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			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
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			"Conductor" :        "Glover, Jane",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Boito",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"Soloists" :         "Russell Sherman (piano), HSC soloists Haxel Ates (replacing Catherine Guajardo), Mary Nepveux (s), Laurie Rutherford (a), Vladika Makarios (t), Douglas Yates (b), Joseph Shockler (b)",
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			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 1983-07-14",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
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			"Counter" :          286,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Dec",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
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			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
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			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Rodgers",
			"Comments" :         "Program does not credit HSC",
			"label" :            "Rodgers - Oklahoma Selections 1955-11-05",
			"Composer" :         "Rodgers, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bonney, Maurice",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
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			"Work" :             "Oklahoma Selections",
			"Counter" :          69,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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				"Mabel Perelstein (Azucena)",
				"Nestor L\u00F3pez (Manrico)",
				"Daniel Cervantes (Ferrando)",
				"Salvador Guizar (Uno zingaro)"
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				"\" Chorus of Gypsies (Anvil Chorus)",
				"\"Stride la vampa\" and Chorus",
				"Soldier",
				"s Chorus",
				"\"Miserere d\'un\' alma\" Chorus. Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series."
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			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"Soloists" :         "Bob Acosta (HSC), Bill Goddard (HSC), David Nussmann (HSC), plus three others in \'Nothin like a dame\'",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus - Held in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1985-04-05",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kunzel, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          308,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "11-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Daphnis & Chloe Suite #2. Recording Session",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1983-04-11",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          283,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2006-09-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/16/17-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Adams",
			"Comments" :         "With Fort Bend Boy\'s Choir (William R. Adams dir)",
			"label" :            "Adams - On the Transmigration of Souls 2006-09-14",
			"Composer" :         "Adams, John",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "John",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "On the Transmigration of Souls",
			"Counter" :          605,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Grand March\' as part of \'Pops Knockouts\' concert",
			"label" :            "Verdi - A\u00EFda 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "A\u00EFda",
			"Counter" :          580,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1953-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Gabriel - William Alexander (t), Zacharias - Paul Ofield (bar), Mary - Betty Lou Rosscamp, Narr - James Bradley, Kitty Skelton (s), Harriett Fasshauer (s), Ruth Mary Ruston (chimes)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Program of Christmas Music.\' In City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1953-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          55,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2002-08-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Ten of the HSC women performed valiantly, while a major chorus contingent was rehearsing in Mexico City.  Said one chorus womam, \"under-rehearsed and under-performed\".  HSC was not credited in the program.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2002-08-22",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Smolij, Mariusz",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-03",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          530,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2006-05-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "1-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "HSC augments the U of H Choruses. With U of H Orchestra (Franz Krager dir), in Moores Opera House at U of H.",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 2006-05-01",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Krager, Franz",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          599,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1968-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Britten",
			"Comments" :         "Part of first Annual Christmas Concert",
			"label" :            "Britten - Ceremony of Carols 1968-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Britten, Benjamin",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Benjamin",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bedford, Wayne",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Ceremony of Carols",
			"Counter" :          131,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1974-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "(Conoco Christmas Pops 17-Dec, was all orchestral)",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1974-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          192,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-03-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Les Sirenes (Nocturnes). Women of the Chorus.",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Nocturnes 1990-03-17",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Tang, Muhai",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Nocturnes",
			"Counter" :          399,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1969-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC\'s Denny Douglas (t), Michael Byrnes (t), Mary Ann Jackson (s), Lonnette Prather (s), Peter Sloss (t), Andrew Gauthier (bar), Mac Jones (b), Travis Franklin (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Described as \'Second Annual Christmas Concert.\' The (first) Conoco Party (not documented here) had orchestra plus one soloist",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1969-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          141,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Dies Irae, Confutatis, Lacrymosa, part of \'Amadeus\' musical narrative, 1985 Summer Festival",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1985-07-19",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          317,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2001-05-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/6/7-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Mary Phillips (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Prokofiev",
			"label" :            "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 2001-05-04",
			"Composer" :         "Prokofiev, Sergei",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sergei",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Robertson, David",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Alexander Nevsky",
			"Counter" :          520,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1955-04-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Francis Yeend (s), Mona Paulee (ms), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Yi-Kwei Sze (b).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Ball HS, Galveston. Waggoner subbed for \'ailing\' Gabor Carelli, rehearsing with Al Urbach in the car on the way to Galveston (Jeanne Urbach driving)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1955-04-03",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Galveston",
			"Conductor" :        "Beecham, Sir Thomas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          67,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1989-12-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/15/16/17/17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Debra Hays (s), Darla Barrow (s), Kate Pogue (script), Buck Ross (stage director)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"The Stories of Christmas: Variations on a Shaker Melody, Copland",
				"Shaker Hymn, I Will Bow and Be Simple",
				"Appalachian Carol, I Wonder as I Wander",
				"Music from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Richard Strauss",
				"Chorus from The Tales of Hoffman, Offenbach. With U of H Chamber Singers. 12/7 private Conoco christmas concert"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1989-12-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Ben-Dor, Gis\u00E8le",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          393,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2010-05-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/15/16-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Poulenc",
			"Comments" :         "Replaced work commissioned from Puts but not written",
			"label" :            "Poulenc - Gloria in G Major 2010-05-13",
			"Composer" :         "Poulenc, Francis",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Francis",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Gloria in G Major",
			"Counter" :          659,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1989-04-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9/10-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kaaren Erickson (s), Katherine Ciesinski (mp), Ernesto Palacio (t), George-Emil Crasnaru (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Page replaced Lawrence Foster, who was disabled by a neck/collar bone injury.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 1989-04-08",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Page, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Missa Solemnis",
			"Counter" :          381,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1987-07-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Grissom (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Kyrie\' only. \'Amadeus Answers Salieri,\' Summer Festival performance, Part I (Richard Fletcher, conducting).",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Mass in C Minor, \"The Great\" 1987-07-25",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fletcher, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Minor, \"The Great\"",
			"Counter" :          350,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1966-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Sang part 4 (Te Deum)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces 1966-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "66-67",
			"Work" :             "Four Sacred Pieces",
			"Counter" :          124,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Good King Kong,\' \'O Little Town of Hackensack,\' \'Throw the Yulelog On, Uncle John,\' as part of Christmas Pops",
			"label" :            "Bach - Various 1985-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, PDQ",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "PDQ",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shimada, Toshiyuku",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Various",
			"Counter" :          327,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1988-03-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1988-03-11",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          362,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1978-06-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "30-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Return of the Ultimate Musical Voyage (sel from Holst, The Planets, Williams, Star Wars, etc.). Performed in the Summit with laser light show.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1978-06-30",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          233,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1965-09-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gretchaninov",
			"Comments" :         "150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Gretchaninov - Holy Radiant Light 1965-09-15",
			"Composer" :         "Gretchaninov, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "65-66",
			"Work" :             "Holy Radiant Light",
			"Counter" :          118,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1977-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pamela Covington (s)(HSC, Cary C. Cobb (t)(HSC), Stephen C. Whitcomb (t)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Sing Along. 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party. Virginia Babikian conducted some a-capella numbers",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1977-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dragon, Carmen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          227,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2010-03-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Kyrie for Chorus and Orchestra 2010-03-05",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Kyrie for Chorus and Orchestra",
			"Counter" :          657,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1955-04-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Hovhaness",
			"Comments" :         "Rehearsed for Fricsay, but never performed, because Fricsay and the Houston Symphony had a falling-out in fall 1954, after which the Maestro was dismissed.",
			"label" :            "Hovhaness - Easter Cantata 1955-04-03",
			"Composer" :         "Hovhaness, Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fricsay, Ferenc",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Easter Cantata",
			"Counter" :          66,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jeffrey Springer sang the related Walther\'s Prize Song",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Wach Auf (Awake, the dawn of day draws near)",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg 2007-05-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg",
			"Counter" :          616,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1997-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14/14-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Amy Burton (s)(narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme, Bach",
				"Ave Marie, Bach/Gounod",
				"Allelluia from Exsultate jubilate, Mozart",
				"O Holy Night, Adam",
				"A Hyw Werke Has Come on Hone, Nelson",
				"The Joy of Children+, Mecham",
				"Magnificat anima mea from Magnificat, Rutter",
				"Hallelujah from Messiah, Handel",
				"The Night Before Christmas, Bass",
				"The Twelve Days of Christmas, Rutter. Dec 12 concert was Conoco Christmas Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1997-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          483,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2006-11-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Joseph Wolverton (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops Knockouts 2006-11-03",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Pops Knockouts",
			"Counter" :          607,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1962-02-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Les Sirenes. Women of the chorus. In Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Nocturnes 1962-02-12",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "61-62",
			"Work" :             "Nocturnes",
			"Counter" :          101,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1977-05-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Martina Arroyo (s), Tatiana Troyanos (ms), John Alexander (t), Paul Plishka (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1977-05-09",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          222,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1993-11-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lorna Haywood (s), Stanford Olsen (t), David Wilson-Johnson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Britten",
			"Comments" :         "With Fort Bend Boys\' Choir (William R. Adams dir).",
			"label" :            "Britten - War Requiem 1993-11-13",
			"Composer" :         "Britten, Benjamin",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Benjamin",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "93-94",
			"Work" :             "War Requiem",
			"Counter" :          446,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Betty Wygant (s), Sue Dearien (a), Jane Pittman (s), Jackie Cade (a), Norwood Preto (t), Fred Brauer (b), Tony Joe Ramirez (t), Jack Waggoner (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1952-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "52-53",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          49,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1984-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "13-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1984-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Knight, Eric",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          302,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Taylor (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Prokofiev",
			"Comments" :         "HSC Celebrated their 40th Anniversary on the evening of the May 17 Concert.",
			"label" :            "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 1987-05-16",
			"Composer" :         "Prokofiev, Sergei",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sergei",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Alexander Nevsky",
			"Counter" :          348,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1953-01-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "Part of \'An Evening of Choral Music,\' Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom 1953-01-21",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "52-53",
			"Work" :             "Peaceable Kingdom",
			"Counter" :          52,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1997-05-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "24/25/26-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Shinobu Satoh (s), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "In Memory of Virginia Babikian, HSC Director 1979-86",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1997-05-24",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          478,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1970-05-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Eleanor Grant (s), Ruth Lay (cont), John Walters (t), Joseph Naron (bar), Delia Duson (organist).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "K 339. Movements I (Dixit Dominus), II (Confitebor), lll (Beatus Vir), V (Laudate Dominum) sung. Movements IV (Laudate Pueri)and VI (Magnificat) omitted here, though V (Magnificat) was eventually sung, as was perhaps the entire work. Concert in Episcopal Church of St John the Divine, 2450 River Oaks Blvd. With St John\'s Boys Choir",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore) 1970-05-17",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore)",
			"Counter" :          144,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1977-06-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Scarlatti",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop Jun 17, 18, 19 at First Presbyterian Church. Informal public concert on 19-Jun",
			"label" :            "Scarlatti - St. Cecelia Mass 1977-06-19",
			"Composer" :         "Scarlatti, Alessandre",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alessandre",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Iseler, Elmer",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "St. Cecelia Mass",
			"Counter" :          225,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1977-06-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Joanne McMillan (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Durufle",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop Jun 17, 18, 19 at First Presbyterian Church. Informal public concert on 19-Jun",
			"label" :            "Durufle - Requiem 1977-06-19",
			"Composer" :         "Durufle, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Iseler, Elmer",
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			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          224,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2009-03-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jane Jenning (s), Sharla Nafziger (s), Barbara Rearick (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Vivaldi",
			"Comments" :         "3:30 PM, at Joella and Stewart Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University",
			"label" :            "Vivaldi - Gloria 2009-03-28",
			"Composer" :         "Vivaldi, Antonio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Antonio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Gloria",
			"Counter" :          641,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "05-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Chorale Octet, at Houston Symphony Society, rally tea",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-04-05",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          11,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1975-10-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Rosalind Elias (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus, Singing Boys of Houston (Gary W. Patterson dir). Elias subbed for Hilda Harris, who was down with the flu.",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1975-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          204,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1991-09-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "none",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop. No public performance.                               .",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Elijah 1991-09-06",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Salamunovich, Paul",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Elijah",
			"Counter" :          422,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2005-07-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "07/08-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kaitlin Lusk (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Shore",
			"Comments" :         "With Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen Roddy dir)",
			"label" :            "Shore - Lord of the Rings Symphony 2005-07-08",
			"Composer" :         "Shore, Howard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Howard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Willis, Alastair",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Lord of the Rings Symphony",
			"Counter" :          590,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1975-12-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Marvalee Cariaga (ms), Dennis Bailey (t), Peter Harrower (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "First Annual HSC Messiah. DeMain replaced Akira Endo. Held in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1975-12-21",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "DeMain, John L.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          207,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1995-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Part of 1995 Christmas Pops. 15-Dec was Conoco Party",
			"label" :            "Holst - Chrstmas Day 1995-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Chrstmas Day",
			"Counter" :          464,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1948-05-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-May",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "American Guild of Organists presents the Houston Chorale. South Main Baptist Church",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-05-23",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          19,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1969-10-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Nancy Tatum (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Elsa\'s Procession, Tannh\u00E4user Chorus, Valkyries. First Concert with Don Strong as Chorale Director",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Opera Choruses 1969-10-13",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Opera Choruses",
			"Counter" :          136,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1959-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "??-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gershwin",
			"Comments" :         "Selections from Porgy & Bess were Summertime, The Promise\' Lan, I Got Plenty O\'Nuttin, It Ain\'t Necessarily So, Oh Lawd I\'m On My Way. Coastal Concert Society, First Series, held in League City.",
			"label" :            "Gershwin - Porgy & Bess 1959-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Gershwin, George",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "Porgy & Bess",
			"Counter" :          89,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1973-02-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/23-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Anne Lacy (s), Warren Hastings (bar), Clyde Hager (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "For Houston Ballet. With Singing Boys of Houston (Gary W. Patterson dir)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1973-02-21",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
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			"Counter" :          172,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Soloists" :         "Jeffrey Springer sang the related Erik\'s Cavatina",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Norwegian Sailor\'s Chorus",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Der Fliegende Holl\u00E4nder 2007-05-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
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			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
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			"Counter" :          615,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11/12/12-Dec",
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			"Soloists" :         "Four prominent Houston Ministers narrated.",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Randol Alan Bass \"Glad Tidings\". 12/10 was Conoco private Christmas Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2004-12-09",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
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			"Counter" :          575,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
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			"Soloists" :         "Twyla Robinson (s), Stanford Olsen (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Britten",
			"Comments" :         "With Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas (William R. Adams dir)",
			"label" :            "Britten - War Requiem 2003-11-15",
			"Composer" :         "Britten, Benjamin",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Benjamin",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
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			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "War Requiem",
			"Counter" :          562,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
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			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1962-06-17",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F. & Rachlin, Ezra",
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			"Season" :           "61-62",
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			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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				"First concert, at Music Hall. Composer Bowles was Chorale\'s Associate Conductor",
				"his work dedicated to Chorale."
			],
			"label" :            "Bowles - My Heart Leaps Up 1947-04-23",
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			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard W.",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
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			"Conductor" :        "Bowles, Richard W.",
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			"Counter" :          3,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
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			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
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			"Season" :           "75-76",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
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			"Soloists" :         "Carl Dent (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
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			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
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			"Counter" :          443,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1954-12-03",
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			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
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			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "St. Paul",
			"Counter" :          631,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Inbal, Eliahu",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1975-10-11",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1969-10-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Comments" :         "Freudig begr\u00FCssen wir (Tournament of Song)",
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			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "6 Dec",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
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			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"Comments" :         "Sang \"O Morgen-stunde\" (Gesang der Kirchg\u00E4nger)",
			"label" :            "Grieg - Peer Gynt, Incidental Music 1985-07-12",
			"Composer" :         "Grieg, Edvard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Edvard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
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			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Peer Gynt, Incidental Music",
			"Counter" :          313,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1970-06-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mascagni",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Opening Chorus\' from that opera. Concert in Miller Theater",
			"label" :            "Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana 1970-06-14",
			"Composer" :         "Mascagni, Pietro",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pietro",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
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			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Cavalleria Rusticana",
			"Counter" :          145,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Anvil Chorus",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Il Trovatore 1985-07-20",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Il Trovatore",
			"Counter" :          321,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1960-04-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Saramae Endich (s), Desire Ligeti (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Choir (Merrills Lewis dir), the first such joint concert in a relationship to last until Feb-1970. Stokowsky announced his resignation as the April 4 concert began.",
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			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          91,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1992-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Amy Burton (s), Luretta Bybee (ms), Stanford Olsen (t), David Pittsinger (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston. A planned Dec 19 concert in Galveston was cancelled.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1992-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Galveston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          439,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2010-01-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Duncan Copp, producer/director",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Carnegie Hall, New York City.  Small group of women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system.  First concert of HSC members with HSO outside Texas.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2010-01-28",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "New York City",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          654,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1977-02-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7/8-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "George Shirley (t), Joy Davidson (ms), Jon Enloe (bbar), Richard T. Gill (b), Dale Smith (t), Werner Klemperer (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex 1977-02-06",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Oedipus Rex",
			"Counter" :          221,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1988-06-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/11/16/17/19 Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Joseph Frank (t), Kay Paschal (s), David Rice (b).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "For Houston Ballet. HSC sang from memory, in \'sackcloth\' on the darkened wings of the new Brown Theater, Wortham Center. Kay Paschal (s) replaced Amy Burton (s). With Fort Bend Boy\'s Choir (William Adams, dir)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1988-06-09",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Langdon, Glenn",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          364,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2008-02-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23/24-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Mark Crayton (countertenor), with HSC solo quartet: Ryan Stickney (s), Jenifer Hemmick (a), Christopher Ortiz (t), Terry Henderson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bernstein",
			"label" :            "Bernstein - Chichester Psalms 2008-02-22",
			"Composer" :         "Bernstein, Leonard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Leonard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Chichester Psalms",
			"Counter" :          628,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1953-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Opus 41, No 6. In \'Program of Christmas Music.\' In City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Cherubim Song  1953-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Cherubim Song",
			"Counter" :          56,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1977-05-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus (offstage)",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1977-05-15",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          223,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1971-05-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jean Preston (s), Joan Wall (ms), John Druary (t), Stephen Harbachick (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Both Druary and Harbachick were U of H faculty.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1971-05-17",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          156,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1983-10-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Linda Zoghby (s), Jennifer Jones (ms), James Atherton (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Chorus left out of program",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Symphony #2, \"Lobgesang\" 1983-10-08",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Lobgesang\"",
			"Counter" :          288,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1952-03-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\" 1952-03-31",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "51-52",
			"Work" :             "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"",
			"Counter" :          48,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1989-05-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/29-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "a cappella",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "May 27 Theatre Esch Galerie, Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg, and May 29 worship service in St Maartens Church, Kortrijk, Belgium.",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom 1989-05-27",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Peaceable Kingdom",
			"Counter" :          387,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2002-08-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "24/25-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Randolph Lacy (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezahualcoytl, with Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa, Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Requiem 2002-08-24",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          531,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1980-03-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23/24-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heather Harper (s), Delia Wallis (ms), Alexander Oliver (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1980-03-22",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Weller, Walter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "79-80",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          248,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2004-03-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ying Huang (s), David Kuebler (t), Thomas Meglioranza (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "With Houston Boychoir (Carole Nelson dir)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 2004-03-19",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          567,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1994-02-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dominique Labelle (s), Jeffrey Thomas (t), Nathaniel Watson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"label" :            "Haydn - The Seasons 1994-02-05",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "93-94",
			"Work" :             "The Seasons",
			"Counter" :          450,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1986-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Patrizia Kwella (s), Charles Brett (cten), Martyn Hill (t), Stephen Roberts (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Metropolitan Baptist (Dec 18), Grace Presbyterian (Dec 19) Westbury Baptist (Dec 20) and First Methodist (Dec 22)",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1986-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hickox, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          343,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1967-11-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jean Preston (s),  Royce Reaves (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Houston Chorale joined U. of H. Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
				"U of H Symphony Orchestra, A. Clyde Roller, conductor",
				"at Cullen Auditorium, U. of H."
