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Concerts 1982 – 2017
1982 – 1983April 12, 1983Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Richard Marlow, conductorVaried program
June 12, 1983Qualche VoceVaried program
1983 – 1984October 23, 1983Abend Kammerchor, Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductorMusic of Bach, Brahms, Distler, Chihara
November 11, 1983Hilliard EnsembleCosponsored by Southern California Early Music SocietyVaried program
December 18, 1983Advent Lessons and Carols and Music of Bach, Handel and Palestrina
January 12, 1984UCLA Madrigal Singers, Donn Weiss, conductorTwelfth Night ConcertVaried program
January 21, 1984Judith Nelson, sopranoKathleen McIntosh, harpsichordElisabeth Le Guin, celloVaried program of dramatic songs and arias
February 18, 1984Musical OfferingAllan Vogel, oboe, Owen Burdick, harpsichord, Kathleen Lenski, violin, Kenneth Munday, bassoon, David Speltz, celloMusic of Handel, Teleman, Bach, Heinichen
March 23, 1984Preethi di Silva, harpsichordVaried program
June 3, 1984Qualche VoceVaried program
1984 – 1985November 16, 1984California Chamber ConsortMusic of Bach, Schubert, Fauré and others
December 16, 1984The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: MagnificatBach: Orchestral Suite in D
March 8, 1985Project Ars NovaMembers of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in music of the Middle Ages
April 13, 1985SarabandeBay area early music ensemble in music of Hacquart, Ravenscroft, Dornel, Pla and others
May 19, 1985Inaugural Organ Recital SeriesDavid Craighead, OrganMusic of Bach, Grigny, Brown
May 29, 1985Inaugural Organ Recital SeriesThomas Neenan, OrganMusic of Bourland, Buxtehude, Marchand, Bach
June 9, 1985Inaugural Organ Recital SeriesDavid Britton, OrganVaried program
1985 – 1986September 29, 1985Joseph Payne, organVaried brogram
October 20, 1985The Holmquist Family MusicaleVaried program
November 10, 1985Robert Clark, organVaried program
December 1, 1985Tamara Pillsbury, organ
Varied Program
February 3, 1986Fenner Douglass, organVaried program
March 16, 1986Ernst-Ulrich von Kameke, organVaried program
April 13, 1986Dennis Keene, organVaried program
1986 – 1987October 5, 1986The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Eine kleine NachtmusikBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2Haydn: Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
October 6, 1986Edward Murray, OrganistLA AGO eventMusic of Mendelssohn, Arauxo, Scarlatti and others
November 7, 1986Brauchli – Elizondo DuoMusic for Two Organs and Organ Four Hands
November 23The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMusic of the Classic and Romantic Periods for Strings, Woodwinds and Chamber Orchestra
March 6, 1987The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sEdward Tarr, trumpet, Irmtraud Krüger, organHandel: Concerto in Judas MaccabeusHandel: Suite in D for Trumpet and OrganBuxtehude: Prelude and Fugue in e minorLendvay: Variazioni con tema per Organo e Tromba – U.S. PremiereHaydn: Concerto in C major for OrganHaydn: Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet
May 3, 1987Thomas Neenan, organ and chimeMusic of Bach, Debussy, Mendelssohn and others
May 31, 1987The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Symphony in D major, K. 97Mozart: Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra – Maria Newman, violinMozart: Mass in C major (Coronation)
1987 – 1988January 24, 1988James Welch, organRonald Thompson, trumpetMusic of Bach, Torelli, Stanley and others
February 21, 1988The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorVivaldi: Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Larry Kohorn, Ann Mize, Robert Greene, Toni MarcusMozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat, Noe Cantu, bassoonBach: Concerto in D minor for Oboe and Violin, Heidi Chisholm and Adriana ZoppoConcerto in G major for Two Flutes, Eileen Holt and Patricia Farrell
April 17, 1988The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorElgar: Serenade for StringsDvorak: Serenade in D minor for Winds, Cello and ContrabassDvorak: Waldesrühe, Robin Guyett-Neenan, celloMendelssohn: Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1988 – 1989No concert programs
1989 – 1990No concert programs
1990-1991 October 26, 1990A Night in Venice – Gala opener
December 2, 1990Bach: MagnificatCarol sing-alongSarah Blaze, Stacy Cornell, Diane Guyett, Alison Rockwell, Jeff Grossman, Richard Greeley
January 20, 1991Kent-Shulman Duo, Chamber Music and EvensongMusic of Corelli, Vaughan Williams, Waxman, Bach and Leisner
February 8, 1990Thomas Neenan, OrganistMusic by Bach, Corrette, Buxtehude, Sweelink, Bourland, Durufle
March 15, 1991The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Concerto in C for Flute and Harp, Terry Dombrower and Amy ShulmanIves: Third SymphonyGrainger: Londonderry Air
