Concerts
ATHENS CHORAL SOCIETY, Gwen Leckron, 1979
Handel, Messiah, St. Denis Roman Catholic Cathedral, Athens, Greece, 7,9,10 December.
Benefit concert for the Kalamaki Orphanage.
Other soloists, Judith Jenkins, soprano; Marian Lewis, contralto; Peter Long, tenor.
ATLANTA SYMPHONY, Robert Shaw
Schubert, Mass in E-flat, 1989
Soloists Benita Valente, soprano; Marietta Simpson, mezzo; John Humphrey and Glenn Siebert, tenors; Myron Myers, bass (see Recordings and Radio)
Beethoven, Mass in C, 1989
Soloists Henrietta Schellenberg, soprano; Marietta Simpson, mezzo; John Humphrey, tenor; Myron Myers, bass (see Recordings and Radio)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE HANDEL ORATORIO SOCIETY
Handel, Messiah, Donald Morrison, conductor, 1987-1989
Haydn, Creation, Jon Hurty, conductor, 1998
BEL CANTO CHORUS MILWAUKEE, Richard Hynson
Mozart, Requiem (part of Rolling Requiem in memoriam September 11, 2001) 2002
Collins, Hymn to the Earth, Midwest premier, 2004
BETHLEHEM BACH FESTIVAL, Greg Funfgeld
Bach, Mass in B-minor, 1993
Bach, Lobe den Herrn (BWV69), In allen meinen Taten (BWV97), Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (BWV101), 1993
Other soloists Ann Monoiyos, soprano; Marietta Simpson, mezzo; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor
BOSTON BAROQUE (BANCHETTO MUSICALE), Martin Pearlman
Jordan Hall, Boston
Handel, Messiah, 1990
Soloists Nancy Armstrong, soprano; Dale Turbeek, countertenor; Christopher Hux, tenor
Haydn, Paukenmesse, 1991
Soloists Sharon Baker, soprano; Lorraine Hunt, mezzo; Frank Kelly, tenor
Bach, St. Matthew Passion, 1992
Soloists Frank Kelly (Evangelist), Myron Myers (Jesus), Patrice Michaels Bedi, soprano; William Sharp, baritone
BRUCKNERFEST LINZ, Josef Mertin, 1980
Kremsmünster, Austria
Schütz, Symphoniae Sacrae
Ensemble für alte Musik, Vienna
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
Contemporary Music Festival, 1977
Morton Feldman (who was present): O'Hara Songs
CANTATA SINGERS, David Hoose, 1996
Jordan Hall, Boston
Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex (Créon)
Other soloists: Thomas Young, tenor, Mary Westbrook-Geha, soprano
CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY, 2007
Vaughn Williams, selections from Five Mystical Songs, with Metropolis Orchestra, c. Timothy Boles. Dixon, Illinois
CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL, Sandor Salgo
Mozart, Requiem, 1988
Soloists Kay Paschal, soprano; Steven Tharp, tenor
Haydn, Harmoniemesse, 1988
Soloists Kay Paschal, soprano; Steven Tharp, tenor
Bach Cantata BWV 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, 1989
Soloist Beverly Hoch, soprano
Recital with William Watson, tenor, including
Bruhns, De Profundis; early duets, 1989
Nakamichi Concert series (see Recitals)
CHICAGO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Dieter Kober, 1987
Mozart, Mentre ti lascio (concert aria)
CHICAGO MASTER SINGERS, Alan Heatherington, Ars Viva Orchestra
Beethoven, Mass in C, 1991
Schubert, Mass in G and Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass, 2000
Haydn, Mass in Time of War; Zeisl, Requiem Ebraico; Kesselman, Let Peace Descend, 2002.
