THE BOSTON CECILIA program notes ARCHIVE

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From the 2008-2009 Season:
Program notes for the Bach Mass in B Minor

From the 2007-2008 Season:
Program notes for Cecilia's Christmas concert, "O Magnum Mysterium."

Bach

• St. John Passion (Apr 1998)

• B Minor Mass Cantatas (Oct 1994)

Beethoven

• Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Apr 1997)

• Ah! Perfido (Apr 1997)

Brahms

• Academic Festival Overture, Op. 81 (Mar 2003)

• Alto Rhapsody, Opus 53 (Mar 2003)

• Ein deutsches Requiem (Mar 2003)

Britten

• A.M.D.G (Oct 2003 and Apr 1999)

• Cantata Misericordium (Apr 1994)

• A Ceremony of Carols (1997)

• Various works (Apr 1999)

Handel

• The Choice of Hercules

• Two Coronation Anthems

• Deborah (Mar 1998)

• Israel in Egypt (Oct 1991)

• Jephtha (Mar 1995)

• Joseph and his Brethren (Nov 1997)

• Joshua (Nov 1995)

• L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed
  il Moderato (Oct 1996)

• Messiah (Apr 2000)

• Qualor Crudele (solo cantata)

• Samson (Oct 2001)

• Saul (Nov 2003)

Haydn

• Creation (Jan 2000)

Menotti

• The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore (Mar 1996)

Mozart

• Coronation Mass & Davidde Penitente (Apr 2005)

• Mass in C Minor (Apr 1997)
  

• Requiem (Oct 2003)

Purcell

• Various works (Apr 2002)

Schönberg

• Friede Auf Erden (Oct 2004)

Schütz

• Musicalische Exequien (Oct 2004)

Schubert

• Works for solo voice and chorus

Schumann

• Choral Songs, Opus 59 (Oct 2004)

Thompson, Virgil

• Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree (1997)

Wheeler, Scott

• The Angle of the Sun (Apr 1994)

• The Construction of Boston (2007) - download the libretto as a Word document or a PDF document

Woodman, James

• The Midwife's Tale (Dec 1996)