Performing at Church of the Holy Apostles, New York City, 2003.
Brief Timeline of
William Appling Singers & Orchestra
1979
William Appling founds William Appling Singers & Orchestra
1980
Debut Concert at Cleveland Institute of Music
1981
Celebration of Roy Wilkins at Church of the Covenant, Cleveland
Handel’s “Messiah” at Severance Hall, Cleveland
1982
“Stravinsky Centennial Concert” at Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Bach’s “B-Minor Mass” at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, Cleveland
Handel’s “Messiah” at Cleveland Museum of Art
1983
“Composers Showcase” at Beck Center, Cleveland
Benefit Concert at Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
American Orff-Schulwerk Association 17th Annual Conference
Handel’s “Messiah” at Cleveland Museum of Art
1984
Blossom Music Festival, Ohio
Karamu House, Cleveland (Aired on PBS)
“A Joyful Noise” with Special Guest Dr. Zelma George
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Concert, Mozart’s “Requiem” at Old Stone Church, Cleveland
1985
Cleveland Playhouse Gala Opera Preview of Leslie Adams’s “Blake”
1991
Concert of music by Aaron Copland, William McClelland and Richard Wilson at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1992-95
Bard Music Festival, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Great Performers At Lincoln Center, New York City
1996
“William Billings’s 250th Birthday Celebration,” concert at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, NYC
1997
CD release “Wake E’vry Breath,” music of William Billings (New World Records)
1999
“An Evening of Hymns & Spirituals,” concert at Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, NYC
CD release “The Choral Music Of Richard Wilson” (Albany Records)
2001
CD release “Shall We Gather,” American Hymns and Spirituals (Albany Records)
2003
CD release “The Revenge of Hamish And Other Choral Works,” choral music of William McClelland (Albany Records)
Concert of music by American composers at Holy Apostles Church, NYC
2004
Concert of music by American composers at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Release of “William Appling Plays Scott Joplin and J.S. Bach” on Albany Records.