Past Concerts: 2002- 2005

Past Concerts: 2004 – 2005

“Byrd, Gibbons, and More” featured music from the English Renaissance including pieces by Byrd, Gibbons, and others with accompaniment by the period instrument viols of the Catacoustic Consort. Renowned countertenor Steven Rickards added authenticity to the early music program.

“Sweet Sounds of the Holidays” brought together the traditional partnership of the Kettering Children’s Choir, added the Kettering Advent Ringers, and featured noted Dayton guitarist Jim McCutcheon for a program of delightful music celebrating the Holiday Season.

“St. John Passion” is one of the greatest of Johann Sebastian Bach’s choral masterpieces, vividly portraying the story of Christ’s last days in a powerful interplay among the chorus, orchestra, and soloists. Our outstanding soloists included: John Wesley Wright, Tenor (Evangelist); Elizabeth Wiley Taylor, Soprano; Mary Henderson Stucky, Alto; Bradley Howard, Tenor; and Thomas Sherwood, Bass.

“A Celebration of Spring” was selected in celebration of Mother’s Day, with largely secular fare from Haydn, Pinkham, and Bach. Soloists joining the Bach Society were Andrea Chenoweth, Soprano; Jason Jackson, Tenor; and Brian Johnson, Bass.

2003 – 2004

“On Wings of Song” was our first “themed” concert as we joined in Dayton’s Inventing Flight celebration. The concert featured both choral and instrumental music with themes of flight, and brought guest artist Peter Chiaschini back to Dayton to play Vaughan Williams “Lark Ascending.”

“Sweet Sounds of the Holiday” was our traditional partnership with the Kettering Children’s Choir for a holiday celebration of song.

“Sing, My Soul” brought together four outstanding vocal soloists for a program with orchestra celebrating the spirituality of Bach and the tradition of African-American spirituals. The performance included Bach’s Cantata 78, “Jesu der du meine Seele” and five spirituals from Tippett’s “A Child of our Time” with African-American soloists Eleanor McClellan, Soprano; Mary Henderson Stucky, Alto; John Wesley Wright, Tenor; and William Henry Caldwell, Baritone.

“Mainly Mozart” finished our second season in grand style with a performance of Handel’s Organ Concerto in F Major, with Ritter Werner as soloist, and the. The Mozart grand “Mass in C Minor” with soloists Elizabeth Wiley, Soprano; Adele Karam, Soprano; Timothy Culver, Tenor; and Brian Johnson, Bass completed the program.

2002 – 2003

“Sweet Sounds of the Holidays” was the first concert of the newly-formed Bach Society of Dayton’s inaugural season, and included the Kettering Children’s Choir for a program of seasonal music spanning four centuries.

“Cantata 4, Mozart, and More” included performances of Bach’s Cantata 4 “Christ lag in Todesbanden,” his Motet I “Singet dem Herrn,” as well as two Mozart Sonatas and pieces by Durufle’, Hassler and others.

“Bach Plus Four” ended our inaugural season with a varied program featuring two of Bach’s most glorious Motets, “Komm, Jesu, Komm,” and “Lobet den Herrn.”