WVC’s Spring 2026 Music Program
(Not in concert order)
Hallelujah Leonard Cohen arr. R. De Fesi
My Man’s Gone Now Ira Gershwin & D.B. Heywood arr. R. De Fesi
Joy in the Morning Natalie Sleeth
Phantom Of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber arr. Ed Lojeski
My Fair Lady Lerner & Loewe arr. Clay Warnick
Battle Hymn of the Republic Steffe & Howe arr. P. Wilhousky
Who Could Ask for Anything More? George & Ira Gershwin arr. Jay Althouse
Ron’s SATB arrangements of “Art Songs”
A Choris # R Hahn arr. R. De Fesi
An die Music * Franz Schubert "
Beau Soir * Claude Debussy "
Der Tod und das Mädchen * Franz Schubert "
Erlkönig # Franz Schubert "
Ständchen * Franz Schubert "
Vaga luna che inargenti # Vincenzo Bellini "
Die Forelle # Franz Schubert "
Mattinata # R. LeonCavallo "
Villanelle # Hector Berlioz "
All of these scores have been distributed to chorale members.
Check your scores against this list. If missing some, see the WVC Librarian, Viviana Holmes.
Der Tod und das Mädchen aka Death and the Maiden.
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Practice Aids
When starting to learn the pieces of the music program, focus on the pitches and rhythms. Sing along with these aids using for text a single syllable, such as "ba" or "ma". When you are you comfortable with the pitches and rhythms, start blending in the text to the music lines. The goal is that you have learned the notes, rhythms and text suffiently so that in rehearsal and the concerts you can follow the conductor as he shapes the dynamics and tempi and we all "make wonderful music!"
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.
When you are feeling comfortable singing along with the tracks in your voice (above), sing along with these "all voices" tracks to better simulate the rehearsal and concert experiences:
Click here for Practice Tracks for "all voices".
Updated => Click here to access YouTube videos of many of the pieces in the program.
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Pronunciation guides to Ron's Art Songs
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Documents for Spring 2026
This box has documents with information concerning WVC's Spring 2026 season: