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| Composer | Work | Conductor | DayMonth | Year | Soloists | Comments |
| Lundquist, Matthew N. | Now That the Sun is Beaming Bright | Urbach, Alfred F. | 23-Apr | 1947 | Richard W. Bowles, local composer, conducted his own work dedicated to Chorale | First Concert, a capella repertoire, the work listed is first on program |
| Evening of Choral Music, American Guild of Organists | Urbach, Alfred F. | 11-May | 1947 | Christ Episcopal Church, Houston | ||
| Evening of Choral Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 30-Jun | 1947 | Miller Theater. Originally set for 19-Jun-1947 but rained out | ||
| Small Ensemble sings for Junior League Friday Musicale | Urbach, Alfred F. | 21-Nov | 1947 | |||
| Evening of Choral Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 16-Apr | 1948 | Arthur E. Hall, local composer, conducted two of his own works | Music Hall | |
| American Guild of Organists presents the Houston Chorale | Urbach, Alfred F. | 23-May | 1948 | South Main Baptist Church | ||
| Choral Festival at Miller Theater | Urbach, Alfred F. | 29-Jun | 1948 | Three different Choruses participated | ||
| Texas Bar Association Barbecue | Urbach, Alfred F. | 2-Jul | 1948 | At San Jacinto Memorial Monument | ||
| Program of Christmas Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 10-Dec | 1948 | HSC Soloists Ralph Bobbitt, Ann Edwards, Kittie Skelton, and Winnifred Scherffius | Music Hall | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Kurtz, Efram | 10/11-Apr | 1949 | Paula Lenchner (s), Margery Mayer (cont), Irwin Dillon (t), Kenneth Schon (bar) | First Engagement with HSO! In City Auditorium |
| Program of Christmas Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 10-Dec | 1949 | Barbara Crissey (s) | Music Hall | |
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime (Hansel & Gretel) | Urbach, Alfred F. | 17-Dec | 1949 | HSO, on Henke & Pillot underwritten program in Coliseum | |
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Illyich | Nutcracker Suite | Urbach, Alfred F. | 17-Dec | 1949 | HSO, on Henke & Pillot underwritten program in Coliseum | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Alto Rhapsody | Kurtz, Efram | 30-Jan | 1950 | Blanche Theborn (ms) | Men of the Chorus, City Auditorium |
| Borodin, Alexandre | Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) | Kurtz, Efram | 10-Apr | 1950 | City Auditorium | |
| Evening of Choral Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 12-May | 1950 | Proscilla Chaplin (s), plus pianists Drusilla Huffmeister and Claire Stafford | Music Hall | |
| Franck, Caesar | 150th Psalm | Urbach, Alfred F. | 8-Dec | 1950 | Music Hall | |
| Christmas Concert with HSO | Urbach, Alfred F. | 8-Dec | 1950 | HSC Bobbye Jean Richardson (narr) | Music Hall | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Kurtz, Efram | 9-Apr | 1951 | Carolyn Long (s), Nan Merriman (cont), louis Roney (t), George Landon (bbar) | Music Hall |
| Program of Christmas Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 8-Dec | 1951 | HSC Soloists Elizabeth Dixon (s), Kittie Skelton (s), Jo Ann Deason (s), Carmen Boeger (a), George Chaplin (b), Lweis Hubka (t), Paul Olfield (bar), Geoffrey Young (bar), Fay Focht (a), Joseph Salzhandler (t), Andrew Dick (b) | City Auditorium, U of H Choral participated | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Nanie, Op 82 | Kurtz, Efram | 31-Mar | 1952 | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | Shicksalslied (Song of Fate), Op 54 | Kurtz, Efram | 31-Mar | 1952 | ||
| Christmas Concert | Urbach, Alfred F. | 13-Dec | 1952 | HSC soloists Betty Wygant (s), Sue Dearien (a), Jane Pittman (s), Jackie Cade (a), Nonwood Prieto (t), Fred Brauer (b), Tony Joe Ramirez (t), Jack Waggoner (t) | Music Hall | |
| Evening of Choral Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 21-Jan | 1953 | Andrew Dick (b), Reuben Boyett (s), Mary Chudleigh (s), Norwood Preto (t) | Music Hall | |
| Monteverdi, Claudio | Magnificat | Kurtz, Efram | 6-Apr | 1953 | Jane Pittman (HSC), Kittie Skelton (HSC) | |
| Program of Christmas Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 12-Dec | 1953 | HSC soloists Gabriel-William Alexander (t), Zacharias - Paul Olfield (bar), Mary - Gbetty Lou Rosscamp, Narr - James Bradley, Kitty Skelton (s), Harriett Fasshauer (s), Ruth Mary Ruston (chimes) | ||
| Evening of Choral Music | Cain, Noble | 7-May | 1954 | |||
| Program of Christmas Music | Urbach, Alfred F. | 3-Dec | 1954 | HSC soloists Gabriel-William Alexander (t), Zacharias - Paul Olfield (bar), Mary - Gbetty Lou Rosscamp, Narr - William H Schlottman | ||
| Schubert, Franz | The Omnipotence | Urbach, Alfred F. | 3-Dec | 1954 | Ruth Wareham | |
| Hall, Arther E. | Seven preludes to the Nativity | Urbach, Alfred F. | 3-Dec | 1954 | Hall is a local Houston composer | |
| Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix | Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream | Toth, Andor | 22-Feb | 1955 | Ruth Wareham (s), Annette Dinwoodey (cont) | Women of the Chorus. Toth was HSO Associate Conductor |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Beecham, Sir Thomas | 3/4/5-Apr | 1955 | Francis Yeend (s), Mona Paulee (ms), Gabor Carelli (t), Yi-Kwei Sze (b). On 03-Apr HSC member Jack Waggoner subbed for ailing Gabor Carelli! | First Triple presentation of HSC - a rarity on HSO schedule. 3-Apr was Ball HS, Galveston. 4/5-Apr were Music Hall |
| Rogers and Hart | Oklahoma Selections | Bonney, Maurice | 5-Nov | 1955 | Program does not credit HSC | |
| Sibelius, Jan | Hymn to the Earth | Stokowski, Leopold | 12-Dec | 1955 | US Premier | |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Stokowski, Leopold | 31-Jan | 1956 | Virginia Babikian (s), Dorothy Brown (cont), Clifford Thompson (t), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Guy Gardner (bar), Howard Hartmann (bar), Houston Youth Symphony Boy's Choir (Howard Webb)(conductor) | HSO Premier |
| Orff, Carl | Il Trionfo di Afrodite | Stokowski, Leopold | 2-Apr | 1956 | Virginia Babikian (s), Audre Lokey (s), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Guy Gardner (bar) | World Premier, Music Hall |
| Berlioz, Hector | L'Enfance du Christ | Stokowski, Leopold | 19-Dec | 1956 | Audre Lokey (s), Lois Townsend (s), David Lloyd (t), Jack Waggoner (t)(HSC), Jack Dickinson (bar), Philip Macro (bar), Yi-Kwei Sze (b) | HSO Radio Concert - KTRH |
| Hovhaness | Ad Lyram | Stokowski, Leopold | 12-Mar | 1957 | Melba Petzold (s), Ruth Porter (cont)(HSC), Alan Messer (t), Henry Bennick (bar) | World Premier, Music Hall |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Stokowski, Leopold | 27-Mar | 1957 | Jean Hinclke (s), Annette Dinwoodey (cont), Rudolph Petrak (t), Jay Froman (b) | Music Hall |
| Houston Pops | Waring, Fred | 8-Apr | 1957 | Chorus was called the 'Houston Pops Choral' | ||
| Orff, Carl | Naenie and Dithyrambe | Stokowski, Leopold | 11/12-Nov | 1957 | The HSO 57-58 season is first in which works are regularly performned twice | |
| Bach/Stravinsky, Igor | Von Himmel Hoch | Stravinsky, Igor | 6/7-Jan | 1958 | ||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Stokowski, Leopold | 7/8-Apr | 1958 | Music Hall. The recording, made soon after has Virginia Babikian (s), Clyde Hager (t), Guy Gardner (bar) | |
| Wagner, Richard | Venusberg Music | Stokowski, Leopold | 20/21-Oct | 1958 | Women of Chorus | |
| Debussy, Claude | Trois Chansons | Stokowski, Leopold | 3/4-Nov | 1958 | HSO Premier | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | B minor Mass | Stokowski, Leopold | 6/7-Apr | 1959 | ||
| Miller Theater Pops | Rachlin, Ezra | 14-Jul | 1959 | Noted as 'First Chorale Appearance in Summer Symphony Program' | Small' Miller theater. Ezra Rachlin conducted the Orchestra part of the concert | |
| Christmas Program, Coastal Concert Society, First Series | Urbach, Alfred F. | ??-Dec | 1959 | League City | ||
| Debussy, Claude | La Damoiselle Elue | Rachlin, Ezra | 14/15-Dec | 1959 | Frances Junger (narr), Pauline Stark (s) | 16 Women of the Chorus - sat on apron of stage with the soloists |
| Program of Christmas Music | Rachlin, Ezra | 14/15-Dec | 1959 | With HSC soloists Bonnie Sue Wooldridge, William Alexander, Kittie Skelton, Martha Bedford, Barbara Julif, James Fromme, Carol Gardner, Richard Palm | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | Alto Rhapsody | Stokowski, Leopold | 21/22-Mar | 1960 | Men of Chorus | |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Stokowski, Leopold | 4/5-Apr | 1960 | HSC joined by U of H Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) the furst such joint concert in a relationship to last until Feb-1970 | |
| Miller Theater Pops | Rachlin, Ezra | 19-Jun | 1960 | Small' Miller theater (40 voices). Ezra Rachlin conducted the Orchestra part of concert | ||
| Captain Kangaroo | Rachlin, Ezra | ?? | 1960 | Noted in Chorale performance list prepared on occasion of 6-Apr-1962 Chronicle One-Dollar Symphony' program. Not otherwise located | Earle Jensen remembers attending in the audience with her children | |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets | Sargent, Sir Malcolm | 28/29-Nov | 1960 | Women of the Chorus | |
| Walton, William | Belshazzar's Feast | Golschmann, Vladimir | 20/21/25-Mar | 1961 | Herff Applewhite (bar) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis, (conductor) in Music Hall. Conductor Golschmann was a late replacement |
| Wagner, Richard | Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg - Procession of Meistersingers and Final Chorus | Leinsdorf, Erich | 3/4-Apr | 1961 | Eileen Farell (ms) also san Bacchanale from 'Tannheuser' and Immolation scene from 'Gotterdammerung' | |
| Wagner, Richard | Tannhaeusser, Venusberg Music | Leinsdorf, Erich | 3/4-Apr | 1961 | Women of the Chorus | |