April 7, 1991Tamara Still, OrganistMusic by Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin and Vierne
April 19, 1991The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Symphony No. 36Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
May 5, 1991Michael Farris, OrganistCo-sponsored with the LA AGOMusic of Bruhns, Bach, Dupre, Liszt
1991 – 1992November 15, 1991The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAll-Mozart ProgramSymphony No. 29Exultate Jubilate, Sarah BlazeAndante for Flute, Jim LasotaHorn Concerto in E-flat, Suzette Moriarty
December 15Bach: Christmas Oratorio excerptsCarols
January 12, 1992Craig Phillips, organistMusic of Bach, Buxtehude, Franck, Phillips
March 15, 1992The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHonegger: Concerto da Camera, Jim Lasota, flute, Jim O’Shea, OboeBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Jim Lasota, Jim O’Shea, Michael Plumleigh, trumpet, Peter Kent, violinIves: Unanswered QuestionCopland: Appalachian Spring
1992 – 1993 September 20, 1992Viklarbo Chamber EnsembleNewman: The Selfish GiantMessiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
October 16, 1992 (Corpus Christi Church)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHaydn: Symphony No. 30Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Peter Kent, violin, Maria Newman, violaMartinu: NonetStrauss: Blue Danube and Voices of Spring Waltzes
November 6, 1992Gaylord Carter, OrganistRecital and Silent Film accompaniment
December 6, 1992The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHandel: MessiahSara Blaze, Duanna Verstraetem. Leslie, Dennis, Kenneth Roehrs, Alison Rockwell, Michael StevensCarol Sing-along
January 15 & 16, 1993Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’ – dramatic reading
February 7, 1993The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBonnie Grice, NarratorProkofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Pedro y el LoboMartinu: Rhapsody-Concerto, Maria Newman, violaBartok: Rumanian Folk Dances
April 23, 1993Thomas Foster, OrganistPoulenc: Organ ConcertoDebussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane, Amy ShulmanBach: Concerto for Two Harpsichords, Jennifer Paul & Patrick Lindley Albinoni: Adagio
May 23, 1993Mozart’s Last Year
RequiemDuanna Ulyate, Sara Blaze, Kenneth Roehrs, Michael StevensClarinet Concerto, Marty WalkerExcerpts from “Magic Flute”
1993 – 1994September 12, 1993The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorRobert Rockwell, narrator, Jeffrey Rockwell, narrator, Alison Rockwell, narrator, Michele Bitting-Mercer, dancerGeorge Thatcher, trombone, Maria Newman, pianoNewman: Sonata for Bass Trombone and PianoStravinsky: L’histoire du SoldatSongs by Kurt Weill
October 8, 1993The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorSarah Blaze, soprano, Michael Stevens, bassMozart: Symphony No. 20 in DRozsa: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra, Maria Newman, violinExerpts from “La serva padrona”Stravinsky: Pulcinella SuiteConcert repeated October 10, 1993 – Caltech’s Dabney Lounge
December 12, 1993The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: MagnificatBach: Second Orchestral SuiteFamily Sing-along
February 13, 1994The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorKubick: Gerald McBoing-BoingNewman: Young Person’s Guide to the Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)Haydn: Surprise Symphony
May 6, 1994 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorPeter Kent, violin, Valerie DiCarlo, Oboe, Suzette Moriarty and Stephanie, Mijanovich, horn, Gary Robertz, clarinetVivaldi: Four SeasonsVivaldi: Concerto for Two CellosCopland: Clarinet ConcertoBarber: Canzonetta
June 5, 1994Prokofiev: Classical SymphonyVaughan Williams: 5 Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’Newman: Requiem (world premiere)
1994 – 1995 October 15, 1994The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Excerpts from The Marriage of FigaroLeslie Dennis, soprano, Marita Phillips-Thornburgh, Soprano, Michael Stevens, bassBeethoven: Concerto No. 1 in C major, Andrew von Oeyen, piano
November 4, 1994The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMartinu: NonetMozart: Music for Pantaloon & Columbine, Danced by Michelle Bitting MercerArnold: Three ShantiesSpohr: Grand Nonette
December 11, 1994The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHandel: Messiah, Part ICarol Sing-along
January 7, 1995Stanford QuartetMusic of Beethoven, Webern, Mozart
February 5, 1995The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorPraetorius: DancesPasatieri: Serenade, Peter Kent, violin (world premiere)Newmark: High-Strung Fun, Marylou Newmark, violin (world premiere, commissioned work)Handel: Water Music SuiteMozart: Violin Concerto in G major, Rachel Kim, violin