			],
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1967-11-19",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "67-68",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          126,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2009-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kendra Colton(s), Charlotte Daw Paulsen(ms), Michael Slattery(t), Douglas Williams(b-bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 20 performance at First Methodist.  Billed as \"Candlelight\", many (fake) candles on stage mimicked period atmosphere.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2009-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Warren-Green, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          652,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1976-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Sherrie Matthews (s)(HSC), Pamela Covington (s)(HSC), Ruth Elayne Dishroon (s)(HSC), Pamela Whitcomb (a)(HSC), Richard Rodriguez (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Musician\'s strike in Fall 1976 - Opening concert delayed until 8/9-Nov, 1st regular concert 29/30-Nov. Dec 16 is Conoco Christmas Party, the first year of documented HSC participation. Dragon had Don Strong conduct the a capella works",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1976-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dragon, Carmen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          215,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. Arthur E. Hall, local composer, conducted \'Tone Picture\' and \'High Barbary,\' two of his own works.",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-04-16",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          14,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2008-01-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "1-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Laurelle Gowing (s), Rhonda Furr (organist), Asa Hunt (officiating pastor)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial service for HSC member Sally Hoffecker, a musician and activist who died in a tragic auto accident on Jan 7 2008. Often at the center of our activity, her enthusiasm was contagious. At First Presbyterian Church, HSC joined with Cantare and others for the singing of Brahms \'Vie Lieblich,\' \'Hark I hear the Harps Eternal\' (arr Parker) and Faure \'In Paradisum (fr. Requiem).\'",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 2008-01-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles and Reihle, Kevin",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          626,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1957-03-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "25/27-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jean Hinckle (s), Annette Dinwoodey (cont), Rudolph Petrak (t), Jay Froman (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1957-03-25",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "56-57",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          75,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2004-08-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Aug, 1-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Bush, George (narrator)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"Comments" :         "Second Christmas Pops Disc recorded, Jones Hall. Also included Bass\' \'A Feast of Carols.\'",
			"label" :            "Bass - Glad Tidings 2004-08-31",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Glad Tidings",
			"Counter" :          573,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2003-05-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Recording session, First Christmas CD, Jones Hall. This was re-scheduling of March 10-11 sessions, postponed because of Musician\'s Strike.",
			"label" :            "Various - Recording session 2003-05-21",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Recording session",
			"Counter" :          547,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "05/06/07-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the chorus",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2006-05-05",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          600,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1992-10-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marvis Martin (s), William Stone (b),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Vaughan Williams",
			"label" :            "Vaughan Williams - Sea Symphony, A 1992-10-10",
			"Composer" :         "Vaughan Williams, Ralph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ralph",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Sea Symphony, A",
			"Counter" :          437,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2010-03-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Katherine Whyte(s), Paula Rasmussen(ms), James Taylor(t), Jason Grant(bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 2010-03-05",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          658,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Variety Club, with Houston Symphony Orchestra, City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1949-12-24",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          33,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1962-06-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Chorus entitled \'Summer Chorale,\' in Miller Theater.",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Vive La France (French Folk Songs) 1962-06-17",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Roger (arr)",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Roger (arr)",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Rachlin, Ezra",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "61-62",
			"Work" :             "Vive La France (French Folk Songs)",
			"Counter" :          106,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1981-05-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carmen Balthrop (s), John Aler (t), Carlos Serrano (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1981-05-16",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          255,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1983-08-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Nine Women of HSC",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Funeral of Maurice Hirsch, long-term president of the Houston Symphony, who died Aug 6 at age 93.",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Lift Thine Eyes (fr \'Elijah\') 1983-08-13",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Lift Thine Eyes (fr \'Elijah\')",
			"Counter" :          287,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1974-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Not an HSC Event. Orchestra was HSO. Choir was the University of Houston Chorus, directed by Raymond Moore.This is the direct predecessor of HSC\'s Messiah sequence.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1974-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Endo, Akiro",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          190,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1980-11-29",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "29/30-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Robert White (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "HSO Premier",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Requiem 1980-11-29",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          250,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1974-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conoco Christmas Pops -- appears to be all-Orchestral.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1974-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          191,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1988-04-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Teresa Cahill (s), Leslie Richards (ms), Gary Lakes (t), Paul Plishka (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1988-04-09",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          363,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1990-10-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Steve Smith (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Have Ye Not Known\' amd \'Ye Shall Have a Song.\' \'Joy of Music\' Concert, for handicapped, at First Baptist Church. Giselle Ben-Dor conducted HSO",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom 1990-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Peaceable Kingdom",
			"Counter" :          409,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1993-05-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "28/29/30-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Priscilla Baskerville (s), Donnie Ray Albert (bar), Scott Holshouser (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gershwin",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Sang \"A Woman is a Sometime Thing",
				"Gone, Gone, Gone",
				"The Promise\' Lan,\' Oh. I Can\'t Sit Down",
				"Oh Lawd, I\'m, On My Way\""
			],
			"label" :            "Gershwin - Porgy & Bess 1993-05-28",
			"Composer" :         "Gershwin, George",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Porgy & Bess",
			"Counter" :          445,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2008-05-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "01/02/03-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 2008-05-01",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          632,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1972-03-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Earkube Bakkardm (Earline Ballard)(s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Prokofiev",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by Houston Baptist College Chorus and Rice University Chorale. HSC was costumed.",
			"label" :            "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 1972-03-27",
			"Composer" :         "Prokofiev, Sergei",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sergei",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "Alexander Nevsky",
			"Counter" :          164,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2006-05-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Strauss",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the chorus.",
			"label" :            "Strauss - Viennese Delight 2006-05-19",
			"Composer" :         "Strauss, Johann Jr",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Jr",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Viennese Delight",
			"Counter" :          601,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1954-05-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Kod\u00E1ly",
			"Comments" :         "Kodaly works, in translation, were \'Evening\' and \'Jesus and the Traders.\' Part of \'Evening of Choral Music,\' In Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Kod\u00E1ly - Various 1954-05-07",
			"Composer" :         "Kod\u00E1ly, Zolt\u00E1n",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Zolt\u00E1n",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Cain, Noble",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Various",
			"Counter" :          59,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "9-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 1985-07-09",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "1812 Overture",
			"Counter" :          311,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1954-05-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Evening of Choral Music.\' In Music Hall. Included the following Cain works/arrangements: Wm Byrd, Miserere Mei",
				"G. Casali, Improperium, Noble Cain, To Music",
				"Noble Cain, The Preludes of Life (from \'Meditation Poetiques,\' by Lamartine). The Chorale had included some of Cain\'s arrangements in at least nine previous concerts."
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1954-05-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Cain, Noble",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          58,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Christine Donahue (s), Brent Ellis (b), David Gockley (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Choruses: Nabucco, Il Trovatore, A\u00EFda. Christine Donahue replaced the ailing Elizabeth Knighton.",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Opera Choruses 1985-07-20",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Opera Choruses",
			"Counter" :          319,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1989-09-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24/25-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Benita Valente(s), Katherine Ciesinski (ms), Michael Pabst(t), Jubilant Sykes(b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1989-09-23",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          392,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1958-04-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikiam (s), Joseph Edwin Naron (bar), Guy Gardner (bar), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. With Houston Youth Symphony Boys\' Choir (Howard Webb dir)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1958-04-07",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "57-58",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          80,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1979-05-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Selections from Die Meistersinger and Tannh\u00E4user",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Opera Choruses 1979-05-05",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Opera Choruses",
			"Counter" :          242,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1971-10-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kate Hurney (s), Earline Ballard (ms), Clyde Hager (t), Jon Enloe (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Mass in C Major 1971-10-17",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Major",
			"Counter" :          158,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1961-12-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Beverley Bower (s), Norman Farrow (bar), Moreland Kortkamp (pianist)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gershwin",
			"Comments" :         "Porgy & Bess selections: Introduction, Summertime, A woman is a sometime thing, Come on sister, My man\'s gone now, Promised land, O I got plenty O\'nuttin\', Bess you is my woman now. Oh I can\'t sit down, It ain\'t necessarily so, There\'s a boat that\'s leavin\'soon for New York, Oh Lawd I\'m on my way. In Music Hall on New Years Eve. Pianist Moreland Kortkamp would become Mrs A. Clyde Roller in 1966.",
			"label" :            "Gershwin - Porgy & Bess 1961-12-31",
			"Composer" :         "Gershwin, George",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kostelanetz, Andre",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "61-62",
			"Work" :             "Porgy & Bess",
			"Counter" :          100,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-04-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "First Chorale concert, at Music Hall. The more traditional English translation is \'Jesu, Joy of Man\'s Desiring.\' Sung also 6-30-47. Other short Bach works sung in translation in formative years were: \'To thee alone be glory\' (4-16-48 and 5-23-48), \'If by His spirit\' (5-12-50), \'Sleepers Awake, a voice is sounding\' (12-8-50), \'The spirit also helpeth us\' (5-7-54), and \'All breathing life, sing and praise ye the Lord\' (12-3-54)",
			"label" :            "Bach - Jesu, Joy of My Endeavor 1947-04-23",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Jesu, Joy of My Endeavor",
			"Counter" :          5,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-10-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Steve Smith (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Howe",
			"Comments" :         "Joy of Music\' Concert, for handicapped, at First Baptist Church. Giselle Ben-Dor conducted HSO",
			"label" :            "Howe - Battle Hymn of the Republic 1990-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Howe, Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Ben-Dor, Gis\u00E8le",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Battle Hymn of the Republic",
			"Counter" :          411,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1984-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kaaren Erikson (s), Shirley Love (ms), David Gordon (t), Malcolm Smith (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Westbury Baptist (19, 20 Dec) and First Methodist (21 Dec)",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1984-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Westenburg, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          303,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1960-06-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Small\' Miller theater (40 voices). Ezra Rachlin conducted the Orchestra part of concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1960-06-19",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          93,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2010-01-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Duncan Copp, producer/director",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Ft. Lauderdale Florida, The Broward Center for the Perfoming Arts.  Small group of women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2010-01-31",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Ft. Lauderdale, Florida",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          656,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Freudig begr\u00FCssen wir (Arrival of the guests at Wartburg)",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 2007-05-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          613,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bernstein",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Make Our Garden Grow\' as part of \'Pops Knockouts\' concert. Orchestra also played \'Overture.\'",
			"label" :            "Bernstein - Candide 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Bernstein, Leonard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Leonard",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Candide",
			"Counter" :          582,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1968-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Waltz of the Flowers (Women of the Chorale), part of first Annual Christmas Concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1968-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Nutcracker",
			"Counter" :          132,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2009-04-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "30 Apr, 2/3 May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Thomas Meglioranza (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Sierra",
			"Comments" :         "Extremely difficult, exhausting work commissioned by Leonard Slatkin for National Orchestra, first performance 2006. Houston is sixth performance (Puerto Rico twice, Honolulu, Milwaukee. Los Angeles will be #7).  Baritone Thomas Meglioranza replaced Nathaniel Webster at short notice due to illness.",
			"label" :            "Sierra - Missa Latina 2009-04-30",
			"Composer" :         "Sierra, Roberto",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Roberto",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Slatkin, Leonard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Missa Latina",
			"Counter" :          643,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2009-07-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Small group of women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system.  Dollar Concert.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2009-07-12",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Year" :             2009,
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          650,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2007-01-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13/14-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bruckner",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Sung from the Jones Hall upper Balcony, with the ceiling barely \'cracked,\' as a \'prelude",
				"to the Bruckner 8th Symphony, and in memory Symphony Board Member Walter Sapp, who had just died."
			],
			"label" :            "Bruckner - Ave Maria 2007-01-12",
			"Composer" :         "Bruckner, Anton",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Anton",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Ave Maria",
			"Counter" :          611,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Amelia Sierra (s), Guadelupe Jim\u00E9nez (s), Mabel Perelstein (ms), Nestor L\u00F3pez (t), Edgar Guti\u00E9rrez (t), Juan Orozco (bar), Salvador Guizar (bar), Emelio Carsi (b), Daniel Cervantes (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Jorge Velasco died shortly before concert series.  A true gentleman, always considerate of our needs and feelings, he was misssed.  The very arduous rehearsal schedule was pushed by Carlos Spierer, his successor.",
			"label" :            "Various - Opera Choruses 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Opera Choruses",
			"Counter" :          549,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2004-02-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Rev. Pete Lopez (minister), Charles Rater (organist).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Memorial Service for 40-plus year HSC member Earle Jensen, former Chorale President, who died Feb 1 2004. Held at Park Place Lutheran Church. The choir (a combination of church choir and HSC) sang Lead On, O King Eternal",
				"Great is Thy Faithfulness",
				"Amazing Grace",
				"O God, Our Help In Ages Past",
				"Brahms\' \'Vie Lieblich",
				"\' Mozart\'s \'Ave Verum.\'"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 2004-02-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          566,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1986-08-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "1-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "HSC members gathering at the bed of HSC\'s J. R. (Rod) Lowery, at his request, to sing hymns and other music, in Rod\'s last days (Cancer). Rod was HSC Properties Manager fall 1982 through December 1985.",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral music 1986-08-01",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "none",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Choral music",
			"Counter" :          338,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1953-04-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "6-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jane Pittman (HSC), Kittie Skelton (HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Monteverdi",
			"label" :            "Monteverdi - Magnificat 1953-04-06",
			"Composer" :         "Monteverdi, Claudio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claudio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "52-53",
			"Work" :             "Magnificat",
			"Counter" :          54,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2002-11-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Scott Holshouser (piano), Joseph Shalamayev (t), Mikhail Svetlov (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Concert was Rimsky-Korsakov\'s \'Mozart and Salieri.\' Small HSC chorus sang portion of Mozart requiem from the loft of Moores Opera House, U of H.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 2002-11-22",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          539,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1987-07-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Grissom (s), Debra Hayes (a), Douglas Yates (bar)(former HSC), Richard Paul Fink (bar), and HSC soloists Kathleen Brinton (a), Marilyn Dyess (ms), Don Russell (t), Calvin Fuller Jr. (t), Dale Ganz(b), and Tom Moore ()",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "\"Ah tutti contenti\" from Act IV of The Marriage of Figaro. Man of the Chorus, but also six of the 10 \'soloists\' were HSC. \"Amadeus Answers Salieri.\" Summer Festival Performance, Part II, Nicholas Dodd conducting.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Marriage of Figaro 1987-07-25",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dodd, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Marriage of Figaro",
			"Counter" :          355,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1958-04-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11/12-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Clyde Hager (t), Guy Gardner (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Recording Session. We know a Shostakovich work was recorded \'April 9 through 12.\' As that is rather long for recording a single work, and as that comes right after the \'Carmina\' concerts, we presume Carmina was also recorded during those sessions.",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1958-04-09",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "57-58",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          81,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1998-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kendra Colton (s), Jennifer Dudley (ms), John McVeigh (t), Eduardo Chama (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 20 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1998-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bicket, Harry",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          492,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-06-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ginastera",
			"Comments" :         "Voices of the Symphony CD: Concert 6/10, recording 6/18",
			"label" :            "Ginastera - Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta) 2005-06-10",
			"Composer" :         "Ginastera, Alberto",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alberto",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lamentaciones de Jeremias Propheta)",
			"Counter" :          586,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1973-04-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Suite No. 2",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1973-04-15",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          173,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1969-06-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "1-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial service for Wayne Bedford, HSC Director, who died on May 30. Service at 2nd Presbyterian Church, where Bedford had been Minister of Music. Choir sang Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (Hymn No 24) amd Ireland\'s Greater Love Hath No Man. It is highly likely that the choir (director not known) included HSC members as well as the Church choir.",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 1969-06-01",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Unknown",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          135,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1992-12-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen H Roddy dir). Concert in U of H Clear Lake Campus, Bayou Bldg (Atrium).",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1992-12-21",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          441,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1976-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Shigemi Matsumoto (s), Lorna Myers (ms), Dennis Bailey (t), Joseph McKee (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1976-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "DeMain, John L.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          216,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Guadalupe Jim\u00E9nez (Margarita), Mabel Perelstein (Siebel), Oscar Roa (Fausto), Juan Orozco (Mefist\u00F3feles), Salvador Guizar (Valentin)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gounod",
			"Comments" :         "\"Ainsi que la brise l\u00E9g\u00E8re (Waltz and Chorus), \"D\u00E9posons les armes (Soldier\'s Chorus). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Gounod - Faust 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Gounod, Charles",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Charles",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Faust",
			"Counter" :          552,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1958-10-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Venusberg Music. Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 1958-10-20",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "58-59",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          82,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1989-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jubilant Sykes (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert, televised State-wide.",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops, Miller, 4th of July Rep 1989-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Pops, Miller, 4th of July Rep",
			"Counter" :          390,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1979-03-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Complete (Suites 1 & 2 & Ballet)",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1979-03-17",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Inbal, Eliahu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          241,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1976-02-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Evelyn Lear (s), Kenneth Riegel (t), Michael Devlin (b), Jon Enloe (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "With Singing Boys of Houston (Gary Patterson, dir)",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Damnation of Faust 1976-02-16",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Damnation of Faust",
			"Counter" :          208,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1982-07-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1982-07-24",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          272,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1971-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "William Bartlett, Bar",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Honegger",
			"Comments" :         "Spin-off\' of HSC concert of 1969-12-16. At St Philip Presbyterian Church, by St Philip Choir, but majority of the singers are HSC, and that is acknowledged in program and in newspaper review.",
			"label" :            "Honegger - Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata) 1971-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Honegger, Arthur",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arthur",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGinnis, Azaleigh",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata)",
			"Counter" :          159,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1990-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "13-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1990-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Ben-Dor, Gis\u00E8le",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          413,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1953-01-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Andrew Dick (b), Reuben Boyett (s), Mary Chudleigh (s), Norwood Preto (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "An Evening of Choral Music,\' Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1953-01-21",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "52-53",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          51,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "2000-12-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kevin Deas (b)(narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"How the Grinch Stole Xmas, Rutter, The Very Best Time of Year",
				"Bass, A Feast of Carols",
				"Bernard/Hermann, Winter Wonderland",
				"Feliz Navidad, Jennings",
				"Go Tell It On the Mountain",
				"Anderson,Sleigh Ride. 08-Dec was Conoco Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2000-12-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          515,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2000-08-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25/26/27-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Treulich gef\u00FChrt, prelude to Act III (Wedding March), In Palacio de Bellas Artes (Aug 25) and Sala Nezahualcoytl (Aug 26/27), with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa, Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Lohengrin 2000-08-25",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Lohengrin",
			"Counter" :          512,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1955-02-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ruth Wareham (s), Annette Dinwoodey (cont)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus. Toth was HSO Associate Conductor",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night\'s Dream 1955-02-22",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Toth, Andor",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Midsummer Night\'s Dream",
			"Counter" :          65,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jeffrey Springer (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Excerpts from Tannh\u00E4user, Lohengrin, Der fliegende Holl\u00E4nder and Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Opera Choruses 2007-05-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Opera Choruses",
			"Counter" :          617,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1951-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "8-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Pergolesi",
			"label" :            "Pergolesi - Glory to God in the Highest 1951-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Pergolesi, Giovanni Batista",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giovanni Batista",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "51-52",
			"Work" :             "Glory to God in the Highest",
			"Counter" :          46,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1950-05-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schumann",
			"Comments" :         "Part of \'An Evening of Choral Music,\' at Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Schumann - Prelude for Voices 1950-05-12",
			"Composer" :         "Schumann, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Prelude for Voices",
			"Counter" :          38,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1999-12-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11/12/12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carl Topilow (clarinet)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Dec 10 concert was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1999-12-09",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Topilow, Carl",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          501,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2001-12-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23/23-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ann Monoyios (s), Margaret Lattimore (ms), Carl Halvorson (t), Stephen Powell (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 23 concert at 1st Methodist Chuch",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2001-12-21",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Llewellyn, Grant",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          526,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1992-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19/20/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen H Roddy dir). Concerts in JH(5), 17-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party.  7 performances include Galveston and UH.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1992-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        7,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          438,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Maribel Salazar (Mimi), Amelia Sierra (Musetta), Juan Orozco (Marcello), Daniel Cervantes (Alcindoro), Salvador Guizar (Schaunard), Emelio Carsi (Colline), Oscar Roa (Rodolfo)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Puccini",
			"Comments" :         "\"Quando me\'n vo\'\" and March (The Tattoo). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Puccini - La Boheme 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Puccini, Giacomo",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giacomo",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "La Boheme",
			"Counter" :          560,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1989-05-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/29-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "a cappella",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bruckner",
			"Comments" :         "May 27 Theatre Esch Galerie, Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg, and May 29 worship service in St Maartens Church, Kortrijk, Belgium.",
			"label" :            "Bruckner - Ave Maria 1989-05-27",
			"Composer" :         "Bruckner, Anton",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Anton",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Ave Maria",
			"Counter" :          386,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Freudig begr\u00FCssen wir (Arrival of the guests at Wartburg, Tournament of song). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          555,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1988-09-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Esther Hinds (s), Mariana Paunova (con), Francisco Araiza (t), Franco de Grandis (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts with Orquestra Filarmonica del la UNAM (Universidad Autonoma de Mexico), Mexico, Mexico. Concerts in Sala Nezahualcoyotl",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1988-09-10",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          370,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1971-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC Soloists Eleanor Grant (s), May Kean (a), Alvin Varnon (t), Warren Hastings (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Portions sung were V (Laudate Dominum) and VI (Magnificat). Waltrip Sr High Girl\'s  Choir (Norris Blevins dir) provided \'lobby\' music.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore) 1971-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore)",
			"Counter" :          161,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Triumphal Chorus \"Gloria Al Egitto\"",
			"label" :            "Verdi - A\u00EFda 1985-07-20",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "A\u00EFda",
			"Counter" :          322,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-11-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "\"Junior League Friday Musicale Presents A-cappella Octet from The Houston Chorale Society\"",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Phillis (Germ Folk Song) 1947-11-21",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Phillis (Germ Folk Song)",
			"Counter" :          10,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1982-04-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Nocturnes 1982-04-03",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Nocturnes",
			"Counter" :          265,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1978-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Shiela Barnes (s), Laura Lay (ms), Price Brown (t), Rodney Stenborg (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "No \'HSC\' Messiah this year. This \'HSO\' Messiah, conducted by William Harwood, used University of Houston Chorus, directed by Raymond Moore. The concert was held at Park Place Baptist Church (4101 Broadway).",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1978-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          239,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1957-03-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Melba Petzold (s), Ruth Porter (cont)(HSC), Alvan Messer (t), Henry Bennick (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Hovhaness",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. World Premier, commissioned by HSO",
			"label" :            "Hovhaness - Ad Lyram 1957-03-12",
			"Composer" :         "Hovhaness, Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "56-57",
			"Work" :             "Ad Lyram",
			"Counter" :          74,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1970-06-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Humperdinck",
			"Comments" :         "Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime. Concert in Miller Theater",
			"label" :            "Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel 1970-06-14",
			"Composer" :         "Humperdinck, Engelbert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Engelbert",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Hansel & Gretel",
			"Counter" :          148,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1986-07-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater \'Celebrate Houston\' program",
			"label" :            "Handel - Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah 1986-07-05",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah",
			"Counter" :          335,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1960-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "17?-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Chorale participation noted in a 1962 summary, but not otherwise documented. \'Captain Kangaroo\' was an annual Christmas HSO \'series\' for children, of which only 1960 involved the Chorale. This concert may have been Dec 10.",
			"label" :            "Various - Captain Kangaroo 1960-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Rachlin, Ezra",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "Captain Kangaroo",
			"Counter" :          95,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2008-07-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Eric Idle (bar and narrator), Shannon Mercer (s), Jean Stilwell (ms), William Ferguson (t), Theodore Baerg(bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Idle",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Stage Manager: Jill Gold",
				"Sound: Marvin Sperling",
				"Orchestration: John DuPrez and Larry Hochman",
				"Music Preparation: Mark Graham, JoAnn Kane Music Service",
				"Small HSC group heavily amplified."
