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.
March 15, 1970, Requiem, Johannes Brahms. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Ruth Gardner, Organist; Jude Mollenhauer, Harpist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Taeko Fujii, soprano; Kenneth Wilson, Tenor. Seaford Central Junior High School, Seaford, Delaware.
December 6, 1970, Christmas Concert (works by Thompson, Bach, Haydn, Macfarlane, Pergolesi). Carl O. Miller, Conductor, Leo Ahramjian, Concert Master of String Quartet. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily A. Michael, Georgia Marshall, Mary Everhart, Sopranos; Ruth Vehslage, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Bass. Dover Central Middle School Auditorium, Dover, Delaware.
Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi
Requiem and Kyrie (from Requiem), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Alleluia, Randall Thompson
Here Yet Awhile, Johann Sebastian Bach
The Heavens Are Telling, Franz Joseph Haydn
Open Our Eyes, William Charles Macfarlane
Glory to God in the Highest, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
March 28, 1971 and April 4, 1971, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Carl O. Miller, Conductor. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Emil Markow, Basses. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware, and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
December 5, 1971, Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Carl O. Miller, Conductor. Sarah Younker, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Marva Thomas, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Barbara Saviola, Altos; Donald Morgan, Tenor; Charles Thompson, Bass. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
February 6, 1972 and February 13, 1972, , Christ Lag in Todesbanden, and Motet No. 3, Jesu, Meine Freude, Johann Sebastian Bach. Carl O. Miller, Conductor; Leo Ahramjian, Concert Master of String Quartet. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware, and Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware.
April 23, 1972 and April 30, 1972, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Carl O. Miller, Conductor, Leo Ahramijian, Concertmaster of String Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Emily Michael, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; John Miller, Tenor; Emil Markow, Bass. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware, and Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware.
December 3, 1972, ‘s O Magnum Mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Messiah, George Frideric Handel. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor; Sarah Younker, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Marva Thomas, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; Si Rae Pak, Tenor. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
March 25, 1973 and April 1, 1973, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Randi Olcott, Soprano; Ann Hall Carvel, Alto; Robert Davis, Tenor; Charles Wine, Bass. Mount Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware, and Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Henry Purcell
Salve Regina, Joseph Haydn
Elegy, Ludwig van Beethoven
Cantata No. 4, Christ Lag in Todesbanden, Johann Sebastian Bach
December 2, 1973, Seventeenth Annual Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Hazel Englehart, Judith Bettinger, Ruth Field, Sopranos; Suzanne Parrott, Ann Hall Carvel, Altos; Si Rae Pak, Tenor; Gary Hindes, Bass. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.
Adoramus Te, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He, Watching Over Israel, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Song of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Messiah, George Frideric Handel
April 20, 1974 and April 21, 1974, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Kathryn Copple and Doris Willink, Accompanists. Soloist: Virginia R. Van Tine, Soprano. Union Methodist Church, Bridgeville, Delaware, and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Chester, William Billings
When Jesus Wept, William Billings
Golgotha, William Billings
Let down the bars, O Death, Samuel Barber, Op. 8, No. 2, words by Emily Dickinson
Sure on this shining night, Samuel Barber, words by John Agee
Sam was a man, Vincent Persichetti, words by e. e. cummings
Liebslieder Walzer, Johannes Brahms
December 1, 1974, Eighteenth Annual Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist, University of Delaware Concert Ensemble. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Barbara A Foraker, Ran B. Greim, Georgia Marshall, Virginia R. Van Tine, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Muriel N. Kline, Altos; Si Rae Pak, Tenor. Dover Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware.
Lullay my Liking, Gustav Holst
O Magnum Mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria
Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles
To Us A Child Is Given, Johann Sebastian Bach
Messiah, George Friedrich Handel
March 22, 1975 and March 23, 1975, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Ruth Gardner, Organist, Kathleen Attanasi, Harpist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloist: Sandra Quick, Soprano. Milford Presbyterian Church, Milford, Delaware, and Dover Presbyterian Church, Dover, Delaware.
