Greenville Chorale Concert History 1961- 2011
2011-2012 51st Season November – at First Baptist Church - B.Britten - St.Nicolas (with Keith Jameson, tenor) Ralph Vaughan Williams – Mass in G Minor December – 28th Annual Family Christmas Concert - at McAlister Auditorium, Furman University With Blue Ridge Concert Choir, Chorale Brass Bass – Gloria February – 15th Annual Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert - at Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral “Sacred Music for a Sacred Place” Mathias, Miskinis, Pärt, Whitacre, Kilstofte, Lauridsen, Forrest, R.Shaw May – Beethoven Symphony No.9 “Choral” biennial collaboration with Gville Symphony Orchestra, Edvard Tchivzhel June 28 – 8th annual Patriotic Concert, Furman Lakeside Concert Series
2010-2011 50th Anniversary Season October – J.Brahms A German Requiem Two commissioned works: Robert J. Powell “Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous” Dan Forrest “St.Patrick’s Prayer” December - 27th Annual Family Christmas - another CAROLINA CHRISTMAS With Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra (McAlister Auditorium and Mud Creek BC) February – 14th Annual Winter Concert – Chorale Chamber Ensemble John Rutter REQUIEM May - Ludwig v.Beethoven Missa Solemnis in D. June – 7th Annual Furman Lakeside Concert (Hugh Floyd, guest conductor) 2009-2010 49th Season November – Rachmaninoff – All-night Vigil (Vespers) at First Baptist Church December – 26th Annual Family Christmas - with Blue Ridge HS Choir Paul Paterson Magnificat February – 13th annual Chamber Enseemble Winter Concert Bach “Lutheran Mass” in G major; Britten “Rejoice in the Lamb” May – Opera Choruses with GSO, Edvard Tchivzhel conducting July – Sixth Annual “Fourth of July” Furman Lakeside Concert 2008-2009 48th Season October – MUSICAL SALUTE TO AMERICA – Gershwin, Bernstein, R.Thompson “Testament” December – 25th Annual Family Christmas – with Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra Handel, MESSIAH Friday – PCPA Saturday – Porter Center, Brevard February – 12th Annual Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert (Debussy, W.Schuman, Faure MASS) May – Verdi Requiem July 3 – Fifth annual Furman Lakeside Concert
2007-2008 47th Season November - Haydn Lord Nelson Mass; PDQ Bach - Oedipus Tex, etc December - 2nd Annual "Carolina Christmas" with Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra January - Chamber Ensemble does Haydn-PDQ at Greenwood Music Festival March - In Memory - Durufle Requiem, Brahms Nänie, anthems May - Mahler Resurrection Symphony with GSO, Edvard Tchivzhel, conducting June - fourth annual Furman Lakeside Concert
2006-2007 46th Season October - Mozart's 250th Anniversary - Requiem, Coronation Mass December - "A Carolina Christmas" with Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra February - Chorale Chamber Ensemble 10th Season (Schubert, Handel, etc) April - concert version of Bizet's Carmen (collaboration with GSO, Tchizzhel, conducting) June - Third Annual Furman Lakeside Concert performance August - Brevard Music Center - Mahler Resurrection Symphony
2005-2006 45th Anniversary Season - Bingham Vick,Jr., 25th Anniversary as Conductor October - R.Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem Commissioned work: Mark Kilstofte, Of Rivers Within December - 22nd Annual Family Christmas Concert Benjamin Britten, A Ceremony of Carols February - Chorale Chamber Ensemble 9th Season (Mozart, Brahms, P.D.Q.Bach) April - Bernstein, Chichester Psalms; Gawthrop, Behold This Mystery
2004-2005 44th Season November - John Rutter Mass of the Children and G.F.Handel Dettingen Te Deum December - Handel’s Messiah February - Chorale Chamber Ensemle April - ARTISPHERE FESTIVAL - Mendelssohn’s Elijah
2003-2004 43rd Season November - Beethoven Mass in C, Opus 86 and Big Band Music December - 20th Annual Family Christmas Concert February - Chorale Chamber Ensemble March - Chorale Chamber Ensemble and GSO Chamber; Grieg Peer Gnyt May - Rachmaninoff The Bells and Ravel Daphnis et Chloe (GSO collaboration, Tchivzhel, cond) 2002-2003 42nd Season October - American Composers: Gawthrop- In Quiet Resting Places, Kilsotoft- Endless Streams Clausen - a New Creation, Lauridsen - Lux Aeterna December - 19th Annual Family Christmas Concert February - Herring Chamber Ensemble 6th Season April - J.S.Bach St. John Passion
2001-2002 October - Haydn The Creation December - 18th Annual Family Christmas February - Herring Chamber Ensemble 5th season May - Verdi Requiem (GSO collaboration, Edvard Tchivzhel conducting)
2000-2001 40th Anniversary Season bv 20th Anniversary November - The Best of the Best - Chorale Celebrates 40th Anniversary December - 17th Annual Family Christmas - Handel’s Messiah (complete) February - Herring Chamber Ensemble May - Berlioz Requiem Bingham Vick,Jr., conducting with Furman Singers, Orchestra and Greenville Symphony Orchestra 1999-2000 November: B.Britten St.Nicolas, J.S.Bach Magnificat 16th Annual Family Christmas Concert (Rutter Gloria) Chorale Chamber Ensemble Orff Carmina Burana Edvard Tchivzhel, conducting (collaboration with GSO)