			],
			"label" :            "Idle - Not the Messiah (He\'s a Very Naughty Boy) 2008-07-17",
			"Composer" :         "Idle, Eric and Du Prez, John",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Eric and Du Prez, John",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"First+Date" :       39646,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Du Prez, John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-09",
			"Work" :             "Not the Messiah (He\'s a Very Naughty Boy)",
			"Counter" :          634,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1968-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "First Annual Christmas Concert. Wayne Bedford conducted the a-cappela portion of the concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1968-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          133,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1963-01-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"Comments" :         "In Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston Chronicle One Dollar Symphony concert. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 1963-01-25",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lane, Louis",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "62-63",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          109,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Not an HSC event. HSO Associate Conductor Benzecry conducts HSO and University of Houston Choruses, at Music Hall. A predecessor of the HSC-HSO Messiah sequence.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1973-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Benzecry, Mario",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          181,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1982-09-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lucy Shelton (s), Katherine Ciesinski (ms), Jon West (t), John Cheek (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1982-09-11",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          274,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2006-07-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Tommy Tallarico (host and co-creator)",
				"Veronica Lorine (s, HSC)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conductor Jack Wall is a co-creator.",
			"label" :            "Various - Video Games Live 2006-07-14",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wall, Jack",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Video Games Live",
			"Counter" :          604,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorale, with HSO, on Henke & Pillot-underwritten program in City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1949-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Nutcracker",
			"Counter" :          32,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2004-03-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28/29-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Mervin Mehta, Narrator",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bernstein",
			"Comments" :         "With Fort Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams dir)",
			"label" :            "Bernstein - Symphony #3, \"Kaddish\" 2004-03-27",
			"Composer" :         "Bernstein, Leonard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Leonard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3, \"Kaddish\"",
			"Counter" :          568,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1947-04-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"First Chorale concert, at Music Hall, a capella repertoire. Also included: Healy Willan\'s \'The Three Kings",
				"\' Henry Purcell\'s \'In These Delightful Pleasant Groves",
				"\' Jacques Wolfe\'s \'Shortnin\' Bread.\'"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1947-04-23",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          1,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1987-01-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Jan, 1/2-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "Royal Hunt & Storm from Les Troyens",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Les Troyens 1987-01-31",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Les Troyens",
			"Counter" :          345,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1983-03-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Liszt",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the chorus",
			"label" :            "Liszt - Dante Symphony 1983-03-19",
			"Composer" :         "Liszt, Franz",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Atzmon, Moshe",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Dante Symphony",
			"Counter" :          282,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1961-04-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Venusberg Music. Women of the Chorus. All-Wagner program in Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 1961-04-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Leinsdorf, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "60-61",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          98,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2009-07-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/4/5-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezahualcoytl, with Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Mineria, Mexico City.",
			"label" :            "Haydn - Te Deum 2009-07-02",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"First+Date" :       39996,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Prieto, Carlos Miguel",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Te Deum",
			"Counter" :          645,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1986-04-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Karen Hall (s), Jerry Gordon (t), David Rubens (bar), Brazos Children\'s Chorus, Frank Coulter (dir)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "With Community Singers of Brazos County and Brazos Valley Symphony in College Station, Texas (Memorial Student Center)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1986-04-20",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "College Station",
			"Conductor" :        "Krager, Franz",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          332,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2000-08-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25/26/27-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Freudig begr\u00FCssen wir (Arrival of the guests at Wartburg). In Palacio de Bellas Artes (Aug 25) and Sala Nezahualcoytl (Aug 26/27), with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa, Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 2000-08-25",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          513,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1971-03-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Stephen Harbachick (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Walton",
			"Comments" :         "First major concert without U of H chorus participation since April 1959. Harbachick was U of H Faculty",
			"label" :            "Walton - Belshazzar\'s Feast 1971-03-21",
			"Composer" :         "Walton, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Handford, Maurice",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Belshazzar\'s Feast",
			"Counter" :          154,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1988-09-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Nun\u00F3",
			"Comments" :         "HSC has sung the \'Himno Nacional Mexicano\' (with the audience) at every concert in Mexico City, and at a few other concerts. We document singing it here at the first of our concerts in Mexico City, but acknowledge it for all of the remainder.",
			"label" :            "Nun\u00F3 - Mexicanoe, al grito de guerra (Himno Nacional Mexicano) 1988-09-10",
			"Composer" :         "Nun\u00F3, Jaime (wds by Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra)",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Jaime (wds by Francisco Gonzalez Bocanegra)",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Mexicanoe, al grito de guerra (Himno Nacional Mexicano)",
			"Counter" :          371,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1971-04-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Joan Wall (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the chorus, Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield dir). Concert in Rice U Field Houston (Autrey Court), but it is HSO.",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1971-04-13",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          155,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1988-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Grissom (s), Jane Bunnell (ms), Joseph Frank (t), Arthur Woodley (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Dec 20 at First Methodist.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1988-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          378,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1997-03-26",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "26-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial Service for Virginia Babikian, long term soloist, coach, then Director of the Houston Symphony Chorale, and HBU, then Rice Professor, who died March 22 1997. Service in Stude Concert Hall, The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. HSC and other friends sang four anthems.",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 1997-03-26",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wehr, David",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          477,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1984-05-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lee Merrill (s), Mark Thomsen (t), James McGuire (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Rodgers",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Selections from: \'The King and I",
				"\' \'Oklahoma",
				"\' \'Carousel",
				"\' \'South Pacific",
				"\' \'The Sound of Music.\'  The following selections were included: It\'s a grand night for singing",
				"I whistle a happy tune",
				"Kansas city",
				"Oklahoma",
				"June is bustin\' out all over",
				"You\'ll never walk alone",
				"HoneyBun",
				"There is nothin\' like a dame",
				"The Sound of  music",
				"Do-Re-Mi",
				"Climb ev\'ry mountain. Soloists from the HGO Opera Studio."
			],
			"label" :            "Rodgers - Selections 1984-05-25",
			"Composer" :         "Rodgers, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kunzel, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Selections",
			"Counter" :          298,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1970-06-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Puccini",
			"Comments" :         "Humming Chorus.\' Concert in Miller Theater",
			"label" :            "Puccini - Madama Butterfly 1970-06-14",
			"Composer" :         "Puccini, Giacomo",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giacomo",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Madama Butterfly",
			"Counter" :          146,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2009-10-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "1/3/4-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jonita Lattimore(s), Margaret Lattimore(ms), John Daniecki(t), Jason Grant(bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "S and MS probably not related, but they got along great.  High five during rehearsal new for most of us.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 2009-10-01",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Langr\u00E9e, Louis",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          649,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Hallelujah.\'  In Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Mount of Olives 1949-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Mount of Olives",
			"Counter" :          29,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1991-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/13/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Offenbach",
			"Comments" :         "Sang Chorus and Olympia\'s Aria, as part of 1991 Christmas Pops. 11-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party.",
			"label" :            "Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman 1991-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Offenbach, Jacques",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Jacques",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Post, Arthur",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Tales of Hoffman",
			"Counter" :          427,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2000-07-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Nicole Tibbels (s), Eduardo Lopez de Casas (counter-tenor), Ashley Holland (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Jul 11th in Birmingham\'s Symphony Hall, with English Symphony Orchestra",
				"Jul 12th in Great Malvern Priory with selected orchestra members and two pianos, both with Fort Bend Boy\'s Choir (William R. Adams, Artistic Director)"
			],
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 2000-07-11",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          507,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1991-11-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pamela Brooks (s), Benoit Boutet (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Porter",
			"Comments" :         "Some members of U of H choruses participated.",
			"label" :            "Porter - Selections 1991-11-07",
			"Composer" :         "Porter, Cole",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Cole",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Selections",
			"Counter" :          425,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2002-10-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'Have Ye Not Known,\' \'Ye Shall Have a Song.\' Concert at The Centrum, NW Houston",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom 2002-10-12",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Peaceable Kingdom",
			"Counter" :          534,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1961-04-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Eileen Farell (ms) also sang Bacchanale from \'Tannh\u00E4user\' and Immolation scene from \'G\u00F6tterd\u00E4mmerung\'",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Procession of Meistersingers and Final Chorus, from Act III. All-Wagner program in Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg 1961-04-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Leinsdorf, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "60-61",
			"Work" :             "Die Meistersinger von N\u00FCrnberg",
			"Counter" :          97,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1980-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Part of 1980 Christmas Pops. 16-Dec was Conoco Concert Party",
			"label" :            "Holst - Christmas Day 1980-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Day",
			"Counter" :          252,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1975-06-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice University, June 20, 21, 22. A \'highlight\' of Hamman Hall was the explosion of a spotlight. Performance was at JH on Jun 22.",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\" 1975-06-22",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wagner, Roger",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"",
			"Counter" :          198,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Barbara Crissey (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "With \'Chorale Orchestra,\' in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1949-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          28,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1975-03-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Yvonne Ciannella (s), Seth McCoy (t), Peter Harrower (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Britten",
			"Comments" :         "With Singing Boys of Houston (Gary Patterson, dir)",
			"label" :            "Britten - War Requiem 1975-03-03",
			"Composer" :         "Britten, Benjamin",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Benjamin",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "War Requiem",
			"Counter" :          195,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1973-01-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Earline Ballard (ms), Carolyne James (contralto), Richard Cassilly (t), William McDonald (t), Jon Enloe (bar), Guillermo Sarabia (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Der Fliegende Holl\u00E4nder (The Flying Dutchman) (concert version). HSC joined by Houston Baptist College Chorus and Rice University Chorale",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Der Fliegende Holl\u00E4nder 1973-01-22",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Der Fliegende Holl\u00E4nder",
			"Counter" :          171,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1972-10-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frances Bible (cont)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "The men of the chorus",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1972-10-30",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
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			"Counter" :          168,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-Oct",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest, Let Thy hand Be Strengthened",
			"label" :            "Handel - Coronation Anthems 1991-10-05",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Coronation Anthems",
			"Counter" :          423,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Aug/1 Sep",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezcoahuatle, with the Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa in Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 1996-08-31",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          468,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Community Chest Radio Broadcast, City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1949-10-24",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
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			"Counter" :          26,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
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			"Soloists" :         "Shiela Armstrong (s), Gwendolyn Killebrew (ms), Mallory Walker (t), Brent Ellis (bar), Samuel Ramey (b), and HSC soloists Pam Covington [later Wilhite] (s), Nora Klier (s), Ann Lacy (s), John L. Huff (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"label" :            "Bach - St. Matthew Passion 1976-05-16",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "St. Matthew Passion",
			"Counter" :          211,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1950-04-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"Comments" :         "City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 1950-04-10",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          35,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1954-12-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Gabriel - William Alexander (t), Zacharias - Paul Ofield (bar), Mary - Marie Perkins, Narr - William H. Schlottman",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Program of Christmas Music.\' Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1954-12-03",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
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			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          63,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Debra Hays (s)(HSC), Judith Hurt Gaffney (ms)(HSC), John Keyes (t)(HSC?), David Langan (b)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at First Methodist - substituted for Messiah",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1988-10-16",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bernardi, Mario",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          374,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1971-06-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "5-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Joan Wall (ms), Thomas Hayward (t), Charles Nelson (b)",
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			"Comments" :         "Workshop 31-May - 05-Jun, with one public performance, that in Jones Hall. \'Symphony Chorale Sublime\' said Cunningham in the Houston Post.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 1971-06-05",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Missa Solemnis",
			"Counter" :          157,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Earline Ballard (ms), Waldie Anderson (t), James Jarvis (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Babikian replaced Jeanine Crader, James Jarvis replaced Jon Enloe (illnesses)",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1973-05-13",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          177,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      6,
			"Date" :             "2007-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   6,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9/14/15/16/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Will Makar, vocalist",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "David LaDuca, choreographer. Dec 8 and 9 were private Christmas Parties for El Paso and Conoco, resp.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2007-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          624,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1950-01-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "30-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Blanche Thebom (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus, City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1950-01-30",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Alto Rhapsody",
			"Counter" :          34,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1992-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 1992-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "1812 Overture",
			"Counter" :          434,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1987-06-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Stella Zimbalis (s), Mark Hester (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Rodgers",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater",
			"label" :            "Rodgers - Selections 1987-06-27",
			"Composer" :         "Rodgers, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Selections",
			"Counter" :          349,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1954-12-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Hall",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. Arthur Hall is a local Houston composer. Earlier, on 4-16-48, the Chorale sang Hall\'s \'Tone Picture\' and \'High Barbary,\' and on 12-8-50 his \'Gloria.\' On 1-21-53 the Chorale sang his \'Sing With the Spirit.\' On 12-20-68 The Chorale sang his \'The Sound of Christmas\' in the 1969 and 1971 HSO Christmas Concerts.",
			"label" :            "Hall - Seven preludes to the Nativity 1954-12-03",
			"Composer" :         "Hall, Arther E.",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arther E.",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Seven preludes to the Nativity",
			"Counter" :          61,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"Comments" :         "Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          551,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2009-03-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jane Jennings (s), Sharla Nafziger (s), Barbara Rearick (ms),  Daniel Weeks (t), Clayton Brainerd (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "7:30 PM, at Joella and Stewart Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University",
			"label" :            "Bach - Magnificat 2009-03-28",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Magnificat",
			"Counter" :          642,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-05-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Radu Lupu (piano), Virginia Babikian (s), Earline Ballard (ms), Waldie Anderson (t), James Jarvis (b), with Frances Lytton (s) and James Martin (t)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Babikian replaced Jeanine Crader, James Jarvis replaced Jon Enloe (illnesses). Lytton and Martin were added to the Beethoven ninth quartet to complete the Choral Fantasy sextet.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 1973-05-13",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Choral Fantasy",
			"Counter" :          176,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1995-03-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Yolanda Adams (s), Alvin Parris III (piano & Trombone)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"United Negro College Fund Benefit Concert. Singers included Brentwood Baptist Church Choirs (Betty Hollins, Min Mus)",
				"Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Choirs (Juanita Nash, dir)",
				"and Windsor Village United Methodist Church Choir (Kathy Taylor-Brown, dir) as well as HSC.The second half of the concert was choral."
