Historical Members List
    Messiah and Mass in B Minor
    Conductors
    Managers and Presidents
    Guest Conductors
    Commissions

VCS Concert Repertoire History:

   McLean: 58/59 to 66/67
   Wiebe: 67/68 to 72/73
   Fankhauser: 73/74 to 79/80
   Fankhauser: 80/81 to 89/90
   Fankhauser: 90/91 to 99/00
   Spring 2000 to 2001/2002
   Hannan: 02/03 to 07/08
   Hannan: 2008/2009

VCS Programs and Photos:

   McLean: 58/59 to 66/67
   Wiebe: 67/68 to 72/73
   Fankhauser: 73/74 to 79/80
   Fankhauser: 80/81 to 89/90
   Fankhauser: 90/91 to 99/00
   Spring 2000 to 2001/2002
   Hannan: 02/03 to 07/08
   
Hannan: 2008/2009
   
Hannan: 2009/2010

VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS
1254 West 7th Avenue,
Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6
T: 604.730.8856

Tony Funk, Wayne Riddell and Peter Butterfield 
Summer 1999/2000 to 2001/02

1999 - 2000:  Spring and Summer after J. Fankhauser’s last concert

April 9, 2000 (Chan Centre)
RadioCBC Celebration Concert
with Phoenix, musica intima, Chor Leoni, Christ Church Cathedral Choir and Elektra
    Combined Choirs: Howard Dyck conducting
         I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me – H. Perry
         Wie Leiblich sind deine Wohnungen – J. Brahms
         Dona Nobis Pacem (from Mass in B Minor) – J.S. Bach
    Cantata Singers: Tony Funk conducting
         Der Gerechte kommt um – J. S. Bach
         A Spotless Rose – H. Howells
         Abenlied – J. Rheinberger

August 6, 2000
Festival Vancouver
    Vespers of 1610 – C. Monteverdi
    Stephen Stubbs – director
    Vocal ripieno: members of the Vancouver Cantata Singers

2000 - 2001             Wayne Riddell, guest conductor (Tony Funk, associate conductor) 

October 28, 2000 (St. John’s Shaughnessy)
and October 29, 2000 (West Vancouver United)

The German Romantics
    Mendelssohn: Der dreiundvierzigste Psalm: Richte mich Gott
    Rheinberger: Cantus Missa, Op. 109  
    Schubert: Lebenslust
    Schubert: An die Sonne
    Schubert: Schiksalslenker
    Schubert: Der Tanz
    Schubert: Ständchen
    Brahms: Four Songs Opus 17
    Brahms: Wechsellied zum Tanz Op. 31 No. 1   
    Brahms: O schöne Nacht Op. 91 No. 1
    Brahms: An die Heimat Op. 64 No. 1
    Brahms: Abenlied Op. 92 No. 3
    Brahms: Neckereien Op. 31 No. 2  

December 16 and 17, 2000 (Orpheum)
Soprano: Karina Gauvin  Alto: Daniel Taylor
Tenor: Nils Brown            Bass: William Sharp
    Handel: Messiah

March 31, 2001 (Holy Rosary)
and April 1, 2001 (West Vancouver United)

Spanish Explorations
with the Vancouver Guitar Quartet
    Victoria: No timeas Maria
    Victoria: O Magnum Mysterium
    Victoria: Magnificat Primi Toni
    Morales: O sacrum convivium
    Morales: Pastores, dicite, quidnam visistis?
    Mompou: Cantar del Alma
    Casals: O vos omnes
    Rodrigo: Cantan por Belen Pastores
    Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero Gitano
    Aguiar: Salmo 1450
    Brenes, R. arr.: Un Beso y Una Flor
    Pinto Fonseca: Muie Rendera  

2001 – 2002             Peter Butterfield, conductor 

November 3 and 4, 2001 (Holy Rosary)
and in Kelowna the previous weekend
Remembrance
    Bach: Komm Jesu Komm
    Schutz: Der Himmel erzahlen die ehre Gottes
    Schutz: Selig sind die Toten
    Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
    Poulenc: Timor et Tremor
    Poulenc: Vinea mea electa
    Poulenc: Salve Regina
    Durufle: Requeim

December 8, 2001 (First Baptist)
A Cantata Singers’ Christmas
with Coast Sound Children’s Concert Choir
Handel: Messiah Part 1 and Hallelujah Chorus
    Weelkes: Gloria in Excelsis
    Praetorius: Lo how a rose
    Scarlatti: O magnum mysterium
    Sweelinck: Hodie Christus Natus Est
    Berlioz: Shepherd’s Farewell
    Warlock: Bethlehem Down
    Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
    Humperdinck: Evening Hymn
    Rutter: What Sweeter Music

April 5 and 7, 2002 (Holy Rosary)
Venetian Spring
with Phoebe MacRae and Grace Chan
    Monteverdi: Ah, dolente partita
    Monteverdi: A un giro sol de’begl’occhi lucenti
    Monteverdi: Io mi son giovinetta
    Monteverdi: Si ch’io vorrei morire
    Monteverdi: Questi vaghi concenti
    Monteverdi: Ho r che’l ciel e la terra e’l vento tace
    Hannan: Belief System/Formula Dogmatum      *** VCS Commission
    Vivaldi: Gloria