New => To make up for the cancelled rehearsals, from March 17 until May, rehearsals will be starting 15 minutes earlier (7:15 pm) and will end at the regular time (9:30 pm).

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New => March 11 - Ron removed My Man's Gone Now from the program.  Return your score to this piece to Viviana Holmes, the Librarian. 

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The WVC is returning to Carnegie Hall!!

MidAmerica Productions has invited the WVC to participate in their concert at Carnegie Hall on Monday, June 29, 8:00 pm. We will join three choirs from Little Rock, Arkansas, to perform Gabriel Fauré's Requiem.  We last performed this Requiem in the Spring of 2018 in Orange County and at Carnegie Hall also in a MidAmerica concert.  There will be two rehearsals with the conductor and participating choirs in Manhattan on June 27 and 28 and there will be a dress rehearsal on stage at Carnegie Hall with the orchestra during the day on the 29th.  On May 26, June 2, 9, 16, and 23, we will rehearse at the Warwick Reformed Church at 7:30 pm.  

It's important that those WVC members who want to participate in this concert look at the their calendars for June and clear the final weekend for the rehearsals and performance in NYC.  

Stay tuned to this web page for further announcements including vocal scores, practice aides and transportation info. Click here for MidAm's web page.

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Spring Concert Schedule

May 8, 7:00 pm.  Goshen Church.

May 15, 7:00 pm.  Grace Episcopal Church, Middletown.

May 17, 2:00 pm.  St. Stephen RC Church, Warwick

(more details coming)

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WVC's Spring 2026 season is underway! 

Updated => Ron De Fesi is holding his popular classes on sight-reading music. These are held on Tuesdays, before the regular rehearsals, from 6:30 - 7:10 pm, in the sanctuary of the Warwick Reformed Church.  This season he is focusing on vocalization, pitch, chromatic scales, etc.

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*** => The list of music for this season can be found here.  You can download this list from the "Information" box below - "WVC Spring 2026 - music program"

*** => There are links to YouTube videos of all of the pieces in the Spring 2026 program.  Go to "YouTube Videos" page - click here.

*** => CDs of the practice tracks and Ron's pronunciation guide are available at rehearsals.

Click here for the music program and links to practice aids for the Spring 2026 season.

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Information about WVC's Spring 2026 Season:

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The Warwick Valley Chorale welcomes new members!

No auditions required.

If you are interested in joining us and would like to share our love of music and singing, please send an email to Zoey Savale:  savazoo@hotmail.com

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Warwick Valley Chorale is on facebook:  Like us here!

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Show your support, donate and become a sponsor of the Warwick Valley Chorale.

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The Warwick Valley Chorale is proud to have sponsored last year The Stanley Curtis Memorial Scholarship for students aspiring to major in vocal studies at the college level.  Click here for pertinent information.

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A look back at the wonderfull Fall 2025 Season:

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Click here to go to pages about the Fall 2025 musical program including the music scores, practice tracks, links to videos and recordings.

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Fri., Dec 19:  Bring holiday cheer to area nursing homes. 

2:00 - 2:30 - Valley View Center, 2 Glenmere Cove Road, Goshen.                                                                 Perform in Towne Center, the large open space

3:00ish - Caroling at the home of a 99-year-old woman whose daughter

 is a long-time supporter of WVC               33 Overlook Dr, Warwick 

3:45 - 4:15 - Liberty Green, 2 Liberty Ct, Warwick, Bldg 2, 3rd Floor                                                  (Cyndy will hand out parking placards for Liberty Green at Valley View)

Ron will direct us, Gail will accompany us, and we'll sing a few of our "Second Half" selections.

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On Sunday, Nov. 23, WVC members led by Gail Johnson strolled through downtown Warwick and sang Christmas carols to passersby and in local establishments and stores as part of Warwick's Home for the Holidays celebration.  Click here to see Warwick Advertiser's article about Home for the Holidays.

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Information and documents for the Fall 2025 season:

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A look back at the terrific Spring season 2025:

Saturday, June 7th - Concert w/ the Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra.  (https://www.cortlandtmusic.org/Cortlandt-Chamber-Orchestra/) at the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church – 110 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY  10520.                      *******************

Bravi Tutti

Fantastic performance in Warwick. 👏  🏆  🔟

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Press release:  WVC announced winners of the Stanley Curtis Memorial Scholarship and the dates and venues for its May concerts in Orange County. 

First prize winner: Abigail Yurchuk, a junior at Warwick Valley High School

Second prize winner: Abigail Straebler, a senior at Port Jervis High School

Third prize winner: Taylor Longo, a senior at Valley Central High School.

See the documents box below for "Warwick Valley Chorale Press Release Concerts Spring 2025".

Click here for the article about WVC's concert series in the Warwick Advertiser.

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Documents and other information about WVC's Spring 2025 Season

including Warwick Valley Chorale Press Release Concerts Spring 2025 which announced the winners of the Stanley Curtis Memorial Scholarship.

Lose or misplace your Member Information Handout from registration.  Download another copy from here.

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Singing with our friends in choral music.

On March 13, 2025, the Warwick Valley Chorale and Bellvale Community Choir and Orchestra collaborated to sing Hymn of Praise by Felix Mendelssohn, directed by Ron De Fesi.   After a series of 5 rehearsals, the performance took place before a large and enthusiastic audience at the Bellvale Bruderhof Community. (https://www.bruderhof.com/bellvale)  

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  1 in 6 Americans sings in a choir

 — and they're healthier for it

 Click here to find out why.

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Your Brain and Singing: 

Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier

Click here to check out this article.

Thank you to Eloise Ham for bringing this article to our attention.

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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.

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To celebrate their 75th anniversary, the WVC commissioned America's favorite composer, Gwyneth Walker, for this arrangement of Down to the River to Pray, which was premiered at their December 2015 concerts.

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Click Here and take a look back at the WVC's last several seasons.

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