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Gospel Music (UNCF Benefit) 1995-03-31",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Jackson, Isaiah",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "Gospel Music (UNCF Benefit)",
			"Counter" :          459,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1986-07-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Daisy Newman (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Joplin",
			"Comments" :         "\"Suite from Treemonisha.\" Summer Festival performance",
			"label" :            "Joplin - Treemonisha 1986-07-16",
			"Composer" :         "Joplin, Scott",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Scott",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Schenck, Andrew",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Treemonisha",
			"Counter" :          337,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2002-03-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jessica Jones (s), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, (ms), Karl Dent (t), William Stone (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Kod\u00E1ly",
			"label" :            "Kod\u00E1ly - Te Deum 2002-03-16",
			"Composer" :         "Kod\u00E1ly, Zolt\u00E1n",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Zolt\u00E1n",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Te Deum",
			"Counter" :          528,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1996-05-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/19/20-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Denyce Graves (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Richard Paul Fink (b), Kelly Anderson (b),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "With Ft. Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams dir) and Houston Boychoir (David Czervinske dir, Carole Nelson Interim Artistic Dir).",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Damnation of Faust 1996-05-17",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Damnation of Faust",
			"Counter" :          467,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Hindemith",
			"Comments" :         "The Doe,\' \'A Swan,\' and \'In Winter.\' Jean Urbach comment \'This should be performed more often -- terrific.\' At Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Hindemith - Three Chansons 1948-04-16",
			"Composer" :         "Hindemith, Paul",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Paul",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Three Chansons",
			"Counter" :          15,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2004-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19/19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jessica Jones (s), Jill Grove (ms), Eric Cutler (t), David Pittsinger (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 19 concert was at First Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2004-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          577,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1989-01-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "28 Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Teen Night\' Concert",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1989-01-28",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          379,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1959-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "??-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HC soloists William Alexander (t), Martha Bedford (s), James Fromme, Carol Gardner, Barbara Julif, Richard Page, Kittie Skelton (s),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Coastal Concert Society, First Series, held in League City. Half of the program was provided by HSO harpist Beatrice Schroeder Rose.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1959-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          88,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2000-07-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Eduardo Lopez de Casas (countertenor)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bernstein",
			"Comments" :         "Jul 11 in Birmingham\'s Symphony Hall, and Jul 12 in Great Malvern Priory",
			"label" :            "Bernstein - The Lark 2000-07-11",
			"Composer" :         "Bernstein, Leonard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Leonard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "The Lark",
			"Counter" :          508,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1975-02-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Bozena Ruk-Focic (s), Earline Ballard (s), Jess Thomas (t), David Ward (bbar), Jon Enloe (b), the \'Walkuries\' HSC members Sue Hyde, Gerhilde",
				"Anne Cogswell, Ortlinde",
				"Maxine Moore, Waltraute",
				"Also HSC\'s Suzie Pearson, Schwertheite",
				"Christina Murphy, Helmwige",
				"Patricia Clegghorn, Silgrune",
				"Susan Morrison, Grimgarde",
				"Mary Nepveux, Rossweisse."
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Act I, Act III",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Die Walk\u00FCre 1975-02-10",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Die Walk\u00FCre",
			"Counter" :          194,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1983-05-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Benjamin Luxon (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Walton",
			"label" :            "Walton - Belshazzar\'s Feast 1983-05-21",
			"Composer" :         "Walton, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Belshazzar\'s Feast",
			"Counter" :          284,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2002-09-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7/8-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Danica Dawn (ms), Sam Handley (bar), Larry Dierker (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Concert timed to be 9/11 memorial",
			"label" :            "Various - An American Salute (Pops) 2002-09-06",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "An American Salute (Pops)",
			"Counter" :          532,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1998-05-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marina Shaguch (s), Michelle DeYoung (ms), Jon Frederic West (t), Jon Kolbet (t), Alan Held (b), Ernst Haefliger(narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Shoenberg",
			"Comments" :         "With Gay Men\'s Chorus of Houston. Tenor Jon Frederic West replaced Chris Merrit.",
			"label" :            "Shoenberg - Gurrelieder 1998-05-16",
			"Composer" :         "Shoenberg, Arnold",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arnold",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Gurrelieder",
			"Counter" :          485,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Edgar Guti\u00E9rrez (Spoletta), Juan Orozco (Scarpia)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Puccini",
			"Comments" :         "\"Tre sbirri \u2026una carrozza\" and \"Qui fecit caelum et terram.\" Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Puccini - Tosca 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Puccini, Giacomo",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giacomo",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Tosca",
			"Counter" :          559,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1996-09-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "28/29/30-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Full ballet score (includes both Suites #1 and #2)",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1996-09-28",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          470,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2003-05-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/19/11-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Alexandra Deshorties (s), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (ms), Anthony Dean Griffey (t), Richard Bernstein (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Presented with 2 overhead screens (a first for JH)",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 2003-05-09",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          545,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1961-03-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/25-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Herff Applewhite (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Walton",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, (Merrills Lewis dir) in Music Hall (Mar 20/21) and Temple Emanu-El (Mar 25). Conductor Golschmann was a late replacement. In the 1990\'s a \'radicalized\' Herff Applewhite would lead followers of his California sect to a mass suicide.",
			"label" :            "Walton - Belshazzar\'s Feast 1961-03-20",
			"Composer" :         "Walton, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Golschmann, Vladimir",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "60-61",
			"Work" :             "Belshazzar\'s Feast",
			"Counter" :          96,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1967-04-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/3-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Florence Kopleff (c)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "With Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield dir)",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1967-04-02",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "66-67",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          125,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1959-04-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ruth Schmall (s), Lois Townsend (s), Gloria Brydon (a), James Wainner (t), Norman Treigle (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Bach - Mass in B Minor 1959-04-06",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "58-59",
			"Work" :             "Mass in B Minor",
			"Counter" :          84,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-06-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Givens, Melissa (s), A. Jan Taylor (a), Jason Oby (t), Duwaynne Davis (bar). Scott Holshauser (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tippett",
			"Comments" :         "Voices of the Symphony CD: Concert 6/10, recording 6/18",
			"label" :            "Tippett - Child of our Time, A 2005-06-10",
			"Composer" :         "Tippett, Michael",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Michael",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Child of our Time, A",
			"Counter" :          588,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1963-01-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Humperdinck",
			"Comments" :         "Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime. In Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston Chronicle One Dollar Symphony concert. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel 1963-01-25",
			"Composer" :         "Humperdinck, Engelbert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Engelbert",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lane, Louis",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "62-63",
			"Work" :             "Hansel & Gretel",
			"Counter" :          110,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "\"Bona nox! Bist a rechta Ox.\" Part of \'Amadeus\' musical narrative, 1985 Summer Festival",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Bona Nox \"Canon in A\" 1985-07-19",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Bona Nox \"Canon in A\"",
			"Counter" :          316,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2008-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Sharla Nafziger(s), Mireille Lebel(ms), William Ferguson(t), Stephen Hegedus(bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2008-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Zeitouni, Jean-Marie",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
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			"Counter" :          639,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2007-09-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "28,29,30-Sep",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 2007-09-28",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
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			"Counter" :          623,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kendra Colton (s), Paula Rasmussen (ms), Norman Shankle (t), Thomas Meglioranza (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 21 concert was at First Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2003-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lacey, William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          565,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 2001-09-15",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          521,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jul",
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			"Soloists" :         "Concept and Text by Ian Strasfogel, narration by F. Murray Abraham, piano by Edith Orloff.",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
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			"label" :            "Mozart - \"Amadeus\" musical narrative 1985-07-12",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "\"Amadeus\" musical narrative",
			"Counter" :          314,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1972-10-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Oct",
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			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Diane Tobola (ms), Frances Bible (cont), Waldie Anderson (t), Charles Nelson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"label" :            "Bach - Magnificat 1972-10-30",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Magnificat",
			"Counter" :          167,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2006-06-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Not an HSC Concert. Carnegie Hall, New York City. With New England Symphonic Ensemble. Joined by Oranger County Classic Choral Society (Highland Mills, NY) and Gloria Dei Celebration Choir (Houston, TX). Organized by Mid-America Productions. Trip Jun 22-26",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\" 2006-06-25",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "New York City",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
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			"Work" :             "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"",
			"Counter" :          602,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
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			"Soloists" :         "Amelia Sierra (Violetta), Mabel Perelstein (Flora), Oscar Roa (Alfredo), Edgar Guti\u00E9rrez (Barone), Emelio Carsi (Dottore), Daniel Cervantes (Marchese)",
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			"Comments" :         [
				"\"Introduction",
				"Drinking Song (\"Brindisi\"), Waltz and Duet",
				"Final Chorus (\"Stretta\"). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series."
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			"label" :            "Verdi - La Traviata 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "La Traviata",
			"Counter" :          558,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18-Apr",
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			"Soloists" :         "Janice Grissom (s), Jason Smith (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Rodgers",
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			"label" :            "Rodgers - Selections 1987-04-17",
			"Composer" :         "Rodgers, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Selections",
			"Counter" :          347,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1957-04-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "8-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "The 36-member Chorus was called the \'Houston Pops Choral\'",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1957-04-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Waring, Fred",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "56-57",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          76,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1974-02-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Sing-along, at St Luke\'s Methodist Church. With 35 members of HSO! Sang choruses of Bach, Handel, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music (Sing-along) 1974-02-22",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music (Sing-along)",
			"Counter" :          184,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1970-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pauline Stark (s), John Druary (t), Clyde Hager (t), Charles Nelson (b),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schutz",
			"Comments" :         "Jones Hall",
			"label" :            "Schutz - Magnificat 1970-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Schutz, Heinrich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Heinrich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Magnificat",
			"Counter" :          149,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1975-06-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"Comments" :         "For the Empress Marie Therese, 1799-1800. Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice University, June 20, 21, 22. Performance was at JH on Jun 22.",
			"label" :            "Haydn - Te Deum 1975-06-22",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wagner, Roger",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Te Deum",
			"Counter" :          200,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1981-11-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "28/29-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Malcolm Frager (piano) and HSC ensemble Katherine E. Fritz, Yolanda Longoria Garcia, Rita-Ellen Balzotti, Mary Nepveux, Laurie Rutherford, Lynda Sparks, Loren D. Bernhardt, Cary Cobb, Keith Chapman, Jim Wilhite, Mark Kelley & Joe Shockley",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 1981-11-28",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Choral Fantasy",
			"Counter" :          260,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1998-10-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch 1998-10-10",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch",
			"Counter" :          490,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1998-06-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Mary Carmen Hines (s), Dawn Uebelhart (s), Kirby Traylor (t), Richard Haselip (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "At Moores Opera House, U of H -- In Memory of Margaret Hillis",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Mass in C Minor, \"The Great\" 1998-06-03",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Minor, \"The Great\"",
			"Counter" :          487,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1979-12-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Erie Mills (s), Rodney Hardesty (cten), Carroll Freeman (t), Louie Otey (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at Memorial Drive Presbyterian",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1979-12-15",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "79-80",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          247,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1981-12-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"The Many Moods of Christmas, Shaw",
				"Selections from Messiah, Handel",
				"White Christmas, Irving Berlin",
				"Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Marks",
				"Sing-along"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1981-12-15",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lanchbery, John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          263,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2008-11-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lisette Oroposa (s), Susan Platts (ms), Russell Thomas (t), Michael Vaughn (t), Timothy Jones (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schubert",
			"Comments" :         "Platts sang Kindertotenlieder.  Vaughn listed as baritone but sang part labeled tenor.",
			"label" :            "Schubert - Mass #6 in E flat 2008-11-07",
			"Composer" :         "Schubert, Franz",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Mass #6 in E flat",
			"Counter" :          637,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1992-03-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dunja Vejzovic (a)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus. Recorded with Symphony and Vejzovic on 24-Mar-1992",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1992-03-21",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Alto Rhapsody",
			"Counter" :          430,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1989-07-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Renee Fleming (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Glenn Siebert (t), John Ostendorf (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Summer Festival performance, Jones Hall",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Mass in C Major 1989-07-15",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Major",
			"Counter" :          391,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Nabucco 1985-07-20",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Nabucco",
			"Counter" :          320,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1986-02-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Venusberg Music, Women of the chorus",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 1986-02-14",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          330,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1984-04-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "With Houston Celebrities as conductors!",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Symphony Olympics (Fund Raiser), Concert at First Baptist, Televised by KTRK-TV, Channel 13",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1984-04-24",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Houston Celebrities",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          294,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "2002-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Chris Deviney (Narrator of The Night before Christmas)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Deck the Halls, Dragon",
				"Home Alone, Williams",
				"Wassail Song, Vaughan Williams",
				"It\'s Christmastime, Jessel/R. Nelson. with Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen Roddy dir). Dec 21 was Conoco Christmas Concert"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2002-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          540,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1999-11-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Becky Kinder (organist and soloist), Mary Gahr (HSC) (s), Vicky Westbrook (s).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial Service for Lee Stevens, 39 service-year veteran of HSC, former President and manager, who died Nov 25 1999. Held at Holy Trinity Methodist Church. Choir included HSC and several other choral organizations with which Lee Stevens was affiliated.",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 1999-11-27",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kinder, Becky (organist)",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          500,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1964-02-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Faur\u00E9",
			"Comments" :         "A mixed chorus of about 20 people from HSC. 1964 was the Golden Anniversary season of the HSO. Concert in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Faur\u00E9 - Pavane 1964-02-03",
			"Composer" :         "Faur\u00E9, Gabriel",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gabriel",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "63-64",
			"Work" :             "Pavane",
			"Counter" :          113,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1958-01-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. The Chorale was erroneously left off program.",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch 1958-01-06",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "57-58",
			"Work" :             "Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch",
			"Counter" :          78,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1960-11-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "28/29-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1960-11-28",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Sargent, Sir Malcolm",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "60-61",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          94,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1972-05-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Paulina Stark (s), Jana Elam (ms), Charles Bressler (t), Charles Nelson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"label" :            "Haydn - The Creation 1972-05-07",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "The Creation",
			"Counter" :          166,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1952-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Humperdinck",
			"Comments" :         "Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime.",
			"label" :            "Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel 1952-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Humperdinck, Engelbert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Engelbert",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "52-53",
			"Work" :             "Hansel & Gretel",
			"Counter" :          50,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1976-06-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/20-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Delia Duson (accomp), Watson, Ruth, Pater Nosta ?",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Workshop Jun 18, 19, 20, Contemporary Music: Britten, Jubilate Deo",
				"Paynter, Exultet Coelum Laudibus",
				"Schafer, Epitaph for Moonlight",
				"Somers, Harry, Feller from Fortune",
				"arr. Iseler, Away in a Manger",
				"Cabena, Prayer of St Francis. Workshop held at Hamman Hall, Rice University. No public performance, but counted as performance because workshop had many outside attendees."
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Contemporary Music 1976-06-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Iseler, Elmer",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Contemporary Music",
			"Counter" :          213,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "De L\'isle",
			"Comments" :         "Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "De L\'isle - La Marsellais 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "De L\'isle, Rouget (arr Berlioz)",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Rouget (arr Berlioz)",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "La Marsellais",
			"Counter" :          554,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1982-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "16-Dec was Conoco Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1982-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lanchbery, John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          278,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1988-07-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "David Nussmann (HSC), Calvin Fuller (HSC), plus 2 others were \'monks\' in JH balcony",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Allegri",
			"label" :            "Allegri - Miserere 1988-07-15",
			"Composer" :         "Allegri, Gregorio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gregorio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Miserere",
			"Counter" :          367,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1972-04-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/9-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Babikian, Virginia (s). Entire accompaniment consisted of Karen Phillips (viola), Conoley Ballard (celesta) and Raymond DesRoches (percussion)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Feldman",
			"Comments" :         "At dedication ceremony for Rothko Chapel, World Premier. The work was written specifically for this event. Invitational performance 3:30 PM, public performance 4:15 PM. The 20 minute piece \"began with soft, aphoristic interchanges between instrumentalists, joined by hummed tones of 40 voices of the Chorale. The tension was controlled until soloist Babikian opened her lips once for a single tone of muted grief.\" Those who have visited the chapel will recognize how appropriate the music was.",
			"label" :            "Feldman - Rothko Chapel 1972-04-09",
			"Composer" :         "Feldman, Morton",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Morton",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Peress, Maurice",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "71-72",
			"Work" :             "Rothko Chapel",
			"Counter" :          165,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1991-01-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), Lewis Dale von Schlanbusch (b), Julia Krohn (the little girl), Lizzie Lunine (choreographer)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Rodgers",
			"Comments" :         "Selections from Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Jumbo, Garrick Gaieties, Me and Juliet, The Boys from Syracuse, The King and I, State Fair, On Your Toes, Carousel, Flower Drum Song, South Pacific",
			"label" :            "Rodgers - Selections 1991-01-11",
			"Composer" :         "Rodgers, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Selections",
			"Counter" :          416,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1990-01-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), Lewis Dale von Schlanbusch (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Lerner",
			"Comments" :         "Pops",
			"label" :            "Lerner - Lerner & Loewe 1990-01-12",
			"Composer" :         "Lerner, Jay",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Jay",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Lerner & Loewe",
			"Counter" :          396,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      6,
			"Date" :             "1978-07-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   6,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/21/22/22/23/23-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"label" :            "Various - Walt Disney Family Concert 1978-07-21",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Christenson, James (Disney staff person)",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Walt Disney Family Concert",
			"Counter" :          234,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1972-12-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Not an HSC Event. Choir was the \"Christmas Festival Choir,\" consisting of massed voices of Sam Houston, Lamar, Milby, Scarborough, Sharpstown & Waltrip High Schools.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1972-12-22",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          170,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1994-12-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11/11-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Deck the Halls, Kay",
				"Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah, Handel",
				"Fantasia on Greensleeves, Vaughan Williams",
				"March of the Little Lead Soldiers, Pierne",
				"Jesu Joy of Man\'s Desiring, J.S.Bach",
				"The Wizard of Oz Selections, Arlen-Harburg",
				"Fum, fum, fum. Carol of the Drums, Carol of the Bells, Various",
				"Jingle Bells, Anderson. 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1994-12-09",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          456,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2001-10-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7/8-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carmen Pelton (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Barber",
			"Comments" :         "Fisch replaced Robert Spano, who bowed out to conduct a concert for his Brooklyn Orchestra, in memory of September 11 dead",
			"label" :            "Barber - Prayers of Kierkegaard 2001-10-06",
			"Composer" :         "Barber, Samuel",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Samuel",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fisch, Asher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Prayers of Kierkegaard",
			"Counter" :          522,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1969-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Travis Franklin (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Honegger",
			"Comments" :         "Described as \'Second Annual Christmas Concert.\' With Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield dir)",
			"label" :            "Honegger - Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata) 1969-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Honegger, Arthur",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arthur",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata)",
			"Counter" :          140,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-26",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "26-May, 2-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Melissa Givens (s), Timothy Jones (bar). On May 26 Howard Pollack and Rodney Waters were the duo-piano accompaniment",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "5/27 Prague\'s Church of St. Simon & St. Jude, (4 hand piano version), 6/2 Stephansdom, Vienna (w/ Wiener Volksoper Symphonie-Orchester)",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 2007-05-26",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          618,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1991-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 1991-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "1812 Overture",
			"Counter" :          420,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-01-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), Lewis Dale von Schlanbusch (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Clizzie Lunine (Choreographer)",
			"label" :            "Various - Selections from Broadway 1990-01-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Selections from Broadway",
			"Counter" :          397,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1954-05-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Templeton",
			"Comments" :         "Text is Isaiah 40:28-31. Composer is blind English/US pianist/composer. Part of \'Evening of Choral Music\' in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Templeton - Hast Thou Not Known 1954-05-07",
			"Composer" :         "Templeton, Alec",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alec",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Cain, Noble",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Hast Thou Not Known",
			"Counter" :          60,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Mabel Perelstein, Carmen",
				"Maribel Salazar, Mercedes",
				"Amelia Sierra, Frasquita",
				"Joan Orozco, Escamillo"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bizet",
			"Comments" :         [
				"\"Haba\u00F1era\" and Chorus",
				"The Tor\u00E9ador Song and Chorus. Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series"
			],
			"label" :            "Bizet - Carmen 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Bizet, Georges",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Georges",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Carmen",
			"Counter" :          550,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1992-03-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dunja Vejzovic (a)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus. Recorded Alto Rhapsody with Symphony and Vejzovic",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1992-03-24",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Alto Rhapsody",
			"Counter" :          432,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1988-11-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/5-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Sue Beacock (s), Jerry Lindsey (t), Ronnie Renfrow (announcer), and Zelda Devoretsky (a)(HSC), David Knoll (b)(HSC), Marcus Colvin (t)(HSC), John Grady (t)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Re-enactments of two \'thirties\' radio broadcasts. Some members of the chorus of about 20 re-enacted radio ads.",