| Miller Theater Pops | Rachlin, Ezra | 18-Jun | 1961 | Small' Miller theater. Ezra Rachlin conducted the orchestral part of concert | ||
| Gershwin, George | Porgy and Bess (excerpts) | Kostelanetz, Andre | 31-Dec | 1961 | New Years Eve Concert | |
| Debussy, Claude | Les Sirenes (Nocturnes) | Barbirolli, Sir John | 12/13-Feb | 1962 | Women of the chorus | |
| Debussy, Claude | Pelleas et Melisande | Barbirolli, Sir John | 12/13-Feb | 1962 | Women of the chorus | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) | Barbirolli, Sir John | 19/20-Mar | 1962 | Frances Yeend (s), Elena Nikolaidi (HSC) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 | Barbirolli, Sir John | 19/20-Feb | 1962 | Phyllis Curtin (s) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Borodin, Alexandre | Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) | Lane, Louis | 25-Jan | 1963 | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) | |
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime (Hansel & Gretel) | Lane, Louis | 25-Jan | 1963 | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Barbirolli, Sir John | 4/5-Mar | 1963 | Phyllis Curtin (s), Maureen Forrester (ms), Richard Lewis (t), Morley Meridith (b) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 | Barbirolli, Sir John | 18/19-Mar | 1963 | Phyllis Curtin (s) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Faure, Gabriel Urbain | Pavane | Barbirolli, Sir John | 3/4-Feb | 1964 | A mixed chorus of about 20 people from HSC | 1964 was the Golden Anniversary season of the HSO. Concert in Music Hall |
| Elgar, Edward; Sir | Dream of Gerontius | Barbirolli, Sir John | 23/24-Mar | 1964 | Kerstin Meyer (ms), Richard Lewis t), Donald Bell (bbar) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Christmas Concerts | Urbach, Alfred F., Bedford, Wayne | 18/21-Dec | 1964 | Concerts at Clear Creek HS , Conroe HS, sponsored by Coastal Concert Society | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Barbirolli, Sir John | 29/30-Mar | 1965 | Saramae Endich (s), Florence Kopleff (a)(HSC), John Druary (t), Malcolm Smith (b) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor), in Music Hall |
| Shaw, Robert (arr) | Ya Viene la Vieja | Urbach, Alfred F. | 15-Sep | 1965 | 150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall | |
| Gretchanoff - Cain | Holy Radiant Light | Urbach, Alfred F. | 15-Sep | 1965 | 150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | If By His Spirit | Urbach, Alfred F. | 15-Sep | 1965 | 150th Anniversary - Independence of Mexico - Concert held in Music Hall | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Barbirolli, Sir John | 4/5-Apr | 1966 | Pauline Stark (s), Forence Kopleff (ms)(HSC), John Druary (t), Malcolm Smith (b) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Key, Francis Scott | National Anthem | Lantz, Harry | 2-Oct | 1966 | Dedication Ceremony for Civic Center (JH). Orchestra is 'All City Symphony' Harry Lantz, Conductor | |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 | Barbirolli, Sir John | 3-Oct | 1966 | ||
| Saint-Saens, Camille | Christmas Oratorio | Roller, A. Clyde | 19/20-Dec | 1966 | Jean Preston (s), Frances Junger (ms), Phyllis Hand [HSC], John Druary (t), Stephen Harbachick (bar) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Te Deum | Roller, A. Clyde | 19/20-Dec | 1966 | ||
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Barbirolli, Sir John | 2/3-Apr | 1967 | Florence Kopleff © With Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield)(conductor) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Roller, A. Clyde | 19-Nov | 1967 | At U of H with U of H symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir - Recorded | Not in HOS records |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Sinfonia Antarctica | Previn, Andre | 18/19-Dec | 1967 | William Lee Pryor (narr), Jean Preston (s) | Not in HSO records, Clyde Roller assumed the directorship in Sep-1967 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass in Memory of Manzoni | Barbirolli, Sir John | 25/26-Mar | 1968 | Elizabeth Vaughan (s), Maureen Forrester (ms)(HSC), Richard Lewis (t), Yi-Kwei Sze (b) | Not in HSO records |
| Liszt, Franz | "Faust" Symphony | Previn, Andre | 18/19-Nov | 1968 | Frank Stovall (t) | Men of the Chorus |
| Stravinski, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | Previn, Andre | 2/3-Dec | 1968 | ||
| Britten, Benjamin | Ceremony of Carols | Roller, A. Clyde | 20-Dec | 1968 | First Annual Christmas Concert | |
| Honegger, Arthur | Une Cantate de Noel | Roller, A. Clyde | 20-Dec | 1968 | First Annual Christmas Concert | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) | Barbirolli, Sir John | 24/25-Mar | 1969 | Jean Preston (s), kerstin Meyer (a) | HSC joined by U of H Concert Choir, Merrills Lewis (conductor) |
| Wagner, Richard | Elsa's Procession, Tannhauser Chorus, Valkyries | Roller, A. Clyde | 13/14-Oct | 1969 | Nancy Tatum (s) | Wayne Bedford died Jun-1969. Don Strong became the Chorale Directory |
| Honegger, Arthur | Une Cantate de Noel | Roller, A. Clyde | 19-Dec | 1969 | Travis Franklin (bar), and Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield)(conductor) | Described as 'second annual Christmas Concert' |
| Humperdinck, Engelbert | Evening Prayer & Dream Pantomime Pantomime (Hansel & Gretel) | Roller, A. Clyde | 19-Dec | 1969 | Described as 'second annual Christmas Concert' | |
| Christmas Concert | Roller, A. Clyde | 19-Dec | 1969 | HSC's Denny Douglas (t), Michael Byrnes (t), Mary Ann Jackson (s), Lonnette Prather (s), Peter Sloss (t), Andrew Gauthier (bar), Mac Jones (b) | Described as 'second annual Christmas Concert'. The (first) Conoco Party had orchestra plus one soloist | |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets, Op 32 | Ehrling, Sixten | 8/9/10-Feb | 1970 | Women of the chorus. HSC joined by U or H Concert Choir (merrills Lewis)(conductor) | Last such joint concert in the series that began Apr-1960 |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Roller, A. Clyde | 28-Apr | 1970 | Virginia Babikian (s), Earline Ballard (ms), McCollum (t), Simon Estes (b) | HSC, U of H Concert Chorale, and Rice University Chorale. At Rice U. Field House |
| Mascagni, Pietro | Anthem (Cavalleria Rusticana) | Roller, A. Clyde | 15-Jun | 1970 | Concert in Miller Theater | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Solemn Vespers | Strong, Donald | 15-Jun | 1970 | HSC Soloists Eleanor Grant (s), Ruth Lay (a), John Walters (t), Joseph Naron (b) | Concert in Miller Theater |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Roller, A. Clyde | 18-Dec | 1970 | Pauline Stark (s) | JH, Conoco Party was all orchestral? |
| Schutz, Heinrich | Magnificat | Roller, A. Clyde | 18-Dec | 1970 | Pauline Stark (s), John Druary (t), Clyde Hager (t), Charles Nelson (b), | JH |
| Delius, Frederick | Appalachia variations | (for Barbirolli, Sir John) | 28-Feb/1/2-Mar | 1971 | Rehearsed for Barbirolli but shelved on his death | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Stabat Mater and Te Deum from 'Four Sacred Pieces" | Foster, Lawrence (for Barbirolli, Sir John) | 28-Feb/1/2-Mar | 1971 | Eleanor Grant (s) | Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Concerts |
| Walton, William | Belshazzar's Feast | Handford, Maurice | 21/22/23-Mar | 1971 | Stephen Harbachick (bar) | First major concert without U of H since ??? |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Roller, A. Clyde | 13-Apr | 1971 | Joan Wall (ms), Singing Boys of Houston (Paul Ofield)(conductor) | Women of the chorus. Concert in Rice U Field Houston (Autrey Court) |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Roller, A. Clyde | 17/18-May | 1971 | Jean Preston (s), Joan Wall (ms), John Druary (t), Stephen Harbachick (bar) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op 123 | Shaw, Robert | 5-Jun | 1971 | Workshop 31-May(?) - 05-Jun, with one public performance | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | C-Major Mass | Foster, Lawrence | 17/18/19-Oct | 1971 | Kate Hurney (s), Earlinee Ballard (ms), Clyde Hager (t), Jon Enloe (bar) | First concert with Foster |
| Various | Pops, Christmas (Sounds of Christmas) | Roller, A. Clyde | 18-Dec | 1971 | Maryann Jackson (s) | The Conoco party was all-orchestral? |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Solemn Vespers, K339 | Roller, A. Clyde | 18-Dec | 1971 | HSC Soloists Eleanor Grans (s), May Kean (a), Alvin Varnon (t), Warren Hastings (b) | |
| Prokofiev, Alexandre | Alexander Nevsky | Foster, Lawrence | 27/28-Mar | 1972 | Earkube Bakkardm (Earline Ballard)(s) | HSC joined by Houston Baptist College Chorus and Rice University Chorale. HSC was costumed. |
| Feldman, Morton | The Rothko Chapel (World Premiere) | Peress, Maurice | 9/9-Apr | 1972 | Babikian, Virginia (s) | At Rothko Chapel |
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | The Creation | Foster, Lawrence | 7/8/9-May | 1972 | Paulina Stark (s), Jana Elam (ms), Charles Bressler (t), Charles Nelson (b), Babikian, Virginia (s) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Alto Rhapsody | Covelli, John | 30/31-Oct | 1972 | Frances Bible (cont) | The men of the chorus |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Magnificat | Roller, A. Clyde | 30/31-Oct | 1972 | Virginia Baikian (s), Diane Tobola (ms), Frances Bible (cont), Waldie Anderson (t), Charles Nelson (b) | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Unknown? | Dec? | 1972 | No record in archive, Chronicle 'Zest', or at Conoco - probably no Christmas concerts? | |
| Wagner, Richard | Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)(concert performance) | Foster, Lawrence | 22/23-Jan | 1973 | Earline Ballard (ms), Carolyne James (contralto), Richard Cassilly (t), William McDonald (t), Jon Enloe (bar), Guillermo Sarabia (bar) | HSC joined by Houston Baptist College Chorus and Rice University Chorale |