1998-1999 November: Beethoven Missa Solemnis B.Vick, Jr. conducting (collaboration with GSO) 15th Annual Family Christmas Concert Chorale Chamber Ensemble Faure Requiem and Randall Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom, Alleluia Piccolo Spoleto - Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom
1997-1998 November: Max Bruch’s Moses (modern premier) 14th Annual Family Christmas Concert Chorale Chamber Ensemble premier Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection Symphony” Edvard Tchivzhel, cond. (collaboration with GSO)
1996-1997 November: Music by African-American Composers, Brazeal Dennard, guest conductor 13th Annual Christmas concert: Handel Messiah Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem B.Vick, Jr., conducting with Greenville Symphony Orchestra
1995-1996 J.S.Bach Mass in B Minor 12th Annual Family Christmas Concert (Britten A Ceremony of Carols) Mahler Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of Thousand” David Pollitt, cond. (collaboration with GSO)
1994-1995 September: Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky David Pollitt, cond (collaboration with GSO) 11th Annual Family Christmas Concert Music of American Composers: Clausen A New Creation, and Irving Berlin Verdi Requiem B.Vick, Jr., conducting (collaboration with GSO)
1993-1994 Orff Carmina Burana (with GSO) 10th Annual Family Christmas Concert: J.S.Bach Magnificat Benjamin Britten War Requiem South Carolina Premier
1992-1993 October: Salute to America 9th Christmas Concert: Handel Messiah La Musique Francaise: Faure, Poulenc Gloria, Durufle Requiem Spoletto Festival in Charleston: Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky (collaboration with GSO)
1991-1992 BV 10th Anniversary November: Mozart Requiem 8th Annual Family Christmas Concert: Rutter Magnificat SC Premier Salute to Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms, West Side Story
1990-1991 Mozart Mass in C Minor 7th Annual Family Christmas Concert: Ralph Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem
1989-1990 November: Verdi Requiem 6th Annual Family Christmas Concert: Vivaldi Magnificat February: Borodin “Polovtsian Dances” with GSO
1988-1989 Handel Messiah (first Chorale performance) 5th Annual Family Christmas Concert Haydn Lord Nelson Mass
1987-1988 Brahms A German Requiem 4th Annual Family Christmas Concert Puccini Missa di Gloria, Haydn Te Deum Mahler Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” (with GSO)
1986-1987 .......................................name changed to “Greenville Chorale” Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Choral” (with GSO) 3rd Annual Christmas Concert With Greenville Symphony Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms, Faure Requiem
1985-1986 Bach Christmas Oratorio 2nd Annual Christmas Concert with Greenville Symphony BV and Peter Rickett, conducting Honegger King David
1984-1985 Verdi Requiem FIRST Annual Family Christmas Concert with Greenville Symphony BV and Peter Rickett, conducting Handel Judas Maccabaeus
1983-1984 Bruckner Mass in E Minor, Rutter Gloria, R.Thompson Peaceable Kingdom Orff Carmina Burana Haydn The Creation
1981-1982 -Bingham Vick, Jr., new conductor and artistic director Stravinski A Symphony of Psalms J.S.Bach Mass in B Minor (Kyrie-Gloria)
1981 - Mozart Requiem 1980 - Schubert Mass in G Haydn Lord Nelson Mass Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer
1979 - Brahms A German Requiem
1977 - Respighi Laud to the Nativity Mendelssohn The Conversion of St.Paul Britten A Ceremony of Carols
1976 - Handel Israel in Egypt
1975 - Faure Requiem Bernstein Chichester Psalms
1974 - Block Sacred Service J.S.Bach Magnificat
1973 - Poulenc Gloria J.S.Bach Cantata No. 4
1972 - Mendelssohn Elijah
1971 - Menotti The Unicorn, Gorgon, & the Manticore Beethoven Symphony No. 9
1970 - Mozart Requiem Mendelssohn The Conversion of St.Paul Faure Requiem
1969 - Schubert Mass in G
1968 .................................................name changed to “Greenville Civic Chorale” Vivaldi Gloria
1967 -Milburn Price, Conductor (1967-1981) Verdi Requiem J.S.Bach Magnificat
1966 -Patrick Partridge, Conductor Verdi Requiem performed with Brevard Music Festival 1965 - 66 - Jerry Langenkamp, Conductor invited to perform at International Convention of Rotary International in Atlantic City Beethoven - Symphony No. 9
1964 - 1965 - Haydn Creation
1963 - 1964 - Mendelssohn - Elijah Brahms - Liebeslieder Walzer
1962-1963 - with Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Beverly Wolff, soloist
1961 - 1962 established as project of Rotary Club: “Rotary Civic Chorale” William Jarvis, Founder and Conductor; David Gibson, accompanist Spring concert, 1962 Brahms "A German Requiem"
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