Past Concerts: 2006 - 2007

Sunday, October 22, 2006, 4:00 p.m. "Bach to Haydn"

The Bach Society of Dayton's fifth season started with a delightful sampling of Haydn's choral and instrumental compositions, including the fourth of Haydn's six masses and, of course, some Bach.

		Insanae et Vanae curae – Haydn
		Mass in B Flat (Theresienmesse) – Haydn
		Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit – Bach

Soloists:
Andrea Chenoweth, Soprano
Liza Forrester, Mezzo Soprano
Randall Black, Tenor
Jeremy Kelly, Bass


Sunday, December 3, 2006, 7:30 p.m. "Sweet Sounds of the Holidays"

This always popular Holiday concert built upon our long-standing relationship with the Kettering Children's Choir and the Kettering Advent Ringers, but with a twist - this year we added some traditional Chanukka songs as well.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 8:00 p.m. “Messiah at the Schuster Center”

The Bach Society partnered for the first time with the Dayton Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Chorus in a presentation of Mozart's arrangement of Handel's Messiah. Mozart painted on a somewhat grander scale than Handel for his arrangement, requiring larger forces than the traditional chorus, hence this exciting collaboration with the DPO.
This concert was not included in the Bach Society of Dayton concert series;
tickets were available through the DPO box office.

Sunday, March 18, 2007, 4:00 p.m. “Mass in B Minor - Bach”

Bach's masterpiece was the centerpiece of this season, and the performance featured full orchestra and an outstanding group of soloists. Dayton’s own Maestro Neal Gittleman presented a very well-attended and well-received pre-concert program.

Soloists:
Judith Overcash, Soprano
Elizabeth Wiley Taylor, Soprano
Steven Rickards, countertenor
Randall Umstead, Tenor
Benjamin Smolder, Bass

Sunday, May 13, 2007, 7:30 p.m. "Best of Brahms"

This concert featured our community outreach project for the year, and a performance of a seldom-heard version of Brahms German Requiem. The project combined the Bach Society chorus with four Dayton area school chamber choirs in a presentation of selections from Brahms lovely (and lively!) Liebeslieder Waltzes. Each chorus performed individual selections from the Op 52 collection, and joined forces for a finale. The so-called "London" version of the Requiem was less familiar - the arrangement for two pianos instead of orchestra was made in Brahms own hand specifically for venues where orchestra was not available.

		Liebeslieder Waltzes OP. 52 – Brahms
		German Requiem – Brahms "London" version for two piano accompaniment

Soloists:
Dawn Stone, Soprano
Thomas Sherwood, Bass

Accompanying the Bach Society on both the Brahms Requiem and the Liebeslieder Waltzes was the noted Dayton duo of Bob and Tiraje Ruckman.
Pre-concert program by Nolan Long at 6:45 p.m.

This concert was supported by a grant from the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District.