Techny Auditorium, Chicago
CHICAGO SINFONIETTA, Jason Osborn, 1990 | Orchestra Hall Debut, Chicago
Weill, The Seven Deadly Sins
Soloists Marianne Faithfull, Kurt Hansen, Tom Dymit, tenors
CLEMENIC CONSORT, Rene Clemenic, 1980
Festival de Wallone, Brussels, Belgium
Chapelle Protestante Royale (see Radio)
Flanders Festival, Aalst, Belgium and Mechelen, Belgium
Music from the notebooks of Margareta von Österreich
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, Lee Kesselman
Handel, Belshazzar, 1985
Weill, Down in the Valley, 1990
Haydn, Creation, 1990
Mozart, Requiem, 1991
Handel, Messiah, 1993
Argento, Jonah and the Whale, 2006
COLUMBUS SYMPHONY, Ronald Jenkins, 1990
Handel, Messiah
CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER PLAYERS, John Austin, 1983
Austin, Requiem. World Premiere. University of Chicago.
DALLAS BACH SOCIETY, Paul Riedo, 1989
Bach, St. John Passion (arias)
Soloists Judith Nelson, soprano; Jeffrey Thomas, tenor
DONAU FESTWOCHEN, Josef Mertin, 1980
Schloss Greinburg, Grein, Austria
Bach, Bauernkantate (BWV212)
Wiener Barocksolisten, Helena Dearing, soprano (see Radio)
DOWNERS GROVE ORATORIO SOCIETY
Handel, Messiah, 1984
Haydn, The Seasons, 2000
DULUTH/SUPERIOR SYMPHONY, Rossen Milanov, 2000
Handel, Messiah
ELGIN SYMPHONY, Robert Hansen
Bach, Magnificat and Cantata BWV 140, 1985
Bach, B-minor Mass, 1987
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, WFMT/FM Broadcast, October 1999
Bach, St. John Passion (Pilate), 2003
ELMHURST CHORAL UNION 1986
Haydn, Harmoniemesse
Hammerschmidt Chapel, Elmhurst College, c. Paul Westermeyer
ERIE PHILHARMONIC, Peter Bay, 1996
Handel, Messiah
Kendra Coulton, soprano, Lucille Beer, mezzo, D. Parks, tenor
EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC, Alfred Savia, 1999
Handel, Messiah
Lucille Beer, alto, William Watson, tenor
FOX VALLEY SYMPHONY, 1986
Strauss, Die Fledermaus, Frank. c. Harold Bauer
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
Lourdes Cathedral, Spokane
Mozart, Requiem, 1996
GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY, Howard Slenk, 1989
Handel, Messiah
Calvin College Choir (see Television)
GRANT PARK SYMPHONY
Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music, James Paul, 1986
Schubert, Mass in A-flat, Andrew Parrott, 1987 (see Radio and Opera)
Puccini, Turandot understudy Timur, 1984
Borodin, Prince Igor, understudy Count Kontschak, 1990
Beethoven, Mass in C, Christof Perick, 1999
Mendelssohn, Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, Carlos Kalmar, 2002
See also under Opera
PAUL HILL CHORALE, Paul Hill, 1994 | Kennedy Center Concert Hall Debut
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis
Soloists Lucille Beer, mezzo; Steve Cramer, tenor; Marymal Holmes, soprano
National Symphony Orchestra
ILLINOIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Steven Squires
Bach, Aus der Tiefe (BWV131), 1985
Bach, Magnificat and CPE Bach Der Kindheit Jesus, 1993
See Reviews (St. Charles Beacon)
INTERMEZZI ENSEMBLE 1979
Pauline Viardot, Cendrillon, Papa. French Institute, London
INTERNATIONALE OSTERAKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK, 1989
Feldkirch, Austria
Concert celebrating the 85th birthday of Josef Mertin (see Radio and Recordings)
Bruhns, Mein Herz ist bereit (bass cantata)
Program of Medieval and Renaissance Musik
Soloists Taina Kataja, soprano; Mary Ann Hart, mezzo; Frederick Urrey, tenor
KALAMAZOO BACH FESTIVAL, Judith Breneman
Bach, St. Matthew Passion (arias), 1986
Bach, Mass in B-minor, 1987
Soloists Sally Stanford, Jeffrey Thomas, Steven Rickards
LAS CRUCES SYMPHONY
Handel, Messiah, James Baldwin, 1985
Verdi, Requiem, Lonnie Klein, 2003
LONDON CHORALE, Roy Wales
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Coventry, England, 1979
LONG ISLAND PHILHARMONIC, Marin Alsop, 1993
Mozart, Requiem
Staller Center, Stony Brook; Tilles Center, Brookville, NY
Soloists Nancy Allen Lundy, soprano; Lucille Beer, mezzo; Richards Clements, tenor
LOS ANGELES BACH FESTIVAL, William Hatcher
Bach, St. Matthew Passion (Jesus), 1979
Bach, Aus der Tiefe (BWV131) and Der Streit zwischen Phoebus and Pan (BWV201) 1979
Bach, Amore traditore (BWV203) and Ich lasse dich nicht (BWV157)
New World Baroque Ensemble 1978.
