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William", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "81-82", "Work" : "Carmen", "Counter" : 269, "ConcertType" : "Opera" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2011-01-20", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "20/22/23-Jan", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Angela Meade(s), Margaret Lattimore(ms), Garrett Sorenson(t), Morris Robinson(b)", "ComposerLast" : "Verdi", "label" : "Verdi - Requiem 2011-01-20", "Composer" : "Verdi, Giuseppe", "ComposerFirst" : "Giuseppe", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Dausgaard, Thomas", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Requiem", "Counter" : 668, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : "Dvo\u0159\u00E1k", "label" : "Dvo\u0159\u00E1k - Stabat Mater 2000-09-23", "Composer" : "Dvo\u0159\u00E1k, Antonin", "ComposerFirst" : "Antonin", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Flor, Claus Peter", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "00-01", "Work" : "Stabat Mater", "Counter" : 514, "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "2010-12-08", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "8-Dec", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Andrea Bocelli(t), Anna Tifu(violin), Alexia Voulgaridou(s), Heather Headley(s)", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "Sang backup for Andrea Bocelli in opera choruses and Christmas music for a huge crowd (18,000+) in the Toyota Center. Very popular concert, many encores. Expensive tickets ($75-$275+)", "label" : "Various - Andrea Bocelli 2010-12-08", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Kohn, Eugene", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Andrea Bocelli", "Counter" : 665, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 2, "Date" : "1959-12-14", "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", "Work" : "Christmas Concert", "Counter" : 87, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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. 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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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : "1982-07-13", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "13-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Ravel", "Comments" : "Suite #2. recorded on 27-Jul-1982", "label" : "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1982-07-13", "Composer" : "Ravel, Maurice", "ComposerFirst" : "Maurice", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "81-82", "Work" : "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9", "Counter" : 270, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2003-11-15", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "15/16/17-Nov", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "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", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "03-04", "Work" : "War Requiem", "Counter" : 562, "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" : 2, "Date" : "2000-03-04", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "4/5-Mar", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Jan Grissom (s), Frank Hernandez (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "Comments" : "At Moores Opera House, with Moores School Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Concert Women\'s Chorus, University Men\'s Chorus", "label" : "Brahms - German Requiem 2000-03-04", "Composer" : "Brahms, Johannes", "ComposerFirst" : "Johannes", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "University", "Conductor" : "Rutter, John", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "99-00", "Work" : "German Requiem", "Counter" : 503, "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" : 0, "Date" : "1985-07-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "19-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Concept and Text by Ian Strasfogel, narration by F. Murray Abraham, piano by Edith Orloff.", "ComposerLast" : "Mozart", "Comments" : "Amadeus\' musical narrative, 1985 Summer Festival, Jones Hall", "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" : 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", "Season" : "54-55", "Work" : "Christmas Concert", "Counter" : 63, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "1981-10-03", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "3/4/5-Oct", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Barbara McAlister (ms)", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "Comments" : "Men of the Chorus", "label" : "Brahms - Alto Rhapsody 1981-10-03", "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" : 6, "Date" : "2010-12-04", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 6, "DayMonth" : "4/5/10/11/12/12-Dec", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Dan Menedez(Juggler), Sean Holshouser(Boy Soprano)", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : [ "12/4 El Paso, 12/5 Conoco", "Karolju by Christopher Rouse difficult work in Latin, French, Swedish, Czech and German. We skipped the sections in Italian, Russian and Spanish. Sean Holhouser is the son of Scott Holshouser, HSO keyboard specialist and HSC accompanist." ], "label" : "Various - Christmas Pops 2010-12-04", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 6, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Krajewski, Michael", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Christmas Pops", "Counter" : 666, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "1950-12-08", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "8-Dec", "Decade" : "1950\'s", "Soloists" : "Bobbye Jean Richardson (narr)(HSC)", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "A Program of Christmas Music,\' Music Hall", "label" : "Various - Christmas Concert 1950-12-08", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "50-51", "Work" : "Christmas Concert", "Counter" : 40, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "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" : "1994-10-29", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "29/30/31-Oct", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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). 