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Bethany Oratorio Society
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Oratorio Society Repetoire
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Oratorio Society Repertoire
 

Handel

Messiah, HWV 56

1882 and at least once annually since then

Mendelssohn

The First Day of Spring
(Der erste Frühlingstag), op. 48

1888

Wennerberg, G.

“The Evening Bell”
(“Aftonklockan”)

1888

Wennerberg, G.

“The Thrush’s Complaint”
(“Trasten i höstkvällen”)

1888

Lindblad, A.

“Winter Evening”
(“Om vinterkväll”)

1888

Haydn, F. J.

The Creation, H. 21/2

1894, 1898, 1911, 1962, 1963

Gounod

By Babylon’s Wave
(Près du fleuve étranger)

1894

Mendelssohn

“Henceforth, When Ye Hear His Name,” op. 46 (Kommt, laßt uns anbeten, Ps. 95), no. 5

1896

Mendelssohn

“Come, Let Us Worship,” op. 46
(Kommt, laßt uns anbeten, Ps. 95), no. 1

1896

Gounod

“Unfold, Ye Portals” from The Redemption
(La redemption)

1896

Rossini

Stabat mater

1897, 1907

Bedinger, H.

Bethania *premiere

1899

Gounod

Messe solenelle “St. Cecilia”

1900, 1907

Mendelssohn

Hymn of Praise
(Lobgesang), op. 52

1907

Mendelssohn

Elijah, op. 70

1908, 1909

Cherubini

Requiem in c minor

1909

Bach, J. S.

Christmas Oratorio
(Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV 248

1910

Dvorak

Stabat mater, op. 58

1912

Bach, J. S.

Sleepers Awake
(Wachet Auf), BWV 140

1920

Bach, J. S.

The Passion of our Lord According to St. Matthew (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244

1925 (fall), 1926 (fall),

1927 (fall),

1928 (fall), 1929 and once annually since then

Busch, C.

Pilgrims of the Prairie *premiere

1929

Vivaldi

Gloria, RV 588

1970 (fall)

Pelz

Genesis to a Beat *premiere

1970 (fall)

Brahms

A German Requiem
(Ein deutsches Requiem), op. 45

1990 (fall)

Mozart

Requiem, K 626

1991 (fall)

Fauré

Requiem, op. 48

1992 (fall)

Beethoven

Choral Fantasy
(Fantasia), op. 80

2009 (fall)

[compiled D. Mahraun, August 2009]

 
   
   
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