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, Roger Wagner, 1973 | Los Angeles Music Center Debut
Bach, Christus, der ist mein Leben (BWV95), Liebster Jesus Mein Verlangen (BWV32)
(Professional Solo Debut)
MADISON SYMPHONY, Roland Johnson, 1988
Handel, Messiah
MASTER CHORALE OF ORANGE COUNTY 1978
Brahms, Requiem
MENDELSSOHN CHOIR (Pittsburgh), Robert Page, 2001
Haydn, The Creation (Raphael)
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY
Haydn, The Creation (Raphael) | Uihlein Hall Debut
Margaret Hawkins, 1985
Bach, St. Matthew Passion, Lukas Foss, 1987
Halloween Concert, JoAnn Falletta, 1988
Gounod, Le veau d'or (Faust)
Boito, Son lo spirito che nega (Mefistofele)
MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS, Paul Vorwerk
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Visitatio sepulchri, Pergrinus (Jesus), medieval liturgical dramas, 1973
Mozart, Vesperae Sollenes de Confessore (KV339); Purcell, Welcome to All the Pleasures, 1973
Wilbye, Madrigals; Schönberg, Vocal quartets, opus 27-28; Ives, Psalm 90, 1974
MONTEREY COUNTY SYMPHONY, Clark Suttle
Beethoven, Missa solemnis, 1995
Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass, 1995
Jane Adler, soprano; Lucille Beer, mezzo; Don Bernadini, tenor
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, 1996
MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE, Thomas Wikman
Bass soloist, 1984-1991, 1996-2002 (200 concerts), various Chicago venues
All performances have been digitized and are available at Northwestern University and the National Archive.
1985
Bach, St. Matthew Passion (arias) (4)
Handel, Theodora (4)
Bach, Cantata 123, Liebster Immanual, Herzog der Frommen (arias) (2)
Brass and Choral Christmas concert (5)
1986-87
Bach, Christmas Oratorio (1) | Alice Tully Hall Debut
Bach, Phoebus and Pan (BWV201) (2)
Mozart, Missa brevis (4)
Bach, BWV105 and BWV147 (2)
Bach, BWV104 (2)
Bach, Magnificat, (4)
Purcell, The Fairy Queen (Winter, Sleep, Hymen) (4)
Christmas Concerts (5)
1988-89
Handel, Hercules (4)
Handel, Jephtha (4)
Bach, St John Passion (Jesus) (4)
Carrissimi, Jephtha (2)
Mozart, Requiem (4) bass solos
1990-91 Season
Music of Henry Purcell (anthems -“They that go down to the sea in ships”) (2)
Mozart, Mass in C-minor (4) (see Recordings)
Haydn, Creation (Raphael) (4)
Purcell, King Arthur and Fairy Queen (2)
Bach, B-minor Mass (4)
Handel, Semele (Somnus) (4)
Christmas Concerts (5)
1996-97 Season
Handel, Messiah (2)
1997-98 Season
Monteverdi, Vespers (4)
1998-99 Season
Bach, B-Minor Mass WFMT/FM Broadcast, October 1999 (4)
2000-2001 Season
Bach, St. Matthew Passion (Jesus/arias) (4)
2001-2002 Season
Christmas Concerts (5)
MUSICA PACIFICA, Paul Vorwerk (30 concerts)
Bass soloist 1973-1975, concerts at Fritch Auditorium, Los Angeles, unless otherwise noted.