April 30, 1995The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHandel: Messiah, Parts II & III
June 9, 1995The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorRavel: Three poems by Mallarme and Pavane for a Dead Princess
Stravinsky: Three Japanese Lyrics and Ragtime for 13 InstrumentsMatson: Range of Light
1995 – 1996 October 13, 1995The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAll Mozart ProgramOverture to The Magic FluteSinfonia Concertante for Winds, Valerie DiCarlo, oboe; Gary Robertz, clarinet, Noe Cantu, bassoon, Stephanie Mijanovich, hornSymphony No. 41
November 10, 1995Adams: Voyage, Jim Lasota, fluteMartinu: Sinfonietta La JollaStravinsky: Dumbarton OaksWagner: Siegfried Idyll
December 10, 1995Bach: Christmas Oratorio excerptsCarol Sing-along
February 2, 1996Stanford String QuartetMusic of Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel
March 1, 1996Members of The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorSchubertiadeQuintet in CTrout QuintetLiederLeslie Dennis, Lisa Gregory & Nancy Bremner, violin, James Hanna, viola, Robin Guyett-Neenan, cello, Adrian Rosen, bass
April 26, 1996The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDvorak: Serenade for StringsNielsen: Little SuiteHonegger: Concerto da Camera, Jim Lasota, flute, Valerie DiCarlo, oboeVaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
May 31, 1996Boccherini: Cello Concerto in G, Robin Guyett-NeenanDittersdorf: Symphonies after Ovid’s MetamorphosesMozart: Solemn Vespers
July 14, 1996Broadway on the Green
1996 – 1997 October 18, 1996The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAll Beethoven ProgramSymphony No. 1Piano Concerto No. 3, Andrew von OeyenCreatures of Prometheus Overture
November 8The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Posthorn SerenadeBach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d’amore, Andrew PickenScarlatti: Su le sponde del tebro, Leslie Dennis
December 8, 1996Varied program, “Christmas through the ages”Carol sing-along
January 31, 1997Craig Cramer, OrganistMusic of Bach, Franck, Vierne
February 28, 1997The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Symphony No. 39 Piano Concerto No. 23, Thomas Neenan, piano, Stephanie Henry, guest conductorMartinu: Sinfonia La Jolla
March 19, 1997Ensemble de’ Medici – Music of Frescobaldi & Lassus
April 11, 1997Voxfire – Passage to the Dawn
May 23, 1997The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorGershwin: Excerpts from Porgy and BessBarber: Dover BeachIves: Three Places in New England
1997 – 1998 September 27, 1997 (D)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Piano Concerto in C minor, Andrew von OeyenRossini: Barber of Seville OvertureMendelssohn: Italian Symphony
November 7, 1997The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMartinu: Sinfonietta GiacosaKorngold: Incidental Music from Much Ado About NothingMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Deborah Buck
December 7, 1997Varied program – Christmas through the agesCarol Sing-along
January 17, 1998Andrew von Oeyen, pianoMusic of Bach, Liszt, Schumann, Chopin, Ginastera
January 23, 1998Los Angeles Chamber Singers Cappella, Peter Rutenbuerg, Music DirectorByrd: Great ServiceMusic of Tallis, Lassus and Fayrfax
February 27, 1998The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: Concerto for Two Violins, Deborah Buck & Lisa GregoryCimarosa: Concerto for Two Flutes, Jim Lasota & Shelly WhitehouseHandel: Concerto Grosso in F, Stephanie Mijanovich & Jean Marinelli, horn, Phil Feather & Kathleen McNerney, oboe, Thomas Neenan, organ, Adrian Rosen, guest conductor
March 14, 1998Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, Washington National CathedralDouglas Major, Organist and ChoirmasterVaried Choral progam
March 20, 1998 (D)Grieg: Holberg SuiteBritten: Simple SymphonyGershwin: LullabyGrainger: Londonderry AirVivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Two Cellos, Lisa Gregory & Nancy Bremner, violin, Robin Guyett-Neenan & Hans Brightbill, cello
May 1, 1998Jim Smith, GuitaristWith Endre Balogh, violin, John Walz, cello, Shelly Berg, pianist, The Bach Arts Jazz Trio
June 5, 1998 (CD) (D)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBeethoven: Choral Fantasy and Symphony No. 2Handel: Zadok The Priest and Water Music
1998 – 1999 OctoberNovemberDecemberJanuary 29, 1999The Hollywood Brass and Thomas Neenan, organVaried program of music for Brass and Organ
February 26, 1999 (CD) (D)Vivaldi: Four s, Deborah Buck, Yi-Huan Zhao, Lisa Gregory, violin, Marda Todd, viola, Robin Guyett-Neenan, cello, Adrian Rosen, bass, Gillian Clause, narrator
March 19, 1999Matthew Dirst, HarpsichordMusic of Bach, Zwillich, Scarlatti, Couperin
