I keep coming back to this and remember this is the best flying home I have ever seen.... simple amazing. When he 'takes off' at the end - I have goosebumps. Seriously! Its been like 5 years since this was performed but still amazingly powerful. Well done to all involved.
Wow. I sang this song in the summer but my voice can't even compare to yours. Beautiful High notes. Good job cast. Search quacee or jasoncampbell101 for our show.
oh. my. god. I honestly believe that this is the greatest version version of this song I've ever seen. And that bit at the end where he lifts himself out of view... I have goosebumps... speachless...
there is also a singing technique called speech level singing where by the chords zip up the more they sip up the the smaller the gap for the breath flows through the more they zip up the higher the pitch ive seen tenors doing top G's effortlessly im not sure how safe the technique is though
futher which makes a mix of registers once done you can work on hardening that mix to make a full voice sound - i AM a bass baritone i can do bottom c but I'v worked hard with my teacher and top notes are getting better he says i will have a firm b flat by next year
as this is up for debate i am a baritone i used to find E and F's hard i now can occassionally get a decent a with a good warm up ive done a B before and it is possible for barry's to do top c but its different to the way tenors do it barry's have to thin the passaggio out and learning how to tilt the larynx making the chords stretch
Whatever people! Shaun did an amazing job! Not every high school theatre kid has this amount of confidence and stage presence. He did really well and I hope he continues to pursue music!
I'm sorry, whoever said he has a squeaky little voice couldn't be more wrong. For being in high school, this kid's voice is amazing. He's got great control and a great sound. Great job Shaun.
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umm i did this show. man 2 is a baritone. man 1 is a tenor, woman 1 is a soprano and woman 2 is a mezzo. and this was nothing compared to the performance from UWSP. this guy was squeeky, nasaly and obnoxious with that wheelchair
Umm not really. Man 2 is not a baritone. It is probably best PERFORMED by a baritone but considering he has to sing a few B flats (although those might all be marked falsetto) and definitely has to belt out some As, it's really not a baritone part. It's too difficult to try and classify the male vocal parts for this sort of music, anyway. It isn't Rogers and Hammerstein or ALW.
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wow okay. i just did a workshop with JRB at UWSP. he said quote on quote "the misconception the show is only for tenors, when they don't realise Man 2 is a BARITONE role." and many baritone's have high lifts in their voices. some can even hit the occasional high C. but this gets away from the original point that this Man 1, even for high school sucks
Do you know what a Baritone is? Dear God, this musical was written for either tenors or prepubescent boys. Tenors make this song great, and a bass or baritone wouldn't even think about singing this song unless he was willing to go into falsetto mode.
umm no you're wrong. if you know anything about male voices, you would understand that a baritone, can get the lift in his throat to hit the high notes if it is well enough developed. most people who play Man 2 are BARITONES. the guy on the CD is a BARITONE. and JRB is quoted as saying he is, so this is immaterial. prepubescent boys? get a clue!
okay, as a baritone...i must say, that the guy on the album is NOT a baritone. he's def. a tenor, no arguement. but i do agree with you that baritones can get to A's and B's. it takes tons of training and it's hard and only some baritones with get those notes. i'm 19 and def. a baritone and i can do G# but my voice is not developed and i hope to get Bs by the end of college, so you are right about Baritones they can get those high notes it just takes time, and its not all baritones
I completely apologize. I was under the impression, for some deluded reason, that a Baritone was a Bass, and vice versa. I apologize, once again. You were right. Sorry.
ok chilluns, check it out: a baritone, bass, and tenor are determined by the TIMBRE of their voices, not their ranges, unless we are talking about classical singing. man 2, in this show, can be played be either a tenor with good connection to his lower range (to give a good foundation to the chords) or a baritone with a high range. on the recording, yes, man 2 is most DEFINITELY a baritone; he simply has a good high range. clear 'nuff?
This I knew, but I was under the impression that we were referring to basses and not baritones. There's an evident difference that I had completely messed up.
as a very well trained singer (tenor) i know for a fact that a baritone cannot hit those high notes...sorry but its true! A bari-tenor for sure and even a tenor, but not a baritone, there a many untrained tenor voices, but they a still not a baritone. A baritone IS set by its range no matter what kind of music, the timbre or "sound" has got to do with the different types of baritone, tenor etc (eg a lyrical tenor) if you want a further debate i'm very game!!!