Other soloists: Maurita Thornburgh, soprano, Jonathan Mack, tenor
1973-1974 Season
Baroque and Before Marathon | Hollywood Bowl Debut (1973)
Benefit Concert (Perotin, Alleluia nativitas; Monteverdi, Lamento della Ninfa; Schütz, Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn)
Mozart, Vesperae Sollenes de Confessore (KV339); Purcell, Welcome to All the Pleasures (LACMA - see Monday Evening Concerts above)
Pergrinus, Visitatio sepulchri (Jesus), medieval liturgical dramas (LACMA -Monday Evening Concerts -see above)
Music of the Seventeenth Century
Festive Music of the Renaissance
Treasures of Medieval Music (see Recordings)
A Quinquecentennial Celebration of the Life of Guillaume Dufay
Antiphonal Music of the 17th Century
Music of the Fourteenth Century
Monteverdi, 1610 Vespers (see Recordings)
Music of Elizabethan England and New Works
A Concert for Young People
College of Marin - Medieval program
Los Angeles Valley College - Medieval and Renaissance program
Peninsula Committee of the LA Philharmonic - Madrigals, duets
Monteverdi, Madrigals of Love and War, Bach Cantata 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele; Buxtehude
1974-1975 Season: Bach and the Baroque
Opening Night Gala, Bach Cantata 78, Jesu der du mein Seele; Buxtehude, Herr, ich lasse dich nicht.
Songs and Dances - Sung and Danced
Schütz, Symphoniae Sacrae
All-Bach Holiday Festival
Music Sacred and Profane
Gesualdo Madrigals, Monteverdi Early Madrigals
Purcell, Dido and Aeneas
Da Gagliano, La Dafne (first recording, see Recordings)
Los Angeles Press Club (La Dafne promotion)
Music from St. Mark’s (Monteverdi In illo tempore; Schütz Dialogues)
Antique Noels (Charpentier Nativitatem)
Santa Monica College
University of California-Riverside
Community Concert-Santa Monica (Lincoln Junior High Auditorium)
(Ensemble dissolved June 1975)
NEW ORATORIO SINGERS, Chicago
Haydn, Creation (Raphael), Thomas Wikman, 1987
Bruckner, Mass in F-minor, Thomas Wikman, 1990
NEW WORLD BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Bass Soloist, 1975-1978 (see Radio and Los Angeles Bach Festival)
NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY, John Daly Goodwin, 1985 | Carnegie Hall Debut
Mozart, C-minor Mass, and Kodaly, Te Deum
Other soloists D’Anna Fortunato, mezzo; Marcus Haddock, tenor
NORTH CAROLINA MASTER CHORALE, Al Sturgis, 2008
Verdi, Requiem, Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC
Other soloists: Brenda Harris, soprano; Cristy Brown, mezzo; Dan Snyder, tenor
NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY, Chicago, Donald Chen
Haydn, The Creation, Raphael, 1987
Haydn, The Creation, Raphael, 1996
Haydn, Harmoniemesse, 2000
ORCHESTRA OF ILLINOIS, Robert Kaminskas, 1982
Viennese Opera Ball, 95th Restaurant, John Hancock Center, Chicago, with Diane Ragains, soprano.
