Past Seasons

2010–2011 Season
Expectation, Celebration
Saturday, December 4, 2010, 8:00 PM
Church of St. John the Baptist

James Bassi – Quem pastores
Benjamin Britten – A Hymn to the Virgin
Anton Bruckner – Ave Maria
John Tavener – Today the Virgin
Michael Praetorius – Es ist ein ros entsprungen
Eric Whitacre – Lux aurumque and more

Third Annual Central City Cabaret
"Music of Stage and Screen"
January 29, 2011
Broadway Baby

A Joyful Noise!
Saturday, March 12, 2011, 8:00 PM
Church of St. John the Baptist

Philip Glass – “Vessels”, from Koyaanisquatsi
Pierre Passereau – Il est bon et bon
Adriano Banchieri – Contrapunto bestiale alla mente
Josquin des Prez – El Grillo
Clément Janequin – Le chant des oisseaux
Frederick Delius – To be sung of a summer night on the water
Meredith Monk – Astronaut Anthem and Panda Chant II
Leung Yoon Pin – Dragon Dance
Astor Piazzolla – La muerte del ángel (arr. Zadoff)
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi – Pseudo-Yoik
and a solo performance by Hsiang John Tu

Deliverance and Exultation
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 8:00 PM
Church of St. John the Baptist

Plainchant – Psalm 150
Leonard Bernstein – "Almighty Father", from Mass
Felix Mendelssohn – Richte mich, Gott, Psalm 43
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Sicut cervus, Sitivit anima mea, Psalm 42
Philippe de Monte – Super flumina Babylonis, Psalm 137, 1-4
William Byrd – Quomodo cantabimus, Psalm 137, 4-7
Herbert Howells – Psalm 32, Anglican Chant
Bobby McFerrin – The 23rd Psalm
Elliot Z. Levine – I Lift Up Mine Eyes to the Mountains, Psalm 121
Jean Berger – The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee, Psalm 145
Leonard Bernstein – Chichester Psalms

with guest artists
Patrick Fennig, countertenor
Emily John, harp
Levy Lorenzo, percussion
K. Scott Warren, organ

2009–2010 Season
Ceremonies and Celebrations
Saturday, December 12, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Church Yorkville
Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices and harp
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Wedding Chorus
Carol Barnett – The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass –
New York City Premiere and more

Second Annual Central City Cabaret
"In And Out Of Love"
February 13, 2010
Broadway Baby

Hidden Messages – the Music of William Byrd
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Mass for Four Voices
Why do I use my paper, ink, and pen?
My mistress had a little dog
Lulla, Lullaby
O Lord, how long wilt Thou forget (Psalm 13)
O Lord, who in Thy sacred tent (Psalm 15)
Quomodo cantabimus

Bards and Balladiers An evening of storytelling through song.
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Sunday, May 23, 2010, 4:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Church Yorkville
Benjamin Britten – Ballad of Little Musgrave
Amy Beach – Rose of Avon-Town
Alla Borzova – Ballad of Barnaby

2008–2009 SEASON
And There Were Shepherds
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Ego sum pastor bonus
William Billings – While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Peter Warlock – Bethlehem Down
György Orban – Gloria (from Mass No. 4)
Tomas Luis de Victoria – Missa O magnum mysterium
Guerrero – Villancicos
Michael Praetorius – Sing dem Herrn
Gerald Near – O magnum mysterium
Hector Villa-Lobos – Praesepe
John Tavener – The Lamb
Marshall Bartholomew – Little Innocent Lamb

Central City Cabaret
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
The Reprise Room (at Dillons Restaurant & Lounge)

Composers and Religion: Reconciling Self and Circumstance
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
St. Joseph's Yorkville
Felix Mendelssohn – Jesu, meine Freude
Edward Elgar – Give unto the Lord, Op. 74
Darius Milhaud – Elégie
and music by Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Fauré, William Byrd, Franz Schubert,
Virgil Thomson, John White and Arvo Pärt

Frederick Delius, A 75th Anniversary Remembrance
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Frederick Delius – Requiem for Soprano and Baritone Solo, Chorus and Orchestra
Elliot Z. Levine – Requiem for the Living

2007–2008 SEASON
Christmas Oratorio – J.S. Bach
Saturday, December 8, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Weinachts Oratorium, BWV 248, Parts I, II, V, VI – Johann Sebastian Bach

Imagined Corners
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Central Presbyterian Church
Reincarnations – Samuel Barber
American Trio – Kirke Mechem
Stein Times Seven – Aaron Jay Kernis
Additional works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Williametta Spencer and Jacob Druckman

Echoes in Time and Space
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph's Yorkville. 404 East 87th Street
Warum ist das Licht gegeben – Johannes Brahms
Motets from the "Geistliche Chor-Musik" – Heinrich Schütz
When David Heard – Eric Whitacre
Redness – A new Central City Chorus commission by Kristin Kuster, winner of
the prestigious American Composers Orchestra 2004 Underwood Commission