| Bach/Stravinsky, Igor | Choral Variations on Von Himmel Hoch | Foster, Lawrence | 15/16/17-Apr | 1973 | ||
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 | Foster, Lawrence | 15/16/17-Apr | 1973 | ||
| Stravinski, Igor | Persephone | Foster, Lawrence | 15/16/17-Apr | 1973 | George Shirley (t), Yvette Mimieux (narr), Singing Boys of Houston - Gary W. Patterson (dir) | With Singing Boys of Houston |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Foster, Lawrence | 13/14/15-May | 1973 | Earline Ballard (s), Carol Mayo (ms), Edgar Moore (t), Charles Nelson (b) | Babikian replaced Jeanine Crader, James Jarvis replaced Jon Enloe (illnesses) |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus and orchestra, Op 80 | Foster, Lawrence | 13/14/15-May | 1973 | Radu Lupu (piano), Virginia Babikian (s), Frances Lyttton (s), Earline Ballard (ms), Waldie Anderson (t), James Martin (t), James Jarvis (b) | Babikian replaced Jeanine Crader, James Jarvis replaced Jon Enloe (illnesses) |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Foster, Lawrence | 5/6-Nov | 1973 | Evelyn Mandar (s), Richard Stillwell (bar), Clyde Hager (t) | With Boy's Choir of Houston |
| Various | Pops, Christmas (Sounds of Christmas) | Miller, Mitch | 20/21-Dec | 1973 | Conoco Concert 13-Dec, was all orchestral | |
| Falla, Manuel de | La Vida Breve | Fruhbeck, Rafael | 10/11/12-Feb | 1974 | Enriqueta Torres (s), Earline Ballard (s), Gail McCullough (s), Gene Bullard (t), Warren Hastings (bar), Perico Sevilla (Flamenco dancer), John Huff (bar), Luisa Aranda (Flamenco dancer), Charles Thornberg (t) | Also included HSC soloists Al Irving (t), Mary Nepveux (s), Patricia Cleghorn (s), Lynda Sparks (ms) |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Foster, Lawrence | 21/23-Feb | 1973 | Anne Lacy (s), Warren Hastings (bar), Clyde Hager (t) | With Singing Boys of Houston and Houston Ballet |
| Houston Chorale "Sing-along" | Foster, Lawrence | 22-Feb | 1974 | With 35 members of HSO! Sang choruses of Bach, Handel, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Foster, Lawrence | 12/13/14-May | 1974 | Eemilia Petrescu (s), Simon Estes (bar) | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Mass in B Minor | Shaw, Robert | 21/22/23-Jun | 1974 | none | Workshop. No Public Performance |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | St. John Passion, BWV 245 | Shaw, Robert | 21/22/23-Jun | 1974 | none | Workshop. No Public Performance |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Covelli, John | 21-Jul | 1974 | Earline Ballard (s), Carol Mayo (ms), Edgar Moore (t), Charles Nelson (b) | Miller Theater. 'Pick up' chorus included many HSC members |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Mass No 14 in C Major (Coronation Mass), KV317 | Foster, Lawrence | 28/29-Oct | 1974 | Paulina Star (s), Evelyn Petros (ms), Clyde Hager (t), Adib Fazah (bar) | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Miller, Mitch | 19/20-Dec | 1974 | Conoco Concert 17-Dec, was all orchestral | |
| Bach, Handel, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn | Houston Chorale "Sing-along" | Foster, Lawrence | 7-Feb | 1975 | Aat St. Luke's Methodist (Westheimer) | with 35 members of HSO! Sand choruses of Bach, Handel, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Haydn |
| Wagner, Richard | Die Walkure (Concert version) | Foster, Lawrence | 10/11-Feb | 1975 | Bozena Ruk-Focie (s), Earline Ballard (s), Jess Thomas (t), David Ward (bbar), Jan Enloe (b), the 'Walkuries' HSC members Sue Hyde, Gerhilde: Anne Cogswell, Ortlinde: Maxine Moore, Waltraute: | Also HSC's Suzie Pearson, Schwertheite: Christina Murphy, Helmwige: Patricia Clegghorn, Ssilgrune: Susan Morrison, Grimgarde: Mary Nepveux, Rossweisse |
| Britten, Benjamin | War Requiem | Shaw, Robert | 3/4-Mar | 1975 | Yvonne Ciannella (s), Seth mcCoy (t), Peter Harrower (b) | With Singing Boys of Houston |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) | Foster, Lawrence | 4/5/6-May | 1975 | Shigemi Matsumoto (s), Gwendolyn Killebrew (ms) | |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Gloria | Foss, Lucas | 20-May | 1975 | Paulina Stark (s), Carol Mayo (ms) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Schicksalslied | Wagner, Roger | 22-Jun | 1975 | Wagner, Roger | Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice., Performance was at JH |
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | Te Deum | Wagner, Roger | 22-Jun | 1975 | Wagner, Roger | Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice., Performance was at JH |
| Faure, Gabriel | Requiem | Wagner, Roger | 22-Jun | 1975 | Wagner, Roger | Workshop at Hamman Hall, Rice., Performance was at JH |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Solemn Vespers | Strong, Donald | 11-Oct | 1975 | Haydn, Mozart, Brahms | Performance in Miller Theater - multi-media event, part of Houston Fest |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Foster, Lawrence | 27/28-Oct | 1975 | Rosalind Elias (ms), Singing Boys of Houston (Gary W. Patterson)(dir) | Women of the Chorus. Elias subbed for Hilda Harris |
| Various | Pops, Christmas 'Joy to the World' | DeMain, John L. | 13-Dec | 1975 | Special Xmas Concert, Galveston Old Opera House | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas (Sounds of Christmas) | Hayman, Richard | 18/19-Dec | 1975 | U of H singers performed at the Conoco Christmas concert on 11-Dec | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | DeMain, John L. | 21/22-Dec | 1975 | Virginia Babikian (s), Marvalee Cariaga (ms), Dennis Bailey (t), Peter Harrower (b) | First Annual Messiah. DeMain replaced Akira Endo. Held in Music Hall |
| Houston Chorale "Sing-along" | Roller, A. Clyde | ?-Feb | 1976 | |||
| Berlioz, Hector | Damnation of Faust | Foster, Lawrence | 16/17-Feb | 1976 | Evelyn Lear (s), Kenneth Riegel (t), Michael Devlin (b), Jon Enloe (b) | With Singing Boys of Houston |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Midsummer Night's Dream | Foster, Lawrence | 10/11-May | 1976 | Robert McCullough (narr), Paulina Stark (s), Maryanne Telese (s) | Women of the Chorus |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | St. Matthew Passion | Foster, Lawrence | 16/17/18-May | 1976 | Shiela Armstrong (s), Gwendolyn Killebrew (ms), Mallory Walker (t), Brent Ellis (bar), Samuel Ramey (b) | HSC soloists Pam Covington (s), Nora Klier (s), Ann Lacy (s), John L. Huff (b) |
| Britten, Paynter, Schafer, Somers, Iseler, Cabena | Contemporary Music: Britten: Jubilate Deo, Paynter: Exultet Coelum Laudibus, Schafer: Epitaph for Moonlight, Somers: Feller from Fortune arr., Iseler: Away in a Manger, Cabena: Prayer of St Francis | Iseler, Elmer | 18/20-Jun | 1976 | Watson, Ruth, Pater Nosta ? | Workshop. No public performance |
| Stravinski, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | Iseler, Elmer | 18/20-Jun | Workshop. No public performance | ||
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Dragon, Carmen, and Strong, Donald | 16/17-Dec | 1976 | Sherrie Matthews (s)(HSC), Pamela Covington (s)(HSC), Ruth Elayne Disroon (s)(HSC), Pamela Whitcomb (a)(HSC), Richard Rodriguez (t) | Musician's strike in Fall 1976 - Opening concert delayed until 8/9-Nov, 1st regular concert 29/30-Nov |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | DeMain, John L. | 20/21-Dec | 1976 | Shigemi Matsumoto (s), Lorna Myers (ms), Dennis Bailey (t), Joseph McKee (b) | Concerts at Music Hall |
| Brahms, Johannes | Shicksalslied | Babikian, Virginia | 23/24-Jan | 1977 | ||
| Debussy, Claude | La Damoiselle Elue | Strong, Donald | 23/24-Jan | 1977 | Virginia Babikian (s), Jana Elam Rader (ms) | Women of the Chorus, Performed at St. John's church and at HBU Gymn |
| Brahms, Johannes | Vier Gesange, Op 17 | Babikian, Virginia | 23/24-Jan | 1977 | Joint with HBU Bel Canto Singers | With Bel Canto Singers of HBU |
| Purcell, Henry | Come Ye Sons of Art (Olde for the Birthday of Queen Mary, 1694) | Babikian, Virginia | 23/24-Jan | 1977 | Women of the Chorus, Performed at St. John's church and at HBU Gymn | |
| Stravinski, Igor | Oedipus Rex | Foster, Lawrence | 6/7/8-Feb | 1977 | George Shirley (t), Joy Davidson (ms), Jon Enloe (b), Richard T. Gill (b), Dale Smith (t), Werner Klemperer (narr) | Men of the Chorus |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Foster, Lawrence | 9/10-May | 1977 | Martina Arroyo (s), Tatiana Troyanos (ms), John Alexander (t), Paul Plishka (b) | |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets | Foster, Lawrence | 15/16/17-May | 1977 | Women of HSC (offstage) | Women of the Chorus |
| Durufle, Maurice | Requiem (1947) | Iseler, Elmer | 17/18/19-Jun | 1977 | Joanne McMillan (ms) | Workshop at First Presbyterian Church. Informal public concert on 19-Jun |
| Scarlatti, Alessandre | St. Cecelia Mass (1720) | Iseler, Elmer | 17/18/19-Jun | 1977 | Workshop at First Presbyterian Church. Informal public concert on 19-Jun | |
| Tippett, Michael | A Child of Our Time | Groves, Sir Charles | 27/28/29-Nov | 1977 | Lorna Hawood (s), Sheila Nadler (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ara Berberian (b) | The Jun-1977 Workshop concluded the leadership of Don Strong. Virginia Babikian became HSC Directory in Sep-1977. Virginia first soloed with the Chorale in Jan-1956. Her coaching role with the Chorale began about Sep-1970 |
| Various | Pops, Christmas (Sing Along) | Dragon, Carmen, and Babikian, Virginia | 14/15/16-Dec | 1977 | Pamela Covington (s)(HSC, Cary C. Cobb (t)(HSC), Stephen C. Whitcomb (t)(HSC) | 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | DeMain, John L. | 19/20-Dec | 1977 | Linda Kowalski (s), Fredda Rakusin (ms), Abram Morales (t), Warren Elisworth (b) | Concerts at First Baptist Church |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets, Op 32 (excerpts) | Foster, Lawrence | 25-Jan | 1978 | Performed in the Summit. With Lazer light show | The Ultimate Musical Voyage (excerpts from Holst, The Planets, Williams, Star Wars, etc.) |
