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Some Concerts Performed by
The DAVIS CHORALE



(Annually) Christmas Carols in the Sacramento Capitol Rotunda
Christmas Carols and Yuletide songs.
Monday, December 22, 2008, 12 Noon
Rachel Kessler, conducting

(Annually) Christmas Mini-Concert at Farmer's Market
Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11 a.m.
Davis Farmer's Market, Central Park, Davis
The Davis Chorale performing
Rachel Kessler, conducting


The Glorias of Christmas
Saturday, December 13, 2008, 4 p.m., Pioneer Congregational Church, Sacramento
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 4 p.m., Davis Community Church, Davis
Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel
Giacomo Puccini's Messa di Gloria
Peter Tchaikovsky's Svete Tihiy (O Gladsome Light)
and other Renaissance and seasonal selections.
The Davis Chorale and soloists performing
Joan Ball, accompanying
Rachel Kessler, conducting

Sunday Evening Vespers Series 2008
May 25, June 8 & 22, 2008, 5:00 p.m., at Davis Community Church
A series of three 45-minute interfaith Choral Vespers for the community,
featuring various hymns, sacred and spiritual songs
The Davis Chorale and soloists performing
Ellen Deffner, accompanying
Rachel Kessler and Nathan Reinking, conducting

Three B's -- Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 4 p.m., Davis Community Church
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 3 p.m., Pioneer Congregational Church, Sacramento
J.S. Bach's Cantata 104 "God's Time is the Best,\" Beethoven's Mass in C,
and Brahm's Liebeslieder Waltzer
The Davis Chorale and soloists performing
Ellen Schinnerer Deffner and Joan Bell accompanying
Rachel Kessler and Nathan Reinking, conducting

Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 8, 2007, 4 p.m., Davis Community Church
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 4 p.m., Pioneer Congregational Church, Sacramento
Selections from Handel's Messiah
The Davis Chorale and Orchestra performing,
with soloists Sharon Burow, Carol Ann Kessler, Leslie Cooper, Daniel Paulson, and Nathan Reinking
Rachel Kessler and Nathan Reinking, conducting

Mendelsohn's Elijah
Friday, May 11 2007, 7:30 p.m., Pioneer Congregational Church, Sacramento
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 4 p.m., Davis Community Church
The Davis Chorale performing
with soloists Nathan Reinking, Rebecca Plack, Leslie Cooper, Daniel Paulson, and Lisa Parente
Ellen Schinnerer Deffner, organ and Gil Crane, piano
Rachel Kessler, conducting

Sunday Evening Vespers Series
Winter 2006 and Winter 2007, Davis Community Church
A series of five interfaith Choral Vespers for the community,
featuring various hymns, sacred and spiritual songs
The Davis Chorale and soloists performing
Ellen Deffner, accompanying
Rachel Kessler and Tracia Barbieri, conducting

Laudate Dominum--Sing to the Lord!
Saturday, November 18, 2006, 4:00 p.m., Northminster Presbyterian Church
Sunday, November 19, 2006, 4:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Vespers Solennes de Confessore by W. A. Mozart, and Tres Cantus Laudendi by Mack Wilberg
The Davis Chorale with The Davis Brass Ensemble
Ellen Deffner, piano and Charlene Noland, organ
Rachel Kessler and Tracia Barbieri, conducting

Back to Bach
Saturday, November 20, 2004, 7:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Magnificat by J. S. Bach, Motet (Op.29) by J. Brahms,
Noé! Noé! by Bouzignac, and Magnificat in C by Adlgasser.
The Davis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra players

Gilbert & Sullivan Ice Cream Social
Sunday, June 17, 2004, 2:00 p.m., Davis Community Church Social Hall
Works by Gilbert & Sullivan
Rachel Kessler, conducting

Davis Chorale Lenten Concert
Sunday, April 27, 2004, 4:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Durufle's Requiem, Dubois' Seven Last Words of Christ, and a Chorale by J. S. Bach.
The Davis Chorale performing.
Rachel Kessler, conducting

Davis Chorale 25th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, November 22, 2003, 7:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Pinkham's Christmas Cantata, Rutter's Psalm 150, Stroope's Hodie (This Day),
Quintana's Hodie Christus Natus Est, and various works
The Davis Chorale, Davis Brass Ensemble, Davis Children's choir, percussion, and string players
Rachel Kessler and Tracia Barbieri, conducting

Spirit of Youth
Sunday, April 27, 2003, 4:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Mozart's Missa Brevis, Rutter's Five Childhood Lyrics and various works
The Davis Chorale, string trio, and Davis Children's Choir
Rachel Kessler and Tracia Barbieri, conducting

Glory of Music
Sunday, November 24, 2002, 4:00 p.m., Davis Community Church
Hassler's Mass, Handel's Gloria and Dixit Dominus
The Davis Chorale and Chamber orchestra players
Rachel Kessler and Tracia Barbieri, conducting


Haydn's Creation
Sunday, May 5, 2002, 8:00 p.m.
The Davis Chorale with the UCD Symphony and Chorus
Freeborn Hall, University of California Davis
D. Kern Holoman, conducting


Mel Olsen Memorial Concert
Featuring Mozart's Requiem
Sunday, April 7, 2002, 4:00 p.m.
The Davis Chorale and former members of the Sacramento Area Bach Festival
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento
D. Kern Holoman, conducting


Marten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna
Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11, 2001
The Davis Chorale with the UCD Symphony Chorus
Freeborn Hall and Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Jeffrey Thomas, conducting


September 11th Memorial Concert
Sunday, November 11, 2001 4:00 p.m. Davis Community Church
Pattison's Te Deum, excerpts from Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem.
The Davis Chorale with the Davis Brass Ensemble
Rachel Kessler, conducting

An Old Fashioned Sundae Social
Sunday, June 17, 2001 2:00 p.m. Davis Community Churh Fellowship Hall
Patriotic works by American composers. All-you-can-eat Ice Cream Sundaes with admission.
Rachel Kessler, Tracia Barbieri, and Norma Meyer, conducting

Johannes Brahms' Ein Deutches Requiem
Sunday, March 4, 2001 8:00 p.m. Freeborn Hall, UC Davis
Friday, March 9, 2001 8:00 p.m. Catherdral of the Blessed Sacrament
Brahms' German Requiem, Berlioz's Marche funebre pour la derniere scene d'Hamlet, and Offertoire from Grande Messe des morts.
With UC Davis Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus
D. Kern Holoman and Jeffrey Thomas, conducting

Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Sunday, January 7, 2001, 6:00 p.m.
Parts I-IV and selections from Part V
The Davis Chorale, Children's Chorale, and select orchestral ensemble, performing
Jeffrey Thomas, conducting

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