CHORAL CONCERT ARCHIVES
1988 - PRESENT
2022 - 2023 SEASON
35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
35TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
SOUND THE TRUMPETS
Sunday 20 November 2022 3:00 pm
JS Bach - Cantata 191
JS Bach - Orchestral Suite 3
Händel - Four Coronation Anthems (1727)
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Jason Ragan, tenor
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
MUSIC OF THE BACH FAMILY
Sunday 2 April 2023 3:00 pm
JE Bach - Unser Wandel ist im Himmel,
BWV Anh 165
JS Bach - Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh 159
CPE Bach - Symphony in E Flat Major, Wq 179
JC Bach - Introit and Kyrie
from the Requiem Mass, W E11
FJ Haydn - Little Organ Solo Mass, Hob. XXII:7
Mozart - Regina coeli, KV 127
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
BACH AND THE ITALIAN STYLE
Sunday 11 June 2023 3:00 pm
Vivaldi - Kyrie, RV 587
Pez / JS Bach - Missa Brevis, BWV Anh 24
A Marcello - Concerto for Oboe in D Minor
Vivaldi - Credo, RV 591
JCF Bach - Symphony in D Minor, W 1:3
Caldara / JS Bach - Sanctus, BWV 239
Lotti / Zelenka - Benedictus and Agnus Dei
from Missa Sancti Christophori
David Sussman, oboe
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, Artistic Director
Knox United Church
2021 - 2022 Season
ODE TO MUSIC
Sunday 21 November 2021 3:00 pm
JS Bach - Cantata 213, Opening Chorus
Aichinger - Regina coeli
Pachelbel - Magnificat in D, P 246
Pitoni - Cantate Domino
Purcell - Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, 1683), Z 339
JS Bach - Cantata 213, Closing Chorus
Hannah Pagenkopf, soprano
Aoife Bonaventua, mezzo-soprano
Jason Ragan, tenor
Tyler Fitzgerald, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
GLORY OF VIVALDI
A Co-Production With Kensington Sinfonia
Sunday 5 June 2022 3:00 pm
Vivaldi - Introduction, RV 642 and Gloria, RV 589
M. Richter / Vivaldi - The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed
Andrea Hill, mezzo-soprano
Lauren Woods, soprano
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Calgary Bach Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Kensington Sinfonia
Andrea Case and Genevieve Micheletti, artistic directors
Knox United Church
2020 - 2021 Season
All concerts cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019 - 2020 Season
2018 - 2019 Season
BACH & SONS: THE MILAN BACH
Sunday 18 November 2018 3:00 pm
Durante / JS Bach - Missa in C minor
JS Bach - Air from Orchestral Suite 3
JS Bach - Chorale from Cantata 147
JS Bach - Sanctus in D Major, BWV 238
JC Bach - Gloria in excelsis Deo
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Jillian Bonner, mezzo-soprano
Jason Ragan, tenor
Aaron Dimoff, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
CRUCIFIXUS: SACRED CHORAL WORKS BY LOTTI & BACH
Sunday 24 March 2019 3:00 pm
JS Bach - Cantata 12
JS Bach - Cantata 146
Lotti / Zelenka - Missa Sancti Christophori
Hannah Pagenkopf, soprano
Aoife Bonaventura, mezzo-soprano
David Fertal, tenor
Tyler Fitzgerald, bass-baritone
Antonina Cox, organ
Heather Haydu, oboe
Lucie Jones, flute
Richard Scholtz, trumpet
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
BACH & SONS IN LONDON, LEIPZIG & DRESDEN
Sunday 17 November 2019 3:30 pm
JC Bach - Sinfonia in C Major, Op. 3, No. 2
JS Bach - Cantata 150
WF Bach - Adagio and Fugue in D minor, Fk 65
WA Mozart - Regina coeli in C Major, KV 108
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
Remainder of 2019-2020 Season
cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2017 - 2018 SEASON
30th Anniversary Season
J.S. BACH & 500 YEARS OF REFORMATION
Sunday 19 November 2017 3:00 pm
JS Bach - Cantata 29
JS Bach - Et exsultavit, from Magnificat, BWV 243*
JS Bach - Blute nur, from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244*
JS Bach - Bist du bei mir, from Anna Magdalena Notebook*
JS Bach - Cantata 80
*2017 Calgary Performing Arts Festival Bach Vocal Scholarship Winner: Justine Pariag, soprano
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
David Fertal, tenor
Tyler Fitzgerald, bass-baritone
Antonina Cox, organ
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
J.S. BACH: THE SIX MOTETS, BWV 225 - 230
Sunday 25 March 2018 3:00 pm
Motet 1
Motet 2
Sinfonia from Cantata 12*
Motet 3
Motet 4
Motet 5
Sinfonia from Cantata 21*
Motet 6
*Heather Haydu, oboe solo
Antonina Cox, continuo organ
Calgary Bach Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2016 - 2017 SEASON
DIVINE HYMNS
Sunday 20 November 2016 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Motet 2
J.S. Bach - Motet 5
J.S. Bach - Mein gläubiges Herze, BWV 68*
J.S. Bach - Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden, BWV 58*
Purcell - I was glad when they said unto me
