Performance History

 

The Memphis Symphony Chorus has performed many Masterworks and Pops concerts in its 45+ year history including such major works as Berlioz Requiem, J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah, Mahler’s Second Symphony, Mahler’s Third Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, Missa Solemnis, Orff’s Carmina Burana and Verdi’s Requiem.

2011

Saturday, April 30, 2011          Beethoven "Ode to Joy"

Sunday, March 13, 2011           DeBussy Nocturnes

Saturday, March 12, 2011         DeBussy Nocturnes

2010

Saturday, December 4, 2010    Home for the Holidays

Sunday, October 17, 2010        World Premiere Commission

Saturday, October 16, 2010      World Premiere Commission

Sunday, April 11, 2010             Mozart, "Requiem"

Saturday, April 10, 2010           Mozart, "Requiem"

2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009         Home for the Holidays

Saturday, October 3, 2009            Craig Brewer, A Filmmaker's Playlist

Saturday, April 18, 2009               Haydn, "The Creation"

2008

Saturday, December 6, 2008         Home for the Holidays

Saturday, December 13, 2008       Handel, "Messiah" (Orphanos benefit)

Saturday, April 13, 2008               Berlioz, "Requiem"

2007

Friday, December 14, 2007 
Saturday, December 15, 2007 
Sunday, December 16, 2007

Saturday, May 5, 2007 

Handel, "Messiah" (Orphanos benefit)

 

Mahler, Symphony No. 3 in D Minor

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Mendelssohn, “Elijah” Oratorio, Opus 70

2006

 

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Fox 13 TV (Memphis)

Friday, December 1, 2006

Holiday Pops concert- Matt Catingub arrangements

Saturday, October 21, 2006

John Williams Pops concert (Medley)

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Handel, “Messiah” (Orphanos benefit)

Saturday, April 8, 2006
Sunday, April 9, 2006

Brahms, “Ein Deutsches Requiem”, Opus 45

2005

Friday, December 9, 2005

Vivaldi, “Gloria”

Sunday, November 13, 2005

MSC 40th Anniversary Concert- Durufle “Requiem”
and additional songs

Sunday, October 2, 2005

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9- Opus 125
(Hurricane Katrina musician benefit)

Saturday, April 30, 2005
Sunday, May 1, 2005

Orff, “Carmina Burana” (cantiones profanae)

Saturday, February 19, 2005

Martin Luther King tribute- Gasser/Jones Jr.
“Black Suit Blues” premiere + medley

2004

Friday, December 3, 2004
Saturday, December 4, 2004
Sunday, December 5, 2004

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert
(Medley)--Fox 13 TV

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Verdi, “Requiem”

Saturday, January 17, 2004

Martin Luther King tribute (Medley)

2003

Friday, December 5, 2003
Saturday, December 6, 2003

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert

Friday, October 31, 2003
Saturday, November 1, 2003

Halloween Pops Concert (Medley)

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Mahler, Symphony No. 2- “Resurrection”

Saturday, May 3, 2003

Vaughan Williams, “Serenade to Music”
Mendelssohn, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Saturday, April 5, 2003

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor,
Opus 125, “Choral”

2002

Friday, December 6, 2002
Saturday, December 7, 2002

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert

Wednesday, September 11, 2002

Mozart, “Requiem” K. 626 (“Rolling Requiem”
September 11th memorial concert)

Friday, April 12, 2002
Saturday, April 13, 2002

Beethoven, “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage”, Opus 112-
Brahms: “Schicksalied”, Opus 54
“Nanie”, Opus 82

Sunday, March 24, 2002

Handel, “Messiah” (complete oratorio)

Friday, February 15, 2002

Martin Luther King Tribute (Medley)

2001

Friday, December 7, 2001
Saturday, December 8, 2001

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert
(Friday Dyersburg/Saturday TV)

Friday, March 30, 2001
Saturday, March 31, 2001

Bernstein, “Chichester Psalms”
Haydn, Mass in C Minor, “Mass in Time of War”

Saturday, March 17, 2001

Orff, “Carmina Burana” (Birmingham runout)

Sunday, January 13, 2001

Martin Luther King tribute (Medley)

2000

Friday, December 9, 2000
Saturday, December 10, 2000

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert

Saturday, October 7, 2000

Gershwin/Bennett, “Porgy and Bess”

Friday, April 14, 2000

J. S. Bach, “Mass in B Minor”, BWV 232
Friday, April 15, 2000

1999

Friday, December 10, 1999
Saturday, December 11, 1999
Sunday, December 12, 1999

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert (Medley)

Sunday, January 17, 1999

Martin Luther King tribute (Medley)

1998

Friday, December 18, 1998
Saturday, December 19, 1998

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert

Saturday, October 31, 1998

arr. Danner, “Choral Collage” (Pops)

Saturday, February 21, 1998

Mozart, “Requiem” K. 626

Friday, April 3, 1998
Saturday, April 4, 1998

Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor,
Opus 125, “Choral”

1997

 

Friday, December 12, 1997
Saturday, December 13, 1997
Sunday, December 14, 1997

“Home for the Holidays” Christmas Pops concert (Medley)

Friday, September 12, 1997
Saturday, September 13, 1997
Sunday, September 14, 1997

Prokofiev, “Alexander Nevsky”, Opus 78

Friday, April 4, 1997
Saturday, April 5, 1997
Sunday, April 6, 1997

Brahms, “Ein Deutsches Requiem”, Opus 45

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