Delaware Choral Society History

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Past Performances: 1970 - 1979

The details listed below are gathered from programs saved from past concerts. If you have any Delaware Choral Society memorabilia that fills in missing historical details, please contact us at info@delawarechoralsociety.org. You are also invited to share your memories at www.dcsmemories.blogspot.com.

March 15, 1970, Requiem, Johannes Brahms. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Ruth Gardner, Organist; Jude Mollenhauer, Harpist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Taeko Fujii, soprano; Kenneth Wilson, Tenor. Seaford Central Junior High School, Seaford, Delaware.

December 6, 1970, Christmas Concert (works by Thompson, Bach, Haydn, Macfarlane, Pergolesi). Carl O. Miller, Conductor, Leo Ahramjian, Concert Master of String Quartet. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily A. Michael, Georgia Marshall, Mary Everhart, Sopranos; Ruth Vehslage, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Bass. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.

Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi

Requiem and Kyrie (from Requiem), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Alleluia, Randall Thompson

Here Yet Awhile, Johann Sebastian Bach

The Heavens Are Telling, Franz Joseph Haydn

Open Our Eyes, William Charles Macfarlane

Glory to God in the Highest, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

March 28, 1971 and April 4, 1971, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Carl O. Miller, Conductor. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Emil Markow, Basses. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware, and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

December 5, 1971, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Carl O. Miller, Conductor. Sarah Younker, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Marva Thomas, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Barbara Saviola, Altos; Donald Morgan, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Bass. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.

February 6, 1972 and February 13, 1972, , Christ Lag in Todesbanden, and

Motes No. 3, Jesu, Meine Freude, Johann Sebastian Bach. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Leo Ahramjian, Concert Master of String Quartet. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware, and Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware.

April 23, 1972 and April 30, 1972, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Carl O. Miller, Conductor, Leo Ahramijian, Concertmaster of String Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Emil Markow, Bass. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware, and Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware.

December 3, 1972, 's O Magnum Mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor; Sarah Younker, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Marva Thomas, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; Si Rae Pak, Tenor. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

March 25, 1973 and April 1, 1973, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Randi Olcott, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; Robert Davis, Tenor; Charles Wine, Bass. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware, and Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.

Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Henry Purcell

Salve Regina, Joseph Haydn

Elegy, Ludwig van Beethoven

Cantata No. 4, Christ Lag in Todesbanden, Johann Sebastian Bach

December 2, 1973, Seventeenth Annual Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Hazel Englehart, Judith Bettinger, Ruth Field, Sopranos; Suzanne Parrott, Ann Hall Carvel, Altos; Si Rae Pak, Tenor; Gary Hindes, Bass. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.

Adoramus Te, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

He, Watching Over Israel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ,Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Messiah, George Frideric Handel

April 20, 1974 and April 21, 1974, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Kathryn Copple and Doris Willink, Accompanists. Soloist: Virginia R. Van Tine, Soprano. Union Methodist Church, Bridgeville, Delaware, and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Chester, William Billings

When Jesus Wept, William Billings

Golgotha, William Billings

Let down the bars, O Death, Samuel Barber, Op. 8, No. 2, words by Emily Dickinson

Sure on this shining night, Samuel Barber, words by John Agee

sam was a man, Vincent Persichetti, words by e. e. cummings

Liebslieder Walzer, Johannes Brahms

December 1, 1974, Eighteenth Annual Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist, University of Delaware Concert Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Barbara A Foraker, Ran B. Greim, Georgia Marshall, Virginia R. Van Tine, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Muriel N. Kline, Altos; Si Rae Pak, Tenor. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.

Lullay my Liking, Gustav Holst

O Magnum Mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria

Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles

To Us A Child Is Given, Johann Sebastian Bach

Messiah, George Friedrich Handel

March 22, 1975 and March 23, 1975, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Ruth Gardner, Organist, Kathleen Attanasi, Harpist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloist: Sandra Quick, Soprano. Milford Presbyterian Church, Milford, Delaware, and Dover Presbyterian Church, Dover, Delaware.

Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Faure

Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart, Alec Rowley

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Ralph Vaughan Williams

The Turtle Dove, arr. by Ralph. Vaughan Williams

Requiem, Gabriel Fauré

December 14, 1975, Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach,Fantasia on Christmas Carols, R. Vaughn Williams. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor; Ruth Gardner, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Hazel Englehart, Karen Hickerson, Georgia Marshall, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Ethelwyn Worden, Cindy Beitman, Altos; Richard Nice, Louis DiNetta; Tenors, Michael Larkin, Albert Lassiter, Basses. Presbyterian Church, Dover, Delaware.

O Magnum Mysterium, Tomas Luis de Victoria

Lullay My Liking, Gustav Holst

The Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles

Carol, words by Christina Rossetti, music by Ann Hall Carvel

Fantasia on Christmas Carols, R. Vaughn Williams

Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach

March 27, 1976 and March 28, 1976, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor. Kathryn Copple and Lisa Papili, Rehearsal Accompanists. Soloists: Karen Hickerson, Virginia Van Tine, Sopranos; Muriel Kline, Ethelwyn Worden, Altos; Louis DiNetta, David Hertzler, Tenors; Albert E. Lassiter, Charles Wine, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware, and Delaware Technical and Community College, Georgetown, Delaware.

December 12, 1976, Twentieth Anniversary Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Georgia Marshall, Sopranos; Muriel Kline, Alto; Brian Snyder, David Hertzler, Tenors; Irvin Rothenberg, Bass. Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, Delaware.

Midnight Mass for Christmas (Messe de minuit pour Noel), Marc-Antoine Charpentier

Messiah, George Frideric Handel

April 2, 1977 and April 3, 1977, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Kathryn Copple, Accompanist, Georgia Marshall, Organist. Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware

Planets, Stars and Airs of Space, Johann Sebastian Bach

Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light, Johann Sebastian Bach

Thee with Tender Care, Johann Sebastian Bach

O sacrum convivium, William Byrd

Six Folk Songs, Johannes Brahms

When Jesus Wept, William Billings

Gradual, Anton Bruckner

Sure on This Shining Night (Words by James Agee), Samuel Barber

Let Down the Bars, O Death (Op. 7, No. 2, words by Emily Dickinson, Samuel Barber

Four Slovak Folk Songs, Béla Bartók

December 4, 1977, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor; Kathryn Copple, Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Leona Kelly, Linda T. Bond, Sopranos; Frances Johnson, Jane Singleton, Altos. People's United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.

Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren, Johann Sebastian Bach

Lullay My Liking, Gustav Holst

The Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles

Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi

April 15, 1978 and April 16, 1978, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, E. Wayne Berry, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloist: Henrietta Dumas, Soprano. Union United Methodist Church, Bridgeville, Delaware and Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.

Mass in F, Franz Schubert

Messiah, Georg Friedrich Handel

December 3, 1978, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, John D. Morgan, Assistant Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Marva Thomas, Virginia Van Tine, Muriel Kline, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Jane Singleton, Stephanie Betz, Altos; Clifford Lee Reynolds, Robert Davis , Tenors; Mark L. Wiltshire, Bass. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.

"Lord Nelson" Mass, Franz Josef Haydn

Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach

April 7, 1979 and April 8, 1979, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Delaware String Ensemble, Leona Kelly, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Norma Heyde, Soprano; Melinda Lee, Alto; Robert Davis, Tenor; Alan Soukup, Bass, United Presbyterian Church, Milford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Mass in G, Franz Schubert

Vesperae solennes de confessore K. V. 339, Mozart

December 1, 1979 and December 2, 1979, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Ruth Gardner, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Marva Thomas, Sopranos; Ethelwyn Worden, Muriel Kline, Altos; Robert Castro, Leon Donovan, Basses. St. John's United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.

Cantata No. 64, Johann Sebastian Bach

Alleluia, Randall Thompson

Messiah, George Frederic Handel

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