The details listed below are gathered from programs saved from past concerts. If you have any Delaware Choral Society memorabilia that fills in missing historical details, please contact us at info@delawarechoralsociety.org.
December 4, 1960, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Margaret S. Storey, Director; Kathryn Copple, Pianist, George F. Wiltshire, Organist. Soloists: Katharine Bond, Soprano; Carole L. Partridge, Contralto; W. Donald MacRostie, Bass; R. Alan Stewart, Tenor. Dover High School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 3, 1961, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Margaret S. Storey, Director, Kathryn Copple, Pianist, Robert Forney, Concert Meister of String Ensemble. Soloists: Katherine Bond, Soprano; Ellen R. Wildey, Mezzo Soprano; T. Elbert Chance, Baritone; Charles Lindsley, Tenor. Dover High School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 2, 1962, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Margaret S. Storey, Director, Kathryn Copple, Pianist; Leo Ahramijian, Concertmaster of String Ensemble. Soloists: Norma Heyde, Soprano; Carole L. Partridge, Alto; John E. Feaster, Bass; R. Alan Stewart, Tenor. Dover High School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 8, 1963, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Evelyn D. Swensson, Director; Kathryn Copple, Pianist; Leo Ahramijian, Concertmaster of Instrumental Ensemble. Soloists: Evelyn D. Swensson, Soprano; Carole L. Partridge, Alto; R. Alan Stewart, Tenor; Robert Grooters, Bass. Dover High School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 6, 1964, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Evelyn D. Swensson, Conductor; Kathryn Copple, Pianist; Nina P. Kapff, Ensemble Director, Leo Ahramijian, Concert Master. Soloists: Evelyn D. Swensson, Soprano; Dorothy Rathje, Alto; R. Alan Stewart, Tenor; T. Elbert Chance, Bass. Dover High School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 5, 1965, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Ivan Trusler, Conductor; Carl Miller, Choral Director;. Hugh O’Meagher, Harpsichordist; Joan Foster, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Jean Sheppard, Soprano; Carole Patridge, Alto; Donald Morgan, Tenor; Elbert Chance, Bass. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 4, 1966, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Carl Miller, Conductor; Kathryn Copple, Organist; Leo Ahramijian, Concertmaster of Instrumental Ensemble. Soloists: Henrietta Cooper (Dumas), Hazel Englehart, Ruth Field, Sopranos; Ruth Crosby, Alice Kraffert, Roberta Hare, Altos; Dennis M. Holt, Tenor; Leon Donavan, John Parks, Basses. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
December 3, 1967, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Leo Ahramjian, Concertmaster of Instrumental Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Taeko Fujii, Soprano; Carole L. Partridge, Alto; Donald Morgan, Tenor; Charles Parks, Bass. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
April 7, 1968, A Choral Service (Requiem, Opus 45, Johannes Brahms). Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Elizabeth Beatty, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloist: Taeko Fujii. Wesley Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
December 8, 1968, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Kathryn Copple, piano; Leo Ahramjian, Concertmaster of Instrumental Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Henrietta Cooper (Dumas), Soprano; Edward Everhart, Tenor. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
March 30, 1969, Requiem, Johannes Brahms. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Ruth Gardner, Organist; Jude Mollenhauer, Harpist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Henrietta Cooper (Dumas), Soprano; Kenneth Wilson, Bass. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
December 7, 1969, Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi and Messiah, George Frideric Hande. Carl O. Miller and Harley S. Hastings, Conductors, performed with the Newark Symphony Orchestra. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Henrietta Cooper (Dumas), Emily A. Michael, Ruth Baer, Sopranos; Betty Jo Lane, Alto. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.