Sweet Little Child melody Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654), arr. William Bausano (b. 1950)
I Saw Three Ships arr. John Rutter (b. 1945)

J. S. BACH’S ST. MATTHEW PASSION
MARCH 2019

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra I Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Orchestra II Jessica Hung, Concertmaster
The University Of Dayton University Chorale    Steven Hankle, Director
Daniel Weeks    Tenor
Josefien Stoppelenburg    Soprano
Nathan Medley    Countertenor
C. Andrew Blosser    Tenor
David Rugger    Baritone
Mark Spencer    Baritone
Neal Gittleman    Concert Preview

Music

St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

GLORIOUS BRASS
MAY 2019

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Oakwood Brass Eric Knorr, Leader
Eric Knorr Concert Preview

Music

A Festival Psalm Donald Busarow (1934-2011)
Imperial March, Op. 32 Edward Elgar (1857-1934), arr. Steven Winteregg (b. 1952)
Salvation is Created Edward Elgar (1857-1934), arr. Steven Winteregg (b. 1952)
Concertino in A minor, Op. 94 for Two Pianos Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), arr. Michael Allen
Plaudite, Psallite, Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra (Sacrae Symphoniae) Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/7-1612), ed. & arr. Mark A. Schuster
Sicut Cervus Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1524-1594)
Overture to Colas Breugnon Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904-1987), arr. Geert de Vos
October Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
A Psalm Triptych Donald Busarow (1934-2011)

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Contrasts

2019-2020

Haydn and More
November 2019

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir    Paula Powell, Director | Jeffrey Powell, Accompanist
Minnita Daniel-Cox    Soprano
Paula Powell    Concert Preview

Music

Bach Society of Dayton and Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo (“Kleine Orgelmesse,” Hob. XXII:7) Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Concerto in F Major, Hob. XVII:7 Franz Joseph Haydn
Credo, RV 591 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Psalm 117 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Cantate Domino Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
Earth Song Frank Ticheli (b. 1958)
I Got Shoes Spiritual; arr. Robert Shaw (1916-1999) and Alice Parker (b.1925)
Jubliate Deo Peter Anglea (b. 1988)
Bach Society of Dayton:
Salve Regina in G minor, Hob XXIIIb:2 Franz Joseph Haydn
Exsultate Jubilate, K 165 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Bach Society of Dayton and Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Motet VI: “Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden” Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2019

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale Bruce Swank, Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth Dorgan, Director
Jim McCutcheon Guitar
Pam Rauch Flute
Joy Carter, Willow Cliffswallow, Kevin Samblanet Percussion

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Savior of the Nations, Come arr. Sandra Eithun
What Is this Lovely Fragrance? arr. Fred Gramann
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly arr. Jane McFadden
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Jim McCutcheon:
O nata lux (from Lux aeterna) Morten Lauridsen
My Dancing Day English carol, arr. Gerald Near
Child of Peace Jeffrey Van
Angels We Have Heard on High French carol, arr. David Cherwien
Jim McCutcheon:
Gabriel’s Message Basque Traditional, arr. D. Niedt
Christmastime is Here Vince Guaraldi, arr. J. McCutcheon
La Nit de Nadal Catalonian carol, arr. M. Llbet
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Kling Glöckchen German carol, arr. Linda Steen Spevacek
Oseh Shalom arr. Joan Beckow
Riu, Riu, Chiu Spanish carol, arr. Linda Steen Spevacek
Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant Traditional French, arr. Audrey Snyder
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: Good King Wenceslas Tempus adeste floridum
Kettering Advent Ringers and Jim McCutcheon:
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan carol, arr. Bill Ingram
Bach Society of Dayton:
Pat-a-pan Burgundian tune, arr. David L. Mennicke
A La Ru Latin American lullaby, arr. John Donald Robb and Richard Proulx
S’vivon/Al Hanisim from Chanukah Suite, arr. Jason Robert Brown
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale, and Kettering Advent Ringers:
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Polish carol, arr. David Willcocks
On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (The Sussex Carol) English carol, arr. Howard Helvey

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Renewed and Resolved

2021-2022

Rededicated
October 2021

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Andrea Chenoweth    Soprano
Ryu-Kyung Kim    Mezzo Soprano
Daniel Weeks    Tenor
Brad Mattingly    Baritone
John Benjamin    Accompanist
Rev. Larry Hoffsis    Concert Preview

