Concert History

Listed below are all our program titles and venue locations

All major works are performed with full orchestration as originally composed

October 22, 2006

Organ Rededication Service & Recital

Milford United Methodist Church

Singers and instrumentalists invited to perform for this special event.  All who volunteered expressed interest to perform again as a group.

November 29, 2008

First Concert

Milford United Methodist Church

Cantata, BWV 140
“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johnann Sebastian Bach

April 18, 2009

Antonio Vivaldi
Easter Concert

Good Shepherd & St. John’s Episcopal Church

Gloria in D, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi

July 2009

DVCS Formalized

Delaware Valley Choral Society officially created as a non-profit organization

November 28, 2009

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert Good Shepherd & St. John’s Episcopal Church

Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Ralph Vaughan Williams

What Child is This
John Leavitt

Christmas Day
Gustav Holst

April 18, 2010

French Fest with Fauré Favorites

Drew United Methodist Church

Cantique de Jean Racine
Gabriel Fauré

Requiem, Op. 48
Gabriel Fauré

December 5, 2010

Christmas Around the World

Milford Bible Church

Carols from 5 continents performed

May 15, 2011

The Hidden Haydn

Drew United Methodist Church

Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass)
Franz Joseph Haydn

December 4, 2011

Handel’s Messiah

Milford Bible Church

Messiah (Part I, Part II)
George Fredrick Handel

May 20, 2012

Mostly Mozart

Drew United Methodist Church

Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

November 20 and December 2, 2012

Christmas Olde & New

Saint Thomas the Apostle Church
Milford Theater

Carols spanning the centuries

Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Benjamin Britten

May 19, 2013

All Things Good

Delaware Valley High School

Mass of the Children
John Rutter

June 23, 2013

A Concert Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Middletown, NY

Middletown, NY

Overture Solenelle, “The Year 1812”,
Op. 49
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

September 11, 2013

9-11-01 We Will
Never Forget

 Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company 29

Patriotic songs

December 1, 2013

Christmas is Bach!

Drew United Methodist Church

Magnificat in D major
Johnann Sebastian Bach

December 6, 2013

Jingle Bell Ball

Best Western Hotel

Popular carols performed for dining guests

December 8, 2013

Caroling at Belle Reve Nursing Home

Belle Reve Nursing Home

Traditional Carols and Sing-a-Long

May 18, 2014
June 22, 2014
June 28, 2014

Feelin’ Good!

Dingman-Delaware Middle School
Belle Reve Nursing Home
Milford United Methodist Church

Featuring music of Stephen Foster and George Gershwin

November 15, 2014

Some Enchanted Evening

Scranton Cultural Center

Famous Broadway and opera selections

November 29, 2014
November 30, 2014

Christmas
Bells & Brass

Milford United Methodist Church
St. Thomas the Apostle Church

Christmas Cantata Sinfonia Sacra
Daniel Pinkham

Gloria
John Rutter

December 20, 2014

Dinner Music

Mt. Haven Restaurant

Popular carols performed for dining guests

May 17, 2015

Spring Classics

Delaware Valley High School

Ave Verum Corpus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Chandos Anthem No. 4
George Fredrick Handel

Mass in A-flat
Franz Schubert

November 29, 2015
December 6, 2015

Christmas with
Rutter & Friends

Drew United Methodist Church
Milford United Methodist Church

Featuring carols written by John Rutter, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Irving Berlin, and Felix Mendelssohn

May 15, 2016

Handel’s Messiah

Delaware Valley High School

Messiah (complete)
George Fredrick Handel

December 3, 2016
December 4, 2016

Christmas Around the World Part 2

St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Milford United Methodist Church

More carols from 5 continents performed

May 26, 2017
May 27, 2017

Peace and Light

First Presbyterian Church of Newton
Milford United Methodist Church

Cantique de Jean Racine
Gabriel Fauré

Lux Aeterna
Edward Elgar

Requiem
Maurice Duruflé

December 1, 2017
December 2, 2017
December 3, 2017

Do You Hear
What I Hear?

St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Drew United Methodist Church
Milford United Methodist Church

Traditional and popular carols performed

May 19, 2018

Masses of Peace and Light Eternal

Delaware Valley High School

Mass No. 2 in G, D. 167
Franz Schubert

Requiem in D minor
R. Wayne Walters

June 23, 2018

Strawberry Festival

Milford United Methodist Church

Mix of folk songs and sacred music

December 1, 2018
December 2, 2018

A Family Christmas

 St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Milford United Methodist Church

Anthems for the Seasons of Christmas
R. Wayne Walters

Night of Silence
Dan Kantor

In the Bleak Midwinte
Gustav Holtz

A Family Christmas
Dennis & Nan Allen

June 2, 2019

The Peacemakers

Delaware Valley High School

Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt, Op. 112
Ludwig Van Beethoven

The Peacemakers
Karl Jenkins

August 3, 2019

A Tour Through
the Classics

Milford United Methodist Church

Ave verum corpus
W. A. Mozart

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)
Giuseppe Verdi

All Things Bright and Beautiful
John Rutter

The Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Healing Light: a Celtic Prayer
Karl Jenkins

I Believe
Mark A. Miller

November 30, 2019
December 14, 2019

Christmas Favorites

Drew United Methodist Church
Milford United Methodist Church

Cantata, BWV 140
“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johnann Sebastian Bach

The Shepherd’s Farewell
Hector Berlioz

A Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas
Craig Courtney

May 22, 2020 (cancelled due to COVID)
May 23, 2020 (cancelled due to COVID)

Spiritual Renewal

Milford United Methodist Church

Cantata, BWV 4
“Christ lag in Todes Banden”
Johnann Sebastian Bach

May the Lord Protect You
Jeri Sardella

Requiem for the Living
Dan Forrest

December 12, 2021

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 

Milford United Methodist Church

In the tradition of Kings College, Cambridge England

June 11, 2022

100 Years of Broadway

Milford United Methodist Church

100 Years of Broadway
arranged by Mac Huff

December 11, 2022

Christmas Around the World Part 3

Milford United Methodist Church

More carols from 5 continents performed

June 3, 2023

Choral Favorites

St. Thomas the Apostle Church

Antonio Vivaldi
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV 640
Ostro picta, armata spina, RV 642
Gloria in D, RV 589

November 19, 2023

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service

Milford Borough Hall

Thanksgiving Hymns.

December 16, 2023

Christmas in Germany

Milford United Methodist Church

Magnificat
Dietrich Buxtehude

Selections from Cantata, BWV 140
“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”
Johnann Sebastian Bach

A Variety of German Carols