April 23, 1999The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDebussy/Schoenberg: Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunStravinsky: Soldier’s Tale, Philip Abrams, NarratorCopland: Appalachian Spring
May 21, 1999 (CD) The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorRossini: Overture to The Barber of SevilleHaydn: Symphony No. 100Haydn: Symphony No. 94, Andante, David Reed, guest conductorHaydn: Harmoniemesse, Diane Plaster, Kimberly Bernhardt, Tim Dewitt, Michael Stevens
1999 – 2000Friday, October 1 (CD) (D)Gala Opening ConcertThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDeborah Buck, ViolinMozart: Overture to "The Magic Flute"Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Friday, November 12 (CD) (D)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorJonathan Mack, Tenor, Richard Todd, French HornBritten: Serenade for Tenor, French Horn and StringsVaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas TallisFrançaix: Symphony for Strings
Sunday, December 12, 3:00 PMAnnual St. Matthew's Family Christmas Concert Music for multiple choirs, brass and organ, featuring Lauridsen's haunting " O magnum mysterium," Arvo Pärt's "Magnificat," and music of Victoria, Byrd and Dufay, as well as a family sing-along of familiar hymns and carols.
Friday, January 21 The Los Angeles Chamber SingersPeter Rutenberg, Music Director & ConductorThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sTwo of the Westside's favorite performing ensembles join forces under the baton of Peter Rutenberg to present the dramatic set of Vesper Psalm composed by George Frederick Handel during his stay in Rome in 1707.
Friday, February 11 Members of The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sDiane Plaster, SopranoMichael Stevens, Bass-BaritoneJefferson McConnaughey, Harpsichord & OrganBach: Cantata No. 49 & Brandenburg Concerto No. 5Ravel: Trois Poemes de Stephane MallarmeMahler: Ruckertlieder (arr. for chamber orchestra)
Friday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day concert with Musica AngelicaMichael Egan, Music Director and LutenistDaniel Plaster, TenorOne of Los Angeles's premier early music ensembles presents a varied program of late-Renaissance and Baroque music for voices and instruments, including a "tip o' the hat" to some rarely heard Irish composers.
April 14 Music at the Turn of the Millennium -Now that we're here – where are we?Members of The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sA user-friendly look at music at the beginning of the new millennium.Music of Takemitsu, Kennedy, Kraft, Tan Dun, others.West Coast premier – David del Tredici's "Dracula"
Friday, June 2 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sAndrew von Oeyen, PianoPhil Feather, OboeLauridsen: Lux AeternaFrançaix: L'Horlogue Flore (The Flower Clock)Mozart: Piano Concerto in F Major, K. 459
2000 – 2001Friday, October 6 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director & ConductorDelores Stevens, PianoGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version)Stravinsky: Pulcinella SuiteCopland: Music for the Theatre
Friday, November 10, 8 PMThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sLouis Lebherz, BassMozart: Concert Arias for BassMozart Symphony No. 26 in G minorIves: Symphony No. 3 Medley of Traditional Spirituals
Sunday, December 10, 3 PMAnnual St. Matthew's Family Christmas Concert Music for choirs, brass and organ featuring music of Victoria, Lauridsen, Dufay and Schütz, as well as a family sing-along of familiar hymns and carols.
Friday, January 19, 8 PMThe Hollywood Brass with The Los Angeles Percussion Collective and Thomas Neenan, organistA sonic spectacular featuring music old and new for large brass ensemble, percussion and organ. Premier of a new work by Nick Lane plus music by Giovanni Gabrieli, J.S. Bach and John Philip Sousa
Friday, February 16, 8 PMThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sJennifer Paul, Jefferson McConnaughey and Thomas Neenan, harpsichordsBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks ConcertoBach: Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in C MajorNew work, to be announced
Friday, March 16, 8 PMThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sMaurita Phillips-Thornburgh, SopranoMozart: Exultate jubilate Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin Falcone: Elegy
Takemitsu: Rain coming
Friday, May 11, 8 PM (CD) Voxfire - Susan Judy, Samela Aird Beasom & Christen HermanVoxfire will transport the audience to 17th century Italy and England in a concert of virtuosic solos, duets and trios by celebrated composers of the era. Featured will be intricately crafted sacred works of Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, one of a number of composers from Italian convents whose works have recently been rediscovered.
