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Performances by Year

1934

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: Mass in B MinorLeopold StokowskiPhiladelphia Orchestra

1935

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: Mass in B MinorJ.F. WilliamsonBaltimore Symphony

1939

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Rossini: Petite Messe SolennelleJohn BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Choral FantasyArturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Arturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: The BellsSergei RachmaninoffPhiladelphia Orchestra

1940

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bernard Hermann: Moby DickJohn BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Rosini: Petite Messe SolennelleJ.F. WilliamsonWCC Orchestra and members of the Trenton Symphony
Beethoven: Choral FantasyJose IturbiRochester Philharmonic
Verdi: Te DeumArturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: RequiemArturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra

1941

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionLeopold StokowskiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Mozart: RequiemBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Alto RhapsodyBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: SchicksalsliedBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Leopold Stokowski 

1942

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Pergolesi: Stabat MaterJohn BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Wagner: Parsifal (selected scenes)John BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Wagner: Die Meistersinger (excepts)John BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisArturo ToscaniniNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Arturo ToscaniniNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: Romeo & JulietArturo ToscaniniNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: The Damnation of FaustArtur RodzinskiNew York Philharmonic

1943

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Brahms: A German RequiemArturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: “Va Pensiero”Arturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Verdi: Hymn of the NationsArturo ToscaniniNBC Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky*Leopold StokowskiNBC Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Eugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Debussy: La Damoiselle elueEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Artur RodzinskiNew York Philharmonic

1944

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Brahms: Liebeslieder WaltzesEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Bruckner: Te DeumBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Bach: St. Matthew PassionBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Alto RhapsodyEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Walton: Belshazzar’s FeastArtur RodzinskiNew York Philharmonic
Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance No. 1Artur RodzinksiNew York Philharmonic

1945

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Lukas Foss: The PrairieArtur RodzinskiNew York Philharmonic
Prokofiev: Alexander NevskyEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Dorothy W. Adair: A Christmas WreathRudolph GanzNew York Philharmonic
Prokofiev: Alexander NevskyLeopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic

1946

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Artur RodzinskiNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Choral FantasyHenry Cowles WhiteheadNorfolk Symphony
Manuel Rosenthal: St. Francis of AssisiEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra

1947

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Leopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic
Debussy: Nocturnes “Sirenes”Leopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic

1948

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Honegger: Jeanne D’Arch au BucherCharles MunchNew York Philharmonic
Haydn: Seven Last Words of ChristThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Debussy: La Damoiselle elueLeopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Song of DestinyO.H. BrownEl Paso Symphony
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: SchicksalsliedBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic

1948-49

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed EurydiceThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic

1950

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Handel: Israel in EgyptThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Gluck: Orfeo ed EurydiceThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Gabrieli: In EcclesiisLeopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 8Leopold StokowskiNew York Philharmonic
Bach: Cantata No. 21Thomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Milhaud: Les ChoephoresDimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic

1952

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Monteverdi: MagnificatGuido CantelliNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: SchicksaliedBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Vivaldi: Juditha TriumphansThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Bizet: The Pearl FishersThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Mendelssohn: ElijahDimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic

1953

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Weber: EuryantheThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Bizet: The Pearl FishersThomas SchermanLittle Orchestra Society
Bruckner: Te DeumBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Healy Willan: Coronation SuiteLeopold StokowskiL. Stowkowski and his Orchestra
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisDimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic

1954

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Brahms: Ein DeutschesBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic

1955

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi: RequiemGuido CantelliNew York Philharmonic
Meyerowitz: The Glory Around His HeadDimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Dimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic

1956

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: RequiemBruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: Te DeumGuido CantelliNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Alto RhapsodyGuido CantelliNew York Philharmonic
Monteverdi: MagnificatGuido CantelliNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Dimitri MitropoulosNew York Philharmonic
Mozart: RequiemNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony
Mossourgsky: Boris GodounovErich LeinsdorfSymphony of the Air
Bordin: Prince IgorErich LeinsdorfSymphony of the Air
Handel: MessiahLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic

1957

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Stravinsky: PersephoneIgor StravinskyNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Bruno WalterNew York Philharmonic
Debussy: La Damioselle elueAndre CluytensNew York Philharmonic

1958

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9George SchickGrand Rapids Symphony
Orff: Carmina BuranaMessimo FrecciaBaltimore Symphony
Honegger: Jeanne D’Arc au BucherLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Herbert von KarajanNew York Philharmonic

1959

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Elgar: Dream of GerontiusSir John BarbirolliNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: RequiemNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Nicholas HarsanyiTrenton Symphony
Hector Villa-Lobos: Chorus No. 10 “Rasga o Coracao”Eleazar De CavalhoNew York Philharmonic