			"label" :            "Various - Radio\'s Golden Age (Pops) 1988-11-03",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Leyden, Norman",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Radio\'s Golden Age (Pops)",
			"Counter" :          375,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1981-10-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5-Oct",
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			"Soloists" :         "Barbara McAlister (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus",
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			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bergel, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Alto Rhapsody",
			"Counter" :          257,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lorna Haywood (s), Karen Brunnsen (ms), Jon Garrison (t), Leslie Guinn (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Grace Presbyterian (Dec 20), Westbury Baptist (Dec 21) & First Methodist (Dec 22)",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1985-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gomez-Martinez, Miguel",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          328,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2004-07-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "1/2 Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Lauren Lawson (sissel, child solo)",
				"Carolee Weber (ms, HSC)",
				"Po-Chao Huang (bar, HSC)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Shore",
			"Comments" :         "With Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen Roddy dir)",
			"label" :            "Shore - Lord of the Rings Symphony 2004-07-01",
			"Composer" :         "Shore, Howard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Howard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Mickelthwaite, Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Lord of the Rings Symphony",
			"Counter" :          571,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1977-01-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Jana Elam Rader (narrator), Margaret Snapp (pianist)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus, Performed at St. John\'s Church and at HBU Gymn",
			"label" :            "Debussy - La Damoiselle \u00C9lue 1977-01-23",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "La Damoiselle \u00C9lue",
			"Counter" :          219,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2007-07-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Tommy Tallarico (host and co-creator), Martin Leung (piano), Veronica Lorine (s, HSC), Ryan Stickney (s, HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conductor Jack Wall is a co-creator.",
			"label" :            "Various - Video Games Live 2007-07-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wall, Jack",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Video Games Live",
			"Counter" :          621,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1990-12-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), David Britton (t), Jan Opalach (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at 1894 Opera House, Galveston. Originally scheduled for First Methodist Church, Houston.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1990-12-23",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Galveston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          415,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2000-05-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/22-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Andrea Gruber (s), Florence Quivar (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Julian Konstantinov (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 2000-05-20",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Abbado, Roberto",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          505,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1972-11-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Eleanor Grant (s), Gail McCollough (s), Lonnie Prather (s), Prudence Griffin (s), Ruth Porter (cont), Tom Acord (t)",
				"Don Lambert (narrator), Joan Fox (Witch of Endor), Dede Duson (Rehearsal accompanist)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Honegger",
			"Comments" :         "Spin-off\' of HSC concert of 1969-12-16. At St Philip Presbyterian Church, by St Philip Choir, but majority of singers are HSC, and acknowledged in Houston Post review of Nov 20 1972.",
			"label" :            "Honegger - Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata) 1972-11-19",
			"Composer" :         "Honegger, Arthur",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arthur",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGinnis, Azaleigh",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Une Cantate de Noel (A Christmas Cantata)",
			"Counter" :          169,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1984-09-29",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "29/30-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kate Butler (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "All of the \'Four Sacred Pieces\' (Quattro Pezzi Sacri: Ave Maria, Stabat Mater, Laudi alla vergine maria, Te Deum)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces 1984-09-29",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Four Sacred Pieces",
			"Counter" :          301,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2005-05-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Nancy Maultsby (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Prokofiev",
			"Comments" :         "Original version with movie",
			"label" :            "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 2005-05-07",
			"Composer" :         "Prokofiev, Sergei",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sergei",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Alexander Nevsky",
			"Counter" :          584,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1999-05-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
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			"Soloists" :         "Jill Grove (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "Women of HSC. With the Ft. Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams dir) and Houston Boychoir (Michael Lysinger dir)",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1999-05-28",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          496,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1975-07-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "07-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial service for HSC member Jeffrey Arnold Gottlieb, a cancer researcher who himself died of cancer on July 1 1975, at age 35. 70 HSC members sang Brahms\' \'Vie Lieblich.\'",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 1975-07-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          201,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1981-02-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Penderecki",
			"label" :            "Penderecki - Psalms of David 1981-02-14",
			"Composer" :         "Penderecki, Krzysztov",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Krzysztov",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Penderecki, Krzystof",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Psalms of David",
			"Counter" :          254,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-04-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch 1973-04-15",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch",
			"Counter" :          175,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1966-10-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "2-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Key",
			"Comments" :         "US\' National Anthem. Dedication Ceremony for Civic Center (Jones Hall). Orchestra is \'All City Symphony\' Harry Lantz, Conductor. The US National Anthem begins the first HSO concert of each season. When HSC has been a part of that concert we have \'led\' that singing.",
			"label" :            "Key - National Anthem (US) 1966-10-02",
			"Composer" :         "Key, Francis Scott",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Francis Scott",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lantz, Harry",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "66-67",
			"Work" :             "National Anthem (US)",
			"Counter" :          121,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1987-07-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Grissom (s), Debra Hayes (a), Douglas Yates (bar)(former HSC), Richard Paul Fink (bar),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Sang Introitus, Dies Irae, Rex tremendae majestatis, Confutatis, Lacrymosa. \'Amadeus Answers Salieri,\' Summer Festival performance, Part II, Nicholas Dodd, conducting.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1987-07-25",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dodd, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          352,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1996-08-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Aug/1 Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jane Becker (s), Eduardo Lopez de Casas (c-t), Chris Owens (b), Coro Infantil de Fort Bend (William Adams)(dir)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezcoahuatle, with the Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa in Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1996-08-31",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          469,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1983-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Dec 15 was the Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1983-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lanchbery, John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          290,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1968-11-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frank Stovall (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Liszt",
			"Comments" :         "Men of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Liszt - Faust Symphony 1968-11-18",
			"Composer" :         "Liszt, Franz",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Previn, Andre",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Faust Symphony",
			"Counter" :          129,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1970-04-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Earline Ballard (ms)(HSC), McCollum (t), Simon Estes (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "HSC, U of H Concert Chorale, and Rice University Chorale. At Rice U. Field House",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1970-04-28",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          143,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1990-03-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Villa-Lobos",
			"Comments" :         "Words by Catullo Cearense.",
			"label" :            "Villa-Lobos - Choros No. 10, \"Rasga O Coracao\" 1990-03-17",
			"Composer" :         "Villa-Lobos, Heitor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Heitor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Tang, Muhai",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Choros No. 10, \"Rasga O Coracao\"",
			"Counter" :          400,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-10-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Steve Smith (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Dawson",
			"Comments" :         "Joy of Music\' Concert, for handicapped, at First Baptist Church. Giselle Ben-Dor conducted HSO",
			"label" :            "Dawson - Ezekiel Saw de Wheel 1990-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Dawson, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel",
			"Counter" :          408,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1967-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "William Lee Pryor (narr), Jean Preston (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Vaughan Williams",
			"Comments" :         "Clyde Roller assumed the directorship in Sep-1967",
			"label" :            "Vaughan Williams - Sinfonia Antarctica 1967-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Vaughan Williams, Ralph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ralph",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Previn, Andre",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "67-68",
			"Work" :             "Sinfonia Antarctica",
			"Counter" :          127,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      6,
			"Date" :             "2003-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   6,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "With Houston Childrem\'s Chorus (Stephen Roddy dir) and Houston School of Dance and Musical Theatre Emsemble (Paula Sloan Art. Dir). Dec 12 was Conoco-Phillipps private Christmas Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2003-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          563,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2000-09-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24/25-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Christine Goerke (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Noel Espiritu Velasco (t), Lester Lynch (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Dvorak",
			"label" :            "Dvorak - Stabat Mater 2000-09-23",
			"Composer" :         "Dvorak, Antonin",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Antonin",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Stabat Mater",
			"Counter" :          514,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1950-05-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schumann",
			"Comments" :         "Part of \'An Evening of Choral Music,\' at Music Hall. Jean Urbach\'s comment \'What a piece! WOW!",
			"label" :            "Schumann - Holiday Song 1950-05-12",
			"Composer" :         "Schumann, William",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "William",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Holiday Song",
			"Counter" :          37,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1948-05-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "??-May",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "International Harvester Radio Program with James Molton, Music Hall. Day of month not known",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-05-01",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          18,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1962-02-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Phyllis Curtin (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Suites 1 and  2. In Music Hall. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1962-02-19",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "61-62",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          103,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1999-03-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28/29-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Adams",
			"label" :            "Adams - Harmonium 1999-03-27",
			"Composer" :         "Adams, John",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "John",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wolff, Hugh",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Harmonium",
			"Counter" :          494,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1955-12-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "06-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Sibelius",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. US Premier. First Chorale engagement with Stokowski",
			"label" :            "Sibelius - Hymn to the Earth 1955-12-06",
			"Composer" :         "Sibelius, Jan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Jan",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "55-56",
			"Work" :             "Hymn to the Earth",
			"Counter" :          70,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1951-04-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "9-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carolyn Long (s), Nan Merriman (cont), Louis Roney (t), George Landon (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1951-04-09",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "50-51",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          43,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1964-03-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kerstin Meyer (ms), Richard Lewis (t), Donald Bell (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Elgar",
			"Comments" :         "In Music Hall. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Elgar - Dream of Gerontius 1964-03-23",
			"Composer" :         "Elgar, Edward",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Edward",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "63-64",
			"Work" :             "Dream of Gerontius",
			"Counter" :          114,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1975-05-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Shigemi Matsumoto (s), Gwendolyn Killebrew (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 1975-05-04",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          196,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2004-04-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "24/25/26-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Women of HSC",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Nocturnes 2004-04-24",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Den\u00E8ve, St\u00E9phane",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Nocturnes",
			"Counter" :          569,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1983-02-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Suite #2",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1983-02-05",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          281,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "08-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Chorale Octet, at Harris County Mayor\'s & Councilmen\'s  Banquet, Shell Development Co Auditorium, 3837 Bellaire Blvd.",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-04-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          12,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1952-03-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\" 1952-03-31",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "51-52",
			"Work" :             "N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\"",
			"Counter" :          47,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1970-06-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC Soloists Eleanor Grant (s), Ruth Lay (a), John Walters (t), Joseph Naron (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "The movements that were sung are not defined. Concert in Miller Theater",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore) 1970-06-14",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Solemn Vespers (Vesperae solennes de confessore)",
			"Counter" :          147,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2001-10-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7/8-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "HSC Women only. Fisch replaced Robert Spano, who bowed out to conduct a concert for his Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, in memory of September 11 dead",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2001-10-06",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fisch, Asher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          523,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1955-04-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Francis Yeend (s), Mona Paulee (ms), Gabor Carelli (t), Yi-Kwei Sze (b).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "In Music Hall. By This Apr 4 concert the \'ailing\' Gabor Carelli had \'recovered.\'",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1955-04-04",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Beecham, Sir Thomas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          68,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1978-05-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15/16-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Earlene Ballard (s), Barbara Conrad (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ezio Flagello (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1978-05-14",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          231,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2000-12-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17/17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lorna Anderson (s), Joyce Didonato (ms), Darren Abrahams (t), Nathan Gunn (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 17 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2000-12-15",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "King, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          517,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1950-05-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-May",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Priscilla Chaplin (s)(HSC), plus pianists Drusilla Huffmeister (HSC) and Claire Stafford (HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"An Evening of Choral Music,\' Music Hall. Also included Michael Praetorius\' \'Rise up, O Flame\' (arr Harley)",
				"Frederick Delius\' The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls",
				"\' Richard Kountz\' \'Prayer",
				"\' H. Burleigh\'s \'My Lord, What a Morning.\'"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1950-05-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          36,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2008-03-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "8 Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Orion Weiss (piano), Melissa Givens (s),  Andrea Jaber (a), Todd Miller (t), Hector Vazquez (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "The Beethoven Experience\' -- an entire day of Beethoven.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 2008-03-08",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Choral Fantasy",
			"Counter" :          629,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1999-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19/19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Tamara Matthews (s), Christina Wilcox (ms), Bruce Fowler (t), Peter Van De Graaff (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 19 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1999-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wikman, Thomas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          502,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2008-07-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Tommy Tallarico (host and co-creator), Martin Leung (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conductor Jack Wall is a co-creator.",
			"label" :            "Various - Video Games Live 2008-07-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wall, Jack",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Video Games Live",
			"Counter" :          633,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1990-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Manfredo Fest (guest artist, probably not vocal)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert. In addition to 1812 overture, sang Texas Sing-along (arr Elam), Grand Patriotic Sing-along (arr Wayland)",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1990-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          405,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1951-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "8-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC Soloists Elizabeth Dixon (s), Kittie Skelton (s), Jo Ann Deason (s), Carmen Boeger (a), George Chapline (b), Lewis Hubka (t), Paul Ofield (bar), Geoffrey Young (bar), Fay Focht (a), Joseph Salzhandler (t), Andrew Dick (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "City Auditorium, U of H University Chorale participated",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1951-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "51-52",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          44,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Humperdinck",
			"Comments" :         "Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime. HSO, for Henke & Pillot-underwritten program in City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel 1949-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Humperdinck, Engelbert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Engelbert",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Hansel & Gretel",
			"Counter" :          31,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1977-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Linda Kowalski (s), Fredda Rakusin (ms), Abram Morales (t), Warren Elisworth (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at First Baptist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1977-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "DeMain, John L.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          228,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1975-06-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Jack Coldiron (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Faur\u00E9",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice University, June 20, 21, 22. Performance was at JH on Jun 22.",
			"label" :            "Faur\u00E9 - Requiem 1975-06-22",
			"Composer" :         "Faur\u00E9, Gabriel",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gabriel",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wagner, Roger",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          199,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1982-05-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heather Harper (s), Edith Thallaug (ms), Richard Cassilly (t), Kim Scown (t), David Arnold (b), Werner Klemperer (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Shoenberg",
			"label" :            "Shoenberg - Gurrelieder 1982-05-08",
			"Composer" :         "Shoenberg, Arnold",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Arnold",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Gurrelieder",
			"Counter" :          268,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1979-05-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Venusberg Music. Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Tannh\u00E4user 1979-05-05",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Tannh\u00E4user",
			"Counter" :          244,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1986-09-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Polochick, Edward",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop, no performance",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1986-09-06",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Polochick, Edward and Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          339,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1975-05-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Paulina Stark (s), Carol Mayo (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Vivaldi",
			"Comments" :         "Part of \'Basically Baroque,\' a three-day Chamber Orchestra Festival.",
			"label" :            "Vivaldi - Gloria 1975-05-20",
			"Composer" :         "Vivaldi, Antonio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Antonio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foss, Lukas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Gloria",
			"Counter" :          197,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1997-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Beverly Hoch (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), Karl Dent (t), Jan Opalach (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 21 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1997-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          484,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1986-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"A Christmas Festival, Anderson",
				"Hallelujah Chorus, Handel",
				"Good King King Sauerkraut/Throw the Yulelog On Uncle John, PDQ Bach. Dec 11th was Conoco Christmas party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1986-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shimada, Toshiyuku",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          341,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1956-01-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s), Dorothy Brown (cont), Clifford Thompson (t), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Guy Gardner (bar), Howard Hartmann (bar),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. HSO Premier. With Houston Youth Symphony Boy\'s Choir (Howard Webb, founder and director)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1956-01-31",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "55-56",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          71,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-04-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Elgar",
			"Comments" :         "First Chorale concert, at Music Hall. The work was repeated in concerts on 6-30-47, 11-21-47",
			"label" :            "Elgar - As torrents in summer 1947-04-23",
			"Composer" :         "Elgar, Edward",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Edward",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "As torrents in summer",
			"Counter" :          4,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-04-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "George Shirley (t), Yvette Mimieux (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"Comments" :         "With Singing Boys of Houston (Gary W. Patterson dir)",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Persephone 1973-04-15",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "72-73",
			"Work" :             "Persephone",
			"Counter" :          174,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1983-01-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Jan DeGaetani (ms), David Rendall (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b)(Jan 8), Michael Devlin (b)(Jan 9). HSC\'s \'Coro Piccolo\' was Altos Yvonne Powell, Zelda Dvoretzky, Billie Roark, Lynda Sparks, Kathryn Fritz, JoAnn Avinger, Kari Perkins, Carolyn McShan, Dianna Gray",
				"Tenors Mike Ammons, Mike Duffy, Steve T. Donohue, Jeff Addington, Philip Crichton, Loren Bernhardt, Robert Browning, Cary Cobb, Ted Snedden, James Carazola, Joseph R. Abston",
				"Bases Robert O. Wilbur, Stan W. Yoder, Richard Polunsky, Larry Phibbs, Donald L. Conrad, Joe Shockler, Nathaniel Lee, Daniel J. Shea, William K. Cheadle, David Mathis, Robert Acosta."
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "John Shirley-Quirk \'croaked\' through Saturday\'s performance, then was replaced Sunday by Michael Devlin. Loren Bernhardt\'s watch went off during the Coro Poccolo singing on Jan 9th!",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Romeo & Juliet 1983-01-08",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Romeo & Juliet",
			"Counter" :          280,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1953-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Arr Noble Cain. In \'Program of Christmas Music.\' In City Auditorium",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Crown Him King of Glory 1953-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "53-54",
			"Work" :             "Crown Him King of Glory",
			"Counter" :          57,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2004-05-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23/24-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Jane Gilbert (ms), Standford Olsen (t), Nathan Berg (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 2004-05-22",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          570,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1971-02-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Feb/1/2-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Eleanor Grant (s)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Stabat Mater (pt 2) and Te Deum (pt 4) from \'Four Sacred Pieces\". Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Concerts",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Four Sacred Pieces 1971-02-28",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
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			"Counter" :          153,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-10-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Steve Smith (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Lekberg",
			"Comments" :         "Joy of Music\' Concert, for handicapped, at First Baptist Church. Giselle Ben-Dor conducted HSO",
			"label" :            "Lekberg - Let All the World in Every Corner Sing 1990-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Lekberg, Sven (Wds by Herbert, George)",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sven (Wds by Herbert, George)",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing",
			"Counter" :          410,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1984-07-26",
			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "26-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Priscilla Baskerville (spinto-s), Hazel Ates (s), Larry Marshall (t), Peter Lightfoot (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gershwin",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Sang \"A Woman is a Sometime Thing",
				"Gone, Gone, Gone",
				"The Promise\' Lan,\' Oh. I Can\'t Sit Down",
				"Oh Lawd, I\'m, On My Way\""
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			"label" :            "Gershwin - Porgy & Bess 1984-07-26",
			"Composer" :         "Gershwin, George",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Buckley, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Porgy & Bess",
			"Counter" :          300,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7/8-Nov",
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			"Soloists" :         "Ann Monoyios (s), Susan Platts (ms), Marcus Ullmann (t), Jorg Hempel (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"label" :            "Bach - Mass in B Minor 1999-11-06",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Schreier, Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Mass in B Minor",
			"Counter" :          499,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC soloists Bonnie Sue Wooldridge (a), William Alexander (t), Kittie Skelton (s), Martha Bedford (s), Barbara Julif, James Fromme, Carol Gardner, Richard Palm",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1959-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Rachlin, Ezra",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
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			"Counter" :          87,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
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		{
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
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			"Soloists" :         "Susan Davenny Wyner (s), Rodney Hardesty (cten), Steven Cole (t), Herbert Perry (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Westbury Baptist (20, 21-Dec) and First Methodist (22-Dec)",
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			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
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			"Season" :           "82-83",
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			"Counter" :          279,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-May",
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			"Soloists" :         "Shinobu Satoh (s), Marvis Martin (s), Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Janis Taylor (ms), Lucille Beer (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Hector Jorge Guedos (b), Eric Halfvarson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         [
				"With the Dallas Symphony Chorus (David R Davidson dir)",
				"the Fort Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams dir)",
				"and the Houston Boychoir (David Czervinske dir)."
