Sing along w/ these YouTube videos of pieces in WVC's Spring 2026 program:
Ständchen Schubert
Der Tod und das Mädchen Schubert
Beau Soir Debussy
Die Forelle Schubert
A Chloris Hahn
Mattinata LeonCavallo
Erlkönig Schubert
An die Musik Schubert
Who Could Ask for Anything More? Gershwins
My Fair Lady Lerner & Loewe
Phantom Of the Opera Webber
Joy in the Morning Sleeth
Battle Hymn of the Republic Steffe & Howe
Hallelujah Cohen
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While practicing w/ the videos below, remember that our conductor might not follow the tempi, dynamics and emphasis portrayed in the videos. So enjoy and employ these videos - but in rehearsal and concert always follow the conductor!
14. Leonard Cohen performing his Halelujah
12. Hope Publishing Co. promotion for Joy in the Morning.
11. Hal Leonard's promotion video of their medley: The Phantom of the Opera
11. Park Rapid Classic Chorale performs The Phantom of the Opera medley.
10. San Gabriel Valley Choral Company performs My Fair Lady Choral Selections
10. Practice your Cockney accent with this scene from the MFL film - featuring Stanley Holloway.
13. Portland Choir and Orchestra: Battle Hymn of the Republic
9. Kingsborough Musical Society performs Who Could Ask for Anything More?.
Some YouTube videos of the Art Songs.
These are not renditions of Ron's arragements, but portray the melodies, moods and texts. These are great for practicing the words of the texts. And they are delightful to listen to. So learn the songs and the texts and then practice your voice part here!
5. À Chloris - Soprano solo (Pumeza Matshikiza) w/ orchestra accompaniment.
5. À Chloris - Soprano solo (Véronique Gens) w/ piano accompaniment.
8. An die Musik - Soprano solo (Suzanne Taffot) w/ piano accompaniment.
3. Beau Soir - Soprano solo (Véronique Gens) w/ piano accompaniment.
(video shows the score - so easy to follow the text.)
2. Der Tod und das Mädchen - Soprano solo (Brigitte Fassbaender) w/ piano accompaniment.
(video shows the score - so easy to follow the text.)
7. Erlkönig - Tenor solo (Daniel Norman) w/ piano accompaniment. (Displays the score.
Easy to follow along w/ the pronuciation.)
7. Erlkönig - Mezzo-soprano solo (Elisabeth Kulman) w/ piano accompaniment.
1. Städchen - Soprano solo (Barbara Hendricks) w/ piano accompaniment.
1. Städchen - Solo piano. Video follows the score.
4. Die Forelle - Baritone solo ( Jonas Kaufmann ) w/ piano accompaniment.
4. Die Forelle - Soprano solo (Jessamyn Anderson Frain) w/ piano accompaniment.
6. Mattinata - Tenor solo (Joseph Tancredi) w/ piano accompaniment.
6. Mattinata - Soprano solo (Aida Garifullina) w/ piano accompaniment.
Ron's pronunciation guide to his arrangements of famous "art" songs can be found here, on the "Music Program" page.
A big WVC THANK YOU to Nancy Quackenbush for finding and suggesting these YouTube videos of the art songs.
If you have some videos that you would like to suggest for this page, please send me an email with the link(s) included to cholmes@warwickvalleychorale.org .