Practice files

We are singing a selection of carols, from Oxford University Press Carols for Choirs 6, this Fall/Winter 2023 season.

Please find below links to practice videos and learning materials:


Pieces in concert order:


1 - Page 92, Gaudete

2 - Page 290, There Shall be Christmas Day 

3 - Page 83, Coventry Carol 

4 - Page 101, Gloucestershire Wassail

5 - Page 297, Villancico Xicarrero 

6 - Page 136, Il est ne le divan enfant 

7 - Page 16, A Present for the Future

8 - Page 274, The Unexpected Hour

9-  Page 23, A Ukrainian Alleluia  

10 - Page 196, On this Silent Night 

11 - Page 175, Masters in the Hall



For Villancico Xicarrero, here is the pronunciation guide


Here is a Soundcloud list which includes several of the pieces we will be singing: https://soundcloud.com/oupacademic/sets/carols-for-choirs-6 


Here is a Spotify list you can listen to if you have an account:

https://open.spotify.com/album/0NtTCZoh74jUsFbAe00I35?si=tgFXJM1GRleX1PZeAMUcCA

Here is a link to the Ukrainian Carol in which they sing slowly enough for the pronunciation to be useful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UmvUy1LziE


And below are the rest of the learning files.


Complete, Masters in this Hallhttps://youtu.be/4mJ8W_hwGV0

Soprano, Master in this Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bfmhn9dSVs

Alto, Masters in this Hall: https://youtu.be/NdCv_xDINmg

Tenor, Masters in this Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0uKFEuTHM4

Bass, Masters in this Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5yUIS0erkI


Complete, Il est ne le divan enfant: https://youtu.be/SeK_YTC5260

Soprano, Il est ne le divan enfant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYx8nD--tSE

Alto, Il est ne le divan enfant: https://youtu.be/yABbxBlvUYQ

Tenor/Bass, Il est ne le divan enfant: https://youtu.be/5m-J2ozWlU4


Complete, There Shall Be Christmas Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIeT5HiIuYg

Soprano, There Shall Be Christmas Day: https://youtu.be/Z1hSNevxJfA 

Alto, There Shall Be Christmas Day: https://youtu.be/7NOGrU5b_1Y

Tenor, There Shall Be Christmas Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg-sSHWW6Q

Bass, There Shall Be Christmas Day: https://youtu.be/vwYgeQzskwM


Complete, On This Silent Night: https://youtu.be/EFXcnhMqbRg

Soprano/Alto, On This Silent Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVR8mEpsoTM

Tenor/Bass, On this Silent Night: https://youtu.be/8F0daceuDfs


Complete, A Present for the Future: https://youtu.be/pWXDxKalN8w

Soprano, A Present for the Future: https://youtu.be/B5XKR9zsrQc

Alto, A Present for the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiMsSe8GrEg

Tenor, A Present for the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=une8lBvKGlo

Bass, A Present for the Future: https://youtu.be/Allj8CasTPc


Complete, Ukrainian Alleluia: https://youtu.be/CRBi-TfO1OU

Soprano, Ukrainian Alleluia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RFdu0_igo

Alto, Ukrainian Alleluia: https://youtu.be/sIGlPO7yugw

Tenor, Ukrainian Alleluia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWyEnh88_c

Bass, Ukrainian Alleluia: https://youtu.be/bRnAak-UkUU


Complete, The Unexpected Early Hour: https://youtu.be/w3d0YHn0ftk

Soprano, The Unexpected Early Hour:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPs24ZnETzk

Alto, The Unexpected Early Hour: https://youtu.be/3Tx-ne52Qqc

Tenor, The Unexpected Early Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h_iJrX3oC8

Bass, The Unexpected Early Hour: https://youtu.be/1-TDjxP4FVs


Soprano, Coventry Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTZAl275rlY

Alto, Coventry Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J50IPS6ArGc

Tenor, Coventry Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrnKKSSnyIk

Bass, Coventry Carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOtwAK4nu54


Complete, Gaudete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb14HC1-jEA

Soprano, Gaudete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaYgKIXSsxE

Alto, Gaudete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njXtNFM2GAw

Tenor, Gaudete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgdTotO0a0

Bass, Gaudete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4RSolxfI08


Complete, Villancico Xicarrero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0XKHJSNH7M

Soprano, Villancico Xicarrero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQricrxF9vc

Alto, Villancico Xicarrero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJw0uS-5SUc

Tenor, Villancico Xicarrero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B70lME9V-b4

Bass, Villancico Xicarrero:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBMq-SESBE


Complete, Gloucestershire Wassail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZa78ouSRE

Soprano, Gloucestershire Wassail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4r7HmiTtk

Alto, Gloucestershire Wassail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8agxOElnavE

Tenor, Gloucestershire Wassail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r8srYDQjQA

Bass, Gloucestershire Wassail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSVoYfgWx7A