THE WARWICK VALLEY CHORALE
ORANGE COUNTY'S LONGEST-RUNNING AND
MOST DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY CHORUS
IS STARTING THEIR FALL 2016 CHORAL SEASON
Rehearsals are on Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the
Warwick Reformed Church
16 Maple Ave, Warwick, NY, 10990
Click here for directions to the Warwick Reformed Church
Warwick Valley Chorale - making music for 75 years.
The Chorale, a volunteer organization of more than 100 voices, has sung at locations around Orange County
as well as Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center many times.
If you would like to share our love of music and singing
please send an email to our President, Zoey Savale: savazoo@optimum.net
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Photo by Ed Bailey
One of WVC's favorite composers, John Rutter, on "the Importance of Choir"
The WVC has performed many of Mr. Rutter's works in our concerts in Orange County.
Also many members of the WVC were privileged to have been conducted by John Rutter at Carnegie Hall in 200x.
A look back at WVC's 75th anniversary year
featuring two world premieres
as well as service to our Orange County community
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June 14th: Members of the Warwick Valley Chorale
participate in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Pulse massacre.
Video by Erika Norton, courtesy of The Warwick Advertiser
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The WVC participated in a world premiere performance in Carnegie Hall on May 28th, 2016,
of Ivo Antognini's A Prayer for Mother Earth.
on the marvelous score for his A Prayer for Mother Earth.
Dr. Curtis along with 65 other members of the WVC joined
about 150 other choristers from New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Switzerland
in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium accompanied by the composer on piano and the New England Ensemble.
Andrew Crane masterfully conducted the performance to a standing ovation from the audience.
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"Our next New York City appearance will be on May 28, 2016 as the central chorus performing the world premiere of Ivo Antognini’s A Prayer for Mother Earth, at Carnegie Hall. This will be followed by two local concerts in early June, 2016 featuring the same piece, a glorious modern “oratorio for life” with lyrics in English that are drawn from Native American prayers, Saint Francis of Assissi and Archpriest Grigori Petrov, among others. In our local concerts we will also sing a selection of American Spirituals arranged by John Rutter, plus a few other surprises."************
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In February, 2016, the New York State Senate, courtesy of Senator John J. Bonacic, passed a resolution commemorating WVC's 75th anniversary.
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Gwyneth Walker's arrangement of Down to the River to Pray, premiered by the Warwick Valley Chorale at their December 2015 concerts and by popular demand will be performed again at WVC's June 2016 concerts in Middletown and Warwick:
Audio by Tom Venable and video by Rachel Rosen
The Warwick Valley Chorale prepares for its 75th Anniversary Concerts Photo by Ed Bailey
Click here to see the article in The Warwick Advertiser about the December 13th concert at St. Stephens Church
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Click here to see the article in "Dirt Magazine" about WVC's commission with Gwyneth Walker.
Click here and see James Cotter's review of the WVC concert in Middletown.
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The program includes the world premiere of a new composition by our favorite composer, Gwyneth Walker.
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Members of the WVC greeted
Santa in Sugar Loaf - Saturday, Dec. 12th
Photo by Ed Bailey at last year's festivities.
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Members of the Warwick Valley Chorale caroling down Main Street
on Sunday, Nov 22, at Warwick's Home for the Holidays.
See the article in the Warwick Advertiser.
Members of the Warwick Valley Chorale caroling down Main Street
on Sunday, Nov 22, at Warwick's Home for the Holidays.
See the article in the Warwick Advertiser.
Photo by Roger Gavan, Warwick Advertiser
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Click here to see highlights from WVC's recent seasons: in Orange County, New York City and the world.
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