| Moussorgsky, Modest | Boris Godunov (concert version) | Foster, Lawrence | 6/7-Mar | 1978 | Jerome Hines (b), Sandra Coffman (s)(HSC), Hancy McClain (a)(HSC), Mary Nepveux (a)(HSC), Cary C. Cobb (t)(HSC), Paul Downs (t)(HSC), Richard C. Dehmel (b)(HSC), Mathaniel Lee (b)(HSC), James R. Wilhite (b)(HSC) | Soloists were Chorus members - Jerom Hines (b) |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Foster, Lawrence | 14/15/16-Mar | 1978 | Earlene Ballard (s), Barbara Conrad (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ezio Flagello (b) | |
| Bruckner, Anton | Te Deum | Foster, Lawrence | 14/15/16-May | 1978 | Earlene Ballard (s), Barbara Conrad (ms), Seth McCoy (t), Ezio Flagello (b) | |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets, Op 32 (excerpts) | Harwood, C. William | 30-Jun | 1978 | Performed in the Summit with laser light show. Return of the Ultimate Musical Voyage (excerpts from Holst, The Planets, Williams, Star Wars, etc.) | |
| Various | Walt Disney Family Concert | Christenson, James (Disney staff person) | 21/21/22/22/23/23-Jul | 1978 | ||
| Elgar, Edward; Sir | Dream of Gerontius | Gibson, Sir Alexander | 25/26/27-Nov | 1978 | Alfreda Hodgson (ms), Richard Cassilly (t), Gwynne Howell (bar) | Cassilly and Howell replaced Ryland Davies and Benjamin Luxon |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Christmas Oratorio (two selections) | Harwood, C. William | 14/15-Dec | 1978 | 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Harwood, C. William | 14/15-Dec | 1978 | No 'Messiah' this year | |
| Janacek, Janos | Glagolitic Mass | Inbal, Eliahu | 17/18-Mar | 1979 | Canceled half way into rehearsals because two critical soloists bowed out | |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suites & Ballet | Inbal, Eliahu | 17/18-Mar | 1979 | ||
| Wagner, Richard | Tannhaeuser, Venusberg music | Gibson, Sir Alexander | 5/6/7-May | 1979 | Women of the Chorus | |
| Wagner, Richard | Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Choruses) | Gibson, Sir Alexander | 5/6/7-May | 1979 | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Bergel, Erich | 13/14-Oct | 1979 | Tom Krause (bar), Ruth Falcon (s) | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Dragon, Carmen, and Babikian, Virginia | 12/13/14-Dec | 1979 | 12-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party, 13-Dec was Tenneco Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Harwood, C. William | 15-Dec | 1979 | Erie Mills (s), Rodney Hardesty (cten), Carroll Freeman (t), Louie Otey (bar) | Concert at Memorial Drive Presbyterian |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Weller,Walter | 22/23/24-Mar | 1980 | Heather Harper (s), Delia Wallis (ms), Alexander Oliver (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis | Bergel, Erich | 17/18/19-May | 1980 | Marilyn Azchau (s), Florence Quivar (ms), John Alexander (t), Ezio Flagello (b) | |
| Berlioz, Hector | Grand Messe Des Morts (Requiem) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 29/30-Nov | 1980 | Robert White (t) | HSO Premier |
| Various | Pops | Lanchbery, John | 16/17/18-Dec | 1980 | Gordon MacRae | 16-Dec was Conoco Concert Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Harwood, C. William | 20-Dec | 1980 | Jennifer Rings (s), Judith Christin (ms), Carroll Freeman (t), Marc Embree (bbar) | Concert at JH |
| Penderecki, Krzysztov | Psalms of David | Penderecki, Krzystof | 14/15-Feb | 1981 | ||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Harwood, C. William | 16/17/18-May | 1981 | Carmen Balthrop (s), John Aler (t), Carlos Serrano (b) | |
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | Eight Songs | Babikian, Virginia | 1-Jun | 1981 | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | Alto Rhapsody, Op 53 | Bergel, Erich | 3/4/5-Oct | 1981 | Barbara McAlister (ms) | Men of the Chorus |
| Brahms, Johannes | Nanie, Op 82 | Bergel, Erich | 3/4/5-Oct | 1981 | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | Shicksalslied (Song of Fate), Op 54 | Bergel, Erich | 3/4/5-Oct | 1981 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Choral Fantasy | Gibson, Sir Alexander | 28/29-Nov | 1981 | ||
| Paulus, Stephen | Letters for the Times | Harwood, C. William | 5-Dec | 1981 | Lynn Griebling (s), Bruce Ford (t), Greer Grimsley (b) | Performed at St Luke's Methodist, part of the HSO's Stokowski Legacy (Chamber Orchestra) Series |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Idomeneo (excerpts) | Harwood, C. William | 5-Dec | 1981 | Performed at St Luke's Methodist, part of the HSO's Stokowski Legacy (Chamber Orchestra) Series | |
| Various | The Many Moods of Christmas:Shaw,Selections from Messiah:Handel,White Christmas:Irving Berlin,Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer:Marks, Sleigh Ride:Anderson,Sing-along | Lanchbery, John | 15/16/17-Dec | 1981 | ||
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Harwood, C. William | 22/23-Dec | 1981 | Elezabeth Pruett (s), Constance Beavon (ms), Steven Cole (t), Kevin Langan (b) | Concerts at Westury Baptist and First Methodist - The Alice and David C. Bintliff Endowment |
| Debussy, Claude | Nocturnes (Sirenes) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 3/4/5-Apr | 1982 | Recorded | |
| Holst, Gustav | The Planets | Gibson, Alexander | 1/2/3-May | 1982 | ||
| Shoenberg, Arnold | Gurrelieder | Comissiona, Sergiu | 8/9-May | 1982 | Heather Harper (s), Edith Thallaug (ms), Richard Cassilly (t), Kim Scown (t), David Arnold (b), Werner Klemperer (narr) | |
| Bizet, Georges | Carmen (excerpts) | Harwood, C. William | 30-Jun | 1982 | Cynthia Munzer (ms), Michael Ballam (t), Richard Cassilly (t), Heather Harper (s) | Concert in Miller Theater |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suites & Ballet | Comissiona, Sergiu | 13-Jul | 1982 | Daphnis & Chloe was recorded on 27-Jul-1982 | |
| Stravinski, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | Comissiona, Sergiu | 24-Jul | 1982 | ||
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | Mass No 12 in B flat (Harmonie-messe) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 24-Jul | 1982 | Faye Robinson (s), Delia Wallis (ms), Jon Garrison (t), David Arnold (b) | |
| Stravinski, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | Comissiona, Sergiu | 11/12/13-Sep | 1982 | ||
| Bach/Stravinsky | Von Himmel Hoch | Comissiona, Sergiu | 11/12/13-Sep | 1982 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Comissiona, Sergiu | 11/12/13-Sep | 1982 | Lucy Shelton (s), Katherine Ciesinski (ms), Jon West (t), John Cheek (bbar) | |
| Various | Pops | Lanchbery, John | 14/15/16-Dec | 1982 | 16-Dec was Conoco Concert | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Harwood, C. William | 20/21/23-Dec | 1982 | Susan Davenny Wyner (s), Rodney Hardesty (cten), Steven Cole (t), Herbert Perry (b) | Concerts at Westbury Baptist (2) and First Methodist (22-Dec) |
| Berlioz, Hector | Romeo & Juliet | Comissiona, Sergiu | 8/9-Jan | 1983 | Jan DeGaetani (ms), David Rendall (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b) | |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suites & Ballet | Comissiona, Sergiu | 5/6-Feb | 1983 | ||
| Liszt, Franz | Dante Symphony | Atzmon, Moshe | 19/20-Mar | 1983 | ||
| Walton, William | Belshazzar's Feast | Gibson, Alexander Sir | 21/22/23-May | 1983 | Benjamin Luxon (b) | |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Chichester Psalms | Comissiona, Sergiu | 21-Jun | 1983 | David Owen (boy soprano), and HSC members Laura Overstreet, Kathryn E Fritz, & Debbie Taylor (s), Linda Sparks & Laurie Rutherford (a), Russsell Clark & Randolph Lacy (t), Joe Shockley & Douglas Yates (b) | 70th Anniversary Concert for the Symphony, held in Miller Theater, The audience patiently sat through a thundershower! Founder General Maurice Hirsch was there to receive applause, and died soon after |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Choral Fantasy | Comissiona, Sergiu | 14-Jul | 1983 | Russell Sherman (piano), HSC soloists Haxel Ates (replacing Catherine Guajardo), Mary Mepveix (s), Laurie Rutherford (a), Vladika Makarios (t), Douglas Yates (b), Joseph Sheckler (b) | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 8/9-Oct | 1983 | Linda Zoghby (s), Jennifer Jones (ms), James Atherton (t) | Chorus left out of program |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Lanchbery, John | 4-Dec | 1983 | At Town & Country Mall | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Lanchbery, John | 13/14/15-Dec | 1983 | ||
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Negri, Vittorio | 19/20/21-Dec | 1983 | Fay Robinson (s), Susanne Mentzer (ms), John Gilmore (t), Terry Cook (bar) | Concerts at Westbury Baptist (2), and First Methodist |
| Berlioz, Hector | Damnation of Faust, Dramatic Legend in four parts, Op 23 | Comissiona, Sergiu | 4/5/6-Feb | 1984 | Catherine Ciesinski (s), Kenneth Riegel (t), Simon Estest (bbar), Jan Opalach (bbar) | Boy's Chorus of the Spring Branch ISD |
| Debussy, Claude | La Damoiselle Elue | Bertini, Gary | 18/19/20-Feb | 1984 | Marilyn Howell (s) | Women of the Chorus |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No 3 in D minor | Comissiona, Sergiu | 12/13/14/23-May | 1984 | Birgit Finnilae (c), with Singing Boys of Houston, Gary Patterson (dir) | Women of the chorus. On 23-May they flew with the orchestra to San Antonio (Scottish Rite Cathedral) for a single concert |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe Suites No. 1 & No. 2 | Dutoit, Charles | 19/20/21-May | 1984 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Houston Celebrities | 24-Apr | 1984 | With Houston Celebrities as conductors! | Symphony Olympics (Fund Raiser), Concert at First Baptist, Televised by KTRK-TV, Channel 13 |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | Selections | Kunzel, Eric | 25-May | 1984 | Lee Merrill (s), Mark Thomsen (t), James McGuire (bar) | |