(Coronation Anthem, 1685)
Purcell / R. Roseingrave - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G Minor, Z. 231
Purcell - Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Z. 145
Purcell - Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Z. 49
*2016 Calgary Performing Arts Festival Bach Vocal Scholarship Winner: Claire Freer (soprano)
Antonina Cox, continuo organ
Olena Kilchyk, continuo cello
Tim Bell, tenor
Aaron Dimoff, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Society Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
BACH MOTETS & DURUFLÉ REQUIEM
CELEBRATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF DURUFLÉ'S MASTERPIECE
Sunday 9 April 2017 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Motet, BWV 118
J.S. Bach - Motet 4
J.S. Bach - Motet, BWV Deest
Duruflé - Requiem, Opus 9
Stephania Romaniuk, mezzo-soprano
Aaron Dimoff, bass-baritone
Antonina Cox, continuo organ
Chellan Hoffman, assistant organist
Olena Kilchyk, continuo cello
Calgary Bach Society Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2015 - 2016 SEASON
MUSIC FOR ST. CECILIA'S FEAST DAY
Sunday 22 November 2015 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Motet 3
J.S. Bach - Erbarme Dich from St. Matthew Passion*
Buxtehude - Magnificat Anima Mea
J.S. Bach - Motet 6
*2015 Calgary Performing Arts Festival Bach Vocal Scholarship Winner: Stephania Romaniuk, soprano
*Lindsey Herle, violin
James Picken, continuo organ
Olena Kilchyk, continuo cello
Calgary Bach Society Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
AN ITALIAN BAROQUE EASTER
Sunday 20 March 2016 3:00 pm
Allegri - Miserere
Palestrina - Super Flumina Babylonis
Gesualdo - O Vos Omnes
Lotti - Crucifixus a 8, from Missa Sancti Christophori
J.S. Bach - Choruses 1, 39 and 40 from St. John Passion
D. Scarlatti - Stabat Mater à 10
James Picken, continuo organ
Olena Kilchyk, continuo cello
Calgary Bach Society Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2014 - 2015 SEASON
BACH & SONS: THE BERLIN BACH
CELEBRATING THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF C.P.E. BACH
Sunday 16 November 2014 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 1
J.S. Bach - Motet 1
C.P.E. Bach - Magnificat
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Aoife Donnelly, mezzo-soprano
David Fertal, tenor
Nicholas Allen, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
REJOICE IN THE LAMB
CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF BRITTEN
Sunday 29 March 2015 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Cantata 4
Britten - Rejoice in the Lamb*
Handel - Chandos Anthem 10
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Aoife Donnelly, mezzo-soprano
David Fertal, tenor
Mark Hahle, bass-baritone
Heather Rose Johnson, soprano*
Nicole Chaplain-Pearman, counter-tenor
Tim Pyper, pipe organ
Calgary Bach Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2013 - 2014 SEASON
VIVALDI'S 'OTHER' GLORIA
Sunday 17 November 2013 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Cantata 110
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 2
Vivaldi - Introduzione, RV 639 e Gloria, RV 588
Mary Sullivan, flute
Aoife Donnelly, mezzo-soprano
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Francisco Sandoval, tenor
Tyler Fitzgerald, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
LIKE AS THE HART
Sunday 6 April 2014 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Cantata 21
Palestrina - Sicut cervus desiderat / Sitivit anima mea
Howells - Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks
Handel - Chandos Anthem 6a
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Sara Staples, mezzo-soprano
Francisco Sandoval, tenor
Tyler Fitzgerald, bass-baritone
Tim Pyper, pipe organ
Calgary Bach Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2012 - 2013 SEASON
25th Anniversary Season
PEARLS FROM THE BAROQUE AGE
Sunday 2 December 2012 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 4
J.S. Bach - Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren, BWV 231
J.S. Bach - Der Gerechte kommt um, BWV Deest
J.S. Bach - Cantata 50
Handel - Dixit Dominus
Stephania Romaniuk, soprano
Jonquil Koddo, mezzo-soprano
Francisco Sandoval, tenor
Gordon Wright, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
MAGNIFICAT
25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Sunday 25 March 2013 3:00 pm
Handel - Concerto Grosso, Opus 6 No. 11
J.S. Bach - Cantata 10 "German Magnificat"
Mendelssohn - Magnificat in D Major
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Laura Styler-Jones, mezzo-soprano
Francisco Sandoval, tenor
Mark Hahle, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Knox United Church
2011 - 2012 SEASON
GLORIOUS FRENCH BAROQUE