			],
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			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
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			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "?? Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Bar Association Banquet, Rice Hotel, day of month not known",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1949-10-27",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
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			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          27,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/21-Oct",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Polochick broke a leg and Associate Charles Hausmann took over as Chorus Conductor 26-Sep-86",
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			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "De Waart, Edo",
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			"Counter" :          340,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1982-09-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
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			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
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			"Work" :             "Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Soloists" :         "Sharon Kenney (s), Carol Madalin (ms), Brian Skinner (t), Richard Owens (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
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			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
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			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Corpus Christi",
			"Conductor" :        "Eberhardt, Cornelius",
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			"Work" :             "Missa Solemnis",
			"Counter" :          412,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "29/30/31-Oct",
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			"Soloists" :         "Schrier, Peter (t)(Evangelist), Robert Holl (bbar)(Jesus), Ellen van Lier (s), Monica Groop (ms), Jorma Silvasti (t)(Tenor Arias), Andreas Scheibner (b)(Bass Arias & Pilate). Also HSC members Beth Casey (s)(Maid), Grant Bue (t)(Servant), James Wilhite (bar)(Peter)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"label" :            "Bach - St. John Passion 1994-10-29",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Schreier, Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "St. John Passion",
			"Counter" :          455,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1950-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "8-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Franck",
			"Comments" :         "A Program of Christmas Music,\' Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Franck - 150th Psalm 1950-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Franck, Caesar",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Caesar",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "50-51",
			"Work" :             "150th Psalm",
			"Counter" :          39,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1978-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "Part of 1978 Christmas Pops. 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Holst - Christmas Day 1978-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Day",
			"Counter" :          238,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1958-11-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ruth Porter (cont)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "HSO Premier",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Trois Chansons 1958-11-03",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "58-59",
			"Work" :             "Trois Chansons",
			"Counter" :          83,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-01-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "An HSC octet sang at an 80th birthday brunch for Sir Michael Tippett at the International hotel. Singers did not get a brunch.",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1985-01-03",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          304,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1987-01-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Robert M. Gerber (cantor)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bloch",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at Congregation Beth Israel",
			"label" :            "Bloch - Sacred Service 1987-01-23",
			"Composer" :         "Bloch, Ernest",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ernest",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Sacred Service",
			"Counter" :          344,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2002-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/22/22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dominique Labelle (s), Jennifer Dudley (ms), William Burden (t), Stephen Salters (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 22 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2002-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          541,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1983-06-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "David Owen (boy soprano), and HSC members Laura Overstreet, Kathryn E Fritz, & Debbie Taylor (s), Linda Sparks & Laurie Rutherford (a), Russsell Clark & Randolph Lacy (t), Joe Shockler & Douglas Yates (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bernstein",
			"Comments" :         "70th Anniversary Concert for the Symphony, held in Miller Theater, The audience patiently sat through a thundershower! General Maurice Hirsch was there to receive applause, and died soon after",
			"label" :            "Bernstein - Chichester Psalms 1983-06-21",
			"Composer" :         "Bernstein, Leonard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Leonard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Chichester Psalms",
			"Counter" :          285,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Waltz of the Snowflakes recorded (Women of the Chorus)",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1985-07-21",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Nutcracker",
			"Counter" :          323,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1978-01-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "The Ultimate Musical Voyage (sel from Holst, The Planets, Williams, Star Wars, etc.), Performed in the Summit. With Laser light show.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1978-01-25",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          229,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1998-10-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1998-10-10",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          489,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2005-08-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Walter Donati (Nabucco)",
				"Rogelio Marin (Ismaele)",
				"Alexander Teliga (Zaccaria)",
				"Janice Baird (Abigaille)",
				"Anna Rita Esposito (Fenena)",
				"Daniel Cervantes (El Gran Sacerdote)",
				"Oscar de la Torre (Abdallo)",
				"Ana Luisa Mendez (Anna)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "The complete opera in concert form. In Sala Nezahualcoytl, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa, Mexico City",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Nabucco 2005-08-27",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Nabucco",
			"Counter" :          591,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2004-08-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Aug, 1-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Feature of Second Christmas Pops Disc, recorded, Jones Hall",
			"label" :            "Various - Recording session 2004-08-31",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Recording session",
			"Counter" :          572,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1978-11-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "25/26/27-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Alfreda Hodgson (ms), Richard Cassilly (t), Gwynne Howell (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Elgar",
			"Comments" :         "Cassilly and Howell replaced Ryland Davies and Benjamin Luxon",
			"label" :            "Elgar - Dream of Gerontius 1978-11-25",
			"Composer" :         "Elgar, Sir Edward",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sir Edward",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Dream of Gerontius",
			"Counter" :          235,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "2001-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15/16/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Michael Andrew (vocalist), Steve Smith (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Bell Carol",
				"The First Noel",
				"What Child is This",
				"Go Tell it On the Mountain",
				"The Twelve Days of Christmas",
				"Do You Hear What I Hear?",
				"I\'ll Be Home for Christmas",
				"White Christmas",
				"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas",
				"The Night Before Christmas",
				"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town. Dec 14 concert was Conoco Christmas Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2001-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          524,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1997-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Leona Mitchell (s), Katherine Ciesinski (ms), Francisco Ariaza (t), Giorgio Surjan (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezahualcoytl with the Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa in Mexico City. Ciesinski was last-minute replacement for Fiorenza Cossotto.",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1997-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          479,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1995-03-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "25/26/27-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marietta Simpson (ms), Victor Ledbetter (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Hindemith",
			"Comments" :         "Robert Shaw withdrew due to illness",
			"label" :            "Hindemith - When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom\'d 1995-03-25",
			"Composer" :         "Hindemith, Paul",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Paul",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom\'d",
			"Counter" :          458,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1989-05-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "29-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Scott Holshouser, piano accompanist",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "European Tour repertoire, sung in worship service in St Maartens Church, Kortrijk, Belgium",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1989-05-27",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          389,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1984-05-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Glenda Maurice (cont)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "Women of HSC flew with the Orchestra to San Antonio, with Singing Boys of Houston (Gary Patterson dir) for this single performance in the San Antonio Festival, at Scottish Rite Temple.",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1984-05-22",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "San Antonio",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          297,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gretchaninov",
			"Comments" :         "Arranged Noble Cain. Also performed 5-23-48 and 12-8-51. At Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Gretchaninov - Holy Radiant Light 1948-04-16",
			"Composer" :         "Gretchaninov, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Holy Radiant Light",
			"Counter" :          16,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1996-02-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Florence Quivar (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Prokofiev",
			"Comments" :         "James Paul replaced Alexander Fedosseyev, who cancelled.",
			"label" :            "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 1996-02-17",
			"Composer" :         "Prokofiev, Sergei",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Sergei",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Paul, James",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Alexander Nevsky",
			"Counter" :          466,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2009-03-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/14/15-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bruckner",
			"Comments" :         "Only 15 instruments, woodwinds and brass.  Lengthy a capella sections required discreet organ support behind risers to hold pitch.  Many pianissimo entrances and pianissimo high notes for sopranos.  Very difficult.",
			"label" :            "Bruckner - Mass #2 in E minor 2009-03-12",
			"Composer" :         "Bruckner, Anton",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Anton",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Mass #2 in E minor",
			"Counter" :          640,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'O Fortuna\' chorus as part of \'Pops Knockouts\' concert",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          579,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "9-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Waltz of the Snowflakes, Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1985-07-09",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Nutcracker",
			"Counter" :          312,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1991-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/13/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dawn Uebelhart (s), Patricia Johnson (s), U of H Chamber Singers",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "All concerts at Jones Hall. Dec 11 was Conoco Christmas Party. A planned Mon Dec 16 concert was cancelled.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1991-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Post, Arthur",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          426,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1981-12-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Elizabeth Pruett (s), Constance Beavon (ms), Steven Cole (t), Kevin Langan (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Westury Baptist and First Methodist - The latter the first concert financed by the Alice and David C. Bintliff Endowment",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1981-12-22",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          264,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1983-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Fay Robinson (s), Susanne Mentzer (ms), John Gilmore (t), Terry Cook (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Westbury Baptist (19, 20-Dec), and First Methodist (21 Dec)",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1983-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Negri, Vittorio",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          291,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1950-12-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "9-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Darby",
			"Comments" :         "In the Coliseum? This work was also sung in the \'Independent\' Christmas concerts on 12-10-1948, 12-10-49 and 12-8-51and the HSO concerts of 12-8-50 and 12-19-69.",
			"label" :            "Darby - Twas the Night Before Christmas 1950-12-09",
			"Composer" :         "Darby, Kenneth",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Kenneth",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Kurtz, Efram",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "50-51",
			"Work" :             "Twas the Night Before Christmas",
			"Counter" :          42,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "2005-06-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Voices of the Symphony CD: Concert 6/10, recording 6/18",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Fest und Gedenkspr\u00FCche 2005-06-10",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Fest und Gedenkspr\u00FCche",
			"Counter" :          585,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1974-07-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Earline Ballard (s), Carol Mayo (ms), Edgar Moore (t), Charles Nelson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater. \'Pick-up\' chorus included many HSC members",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1974-07-21",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Covelli, John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          188,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1999-10-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Katherine Terrell (s), Daniel Narducci (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"label" :            "Various - A Century of Song (Pops) 1999-10-15",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hangen, Bruce",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "A Century of Song (Pops)",
			"Counter" :          498,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1991-10-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"Comments" :         ".",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1991-10-05",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "McGegan, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          424,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1988-11-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Andrea Matthews (s), Douglas Ahlstedt (t), John Ostendorf (b). Judith Hurt Gaffney (a)(HSC) completed soloist quartet for final chorus.",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"label" :            "Haydn - The Creation 1988-11-11",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "The Creation",
			"Counter" :          376,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1982-07-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Faye Robinson (s), Delia Wallis (ms), Jon Garrison (t), David Arnold (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Haydn",
			"label" :            "Haydn - Mass #12, \"Harmonie-messe\" 1982-07-24",
			"Composer" :         "Haydn, Franz Joseph",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz Joseph",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Mass #12, \"Harmonie-messe\"",
			"Counter" :          271,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conoco Christmas Party -- possible first HSC participation -- conductor and repertoire totally different from public Christmas Pops. With the exception of Humperdinck, Chorale contribution is Christmas Carol suites and carol sing-alongs. Beware -- no explicit internal memo documentation that HSC participated.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1973-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Benzecry, Mario",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          179,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1995-05-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Rochelle Ellis (s), Bonita Hyman (ms), John Keyes (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1995-05-19",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          460,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1961-06-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Small\' Miller theater. Ezra Rachlin conducted the orchestral part of concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1961-06-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Rachlin, Ezra",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "60-61",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          99,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1985-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "10-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1985-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shimada, Toshiyuku",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          326,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1965-03-29",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "29/30-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Saramae Endich (s), Florence Kopleff (a)(HSC), John Druary (t), Malcolm Smith (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir), in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1965-03-29",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "64-65",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          116,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1975-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "U of H singers performed at the Conoco Christmas concert on 11-Dec. 3 Performances include one in Galveston.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1975-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hayman, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          206,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1984-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marilyn Howell (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus",
			"label" :            "Debussy - La Damoiselle \u00C9lue 1984-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bertini, Gary",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "La Damoiselle \u00C9lue",
			"Counter" :          293,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1991-07-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jan Grissom (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Poulenc",
			"Comments" :         "With Texas Music Festival Orchestra at U of H, Cullen Performance Hall",
			"label" :            "Poulenc - Gloria in G Major 1991-07-05",
			"Composer" :         "Poulenc, Francis",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Francis",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Velazco, Jorge",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Gloria in G Major",
			"Counter" :          421,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2001-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15/16/16-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"label" :            "Bass - Bell Carols from Christmas Ornaments 2001-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Bell Carols from Christmas Ornaments",
			"Counter" :          525,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1989-05-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Howe",
			"Comments" :         "Salvation Army Centennial Gala. HSC sang A\u00EFda Triumphal March and Battle Hymn of the Republic",
			"label" :            "Howe - Battle Hymn of the Republic 1989-05-18",
			"Composer" :         "Howe, Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Battle Hymn of the Republic",
			"Counter" :          382,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2006-09-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/16/17-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Janice Chandler-Etenne (s), Jane Gilbert (ms), Benjamin Butterfield (t), Eric Owens (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 2006-09-14",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          606,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1990-12-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), David Britton (t), Jan Opalach (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at JH (21/22 Dec). 3 performances include one in Galveston.  Heidi was just Heidi Grant at the time.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1990-12-21",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          414,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1982-07-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Suite #2. Recording session.",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1982-07-27",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          273,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9/10/11/11/12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Four prominent Houston Ministers narrated.",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"Comments" :         "Lakewood Church 12/8, Conoco 12/11",
			"label" :            "Bass - Glad Tidings 2005-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Glad Tidings",
			"Counter" :          596,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1949-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorale, with \'Chorale Orchestra,\' in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1949-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "49-50",
			"Work" :             "Nutcracker",
			"Counter" :          30,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2006-06-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Not an HSC Concert. Carnegie Hall, New York City. With New England Symphonic Ensemble. Joined by Oranger County Classic Choral Society (Highland Mills, NY) and Gloria Dei Celebration Choir (Houston, TX). Organized by Mid-America Productions. Trip Jun 22-26",
			"label" :            "Brahms - N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\" 2006-06-25",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "New York City",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\"",
			"Counter" :          603,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Sang \'choral\' version as part of \'Pops Knockouts\' concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "1812 Overture",
			"Counter" :          583,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1969-10-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Ride of the Valkyries. Women of the Chorale. Un-announced intermission encore to this all-Wagner concert.",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Die Walk\u00FCre 1969-10-13",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "69-70",
			"Work" :             "Die Walk\u00FCre",
			"Counter" :          139,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2002-10-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Barber",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at The Centrum, NW Houston",
			"label" :            "Barber - Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) 2002-10-12",
			"Composer" :         "Barber, Samuel",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Samuel",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings)",
			"Counter" :          537,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1960-03-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frances Bible (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Men of Chorus",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1960-03-21",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "Alto Rhapsody",
			"Counter" :          90,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1988-07-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Karen Williams (s), Lucille Beer (ms), Glenn Siebert (t), John Ostendorf (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1988-07-23",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2010-01-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
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			"Soloists" :         "Duncan Copp, producer/director",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"Comments" :         "West Palm Beach Florida The Kravis Center for the Performing arts.  Small group of women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system.",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 2010-01-30",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"Soloists" :         "Milagro Vargas (ms), James Taylor (t), Robert W. Overman (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
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			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Die erste Walpurgisnacht 1997-11-08",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
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			"Counter" :          482,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Joel Brandon (whistler)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1992-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          435,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jul",
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			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Lorraine Hunt (s), Stanford Olsen (t), Herbert Perry, (b)",
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			"Comments" :         "Heidi was just Heidi Grant at the time.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Mass in C Minor, \"The Great\" 1990-07-21",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
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			"Counter" :          406,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Concert with Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, in Bayfront Plaza Auditorium, Corpus Christi. With members of the University of Houston Choruses.",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1990-04-07",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
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			"Counter" :          401,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "29-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "\"Choral Festival\" evening also included \'Community Chorus\' and Y. W. C. A. Choral Club. Held in \"Memorial Theater, Herman Park.\"",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-06-29",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
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			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
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			"Counter" :          20,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1988-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 1988-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
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			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24/25-Feb",
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			"Soloists" :         "Heidi Stober (s), Joshua Hopkins (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 2007-02-23",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          612,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"Soloists" :         "Scott Holshouser (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
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				"Nocht (Night, in Russian)",
				"Blazhehn, kto ulybajitsa (Happy is He Who Smiles, in Russian)",
				"Prjiroda I ljubovj (Nature and Love, in Russian)",
				"Worthy Is the Lamb (from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, in English)",
				"For thou Art Worthy to be Praised (From the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, in English)",
				"How Blest are They (from the \"Koinonikon\" for the Faithful Departed, in English)",
				"Cherubim Song (from the Liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church, in English)",
				"Nur, wer die Sensucht kennt (None but the Lonely Heart, in German)",
				"Finale of the \"Cantata for the Opening of the Moscow Polytechnic Exhibition (in Russian). Concert in Jones Hall Lobby."
			],
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			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
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			"Work" :             "Eight Songs",
			"Counter" :          256,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"Soloists" :         "Daniel Blumenthal (piano) . Quartet parts by an HSC mini-chorus of Michael Acord, Paula Blackmon, Melanie Drake, Randolph Lacy, Augusta Levine, Pamela J. Lyons, John Nicholson, Laurie Rutherford, David J. Sloat, Lynda Sparks, Michael Washington and Richard Wolfe.",
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			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater \'Celebrate Houston\' program",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 1986-07-05",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
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			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Choral Fantasy",
			"Counter" :          334,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
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			"Soloists" :         "Cassandra Black (s), Tyler Smith (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops Knockouts 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Pops Knockouts",
			"Counter" :          578,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
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			"Soloists" :         "Piani Accompaniment by Scott Holshouser",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Solos omitted. Theatre Esch Galerie, Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg.",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1989-05-27",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
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			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
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			"Counter" :          388,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "24-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Fenton",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system",
			"label" :            "Fenton - Blue Planet Live 2009-07-24",
			"Composer" :         "Fenton, George",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Mitchell, Brett",
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			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Blue Planet Live",
			"Counter" :          648,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/7-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
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			"label" :            "Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg 1979-05-05",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg",
			"Counter" :          243,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21-May",
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			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Suites No. 1 & No. 2",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1984-05-19",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dutoit, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          296,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
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			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dominique Labelle (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), Douglas Johnson (t), Lawrence Craig (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 18 concert at 1st Methodist",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1994-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bernardi, Mario",
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			"Season" :           "94-95",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          457,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1985-05-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/13-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "April Pels (s), Cathy Guajarda (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Women of the chorus",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night\'s Dream 1985-05-10",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Midsummer Night\'s Dream",
			"Counter" :          309,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2002-03-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Triumphlied (Song of Triumph) 2002-03-16",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Triumphlied (Song of Triumph)",
			"Counter" :          527,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marilyn Zschau (s), Florence Quivar (ms), John Alexander (t), Ezio Flagello (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 1980-05-17",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bergel, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "79-80",
			"Work" :             "Missa Solemnis",
			"Counter" :          249,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1948-07-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "2-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Texas Bar Association Barbecue, At San Jacinto Memorial Monument",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-07-02",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          21,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1988-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1988-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          366,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1975-02-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Robert Bennett (organist)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Sing-along, At St. Luke\'s Methodist (Westheimer). Sing-along. with 36 members of HSO! Akiro Endo replaced Foster, who came down with the flu. Sang choruses of Bach, Handel, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music (Sing-along) 1975-02-07",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Endo, Akiro",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "74-75",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music (Sing-along)",
			"Counter" :          193,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1997-03-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23/24-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dominique Labelle (s), Janis Taylor (ms), Stanford Olsen (t), Kevin McMillan (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schubert",
			"label" :            "Schubert - Mass #5 1997-03-22",
			"Composer" :         "Schubert, Franz",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Delfs, Andreas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Mass #5",
			"Counter" :          476,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1969-03-24",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
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			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jean Preston (s), Kerstin Meyer (a)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 1969-03-24",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          134,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1997-02-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marvis Martin (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Stuart Neil (t), Andreas Scheibner (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Gala Concert. Stuart Neil replaced Gordon Gietz.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1997-02-15",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          475,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1997-09-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Stella Zambalis (s), Diane Elias (ms), Karl Dent (t), Richard Paul Fink (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Concert in Moores Opera House of Rebecca and John J. Moores School of Music, in its dedication week. HSC joined the Moores School Chorale and the University Chorus. Also singers from Alvin Community College, San Jacinto North, & College of the Mainland.",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1997-09-27",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          481,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      6,
			"Date" :             "2009-12-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   6,
			"DayMonth" :         "5/6/11/12/13/13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "William Joseph(piano), Dance of Asian America, Revolve Dance Company, Evan Tessier (Santa)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "12/5 El Paso, 12/6 Conoco",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2009-12-05",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "09-10",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          651,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1998-10-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dominique Labelle (s), Francois Le Roux (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Faur\u00E9",
			"label" :            "Faur\u00E9 - Requiem 1998-10-10",
			"Composer" :         "Faur\u00E9, Gabriel",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gabriel",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          488,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1986-03-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carol Gale (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Stella Zimbalis (ms), Richard Paul Fink (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Purcell",
			"Comments" :         "Arranged for SSA and Piano by Maurice Blower. HSO \'The Tower Concerts\', held at Tower Theater. The Harvard Glee Club gave a pre-concert performance.",
			"label" :            "Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art 1986-03-23",
			"Composer" :         "Purcell, Henry",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Henry",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wuorinen, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Come Ye Sons of Art",
			"Counter" :          331,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1958-02-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "??-Feb??",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "At Houston\'s Veteran\'s Hospital. Noted in \'Other performances\' list for Chronicle \'One Dollar Symphony\' concert of April 6 1962, but otherwise undocumented. Both month and day problematic.",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1958-02-01",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "57-58",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          79,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2008-09-26",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "26/27/28-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Mikhail Svetlov (b), Yevgeny Yevtushenko (reader)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Shostakovich",
			"Comments" :         "Men of HSC. Poetry of Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Yevtushenko read the poetry from the first movement before the performance started.",
			"label" :            "Shostakovich - Symphony #13, \"Babi Yar\" 2008-09-26",
			"Composer" :         "Shostakovich, Dmitri",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Dmitri",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #13, \"Babi Yar\"",
			"Counter" :          635,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1982-05-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "1/2/3-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Holst",
			"label" :            "Holst - The Planets 1982-05-01",
			"Composer" :         "Holst, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Gibson, Sir Alexander",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "The Planets",
			"Counter" :          267,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1978-03-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jerome Hines (b), Sandra Coffman (s)(HSC), Hancy McClain (a)(HSC), Mary Nepveux (a)(HSC), Cary C. Cobb (t)(HSC), Paul Downs (t)(HSC), Richard C. Dehmel (b)(HSC), Mathaniel Lee (b)(HSC), James R. Wilhite (b)(HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Moussorgsky",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Scenes: Monastery Scene",
				"Coronation Scene",
				"Boris\' Monologue",
				"Clock Scene",
				"Farewell and Death of Boris."