Music

Lux Aeterna Morten Lauridsen
Requiem Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Rejoice
December 2021

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth Dorgan, Director
Lindsay Baker    Flute
Pam Rauch    Flute
Jessica Blaza    Clarinet
Jessica Purvis    Trombone
Rachel Lammi    Organ
Kathy Boyd, Willow Cliffswallow, Joy Meyers, R. Alan Kimbrough, Vicki Ramga    Percussion

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
What Child Is This English folk song, arr. Lonnie J. Dorgan
Still, Still, Still Austrian carol, arr. Lonnie J. Dorgan
O Holy Night Adolphe Adam, arr. Lonnie J. Dorgan
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, H. J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
O Magnum Mysterium Dan Locklair
Sing We to This Merry Company John Rutter
Mid-winter Bob Chilcott
The Lamb John Tavener
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Ian Good
Mary Did You Know? Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene, arr. Anna Laura Page
Go, Tell It on the Mountain Spiritual, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem Forest Green (English traditional tune), v. 4 descant by Thomas Armstrong
Bach Society of Dayton:
S’vivon/Al Hanisim from Chanukah Suite, arr. Jason Robert Brown
Ose Shalom (The One Who Makes Peace) John Leavitt
Fum, Fum, Fum Catalan Carol, arr. Anne Heider
Sing Lullaby (The Infant King) Basque Carol, Setting by Anthony Prower
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Angels’ Carol John Rutter, arr. Sondra K. Tucker
Riu, Riu, Chiu 16th century Spanish carol, arr. by Cathy Moklebust
Silent Night Franz Gruber, arr. Cathy Moklebust
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fideles, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
Candlelight Carol John Rutter
Rejoice and be Merry John Rutter

Resplendent
marCH 2022

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus Neal Gittleman, Guest Conductor | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Josefien Stoppelenburg    Soprano
Nathan Medley    Countertenor
Jeremy Winston    Tenor
Brad Mattingly    Baritone
Neal Gittleman Concert Preview

Music

Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Johann Sebastian Bach

Renewed
May 2022

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus John Neely, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Minnita Daniel-Cox    Soprano
John Benjamin    Piano Accompanist
Adolphus Hailstork    Composer of Commissioned Work
Gabriel Ferraiuolo    First Prize Winner of the Bach Society’s 2021 Young Composers Competition
Anna Dimaggio    Second Prize Winner of the Bach Society’s 2021 Young Composers Competition
Herbert Woodward Martin    Concert Preview and Poetry Recitations

Music

Life Zenobia Powell Perry
Three Dunbar Hymns Adolphus Hailstork
Oh It Were Sweet Gabriel Ferraiuolo
African Romances, Op. 17 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Evening Steven Winteregg
Morning Steven Winteregg
Hymn of My Salvation Anna DiMaggio
The Sparrow Adolphus Hailstork
From “Three Dunbar Poems” Phillip Magnuson

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Trials and Triumphs

2022-2023

Israel in Egypt
October 2022

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Erin Alcorn    Soprano
Heidi Miller    Soprano
Lauren McAllister    Mezzo-soprano
Tony Burdette    Tenor
Jacob Zhou    Baritone
Joseph O’Shea    Bass
Miriamne Ara Krummel    Concert Preview

Music

Israel in Egypt George Frideric Handel (1685‐1759)

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2022

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale Bruce Swank, Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth Dorgan, Director

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Change Ring on ‘Divinum Mysterium’ arr. Fred Gramann
Sing We Now of Christmas arr. Kevin McChesney
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arr. Sandra Eithun
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, H.J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton:
A Virgin Unspotted William Billings
Hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy arr. Andre J. Thomas
In the Bleak Midwinter Harold Darke
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Elizabeth Poston
Ding-dong, Merrily on High arr. Paul Stevens
Audience and Chorus:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Hanukkah’s Child Linda Spears
O Come, Little Children Johann Schulz, arr. Ruth E. Dwyer and Martin L. Ellis
Noel, Noel Vijay Singh
Snow on Snow Andy Beck
Walking in the Air (from The Snowman) Howard Blake
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Up On the Housetop arr. Mary Kay Parrish
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Advent Ringers:
The Holly and the Ivy arr. John A. Behnke
Bach Society of Dayton:
What Sweeter Music John Rutter
Eight Days of Lights Judith Clurman and David Chase
Audience and Choirs:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
O Sweet Little Child Samuel Scheidt, arr. and trans. William Bausano
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale, and Kettering Advent Ringers:
On Christmas Night [Sussex Carol] arr. Howard Helvey