| Bizet, Georges | Carmen (excerpts) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 14-Jul | 1984 | Jennifer Jones (ms), Stella Herdan (s), Gary Lakes (t), David Evitts (bar), Phyllis Treigle (s), Kate Butler (ms), Rodney Stenborg (bar), Ira J. Black (narr) | With Children's Chorus from the Houston International Theater School, Carolyn Francklin (dir) |
| Gershwin, George | Porgy and Bess (excerpts) | Buckley, Richard | 26-Jul | 1984 | Priscilla Baskerville (Sponto-S), Larry Marshall (t), Peter Lightfoot (b) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Four Sacred Pieces (Quattro Pezzi Sacri: Ave Maria, Stabat Mater, Laudi Alla Vergine Maria, Te Deum) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 29/30-Sep | 1984 | ||
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Knight, Eric | 13/14/15/16-Dec | 1984 | 13-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Westenburg, Richard | 19/20/21-Dec | 1984 | Kaaren Erikson (s), Shirley Love (ms), David Gordon (t), Malcolm Smith (b) | Concerts at Westbury Baptist (2) and First Methodist |
| Tippett, Michael | A Child of Our Time | Comissiona, Sergiu | 4/5-Jan | 1985 | Teresa Cahill (s), Jan de Gaetani (ms), John Aler (t), John Shirley-Quirk (b) | Tippett's 80th birthday celebration with Sir Michael in attendance |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden (Motet, MWV 230) | Babikian, Virginia | 23-Mar | 1985 | none | Concert at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Magnificat in D major, MWV 243 | Commissiona, Sergiu | 23-Mar | 1985 | Lynn Griebling Moores (s), Carol Gale (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Mark Thomsen (t), Herbert Perry (b) | Concert at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) |
| Various | Pops | Kunzel, Eric | 5-Apr | 1985 | Bob Acosta (HSC), Bill Goddard (HSC), Dave Nussmann (HSC), plus three others in 'Nothin like a dame' | Men of the Chorus - Held in Music Hall |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream | Comissiona, Sergiu | 10/11/13-May | 1985 | April Pels (s), Cathy Guajarda (s) | Women of the chorus |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Comissiona, Sergiu | 3/5-Jul | 1985 | Mary Shearer (s), Virginia DuPuy (ms), Melvin Poll (t), Herbert Eckhoff (b) | Concert at Miller Theater, Chorus included HSC, TSU Alumni, Pasadena Community, St Luke's methodist, and Grace Presbyterian |
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | 1812 Overture | Comissiona, Sergiu | 9-Jul | 1985 | ||
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes | Comissiona, Sergiu | 9-Jul | 1985 | Waltz of the Snowflakes recorded (Women of the Chorus) | |
| Grieg, Edvard | Incidental Music from Peer Gynt | Comissiona, Sergiu | 12-Jul | 1985 | ||
| Salieri, Antonio | Coronation Te Deum | Comissiona, Sergiu | 19-Jul | 1985 | F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar) | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Abduction from the Seraglio (final chorus (Coronation Te Deum) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 19-Jul | 1985 | F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar) | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Bona Nox' canon in 'A' | Comissiona, Sergiu | 19-Jul | 1985 | F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar) | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 (selected choruses) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 19-Jul | 1985 | F. Murray Abraham (Salieri)(nar) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Choruses: Nabucco, Il Trovatore, Aida | Comissiona, Sergiu | 20-Jul | 1985 | Elizabeth Knighton (s), Brent Ellis (b) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem (selections) | Hillis, Margaret | 13/14/15-Sep | 1985 | none | Workshop - no public performance |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem (selections) | Babikian, Virginia | 19-Oct | 1985 | Foley's 'Salute to the Performing Arts', Concert in JH on a Saturday at 1PM | |
| Various | Pops, Christmas | Shimada, Toshiyuku | 10/11/12/15-Dec | 1985 | 10-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Gomez-Martinez, Miguel | 20/21/22/22-Dec | 1985 | Lorna Haywood (s), Karen Brunnsen (ms), Jon Garrison (t), Leslie Guinn (b) | Concerts at Grace Presbyterian, Westbury Baptist & First Methodist |
| Berlioz, Hector | Lelio (The Return to Life, Op 14b) | Comissiona, Sergiu | 1/2/3-Feb | 1986 | Glenn Siebert (t), David Evitts (bar), Jean Le Clerc (narr) | Performed as sequel to Symphonie Fantastique, as Berlioz intended |
| Wagner, Richard | Venusberg Music, Tannhauser | Comissiona, Sergiu | 14/15-Feb | 1986 | Women of the chorus | |
| Purcell, Henry | Come Ye Sons of Art | Wuorinen, Charles | 23-Mar | 1986 | Carol Gale (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Stella Zimbalis (ms), Richard Paul Fink (b) | HSO 'The Tower Concerts', help at Tower Theater. The Harvard Glee Cllub gave a pre-concert performance. |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Krager, Franz | 20-Apr | 1986 | Karen Hall (s), Jerry Gordon (t), David Rubens (bar), Brazos Children's Chorus (Frank Coulter)(dir) | With Brazos Valley Symphony in College Station, Tx (Memorial Student Center) |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Comissiona, Sergiu | 17/18/19-May | 1986 | Erie Mills (s), Carroll Freeman (t), Hakan Hagegard (b) | with Singing Boys of Houston (Gary Patterson)(dir) |
| Howe, Julia Ward | Battle Hymn of the Republic | Comissiona, Sergiu | 5-Jul | 1986 | Miller Theater 'Celebrate Houston' program | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah | Comissiona, Sergiu | 5-Jul | 1986 | Miller Theater 'Celebrate Houston' program | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Choral Fantasy in G Minor, Op 80 | Comissiona, Sergiu | 5-Jul | 1986 | Daniel Blumenthal (piano) | Miller Theater 'Celebrate Houston' program |
| Joplin, Scott | Suite from Treemonisha | Schenck, Andrew | 16-Jul | 1986 | Daisy Newman (s) | Summer Festival performance - Virginia Babikian |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Abduction from the Seraglio | Polochick, Edward /Hausmann, Charles | 6/7-Sep | 1986 | Workshop | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem | De Waart, Edo | 11/21-Oct | 1986 | Benita Valente (s), Sehava Gal (ms), Kurt Streit (t), Michael Devlin (b) | Polochick broke a leg and Associate Charles Hausmann took over as Chorus Conductor 26-Sep-86 |
| Various | A Christmas Festival: Anderson, Hallelujah Corus: Handel,Good King King/Thow the Yulelog On Uncle John: PDQ Bach | Shimada, Toshiyuku | 11/12/13/14-Dec | 1986 | 11th was Conoco Christmas party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Hickox, Richard | 18/19/20-Dec | 1986 | Patrizia Kwella (s), Charles Brett (cten), Martyn Hill (t), Stephen Roberts (b) | |
| Bloch, Ernest | Sacred Service | Comissiona, Sergiu | 23-Jan | 1987 | Robert M. Gerber (cantor) | Concert at Congregation Beth Israel |
| Berlioz, Hector | Royal Hunt & Storm from Les Troyens | Comissiona, Sergiu | 31-Jan, 1/2-Feb | 1987 | ||
| Boito, Arrigo | Prologue to Mefistofele | Comissiona, Sergiu | 31-Jan, 1/2-Feb | 1987 | ||
| Ridgers, Richard, Jart, Lorenz, and Hammerstein, Socar | Pops - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein | Wayland, Newton | 17/18-Apr | 1987 | Janice Grissom (s), Jason Smith (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar) | |
| Prokofiev, Sergei | Alexander Nevsky | Comissiona, Sergiu | 16/17/18-May | 1987 | Janice Taylor (ms) | The HSC soloists Kathleen Brinton, Marylin Dyess, Don Russell, Calvin Fuller, and Tom Moore |
| Rodgers & Hammerstein | Selections | Wayland, Newton | 27-Jun | 1987 | Stella Zimbalis (s), Mark Hester (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar) | Miller Theater |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Kyrie from Mass in C minor, KV417 | Fletcher, Richard / Dodd, Nicholas | 25-Jul | 1987 | Summer Festival performance | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Amadeus Answers Salieri (Requiem choruses as used in the movie 'Amadeus') (exerpts) | Fletcher, Richard / Dodd, Nicholas | 25-Jul | 1987 | Janice Grissom (s), Richard Paul Fink (bar), Douglas Yates (?), Debra Hays (s)(HSC), Dale Ganz | Summer Festival performance |
| Pergolesi, Giovanni Batista | Quando corpus morietur', and 'Amen' | Fletcher, Richard / Dodd, Nicholas | 25-Jul | 1987 | Summer Festival performance | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Comissiona, Sergiu | 1-Aug | 1987 | Edith Davis (s), D'Anna Fortunato (ms), Jon Garrison (t), Malcolm Smith (b) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage | Weller, Walter | 14/15/16-Nov | 1987 | ||
| Borodin/Rimsky-Korsakov | Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) | Weller, Walter | 14/15/16-Nov | 1987 | plus Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112:Beethoven | |
| Pops, Christmas | Fletcher, Richard / Dodd, Nicholas | 10/17/18/19/20-Dec | 1987 | Bill Crofut | 10-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party, 20-Dec was Compaq Computers Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Wyss, Niklaus | 20/21-Dec | 1987 | Andrea Matthews (s), Virginia Dupuy (ms), Carroll Freeman (t), John Ostendorf (bbar) | Concerts at JH, signaling the permanent move of Messiah to this locale |
