Past Performances
2008
March 8 and 9
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Gilbert & Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance
May 10 and 11
With Symphony Pro Musica in Westborough and Hudson, MA
Conductor: Mark Churchill
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
2007
March 10
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Rodgers & Hammerstein South Pacific in Concert
April 28
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Paul Surapine
Howard Shore Excerpts from the film score to The Lord of the Rings
July 11
With the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatch Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, MA
Conductor: Charles Ansbacher
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
October 6
With the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Jonathan McPhee
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
October 26
A small group of NWC members performed with Kokugikan Sumida Community Chorus of Japan, Chorus Boston, and the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Shunji Aratani
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
December 1
With the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Jonathan McPhee
Modest Mussorgsky Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov Leoš Janácek Glagolitic Mass
December 15 and 16
Holiday Pops with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductors: Holly MacEwen Krafka and Paul Surapine
2006
March 11
with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
May 4–7
With the Boston Ballet at the Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
Conductor: Jonathan McPhee
Modest Mussorgsky Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov Igor Stravinsky Les Noces
July 19 and 21
With the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatch Shell, Boston (July 19) and Sanders Theatre, Cambridge (July 21)
Conductor: Charles Ansbacher
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D Minor (completion by Robert D. Levin)
August 16
With the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at the Hatch Shell, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, MA
Conductor: Jonathan McPhee
Howard Shore Lord of the Rings film score excerpts Giuseppe Verdi “Va, pensiero” from Nabucco
October 25
As part of the Boston Ballet Gala Performance benefit, Wang Theatre, Boston, MA
Conductor: Jonathan McPhee
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Lacrymosa” from Requiem in D Minor
November 4
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Paul Surapine
Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
December 10
Holiday Pops with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductors: Holly MacEwen Krafka and Paul Surapine
2005
February 5
With the treble choir of Bishop Feehan High School and the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Felix Mendelssohn Elijah
November 19
At St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Norwood, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
John Cavallaro Cantate Domino
Salve ReginaMatthew Hall Missa Brevis Randall Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom
Alleluia
December 10
Holiday Pops with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductors: Holly MacEwen Krafka and Paul Surapine
2004
April 24
With the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Francisco Noya
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”
November 13
At St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Norwood, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Samuel Barber Reincarnations
Let down the bars, O Death
Sure on this shining night
Twelfth Night
A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map
“On the death of Antony” (from Antony and Cleopatra)
“On the death of Cleopatra” (from Antony and Cleopatra)
To be Sung on the Water
God’s GrandeurAnton Bruckner Libera me, Domine
Os justi
Afferentur regi virgines
Ave Maria
Tota pulchra es Maria
Ecce sacerdos magnusDaniel Pinkham Christmas Cantata
December 4
Holiday Pops with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductors: Holly MacEwen Krafka and Paul Surapine
Ralph Vaughn Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols John Williams Suite from “Home Alone” Charles Ives December
A Christmas CarolDaniel Pinkham “Gloria” from Christmas Cantata Bob Cerulli (arr.) Holiday Pops Sing-Along Randol Alan Bass Gloria Tom Hojnacki/Bill Littlefield “Seasons Greetings” from Opening Day Chip Davis (arr.) Stille Nacht John Cacavas (arr.) Christmas Music for Orchestra, Chorus, and Sing-Along George Frederic Handel “Hallelujah” from Messiah
2003
April 26
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Tom Hojnacki
Georges Bizet Carmen
May 10
With the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Francisco Noya
Johannes Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
November 15
At St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Norwood, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Maurice Duruflé Requiem, Op. 9 Johann Sebastian Bach Magnificat, BWV 243a (with Christmas interpolations)
December 13
Holiday Pops with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Paul Surapine
Chip Davis (arr.) Stille Nacht Bob Cerulli (arr.) Holiday Pops Sing-Along George Frederic Handel “Hallelujah” from Messiah
2002
February 16
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Tom Hojnacki
Giacomo Puccini Tosca (excerpts)
March 9
The women of the New World Chorale with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Francisco Noya
Gustav Holst The Planets
March 17
At Franklin Federated Church, Franklin, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Melchior Vulpius Jesus sprach zu dem Blinden Johannes Brahms Motet from Psalm LI, Op. 29, No. 2
Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Op. 30A. Gretchaninof Nunc Dimittis William Cutter Emeralds Flummerfelt (arr.) Danny Boy John Zielinski How Sweet the Sound David Fanshawe “Our Father” from African Sanctus
April 20
The women of the New World Chorale with the Rhode Island Philharmonic at Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI
Conductor: Francisco Noya
Gustav Holst The Planets
May 12
The women of the New World Chorale with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra at Tsai Performance Center, Boston University, Boston, MA
Conductor: Federico Cortese
Gustav Holst The Planets
October 27
The women of the New World Chorale with the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Conductor: Charles Ansbacher
Felix Mendelssohn Incidental music from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
November 2
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms John Zielinski Infelix Ego
2001
April 28 and May 20
At First Congregational Church, Cambridge (April 28) and Franklin Federated Church, Franklin (May 20)
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Samuel Barber Reincarnations
Agnus DeiMorten Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium Aaron Copland The Promise of Living Tom Hojnacki On All This Holy Mountain
Three Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
Jabberwocky (world premiere)
Opening Day (world premiere) (based on the sports poetry of Bill Littlefield)
October 27
With the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at Milford Town Hall, Milford, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Ludwig van Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Op. 80
2000
April 2
At Arlington First Baptist Church, Arlington, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Thomas Morley Now is the month of Maying
Shoot, false loveOrlando Gibbons The Silver Swan Henry Purcell In these delightful, pleasant groves John Wilbye Adieu, sweet Amaryllis Thomas Weelkes Grace my lovely one, fair beauties W.A. Mozart Missa Brevis in F., K. 192 John Rutter Birthday Madrigals
1999
May 16
At Arlington First Baptist Church, Arlington, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
Johannes Brahms Quartette, Op. 92
Dem dunkeln Schoß der heilgen Erde
Der 13. Psalm, Op. 27
Lass dich dur nichts nicht duaren, Op. 30Samuel Barber To be Sung on the Water, Op. 42, No. 2
Twelfth Night, Op. 42, No. 1
A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map, Op. 14
Under the Willow TreeGregory Short Mass F. Melius Christiansen (arr.) Beautiful Savior
November 13
At Arlington First Baptist Church, Arlington, MA
Conductor: Holly MacEwen Krafka
John Tavener Song for Athene Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols John Zielinski How Sweet the Sound
Note: The chorus originally was formed as Soli Deo Gloria and peformed under that name for its first two years, until it was discovered there was another (pre-existing) chorus with a similar name. To avoid confusion, this group’s name was changed to New World Chorale.