St. John Passion
March 2023

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster
Daniel Weeks    Tenor
Kenneth Shaw    Bass
Andrea Chenoweth    Soprano
Lauren McAllister    Mezzo-soprano
Tony Burdette    Tenor
Mike Young    Baritone
Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane    Concert Preview

Music

St. John Passion Johann Sebastian Bach

Favorites
May 2023

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir Paula Dunn Powell, Director | Jeffrey Powell, Accompanist
Paula Dunn Powell Concert Preview Speaker

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
God Is Gone Up Gerald Finzi
The Road Not Taken Randall Thompson
Ave Maria (Angelus Domini) Franz Biebl
Bogoroditse Devo Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ubi Caritas Maurice Duruflé
Bach Society of Dayton and Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Poor Man Lazrus Jester Hairston
Soon Ah Will Be Done William L. Dawson
Ain’t Got Time To Die Hall Johnson
Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Non Nobis Domine Rosephanye Powell
Spiritual Ysaye Barnwell
If Love Should Count You Worthy Victor Johnson
Pure Imagination Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, arr. Ben Bram and Tehillah Alphonso
Alleluia Elaine Hagenberg
Bach Society of Dayton and Stivers School for the Arts Chamber Choir:
Long Time Ago Aaron Copland, transcription Irving Fine
The Dodger Aaron Copland, arr. David L. Brunner
Simple Gifts Aaron Copland, arr. David L. Brunner
The Little Horses Aaron Copland, arr. David L. Brunner
Zion’s Walls Aaron Copland, arr. Glenn Koponen
Sure On This Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
Shenandoah arr. James Erb
Cindy arr. Mack Wilberg

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The Paths of Visionaries

2023-2024

Songs of Ecstatic Praise
October 2023

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Jackie Stevens Soprano
Ryu‐Kyung Kim Mezzo‐soprano
David Sievers Tenor
Mark Spencer Baritone
Oakwood Brass Eric Knorr, Group Leader
Yun Kim Organ
Dr. Cynthia Richards, Lilith Todd Concert Preview Speakers

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230      Johann Sebastian Bach
Rejoice in the Lamb      Benjamin Britten
Te Deum      Mrs. H.H.A. Beach
Oakwood Brass:
Canzon Primi Toni      Giovanni Gabrieli, ed. Robert King
Canzon Duodecimi Toni      Giovanni Gabrieli, ed. Robert King
Finale from Symphony No. 3      Gustav Mahler arr. Robert Higgins, ed. Eric Knorr
Bach Society of Dayton:
Gloria      John Rutter

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2023

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Rachel Lammi    Organ
Pam Rauch    Flute
Jon Blaza, Lonnie Dorgan, Rachel Lammi    Percussion
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale    Bruce Swank, Director | Linda Kessler, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers    Joan Ulloth Dorgan, Director