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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" : 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" : 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. 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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" : 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" : "2011-11-10", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "10/12/13-Nov", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Elizabeth Keusch(s), Quinn Patrick(ms), Steven Tharp(t), Stephen Bryant(b)", "ComposerLast" : "Schubert", "label" : "Schubert - Mass #3 in Bb 2011-11-10", "Composer" : "Schubert, Franz", "ComposerFirst" : "Franz", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Koenig, Christoph", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "11-12", "Work" : "Mass #3 in Bb", "Counter" : 676, "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "1979-03-17", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "17/18-Mar", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Janacek", "Comments" : "Canceled half way into rehearsals because two critical soloists bowed out", "label" : "Janacek - Glagolitic Mass (M\'sa Glagolskaja) 1979-03-17", "Composer" : "Janacek, Janos", "ComposerFirst" : "Janos", "TimesPerf" : 0, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Inbal, Eliahu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "78-79", "Work" : "Glagolitic Mass (M\'sa Glagolskaja)", "Counter" : 240, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2011-04-29", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "29/30-Apr, 1-May", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Jane Dutton (ms)", "ComposerLast" : "Prokofiev", "Comments" : "Jane Dutton replaced Sascha Cooke, the originally scheduled soloist.", "label" : "Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky 2011-04-29", "Composer" : "Prokofiev, Sergei", "ComposerFirst" : "Sergei", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Wigglesworth, Mark", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Alexander Nevsky", "Counter" : 671, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : 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" : "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", "Season" : "05-06", "Work" : "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"", "Counter" : 602, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "2012-09-20", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "25-Jun", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "label" : "Brahms - N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\" 2012-09-20", "Composer" : "Brahms, Johannes", "ComposerFirst" : "Johannes", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "12-13", "Work" : "N\u00E4nie, \"Song of Lamentation\"", "Counter" : 685, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "2010-05-13", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "13/15/16-May", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Albina Shagimuratova(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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 1, "Date" : "1985-07-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "12-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Carol Webber (s), Charles Tanner (narr)", "ComposerLast" : "Grieg", "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", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "84-85", "Work" : "Peer Gynt, Incidental Music", "Counter" : 313, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" }, { "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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "2008-04-26", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "26 Apr", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Cynthia Clayton (s), Andrea Jaber (a), Todd Miller (t), Hector Vazquez (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Mendelssohn", "Comments" : "With HSO, at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church", "label" : "Mendelssohn - St. Paul 2008-04-26", "Composer" : "Mendelssohn, Felix", "ComposerFirst" : "Felix", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "07-08", "Work" : "St. Paul", "Counter" : 631, "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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : 4, "Date" : "1994-12-16", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 4, "DayMonth" : "16/17/18/18-Dec", "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", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "94-95", "Work" : "Messiah", "Counter" : 457, "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : "1951-12-08", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "8-Dec", "Decade" : "1950\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Tchaikowsky", "Comments" : "Women of the Chorale, with \'Chorale Orchestra,\' in City Auditorium", "label" : "Tchaikowsky - Nutcracker 1951-12-08", "Composer" : "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich", "ComposerFirst" : "Pyotr Ilyich", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "51-52", "Work" : "Nutcracker", "Counter" : 45, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "1999-11-06", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "6/7/8-Nov", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 0, "Date" : "2000-07-11", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "11/12-Jul", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Thompson", "Comments" : "Jul 11 in Birmingham\'s Symphony Hall, and Jul 12 in Malvern Priory.", "label" : "Thompson - Alleluia 2000-07-11", "Composer" : "Thompson, Randall", "ComposerFirst" : "Randall", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Europe", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "99-00", "Work" : "Alleluia", "Counter" : 506, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "1987-07-25", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "25-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Pergolesi", "Comments" : "Quando corpus morietur and Amen from Stabat Mater. 