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Interior of Duke University Chapel

Announcing VAE’s annual winter concert!

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O Holy Night

Softly – Will Todd
Veiled in darkness – Glenn L. Rudolph
Adam lay ybounden – Frank Ferko
As Joseph was a-walking – Ulysses Kay
A spotless rose – Herbert Howells
There is no rose – Connor Koppin
O magnum mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
Lux aurumque – Eric Whitacre
Love came down at Christmas – Edwin Fissinger
Here is the little door – Herbert Howells
Balulalow – Eleanor Daley
Little babe, born of Mary – James Kevin Gray
Jul, jul, stralande jul (Wonderful Peace) – Gustaf Nordqvist
God rest ye merry, gentlemen – Richard William Donohue
Silent night – Will Todd
When the song of the angels is stilled – Paul Ayres

Some rare and intensely beautiful fare that was almost without exception profoundly inspiring and moving, particularly given the magnificence of the singing… We may never take this art for granted, so it’s worthwhile reflecting on how much work goes into it… so what one remembers is the sheer beauty as each of the individual pieces unfold… so pure, so refined was the singing

John Lambert

CVNC

About VAE

The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham was founded in 1996 by Rodney Wynkoop to provide superior choral performance opportunities for outstanding singers in North Carolina’s Triangle region (Durham, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh). Its 32 members are selected mainly from among musicians who have sung in other choral groups under Dr. Wynkoop’s direction. VAE’s mostly a cappella repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the present.
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YouTube Channel

Visit the VAE’s YouTube channel to see professionally recorded past live performances, including the 25th Anniversary Concert in Duke Chapel and the 2021 Holiday Concert at First Presbyterian Church.

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