| Schuller, Gunther | The Power Within Us | Schuller, Gunther | 13/14-Feb | 1988 | David Evits (b), Ara Carapetyan (narr) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass in Memory of Manzoni | Comissiona, Sergiu | 9/10/11-Apr | 1988 | Teresa Cahill (s), Leslie Richards (ms), Gary Lakes (t), Paul Plishka (b) | |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana (Ballet version) | Glenn Langdon | 26/27/29-May,2/3/4/5-Jun | 1998 | Joseph Frank (t), Amy Burton (s), David Rice (b) | Performed in the Dark onstage - dispute on performance dates - maybe 1 week later? |
| Pops, Miller, Americana | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1988 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | ||
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | 1812 Overture, Op 49 | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1988 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | |
| Alegri, Gregorio | Miserere | Wyss, Niklaus | 15-Jul | 1988 | David Nussmann (HSC), Calvin Fuller (HSC), plus 2 other were 'monks' in JH balcony | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Te Deum | Wyss, Niklaus | 15-Jul | 1988 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Bernardi, Mario | 23-Jul | 1988 | Karen Williams (s), Lucille Beer (ms), Glenn Siebert (t), John Ostendorf (bbar) | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass in Memory of Manzoni | Velazco, Jorge | 10/11-Sep | 1988 | Esther Hinds (s), Mariana Paunova (con)(Francisco Araiza (t), Franco de Grandis (b) | Concerts with Orquestra Filarmonica del la Universidad, Mexico, Mexico |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass in Memory of Manzoni | Ddrager, Franz | 30-Sep | 1988 | Frances Ginsberg (s), Diane Curry (ms), Gary Bachlund (t), Kurt Link (b) | Concert with Brazos Valley Symphony, College Station, Tx (Memorial Student Center) |
| Various | Music of Cole Porter: Can-Can, See America First, Paris, The Gay Divorcee, Anything Goes, Rosalie, High Society, Kiss Me Kate | Wayland, Newton | 7/8-Oct | 1988 | Pamela Brooks (s), Bryan Landrine (t), Jubilant Sykes (b) | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Bernardi, Mario | 16-Oct | 1988 | Debra Hays (s)(HSC), Judith Hurt Garrney (ms)(HSC), John Keyes (t)(HSC?), David Langan (b)(HSC) | Concert at First Methodist - substituted fro Messiah |
| Various | Pops, Radio's Golden Age | Leyden, Norman | 3/5-Nov | 1988 | ||
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | The Creation | Wyss, Niklaus | 11/12/13/14-Nov | 1988 | Andrea Matthews (s), Douglas Ahlstedt (t), John Ostendorf (b) | |
| Various | The Spirit of Christmas | Ben-Dor, Gisele | 8/16/17/18/18-Dec | 1988 | 18-Dec is special at Wyndham Hotel North, Conoco Christmas Party was 08-Dec | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Wyss, Niklaus | 18/19/20-Dec | 1988 | Janice Grissom (s), Jane Bunnell (ms), Joseph Frank (t), Arthur Woodley (b) | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) | Eschenbach, Christoph | 18/19-Feb | 1989 | Pamela Coburn (s), Birgit Finnilae (ms) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis | Page, Robert | 8/9/10-Apr | 1989 | Kaaren Erickson (s), Ketherine Ciesinski (mp), Ernesto Palacio (t), George-Emil Crasnaru (b) | Lawrence Foster withdrew due to illness |
| Salvation Army Centennial Gala | Wyss, Niklaus | 18-May | 1989 | HSC sang Aida Triumphal march and Battle Hymn of the Republic | ||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Stein, Horst | 24/25-May | 1989 | Barbara Bonney (s), Werner Compes (t), Haka Hagegard (bar) | Season Finale of Basel Symphony Orchestra, in Basel, Switzerland |
| European Tour Repertoir. 27-May included selections from Carmina Burana | Hausmann, Charles | 27/29-May | 1989 | Scott Holshouser, piano accompanist | Concerts in Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg and St Maartens Church, Kortrijk, Belgium | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Mass in C Major, Op 86 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 15-Jul | 1989 | Renee Fleming (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Glenn Siebert (t), John Ostendore (b) | Summer Festival performance |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 23/24/25-Sep | 1989 | Benita Valente(s), Katherine Ciesinski(ms), Michael Pabst(t), Jubilant Sykes(b) | |
| Pops, Christmas (The Stories of Christmas) | Ben-Dor, Gesele | 7/15/16/17/17-Dec | 1989 | Debray Hay (s), Darla Barrow (s), UK Chamber Singers | 07-Dec was Conoco Party | |
| Various | The Stories of Christmas: Copeland:Variations on a Shaker Melody;Shaker Hymn:I Will Bow and Be Simple;Appalachian Carol:I Wonder as I Wander;Richard Strauss:Music from Le Gourgeois gentilhomme;Offenbach:Chorus and Olympia's Area from The Tales of Hoffman;Delibes:Machine Music and Waltz from Coppelia | Ben-Dor, Gisele | 15/16/17-Dec | 1989 | Debra Hays (s), Darla Barrow (s) | with U of H Chamber Singers |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Wagner, Roger | 17?/18/19-Dec | 1989 | Carolyn James (s), Denyce Graves (ms), Ben Heppner (t), George Hogan (b) | Concerts at JH (s) and First Methodist |
| Various | Selections from Broadway | Wayland, Newton | 12/13-Jan | 1990 | Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), Lewis Dale von Schlanbusch (b) | Clizzie Lunine (Choreographer) |
| Debussy, Claude | Nocturnes | Tang, Muhai | 27/28/29-Mar | 1990 | Women only | |
| Musical Offereing, A, to Maestro Eschenbach (50th birthday) | Hausmann, Charles | 20-Feb | 1990 | Hausmann commissioned the work. Nelson is Prof at U. of H. | Men of the chorus. Concert at Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom | |
| Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Choros No.10 | Tang, Muhai | 17/18/19-Mar | 1990 | ||
| Debussy, Claude | Les Sirenes (Nocturnes) | Tang, Muhai | 17/18/19-Mar | 1990 | ||
| Lerner, Jay, and Lowe | Pops, Learner & Lower | Wayland, Newton | 12/13-Jan | 1990 | Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), lewis Dale von Schlangerbusch (bar) | |
| Debussy, Claude | Les Sirenes (Nocturnes) | Tang, Muhai | 17/18/19-Mar | 1990 | ||
| Villa-Lobos | Choro No. 10 | Tang, Muhai | 17/18/19-Mar | 1990 | ||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Eberhardt, Cornelius | 7-Apr | 1990 | Concert with Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, in Bayfront Plaza Auditorium, Corpus Christi. Women of the Chorus | |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21/22/23-Apr | 1990 | Renee Fleming (s), La Verne Williams (ms), Thomas Allen (b) | |
| Stravinsky, Igor | Requiem Canticles | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21/22/23-Apr | 1990 | La Verne Williams (ms), Thomas Allen (b) | |
| Pops, Miller, Americana | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1990 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | ||
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | 1812 Overture, Op 49 | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1990 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Mass in C Minor, K. 417a, "The Great" | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21-Jul | 1990 | Heidi Grant (s), Lorraine Hunt (s), Stanford Olsen (t), Herbert Perry, (b) | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Eschenbach, Christoph | 15/16/17-Sep | 1990 | Jard Van Nes (ms), | HSC Women with Singing Boys of Houston and Gary W. Patterson (Conductor) |
| Pops, Christmas | Ben-Dor, Gisele | 13/14/15/16/16-Dec | 1990 | 13-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | ||
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Seaman, Christopher | 21/22/23-Dec | 1990 | Heidi Grans (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), David Britton (t), Jan Opalach (bbar) | |
| Rodgers, Richard | Selections from Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, Jumbo, Garrick Gaieties, Me and Juliet, The Boys from Syracuse, The King and I, State Fair, On Your Toes, Carousel, Flower Drum Song, South Pacific | Wayland, Newton | 11/12/13-Jan | 1991 | Katherine Terrell (s), Robert Tate (t), Lewis Dale von Schlanbusch (b), Julia Krohn (the little girl), Lizzie Lunine (choreographer) | |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis & Chloe | Eschenbach, Christoph | 23/24/25-Feb | 1991 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 4/5/6-May | 1991 | Renee Fleming (s), Susanne Mentzer (ms), Karl Dent (t), Jubilant Sykes (bar) | |
| Pops, Miller, 4th of July Rep | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1991 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | ||
| Poulenc, Francis | Gloria in G Major | Velazco, Jorge | 5-Jul | 1991 | Jan Grissom (s) | With Texas Music Festival Orchestra at U of H, Cullen Performance Hall |
| Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix | Elijah, Op70 | Salamunovich, Paul | 5/6/7-Oct | 1991 | none | Workshop. No public performance |
| Handel, George Frederick | Coronation Anthems - Zadok the Priest, Let Thy hand Be Stengthened | McGegan, Nicholas | 5/6/7-Oct | 1991 | ||
| Stravinsky, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | McGegan, Nicholas | 5/6/7-Oct | 1991 | ||
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Elijah | Shaw, Robert | 29-Feb,1/2-Mar | 1992 | Christine Brewer (s), Nancy Maultsby, (ms), Karl Dent (t), William Stone (b) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Shicksalslied (Song of Fate), Op 54 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21/22/23-Mar | 1992 | ||
| Brahms, Johannes | Alto Rhapsody, Op 53 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21/22/23-Mar | 1992 | Dunja Vejzovic (a) | Men of the Chorus. Recorded with Symphony and Vejzovic on 24-Mar-1992 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Eschenbach, Christoph | 16/17/19-May | 1992 | Shinobu Satoh (s), Florence Quivar (ms), Kaludi Kaludow (t), Paul Plishka (b) | With U of H Choruses |
| Pops, Miller, Americana | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1992 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | ||
