Concert I: A Splendid Grandeur:
Amy Beach’s Grand Mass in E-Flat
October 20, 2017, 7:30 P.M.
Hochstein Performance Hall
with guest ensemble Concentus, Gwendolyn Gassler, Director
Amy Beach (1867-1944) Grand Mass in E-flat, Op. 5 (1891)
Concert II: A City Sings for the Season
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 P.M.
Stardust Ballroom
Guest ensembles
Handel from Judas Maccabaeus, Hallelujah, amen
from Judas Maccabaeus, Sing unto God
Arnesen Cradle Hymn
arr. Huff I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arr. Weir Winter Wonderland
Sung by Resonanz
Concert III: Handel’s Oratorio Judas Maccabaeus
Sunday, December 10, 2017, 3:00 P.M.
Hochstein Performance Hall
G. F. Handel Judas Maccabaeus
Concert IV: Frederick Douglass at 200
Friday, February 16, 2018, 7:30 P.M.
With School of the Arts Concert Choir, John Gabriele, Director
Hochstein Performance Hall
Mechem Choruses from “Songs of the Slave”
Selections by SOTA choir TBA
McClure The Emancipation Oratorio
Dobrogosz Farther Down Mighty River, from “Gospels”
Lord, I’m Free, from “Gospels”
Concert V: Cathedral Classics by Request
Friday, April 20, 2018, 7:30 P.M.
Asbury First United Methodist Church
Judith Prenzlow, Mezzo-soprano
Eric Kesler, Baritone
Soloists from the East High School Choir, Jodi Zajkowski, director
Mozart Regina coeli, KV 276
Górecki Totus Tuus
Vierne Solemn Mass
Duruflé Requiem, Op. 9
ROS also hosted the Rochester International Vocal Competition on April 28, 2018 at Temple B’rith Kodesh.
ROS started the 2016-2017 season with the concert “Power, Grace and Glory” on October 28, 2016. Three masterworks made for a brilliant evening: Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalsm, J.S. Bach’s Gloria from the Mass in B Minor and Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp.
On December 4, 2016 ROS continued its tradition of performing a holiday concert “A City Sings for the Season”. The concert included the Hochstein Youth Singers (Director, Maryellen Giese, a member of ROS); ROCMusic Collaborative, The Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Male Chorus and the Andrae Dunwoody Dancert.
On December 10 and 11, 2016, ROS performed Handel’s “Messiah” with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.
March 24, 2017 was our “Poetry for Peace” concert, a powerful commemoration of the centennial of the U.S. entry into World War I. English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams “Dona Nobis Pacem”. ROS also performed Lili Boulanger’s “Psalm XXIV” and ROS keyboard collaborator, Kevin Nitsch was the soloist for Ernest Bloch’s Concerto grosso No. 1. Frank James Staneck’s choral benediction, poetry by Ursula Vaughan Willaims closed the program.
Our spring concert, “American Voices” was on May 12, 2017 in collaboration with Rochester School of the Arts Concert Choir. Aaron Copeland’s “Four Motets”, Stephen Paulus “Pilgrim’s Hymn”, Ola Gjeilo’s “Evening Prayer”, Amy Beach’s “Credo from Mass in E flat (Elena O’Connor, soloist) were included in this concert. ROS welcomed the School of the Arts Concert choir as featured guests.
ROS also hosted Rochester International Vocal Competition. Details of that to be found on the ROS site.
