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Fall 1999

December 4, 1999

Guest appearance:
Persichetti, General Hymn

MIT Wind Symphony
Fred Harris, conductor

November 14, 1999

Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 (ca. 1682)
Purcell, I was glad, Z19 (1685)
Purcell, Welcome to all the pleasures, Z339 (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, 1683)
Britten, Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27
Carter, Musicians wrestle everywhere (1945)
Cutter, Missa brevis (1999; world premiere) 

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Karen Harvey, assistant director

Read the Tech Talk story about Dr. Cutter's Missa brevis.
Listen to the "Gloria" from Missa brevis [MP3 sample, 2.2 mb].

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Karen Harvey, assistant director

Sopranos

Tami Chuang
Catherine Gutierrez
Tara Holm
Catherine Leatherdale
Adeline Leong
Maggie Sullivan
Stephanie Thomas
Mary Tsien
 

Tenors

Mark Ethier
Ahmed E. Ismail
Jan-Willem Maessen
Lenny Ng
Anand Sarwate
Taylor Strickling
William Vanderson
David Zych
 

Altos

Elicia Anderson
Kristin Brodie
Kelly Hellmuth
Annie Lee
Ethel Machi
Lauren Moffa
Stephanie Rosch
Tara Rosenberger Shankar
Ingrid Ulbrich

Basses

Adam D'Amico
Tyler Hains
Kiran Kedlaya
Youngmoo Kim
David Kokorowski
Daniel Lowrey
Justin Miller
Siegfried Numberger
Josh Randall
 


Spring 1999

April 24, 1999

An Ellington Centennial Salute: From Standards to Sacred

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra
with the MIT Chamber Chorus and All Saints' Choir of Men and Boys
Mark Harvey, director

April 21, 1999

Schütz, Cantate Domino canticum novum, SWV81
Schütz, Supereminet omnem scientiam, SWV76
Schütz, Pro hoc magno mysterio, SWV77
Bononcini, When Saul Was King
Bach, Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV106

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Listen to "Howl, o ye fir trees" from When Saul Was King [MP3 sample, 2.1 mb].

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Sopranos

Nozomi Ando
Kathryn Benedicto
Tara Holm
Catherine Leatherdale
Adeline Leong
Mary Tsien
Annika Tulweil
Jessica Wang
Irene Wilson

Tenor

Minjoo L. Lee
Jan-Willem Maessen
Lenny Ng
Christian Patrickson
Anand Sarwate
Nathan Shenck
William Vanderson
David Zych
 

Alto

Sheri Ann Cheng
Genee Lyn O. Colobong
Kelly Davenport
Kelly Hellmuth
Annie Lee
Tam Nguyen
 
 
 

Bass

Adam D. D'Amico
Jesse Byler
Ulf Ekernas
L. Tyler Hains
Mark Histed
Andrew Hsu
Youngmoo Kim
Daniel Lowrey
Justin Miller


Fall 1998

November 11, 1998

Debussy, Trois chansons de Charles D'Orléans
Schuman, Carols of Death
Fauré, Requiem, Op. 48

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Listen to "Dieu ! qui la fait bon regarder" from Trois chansons [MP3 sample, 1.3 mb].

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Soprano

Nozomi Ando
Kathryn Benedicto
Anna Benefiel
Tara Holm
Shamila Khetarpal
Catherine Leatherdale
Adeline Leong
Delsey Sherrill

Tenor

Seth Cooperman
Mark Histed
Ahmed E. Ismail
Jan-Willem Maessen
Lenny Ng
Christian Patrickson
Anand Sarwate
William Vanderson
David Zych

Alto

Naomi Eckmann
Kelly Hellmuth
Shan Shan Huang
Tam Nguyen
Stacy J. Pruitt
Tara Rosenberger
Shayna Smith
 

Bass

Jesse Byler
Ulf Ekernas
Tyler Hains
Youngmoo Kim
Daniel Lowrey
Justin Miller
Alan Rechel
Andrew Sutherland
Aaron Winthers


Spring 1998

Byrd, William: Mass for Four Voices
Brahms, Johannes: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op 52
Barber, Samuel: Reincarnations, Op 16