| Tchaikowsky, Pyotr Ilyich | 1812 Overture, Op 49 | Wayland, Newton | 4-Jul | 1992 | Miller Theater 4th of July Concert | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 25/26-Jul | 1992 | Marquita Lister (s), Sandra Walker (ms), John Keyes (t), Richard Paul Fink (b) | Summer Festival performance |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph | A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) | Seaman, Christopher | 10/11/12-Oct | 1992 | Marvis Martin (s), William Stone (b), | |
| Pops, Christmas | Miller, Mitch | 17/18/19/20/20/21/23-Dec | 1992 | Houston Children's Chorus (Stephen H Roddy)(dir) | Concerts in JH(s), Opera Houston (Galveston), and U of H Clear Lake Campus, Bayou Bldg (Atrium). 17-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Stein, Stephen | 18/20/21/22-Dec | 1992 | Amy Burton (s), Luretta Bybee (ms), Stanford Olsen (tO, David Pittsinger (b) | Concerts at JH (2), Grand 1894 Opera Houston (Galveston), and First Methodist. A 19-Dec concert in Galveston was cancelled |
| Berlioz, Hector | Grand Messe Des Morts (Requiem) | Shaw, Robert | 13/14/15-Feb | 1993 | Carl Dent (t) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis | Eschenbach, Christoph | 23/25/26-Apr | 1993 | Renee Fleming (s), Janis Taylor (ms), Neil Rosenshein (t), George Hogan (b) | |
| Gershwin, George | Pops, A Gershwin Celebration | Wayland, Newton | 28/29/30-May | 1993 | Priscilla Baskerville (s), Donnie Ray Albert (bar), Scott Holshouser (piano) | |
| Britten, Benjamin | War Requiem | Shaw, Robert | 13/14/15-Nov | 1993 | Lorna Haywood (s), Stanford Olsen (t), David Wilson-Johnson (b) | |
| Various | Christmas Pops | Steephen Stein | 3/4/5/5/6/9-Dec | 1993 | 09-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party, Concert in May Area at Clear Brook High School | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Seaman, Christopher | 17/18/19/19-Dec | 1993 | Dana Hanchard (s), Christine Cairns (ms), Jamie MacDougall (t), William Stone (bar) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Haydn, Franz Joseph | The Seasons | McGegan, Nicholas | 5/6/7-Feb | 1994 | Dominique Labelle (s), Jeffrey Thomas (t), Nathaniel Watson (b) | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No 8 ('Symphony of a Thousand") | Eschenbach, Christoph | 21/22/23-May | 1994 | Shinobu Satoh (s), Marvis Martin (s), Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Janis Taylor (ms), Lucille Beer (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Hector Jorge Guedes (b), Eric Halfvarson (b) | With the Dallas Symphony Chorus:David R Davidson, and the Fort Bend Boys Choir:William R. Adams, and the Houston Boychoir (David Czervinske) |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Mass in C Major, Op 86 | Gayler, Wolfgang | 17-Jul | 1994 | Susanne Geb (s), Johanna Lender (a), Edmund Steinberger (t), Michael Lion (bar) | Nuremberg, Germany, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Chichester Psalms | Hausmann, Charles | 20-Jul | 1994 | Eduardo Casas (cten), Elizabeth Wiles (s)(HSC), Marilyn Dyess (a)(HSC), Doug Crowe (t)(HSC), Randy Wagner (b)(HSC) | Graz, Austria, with Graz Festival Orchestra |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Mass in C Major, Op 86 | Eberhardt, Cornelius | 20/22-Jul | 1994 | Kerri Birkhardt (s), Evelyn Jeanne Wyse (ms), George Nolen (t), David Darling (b) | Graz and Monasterey of St Lambrecht, Austria, with Graz Festival orchestra |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | St John Passion, BWV 245 | Schrier, Peter | 29/30/31-Oct | 1994 | Schrier, Peter (t)(Evangelist), Robert Holl (bbar)(Hesus), Eellen van Lier (s), Monica Groop (ms), Jorma Silvasti (t)(Tenor Arias), Andreas Scheibner (b)(Bass Arias & Pilate) | Also Chorus members Beth Casey (s)(Maid), Grant Bue (t)(Servant), James Wilhite (bar)(Peter) |
| Various | Deck the Halls:Kay, Jallelujah Chorus from Messiah:Handel, Fantasia on Greensleeves:Vaughan Williams, March of the Little Lead Soldiers:Pierne, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring:J.S.Bach, The Wizard of Oz Selections:Arlen-Harburg, Sleigh Ride:Anderson, Fum, fum, fum - Carol of the Drums, Carol of the Bells:Various, Jingle Bells:Anderson | Miller, Mitch | 9/10/11/11-Dec | 1994 | 14-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Bernardi, Mario | 16/17/18/18-Dec | 1994 | Dominique Labelle (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), Douglas Johnson (t), Lawrence Craig (b) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Gospel Music (UNCF Benefit) | Jackson, Isaiah | 3-Feb | 1995 | |||
| Hindemuth, Paul | When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd | Stein, Stephen | 25/26/27-Mar | 1995 | Marietta Simpson (ms), Victor Ledbetter (b) | Robert Shaw withdrew due to illness |
| Poulenc, Francis | Gloria in G Major | Eschenbach, Christoph | 19/20/21-May | 1995 | Beverly Hoch (s) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 19/20/21-May | 1995 | Rochelle Ellis (s), Bonita Hyman (ms), John Keyes (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar) | |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Macal, Zdenek | 18/19/20-Nov | 1995 | Beverly Hoch (s), John Daniecki (t), Kevin McMillan (b), | with Ft. Bend Boy's Choir (William R. Adams)(dir) |
| Various | Christmas Day:Holst, Fantasia on Greensleeves:Vaughan Williams,The Holly and the Ivy:Rutter, Jallelujah from Messiah:Handel, The Twelve Days of Christmas:Rutter, Sleigh Ride:Anderson, Silent Night:Gruber, Joy To The World:Handel, Carol of the Bell:Morden, Christmas Memories:Chase, We Wish You a Merry Christmas:Harris | Stein, Stephen | 8/9/10/10-Dec | 1995 | 15-Dec was Conoco Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Paul, James | 16/17/17/18-Dec | 1995 | Ollie Watts Davis (s), Claudine Carlson (ms), David Gordon (t), Mark S. Doss (b) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Prokofiev, Sergei | Alexander Nevsky | Paul, James | 17/18/19-Feb | 1996 | Florence Quivar (ms) | |
| Berlioz, Hector | Damnation of Faust, Dramatic Legend in four parts, OP 24 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 17/19/20-May | 1996 | Denyce Graves (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Richard Paul Fink (b), Kelly Anderson (b), | with Ft. Bend Boys Choir:William R. Adams, and Houston Boychoir:David Czervinske |
| Borodin, Alexander | Polovotsian Dances (prince Igor) | Velazco, Jorge | 31-Aug | 1996 | ||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Velazco, Jorge | 31-Aug | 1996 | Jane Becker (s), Eduardo Lopez de Casas (c-t), Chris Owens (b), Coro Infantil de Fort Bend (William Adams)(dir) | with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City |
| Ravel, Maurice | Daphnis and Chloe, full ballet score | Eschenbach, Christoph | 28/29/30-Sep | 1996 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 | Honeck, Manfred | 9/10/11-Nov | 1996 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Honeck, Manfred | 9/10/11-Nov | 1996 | Heidi Grant Murphy (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Richard Clement (t), John Cheek (b) | |
| Various | The Many Moods of Christmas:Shaw,Hallelujah from Messiah:Handel,Sleigh Ride:Anderson, God Rest Ye Merry Gentelement:Bartsch,O Tannenbaum:Bartsch, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer:Bartsch, Here Comes Santa Claus:Autry/Haldeman, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire):Torme/Wells,Silent Night:Gruber,We Wish You a Merry Christmas:Harris | Stein, Stephen | 12/14/15/15-Dec | 1996 | with Houston Festival Ringers: Andrew Bowen). 12-Dec was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Bolton, Ivor | 20/21/22/22-Dec | 1996 | Ann Monoyios (s), Linda Maguire (ms), Glenn Siebert (t), Thomas Barrett (b) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 15-Feb | 1997 | Marvis Martin (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Gordon Gietz (t), Andreas Scheibner (bbar) | Gala Concert |
| Schubert, Franz | Mass No. 5, D. 678 | Delfts, Andreas | 22/23/24-Mar | 1997 | Dominique Labelle (s), Janis Taylor (ms), Stanford Olsen (t), Kevin McMillan (bar) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Eschenbach, Christoph | 24/25/26-May | 1997 | Shinobu Satoh (s), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (bar) | In Memory of Virginia Babikian, HSC Director 1979-86 |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass in Memory of Manzoni | Velazco, Jorge | 30/31-Aug | 1997 | Leona Mitchell (s), Fiorenza Cossotto (ms), Francisco Araiza (t), Giorgio Surjan (b), Cossotto replaced just before 1st performance by Katherine Ciesinski (UH) | In Sala Mezahualcoyti with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection) | Eschenbach, Christoph | 13/14/15-Sep | 1997 | Ying Huang (s), Florence Quivar (ms), | |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem Mass | Shaw, Robert | 27-Sep | 1997 | Stella Zambalis (s), Diane Elias (ms), Karl Dent (t), Richard Paul Fink (b) | Opening Concerts, Moores Opera House |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Symphony No 4 | Rilling, Helmuth | 8/9/10-Nov | 1997 | Milagro Vargas (ms), James Taylor (t), Robert Overman (b) (or Stephen West (bbar)?) | |
| Various | 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,Sleigh Ride:Anderson,The Night Before Christmas:Bass, The Twelve Days of Christmas:Rutter | Stein, Stephen | 11/12/13/14/14-Dec | 1997 | Amy Burton (s)(narr) | 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Seaman, Christopher | 19/20/21/21-Dec | 1997 | Beverly Hoch (s), Nancy Maultsby (ms), Karl Dent (t), Jan Opalach (b) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Shoenberg, Arnold | Gurrelieder | Eschenbach, Christoph | 16/18-May | 1998 | Marina Shaguch (s), Michelle DeYoung (ms), Chris Merritt (t), Jon Kolbet (t), Alan Held (b), Ernst Haefliger(narr) | With Gay Men's Chorus of Houston |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 22?/23/24/25-May | 1998 | Sheri Greenawald (s), Annamaria Popescu (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Peter Rose (b) | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Mass in C Minor, KV 427 "The Great" | Hausmann, Charles | 3-Jun | 1998 | Mary Carmen Hines (s), Dawn Uebelhart (s), Kirby Traylor (t), Richard Haselip (b) | At Moores Opera House, U of H -- In Memory of Margaret Hillis |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (Variations) | Eschenbach, Christoph | 10/11/12-Oct | 1998 | Chorale- Variations | |