			],
			"label" :            "Moussorgsky - Boris Godunov 1978-03-06",
			"Composer" :         "Moussorgsky, Modest",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Modest",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Boris Godunov",
			"Counter" :          230,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1995-11-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Beverly Hoch (s), John Daniecki (t), Kevin McMillan (b),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "with Ft. Bend Boy\'s Choir (William R. Adams dir)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 1995-11-18",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Macal, Zdenek",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          462,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1989-05-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-May",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Salvation Army Centennial Gala. HSC sang A\u00EFda Triumphal March and Battle Hymn of the Republic",
			"label" :            "Verdi - A\u00EFda 1989-05-18",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wyss, Niklaus",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "A\u00EFda",
			"Counter" :          383,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2006-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/3/8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"label" :            "Bass - Gloria 2006-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Gloria",
			"Counter" :          609,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1995-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/17/18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ollie Watts Davis (s), Claudine Carlson (ms), David Gordon (t), Mark S. Doss (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 17 concert at 1st Methodist",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1995-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Paul, James",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          465,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1997-09-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Ying Huang (s), Florence Quivar (ms),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 1997-09-13",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          480,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1975-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "John DeMain conducted orchestral part of program.",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Special Xmas Concert, Galveston Old Opera House, 35-40 min: Little Drummer Boy (Hayman)",
				"Silent Night (Hayman)",
				"Medley #2 (Hayman)",
				"Carol of the Bells",
				"How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (Brahms)",
				"Jesu, joy of Man\'s Desiring (Bach)",
				"Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)",
				"Il Est Ne (Wagner)",
				"Wolcum Yole (Britten)",
				"The Heavens are Telling (Haydn)"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1975-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Galveston",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          205,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1980-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jennifer Rings (s), Judith Christin (ms), Carroll Freeman (t), Marc Embree (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at JH",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1980-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          253,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1998-05-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "22/23/24/25-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Sheri Greenawald (s), Annamaria Popescu (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Peter Rose (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1998-05-22",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "97-98",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          486,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Lotti",
			"Comments" :         "Part of program at Music Hall. Also sung on 5-23-48, 12-8-51.",
			"label" :            "Lotti - Crucifixus 1948-04-16",
			"Composer" :         "Lotti, Antonio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Antonio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Crucifixus",
			"Counter" :          17,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2008-10-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Richard Paul Fink (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Memorial service at First Methodist Church for Richard (Rick) Smith, five year member, ordained minster-chaplain, Director of Chalplaincy Services at Memorial-Hermann Hospital, who died suddently while on a medical mission in Africa.  Service led by Revs Boyd Wagner and Paul Clines.   Members of HSC and FMC sang Brahms\' How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place and Rutter\'s The Lord is My Shepherd.  Fink sang It is Well with My Soul.",
			"label" :            "Various - Memorial Service 2008-10-15",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Ware, Mike and Davis, Sid (FMC)",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Memorial Service",
			"Counter" :          636,
			"ConcertType" :      "Memorial"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1947-06-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater. Originally set for 19-Jun-1947 but rained out. Included Alexander Kopylov\'s \'Heavenly Light.\'",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1947-06-30",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          8,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-03-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "For first Christmas CD -- canceled because of Musicians\' strike.",
			"label" :            "Various - Recording session 2003-03-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Recording session",
			"Counter" :          543,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
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			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Camellia Johnson (s), Jill Grove (ms), Anthony Dean Griffey (t), David Pittsinger (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 2002-05-11",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "01-02",
			"Work" :             "Missa Solemnis",
			"Counter" :          529,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1966-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Dec",
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			"Soloists" :         "Jean Preston (s), Frances Junger (ms), Phyllis Hand [HSC], John Druary (t), Stephen Harbachick (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Saint-Saens",
			"Comments" :         "Harbachick was 1966 appointee to faculty at U of H",
			"label" :            "Saint-Saens - Christmas Oratorio 1966-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Saint-Saens, Camille",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Camille",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "66-67",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Oratorio",
			"Counter" :          123,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2007-12-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Karina Gauvin(s), Mireille Lebel(ms), Gregory Kunde(t), Michael Dean(bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "No First Methodist Church performance",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2007-12-21",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Labadie, Bernard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "07-08",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          625,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1985-03-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lynn Griebling Moores (s), Carol Gale (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Mark Thomsen (t), Herbert Perry (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Bach Festival Concert at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal)",
			"label" :            "Bach - Magnificat 1985-03-23",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Magnificat",
			"Counter" :          306,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1979-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13/14-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "12-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party, 13-Dec was Tenneco Party. Dragon had Virginia Babikian conduct the a capella works.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1979-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Dragon, Carmen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "79-80",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          246,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/17/18/19/20-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Bill Crofut",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "10-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party, 20-Dec was Compaq Computers Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1987-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fletcher, Richard / Dodd, Nicholas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          359,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1963-01-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Treulich gef\u00FChrt, Prelude to Act III (Wedding March). In Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston Chronicle One Dollar Symphony concert. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Lohengrin 1963-01-25",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Lane, Louis",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "62-63",
			"Work" :             "Lohengrin",
			"Counter" :          108,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1987-11-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15/16-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage 1987-11-14",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Weller, Walter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage",
			"Counter" :          357,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "9-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Tommy Tallarico (host and co-creator), Martin Leung (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Conductor Jack Wall is a co-creator.",
			"label" :            "Various - Video Games Live 2009-07-09",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Wall, Jack",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Video Games Live",
			"Counter" :          646,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "24/25/26-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Marina Shaguch (s), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco (ms), Andrew Richards (t), Nikolai Didenko (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 2006-02-24",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          597,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1991-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jubilant Sykes (bar), Henry Cisneros (narrator)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1991-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          419,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1989-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pamela Coburn (s), Dunja Vejzovic (ms)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "Vejzovic replaced Birgit Finnilae, who broke her foot.",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 1989-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          380,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20/21/22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Carol Chickering (s), Sandra Walker (ms), Karl Dent (t), Jan Opelach (bbar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at Jones Hall (Dec 19 (noon), 20 (8PM), 21(8PM)), and First Methodist Church (Dec 22). A planned Dec 19 concert in Galveston was replaced by an abbreviated (one hour) Thursday noon concert in Jones Hall Houston.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1991-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          428,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-07-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Salieri",
			"Comments" :         "Part of \'Amadeus\' musical narrative, 1985 Summer Festival",
			"label" :            "Salieri - Coronation Te Deum 1985-07-19",
			"Composer" :         "Salieri, Antonio",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Antonio",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Coronation Te Deum",
			"Counter" :          318,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1988-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/16/17/18/18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "2nd 18-Dec concert was a special at Wyndham Hotel North. Conoco Christmas Party was 08-Dec",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1988-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Ben-Dor, Gis\u00E8le",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          377,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1999-03-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28/29-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "In memory of Robert Shaw, who died 25-Jan-1999",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus 1999-03-27",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Ave Verum Corpus",
			"Counter" :          495,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19/19-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Dana Hanchard (s), Christine Cairns (ms), Jamie MacDougall (t), William Stone (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "2nd Dec 19 concert at 1st Methodist Church",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1993-12-17",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "93-94",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          449,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1991-05-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Renee Fleming (s), Susanne Mentzer (ms), Karl Dent (t), Jubilant Sykes (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Requiem 1991-05-04",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          418,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "2000-03-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "17/18/19/20-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Christine Brandes (s), Noel Espiritu Velasco (t), Stephen Powell (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "With Fort Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams, Artistic Director)",
			"label" :            "Orff - Carmina Burana 2000-03-17",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "Carmina Burana",
			"Counter" :          504,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
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		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1956-12-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Audre Lokey (s),  Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Jack Dickinson (bar), Philip Maero (bar), Yi-Kwei-Sze (b), David Lloyd (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. Broadcast HSO Radio Concert - on KTRH. Lois Townsend (s) also sang Hovhaness\' \'As on the night.\'",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - L\'Enfance du Christ (Childhood of Christ) 1956-12-19",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "56-57",
			"Work" :             "L\'Enfance du Christ (Childhood of Christ)",
			"Counter" :          73,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2005-06-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Givens, Melissa (s), A. Jan Taylor (a), Jason Oby (t), Duwaynne Davis (bar). Scott Holshauser (piano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Recording session for \'Voices of the Symphony\' at Jones Hall",
			"label" :            "Various - Recording Session 2005-06-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Recording Session",
			"Counter" :          589,
			"ConcertType" :      "Recording"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1992-12-22",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen H Roddy dir). Concert in Opera House (Galveston)",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1992-12-22",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Galveston",
			"Conductor" :        "Miller, Mitch",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          442,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1983-12-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Christmas Pops Program run-out, partial repertoir, At Town & Country Mall",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1983-12-04",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "83-84",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          289,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1999-05-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Patricia Racette (s), Jill Grove (ms), Gordon Gietz (t), John Relyea (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1999-05-31",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"",
			"Counter" :          497,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-02-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20/21-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Grieg",
			"Comments" :         "Sang choral excerpt as part of \'Pops Knockouts\' concert",
			"label" :            "Grieg - Finlandia 2005-02-18",
			"Composer" :         "Grieg, Edvard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Edvard",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Finlandia",
			"Counter" :          581,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1954-12-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "In \'Program of Christmas Music.\' Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Alleluia 1954-12-03",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "54-55",
			"Work" :             "Alleluia",
			"Counter" :          64,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1980-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Gordon MacRae",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Gordon Munford was the conductor for works in which MacRae sang. HSC Sang under both batons. 16-Dec was Conoco Concert Party",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1980-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "80-81",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          251,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1976-06-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/20-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Delia Dusin (accomp)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop Jun 18, 19, 20, in Hamman Hall, Rice University. Counted as \'single performance\' because workshop had many outside attendees. No public performance",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1976-06-18",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Iseler, Elmer",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          212,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series.",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Nabucco 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Nabucco",
			"Counter" :          553,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1982-09-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1982-09-11",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          275,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2000-07-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "16-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Susan Gritton (s), Jean Rigby (ms), John Mark Ainsley (t), James Gower (b), Peter Coleman-Wright (b), James Robinson (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "Proms\' Concert in Royal Albert Hall, London, England with BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC national Chorus of Wales, London Symphony Chorus",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - St. Paul 2000-07-16",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Hickox, Richard",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "99-00",
			"Work" :             "St. Paul",
			"Counter" :          509,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1982-06-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "30-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Cynthia Munzer (ms), Michael Ballam (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bizet",
			"Comments" :         "Prelude, Haba\u00F1era and Seguidilla from Act One, Duet from Act Two, Entr\'acte and Act Four complete. Concert in Miller Theater.",
			"label" :            "Bizet - Carmen 1982-06-30",
			"Composer" :         "Bizet, Georges",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Georges",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Carmen",
			"Counter" :          269,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1987-07-25",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "25-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Richard Paul Fink (bar), Douglas Yates (bar)(former HSC), Dale Ganz(),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Commendatore Scene from Act II, Men of the Chorus. \"Amadeus Answers Salieri.\" Summer Festival performance, Part II, Nicholas Dodd, conducting.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Don Giovanni 1987-07-25",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Nicholas Dodd",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "86-87",
			"Work" :             "Don Giovanni",
			"Counter" :          351,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1971-02-28",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "28-Feb/1/2-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Delius",
			"Comments" :         "Rehearsed for Sir John Barbirolli but shelved on his death",
			"label" :            "Delius - Appalachia variations 1971-02-28",
			"Composer" :         "Delius, Frederick",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Frederick",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Appalachia variations",
			"Counter" :          151,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1981-10-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\" 1981-10-03",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Bergel, Erich",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\"",
			"Counter" :          258,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-03-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC women sang the duet of this motet as a chorus",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Motet, BWV 230). Bach Festival Concert at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal)",
			"label" :            "Bach - Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden (Motet, BWV 230) 1985-03-23",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "84-85",
			"Work" :             "Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden (Motet, BWV 230)",
			"Counter" :          307,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-04-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Gretchaninov",
			"Comments" :         "Part of first Chorale concert, at Music Hall.",
			"label" :            "Gretchaninov - Autumn (The Awakening of Spring) 1947-04-23",
			"Composer" :         "Gretchaninov, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Autumn (The Awakening of Spring)",
			"Counter" :          6,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1966-04-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pauline Stark (s), Forence Kopleff (ms), John Druary (t), Malcolm Smith (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "In Music Hall. HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1966-04-04",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "65-66",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          120,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2007-05-03",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/5/6-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jeffrey Springer sang the related \'In fernem Land.\' The \'Sweet Sixteen\' HSC women\'s coro-piccolo were Lisa Anders, Krista Borstell, Patricia Bumpus, M. Evelyn Clift, Catherine Howard, Sylvia J. Hysong, Mary Lopushansky, Lindsey Nash, Carolyn Rogan, Holly Soehnge, Paige Sommer, Beth Slaughter, Deborah Spencer, Ryan Stickney and Mary Voigt",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Wagner",
			"Comments" :         "Treulich gef\u00FChrt, Prelude to Act III (Wedding March)",
			"label" :            "Wagner - Lohengrin 2007-05-03",
			"Composer" :         "Wagner, Richard",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Richard",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Flor, Claus Peter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Lohengrin",
			"Counter" :          614,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1994-07-17",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "17-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Susanne Geb (s), Johanna Lender (a), Edmund Steinberger (t), Michael Lion (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         "Nuremberg, Germany, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, in Serenadenhof.",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Mass in C Major 1994-07-17",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Europe",
			"Conductor" :        "Gayler, Wolfgang",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "93-94",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Major",
			"Counter" :          452,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1959-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frances Junger (narr), Pauline Stark (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. 16 Women of the Chorus sat on apron of stage, surrounding the soloists",
			"label" :            "Debussy - La Damoiselle \u00C9lue 1959-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Rachlin, Ezra",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "59-60",
			"Work" :             "La Damoiselle \u00C9lue",
			"Counter" :          86,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1976-06-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "27-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "The Retail Grocer\'s Convention \"Bicentennial Varieties of 1976.\" 57 HSC members of HSC began and ended the 8:30PM -10:30PM concert in Jones Hall. Sponsored by Nabisco, participants called themselves the \"Cookie Chorus.\"",
			"label" :            "Various - Pops 1976-06-27",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Pops",
			"Counter" :          214,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1973-12-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Humperdinck",
			"Comments" :         "Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime -- Would be Women of the Chorale. Conoco Christmas Party -- first HSC participation -- conductor and repertoire totally different from public Christmas Pops. Beware -- no explicit internal memo documentation that HSC participated.",
			"label" :            "Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel 1973-12-13",
			"Composer" :         "Humperdinck, Engelbert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Engelbert",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Benzecry, Mario",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Not HSC",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Hansel & Gretel",
			"Counter" :          180,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1974-06-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop Jun 21, 22, 23. No Public Performance",
			"label" :            "Bach - Mass in B Minor 1974-06-21",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "Mass in B Minor",
			"Counter" :          186,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1990-02-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "20-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Nelson",
			"Comments" :         "Maestro Eschenbach 50th birthday. Hausmann commissioned the work [\"Quod bonum faustum felix, fortunatum que esset,\" followed by fugue \"Happy birthday Maestro Eschenbach (Allegro vivo)]. Nelson is U of H professor. Concert at Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom. Men of HSC \'bellowed\' as fireworks smoke cleared. The number was the highlight of the evening! Singers got a buffet, but watched as the \'grand banquet\' was served.",
			"label" :            "Nelson - Musical Offering to Maestro Eschenbach 1990-02-20",
			"Composer" :         "Nelson, Robert",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Robert",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Musical Offering to Maestro Eschenbach",
			"Counter" :          398,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1985-09-13",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "13/14/15-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Workshop - no soloists, no public performance",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1985-09-13",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        0,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hillis, Margaret",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          324,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1957-11-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1950\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Orff",
			"Comments" :         "Music Hall. The HSO 57-58 season is first in which works are regularly performed twice",
			"label" :            "Orff - Naenie and Dithyrambe 1957-11-11",
			"Composer" :         "Orff, Carl",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Carl",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stokowski, Leopold",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "57-58",
			"Work" :             "Naenie and Dithyrambe",
			"Counter" :          77,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-08-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30/31-Aug",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Amelia Sierra (Aida)",
				"Mabel Perelstein (Amneris)",
				"Nestor L\u00F3pez (Radames)",
				"Daniel Cervantes (Ramfis)",
				"Emilio Carsi (Il Re)",
				"Salvador Guizar (Messagero)",
				"Amelia Sierra (Sacerdotessa)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         [
				"\"Chi nai fra gl\'inni\" and \"Su! Del Nilo",
				"\" \"Guerra\" Chorus",
				"Consecration Scene and First Finale (\"Fth\u00E0\" Chorus). Concert in Sala Nezahualcoytl, Mexico City, with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa. Spierer replaced Jorge Velasco, who died shortly before concert series."