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
West Indies Carol       arr. Hart Morris
Coventry Carol       arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman       arr. Kevin McChesney
Joy to the World with “Psalm 19” by Marcello       arr. D. Linda McKechnie
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City      Irby, H.J. Gauntlett, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale, and Kettering Advent Ringers:
Noel Festival      Incorporating Traditional Carols , arr. Lloyd Larson
Bach Society of Dayton:
The Boar’s Head Carol       arr. Stephen Hatfield
Still, Still, Still      Austrian Carol, arr. Norman Luboff
My Dancing Day       Gerald Near
Ravta et rivam (You Fought Their Battles)       Rex Isenberg
S’vivon      Traditional Hebrew Song, arr. Betty Bertaux
Go Tell It on the Mountain      Traditional African‐American Spiritual, arr. Carolyn Jennings
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow      Traditional African‐American Spiritual, arr. Robert L. Jefferson
Children, Go Where I Send Thee       arr. Ruth Elaine Schram
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing      Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn, arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children's Choir Chorale:
Gatatumba      Traditional Andalusian Villancico, arr. Ruth Morris Gray
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly       Traditional Polish Carol, arr. Ruth Dwyer and Martin Ellis
Oseh Shalom (A Prayer for Peace)       Joan Beckow
Under Winter       Moon Andy Beck
This Twenty‐Five of December       Greg Gilpin
Kettering Children's Choir Chorale and Kettering Advent Ringers:
Kling, Glockchen       Traditional German Carol, arr. Linda Steen Spevacek
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem      (Forest Green) English traditional tune, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Descant by Thomas Armstrong
Kettering Advent Ringers:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear       arr. Sandra Eithun
Bach Society of Dayton:
Psallite (Singt und klingt!)       Michael Praetorius
Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen       arr. Dick Hattershire
Hodie Christus Natus Est       Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful      Adeste fidelis, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Silent Night       arr. Trevor Manor
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale, and Kettering Advent Ringers:
People, Look East       arr. Craig Courtney

Along the Silk Road
March 2024

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Latif Bolat Concert Preview Host and Soloist
Ryu‐Kyung Kim    Mezzo-soprano
The University of Dayton Javanese Gamelan Ensemble    Dr. Heather MacLachlan, Director
The University Dayton World Music Choir    Dr. Sharon Davis Gratto, Director | James Pera, Collaborative Pianist
Morgan Kelly Moss    Winner of the 2023 Young Composer Competition
Vahram Sarkissian (Sargsyan)    Composer of Commissioned Work

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Svaagat (Welcome!)      Victor Paranjoti (India)
Soorp, Soorp      Vahram Sarkissian
Bach Society of Dayton, Ryu‐Kyung Kim, and University of Dayton World Music Choir:
Arirang      Traditional Korean folk song, arr. Grant Cochran
Bach Society of Dayton and Ryu‐Kyung Kim:
Mo‐Li‐Hua (Jasmine Flower)      Chinese folk song, 18th c., arr. Hyo‐Won Woo
Bach Society of Dayton:
Dörven Dalai (The Four Seas)      Inner Mongolian folk song, arr. Yongrub
University of Dayton Javanese Gamelan Ensemble:
Bindri      Traditional Javanese
Bach Society of Dayton, University of Dayton World Music Choir, and University of Dayton Javanese Gamelan Ensemble:
Prasetya (Promise)      S. Wignyosaputro
Bach Society of Dayton:
Dravidian Dithyramb      Victor Paranjoti (India)
Thou and I      Morgan Kelly Moss
Lammaa Badaa Yatathannaa      Traditional mūwashshah (Arabic strophic song), arr. Shireen Abu‐Khader
University of Dayton World Music Choir:
Adinu      Sufi Song, arr. Shireen Abu‐Khader and André de Quadros
Latif Bolat:
Alem Yuzune Saldi Ziya Ali Muhammed      Devotional Song in Makam Nihavend, Bektashi Nefes
Haktir Allahim, Muhammed Mahim      Devotional Song in Makam Nihavend, Bektashi Nefes
Seyhimin Illeri      Devotional Song in Makam Nihavend, Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th c.
Askin Kime yar Olur      Devotional Song in Makam Nihavend, Lyrics: Niyazi Misri, 17th c., Music: Latif Bolat
Hiroshima     Lyrics: Nazim Hikmet, Music: Zulfu Livaneli
Geldi Gecti Omrum Benim      Devotional Song in Makam Kurdi, Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th c., Music: Latif Bolat
Eve Dervisler Geldi      Devotional Song in Makam Kurdi, Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th c., Music: Latif Bolat
Hanbaginda Kurulmus Asiklarin Otagi      Devotional Song in Makam Hicaz, Hilmi Dedebaba
Daglar ile Taslar ile      Devotional Song in Makam Hicaz, Lyrics: Yunus Emre, 13th c.
Ya Ali Yaradan Ali      Devotional Song in Makam Hicaz, Lyrics: Nesimi, 16th c.
Bach Society of Dayton, Latif Bolat, and University of Dayton World Music Choir:
Tek Kapıdan (Only Door)      Lamentation folk song from Amasya, Turkey, arr. Ertuǧrul Bayraktar
Bach Society of Dayton:
Shalom Chaverim      Hebrew Farewell Song, arr. Kenneth Hodgson