| Stravinski, Igor | Symphony of Psalms | Eschenbach, Christoph | 10/11/12-Oct | 1998 | ||
| Faure, Gabriel | Requiem | Eschenbach, Christoph | 10/11/12-Oct | 1998 | Dominique Labelle (s), Francois Le Roux (b) | |
| Various | The Joy of Bells:Mechem, Christmas Cantata:Pinkham, Hallelujah Chorus:Handel, Variations on an Advent Hymn:Tull, Sleigh Ride:Anderson, We Wish you a Merry Christmas:Harris | Sidlin, Murry | 10/11/12/13/13-Dec | 1998 | 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Bicket, Harry | 18/19/20/20-Dec | 1998 | Kendra Colton (s), Jennifer Dudley (ms), John McVeigh(t), Eduardo Chama (bbar) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Berlioz, Hector | Requiem | Lankester, Michael | 6/7-Mar | 1999 | Randolph Lacy (t)(performing from the catwalk) | 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 |
| Adams, John | Harmonium | Wolff, Hugh | 27/28/29-Mar | 1999 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 | Hausmann, Charles | 27/28/29-Mar | 1999 | In memory of Robert Shaw, who died 25-Jan-1999 | |
| Mahler, Gustav | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Eschenbach, Christoph | 28/29/30-May | 1999 | Jill Grove (ms) | With the Ft. Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams (Director) and Houston Boychoir (Michael Lysinger (dir) |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Eschenbach, Christoph | 31-May | 1999 | Patricia Racette (s), Jill Grove (ms), Gordon Gietz (t), John Relyea (b) | |
| Britten, Benjamin | War Requiem | Velazco, Jorge | 2?-Aug | 1999 | with Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria, Mexico City but almost all U of H Chorus people, no HSC people | |
| Bach, Johann Sebastian | Mass in B minor | Schreier, Peter | 6/7/8-Nov | 1999 | Ann Monoyios (s), Susan Platts (ms), Marcus Ullmann (t), Jorg Hempel (b) | |
| Various | Christmas Pops | Topilow, Carl | 9/10/11/12/12-Dec | 1999 | Carl Topilow (clarinet) | 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Wikman, Thomas | 17/18/19/19-Dec | 1999 | Tamara Matthews (s), Christina Wilcox (ms), Bruce Fowler (t), Peter Van De Graff (bbar) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Brahms, Johannes | German Requiem, Op 45 | Rutter, John | 4/5-Mar | 2000 | Jan Grissom (s), Frank Hernandez (b) | At Moores with Moores School Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Concert Women's Chorus, University Men's Chorus |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Graf, Hans | 17/18/19/20-Mar | 2000 | Christine Brandes (s), Noel Espiritu Velasco (t), Stephen Powell (bar) | with Fort Bend Boys Choir (William R. Adams)(Artistic Director) |
| Verdi, Giuseppe | Requiem | Abbado, Roberto | 20/21/22-May | 2000 | Andrea Gruber (s), Florence Quivar (ms), Vinson Cole (t), Julian Konstantinov (b) | |
| Thompson, Randall | Alleluia | Hausmann, Charles | 11-Jul | 2000 | Only in Birmingham | |
| Bernstein, Leonard | The Lark | Hausmann, Charles | 12-Jul | 2000 | Eduardo Lopez de Casac (cten) | Only in Malvern |
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Hausmann, Charles | 11/12-Jul | 2000 | 2 soloists??? | 10th in Birmingham's Symphony Hall with English Symphony Orchestra, 11th in Great Malvern Priory with few orchestra members and piano |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | St. Paul | Hickox, Richard | 16-Jul | 2000 | Susan Gritton (s), Jean rigby (mx), John Mark Ainsley (t), James Gower (b), Peter Coleman-Wright (b), James Robinson (b) | in Royal Albert Hall, London, England and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC national Chorus of Wales, London Symphony Chorus |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Velazco, Jorge | 25/26/27-Aug | 2000 | Amelia Sierra (s), Encarnacion Mazquez (ms), Joseph Evans (t), Richard Paul Fink (bar) | With Orquestra Sinfonica de Mineria, Mexico City |
| Wagner, Richard | Choruses from Tannhauser, Lohengrin | Velazco, Jorge | 25/26/27-Aug | 2000 | With Orquestra Sinfonica de Mineria, Mexico City | |
| Dvorak, Anton | Stabat Mater | Flor, Claus Peter | 23/24/25-Sep | 2000 | Christine Goerke (s), Marietta Simpson (ms), Noel Espiritu Velasco (t), Lester Lynch (b) | |
| Various | Rutter:The Very Best Time of Year, Bass:A Feast of Carols, Bernard/Hermann:Winter Wonderland, Feliz Navidad, Jennings:Go Tell It On the Mountain, Anderson:Sleigh Ride | Krajewski, Michael | 7/8/9/10/10-Dec | 2000 | Kevin Deas (b)(narr) | 08-Dec was Conoco Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | King, Robert | 15/16/17/17-Dec | 2000 | Lorna Anderson (s), Joyce Didonato (ms), Darren Abrahams (t), Nathan Gunn (bbar) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Fantasia in C minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Opus 80 (Choral Fantasy) | Delfs, Andreas | 31-Mar/1/2-Apr | 2001 | Norma Blake (s), Paula Rasmussen (ms), Benjamin Butterfield (t), Dean Ely (bar), ?? (s)(HSC), John MacDonald (t)(HSC), Scott Holshouser (piano) | Chorus sings for portions of this piano piece with soloists from the chorus |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Mass in C major, Opus 86 | Delfs, Andreas | 31-Mar/1/2-Apr | 2001 | Jane Jennings (s), Paula Rasmussen (ms), Benjamin Butterfield (t), Dean Ely (bar) | |
| Prokofiev, Sergei | Alexander Nevsky, Opus 78 | Robertson, David | 4/6/7-May | 2001 | Mary Phillips (ms) | |
| Borodin | Polovtsian Dances | Graf, Hans | 15-Sep | 2001 | ||
| Barber, Samuel | Prayers of Kierkegaard | Spano, Robert ??? | 6/7/8-Oct | 2001 | Carmen Pelton (s) | Spano bowed out to conduct a concert for his Brooklyn orchestra in memory of September 11 dead |
| Holst | The Planets | Spano, Robert | 6/7/8-Oct | 2001 | HSC Women only | |
| Various | 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 | Krajewski, Michael | 13/14/15/16-Dec | 2001 | Michael Andrew (vocalist), Steve Smith (narr) | 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | Llewellyn, Grant | 21/22/23/23-Dec | 2001 | Ann Monoyios (s), Margaret Lattimore (ms), Carl Halvorson (t), Stephen Powell (bbar) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Kodaly, Zoltan | Te Deum | Graf, Hans | 16/17/18-Mar | 2002 | Jessica Jones (s), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, (ms), Karl Dent (t), William Stone (bar) | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Triumphlied | Graf, Hans | 16/17/18-Mar | 2002 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Missa Solemnis | Graf, Hans | 11/12/13-May | 2002 | Camella Johnson (s), Jill Grove (ms), Anthony Dean Griffey (t), David Pittsinger (b) | |
| Berlioz, Hector | Grand Messe Des Morts (Requiem) | Velazco, Jorge | 24/25-Aug | 2002 | Randolph Lacy (t) | with Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria, Mexico City |
| Various | An American Salute (Pops) | Krajewski, Michael | 6/7/8-Sep | 2002 | Danica Dawn (ms), Sam Handley (nar), Larry Dierker (narr) | Concert timed to be 9/11 memorial |
| Various | American Folk Songs | Hausmann, Charles | 12-Oct | 2002 | Performed at XXX in North Houston | |
| Vaughan Williams | Dona Nobis Pacem (excerpts) | Hausmann, Charles | 12-Oct | 2002 | ||
| Thompson, Randall | Testament of Freedom | Hausmann, Charles | 12-Oct | 2002 | ||
| Bruckner | Te Deum | Graf, Hans | 16/17/18-Nov | 2002 | ||
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem (excerpts) | Graf, Hans | 22/23-Nov | 2002 | ||
| Various | Deck the Halls:Prechel,Home Alone:Williams, Wassail Song:Vaughan Williams,It's Christmastime:Jessel/R. Nelson | Krajewski, Michael | 13/14/15/15-Dec | 2002 | with Houston Children's Chorus: Stephen Roddy, 2nd concert was Conoco Christmas Party | |
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | McGegan, Nicholas | 20/21/22/22-Dec | 2002 | Jennifer Dudley (ms), William Burden (t), Stephen Salters (b) | 4th concert at 1st Methodist |
| Mendelssohn, Felix | Midsummer Night's Dream | Graf, Hans | 22/23/24-Feb | 2003 | Semi-staged with 50% of women entering to sing, rest from offstage | |
| Kodaly, Zoltan | Te Deum | Graf, Hans | 16/17/18-Mar | 2002 | Jessica Jones (s), Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, (ms), Karl Dent (t), William Stone (b) | |
| Rachmaninoff, Serge | The Bells | Volkov, Ilan | 22/23/24-Mar | 2003 | Skipped due to Orchestra Musician's Strike | |
| Schubert, Franz | Die Gesang | Graf, Hans | 9/10/11-May | 2003 | 8-part men only | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van | Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' | Graf, Hans | 9/19/11-May | 2003 | Alexanra Deshorties (s), Gogo Mitchell-Velasco (ms), Anthony Dean Griffey (t), Richard Bernstein (bbar) | Presented with 2 overhead screens (a first for JH) |
| Various | Opera Choruses | Jorge Valezco | 30/31-Aug | 2003 | ||
| Various | Modern Broadway | Michael Krajewski | 10/11/12-Oct | 2003 | ||
| Britten, Benjamin | War Requiem | Claus Peter Flor | 15/16/17-Nov | 2003 | ||
| Various | A Very Merry Pops | Michael Krajewski | 11/12/13/14/15/15-Dec | 2003 | ||
| Handel, George Frederick | Messiah | 19/20/21/21-Dec | 2003 | |||
| Orff, Carl | Carmina Burana | Nicholas McGegan | 20/21/22-Mar | 2004 | ||
| Bernstein, Leonard | Symphony No. 3 Kaddish | Lawrence Foster | 27/28/29-Mar | 2004 | ||
| Debussy, Claude | Nocturnes | Stephane Deneve | 24/25/26-Apr | 2004 | Women's chorus only | |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Requiem Mass in D minor, KV626 | Hans Graf | 22/23/24-May | 2004 |