Friday, June 1, 8 PM The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sSt. Matthew's Parish ChoirYi-Huan Zhao, ViolinMozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major ("Turkish")Bach: Cantata 80 "A Mighty Fortress"Bach: Cantata 190 "Sing to the Lord a New Song"
2001 – 2002October 5, 2001The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorRichard Todd, hornBeethoven: Symphony No 4Broughton: English MusicFrançaix: 7 Dances from ‘Les Malheurs de Sophie”
November 2, 2001The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorYi-Huan Zhao, violin, Patricia Massey, clarinetRespighi: Ancient airs and dancesLutoslawski: Dance PreludesHaydn: Symphony No. 103Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
December 16, 2001Annual St. Matthew’s Family ConcertVaried program
January 11, 2002The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDiane Plaster, soprano, Michael Stevens, bass, Gillian Clause, reciterWalton: FaçadeRespighi: Il TramontoFusell: Being MusicMozart: Divertimento No. 11 in D
February 8, 2002
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDiane Plaster, soprano, Sara Campbell, mezzo sopranoHandel: Concerto grosso, Op. 3 No. 3J.C. Bach: Symphony in E-flat, Op. 9 No 2Pergolesi: Stabat mater
March 1, 2002Los Angeles Bach SocietyEdward Murray, founder and artistic directorMusic of Bach
April 12, 2002The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorJim Lasota, fluteNewman: Concerto grossoSchoenberg: Transfigured NightSibelius: Suite caractéristiqueBloch: Suite modale
May 31, 2002The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDiane Plaster, soprano, Sara Campbell, mezzo, Lincoln Hanks, tenor, Michael Stevens, bassDvorak: Wind SerenadeMozart: Requeim
2002 – 2003The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorOctober 11, 2002Robert Edward Thies, pianoHandel: Overture to the Oratorio Saul, Roger Daggy, organMozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in GBeethoven: Symphony No. 3
November 15, 2002The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorYi-Huan Zhao, violin, Stephanie O’Keefe, hornCuriale: Passages (world premiere)Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1Falcone: Sinfonia (world premiere)Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
November 30, 2002Concord EnsembleVaried program
December 15, 2002Family Christmas ConcertO’Reilly: Hodie (world premiere)
January 24, 2003The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorChamber Music NightRavel: Introduction and AllegroBourland: Far in the NightLigeti: Six BagatellesMendelssohn: Octet
February 21, 2003The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorConcerto NightAlbinoni: Concerto in F for Two oboes, Phillip Feather & Kathleen McNerney, oboeVivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Two cellos, Robin Guyett-Neenan & David Mergen, celloBach: Concerto in C minor for Two harpsichords, Thomas Neenan & David Heinzmann, harpsichordNussio: Variations on an arietta by Pergolesi, David Sarachene, bassoonBarber: Capricorn Concerto, Jim Lasota, flute, Phil Feather, oboe, David Searfoss, trumpet
March 21, 2003Bach Birthday Bash – Music of BachDiane Plaster & Vicky Brown, soprano; Sara Campbell & Rose Beattie, mezzo, Lincoln Hanks & Daniel Plaster, tenor, Michael Stevens & Eric Downs, bass, Yi-Huan Zhao & Lisa Gregory, violin, Marda Todd, viola, Robin Guyett-Neenan, cello, Carl Hyatt, bass, Jim Lasota & Laura Murphy, flute, Kathleen McNerney & Denise Kamradt, oboe, David Sarachen, bassoon, Roger Daggy, organKomm, heiliger GeistFantasia super Komm, heiliger GeistSchmucke dich, O lieve SeeleConcerto in D minor for organErwünschtes FreudenlightDer Geist hilft
May 9, 2003The Concord Ensemble“American Harmony”
June 6, 2003The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAlfredo Rolando Ortiz, Paraguayan harpJerusalem: Te DeumOrtiz: South American Suite for harp and orchestra
2003 – 2004
October 17, 2003The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorJon Mack, tenorFrancescini: Concerto for Two Trumpets, David Searfoss and Stephen Billington, trumpetBritten: NocturneBeethoven: Symphony No. 7
November 14, 2003Chatham Baroque with Danny MallonVaried program
December 14, 2003Palisades Christmas Concert
January 23, 2004Andrew von Oeyen, pianoMusic of Liszt, Ravel, Schumann
February 27, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorChamber Music NightMozart: Serenade in C minorMartinu: NonetFrançaix: OctourZelenka: Sonata for Violin, Two Oboes, Bassoon, continuo
March 19, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorPhilip Vaiman, violinBach: Ich habe GenugFarzinpour: Ich habe Genug (world premiere)Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5Schnittke: Sonata for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
April 30, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorConcerto NightVivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Two Cellos, Yi-Huan Zhao, Lisa Gregory, Robien Guyett-Neenan, David MergenDanzi: Concert Variations on ‘La ci darem la mano”, Patricia Massey, clarinetWright: Trombone Concerto (world premiere), John GrabVaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto, Phil FeatherBach: Fourth Orchestral Suite, Jim Lasota