Sunday 20 November 2011 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 3
Rameau - In convertendo
Charpentier - Te Deum
Melanie Mason Baux, soprano
Nicole Chaplain-Pearman, counter-tenor
Leon Leontaridis, tenor
Brent Calis, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
St. Mary's Cathedral
BAROQUE LAMENTATIONS AND REJOICINGS
Sunday 18 March 2012 3:00 pm
with Cantare Children's Choir of Calgary
Catherine Glaser-Climie - Founder/Director*
Allegri - Misereri
Pergolesi - Stabat Mater
Martini - In Monte Oliveti*
Hasse - Miserere Mei*
Lotti - Vere Languores Nostros*
J.S. Bach - Motet 6
J.S. Bach - Easter Oratorio
Melanie Mason Baux, soprano
Aoife Donnelly, alto
Leon Leontaridis, tenor
Gordon Wright, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
St. Mary's Cathedral
2010 - 2011 SEASON
FAMOUS BAROQUE CHORUSES
Sunday 10 April 2011 3:00 pm
Choruses for Kings and Conquering Heros:
Handel - 'Zadok the Priest', 'See the Conquering Hero Comes', 'Hail Judea, Happy Land'
Music for the Season of Advent:
J.S. Bach - Chorale Prelude 'Nun komm der Heiden Heiland', BWV 659*
J.S. Bach - Chorale No. 4 from Cantata 140 'Zion hoert die Waechter singen'
Choruses for Christmas:
Vivaldi - 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' from Gloria RV 589
J.S. Bach - Choral from Cantata 147 'Jesu bleibet meine Freude'
J.S. Bach - Choral No. 9 from the Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 after Vivaldi Op. 3, No. 8*
J.S. Bach- Prelude and Gigue from Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello***
Choruses for Passiontide:
J.S. Bach - 'Kommt, ihr Toechter, helft mir klagen', 'O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden' from St. Matthew Passion
Handel - 'Surely he hath borne our griefs', 'And with his stripes we are healed, 'All we like sheep have gone astray' from Messiah
JS Bach - 'Erbarme dich' from St. Matthew Passion**
JS Bach - 'Wir setzen uns mit Traenen nieder' from St. Matthew Passion
Choruses for Easter:
Handel - 'Since by man came Death', 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Messiah
James Picken, pipe organ*
Antonina Cox, pipe organ
Christine Funnel-Tuturea, mezzo-soprano**
2011 Kiwanis Bach Scholarship Winner: Sonia Taylor, cello***
Calgary Bach Festival Society Schola Cantorum
Calgary Bach Fesitval Society Choir
Terry Edwards, conductor
Grace Presbyterian Church
A VENETIAN BAROQUE CHRISTMAS
Sunday 21 November 2010 3:00 pm
with Altius Brass
Mark Lennon - Musical Director*
G. Gabrieli - Sonatas and Canzones for Brass Choirs*
G. Gabrieli - Quem vidistis pastores, O magnum mysterium, and Hodie Christus natus est
Corelli - Christmas Concerto, Op. 6 No. 8
Vivaldi - Magnificat, RV 611
Naomi Forman, soprano
Jonqui Koddo, soprano
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
St. Mary's Cathedral
2009 - 2010 SEASON
MUSIC FOR SAINTS & KINGS
COMMEMORATING THE 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF PURCELL AND THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF HANDEL
Sunday 22 November 2009 3:00 pm
Purcell - Te Deum and Jubilate for St. Cecilia's Day
J.S. Bach - Trio Sonata 3
Handel - Four Coronation Anthems
Colin Redekop, pipe organ
Catherine Lippitt, soprano
Gayle Morton, alto
Nicole Chaplain-Pearman, counter-tenor
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Scarboro United Church
SACRED MUSIC FOR EASTERTIDE
Sunday 21 March 2010 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Cantata 182
Pachelbel - Christ lag in Todesbanden
J.S. Bach - Prelude, Allemande and Gavotte from Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 *
J.S. Bach - Missa in G minor
Shanli Anduschuk, soprano
Christine Funnell-Tuturea, alto
Leon Leontaridis, tenor
Mark Hahle, bass-baritone
2010 Kiwanis Bach Scholarship Winner: Jane Chan, cello*
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2008 - 2009 SEASON
20th Anniversary Season
MYSTERY & WONDER
A BAROQUE CELEBRATION OF THE ADVENT & CHRISTMAS MESSAGES
Sunday 14 December 2008 3:00 pm
Biber - Mystery Sonata 1 "Annunciation"*
Schütz - Sei gegrüsset, Maria
Telemann - German Magnificat
W.F. Bach - Adagio and Fugue in D minor
J.S. Bach - Cantata 36
Jonquil Koddo, soprano
Aoife Donnelly, alto
Derek Johnson, teno
Brent Calis, bass-baritone
Lise Boutin, violin*
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, conductor
Scarboro United Church
20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
J.S. BACH: MASS IN B MINOR
Sunday 26 April 2009 3:00 pm
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Susan Lyle, mezzo-soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Robert Maclaren, tenor
Mel Braun, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Terry Edwards, chorusmaster
Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff, guest conductor
Grace Presbyterian Church
2007 - 2008 SEASON
18TH ANNUAL BACH ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 16 December 2007 3:00 pm
Boyce - Symphony in B Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1
Pergolesi - Salve Regina II in C Minor
Telemann - Psalm 111
Handel – Coronation Anthem “The King Shall Rejoice"
J.S. Bach - Cantata 70
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Robert Maclaren, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, chorusmaster
Philip Hansen, guest conductor
Scarboro United Church
BACH 323RD BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 26 March 2008 3:00 pm
Boccherini - Cello Concerto in B Flat Major*
Handel - Dettingem Te Deum
Buxtehude – “Alles, was ihr tut mit Worten oder mit Werken", BuxWV 4**
J.S. Bach - Cantata 4
Kirill Kalmykov, cello*
Nic Pulos, guest conductor*
Dianne Williams, soprano**
Julie Harris, soprano
Aoife Donnelly, alto
Jerald Fast, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2006 - 2007 SEASON
17TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 3 December 2006 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Missa in A Major
Gletle - Regina Coeli*
Sances - Ave Maris Stella*
Vivaldi – Cello Concerto in B minor
J.S. Bach - Cantata 40
Philip Hansen, cello
Win Carley, soprano*
Shari Derksen, soprano*
Kim Reinhart, soprano*
Jacquelin Serpas–Martin, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Blaine Hendsbee, tenor
George Evelyn, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
BACH 322ND BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 18 March 2007 3:00 pm
Purcell - Welcome to all the Pleasures*
Purcell - Excerpts from Birthday Ode for Queen Mary*
Albinoni - Concerto for 2 Oboes in C Major
J.S. Bach – Secular Cantata BWV 201
David Sussman, oboe
Heather Haydu, oboe
Kim Reinhart, soprano*
Bob Schmiel, bass*
Simon Thomas-Jordan, countertenor*
Christina Jahn, soprano
Julie Harris, soprano
Jerald Fast, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
John Huck, tenor
James Levesque, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2005 - 2006 SEASON
16TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 4 December 2005 3:00 pm
Corelli - Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 3
J.S. Bach – Cantata 5 from the Christmas Oratorio
Corelli – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 4
J.S. Bach - Cantata 6 from the Christmas Oratorio
Katie Partridge, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Michiel Schrey, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
BACH 321ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 19 March 2006 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Ouverture 2
J.S. Bach – Cantata 82*
Handel – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 12
J.S. Bach – Motets 3 and 6
Reinhard Sunnus, flute
Betty Hicks, contralto*
Christina Jahn, soprano
Shari Derksen, soprano
Julia Millen, alto
Colin de Beaudrap, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2004 - 2005 SEASON
15TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 5 December 2004 3:00 pm
Corelli - Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 1
J.S. Bach – Cantata 3 from the Christmas Oratorio
Corelli – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 2
J.S. Bach - Cantata 4 from the Christmas Oratorio
Christina Nolan, soprano
Shari Derksen, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto,
George Evelyn, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
BACH 320TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 20 March 2005 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 130
Albinoni – Concerto for Piccolo trumpet, Op. 9 No. 2*
Handel – Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 2
J.S. Bach – Cantata 119
Linda Brown, trumpet*
Katie Partridge, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Michiel Schrey, tenor
Gene Wu, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2003 - 2004 SEASON
14TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 7 December 2003 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 1 from the Christmas Oratorio
Vivaldi – Bassoon Concerto in C Major
J.S. Bach - Cantata 2 from the Christmas Oratorio
Betty Hicks, contralto
3 Trebles from Calgary Boys' Choir
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
BACH 319TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 21 March 2004 3:00 pm
Boyce - Sinfonia
Telemann - Psalm 96
Handel – Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 11
J.S. Bach - Cantata 150
Christina Jahn, soprano
Julie Harris, soprano
Erin Cunes, mezzo-soprano
Jerald Fast, tenor
Stephen Barradell, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
Scarboro United Church