34 women of the Chorus. \"Amadeus Answers Salieri,\" Summer Festival performance, Part I, Richard Fletcher conducting.", "label" : "Pergolesi - Stabat Mater 1987-07-25", "Composer" : "Pergolesi, Giovanni Batista", "ComposerFirst" : "Giovanni Batista", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Fletcher, Richard", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "86-87", "Work" : "Stabat Mater", "Counter" : 353, "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" : 4, "Date" : "2010-01-21", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 4, "DayMonth" : "21/22/23/24-Jan", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Duncan Copp, producer/director", "ComposerLast" : "Holst", "Comments" : "Small group of women of the Chorus, with HD NASA pictures of solar system", "label" : "Holst - The Planets 2010-01-21", "Composer" : "Holst, Gustav", "ComposerFirst" : "Gustav", "TimesPerf" : 4, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Graf, Hans", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "09-10", "Work" : "The Planets", "Counter" : 653, "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. 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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", "Work" : "Four Sacred Pieces", "Counter" : 153, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1949-04-10", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "10/11-Apr", "Decade" : "1940\'s", "Soloists" : "Paula Lenchner (s), Margery Mayer (cont), Irwin Dillon (t), Kenneth Schon (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "label" : "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1949-04-10", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Kurtz, Efram", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "48-49", "Work" : "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"", "Counter" : 25, "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" : 1, "Date" : "2010-01-30", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "30-Jan", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "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, "Venue" : "West Palm Beach, Florida", "Conductor" : "Graf, Hans", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "09-10", "Work" : "The Planets", "Counter" : 655, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2011-03-18", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "18/19/20-Mar", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, Borodin Polovstian Dances, John Williams Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace, Battle Hymn of the Republic and choral version of 1812 Overture. Stars and Stripes encore.", "label" : "Various - Pops Knockouts 2011-03-18", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Krajewski, Michael", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Pops Knockouts", "Counter" : 669, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2002-11-16", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "16/17/18-Nov", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Marjorie Elinor Dix (s), Mary Phillips (ms), Daniel Weeks (t), Philip Cutlip (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Bruckner", "label" : "Bruckner - Te Deum 2002-11-16", "Composer" : "Bruckner, Anton", "ComposerFirst" : "Anton", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Graf, Hans", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "02-03", "Work" : "Te Deum", "Counter" : 538, "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" : 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" : 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). 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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" : 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" : 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" : 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. 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Last such joint concert in the series that began Apr-1960", "label" : "Holst - The Planets 1970-02-08", "Composer" : "Holst, Gustav", "ComposerFirst" : "Gustav", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Ehrling, Sixten", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "69-70", "Work" : "The Planets", "Counter" : 142, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : "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" : "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" : 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" : "1994-05-21", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "21/22/23-May", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "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. 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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" : "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" : "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" : "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" : 3, "Date" : "1984-02-04", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "4/5/6-Feb", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Catherine Ciesinski (s), Kenneth Riegel (t), Simon Estes (bbar), Jan Opalach (bbar)", "ComposerLast" : "Berlioz", "Comments" : "Spring Branch Boy\'s Choir (Keith Dixon, dir)", "label" : "Berlioz - Damnation of Faust 1984-02-04", "Composer" : "Berlioz, Hector", "ComposerFirst" : "Hector", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "83-84", "Work" : "Damnation of Faust", "Counter" : 292, "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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 4, "Date" : "1993-12-17", "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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 0, "Date" : "1971-12-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "12-Dec", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Holst", "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" : "Holst - Christmas Day 1971-12-12", "Composer" : "Holst, Gustav", "ComposerFirst" : "Gustav", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "McGinnis, Azaleigh", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "71-72", "Work" : "Christmas Day", "Counter" : 160, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : 4, "Date" : "1990-12-13", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 4, "DayMonth" : "13/14/15/16-Dec", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "Soloists" : "Kate Pogue (script), Buck Ross (stage director)", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "The Spirit of Christmas. U of H Chamber singers and Texas Mime Theater participated. Bach Jesu Joy of Man\'s Desiring and Magnificat. 