June 4, 2004
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorYi-Huan Zhao, violin, Marda Todd, violaMozart: Sinfonia ConcertanteHaydn: Mass in the Time of WarFauré: Pavanne
2004 – 2005 – Twentieth Anniversary SeasonOctober 15, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorFalcone: Fanfare for Orchestra (world premiere)Mozart: Operatic arias, Louis Lebherz, bassBeethoven: Symphony No. 2Curiale: Encores (world premiere)
November 12, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Symphony No. 29Haudn: Violin Concerto No. 1, Yi-Huan ZhaoBourland: Concerto for flute, Cello, Harp and Percussion (world premiere)
December 3, 2004The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: Concerto for Two Violins – Yi-Huan Zhao & Lisa GregoryHandel: Messiah, Part I
January 21, 2005Andrew von OeyenMusic of Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann
February 25, 2005The Oceana Trio and Friends:Mozart: Flute Quartet in DBeethoven: String Quartet in A Fauré: Piano Quartet in C minor
April 8, 2005The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorHaydn: Symphony No. 102Haydn: Organ Concerto No. 1, Roger DaggyFrançais: The Flower Clock, Phil Feather
May 13, 2005The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and Conductor
Beethoven: Romance for Violin, Deborah BuckTchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo, Deborah BuckSheng: PostcardsChihara: Magnificat (world premiere)
June 3 and June 5, 2005 (Pasadena First United Methodist Church)Near: The Spacious Firmament on High (world premiere)Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
2005 – 2006October 14, 2005Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring; Summer night on the river Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Mark RobsonMendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major (“Italian”)
November 11, 2005Stravinsky: Danses concertantes Resphigi: Trittico Botticelliano Korngold: Suite from the Incidental Music ‘Much ado about nothing’Pärt: Fratres
December 2, 2005Bach: Magnificat in D MajorCorelli: “Christmas” Concerto Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto, Evan Marshall
January 20, 2006Andrew von Oeyen, pianoBeethoven: Eroica VariationsMusic of Ravel and Janacek
February 10, 2006 The Concord Ensemble & Voxfire
March 24, 2006Mozart: Bassoon Concerto Haydn: Cello Concerto in D MajorWright: Sax ConcertoDavidson: From my Travels for Flute and Orchestra
April 28, 2006Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo; HavanaiseWilder: Octets Brydn: Three Songs Berlioz: Nuit d’Ete (selections)Yi-Huan Zhao, violin
June 2, 2006Copland: Quiet City
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A MajorMozart: Solemn Vespers
2009 – 2010October 9, 2009 (CD)Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Phil Feather, oboe, Patricia Massey, clarinet, David Sarachen, bassoon, Teag Reaves, hornHonneger: Pastorale d’étéHaydn: Symphony No. 104
November 13, 2009Andrew von Oeyen in recitalBerg: Sonata, Op. 1Beethoven: Sonata No. 23Liszt: Muages gris & Vallée d’ObermanWagner/Liszt: Elsa’s Bridal ProcessionVerdi/Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase
December 4, 2009 (CD)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorVaried program of music by Proulx, Gabrieli, Schütz, Boëly, Pinkham, Vivaldi GloriaDiane Plaster, Rachelle, Fox, Sara Campbell, Rose Beattie
February 26, 2010The Catgut Trio with Violinist Yi-Huan ZhaoDebussy: String QuartetBeethoven: Serenade for String TrioWeir: Bagpiper’s Trio
March 26, 2010 (CD) Members of The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorCopland: Appalachian SpringMahler: Songs of a Wayfarer, Edward Levy Eisler: Songs and Septet(Co-Sponsored by Villa Aurora)
April 23, 2010Old and New with the Concord EnsembleVaried program of music by Gesualdo, Stravinsky, Pärt, Monteverdi, Schütz
June 4, 2010 (CD)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDupré: Poeme Héroique, Roger Daggy, organBach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit aufMozart: Requiem, Diane Plaster, soprano, Sara Campbell, mezzo-soprano, Pablo Corá, tenor, Michael
Stevens, bass
2010 – 2011October 8, 2010The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorPoulenc: Organ Concerto in G minorThomas Foster, organBeethoven: Symphony No. 6
November 12, 2010Members of The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorChamber Music NightBeethoven: Septet for Winds and StringsFrançaix: 7 Dances from Le Malheurs de Sophi’Strauss: Til Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks
December 10The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAnnual Holiday ConcertBach: Magnificat in DBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4Purcell: Trumpet Sonata in D
January 20The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorJosé Adán Peréz – Opera arias by Mozart, RossinZarzuela exerptsRespighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
March 18The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorSouth Bay Children’s ChoirPergolesi: Stabat MaterSibelius: Pelleas and MelisandePremiere ???