Mozart’s Mass in C Minor
May 2024

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Orchestra    Youjin Na, Concertmaster
Minnita Daniel‐Cox    Soprano
Andrea Chenoweth Wells    Soprano
Daniel Weeks    Tenor
Kenneth Shaw    Bass
R. Alan Kimbrough    Organ
Neal Gittleman Concert Preview Host

Music

Great Mass in C Minor, K. 427 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, completed and edited by Robert D. Levin

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2024-2025

Memorials
October 2024

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Sam Dorf, Ph.D. Concert Preview
Erin Fasone    Soprano
Henry Benson    Tenor
Michael Koon    Baritone
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster | Eric Knorr, Personnel Manager
R. Alan Kimbrough    Organ

Music

Let the Life I’ve Lived Speak for Me Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
Song for Athene John Tavener (1944‐2013)
Die mit Tränen säen, SWV 378 Heinrich Schütz (1585‐1672)
Aus der Tiefen, BWV 131 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685‐1750)
Requiem, Op. 48 (ed. Rutter) Gabriel Fauré (1845‐1924)

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2024

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Kettering Advent Ringers Joan Ulloth Dorgan, Director
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale Bruce Swank, Director | Amanda Roberts, Accompanist

Music

Kettering Advent Ringers:
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus arr. Cathy Moklebust
O Holy Night Adolphe Adam arr. Bill Ingram
Prelude & Fugue on Noel Nouvelet arr. Fred Gramann
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: Once in Royal David’s City Irby, H.J. Gauntlett arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Advent Ringers, and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
On This Day Earth Shall Ring Neil Harmon
Bach Society of Dayton:
Mid-Winter Bob Chilcott
The Holly and the Ivy arr. John A. Behnke
O, ir kleyne likhtelekh arr. Mark Zuckerman
Mi Y’Maleil arr. Joseph Flummerfelt
Earth, Strike Up Your Music Jessica French
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: Hark the Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn arr. David Willcocks
Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
Celebrate the Feast of Lights arr. Sally K. Albrecht
Carry the Light Andy Beck
Ríu Ríu Chíu arr. Linda Steen Spevecek
See Amid the Winter’s Snow arr. Susan Brumfield
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High French Carol
Kettering Advent Ringers:
Farandole Georges Bizet, arr. William Griffin
Mary, Did You Know? Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene, arr. Anna Laura Page
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Advent Ringers:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Johnny Marks, arr. John Leavitt
Bach Society of Dayton:
Nativity Carol John Rutter
O Magnum Mysterium Tomás Luis de Victoria
As it Fell Upon a Night arr. Katherine K. Davis
Audience and Choruses:
Carol: O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste fidelis, John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks
Bach Society of Dayton and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
The Wexford Carol arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Bach Society of Dayton, Kettering Advent Ringers, and Kettering Children’s Choir Chorale:
I Saw Three Ships arr. Mark Hayes

Bach Society of Dayton presents American Mosaic at 4:00 pm on March 9, 2025

American Mosaic
March 2025

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Evan Fein Concert Preview
Patrick Vu First prize winner of the 2024 Young Composers Competition
Carlos Lalonde Second prize winner of the 2024 Young Composers Competition
Nicholas Kruckeberg Boy soprano
The Sinclair Chorale Andrew Hohman, Director | Karen Miller, Accompanist
Instrumentalists Leslie Stratton, Harp | Michael LaMattina, Percussion | Yun Kim, Organ

Music

Bach Society of Dayton:
Dirait‐on from Les Chansons des Roses Morten Lauridsen
Wondrous Love Traditional Hymn, arr. Alice Parker and Robert Shaw
In May Carlos Lalonde
Ave Maria R. Nathaniel Dett
Nothing Gold Can Stay Patrick Vu
St. Francis’ Prayer Margaret Bonds
Acquainted with the Night Evan Fein
Chichester Psalms Leonard Bernstein
Sinclair Chorale:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Don Raye and Hughie Prince, arr. Ed Lojeski
Still I Rise Rosephanye Powell
I'm Gonna Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart Moses Hogan, arr. Peter A. Eklund
For Good Stephen Schwartz, arr. Audrey Snyder
Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell, arr. Niels Norgaard
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight Calvin Carter and James Hudson, arr. Mel Knight
Bach Society of Dayton and Sinclair Chorale:
Two Excerpts from The Peaceable Kingdom Randall Thompson