Cantique de Jean Racine, Gabriel Faure
Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart, Alec Rowley
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Turtle Dove, arr. by Ralph. Vaughan Williams
Requiem, Gabriel Fauré
December 14, 1975, Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fantasia on Christmas Carols, R. Vaughn Williams. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor; Ruth Gardner, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Hazel Englehart, Karen Hickerson, Georgia Marshall, Sopranos; Ann Hall Carvel, Ethelwyn Worden, Cindy Beitman, Altos; Richard Nice, Louis DiNetta; Tenors, Michael Larkin, Albert Lassiter, Basses. Presbyterian Church, Dover, Delaware.
O Magnum Mysterium, Tomas Luis de Victoria
Lullay My Liking, Gustav Holst
The Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles
Carol, words by Christina Rossetti, music by Ann Hall Carvel
Fantasia on Christmas Carols, R. Vaughn Williams
Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach
March 27, 1976 and March 28, 1976, Requiem, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor. Kathryn Copple and Lisa Papili, Rehearsal Accompanists. Soloists: Karen Hickerson, Virginia Van Tine, Sopranos; Muriel Kline, Ethelwyn Worden, Altos; Louis DiNetta, David Hertzler, Tenors; Albert E. Lassiter, Charles Wine, Basses. Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware, and Delaware Technical and Community College, Georgetown, Delaware.
December 12, 1976, Twentieth Anniversary Concert. Dr. Peter J McCarthy, Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Georgia Marshall, Sopranos; Muriel Kline, Alto; Brian Snyder, David Hertzler, Tenors; Irvin Rothenberg, Bass. Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, Delaware.
Midnight Mass for Christmas (Messe de minuit pour Noel), Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Messiah, George Frideric Handel
April 2, 1977 and April 3, 1977, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Kathryn Copple, Accompanist, Georgia Marshall, Organist. Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware
Planets, Stars and Airs of Space, Johann Sebastian Bach
Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light, Johann Sebastian Bach
Thee with Tender Care, Johann Sebastian Bach
O sacrum convivium, William Byrd
Six Folk Songs, Johannes Brahms
When Jesus Wept, William Billings
Sure on This Shining Night (Words by James Agee), Samuel Barber
Gradual, Anton Bruckner
Let Down the Bars, O Death (Op. 7, No. 2,) words by Emily Dickinson, Samuel Barber
Four Slovak Folk Songs, Béla Bartók
December 4, 1977, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor; Kathryn Copple, Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Leona Kelly, Linda T. Bond, Sopranos; Frances Johnson, Jane Singleton, Altos. People’s United Church of Christ, Dover, Delaware.
Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren, Johann Sebastian Bach
Lullay My Liking, Gustav Holst
The Carol of the Angels, John Jacob Niles
Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi
April 15, 1978 and April 16, 1978, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, E. Wayne Berry, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloist: Henrietta Dumas, Soprano. Union United Methodist Church, Bridgeville, Delaware and Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
Mass in F, Franz Schubert
Messiah, Georg Friedrich Handel
December 3, 1978, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, John D. Morgan, Assistant Conductor, Leona Kelley, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Marva Thomas, Virginia Van Tine, Muriel Kline, Henrietta Dumas, Sopranos; Jane Singleton, Stephanie Betz, Altos; Clifford Lee Reynolds, Robert Davis , Tenors; Mark L. Wiltshire, Bass. Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Delaware.
“Lord Nelson” Mass, Franz Josef Haydn
Magnificat, Johann Sebastian Bach
April 7, 1979 and April 8, 1979, Spring Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Delaware String Ensemble, Leona Kelly, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Norma Heyde, Soprano; Melinda Lee, Alto; Robert Davis, Tenor; Alan Soukup, Bass, United Presbyterian Church, Milford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Mass in G, Franz Schubert
Vesperae solennes de confessore K. V. 339, Mozart
December 1, 1979 and December 2, 1979, Christmas Concert. Dr. Peter J. McCarthy, Conductor, Ruth Gardner, Organist. Kathryn Copple, Rehearsal Accompanist. Soloists: Virginia Van Tine, Marva Thomas, Sopranos; Ethelwyn Worden, Muriel Kline, Altos; Robert Castro, Leon Donovan, Basses. St. John’s United Methodist Church, Seaford, Delaware and Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover, Delaware.
Cantata No. 64, Johann Sebastian Bach
Alleluia, Randall Thompson
Messiah, George Frederic Handel