April 15USC Thornton Chamber ChoirProgram listing
June 10
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorYi-Huan Zhao, violinHaydn: Lord Nelson MassBruch: Violin ConcertoAdditional work?
2011 - 2012 October 14 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Lindsay Deutsch, violinMozart: Jupiter SymphonyGershwin/Heifetz: Porgy and Bess Fantasy
November 11, 2011The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorShostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1Gershwin: Rhapsody in BlueRoger Bourland: Night TrainMartinu: La Revue de Cuisine
December 9, 2011The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's and Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew's ParishHandel: Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 6, No. 5Bach: Singet dem Herrn
January 20, 2012Chatham Baroque in music of Bach, Handel and TelemanGenerous support for this concert is provided by the Edwin W. Pauley Foundation
February 10, 2012Andrew von Oeyen, pianoScarlatti: Three sonatasSchumann: CarnavalLigeti: Musica ricercataLiszt: Nuage gris & Paraphrase of Rigoletto
March 23, 2012 The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorGrainger: Tune from County DerryVaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and LazarusGjeilo: Kindred Spirits (world premiere, commissioned work)Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
April 27
Chamber Music Night with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic OrchestraAriana Ghez, oboe; Johnny Lee and Jin Shan-Dai, violin; Dana Hansen, viola and piano; Jason Lippman, celloMusic of Britten, Ibert, Martinu and Brahms
June 8, 2012The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorSéjourné: Marimba Concerto, Aaron SmithVivaldi/O’Connor: The Four Seasons, Yi-Huan Zhao & Kevin KumarTin: Beber (world premiere, commissioned work) Rayvon Moore & Rose Beattie, vocalists
2012 – 2013October 12, 2012The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBeethoven: Symphony No. 7Delius: The Walk to the Paradise GardenMartin: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Percussion and Timpani
November 9, 2012Bernstein: Serenade for Solo violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion, Yi-Huan Zhao, violinBizet/Shchedrin: Carmen SuiteElgar: SerenadeDvorak: Nocturne
December 7, 2012Handel: Coronation AnthemsGjeilo: Dark Night of the SoulTelemann: Concerto for Three Trumpets, Two Oboes and Strings
January 26, 2013The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorDean Mora Big BandStravinsky: Ebony ConcertoBernstein: Prelude, Rugue and RiffsEllington: Black and Tan FantasieMusic by Goodman and Dorsey
March 8, 2013Eisler: Septet Nr. 2, “Circus”Schubert: Octet in F major
April 5, 2013Pianist Christopher O’Riley – varied program
June 7, 2013
The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBeethoven: Mass in Wright: Concerto for Tenor Sax and Orchestra, Phil Feather, tenor saxWright: The Days Before Cell Phones (world premiere performance, commissioned work)
2013 – 2014October 11, 2013 (CD) The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMilburn: Four Water Scenes for Clarinet and Orchestra (commissioned work), Patricia Massey, clarinetBritten: Nocturne, Op. 60, Jonathan Mack, tenorMendelssohn: Italian Symphony
November 8, 2013 (CD)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorShostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2, Robert Edward Thies O’Reilly: Autumn Scenes (world premiere, commissioned work), John O’Reilly, guest conductor, Paul Revere Middle School Chamber OrchestraHaydn: Symphony No. 104
December 14, 2013The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: MagnificatVivaldi: Magnificat, Mollie Birney, guest conductorBach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe, Yi-Huan Zhao & Phil Feather
January 31, 2014Chatham Baroque – varied programMade possible by a generous gift from the Edwin W. Pauley Foundation.
February 28, 2014 – program missingAndrew von Oeyen, piano
March 28 The USC Thornton Chamber Singers and Concert ChoirVaried choral program
April 2 (CD)The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew'sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorTakemitsu: Rain ComingRespighi: Trittico BotticellianoMozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Tina Chang Qu & David SageMusic of Mozart, Respighi and Takemitsu
June 6 (CD)
Tin: Grammy Award winning composer Christopher Tin returns to the Music Guild with a newly commissioned work for two flutes and chamber orchestra, featuring Nancy Gilman Marfisi and Eileen Holt. Stravinsky’s charmingly tuneful Dances concertantes and jazzy Latin and American folk music arrangemens for choir and orchestra by Copland round out the .
