Special Collections Research Center
spcoll@wm.eduFinding Aid Authors: Steven M. Bookman, University Archives Specialist.
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Preferred Citation:
Christopher Wren Singers Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 2013.066 was hand-delivered to Special Collections by the donor on 4/4/2013.
Processing Information:
Acc. 2013.066 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2013.
Accruals:
3 audio CDs: "Wrenaissance," "Carol of the Wrens," and "Dynamic Tradition"
8 audio CD-Rs: recording sessions and concerts, 2001 - 2003
Historical Note:
The Christopher Wren Singers are a coed, student-run a capella group at the College of William and Mary. The group was founded in 1987. The repitoire of the Christopher Wren Singers is made up predominately of madrigal and renaissance music.
Scope and Contents
Contains letters, post cards, scrapbooks, audio CDs and other material related to the Christopher Wren Singers, an a capella student organization that specializes in singing madrigal music. Included in the accession are letters and postcards from alumni, scrapbooks of events from 1991-2001, and a 2012 book celebrating 25 years of the Cristopher Wren Singers.
Arrangement of Materials:
This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.
Related Material
The Gentlemen of the College Records (UA 7.006); The Stairwells Records (UA 7.051); Student Organizations Collection (UA 7.047).
CDs and DAT tapes of concerts and recordings sessions were separated from this collection and added to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58) on 4/19/2013.
Artifacts transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13) include: Christopher Wren Singers Polo Shirt (UA 2013.066.19).
A folder of fliers related to the Christopher Wren Singers was separated from the Student Organizations Collection (UA 7.047) and was added to this collection on 4/19/2013.
Separated Material
CDs and DAT tapes of concerts and recordings sessions were separated from this collection and added to the University Archives Audiovisual Collection (UA 58) on 4/19/2013.
Artifacts transferred to the University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13) include: Christopher Wren Singers Polo Shirt (UA 2013.066.19).
A folder of fliers related to the Christopher Wren Singers was separated from the Student Organizations Collection (UA 7.047) and was added to this collection on 4/19/2013.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College of William and Mary--Students
- Fliers (printed matter)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Music
- Postcards
- Scrapbooks
- Student Organizations--Christopher Wren Singers
Container List
First half of a Scrapbook compiled by the Christopher Wren Singers including photographs, flyers, performance lists, and tour itineraries.
Second half of a Scrapbook compiled by the Christopher Wren Singers including photographs, flyers, performance lists, and tour itineraries.
Scrapbook compiled by the Christopher Wren Singers including photographs, flyers, performance lists, and tour itineraries.
Scrapbook compiled by the Christopher Wren Singers including photographs, flyers, performance lists, and tour itineraries.
Scrapbook compiled by the Christopher Wren Singers including photographs, flyers, performance lists, emails.
Mail addressed to the Christopher Wren Singers. Includes thank you notes, postcards, letters to and from alumni, recording order forms, photographs, and letters from the director to singers. Also included is a letter by the musical director of the a cappella group Reveille concerning an inaccurate article written in Jump! magazine on William and Mary A Cappella groups.
Flyers announcing auditions and performances for the Christopher Wren singers. Other William and Mary A Cappella groups are mentioned as well.
Notes taken by the Christopher Wren Singers on their recordings.
Memory book to celebrate Wren's 25th anniversary. Presented to the founders Eric Plaag and Suzanne Stephan (Neely) at homecoming 2012. Compiled by Jane Rabinovitz. Features pictures and memories from Wrens throughout the 25 years.
Postcards made to raise money for the European Tour of the William and Mary Choir.
Sony Hifi audiocassette. Songs include Fum, Fum, Fum (R. Shaw and A. Parker) Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich) The Holly and the Ivy (R. Shaw and A. Parker) Quem Pastores Laudavere (Shepards Left their Flocks A-Straying)(J. Rutter) O Magnum Mysterium (O Wondrous Nativity) (T. DeVictoria) Deck the Halls (L. Tellep) There is No Rose (R. Center) The Lord will Come (J. Milton) The Boar's Head Carol (J. Kunz) Coventry Carol (M. Shaw) Greensleeves (traditional) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (R. Wagner) Riu, Riu Chiu (N. Greenberg) Christ Was Born on Christmas Day (R. Shaw and A. Parker) A Merry Christmas (A. Warrell).
Christopher Wren Singers audiocassette.