Bach Society of Dayton presents Handel's Messiah at 3:00 pm on April 13, 2025

Handel’s Messiah
April 2025

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Erin Keesy    Soprano
Rachael Boezi    Mezzo-soprano
Andrew Jones Tenor
Kenneth Shaw    Bass
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster | Eric Knorr, Personnel Manager

Music

Handel’s Messiah George Frideric Handel

In Praise of Peace
May 2025

Artists

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus David Crean, Music Director | R. Alan Kimbrough, Accompanist
Charles Larkowski Concert Preview
Jackie Stevens    Soprano
Lauren McCallister    Alto
Tony Burdette Tenor
Mike Young    Baritone
Orchestra Aurelian Oprea, Concertmaster | Eric Knorr, Orchestra Personnel Manager

Music

Utrecht Te Deum (HWV 278) George Frideric Handel
Utrecht Jubilate (HWV 279) George Frideric Handel
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major (BWV 1047) Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D Major (BWV 243) Johann Sebastian Bach

Concert History

A catalogue of music and artists from our history of concerts

Table of Contents

2002-2003

Sweet Sounds of the HolidayDecember 2002

Artists

Music

Cantata 4, Mozart, and MoreMarch 2003

Artists

Music

Bach Plus FourMay 2003

Artists

Music

2003-2004

On Wings of SongOctober 2003

Artists

Music

Sweet Sounds of the HolidaysDecember 2003

Artists

Music

Sing, My SoulMarch 2004

Artists

Music

Mainly MozartMay 2004

Artists

Music

2004-2005

Byrd, Gibbons, and MoreOctober 2004

Artists

Music

Sweet Sounds of the HolidaysDecember 2004

Artists

Music

St. John PassionMarch 2005

Artists

Music

A Celebration of SpringMay 2005

Artists

Music

2005-2006

Bach, Busarow, and BrassOctober 2005

Artists

Music

Sweet Sounds of the HolidaysDecember 2005

Artists

Music

Celebrating Bach and MozartMarch 2006

Artists

Music

Vespers and FablesMay 2006

Artists

Music

2006-2007

Bach to HaydnOctober 2006

Artists

Music

Sweet Sounds of the HolidaysDecember 2006

Artists

Music

Mass in B MinorMarch 2007

Artists

Music

The Best of BrahmsMay 2007

Artists

Music

2007-2008

Bach to VivaldiOctober 2007

Artists

Music

Sweet Sounds of the HolidaysDecember 2007

Artists

Music

Motets and MoreMarch 2008

Artists

Music

A Celebration of SpringMay 2008

Artists

Music

2008-2009

Bach Meets Rheinberger and FranckOctober 2008

Sweet Sounds of the Holiday
December 2002

Cantata 4, Mozart, and More
March 2003

Bach Plus Four
May 2003

On Wings of Song
October 2003

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2003

Sing, My Soul
March 2004

Mainly Mozart
May 2004

Byrd, Gibbons, and More
October 2004

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2004

St. John Passion
March 2005

A Celebration of Spring
May 2005

Bach, Busarow, and Brass
October 2005

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2005

Celebrating Bach and Mozart
March 2006

Vespers and Fables
May 2006

Bach to Haydn
October 2006

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2006

Mass in B Minor
March 2007

The Best of Brahms
May 2007

Bach to Vivaldi
October 2007

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2007

Motets and More
March 2008

A Celebration of Spring
May 2008

Bach Meets Rheinberger and Franck
October 2008

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2008

The Art of the Magnificat
March 2009

Israel in Egypt
May 2009

Christmas Oratorio
October 2009

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2009

Follow the Muse
April 2010

A Choral Sampler
May 2010

Gloria!
October 2010

Sweet Sounds of the Holidays
December 2010

St. John Passion
March 2011

Shout for Joy!
May 2011