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Archives - First Performances
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DCU first performances of the "Great works" of the Choral repertoire
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Season when first performed
Year Composer Work How often
62
1927/28
Bach
B Minor Mass
7
87
1952/52
Bach
Christmas Oratorio
5
114
1980
Bach
Magnificat
4
129 1995
Bach
St. John Passion
1
81
1946/47
Bach
St. Matthew Passion
5
111
1976/77
Bernstein Chichester Psalms
4
68
1933/34
Brahms
A German Requiem
7
123 1988
Bruckner
Te Deum
1
126 1992
Durufle
Requiem
3
55
1920/21
Dvorak
Stabat Mater
3
105 1970
Dvorak
Te Deum
2
47
1912/13
Elgar
Dream of Gerontius
13
67
1932/33
Elgar
The Music Makers
5
96
1961/62
Faure
Requiem
10
117
1982
Handel
Judas Maccabeus
7
2
1867/8
Handel
Messiah (complete - see note *** below)
70
2
1867/8
Handel
Samson
7
102 1967/68
Haydn
Nelson Mass
3
1
1866/7
Haydn
b
The Creation
b
13
57
1922/23
Holst
Hymn of Jesus
9
110
1975
Lambert
Rio Grande
2
3
1868/9
Mendelssohn
Elijah
33
14
1879/80
Mozart
Requiem
8
108
1973/74
Orff
Carmina Burana
4
58
1923/24
Parry
Blest Pair of Sirens
10
118 1984
Poulenc
Gloria
1
104 1969
Rossini
Stabat Mater
5
60
1925/26
Vaughan Williams
Sea Symphony
6
103 1969
Verdi
Requiem
4
113
1979
Walton
Belshazzar's Feast
2
*** by 'complete', we mean the majority of arias & choruses, rather just 'extracts' or Part 1.
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