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The Program for WVC’s Fall 2025 Season
A Ceremony of Carols Benjamin Britten
1. Procession Sopranos
2. Wolcum Yole! SATB
3. There is no Rose SATB
4a. That yongë child Sopranos
4b. Balulalow Soprano solo & SATB
5. As dew in Aprille SATB
6. This little Babe SATB
7. Interlude Harp
8. In Freezing Winter Night SATB w/ S & T solos
9. Spring Carol Soprano duet
10. Deo Gracias SATB
11. Recession Sopranos
Four Motets for Christmas Season Francis Poulenc
O magnum mysterium
Quem vidistis pastores dicite
Videntes stellam
Hodie Christus natus est
"More to come"
See the "Documents" box below to view, download and print out the score for Poulenc's Motets.
The score for Britten's Ceremony will be handed out at registration for the Fall season.
Here is the Wikipedia article about Britten's Ceremony: Click here.
Here is a brief Wikipedia article (in French) about Poulenc's Motets. Click here.
Click here for Practice Tracks for Sopranos.
Click here for Practice Tracks for Altos.
Click here for Practice Tracks for Tenors.
Click here for Practice Tracks for Basses.
Click here for Practice Tracks for "all voices".
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Cyberbass and Choralia have excellent practice aids for the Britten Ceremony of Carols.
For Poulenc's Christmas Motets, click on these links
Choralia's offerings:
Give them a try.
YouTube video of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols:
by the The Columbine Chorale: Click here.
1, Procession Click here
2 Wolum Yole! Click here
3. There is no Rose Click here
4a. That youngë child Click here
4b. Balulalow Click here
5. As dew in Aprille Click here
6. This little Babe Click here
7. Interlude Click here
8. In Freezing Winter Night Click here
9. Spring Carol Click here
10. Deo Gracias Click here
11. Recession Click here
Also: St Jacobs Vokalensemble (in German): Click here
Here is a recording of the WVC performing A Ceremony of Carols at their Fall concert in December, 2007. Click here.
YouTube videos of Poulenc's Motets
Scrolling-score practice video:
Francis Poulenc - Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël (audio + sheet music)
John Rutter's Cambridge Singers performing Poulenc's Motets:
< More to Come >
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Documents for Fall 2025
The vocal score for the Poulenc's "Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël" (Four Motets for the Christmas Season) can be viewed and downloaded from the box below.
This score will not be handed out to members. You are to download, print it out (17 pages - double sided) and bring to rehearsals. If you are unable to do this, please let your humble webmeister know: cholmes@warwickvalleychorale.org
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