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" : 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" : 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)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 2, "Date" : "1992-07-25", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "25/26-Jul", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "Soloists" : "Marquita Lister (s), Sandra Walker (ms), John Keyes (t), Richard Paul Fink (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "Comments" : "Summer Festival performance", "label" : "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 1992-07-25", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Eschenbach, Christoph", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "91-92", "Work" : "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"", "Counter" : 436, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 1, "Date" : "1976-03-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "12-Mar", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "Soloists" : "Bennett, Robert C. was Organist Accompaniment", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "Singalong, 13 selections by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Faure, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart. Held at St Luke\'s Methodist Church. Paid attendance -- 289.", "label" : "Various - Choral Music (Sing-along) 1976-03-12", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "75-76", "Work" : "Choral Music (Sing-along)", "Counter" : 209, "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", "Conductor" : "Bernardi, Mario", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "87-88", "Work" : "Requiem", "Counter" : 369, "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" : 2, "Date" : "1978-12-14", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "14/15-Dec", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party", "label" : "Various - Christmas Pops 1978-12-14", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Harwood, C. William", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "78-79", "Work" : "Christmas Pops", "Counter" : 237, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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. 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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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : "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" : 2, "Date" : "2009-07-09", "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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : 2, "Date" : "2012-09-20", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "2-/22-Sep", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "?", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "label" : "Brahms - German Requiem 2012-09-20", "Composer" : "Brahms, Johannes", "ComposerFirst" : "Johannes", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Graf, Hans", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "12-13", "Work" : "German Requiem", "Counter" : 684, "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" : 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" : 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" : 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", "Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "69-70", "Work" : "Cavalleria Rusticana", "Counter" : 145, "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" : 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" : 0, "Date" : "1989-12-07", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "7/15/16/17/17-Dec", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Offenbach", "Comments" : "Sang Chorus and Olympia\'s Aria, as part of 1989 Christmas Pops. 7-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party.", "label" : "Offenbach - Tales of Hoffman 1989-12-07", "Composer" : "Offenbach, Jacques", "ComposerFirst" : "Jacques", "TimesPerf" : 5, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Ben-Dor, Gis\u00E8le", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "89-90", "Work" : "Tales of Hoffman", "Counter" : 394, "ConcertType" : "Opera" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "1975-10-11", "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. 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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" : 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" : 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. 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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" : 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" : "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" : "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" : 3, "Date" : "1980-05-17", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : "60-61", "Work" : "Captain Kangaroo", "Counter" : 95, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1968-03-25", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "25/26-Mar", "Decade" : "1960\'s", "Soloists" : "Elizabeth Vaughan (s), Maureen Forrester (ms)(HSC), Richard Lewis (t), Yi-Kwei Sze (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Verdi", "label" : "Verdi - Requiem 1968-03-25", "Composer" : "Verdi, Giuseppe", "ComposerFirst" : "Giuseppe", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Barbirolli, Sir John", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "67-68", "Work" : "Requiem", "Counter" : 128, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "1965-09-15", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "15-Sep", "Decade" : "1960\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Shaw", "Comments" : "150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall", "label" : "Shaw - Ya Viene la Vieja 1965-09-15", "Composer" : "Shaw, Robert (arr)", "ComposerFirst" : "Robert (arr)", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "65-66", "Work" : "Ya Viene la Vieja", "Counter" : 119, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "2007-05-30", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "30-May", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Melissa Givens (s), Timothy Jones (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Vaughan Williams", "Comments" : "Concert with the Budapest Concert Orchestra, in the Ferenc Liszt Conservatorium, Budapest", "label" : "Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem 2007-05-30", "Composer" : "Vaughan Williams, Ralph", "ComposerFirst" : "Ralph", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Europe", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "06-07", "Work" : "Dona Nobis Pacem", "Counter" : 619, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 4, "Date" : "2005-02-18", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 4, "DayMonth" : "18/19/20/21-Feb", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "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, "Date" : "1969-10-13", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "13/14-Oct", "Decade" : "1960\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Wagner", "Comments" : "Macht Platz! F\u00FCr Elsa uns\'re Frau\' (Elsa Entering the Cathedral, Feierlich Zug der Frauen zum M\u00FCnster)", "label" : "Wagner - Lohengrin 1969-10-13", "Composer" : "Wagner, Richard", "ComposerFirst" : "Richard", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Roller, A. Clyde", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "69-70", "Work" : "Lohengrin", "Counter" : 138, "ConcertType" : "Opera" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1985-01-04", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "4/5-Jan", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Teresa Cahill (s), Jan DeGaetani (ms), John Aler (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Tippett", "Comments" : "Tippett\'s 80th birthday celebration. Sir Michael conducted two of his orchestral works, but Comissiona conducted \'A Child of our Time.\' During rehearsal Tippett took a bad fall from the Jones Hall podium: HSC principal cellist Shirley Trepel seemed more protective of her cello than of the 80-year-old Tippett.", "label" : "Tippett - Child of Our Time, A 1985-01-04", "Composer" : "Tippett, Michael", "ComposerFirst" : "Michael", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "84-85", "Work" : "Child of Our Time, A", "Counter" : 305, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "1996-11-09", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "9/10/11-Nov", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "Soloists" : "Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Richard Clement (t), John Cheek (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Mozart", "Comments" : "Plainsong chant between movements. Sang only the music Mozart wrote himself, followed by Mozart\'s Ave Verum Corpus. Very moving.", "label" : "Mozart - Requiem 1996-11-09", "Composer" : "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus", "ComposerFirst" : "Wolfgang Amadeus", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Honeck, Manfred", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "96-97", "Work" : "Requiem", "Counter" : 472, "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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 5, "Date" : "2008-12-06", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 5, "DayMonth" : "6/7/13/14/14-Dec", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Mark Mendell, boy soprano", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "26 minute movie, The Snowman, accompanied by orchestra dominated second half.", "label" : "Various - Christmas Pops 2008-12-06", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 5, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Krajewski, Michael", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "08-09", "Work" : "Christmas Pops", "Counter" : 638, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "2006-05-05", "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" : 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", "Conductor" : "Wayland, Newton", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "87-88", "Work" : "1812 Overture", "Counter" : 365, "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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 3, "Date" : "2008-05-01", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "01/02/03-May", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Erin Wall (s), Meredith Arwady (ms)", "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" : 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" : "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" : 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" : 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" : 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. 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Clyde", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "66-67", "Work" : "Four Sacred Pieces", "Counter" : 124, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "2010-07-09", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "7-Jul", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "Memorial service at St. Martin\'s Episcopal Church for Marty Ambrose, HSC bass, radio personality, sometimes Pops narrator and member of the grizzled veterans, a group of chorus men of a certain age who play golf, smoke cigars and drink adult beverages. Members of the HSC, Sons of Orpheus and St. Martin\'s Chancel Choir sang Gowthrop\'s SIng Me To Heaven, Brahms\' How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place and Martin\'s When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.", "label" : "Various - Memorial Service 2010-07-09", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Riehle, Kevin", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "09-10", "Work" : "Memorial Service", "Counter" : 660, "ConcertType" : "Memorial" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "2002-10-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "12-Nov", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Vaughan Williams", "Comments" : "Sang \'Beat! Beat! Drums!.