1960

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Mass in CNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony
Beethoven: Choral FantasyNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony
Handel: MessiahWilliam SmithPhiladelphia Orchestra

1961

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Prokofiev: Alexander NevskyThomas SchippersNew York Philharmonic
Haydn: The SeasonsNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony
Lukas Foss: Parable of DeathJoseph KripsNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Joseph KripsNew York Philharmonic

1962

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Haydn: Te DeumJoseph RosenstockSenior Musicians Symphony
Beethoven: Choral FantasyLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Walter KappesserSymphony of the Air
Brahms: Alto RhapsodyWalter KappesserSymphony of the Air

1963

 

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Janacek: Slavonic MassLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Mozart: Mass in C MinorGeorge LynnMusical Fund Society of Philadelphia
Mozart: Mass in C MinorNicholas HarsanyiPrinceton Symphony

1964

 

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: Cantata No. 79Anshel BrusilowPhiladelphia Chamber Orchestra
Bach: Cantata No. 51Anshel BrusilowPhiladelphia Chamber Orchestra
Bach: Cantata No. 147Anshel BrusilowPhiladelphia Chamber Orchestra
Verdi: RequiemEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Leonard BernsteinNational Symphony
Orff: Carmina BuranaVictor TevahChilean National Ballet
Mozart: RequiemHermann ScherchenNew York Chamber Philharmonic

1965

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Herbert von KarajanBerlin Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 3Leopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Verdi: RequiemEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 8Leonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic

1966

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Haydn: Mass in CDavid KatzNew York Philharmonic
Bach: Mass in B MinorGeorge LynnNew York Chamber Orchestra
Handel: MessiahSir Malcolm SargentNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisWilliam SteinbergNew York Philharmonic

1967

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
George Lynn: Gettysburg AddressLeopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Gabrielli: In EcclesiisLeopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Leopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Haydn: The CreationAlfred WallensteinNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Berlioz: The Damnation of FaustWilliam SteinbergNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: A German RequiemGeorge LynnMusical Fund Society of Philadelphia

1968

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bliss: The BeatitudesSir Arthur BlissNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society

1969

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Orff: Carmina BuranaLeopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Haydn: St. Nicholas MassRaymond LeppardNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Bach: Cantata No. 50Raymond LeppardNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Handel: Samson Act IIIRaymond LeppardNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Handel: MessiahHoward MitchellNational Symphony
Handel: MessiahWilliam SmithTrenton Symphony

1970

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Leopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Schumann: Das Paradies und die PeriLorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic
Mendelssohn: ElijahLukas FossNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Poulenc: GloriaEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Haydn: Lord Nelson MassEugene OrmandyPhiladelphia Orchestra
Handel: MessiahPaul CallawayNational Symphony

1971

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: Mass in C MinorLing TungPhilharmonic Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Leopold StokowskiAmerican Symphony
Szymanowski: Stabat MaterStanislaw SkrowaczewskiNew York Philharmonic
Haydn: Lord Nelson MassStanislaw SkrowaczewskiNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: RequiemWilliam SteinbergPittsburgh Symphony
Latrobe: The Dawn of GloryNicholas HarsanyiPiedmont Chamber Orchestra
Bach: St. John PassionMeredith DaviesNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Liszt: Psalm XIIILeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Liszt: A Faust SymphonyLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Schubert: Mass in E FlatLing TungPhiladelphia Phiharmonia
Berlioz: Romeo et JulietteWilliam SteinbergPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 

1972

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Messaien: The Transformation of our Lord Jesus ChristAntal DoratiNational Symphony
Verdi: AidaWilliam SmithTrenton Symphony
Liszt: Missa SolemnisLoren MaazelNew York Philharmonic
Bach: St. Matthew PassionRobert ShawConcerto Soloists of Philadelphia
Berlioz: Te DeumPierre BoulezNew York Philharmonic
Bartok: Cantata ProfanaPierre BoulezNew York Philharmonic
Vivaldi: GloriaJames LoughranNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Handel: Zadok the PriestJames LoughranNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Mozart: Coronation MassJames LoughranNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Mozart: Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore in CJames LoughranNew York Philharmonic and American Bible Society
Mahler: Symphony No. 2William SteinbergBoston Symphony
Penderecki: St. Luke PassionAntal DoratiNational Symphony

1973-74

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsAntal DoratiNational Symphony
Kodaly: Psalms HungaricusAntal DoratiNational Symphony
Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsAntal DoratiNational Symphony
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisWilliam SteinbergPittsburgh Symphony
Bach: Cantata no. 4 “Christ lag in Todesbanden”William SteinbergPittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra 