One digital audiotape of the Christopher Wren Singers holiday concert that took place in the Great Hall of the Wren Building on the College of William and Mary campus. The track listing is as follows: 1. Deck the Halls 2. Cradle Song 3. Conventry Carol 4. The Holly and the Ivey 5. O Mangnum Mysterium 6. Silent Night 7. Ave Maria 8. Wassail Song 9. Ladies Mass 10. Carol of the Bells 11. Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable? 12. God Rest Y Merry Gentlemen 13. Riu, Riu, Chim 14. There is a Flower 15. Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John 16. A Merry Christmas Acc. 2013.066.001.
One Maxwell XLIIS audiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers, a coed student a capella group at the College of William and Mary. Acc. 2013.066.002.
One Maxwell XLIIS audiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape of the Christopher Wren Singers' spring concert in 1997. Acc. 2013.066.003.
One Maxwell XLIIS audiocassette tape featuring the Chritopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape of the Christopher Wren Singers holiday concert that took place in the Great Hall of the Wren Building on the College of William and Mary campus. Acc. 2013.066.004.
One Maxwell XLIIS audiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Digital Audio Tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Maxwell XLIIS audiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Digital Audio Tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Sony HiFi audiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Digital Audio Tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers. 62 minutes.
An audiocassette of William and Mary A Capella performance Family Weekend, 1998.
One Maxwell XLII audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren singers and the songs: Ding Dong Merrily on High Lu, Es ist ein Ros Entsrugen The Little Drummer Boy Verbum Caro God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Fum Fum Fum There is a Flower The Holly and the Ivy Still, Still, Still Da me Abricias Noel! Sors de ton Lit Deck the Halls Virgin's Cradle Hymn We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
One Maxwell UR audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren singers and the songs: Ding Dong Merrily on High Lu, Es ist ein Ros Entsrugen The Little Drummer Boy Verbum Caro God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Fum Fum Fum There is a Flower The Holly and the Ivy Still, Still, Still Da me Abricias Noel! Sors de ton Lit Deck the Halls Virgin's Cradle Hymn We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
A Maxwell UR audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers. 1998 December 1: Ding Dong Merrily on High Lu, Es ist ein Ros Entsrugen The Little Drummer Boy Verbum Caro God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Fum Fum Fum There is a Flower The Holly and the Ivy Still, Still, Still Da me Abricias Noel! Sors de ton Lit Deck the Halls Virgin's Cradle Hymn We Wish You a Merry Christmas 1999 April 28: Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno Margot Labourezle Vignes Du Bist Wie Eine Blume Verbum Caro You Are the New Day Mon coeur se Recommande a Vous O No John Barb'ra Allen When Allen-a-dale Went a' Hunting There is Sweet Music Down Among the Dead Men Le Baylere I Get Along Without You Very Well Vivier Lieto Voglio The Lily of the Valley The Irish Slumber Song Quick! We Have But a Second.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers and the songs: In the Bleak Midwinter (1/8) Deck the Halls (1/20) In the Bleak Midwinter (1/9) Carol of the Bells (1/6) Fum, Fum, Fum (1/8) Virgin'a Cradle (1/8).
One Maxwell XLII audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers, a coed student a capella group at the College of William and Mary. The performance took place in the Great Hall of the Wren Building on the College of William and Mary campus. The track listing is as follows: 1. Verbum Caro 1-8 2. Noel 1-3 3. Ding, Dong, Merrily on High 1-8 4. Still, Still, Still 1-12 5. Little Drummer Boy 1- Acc. 2013.066.005.
One Maxwell XLII audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape of a recording session in Ewell Recital Hall for the Christopher Wren Singers, a coed student a capella group at the College of William and Mary. Acc. 2013.066.006.
One Maxwell XLII audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Digital Audio Tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Digital Audio Tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One TDK audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers and the songs: Break Faith, O Beauteous, Heavenly Light Away in a Manger O Magnum Mysterium Still, Still, Still Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening I Saw Three Ships The Coventry Carol I Wonder as I Wander Noel! Sors de ton Lit Carol of the Bells O Come All Ye Faithful Stille Nacht.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers in their final concert of the 1999-2000 academic year at Bruton Parish Church. Acc. 2013.066.007.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers and the songs: Je ne 'ose Salmo 150 Weep O Mine Eyes.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Maxwell ausiocassette tape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuing the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One digital audiotape featuring the Christopher Wren Singers.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers and the songs: Carol of the Bells The Holly and the Ivy Gabriel's Message I Wonder as I Wander Here we Come A Wassailing.
One Maxwell audiocassette featuring the Christopher Wren Singers and the songs: Holly and the Ivy Carol of the Bells And So It Goes Margot Fatal I Wonder as I Wander.
One uncased Maxwell audiocassette.