Join us for our Fifth Anniversary Season

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 8PM
F.J. Haydn - Harmoniemesse
Der Sturm
Te Deum for Empress Marie Therese
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley (different venue)

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8PM
Josef Rheinberger - Stabat Mater in C minor
Felix Mendelssohn – Psalm 42 Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Saturday, May 28, 2011, 8PM
Antonio Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus, RV 807
Baldassare Galuppi - Laetatus Sum
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

2009-2010 Season

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle

Michele Byrd, soprano
Lisa Van der Ploeg, alto
Jimmy Kansau, tenor
Jeff Fields, bass
with Esther Archer on Piano and
Mark Bruce on Harmonium.

Saturday, May 29, 2010 8:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Fauré: Requiem
Works by Saint-Saëns, Sévérác

Jeffery Fields, baritone,
Bridget O’Keeffe, soprano,
With orchestra, harp and organ

Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Berkeley


An Evening of Beethoven
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Mass in C
Elegiac Song

Saturday, November 21 8:00 p.m
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

Read a review of the Rossini concert at San Francisco Classical Voice

The Music of Zoltán Kodály
Missa Brevis
Kálló Folk Dances
Esti Dal
Kösöntö

Sunday, 22 March, 2009 7:30PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley

Choral Masterworks of the Baroque Era
Requiem by Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) and the Magnificat by German composer Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722)

Ann Moss, Soprano
Ruthann Lovetang, Alto
Mark Bonney, tenor
Paul Murray, bass

Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Program Notes

2007-2008 Season

Brahms' A German Requiem
Featuring Brahms' chamber setting

Jeffrey Fields, baritone
Rita Lillly, soprano
Nalini Ghuman and Lino Rivera, pianists

Saturday, May 24, 2008 8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Saturday, March 8, 2008 8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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Homage to Saint Nicholas
Missa Sancti Nicolai, Franz Josef Haydn
Saint Nicolas Cantata, Benjamin Britten

Featuring: Mark Mowry, tenor, as Nicholas
Children's Voices: The Piedmont Choirs
Soprano: Rita Lilly
Alto: Ruthann Lovetang
Bass: Adam Cole

Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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2006-2007 Season

Celebrating Peace
Utrecht Te Deum and Utrecht Jubilate, George Frideric Handel
composed in celebration of the Peace of Utrecht, 1713

Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Stefanie Moore, soprano
Bridget O'Keefe, soprano
Ruthann Lovetang, alto
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Ed Betts, countertenor/tenor
John Burton, bass
Meriel Ennik, flute

Saturday, May 19, 2007  8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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Romance & the Part Song
from dashed hopes to the triumph of love
Songs from the Romantic masters

Neue Liebeslieder Op. 65 – Brahms
Serenade to Music – Vaughan Williams
Works by Elgar, Rheinberger, Badings, Jenner,
Schubert

Rita Lilly, Soprano
Ruthann Lovetang, Alto
Mark Mueller, tenor
John Burton, bass

Esther Archer, piano
Jefferson Packer, piano
Jeannelle Meyer, violin

Sunday, March 25, 2007  7:30 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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Treasures of Michael Haydn
Missa Sancti Hieronymi, Timete Dominum, Ave Regina Caelorum

Rita Lilly, soprano
Ruthann Lovetang, alto
Barrie Cowan, tenor
John Bischoff, bass

Saturday, November 18, 2006  8:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley

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