THE WARWICK VALLEY CHORALE
ORANGE COUNTY'S LONGEST-RUNNING AND
MOST DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY CHORUS
Photo by Ed Bailey Thank you to all our families, friends, and fans of the Warwick Valley Chorale for a fantastic year of choral music. Look for us in events around town and throughout Orange County. Rehearsals for the Fall 2017 season start up in Sept. And look for us in Paris, France, in June 2018!
WVC in concert at Warwick Reformed Church, May 19, 2017 Photo by Ed Bailey ************
"The Warwick Valley Chorale will perform three concerts in May, 'Seeking the Right Path:
American Songs.' The concerts, directed by Stanley Curtis and accompanied by Gail Johnson, will
present an American choral portrait in anticipation of the Village of Warwick’s sesquicentennial
celebration. There will be selections highlighting our nation’s early history, struggles and culture. In
addition, the program features a special tribute to the Broadway music of Irving Berlin and George
Gershwin." - WVC Press Release, April 16, 2017. ************
A look back at the Fall 2016 season:
Dr. Curtis welcomes the audience at St. Stephens RC Church on Dec. 11, 2016 Photo by Mike Fiumarelli
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Members of the Warwick Valley Chorale singing Christmas carols at Warwick's Home for the Holidays November 20, 2016
Photo by Warwick Valley Chorale
Photo by Roger Gavan - courtesy of the Warwick Advertiser
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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 2006.
A look back at WVC's 75th anniversary year featuring two world premieres.
The WVC participated in a world premiere performance in Carnegie Hall on May 28th, 2016,
of Ivo Antognini's A Prayer for Mother Earth.
Members of the Warwick Valley Chorale getting ready to enter Carnegie Hall.
Stanley Curtis, the Conductor of the Warwick Valley Chorale, congratulates the composer, Ivo Antognini,
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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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:
Down to the River to Pray - Performance on Dec. 13, 2015 Audio by Tom Venable and video by Rachel Rosen
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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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