A look back at WVC's Fall 2019 Season

"The concerts, directed by Stanley Curtis and accompanied by Gail Johnson, featured musical selections ranging from Henry Mollicones's cantata, 'A Christmas Celebration,' to Ed Legeski's choral revue, 'I Love Christmas,' featuring many classic holiday favorites."

Professor Mollicone (https://henrymollicone.com) was the guest conductor for the performance of his "A Christmas Celebration" at WVC's concert on Sunday, Dec. 15th, at 4:00 pm at St. Stephen RC Church.

Email from Henry Mollicone to Stanley Curtis, December 18, 2019:

"Dear Stanley, Gail, and members of the Warwick Valley Chorale,

I would like to thank all of you for making my visit so enjoyable!

Beside the beautiful singing, I would just like to say that I believe Stanley‘s philosophy of nurturing the choir has worked so well! Really, there is a camaraderie and joy about this group that is quite rare. This was quite apparent to me at the rehearsals and performance, and also at the after concert get together at Fratello‘s.

Please keep up your wonderful spirit! It was a joy to conduct this choir, and let me say again what a wonderful job you did with this piece which is over 30 years old, as I am also!🤗🤗🤗

Love and blessings,

Henry"

Click here to see Roger Gavan's article in the Warwick Advertiser about WVC's Dec. 15 concert.

See the articles previewing our December concerts in

the Warwick Advertiser - click here,

the Warwick Valley Dispatch - click here, and

the Times Herald-Record - click here.

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Click here to download this flier.

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WVC Music Program - Fall 2019

(In concert order)

1. Go Tell It On the Mountain arr. Harry Simeone

2. Go Where I Send Thee arr. Maurice Gardner

4. Mary Had A Baby (Holiday Collection Men -TB) arr. Roger Emerson

5. Bethlehem Spiritual Donald Moore

6. A Christmas Celebration Henry Mollicone

7. I Love Christmas arr. Ed Lojeski

8. I Am His Child (SA) Moses Hogan

9. Tidings Carol Patrick Lieberger

10. Angels We Have Heard arr. Loyd Larsen

11. Joy to the World arr. Frank Kuykendahl

12. Hallelujah Chorus G. F. Handel

13. Silent Night Núñes & Papoulis

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Other events on WVC's busy Fall 2019 calendar:

Nov. 17: Caroling in Warwick as part Warwick 's Annual Home for the Holidays

Dec. 7: Performed in the finale of Jimmy Stur's Annual Christmas Show at Middletown's Paramount Theatre.

Dec. 8: Performed in West Point's annual Messiah concert.

Dec. 14: Caroling in Sugar Loaf at their Annual Welcome to Santa Claus.

Dec. 17: WVC's 5th Annual Ceili.

Dec. 19: Caroling at the Christmas Party of Warwick's Parkinson's Disease Support Group.

Dec. 27: Nursing Home Visits: Glen Arden, Valley View Center, Mt. Alverno, and Schervier Pavilion.