1975-76

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Pierre BoulezNew York Philharmonic
Wagner: Das Liebesmahl der ApostelPierre BoulezNew York Philharmonic
W. Schumann: Casey at the Bat*Antal DoratiNational Symphony
Berlioz: Romeo & JulietWilliam SteinbergPittsburgh Symphony
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisRobert ShawAtlanta Symphony
Berlioz: RequiemSeiji OzawaBoston Symphony
Ives: Symphony No. 4Seiji OzawaBoston Symphony 

1976

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Haydn: Mass No. 14 in B-flat (Harmoniemesse)Leonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic

1976-77

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Joseph LevineNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 8Joseph LevineNew York Philharmonic
Haydn: Lord Nelson MassLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Poulenc: GloriaLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Penderecki: MagnificatPendereckiYale Philharmonic
Berlioz: The Damnation of FaustPierre BoulezNew York Philharmonic

1977

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic

1977-78

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Haydn: Mass No. 12 in B flat Major (Theresienmesse)Leonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Foss: American CantataLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisRafael KubelikNew York Philharmonic
Bach: Six Motets (Westminster Choir only)Wilhelm EhmannConcerto Soloists of Philadelphia

1978-79

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Schubert: Mass in A flat (#5)Zubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Bruckner: Te DeumZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
R. Struass: Burger aus Edelmann (men only)Erich LeinsdorfNew York Philharmonic
Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: Four Sacred SongsZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Sibelius: KullervoKenneth SchermerhornMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra

1979

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra 
1979Mendelssohn: ElijahZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
 Brahms: Ein DeutchesErich LeinsdorfNew York Philharmonic

1980

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi: Requiem (Live from Lincoln Center)Zubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: Romeo & JulietteDaniel BarenboimNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Rafael KubelikNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: Te DeumZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Penderecki: Dies Irae (Auschwitz Oratorio)Zubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Penderecki: LachrymosaZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Bach: Cantata No. 50Zubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic

1981-82

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Zubin MehtaNew York Symphony
Handel: MessiahThomas MichalakNew Jersey Symphony
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Daniel BarenboimL’Orchestra de Paris
Handel: Israel in EgyptStephen SimonHandel Festival Orchestra

1982-83

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Gilbert KaplanAmerican Symphony Orchestra
Liszt: Faust Symphony (men only)Riccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemCarlo Maria GiuliniLos Angeles Philharmonic
A Festival of ChristmasJoseph FlummerfeltNew Jersey Symphony
International Heinrich Schutz FestivalJoseph Flummerfelt/Wilhelm Ehmann 
Beethoven: Ninth SymphonyRobert ShawAtlanta Symphony
Schonberg: GurreliederZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic

1983-84

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi: MacbethRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Orff: Carmina BuranaRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Ninth SymphonyMichael PrattPrinceton University Orchestra
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemRobert ShawNew York Philharmonic

1984-85

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Gluck: Orfeo et EuridiceRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Scriabin: Symphony No. 1Riccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Handel: Ode to Saint CeciliaKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 2Kurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Bach: MagnificatRafael KubelikNew York Philharmonic
Bach: Cantata No. 50Rafael KubelikNew York Philharmonic

1985-86

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi: RigolettoRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Berlioz: Romeo et JulietteRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemKurt MasurGewandhaus Orchestra
Duruflé: RequiemJoseph Flummerfelt 

1986-87

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Wagner: Der fliegende HolländerRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Ninth SymphonyClaudio AbbadoVienna Philharmonic
Britten: War Requiem New York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Leonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic

1987-88

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Faure: RequiemLeonard SlatkinNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: Quattro Pezzi SacriRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Bruckner: Te DeumRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Mozart: Ave VerumRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Ninth SymphonyRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra

1988-89

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bruckner: Te DeumZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsLeonard BernsteinNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: NabuccoRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsHugh WolffNew Jersey Symphony
Brahms: NanieHugh WolffNew Jersey Symphony

1989-90

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Britten: War RequiemHugh WolffNew Jersey Symphony
Brahms: Alto RhapsodyZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Stravinsky: Oedipus RexZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Cherubini: RequiemRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Pergolesi: Stabat MaterRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Beethoven: Mass in CJoseph FlummerfeltWestminster Festival Orchestra

1990-91

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 3Zubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Otto Werner MuellerJuilliard Orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsOtto Werner MuellerJuilliard Orchestra
Mendelssohn: ElijahKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Mozart: Davidde PenitenteZubin MehtaNew York Philharmonic
Strauss: ElektraClaudio AbbadoVienna Philharmonic
Puccini: ToscaRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Carnegie Hall Centennial Celebration with Robert ShawRobert Shaw 
Mahler: Symphony No. 3James LevineVienna Philharmonic

