The Hong Kong Bach Choir - Concerts

Juni 30, 2008 - "A Nordic Journey" at St. John's Cathedral, Garden Road, Central
Algirdas Martinaitis (1950- ) Alleluia
Arvo Pärt (born in 1935)Magnificat
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Benedictus Dominus
Peteris Vasks (1946- ) Dona nobis pacem
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)Rakastava
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Varen
Otto Olsson (1879-1964) Te Deum

March 24, 2008 - "Johannes Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem (Joint concert with the Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club)" at Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium
1st half : Cornell University Chorus & Glee Club
Chen Yi, arr. - Fengyang Song
- Guessing
- Riding on a Mule
- Diu Diu Deng
Steven Stucky and Chen Yi, arr. The Flowing Stream/The Sun is Rising
Norman Luboff, arr. All My Trials
William Dawson, arr. Ezekiel Saw the Wheel

2nd half : The Hong Kong Bach Choir
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Ein deutsches Requiem

December 13, 2007 - "The First Nowell - Christmas with the Bach Choir " at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Christmas Oratorio (Part I)
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)O Magnum Mysterium
John Harbison (b. 1938)O Magnum Mysterium
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) The First Nowell
(Asian Premiere)

June 3, 2007 - "Schumann, Urrows and Bach" at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)Missa Sacra, op. 147
David Francis Urrows (born 1957)Prelude & a Psalm of Francis Thompson
(World Première)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

December 7, 2006 - "Simply Schubert" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Music for "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus", D.797
 Mass No. 6 in E flat, D.950

June 4, 2006 - "The French Concert" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)Salve Regina
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)Hymne au Soleil
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)O sacrum convivium!
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)Festival Alleluia
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)Le Roi David

December 15, 2005 - Christmas Carol Concert at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon
Various Christmas Carols

December 1, 2005 - "Mystery Of Mozart" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Dixit and Magnificat, K193
Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter", K551
Great Mass in C Minor, K427

June 5, 2005 - "A Child of Our Time" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)"Egmont" Overture
Elegischer Gesang
Opferlied
Sir Michael Tippett (1905-1998)A Child of Our Time (Hong Kong première)

January 26, 2005 - "The Hong Kong Vespers" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29), op. 74
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Shestopsalmie (The Six Psalms), from All-night Vigil, op. 37
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Beatus vir (Psalm 112), from Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339
Joyce Wai-chung Tang (197?- ) Han Shan (Cold Mountain) - world première
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Lauda Jerusalem (Psalm 147), from Vespro della Beata Vergine
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Magnificat in D, BWV 243

June 3, 2004 - "Ein Deutsches Requiem" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata BWV 68 "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Ein Deutsches Requiem, op. 45

December 16, 2003 - Christmas Carol Concert at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon
Various Christmas Carols

November 25, 2003 - "From Bach to Bernstein - and Beyond" at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit, BWV 72, No. 5
Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben? BWV 8, No. 6
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) The 23rd Psalm, D. 706, Gott ist mein Hirt
Arvo Pärt (1935- ) De profundis clamavi (Psalm 130)
Jack Gottlieb (1930- ) Psalm 23
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Chichester Psalms
Michael Tippett (1905-1998) Five Negro Spirituals (from A Child of Our Time)
Arvo Pärt (1935- ) The Beatitudes
Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) Otcenáš (Our Father)

June 8, 2003 - "Handel, Israel in Egypt" with the Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Overture to Solomon
Israel in Egypt
Concerto for Organ and Strings No. 13 in F major "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"

December 10, 2002 - "Petite messe solennelle" at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) Petite messe solennelle
Ip Kim Ho (1974- ) "Fa-Jai" ("An Offering Of Flowers")

June 2, 2002 - "Absolute Mozart" with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sancta Maria, mater Dei, K. 273

Ave verum Corpus, K. 618

Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543

Requiem, K. 626

December 2001 - Christmas Carol Concert at St. Andrews Church, Kowloon
Various Christmas Carols

November 22, 2001 - "Love & Passion" at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
John Tavener (1944- ) Love Bade Me Welcome (Hong Kong premiere)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Die Geselligkeit, D. 609
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Two Songs
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Four Quartets, Op. 92
Libby Larsen (1950- ) Love Songs (Asian premiere)
Carl Orff (1895-1982) Catulli Carmina (Hong Kong premiere)

May 31, 2001 - 30th Anniversary Concert with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

December 07, 2000 - "Aspects of Loss and Redemption" with Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Elizabeth Hayden Pizer (1954- ) Elegy in Amber (Asian premiere)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Nänie, op. 82
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem, op. 48

June 05, 2000 - "The Dream of Gerontius" with the North Yorkshire Chorus (U.K.) & Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) The Dream of Gerontius

December 12, 1999 - "Christmas with The Bach Choir" with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at the Academy for Performing Arts
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
  -Part I: "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage"
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) La fuite en Égypte
  later incorporated into the oratorio
  -L'Enfance du Christ
Dr. Christopher J. Keyes (1963- ) Veni, Sancte Spiritus (world premiere)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christmas Cantata, BWV 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens"

November 1999 - RTHK Festival Concert at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
David Gwilt Three Medieval Lyrics
Richard Tsang October

June 22, 1999 - with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Serenade in B-flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"
Christopher Coleman (1958- ) Dark Gardens (world première)
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Mass No. 2 in E minor

May 1999 - Hong Kong Chorale Festival Concert at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Kyrie and Gloria, Mass No. 2 in E minor

December 1998 - Christmas Eve broadcast for RTHK Radio Four
Various Traditional Christmas carols

November, 29 1998 - "Gloria!" with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Concert Hall
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) O magnum mysterium
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Ave Maria I & Pater Noster III
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645-1704) Beatus vir, H. 221
Arvo Pärt (1935- ) The Beatitudes
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Concerto grosso No. 3 for 2 violins & chamber orchestra
Ip Kim Ho (1974- ) From the Old to the New Testament (world premiere)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Gloria in D, RV 589

June 11, 1998 - "Missa Solemnis" with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Missa solemnis

December 11, 1997 - with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) "Great" Mass in C minor, K. 427 (417a)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Symphony of Psalms

November 16, 1997 - "Bach Cantata Concert" with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir, BWV 73

Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65

Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212 (Peasant Cantata)

May 1997 - with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Ein deutsches Requiem

November 24, 1996 - An Evening Programme with Instrumental Ensemble at the Academy for Performing Arts
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata BWV 131, "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir"
Carlo Gesualdo (c. 1560-1613) Two Motets for 5 voices, from Sacrae Cantiones
  - Deus refugium et virtus
  - O vos omnes
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Two Motets
  - Ave Maria
  - Credo
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Motet BWV 227, "Jesu, meine Freude"

May 12, 1996 - "A Choral Celebration" at the Academy for Performing Arts
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Hymn: Pange, lingua
John Tavener (1944- ) Two Canticles ("Collegium Regale")
 - Magnificat
 - Nunc dimittis
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Hymn: Vexilla regis
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) O Sacrum Convivium!
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Graduale: Locus iste
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933- ) Totus tuus, Op. 60
Otto Olsson (1879-1964) Te Deum, Op. 25

December 3, 1995 - "Mass in B minor", 25th Anniversary Concert with The Hong Kong Bach Orchestra (debut) at Hong Kong City Hall Auditorium
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

June 1995 - at Christ Church, Kowloon & West Island School, Hong Kong
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Funeral Sentences
Byrd & Tallis Motets
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Hymn to St. Cecilia
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Scenes from "King Arthur"

"Hail, bright Cecilia", Ode for St. Cecilia's Day 1692

April 4, 1995 - "The Creation" with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra at Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) The Creation

November 1994 - with Instrumental Ensemble at Union Church, Hong Kong
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Cantique de Jean Racine
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Old American Songs
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"

June 1994 - at Union Church, Hong Kong
William Billings (1746-1800) Songs and Anthems
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594) Three Motets
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Three Motets
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933- ) Totus tuus

March 1994 - with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra at Loke Yew Hall (Univ. of Hong Kong) & the University of Science and Technology
Christopher Coleman (1958- ) The Ventricle of Memory (Asian premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Two Arias from "Le nozze di Figaro"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Nänie, op. 82
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) "Coronation" Mass in C, K. 317

November 1993 - with Instrumental Ensemble at Union Church, Hong Kong
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Let down the bars, O Death!

Three Reincarnations
Orlande de Lassus (ca. 1532-1594) Two Motets
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Cantata 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

June 1993 - at Union Church, Hong Kong
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Cantate Domino
Josquin Desprez (ca. 1440-1521) Missa "Pange Lingua"
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) O Sacrum Convivium!
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Mass

January 1993 - "Music for Christmas and New Year" with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra at St. John's Cathedral
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christmas Oratorio, Part 4
Various Carols for the New Year
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah "Sing-In" (highlights)

November 1, 1992 - "An Evening With Sacred Music" with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chorus & Chorale from Cantata 29, "Wir danken Dir"
Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Alleluia
Otto Olsson (1879-1964) Te Deum Op. 25(Asian premiere)

May 24, 1991 - at Union Church, Hong Kong
Thomas Weelkes (1575-1623) Hark all ye lovely saints above
Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) What is our life?
John Bennet (b. ca. 1575-80, fl. 1599-1614) All creatures now
Plainsong Aeterna Christi Munera
G. P. da Palestrina (1525-1594) Missa Aeterna Christi Munera
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Dieu! Qu’il la fait bon regarder!
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Four English Folksongs
Michael Tippett (1905-1998) Three Spirituals from A Child of Our Time

March 3, 1991 - with The Hong Kong Sinfonietta at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Concert Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Wir danken dir BWV 29
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Concerto in G minor for organ, strings, and timpani
Plainsong Aeterna Christi Munera
G. P. da Palestrina (1525-1594) Missa Aeterna Christi Munera
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Rejoice in the Lamb

December 8, 1990 - with the Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra at St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) Lo, the Messiah
Ralph Deane Shure (1885-1980) Watt’s Nativity Carol
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Wassail Song
David Francis Urrows (b. 1957) Verbum Patris Hodie
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629) Gaudete Omnes
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah (Part One and Hallelujah Chorus)

June 9, 1990 - Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Drama Theatre
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Four Songs for Women’s Voices, Two Horns, and Harp, Op. 17
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Choral Dances from Gloriana
Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Alleluia
  The Peaceable Kingdom

April 6, 1990 - at St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) The Seven Last Words (in German)
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) Lo, the full final sacrifice (Hong Kong première)
César Franck (1822-1890) Chorale No. 2 in B minor
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Requiem

March 19, 1989 - at St. John’s Cathedral, Hong Kong
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV 625
  O Mensch, bewein’ dein Sünde gross BWV 622
  Fantasia a 5 BWV 562
Sir John Stainer (1840-1901) The Crucifixion

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