Choral Society Concerts
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December 14, 2003, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
December 19, 2003, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville
Joy of Angels: Christmas in Early America, Seasonal Music from Colonial Times, Music of the Moravian Church and the Shaker Tradition
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
April 26, 2003, St. Francis Xavier Chapel, Camp Lejeune
The Octave Day of Easter, The Mass in “G” by Franz Shubert, The Proper and Regina Coelie in Gregorian Chant, Ave Verum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
April 6, 2003, New Bern Riverfront Convention Center
New Bern Choral Festival
March 10, 2003, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
A Concert of Blended Voices, Sacred Music of W. A. Mozart, Contemporary Music of Bill Douglas, Spirituals and Folksongs
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
December 14, 2002, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
December 15, 2002, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Christmas Through the Years, Music of the Season, from Medieval Plainchant to Modern Gospel
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
Guest Musicians: Jacksonville High School String Quartet, Richlands United Methodist Church Handbell Choir
April 28, 2002, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, and other Sacred and Secular Choral Music
Combined Choirs of the Crystal Coast Choral Society and the Beaufort County Choral Society
Conducted by Finley C. Woolston and David Kenney
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
December 16, 2001, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
Soloists: Jon Shaw, Sharon Munden, Bill Ward, Jean-Ronald LaFond
April 21, 2001, Richlands United Methodist Church, Richlands
April 28, 2001, Sneads Ferry United Methodist Church, Sneads Ferry
A Spring Concert of Great Singing!
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
April 8, 2001, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Franz Shubert’s Mass in G Major, Ave Verum by Mozart, Contemporary Music of Bill Douglas, Patrick Doyle and John Rutter
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
December 10, 2000, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
December 15, 2000, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
A Southern Christmas, Seasonal Music of the South from 1700-2000
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa Boykin
Special Musical Guests: The Onslow Brass Quartet & The Sons of Dixie
May 7, 2000, Crystal Coast Amphitheatre, Cape Carteret
North Carolina International Choralfest
April 9, 2000, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
April 16, 2000, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
A Spring Garden of Choral Music; Folk Songs, Spirituals, Contemporary; Credo from Mass by Delbert Bowles
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Founder: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Thelma Kellner
December 12, 1999, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Amanda Milne
April 17, 1999, Brookwood Baptist Church, Jacksonville
April 18, 1999, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
A Spring Bouquet of Choral Music; Sacred and Secular Music by Bill Douglas and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Folk Songs, Spirituals, and Gospel Tunes
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Amanda Milne
Special Guests: The Sons of Dixie
December 13, 1998, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
Soloists: Jon Shaw, Sharon Munden, Jim Sims, David Williams
April 26, 1998, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Johannes Brahms – A German Requiem, Opus 45
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Guest Conductor: Joe Hickman
Accompanist: Teresa McVey & Roger McVey
December 14, 1997, Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville
December 15, 1997, St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, Morehead City
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat and Holiday Sing-Along
Combined Choirs of Crystal Coast Choral Society & Coastal Carolina Community Choir
Conducted by Finley C. Woolston and Dr. R. Michael Daugherty
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
Soloists: Beth Cram Porter, Roxanna Blackwell, Mary Gayle Greene, Dr. Perry Smith, Chris Beaver
April 13, 1997; Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
A Spring Concert of Choral Music; Medley from Oklahoma! Music by Mozart, Schutz, and Handel
With the Onslow Brass
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
December 15, 1996; Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, Traditional English and American Christmas Music
Emily Laurence, Harpist
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
April 21, 1996, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
THEN… and NOW! “A 10th Anniversary Celebration of Singing”
With Beth Cram Foster, Soprano
Guest Accompanist: Edna Black
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
December 10, 1995, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
December 17, 1995, Base Chapel, MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah
With members of the Wilmington Symphony
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
Soloists: David N. Williams, Roger Fulp, Beverly Dratz, Peggy Sims
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April 30, 1995, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
Mozart…And Much More!, with Shaped-Note Singing with John Currie, Sea Chanteys, and Folk Songs
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanists: Teresa McVey, Joyce Daniels
Soloists: Doug Kreh, Ben Sims, Karin Glander, George Boyd
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December 11, 1994, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Vivaldi’s Gloria, and selected carols