			],
			"label" :            "Verdi - A\u00EFda 2003-08-30",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Spierer, Carlos",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "A\u00EFda",
			"Counter" :          557,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1986-02-01",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "1/2/3-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Glenn Siebert (t), David Evitts (bar), Jean Le Clerc (narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "Performed as sequel to \'Symphonie Fantastique,\' as Berlioz intended",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Lelio, \"The Return to Life\" 1986-02-01",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Lelio, \"The Return to Life\"",
			"Counter" :          329,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1985-10-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "19-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         "Foley\'s \'Salute to the Performing Arts\', Concert in JH on a Saturday at 1PM",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1985-10-19",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          325,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1974-05-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/13/14-May",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Emilia Petrescu (s), Simon Estes (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1974-05-12",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Foster, Lawrence",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          185,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1963-03-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "4/5-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Phyllis Curtin (s), Maureen Forrester (ms), Richard Lewis (t), Morley Meridith (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1963-03-04",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "62-63",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          111,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-05-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11-May",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Schubert",
			"Comments" :         "Men of HSC (8-part men)",
			"label" :            "Schubert - Gesang der Geister \u00FCber den Wassern. \"Song of the Spirits Above the Waters\" 2003-05-09",
			"Composer" :         "Schubert, Franz",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Franz",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Gesang der Geister \u00FCber den Wassern. \"Song of the Spirits Above the Waters\"",
			"Counter" :          546,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1948-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "HSC Soloists Ralph Bobbitt, Ann Edwards, Kittie Skelton, and Winnifred Scherffius",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Music Hall. Included Harvey Bartlett Gaul (ed) \'The Shepherd and the Inn,\' Thomas Jefferson Scott\'s \'Lullaby of the Christ Child,\' Peter Warlock (pseudonym of Philip Heseltine) \'Three Carols\' (Tyrley Tyrlow, Bulalow, The Sycamore Tree)",
				"Palestrina (arr Cain) Adoramus Te Christe",
				"John Jacob Niles (arr Horton) \'Carol of the Polish Grenadiers,\' \'I Wonder as I Wander",
				"\' John W. Work (arr) \'Go tell it on the Mountain",
				"\' F. Melius Christensen (arr) \'Lullaby on Christmas Eve,\' \'Beautiful Savior.\'"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1948-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "48-49",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          22,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1964-12-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/21-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Wayne Bedford also conducted. Dec 18 at Clear Creek HS , sponsored by Coastal Concert Society, and Dec 21 at Conroe HS.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Concert 1964-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston Metropolitan Area",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "64-65",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Concert",
			"Counter" :          115,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1987-11-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15/16-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Borodin",
			"label" :            "Borodin - Polovtsian Dances 1987-11-14",
			"Composer" :         "Borodin, Alexander",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Alexander",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Weller, Walter",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "87-88",
			"Work" :             "Polovtsian Dances",
			"Counter" :          358,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1963-03-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Phyllis Curtin (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Ravel",
			"Comments" :         "Complete (Suites No.1, 2). HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1963-03-18",
			"Composer" :         "Ravel, Maurice",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Maurice",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "62-63",
			"Work" :             "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9",
			"Counter" :          112,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-11-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "\"Junior League Friday Musicale Presents A-cappella Octet from The Houston Chorale Society.\" Included Selim Palmgren\'s \'Finnish Lullabye",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1947-11-21",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          9,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1988-09-30",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "30-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frances Ginsberg (s), Diane Curry (ms), Gary Bachlund (t), Kurt Link (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Concert with Brazos Valley Symphony (Franz Krager dir), College Station, Texas (Memorial Student Center)",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1988-09-30",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "College Station",
			"Conductor" :        "Krager, Franz",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "88-89",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          372,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1977-11-27",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "27/28/29-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Lorna Hawood (s), Sheila Nadler (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ara Berberian (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tippett",
			"Comments" :         "The Jun-1977 Workshop concluded the leadership of Don Strong. Virginia Babikian became HSC Director in Sep-1977. Virginia first soloed with the Chorale in Jan-1956. Her coaching role with the Chorale began about Sep-1970",
			"label" :            "Tippett - Child of Our Time, A 1977-11-27",
			"Composer" :         "Tippett, Michael",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Michael",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Groves, Sir Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "77-78",
			"Work" :             "Child of Our Time, A",
			"Counter" :          226,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1981-12-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Performed at St Luke\'s Methodist, part of the HSO\'s Stokowski Legacy (Chamber Orchestra) Series. HSC sang Choruses: Godiam la pace, trionfi Amore",
				"Pieta! Numi! Pieta",
				"Nettuno s\'onori, quel nome risuoni",
				"O voto tremendo",
				"Scenda Amor, Scenda Imeneo."
			],
			"label" :            "Mozart - Idomeneo 1981-12-05",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Idomeneo",
			"Counter" :          261,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-04-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "La Verne Williams (ms), Thomas Allen (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Requiem Canticles 1990-04-21",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "Requiem Canticles",
			"Counter" :          403,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1982-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Christmas Pops Program run-out, partial repertoir, At Foley\'s Sharpstown Mall.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1982-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "82-83",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          277,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      6,
			"Date" :             "2006-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   6,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/3/8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Kevin Deas (b)(narr)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Kevin Deas was Grinch. First year that Christmas Pops performances were split between two weekends. 12/2  El Paso, 12/3 Conoco.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 2006-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "06-07",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          608,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1996-11-09",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "9/10/11-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mozart",
			"Comments" :         "Followed Mozart Requiem, sung up to the point where Mozart put down his pen.",
			"label" :            "Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus 1996-11-09",
			"Composer" :         "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Wolfgang Amadeus",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Honeck, Manfred",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Ave Verum Corpus",
			"Counter" :          471,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2001-03-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Mar/1/2-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Jane Jennings (s), Paula Rasmussen (ms), Benjamin Butterfield (t), Dean Ely (bar), plus Norma Blake (s)(HSC) and John MacDonald (t)(HSC)",
				"Scott Holshouser (piano)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"Comments" :         [
				"This number calls for a sextet",
				"the accompanying Beethoven Mass in C a quartet. The two HSC members noted completed the sextet."
			],
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 2001-03-31",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Delfs, Andreas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Choral Fantasy",
			"Counter" :          518,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1992-05-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/19-May",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Shinobu Satoh (s), Florence Quivar (ms), Kaludi Kaludow (t), Paul Plishka (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Verdi",
			"Comments" :         "Some members of U of H choruses participated.",
			"label" :            "Verdi - Requiem 1992-05-16",
			"Composer" :         "Verdi, Giuseppe",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Giuseppe",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          433,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1990-04-21",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "21/22/23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Renee Fleming (s), La Verne Williams (ms), Thomas Allen (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - German Requiem 1990-04-21",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "German Requiem",
			"Counter" :          402,
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		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
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			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Pauline Stark (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Jones Hall. HSO also played for a Conoco private Christmas party, but that had no choral component.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1970-12-18",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Roller, A. Clyde",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "70-71",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          150,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
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			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "3/4/5/5/6/9-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "09-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party.  6 performances include one at high school.",
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1993-12-03",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "93-94",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          447,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1965-09-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "15-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall",
			"label" :            "Bach - If By His Spirit 1965-09-15",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "65-66",
			"Work" :             "If By His Spirit",
			"Counter" :          117,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1947-04-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "23-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Lundquist",
			"Comments" :         "First work on first Houston Chorale concert, Music Hall. Also sung in concerts of 5-11-47, 6-30-47, 1-21-53",
			"label" :            "Lundquist - Now That the Sun is Beaming Bright 1947-04-23",
			"Composer" :         "Lundquist, Matthew N.",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Matthew N.",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Now That the Sun is Beaming Bright",
			"Counter" :          2,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1962-03-19",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "19/20-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Frances Yeend (s), Elena Nikolaidi (HSC)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir (Merrills Lewis dir)",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\" 1962-03-19",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Barbirolli, Sir John",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "61-62",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #2, \"Resurrection\"",
			"Counter" :          104,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2000-12-07",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "7/8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"Comments" :         "First HSO-HSC performance of Bass\' \'A Feast of Carols.\' Recorded in 2004\'s \'Houston Symphony Glad Tidings.\'",
			"label" :            "Bass - A Feast of Carols 2000-12-07",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "A Feast of Carols",
			"Counter" :          516,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1974-02-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Feb",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Enriqueta Tarres (s), Earline Ballard (ms), Gene Bullard (t), Perico Sevilla (t), Luisa Aranda (Flamenco dancer). Also HSC soloists Gail McCulloch (s), Warren Hastings (bar), John Huff (bar), Charles Thornberg (t), Al Irving (t), Mary Nepveux (s), Patricia Cleghorn (s), Lynda Sparks (ms).",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Falla",
			"Comments" :         "The complete opera in concert form.",
			"label" :            "Falla - La Vida Breve 1974-02-10",
			"Composer" :         "Falla, Manuel de",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Manuel de",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Fruhbeck, Rafael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "73-74",
			"Work" :             "La Vida Breve",
			"Counter" :          183,
			"ConcertType" :      "Opera"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1982-04-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "6-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Debussy",
			"Comments" :         "Recording Session",
			"label" :            "Debussy - Nocturnes 1982-04-06",
			"Composer" :         "Debussy, Claude",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Claude",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "81-82",
			"Work" :             "Nocturnes",
			"Counter" :          266,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2003-12-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11/12/13/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Marty Ambrose, Houston \'Weatherman",
				"and HSC singer, was narrator in first performance (Dec 11)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bass",
			"Comments" :         "First Performance of Bass\' Glad Tidings\' (called \'\'The Christmas Story\' in program). Bass participated in the Piano Rehearsal.",
			"label" :            "Bass - Glad Tidings 2003-12-11",
			"Composer" :         "Bass, Randol Alan",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randol Alan",
			"TimesPerf" :        6,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Glad Tidings",
			"Counter" :          564,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1990-07-04",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "4-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Tchaikowsky",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater 4th of July Concert",
			"label" :            "Tchaikowsky - 1812 Overture 1990-07-04",
			"Composer" :         "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Pyotr Ilyich",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Wayland, Newton",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "89-90",
			"Work" :             "1812 Overture",
			"Counter" :          404,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      5,
			"Date" :             "1998-12-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   5,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12/13/13-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"The Joy of Bells, Mechem",
				"Christmas Cantata, Pinkham",
				"Hallelujah Chorus, Handel",
				"Variations on an Advent Hymn, Tull",
				"Sleigh Ride, Anderson",
				"We Wish you a Merry Christmas, Harris. 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1998-12-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        5,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Sidlin, Murry",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          491,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2003-10-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/11/12-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jan Horvath (s), Doug LaBrecque (t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"label" :            "Various - Modern Broadway 2003-10-10",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Krajewski, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "03-04",
			"Work" :             "Modern Broadway",
			"Counter" :          561,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-11-18",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "18/19/20-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"label" :            "Brahms - Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\" 2005-11-18",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"",
			"Counter" :          593,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1977-01-23",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "23/24-Jan",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Margaret Snapp (pianist)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Brahms",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Opus 17: Es t\u00F6nt ein voller Harfenklang",
				"Komm herbei, Tod (Lied von Shakespeare)",
				"Der G\u00E4rtner",
				"Gesang aus Fingal. With Bel Canto Singers of HBU, Virginia Babikian (dir). Women of the Chorus. Performed at St. John\'s Church and at HBU Gym"
			],
			"label" :            "Brahms - Vier Ges\u00E4nge (Four Songs) 1977-01-23",
			"Composer" :         "Brahms, Johannes",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johannes",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Babikian, Virginia",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "76-77",
			"Work" :             "Vier Ges\u00E4nge (Four Songs)",
			"Counter" :          218,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1992-02-29",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "29-Feb,1/2-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Christine Brewer (s), Nancy Maultsby, (ms), Karl Dent (t), William Stone (b), Michael Peacock (boy soprano)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Elijah 1992-02-29",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Shaw, Robert",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "91-92",
			"Work" :             "Elijah",
			"Counter" :          429,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1975-10-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11-Oct",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Virginia Babikian (s)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"\"Main Street \'75\", a multi-media performance in Miller Theater, part of Houston Fest. Sang: The Heavens are Telling (Haydn Creation)",
				"Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart)",
				"How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place (Brahms Requiem)",
				"Laudate Dominum (Mozart  Soleomn Vespers, Virginia Babikian soloist)",
				"Carmina Burana (7 selections)"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1975-10-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Strong, Donald",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "75-76",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          202,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1948-04-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Houston Chorale Octet, at Shell Oil Corp. banquet, Rice Hotel",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1948-04-14",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "47-48",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          13,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "1947-05-11",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "11-May",
			"Decade" :           "1940\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         "Festival of Choral Music,\' American Guild of Organists. At Christ Episcopal Church, Houston",
			"label" :            "Various - Choral Music 1947-05-11",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Urbach, Alfred F.",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "46-47",
			"Work" :             "Choral Music",
			"Counter" :          7,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2009-07-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/4/5-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         [
				"Sally Dibblee(s), Carla L\u00F2pez-Speziale(ms), Arturo Chac\u00F3n-Cruz(t), Jorges Lagunes(bar)",
				"HSC solos: Carol Ostlind(s), Lisa Borak(s), Ashely Brooks(a), Shannon Langman(a), Chris Ortiz(t), Greg Smith(t), Jeff Goble(b), Alan Koziol(b)",
				"HSC Ensembles: Becky Hamilton(s), Maria Yanez(s), Julie Frederick(s), Nancy Turner(a), Steffanie Dean(a), Don Howie(t), Tony Sessions(t), Albert LeDoux(t), Randy Boatright(t), Bruce Boyle(b), Kevin Newman(b), Roger Cutler(b), Ken Matthews(b)"
			],
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mendelssohn",
			"Comments" :         "In Sala Nezahualcoytl, with Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Mineria, Mexico City. An octet of HSC singers also performed the National Anthem at the US Embassy.",
			"label" :            "Mendelssohn - Elijah 2009-07-02",
			"Composer" :         "Mendelssohn, Felix",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Felix",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"First+Date" :       39996,
			"Venue" :            "Mexico",
			"Conductor" :        "Prieto, Carlos Miguel",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "08-09",
			"Work" :             "Elijah",
			"Counter" :          644,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1999-03-06",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "6/7-Mar",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Randolph Lacy (t)(performing from the catwalk)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Berlioz",
			"Comments" :         "At Moores Opera House, U of H -- In Memory of Robert Shaw (Lankester replaced Robert Shaw who died 15-Jan-1999) Includes Moores School Chorales, The University Chorus, The Moores School Symphony Orchestra",
			"label" :            "Berlioz - Requiem 1999-03-06",
			"Composer" :         "Berlioz, Hector",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Hector",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "University",
			"Conductor" :        "Lankester, Michael",
			"Sponsorship" :      "Independent",
			"Season" :           "98-99",
			"Work" :             "Requiem",
			"Counter" :          493,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      1,
			"Date" :             "2002-10-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   1,
			"DayMonth" :         "12-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "Concert at The Centrum, NW Houston",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Testament of Freedom 2002-10-12",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "02-03",
			"Work" :             "Testament of Freedom",
			"Counter" :          533,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1978-12-14",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "14/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1970\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Bach",
			"Comments" :         "Two Selections. 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party",
			"label" :            "Bach - Christmas Oratorio 1978-12-14",
			"Composer" :         "Bach, Johann Sebastian",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Johann Sebastian",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Harwood, C. William",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "78-79",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Oratorio",
			"Counter" :          236,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1996-12-12",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "12/14/15/15-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"The Many Moods of Christmas, Shaw",
				"Hallelujah from Messiah, Handel",
				"God Rest Ye Merry Gentelemen, Bartsch",
				"O Tannenbaum, Bartsch",
				"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Bartsch",
				"Here Comes Santa. With Houston Festival Ringers, Andrew Bowen dir. 12-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1996-12-12",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "96-97",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          473,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1992-12-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/22-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Amy Burton (s), Luretta Bybee (ms), Stanford Olsen (t), David Pittsinger (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "Concerts at JH (Dec 21, 22), and First Methodist (Dec 20). 4 performances include one in Galveston.",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 1992-12-20",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "92-93",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          440,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "1986-07-05",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "5-Jul",
			"Decade" :           "1980\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Howe",
			"Comments" :         "Miller Theater \'Celebrate Houston\' program. \'Battle Hymn was also used as an \'encore\' as early as 1-25-1963.",
			"label" :            "Howe - Battle Hymn of the Republic 1986-07-05",
			"Composer" :         "Howe, Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Julia Ward / Steffe / Wilhousky",
			"TimesPerf" :        1,
			"Venue" :            "Miller Theater",
			"Conductor" :        "Comissiona, Sergiu",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "85-86",
			"Work" :             "Battle Hymn of the Republic",
			"Counter" :          336,
			"ConcertType" :      "General"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      4,
			"Date" :             "1995-12-08",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   4,
			"DayMonth" :         "8/9/10/10-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Various",
			"Comments" :         [
				"Fantasia on Greensleeves, Vaughan Williams",
				"The Holly and the Ivy, Rutter",
				"Hallelujah from Messiah, Handel",
				"The Twelve Days of Christmas, Rutter",
				"Silent Night Gruber",
				"Joy To The World, Handel",
				"Carol of the Bells, Morden",
				"Christmas Memories, Chase",
				"We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Harris. 15-Dec was Conoco Party"
			],
			"label" :            "Various - Christmas Pops 1995-12-08",
			"Composer" :         "Various",
			"TimesPerf" :        4,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Stein, Stephen",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "95-96",
			"Work" :             "Christmas Pops",
			"Counter" :          463,
			"ConcertType" :      "Pops"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2005-12-16",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "16/17/18-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Barbara Shirvas (s), Barbara Rearick (ms), Lawrence Brownlee (t), William Stone (b)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Handel",
			"Comments" :         "No First Methodist Church performance",
			"label" :            "Handel - Messiah 2005-12-16",
			"Composer" :         "Handel, George Frideric",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "George Frideric",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Seaman, Christopher",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "05-06",
			"Work" :             "Messiah",
			"Counter" :          595,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2005-06-10",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "10/18-Jun",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Thompson",
			"Comments" :         "Voices of the Symphony CD: Concert 6/10, recording 6/18",
			"label" :            "Thompson - Peaceable Kingdom 2005-06-10",
			"Composer" :         "Thompson, Randall",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Randall",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Hausmann, Charles",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Peaceable Kingdom",
			"Counter" :          587,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      2,
			"Date" :             "1968-12-02",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   2,
			"DayMonth" :         "2/3-Dec",
			"Decade" :           "1960\'s",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Stravinsky",
			"label" :            "Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms 1968-12-02",
			"Composer" :         "Stravinsky, Igor",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Igor",
			"TimesPerf" :        2,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Previn, Andre",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "68-69",
			"Work" :             "Symphony of Psalms",
			"Counter" :          130,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "2004-11-20",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "20/21/22-Nov",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Twyla Robinson (s), Aidan Soder (ms), Gregory Turay(t)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Das Klagende Lied, \"The Plaintive Song\" 2004-11-20",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Graf, Hans",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "04-05",
			"Work" :             "Das Klagende Lied, \"The Plaintive Song\"",
			"Counter" :          574,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      3,
			"Date" :             "1990-09-15",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   3,
			"DayMonth" :         "15/16/17-Sep",
			"Decade" :           "1990\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jard Van Nes (ms),",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Mahler",
			"Comments" :         "HSC Women. With Singing Boys of Houston (Gary W. Patterson dir).",
			"label" :            "Mahler - Symphony #3 1990-09-15",
			"Composer" :         "Mahler, Gustav",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Gustav",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Eschenbach, Christoph",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "90-91",
			"Work" :             "Symphony #3",
			"Counter" :          407,
			"ConcertType" :      "Classical"
		},
		{
			"NumConcerts" :      0,
			"Date" :             "2001-03-31",
			"type" :             "Item",
			"Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles",
			"NumHSOConcerts" :   0,
			"DayMonth" :         "31-Mar/1/2-Apr",
			"Decade" :           "2000\'s",
			"Soloists" :         "Jane Jennings (s), Paula Rasmussen (ms), Benjamin Butterfield (t), Dean Ely (bar)",
			"ComposerLast" :     "Beethoven",
			"label" :            "Beethoven - Mass in C Major 2001-03-31",
			"Composer" :         "Beethoven, Ludwig van",
			"ComposerFirst" :    "Ludwig van",
			"TimesPerf" :        3,
			"Venue" :            "Houston",
			"Conductor" :        "Delfs, Andreas",
			"Sponsorship" :      "HSO",
			"Season" :           "00-01",
			"Work" :             "Mass in C Major",
			"Counter" :          519,
			"Concert