2002 - 2003 SEASON
13TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 15 December 2002 3:00 pm
Vivaldi – Gloria, RV589
J.S. Bach – Concerto for Violin in E Major, BWV 1042
Handel – Dixit Dominus
Kristal Calvert, soprano
Katie Partridge, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
BACH 318TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 23 March 2003 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Missa in F Major
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto 3
J.C. Bach – Gloria in excelsis Deo
Christina Jahn, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
2001 - 2002 SEASON
12TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 2 December 2001 3:00 pm
Buxtehude - Christmas Cantata - Das neugeborne Kindelein
Kuhnau - Magnificat
J.S. Bach – Ouverture 3
J.S. Bach – Cantata 63
Julie Harris, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
BACH 317TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 24 March 2002 3:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Organ Concerto, BWV 973*
J.S. Bach - Magnificat
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto 1
C.P.E. Bach – Magnificat
Jacqueline Serpas, soprano
Julie Harris, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Mel Braun, bass-baritone
Neil Cockburn, organ*
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
2000 - 2001 SEASON
11TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 10 December 2000 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 65
J.S. Bach – Concerto for Violin in A Minor, BWV 1041*
Handel – Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 9
J.S. Bach – Cantata 110
Kristal Calvert, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jerald Fast, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass
Jeffrey Plotnick, violin*
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youngdahl, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
BACH 316TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT
Sunday 11 March 2001 8:00 pm
Schein - Zion spricht: Der Herr hat mich verlassen
Schutz - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 2
J.S. Bach – Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053*
J.S. Bach – Cantata 67
Marijke van Wijk, alto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Paul Grindlay, bass
David Sussman, oboe*
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Janet Youndahl, chorusmaster
Jean-Louis Barbier, guest conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
BACH 2000 JUBILEE YEAR CONCERTS
BACH FOR ALL TIME
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Death of J.S. Bach
Presented by the Calgary Bach Festival Society and Calgary International Organ Foundation
BACH AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
Thursday 15 June 2000 7:30 pm
J.S. Bach - Ouverture 1
J.S. Bach - Cantata 29
Telemann - Concerto in B Flat for Three Oboes, Three Violins and Continuo
Handel - Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 11
Zelenka - Magnificat
Janet Youngdahl, soprano, Betty Hicks, contralto
Stuart Howe, tenor, Mel Braun, baritone
Aaron David Miller, organ
Foothills Brass, Tower Music
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, chorusmaster
Simon Standage, solo violin and conductor
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Rosza Centre
University of Calgary
AARON MILLER'S BACH
Friday 16 June 2000 8:00 pm
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude & Fugue, BWV 532
The "Schubler" Chorales:
Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Wo soll ich liehen hin, BWV 646
Wer nur den Lieben Gott lasst walten, BWV 647
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 648
Ach, bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
Toccata & Fugue, BWV 565
Five Canonic Variations on "Von Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her", BWV 769
Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668
Passacaglia, BWV 582
Aaron David Miller, organ
Hope Lutheran Church
THE YOUNG BACH
Saturday 17 June 2000 2:00pm
Keyboard Concerto, BWV 1056
Motet, BWV 231
Cantata 112
Hung-Kuan Chen, piano
Mount Royal College Conservatory
Academy of Music
Mount Royal Youth Choir
David Ferguson, chorusmaster
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Rosza Centre
University of Calgary
HARPSICHORD JAMBOREE
Saturday 17 June 2000 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Concerto in C for 2 Harpsichords, BWV1061
J.S. Bach - Organ Concerto in D minor from Cantata 188
J.S. Bach - Concerto in D minor for 3 Harpsichords, BWV 1063
J.S. Bach - Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 102
J.S. Bach - Concerto in A minor for 4 Harpsichords, BWV 1065
Aaron David Miler, organ and harpsichord