2014 – 2015October 10, 8pmThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sDavid Washburn, trumpetJohann Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat MajorGiochino Rossini: Overture to The Thieving MagpieLudwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major
November 14, 8pmThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sHye-Jin Kim, violinLudwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D majorIgor Stravinsky: Danses concertantes
December 12, 8pmThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sDavid Searfoss, trumpetThe Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew’s ParishGeorge Frederick Handel: Messiah (Part I)Henry Purcell: Trumpet Concerto in D MajorJ.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
Friday, January 23, 8pmTesserae Baroque Ensemble and ChoirMusic of the Bach CircleJohann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat MajorJohann Christian Bach: Wedding CantataVocal and instrumental masterworks by J. S. Bach, Buxtehude, and Telemann
March 13, 8pmThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sAkiko Tarumoto, violin, Dana Hansen, violaBenjamin Britten: Concerto for Violin and ViolaGeorge Walker: Lyric for String OrchestraArthur Honegger: Symphony No. 4 (Delights of the City of Basel)
April 24, 8pmThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sViolin-fest: A Celebration of the Violin and Violin Music of Four CenturiesMaia Jasper, Kevin Kumar, Yi-Huan Zhao, Alexander Kalman, violinBrydern: Concerto for Two ViolinsAntonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for Four ViolinsPeter Warlock: Capriol SuiteMusic of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Britten
June 5, 8pmSt. Matthew’s Choir and OrchestraJohn Rutter: GloriaFranz Joseph Haydn: Te DeumFelix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream
2015 – 2016October 16, 2015The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorProkofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, Glenn DicterowMozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite
November 6, 2015Combined Chamber Choir and Concert Choir of USCJo-Michael Scheibe and Cristian Grases, conductorsComposers and titles tk
December 11, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorVivaldi: GloriaHandel: Organ Concerto in B-flatBuxtehude: Schlagt, Künstler! Die Pauken und Saiten
January 22, 2016Chatham Baroque – Mediterranean OdysseyChatham Baroque returns to California with a sultry mix of French, Italian, and Spanish music of the Baroque. The program includes French dances by Jean-Fery Rebel and Jean Baptiste Lully, Vivaldi's famous "La Follia," and Chatham Baroque’s own arrangements of popular dances from Spain and Latin America. Made possible by a generous grant from the Edwin W. Pauley Foundation.
February 26, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorAlbinoni: Oboe Concerto, Phil FeatherTurni: La Oración del Torero, Yi-Huan ZhaoMendelssohn: Octet
April 8, 2016Baroque and Beyond – Extravagant Music from Venice, Leipzig and LondonEight of Los Angeles’s finest choral singers come together with instrumental virtuoso for music by Gabrielli, Monteverdi, Bach and 20th century masters John Tavener and Morton Lauridsen
May 6, 2016Brahms: Serenade No. 1 O’Reilly: Chautauqua Suite (world premiere performance)
Brown: Afterimage (world premiere performance, commissioned by St. Matthew’s Music Guild and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission)
June 3, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Violin Concerto No. 4, Yi-Huan ZhaoMozart: Requiem in D minor, Diane Plaster, soprano, Robert McNeil, tenor
2016 – 2017October 14, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorMozart: Symphony No. 41Wagner: Siegfried IdyllVon Weber: Clarinet Quintet, orch. Weber, Michele Zukovsky, clarinet
November 11, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorProkofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1, Yabing Tan, violinBeethoven: Symphony No. 3
December 9, 2016The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach: Violin Concerto in E major, Peter Kent, violinBach: MagnificatBach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Yi-Huan Zhao, Nancy Marfisi, Eileen Holt
January 20, 2017Ines Thomé, guitar, and FriendsVaried program
February 10, 2017The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorBach and Beyond 2.0 Extravagant music from Venice, Paris and New York
March 10, 2017The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorLark QuartetSchulhoff: Concerto for String Quartet and WindsBeethoven: Symphony No. 1Vaughan Williams: Fantasy on a Theme of Thomas TallisMendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, 2nd movement, Deborah Buck
May 5, 2017
Free Community ConcertThe Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’sThomas Neenan, Music Director and ConductorPaul Revere Chamber OrchestraNewman: Viola Concerto, Maria Newman, violaBeethoven: Symphony No. 5Meyer: Hemispheres (world premiere, commissioned work)
June 2, 2016Haydn: Creation
