1999
ROS performs Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana at Chautauqua Institution under the direction of Uri Segal.
1996
The Rochester Oratorio Society celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a gala social event including honored guest William Warfield, and a premiere performance by the ROS of Cary Ratcliff’s Ode to Common Things.
1994
Joined by the Rochester Brass Ensemble, ROS performs Frank Tirro’s American Jazz Mass.
1993
The Rochester Oratorio Society presents Rochester’s premiere of Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. This year, the ROS also completes a Concert Tour of the British Isles.
1992
Roger Wilhelm leads the ROS in Rochester’s premiere performances of Rutter’s Magnificat and Kirke Mechem’s Singing is So Good a Thing.
1991
Mark Elder conducts the ROS and RPO for the premiere performance of Sir Hubert Parry’s Blest Pair of Sirens.
1990
The ROS is joined by the Greece Choral Society for its Third European Concert Tour. Highlights include Haydn’s Te Deum and Rutter’s Requiem.