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Soprano

Nozomi Ando
Anna Benefiel
Adeline Leong
Lydia Sandon
Nisha Singh
Mary Tsien
 

Tenor

Chuang-Yien Jonathan Lee
Gary Crichlow
Mark Histed
Jan-Willem Maessen
Anand Sarwate
Nathan Shenck
J. Christopher Thomas

Alto

Sally Chou
Genee Lyn O. Colobong
Kelly Davenport
Jill Eich
Shan Shan Huang
Shayna T. Smith
Irene Wilson

Bass

Adam D. D'Amico
John Graham
Tyler Hains
Andrew L. Hsu
Youngmoo Kim
Will Koffel
Eugene Park
William Vanderson
Vinh-Thang Vo-Ta


Fall 1997

November 6, 1997

Britten, A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Harbison, "O Magnum Misterium" from Six Motets
Mozart, Divertimento in D major, K136
Bach, Mass in G Minor, BWV235

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Soprano

Nozomi Ando
Sophie C. Currier
Julie Gesch
Adeline Leong
Silvana Palgcios
Jill R. Pelavin
Mary Tsien
 

Tenor

Bryan Bilyeu
Somak Chattopadhyay
Gary Crichlow
John J. Graham
Jan-Willem Maessen
Anand Sarwate
William Vanderson

Alto

Sally Chou
Genee Lyn O. Colobong
Kelly Hellmuth
Judie J. Kim
Tam Nguyen
Stacy J. Pruitt
Shayna T. Smith
 

Bass

Adam D. D'Amico
Ulf Ekernas
Tyler Hains
Andrew L. Hsu
Youngmoo Kim
Eugene Park
Michael Rowlands
Paul A. Shay, Jr.
Vinh-Thang Vo-Ta


Spring 1997

April 27, 1997

Bach, Magnificat, BWV243
Harbison, "O Magnum Misterium" and "Concerning Them Which Are Asleep" from Six Motets
Bach, Cantata No. 161, Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV161

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Soprano

Nozomi Ando
Sophie C. Currier
Julie Gesch
Adeline Leong
Silvana Palgcios
Jill R. Pelavin
Mary Tsien
 

Tenor

Bryan Bilyeu
Somak Chattopadhyay
Gary Crichlow
John J. Graham
Jan-Willem Maessen
Anand Sarwate
William Vanderson

Alto

Sally Chou
Genee Lyn O. Colobong
Kelly Hellmuth
Judie J. Kim
Tam Nguyen
Stacy J. Pruitt
Shayna T. Smith
 

Bass

Adam D. D'Amico
Ulf Ekernas
Tyler Hains
Andrew L. Hsu
Youngmoo Kim
Eugene Park
Michael Rowlands
Paul A. Shay, Jr.
Vinh-Thang Vo-Ta


Fall 1996

December 6, 1996

Guest appearance:
Elizondo, Cantos de mi tierra (premiere)
Douglas, So Ama Le-Ho (Tibetan Folk Song)
Beethoven, Two Folk-Song Arrangements

MIT Chamber Choir with the MIT Concert Choir
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

November 7, 1996

Music of England and New England

Billings, "Chester"
Billings, "When Jesus Wept"
Billings, "Modern Music" (from The Psalm-Singer's Amusement, 1781)
Ives, "Harvest Home" from Three Harvest Home Chorales
Ives, Circus Band
Fine, "Design for October" from The Choral New Yorker
Purcell, Choruses from Dido and Aeneas
Britten, Three songs from Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

MIT Concert Choir
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

MIT Chamber Chorus
William Cutter, director
Bret Silverman, assistant director

Soprano

Anne Benefiel
Tara Fernando
Abby Innes
Shamila Khetarpal
Jenny Sue Lanni
Yi-Hung Li
Susan E. Rushing
Delsey Sherill

Tenor

Gary Crichlow
Solomon Douglas
Mark B. Hertensteiner
Christopher Klein
J. Christopher Thomas

Alto

Sophie Currier
Shan Shan Huang
Judie J. Kim
Rosemary McNaughton
Tara Rosenberger
Rena Yang
 
 

Bass

Ulf Ekernas
Mark Histed
David Kokorowski
Bernard Levin
Noah Richmond
Vinh-Thang Vo-Ta
 


Thanks to the Concerts Office and Youngmoo Kim for some of the program and roster information listed above.