\' Concert at The Centrum, NW Houston", "label" : "Vaughan Williams - Dona Nobis Pacem 2002-10-12", "Composer" : "Vaughan Williams, Ralph", "ComposerFirst" : "Ralph", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "02-03", "Work" : "Dona Nobis Pacem", "Counter" : 535, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1969-03-24", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Bedford, Wayne", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "24/25-Mar", "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" : "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" : 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" : "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" : "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" : 4, "Date" : "2012-12-21", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 4, "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "?", "ComposerLast" : "Handel", "label" : "Handel - Messiah 2012-12-21", "Composer" : "Handel, George Frideric", "ComposerFirst" : "George Frideric", "TimesPerf" : 4, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Halls, Matthew", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "12-13", "Work" : "Messiah", "Counter" : 687, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 1, "Date" : "1959-07-14", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "14-Jul", "Decade" : "1950\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Various", "Comments" : "Noted as \'First Chorale Appearance in Summer Symphony Program\'. \'Small\' Miller theater. Ezra Rachlin conducted the Orchestra part of the concert", "label" : "Various - Pops 1959-07-14", "Composer" : "Various", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Miller Theater", "Conductor" : "Rachlin, Ezra", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "58-59", "Work" : "Pops", "Counter" : 85, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : "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" : 2, "Date" : "1986-10-11", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "11/21-Oct", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Benita Valente (s), Zehava Gal (ms), Kurt Streit (t), Michael Devlin (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Mozart", "Comments" : "Polochick broke a leg and Associate Charles Hausmann took over as Chorus Conductor 26-Sep-86", "label" : "Mozart - Requiem 1986-10-11", "Composer" : "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus", "ComposerFirst" : "Wolfgang Amadeus", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "De Waart, Edo", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "86-87", "Work" : "Requiem", "Counter" : 340, "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" : 3, "Date" : "2002-05-11", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "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" : 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" : "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" : "1983-07-14", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "14-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "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)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "label" : "Beethoven - Choral Fantasy 1983-07-14", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "82-83", "Work" : "Choral Fantasy", "Counter" : 286, "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" : 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" : 2, "Date" : "1979-10-13", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "13/14-Oct", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "Soloists" : "Tom Krause (bar), Ruth Falcon (s)", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "label" : "Brahms - German Requiem 1979-10-13", "Composer" : "Brahms, Johannes", "ComposerFirst" : "Johannes", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Bergel, Erich", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "79-80", "Work" : "German Requiem", "Counter" : 245, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 1, "Date" : "1981-07-17", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "17-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Scott Holshouser (piano)", "ComposerLast" : "Tchaikowsky", "Comments" : [ "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." ], "label" : "Tchaikowsky - Eight Songs 1981-07-17", "Composer" : "Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich", "ComposerFirst" : "Pyotr Ilyich", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "80-81", "Work" : "Eight Songs", "Counter" : 256, "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" : "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" : 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" : "2009-07-24", "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", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "08-09", "Work" : "Blue Planet Live", "Counter" : 648, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : 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" : 3, "Date" : "2000-08-25", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "25/26/27-Aug", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Amelia Sierra (s), Encarnacion Mazquez (ms), Joseph Evans (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "Comments" : "In Palacio de Bellas Artes (Aug 25) and Sala Nezahualcoytl (Aug 26/27), with Orquestra Sinf\u00F3nica de Miner\u00EDa, Mexico City", "label" : "Beethoven - Symphony #9, \"Choral\" 2000-08-25", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Mexico", "Conductor" : "Velazco, Jorge", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "99-00", "Work" : "Symphony #9, \"Choral\"", "Counter" : 