1991-92

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: RequiemRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Petrassi: Coro di MortiRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Mozart: C minor MassRobert ShawNew York Philharmonic
Leoncavallo: I PagliacciRiccardo MutiPhiladelphia Orchestra
Verdi: RequiemHugh WolffNew Jersey Symphony

1992-93

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Orff: Carmina BuranaRobert SpanoNew Jersey Symphony
Bach: St. Matthew PassionKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Orff: Carmina BuranaZdenek MacalPhiladelphia Orchestra

1993-94

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Britten: War RequiemWolfgang SawallischPhiladelphia Orchestra
Dvorak: Stabat MaterZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony
Honegger: Jeanne D’Arc au BucherKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic

1994-95

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsJoseph FlummerfeltOrchestra of St. Luke’s
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem & SchicksalsliedKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic

1995-96

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Hindemith: When lilacs last in thedooyard bloom’dWolfgang SawallischPhiladelphia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony of PsalmsEsa-Pekka SalonenLos Angeles Philharmonic
Bach: St. John PassionHelmuth RillingPhiladelphia Orchestra
Concert in celebration of Joseph Flummerfelt’s 25th
anniversary as conductor of the Westminster Symphonic Choir. J. Flummerfelt, conductor; Nancianne Parrella, organ; and Westminster Festival Brass.
  

1996-97

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mussorgsky/Schebalin: Dream of the Peasant Grischko (Night of the Bald Mountain) for the Fair of SorotchinskyZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony
Britten: War RequiemKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Debussy: Le martyre de Saint SebastienKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic

1997-98

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Zdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony
Orff: Carmina BuranaZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony
Mahler: Symphony No. 3Zdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony
Mendelssohn: ElijahKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Bach: MagnificatWolfgang SawallischThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Orff: Carmina Burana  

1998-99

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Kurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 3Claudio AbbadoBerlin Philharmonic
Debussy: Three Nocturnes  
Mendelssohn: ElijahWolfgang SawallischThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Durufle: RequiemJoseph FlummerfeltFestival Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams:Joseph FlummerfeltOrchestra of St. Luke’s
Fantasia on Christmas Carols  

1999-00

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Dvorak: RequiemZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Saariaho: Oltra mar, 7 Preludes for the New Millennium Kurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemJoseph FlummerfeltFestival orchestra
Bach: St. John PassionKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic

2000-01

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mendelssohn: St. PaulKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisWolfgang SawallischThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Elgar: The Dream of GerontiusSir Colin DavisNew York Philharmonic
Paulus: Voices of LightJoseph FlummerfeltNew York Philharmonic

2001-02

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Dvorak: Spectre’s BrideZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Westminster Choir – women only)Mariss JansonsNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2Riccardo ChaillyRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Verdi: RequiemRiccardo MutiNew York Philharmonic

2002-03

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi RequiemZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak: Te Deum, Psalm 149, Amid NatureZdenek MacalNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Westminster Choir – women only)Michael Tilson ThomasSan Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Handel: MessiahSir Neville MarrinerNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: RequiemCharles DutoitNew York Philharmonic
Fauré: Requiem
Haydn: Mass in B-flat, Theresienmesse
Joseph FlummerfeltNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Berlioz: Béatrice et BénédictSir Colin DavisNew York Philharmonic

2003-04

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Lorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic
Berlioz: Sara la Baigneuse, Tristis,Sir Colin DavisNew York Philharmonic
La captive, and Herminie  
A Thanksgiving FestivalJoseph FlummerfeltWestminster Festival Orchestra
Handel: MessiahNicholas McGeganNew York Philharmonic
Bartók: Miraculous MandarinPierre BoulezCleveland Orchestra
Wagner: Parsifal (Act II) (Westminster Symphonic Choir – women only)Pierre BoulezCleveland Orchestra
Beethoven: Missa SolemnisJoseph FlummerfeltWestminster Festival Orchestra
Bernstein: Candide (concert version)Marin AlsopNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Westminster Choir – women only)Lorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic

2004-05

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Music for the End of TimeAnton Armstrong, et al 
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemRafael Frübeck de BurgosDresden Philharmonic
Brahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemNeeme JärviNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Handel: MessiahAlan GilbertNew York Philharmonic
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë (complete)Lorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë (Suite 2)Mark LaycockPrinceton Symphony
Berlioz: La Damnation de FaustCharles DutoitNew York Philharmonic
A Choral Mosaic: Music of Our TimeDale Warland 