Jamie Syer, harpsichord
Grace Cuzzani, harpsichord
Colleen Athparia, harpsichord
Calgary Bach Festival Society Chamber Orchestra
Simon Standage, violin and conductor
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Performing Arts Centre
J.S. BACH - ST. MATTHEW PASSION
Rufus Muller, (tenor) Evangelist, Mel Braun, (bass) Christ
Henriette Schellenberg, soprano, Carl Strygg, counter-tenor
Stuart Howe, (tenor) Second Witness, Kevin McMillan, (baritone) Peter, Pilate, Judas, High Priest I
Kristal Calvert, (soprano) Pilate's Wife
Diana Piggott (soprano) First Maid
Barbara Newman (soprano) Second Maid
Marijke van Wijk, (alto) First Witness
Bart Hicks, (bass) High Priest II
Simon Standage, concertmaster
Christ Church Choir, Margaret Newman, chorusmaster
Calgary Boys Choir, Jean-Louis Barbier and Arlie Langager, chorusmasters
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, chorusmaster
Sir Simon Preston, guest conductor
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Performing Arts Centre
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1999 - 2000 SEASON
10TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 5 December 1999 8:00 pm
Praetorius - Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem
Schutz - Tröstet, tröstet mein Volk
Praetorius - Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her
Praetorius - Wie Schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Schein - Canzon for brass ensemble
Praetorius - Puer natus in Bethlehem
Schutz - Magnificat
J.S. Bach – Cantata 191
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Judith Lebane-Kane, mezzo-soprano
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
St. Matthew's United Church
BACH 315TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
MUSIC OF THE BACH FAMILY
Sunday 12 March 2000 8:00 pm
J.M. Bach – Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
J. Bach - Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
J. Christoph Bach - Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf
J.S. Bach - Cantata 78
C.P.E. Bach - Symphony in E Flat Major
J.C. Bach - Introitus und Kyrie der Totenmesse
J.C.F. Bach - Sinfonia in D Major
Kristal Calvert, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
St. Matthew's United Church
CALGARY BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY
CHOIR AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
WITH
JEANNE LAMON
MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND VIOLINIST FOR TAFELMUSIK
MONDAY 10 MAY 1999 8:00 PM
J.S. Bach – Cantata 102
Handel - Concerto Grosso, Op. 6 No. 9
Telemann - Don Quixote Suite for Strings
J.S. Bach - Cantata 93
Kristal Calvert, soprano
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Betty Hicks, contralto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, chorusmaster
Jeanne Lamon, guest leader
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rosza Centre
University of Calgary
1998 - 1999 SEASON
9TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 6 December 1998 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Cantata 6 from the Christmas Oratorio
J.S. Bach - Motet, BWV Anhang 159
J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto 6
J.S. Bach - Cantata 41
Janet Youngdahl, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Christ Church Elbow Park
BACH 314TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 21 March 1999 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 182
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto 2
J.S. Bach – Easter Oratorio
Kristal Calvert, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
St. Matthew’s United Church
1997 - 1998 SEASON
8TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 7 December 1997 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 80
J.S. Bach – Ouverture 4
J.S. Bach – Cantata 1 from the Christmas Oratorio
Joanne Collier, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Paul Kelly, tenor
Donald Bell, bass-baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
BACH 313TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 15 March 1998 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 95
J.S. Bach – Motet 4
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto 4
J.S. Bach – Ascension Oratorio
Barbara Newman, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Timothy Morrison, tenor
Bill Woodward, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
1996 - 1997 SEASON
7TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 8 December 1996 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 1
J.S. Bach – Motet 1
J.S. Bach - Cantata 4 from the Christmas Oratorio
Katheryne Perri Edwards, soprano