ORQUESTRA FILARMONICA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO, Ronald Zollman, Mexico City
Verdi, Requiem, 1995 (Televised)
Other soloists Sharon Spilletti, soprano, Lucille Beer, mezzo.
ORCHESTRA SINFONICA DI PESARO, Robert Renili, 2003
Mozart Requiem
Sala Metaurense, Palazzo Ducale, Pesaro, Italy
Other soloists, Lorna Haywood, Kathryn Hartgrove, Darrell Edwards
LARRY PARSONS CHORALE, Larry Parsons, 1994
Handel, Messiah. West Virginia
PASADENA CHORALE, Richard Kelly
Bach, Christmas Oratorio, 1976
Vaughan Williams, Five Tudor Portraits, 1977 | Ambassador Auditorium Debut
Dvorák, Stabat Mater, 1977
Buxtehude, Gott hilf mir; M. Haydn, Requiem, 1978
Vivaldi, Dixit Dominus, 1978
ROBERT PAGE FESTIVAL SINGERS, Robert Page
PRAGUE RADIO ORCHESTRA TOUR, 2000
Dvorak, Requiem
Church of the Virgin Mary, Zlonice
Czech Republic International Dvorak Festival, 29 June, 2000
Rudolfinum Prague, 30 June, 2000
Verdi, Requiem
Kollegienkirche, Salzburg, Austria, 3 July, 2000
Lukaskirche, Munich, Germany, 5 July, 2000
(see recordings)
PHILHARMONISCHES STAATORCHESTER HALLE TOUR, 2003
Brahms Requiem
Lukaskirche, Munich, 15 June
Thomaskirche, Leipzig, 18 June
Lukaskirche, Dresden, 21 June
Helig-Kreuz Kirche, Berlin 24 June
(see recordings)
ROCKEFELLER CHAPEL, University of Chicago, Rodney Wynkoop
Bach, Ich habe genug, BWV 82, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, 1983
Handel, Messiah, 1983
Puccini, Messa di Gloria and Opera Choruses ("Va, Tosca"), 1984
Bach, St. Matthew Passion, Jesus, 1984
Illuminations, excerpts from Mendelssohn Christus, various mass settings. 1984
ST. CHARLES MUSIC FESTIVAL, John Rutter, 1991
Mozart, Requiem
Illinois Chamber Symphony, Mostly Madrigal Singers, St. Charles, Illinois
ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL, Chicago, Lee Kohlenberg
Bruckner, Te Deum, 1983
ST. LOUIS BACH SOCIETY, Dennis Sparger
Bach, St. Matthew Passion, 1994
Soloists Patrice Michaels Bedi, soprano; Christine Jepson, mezzo; William Watson, tenor; Kurt Hansen, tenor
Bach, St. John Passion (Jesus), 1996
SAN ANTONIO MUSIC FESTIVAL, Margaret Hillis, 1991
Mozart, Mass in C-minor
Soloists Jayne West, soprano; John Duykers, tenor (see Opera)
STUDIO DA CAMERA ENSEMBLE, Josef Mertin, 1983
Concert of Schütz and Monteverdi
Soloists Drew Minter, countertenor; Klaus Hubman, tenor
Refektorium Sankt Michael, Vienna, Austria
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES 1976
Dryden, The Secular Masque, Mars. Fiftieth Anniversary of the Clark Library.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bruckner, Te Deum, Michael Melton, 1989
Puccini, Messa di Gloria and selected opera choruses (Va, Tosca), Rodney Wynkoop, 1982
VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Kate Tamarkin, 1995
Verdi, Requiem
Other soloists Gale Limansky, Lucille Beer, Nils Brown
WEST SUBURBAN CHORAL UNION, Paul Wiens, 1987
Bach, St. John Passion, arias, Edman Chapel, Wheaton College
WOODSTOCK MOZART FESTIVAL, Charles Borenstein
Mozart, Requiem, 1990
Mozart, Mass in C-minor, 1989