2005-06

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Handel: MessiahRichard HickoxNew York Philharmonic
Mozart: RequiemBernard LabadieNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music  
Mozart: Mass in C., K. 317, “Coronation”Lorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic

2006-07

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Handel: MessiahHarry BicketNew York Philharmonic
Verdi: RequiemJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra

2007-08

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9David RobertsonLucerne Festival Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 3Pierre BoulezLucerne Festival Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Neeme JarviNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"Christoph EschenbachThe Philadelphia Orchestra

2008-09

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: Requiem Pärt: Te DeumJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”Gilbert KaplanNew York Philharmonic
Handel: MessiahTon KoopmanNew York Philharmonic
Mendelssohn: Die Erste WalpurgisnachtKurt MasurNew York Philharmonic
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (complete)Lorin MaazelNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Mariss JansonsBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”Pierre BoulezStaatskapelle Berlin
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (Westminster Symphonic Choir – women only)Pierre BoulezStaatskapelle Berlin
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”Pierre BoulezStaatskapelle Berlin

2009-10

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (Westminster Symphonic Choir - women only)Alan GilbertNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra
Adams: El NinoJohn AdamsOrchestra of St. Luke's
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Sir Roger NorringtonOrchestra of St. Luke's
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Michael Tilson ThomasSan Francisco Symphony

2010-11

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Jacques LacombeNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemDaniel HardingDresden Staatskapelle
Orff: Carmina BuranaJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra

2011-12

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Concerto: One Night in Central Park with Andrea BocelliAlan GilbertNew York Philharmonic
Brahms: Ein detusches RequiemYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Handel: MessiahPeter SchreierNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Simon RattleBerliner Philharmoniker
Gjielo: Birds of Paradise (women only)Amanda QuistWestminster Festival Chamber Orchestra
Varese: Nocturnal
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C Major
Jacques LacombeNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra

2012-13

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Verdi: RequiemYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Berg: WozzeckEsa-Pekka SalonenPhilharmonia Orchestra
Villa-Lobos: Chôros No. 10,
Estevez: Cantata criolla
Gustavo DudamelSimón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra 
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Daniel BarenboimWest-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Mendelssohn: ElijahJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra

2013-14

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Beethoven: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage 
Muhly: Bright Mass with Canons 
Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Handel: MessiahAndrew ManzeNew York Philharmonic
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Mark LaycockVienna Chamber Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: The BellsVladimir JurowskiThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Rouse: RequiemAlan GilbertNew York Philharmonic

2014-15

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Orff: Carmina Burana
Debussy: Nocturnes 
Jacques LacombeNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Brahms: Ein deutsches RequiemDaniele GattiVienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Bach: St. Matthew PassionYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Bernstein: MassYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra

2015-16

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
MacMillan: Cantos Sagrados
Fauré: Requiem
Joe MillerEric Plutz, organ
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Jacques LacombeNew Jersey Symphony
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9Simon RattleBerliner Philharmoniker
Handel: MessiahJane GloverNew York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 8Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra

2016-17

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: Mass in C MinorYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé ​Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra 
Rachmaninoff: All Night VigilJoe Miller 
Britten: War RequiemCharles DutoitThe Philadelphia Orchestra 
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw
Alan GilbertNew York Philharmonic

2017-18 

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Rossen MilanovPrinceton Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: Mass in C MinorPablo Heras-CasadoOrchestra of St. Luke's
Walton: Belshazzar's FeastJoe MillerEric Plutz, organ
Holst: The PlanetsCristian MacelaruThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Handel: MessiahAndrew ManzeNew York Philharmonic
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Machover: Philadelphia Voices
Yannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra

2018-19

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart: RequiemManfred HoneckNew York Philharmonic
Handel: MessiahJonathan CohenNew York Philharmonic
Handel: MessiahYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Mozart: RequiemBernard LabadieThe Philadelphia Orchestra
Romantic RevelriesJoe MillerWestminster Festival Orchestra
Phil the HallJaap van ZwedenNew York Philharmonic

2019-20

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Bach: Mass in B MinorYannick Nézet-SéguinThe Philadelphia Orchestra

Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges

 

Stéphane DenèveThe Philadelphia Orchestra

2022-23

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
el Mesías: Handel's Messiah for a New WorldRuben ValenzuelaOrchestra of St. Luke's
Carmina BuranaJenny WongWestminster Festival Orchestra

2023-24

Composer/ CompositionConductorOrchestra
Mozart RequiemRossen MilanovPrinceton Symphony
Carmina BuranaTito MuñozOrchestra of St. Luke's
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