With members of the Wilmington Symphony
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
Special guest: John Currie, violin
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April 24, 1994, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
A Spring Bouquet of Choral Music, Faure’s Requiem along with selections by Chopin, Revel, and others
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanists: Teresa McVey, Edna Black, Roger McVey
Soloists: Doug Kreh, Ben Sims, Karin Glander, George Boyd
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December 12, 1993, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
December 14, 1993, Camp Lejeune Base Theatre, Camp Lejeune
Handel’s Messiah
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Teresa McVey
Soloists: Louise Toppin, Melea Rizzo Buckham, Loren Mott, David Williams
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May 2, 1993, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
A Spring Bouquet of Choral Music, selections by Mozart, di Lasso, Rutter, Carl Perkins, and others
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanists: Claudette Pittman, Stephanie Batson
Special guest: John Currie, guitar
Soloists: Troy Lagrotteria, Don Prescott, Todd Clement, Doug Venning, Jim Croom
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December 6, 1992, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Christmas Concert, with selections by Bach, Mozart, Britten, Handel, and others
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanists: Harriett Herring, Rachael Mundine
Soloists: Janine Budge, Melea Rizzo, M. Todd Clement, Roger Fulp
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May 3, 1992, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
Spring Concert, selections by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, Errante, and others
Director: Finley C. Woolston
Conductor Emeritus: Delbert Bowles
Accompanists: Claudette Pittman, Harriett Herring, Ellen Robison
Soloists: Susan Pate Greenwood, Hazel Midgett, Lori White, Roger Fulp, Bobby Bunce
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December 8, 1991, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Christmas Concert, with selections by Bach, Hammerschmidt, Poulenc, Britten
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Edna Black
Soloists: Peggy Sims, Vida Potter, Roger Fulp
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May 5, 1991, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville
Spring Concert, Shubert’s Mass in G and songs from the Kentucky Mountains, Sea Chanteys, and Spirituals
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Edna Black
Soloists: Susan Pate Greenwood, Jean Ancellotti, Vida Potter, Peggy Sims, Rick Lorenz, Les Edmonds, Finley Woolston
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December 9, 1990, Camp Lejeune Base Theatre, Camp Lejeune
December 16, 1990, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Handel’s Messiah
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Edna Black
Soloists: Susan Pate Greenwood, Brenda Ballard, Peggy Sims, Philip Evancho, Finley Woolston
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March 18, 1990, Trinity United Methodist Church, Jacksonville
March 20, 1990, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
Brass and Vocal Concert, the two groups will perform a wide variety of music for brass choir and chorus composed by Handel, Gabrieli, Sheidt, Rimsky-Korsakov, and others
Conductor: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Edna Black
Special Guests: Quad “C” Chamber Brass
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December 10, 1989, First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City
December 17, 1989, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Handel’s Messiah
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Nell Altman
Soloists: Sonja Williams, Jane Bowles, Philip Evancho, Finley Woolston
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May 21, 1989, 12th Annual Arts by the Sea Festival, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
A Concert of Choral Music, featuring Beethoven, Schutz, Brahms, and others
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Anita Robertson
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December 4, 1988, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
A Christmas Concert, featuring a wide variety of Christmas music including Christmas Cantata by Vincent Lubeck and Christmas Motets I & II by Francis Poulenc
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Anita Robertson
Special Guests: Quad “C” Chamber Brass
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May 8, 1988, Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, Cape Carteret
Spring Concert, selections by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach
With Craven Community Chorus, Craven Consort, & multiple soloists
Conductor: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Anita Robertson
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December 6, 1987, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
Christmas Concert, including selections by Bach, Praetorius, and Handel
Conductor: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Anita Robertson
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May 2, 1987, 10th Annual Arts by the Sea Festival, Swansboro United Methodist Church, Swansboro
A Concert of Choral Music, Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria and other pieces
Director: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Edna Black
Soloists: Carol Scull, Lois Edmonds, Jane Bowles, Lea Beth Cram
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December 7, 1986, Swansboro High School Auditorium, Swansboro
The Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio
Conductor: Delbert Bowles
Accompanist: Carolyn Meadows
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