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Valentin Sagert, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Grace Lutheran Church
BACH 312TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 16 March 1997 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 21
J.S. Bach – Magnificat
Rachel Hop, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Levesque, tenor
Bill Woodward, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
1995 - 1996 SEASON
6TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 3 December 1995 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 147
J.S. Bach – Motet 2
J.S. Bach – Cantata 2 from the Christmas Oratorio
Marilyn Zweifel, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Michael Hope, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
BACH 311TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 17 March 1996 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 79
J.S. Bach - Trio Sonata, BWV 1035
J.S. Bach – Motet 5
J.S. Bach - Sinfonia, BWV 1046a
J.S. Bach – Secular Cantata 208
Patricia Hrynkiw, soprano
Dawn Johnson, mezzo-soprano
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Bill Woodward, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Mel Kirby, conductor
Hope Lutheran Church
1994 - 1995 SEASON
5TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 4 December 1994 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Sanctus in D Major, BWV 238
J.S. Bach – Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060
J.L Krebs - Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in A minor
J.S. Bach – Missa in A Major
Carmen Lindsay, soprano
Susan Fulmer, alto
Marnie Latour, alto,
Mijk Searchfield, alto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Claude Veilleux, bass
Christine Azad, harpsichord
Jane Sutherland, harpsichord
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
BACH 310TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 19 March 1995 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Kyrie from Mass in B minor
J.S. Bach – Cantata 199
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G Major for organ
J.S. Bach – Cantata 29
Susanne Charles, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Jean Giroux, tenor
Claude Ribordy, bass
Jeff Jones, organ
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor
1993 - 1994 SEASON
4TH ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Sunday 5 December 1993 8:00 pm
J.C. Bach – Gloria
J.S. Bach – Cantata 64
Handel - Trio Sonata in A Major
J.S. Bach – Cantata 5 from the Christmas Oratorio
Marilyn Zweifel, soprano
Elizabeth Haberl, contralto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Sean Konkin, bass
Laurie Syer, violin,
Sheldon Nadler, violin
Dorothy Bishop, cello,
Christine Azad, harpsichord
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
BACH 309TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 20 March 1994 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Motet 6
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto 5
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
J.S. Bach – Cantata 106
Carmen Lindsay, soprano
Susan Fulmer, alto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Michael Hope, bass
Laurie Syer, violin solo
Lauren Eselson, flute
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor and harpsichord
Christ Church Elbow Park
1992 - 1993 SEASON
3RD ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Tuesday 8 December 1992 8:00 pm
Buxtehude – “Das neugeborne Kindelein”
J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue, BWV 536*
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue, BWV 545*
J.S. Bach - Cantata 62
J.S. Bach – Cantata 140
Michael Tschatsch, organ*
Carmen Lindsay, soprano
Dagmar Marie Meier, soprano
Barbara Newman, soprano
Brenda Schellenberg, alto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Misha Hooker, bass
Ron Hooker, bass
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor
Hope Lutheran Church
BACH 308TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sunday 21 March 1993 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 39
Handel – Trio Sonata, Op. 2 No. 5
J.S. Bach – Missa in G Major
Carmen Lindsay, soprano
Barbara Newman, soprano
Susan Fulmer, alto
Brenda Schellenberg, alto
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Misha Hooker, bass
Ron Hooker, bass
Jeffrey Plotnick, violin
David Zweifel, violin
Dorothy Bishop, cello
Christine Azad, harpsichord
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jamie Syer, conductor
Christ Church Elbow Park
1991 - 1992 SEASON
2ND ANNUAL ADVENT CONCERT
Monday 23 December 1991 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 151
J.S. Bach – Magnificat
Barbara Newman, soprano
Elizabeth Reinbold, soprano
Jean Stringham, mezzo-soprano