510, "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" : "2008-03-08", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "8 Mar", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "Comments" : "The Beethoven Experience\' -- an entire day of Beethoven.", "label" : "Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang (Elegy) 2008-03-08", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Graf, Hans", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "07-08", "Work" : "Elegischer Gesang (Elegy)", "Counter" : 630, "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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "1985-07-19", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "19-Jul", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar)", "ComposerLast" : "Mozart", "Comments" : "Final Chorus from \'Abduction from the Seraglio,\' part of \'Amadeus\' musical narrative, 1985 Summer Festival.", "label" : "Mozart - Abduction from the Seraglio 1985-07-19", "Composer" : "Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus", "ComposerFirst" : "Wolfgang Amadeus", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "84-85", "Work" : "Abduction from the Seraglio", "Counter" : 315, "ConcertType" : "Opera" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "1977-01-23", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "23/24-Jan", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Brahms", "Comments" : "Performed at St. John\'s Church", "label" : "Brahms - Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\" 1977-01-23", "Composer" : "Brahms, Johannes", "ComposerFirst" : "Johannes", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "76-77", "Work" : "Schicksalslied, \"Song of Destiny\"", "Counter" : 217, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 3, "Date" : "1999-05-28", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "28/29/30-May", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "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" : 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" : 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" : "2003-03-10", "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : "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" : 2, "Date" : "2007-06-30", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "30-Jun, 1-Jul", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : [ "Kelley Nassief(s), Charlotte Paulsen (ms), Oscar Roa (t)", "Rosendo Flores (b)" ], "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "Comments" : "In Sala Nezahualcoytl, with Orquesta Sinf\u00F3nica de Mineria, Mexico City", "label" : "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 2007-06-30", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Mexico", "Conductor" : "Prieto, Carlos Miguel", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "06-07", "Work" : "Missa Solemnis", "Counter" : 620, "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" : "1966-10-03", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "3-Oct", "Decade" : "1960\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Ravel", "Comments" : "Suite No. 2", "label" : "Ravel - Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9 1966-10-03", "Composer" : "Ravel, Maurice", "ComposerFirst" : "Maurice", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Barbirolli, Sir John", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "66-67", "Work" : "Daphnis and Chlo\u00E9", "Counter" : 122, "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" : "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, "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" : 1, "Date" : "1948-06-29", "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, "Venue" : "Miller Theater", "Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "47-48", "Work" : "Choral Music", "Counter" : 20, "ConcertType" : "General" }, { "NumConcerts" : 1, "Date" : "2011-07-16", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "16-Jul", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Susan Calloway (vocalist)", "ComposerLast" : "Uematsu", "label" : "Uematsu - Final Fantasy Distant Worlds 2011-07-16", "Composer" : "Uematsu, Nobuo", "ComposerFirst" : "Nobuo", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Roth, Arnie", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "10-11", "Work" : "Final Fantasy Distant Worlds", "Counter" : 672, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : 0, "Date" : "1989-05-27", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "27-May", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "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, "Venue" : "Europe", "Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "88-89", "Work" : "Carmina Burana", "Counter" : 388, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1989-05-24", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "24/25-May", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Barbara Bonney (s), Werner Compes (t), Haka Hagegard (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Orff", "Comments" : "Season Finale of Basel Symphony Orchestra, in Basel, Switzerland", "label" : "Orff - Carmina Burana 1989-05-24", "Composer" : "Orff, Carl", "ComposerFirst" : "Carl", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Europe", "Conductor" : "Stein, Horst", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "88-89", "Work" : "Carmina Burana", "Counter" : 384, "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" : 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" : 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" : 0, "Date" : "1996-08-31", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "31-Aug/1 Sep", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "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" }, { "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" : "01-02", "Work" : "The Planets", "Counter" : 530, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "NumConcerts" : 2, "Date" : "1987-04-17", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "17/18-Apr", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Janice Grissom (s), Jason Smith (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Rodgers", "Comments" : "Pops - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein", "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" : 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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "1955-11-05", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Urbach, Alfred F.", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "5-Nov", "Decade" : "1950\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Rodgers", "Comments" : "Program does not credit HSC", "label" : "Rodgers - Oklahoma Selections 1955-11-05", "Composer" : "Rodgers, Richard", "ComposerFirst" : "Richard", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Bonney, Maurice", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "55-56", "Work" : "Oklahoma Selections", "Counter" : 69, "ConcertType" : "Pops" }, { "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" : 2, "Date" : "1976-05-10", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Strong, Donald", "NumHSOConcerts" : 2, "DayMonth" : "10/11-May", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "Soloists" : "Rohan McCullough (narr), Paulina Stark (s), Maryanne Telese (s)", "ComposerLast" : "Mendelssohn", "Comments" : "Women of the Chorus", "label" : "Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night\'s Dream 1976-05-10", "Composer" : "Mendelssohn, Felix", "ComposerFirst" : "Felix", "TimesPerf" : 2, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Foster, Lawrence", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "75-76", "Work" : "Midsummer Night\'s Dream", "Counter" : 210, "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" : 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" : 3, "Date" : "2008-02-22", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 3, "DayMonth" : "22/23/24-Feb", "Decade" : "2000\'s", "Soloists" : "Ilana Davidson (s), Christopher Pfund (t), Hugh Russell (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Orff", "Comments" : "With Houston Children\'s Chorus (Stephen Roddy dir)", "label" : "Orff - 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Organized by Mid-America Productions. 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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" : 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" : 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" : 1, "Date" : "1990-11-12", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "12-Nov", "Decade" : "1990\'s", "Soloists" : "Sharon Kenney (s), Carol Madalin (ms), Brian Skinner (t), Richard Owens (bar)", "ComposerLast" : "Beethoven", "Comments" : "Concert with Corpus Christi Chorale, Del Mar Concert Choir, and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, in Bayfront Plaza Auditorium, Corpus Christi. 30 HSC participants.", "label" : "Beethoven - Missa Solemnis 1990-11-12", "Composer" : "Beethoven, Ludwig van", "ComposerFirst" : "Ludwig van", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Corpus Christi", "Conductor" : "Eberhardt, Cornelius", "Sponsorship" : "Independent", "Season" : "90-91", "Work" : "Missa Solemnis", "Counter" : 412, "ConcertType" : "Classical" }, { "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" : "1981-12-05", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 1, "DayMonth" : "5-Dec", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "Soloists" : "Lynn Griebling (s), Bruce Ford (t), Greer Grimsley (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Paulus", "Comments" : "Performed at St Luke\'s Methodist, part of the HSO\'s Stokowski Legacy (Chamber Orchestra) Series", "label" : "Paulus - Letters for the Times 1981-12-05", "Composer" : "Paulus, Stephen", "ComposerFirst" : "Stephen", "TimesPerf" : 1, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Harwood, C. 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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" : 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 - Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch 1982-09-11", "Composer" : "Stravinsky, Igor", "ComposerFirst" : "Igor", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Comissiona, Sergiu", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "82-83", "Work" : "Choral Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch", "Counter" : 276, "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" : "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" : 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" : 0, "Date" : "1978-05-14", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Babikian, Virginia", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "14/15/16-May", "Decade" : "1970\'s", "Soloists" : "Earlene Ballard (s), Barbara Conrad (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ezio Flagello (b)", "ComposerLast" : "Bruckner", "label" : "Bruckner - Te Deum 1978-05-14", "Composer" : "Bruckner, Anton", "ComposerFirst" : "Anton", "TimesPerf" : 3, "Venue" : "Houston", "Conductor" : "Foster, Lawrence", "Sponsorship" : "HSO", "Season" : "77-78", "Work" : "Te Deum", "Counter" : 232, "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 (Violetta), Mabel Perelstein (Flora), Oscar Roa (Alfredo), Edgar Guti\u00E9rrez (Barone), Emelio Carsi (Dottore), Daniel Cervantes (Marchese)", "ComposerLast" : "Verdi", "Comments" : [ "\"Introduction", "Drinking Song (\"Brindisi\"), Waltz and Duet", "Final Chorus (\"Stretta\"). 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R. (Rod) Lowery, at his request, to sing hymns and other music, in Rod\'s last days (Cancer). 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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" : "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" : "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" }, { "NumConcerts" : 0, "Date" : "1987-01-31", "type" : "Item", "Chorus+Conductor" : "Hausmann, Charles", "NumHSOConcerts" : 0, "DayMonth" : "31-Jan, 1/2-Feb", "Decade" : "1980\'s", "ComposerLast" : "Boito", "Comments" : "Sang \'Prologue\' (\"Ave signor degli angelie dei santi \u2026 E s\'ergeate per l\'aure azzure cave in suon soave. 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