Paula O'Driscoll, alto
Wendy Hedderwick White, alto
Lary Benson, tenor
Christopher Lyle, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
David Ferguson and Kenneth Nielsen, chorusmasters
Susan Lyle, conductor
Grace Baptist Church
BACH 307TH BIRTHDAY BASH
Wednesday 25 March 1992 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015
J.S. Bach - Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV 1031
J.S. Bach - Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord, BWV 1027
J.S. Bach – Coffee Cantata
Katheryne Perri Edwards, soprano
Ted Nyder, tenor
Richard Heyman, bass
Jeffrey Plotnick, violin
Stephanie Soltice, violin
Theresa Plotnick, viola
Genevieve Blanchard, flute
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Jane Sutherland, harpsichord
St. Stephen's Anglican Church
1990 - 1991 SEASON
AN ADVENT CANTATA CONCERT
Sunday 9 December 1990 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Cantata 187
J.S. Bach – Cantata 70
Barbara Newman, soprano
Susanne Charles, soprano
Jacqui Fidlar, alto
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Christopher Lyle, baritone
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Susan Lyle, chorusmaster
Susan Haig, guest conductor
Knox Presbyterian Church
BACH 306TH BIRTHDAY BASH
Wednesday 20 March 1991 8:00 pm
Works for Keyboard by J.S. Bach
Richard Troeger, clavichord and harpsichord*
Adagio, BWV 968
Prelude and Fugue, from Well Tempered Clavier - Book II, BWV 874-75
Praeludium, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
Sonata, BWV 964
Toccata, BWV 914*
English Suite No. 2*
Clavichord by Robert Haas (1979) after J.H. Silbermann (ca 1775)**
**Sound Amplification by Don Cooper
Harpsichord by Robert Haas (1985) after H.A. Haas (1723)
Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church
1989 - 1990 SEASON
AN EVENING WITH JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Sunday 26 November 1989 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue for organ, BWV 582
J.S. Bach - J.S. Bach – Cantata 61
J.S. Bach - Sonata for Viola, BWV 1009
J.S. Bach – Cantata 140
Adele Baker-Kaszas, soprano
Susanne Charles, soprano
Jorge Aviles, tenor
Jason Erhardt, bass,
Philippa Fullerton, flute
Terence Fullerton, organ & harpsichord,
Arthur Bachmann, viola
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Christopher Lyle, conductor
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
BACH 305TH BIRTHDAY BASH
Wednesday 21 March 1990 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Sinfonia and Chorus from Cantata 4
J.S. Bach - Suite No. 4 for Cello*
J.S. Bach - Gavotte, Minuet & Bouree**
P.D.Q. Bach – The Seasonings***
J.S. Bach - Bourree and Organ Fugue arranged by W. Swingle
Tom Mirhady, cello*
Angela Harries and Dirk van Wyk, baroque dancers**
Pat Barton, choreography**
Christine Azad, harpsichord**
Barbara Newnam, soprano
Brenda Schellenberg, soprano
Ted Nyder, tenor
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Ron Hooker, bass
Stampede Chorale, Christoff Lewandoffski, chorusmaster***
Dawn Johnson and Susan Lyle, Amateur Musica Antiqua of Calgary***
John Robertson, piano***
Richard Daun, contrabass
Gordon Pritchard, percussion
Susan Lyle, organ
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir
Christopher Lyle, conductor
Emmanuel Christian Reformed Church
1988 - 1989 SEASON
Inaugural Season
CALGARY BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY
INAUGURAL CONCERT
Sunday 10 April 1988 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach – Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
J.S. Bach - Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, from St. Matthew Passion
J.S. Bach - Mache dich, mein Herze rein, from St. Matthew Passion
J.S. Bach - Trio Sonata, BWV 1044
J.S. Bach - Cantata 82
Susanne Charles, soprano*
Christopher Lyle, bass
Jean Landa, oboe
Jennifer Short, oboe & English horn
Heleen Klatter, alto recorder
Robert Penner, violin
Bonnie Louie, violin
Ben Neumann, viola
Joan Kent, cello & viola da gamba
Sheila Garrett, double bass
Peter Togni, organ
Christine Azad, harpsichord
*Susan Lyle sings professionally as Susanne Charles
St. John Lutheran Church
BACH BASH
Sunday 19 March 1989 8:00 pm
J.S. Bach - Four pieces for organ*
J.S. Bach - Quoniam tu solus sanctus, from Mass in B minor
J.S. Bach - Mein Jesus soll mein Alles sein, from Cantata 75
J.S. Bach – Tief gebückt und voller Reue, from Cantata 199
J.S. Bach – Motet 3
Christopher Creaghan, organ*
Susanne Charles, soprano
Jorge Avilas, tenor
Jason Erhardt, baritone
Arthur Bachmann, viola
Joan Kent, viola da gamba & baroque cello,
Nancy Fraser, organ,
Christine Azad, harpsichord
Calgary Bach Festival Society Choir
Christopher Lyle, conductor
Hope Lutheran Church