I have to agree with Katmeow4, A bass generally can reach lower notes than a Baritone, and a tenor can generally reach higher notes than a bariton,Think of it on a scale of 1 to 10, bass's go from 1 to 4, tenors 6 to 10 and baritons 2 to 8. Thats how I always remember it. I would personally deem this role as being suited to a metso tenor also known as falsetto tenor (who generally have a much higher range in thier belting quality anyway).
That was the most incredible performance! Well bloody done! (Y) Naturally talented! Keeeep it up! :D If you dont go far then there's something wrong with the world!
i... i.. just...wow i'm speachless! you have one of the most amazing tenor voices i have ever heard! geez! i think i have perminant goose bumps now! wow!
this is a school production!!! I thought it was a proffesional production!! I love this song so much...I bet those guys got such a buzz after doing that, I would! Well done all. x
wow...im a huge fan of JRB and this is one of the best performances ive seen done with this song....incredible range, incredible dynamics and inflection, incredible TALENT!! shaun flemming definitely needs to pursue a career in musical theater.
i don't care what you have to say about his singing, that is amazing what he does from the middle to the end. The beginning is even good. So your harshness was unjustified and totally irrelavent.
The varsity show choir group at my school, The Headliners, had this song as their ballad this year. It was so sad when they performed it on our final show.
Uhm... holy crap. Shaun Flemming - get your ass to Broadway! That was absolutely incredible. The range of that voice is out of this world... ::shivers and gets goosebumps:: Best song of the entire show posted, without a doubt.
i dont think hes whiny, just youthful...which is to be expected because hes a teenager...all of these guys are great...definitely a cut above most highschool performers
I dont think that high schoolers should be trying to put on a production or singing anything that is as challenging as JRB. With that said, you guys did have a nice blend in this song, The blond kid in the wheel chair, I did not care for that much, he was way to "whiny" for me. What surprised me though is that his voice was much much better at the top, carry that focus and tone through that entire song and it would be better. Hope i wasnt to harsh...
you definitely were...this was an absolutely fantastic rendition of one of the most difficult songs to sing ever.
The kid in the wheel chair, he should be commended for not only being able to sing this, but for doing so with gusto, and being in a chair for most of the show. He's not whiny...i've seen whiny, if i find something, i'll post it.
oh my gosh! so inspiring and beautiful! all of you are so amazing and you must be getting tired of hearing this like a bagillion times but its so true
Im just....Im never gonna be able to stop watching this. I watch it every day! Its sooooo inspiring! Thank you! Your whole show has really made me love Songs For A New World more than I ever thought possible.
I liked that bit of staging. I found it to be powerful without using cheesy special effects like fly wires or something. and the timing of that whole sequence was perfect
haha he totally wasn't lifted, he just pushed himself up and dissappeared. from the audience perspective he was entirely gone. He just improvised it during rehearsals and we kept it. Trust me, we did a lot more than chuckle, but it was so fucking awesome that we kept it.
oh, honestly. if you are the director i applaud you. this is whole thing is exceptional. some intercharacter blocking choices were questional (the embrace in i'd give it all for you is what i think about) this moment works VERY well. it's not a cliche peter pan moment. it is actually innovative. obviously, if i directed it the actors around him probably would of personified the stairs and the air surrounding him. i'm bizarre. NO good good good good production.
I keep coming back to this and remember this is the best flying home I have ever seen.... simple amazing. When he 'takes off' at the end - I have goosebumps. Seriously! Its been like 5 years since this was performed but still amazingly powerful. Well done to all involved.
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DANM, GREAT JOB, YOUR RANGE, IS ACTUALLY INCREDIBLE, A TRUE TENOR.
piepiepie00092 4 months ago
Wow...
Godsgirl1996nov 6 months ago
very good. but i have heard better! he could definitely go places!
92kerplunk1992 6 months ago
amazing.
heidiclaire 1 year ago
Wow. I sang this song in the summer but my voice can't even compare to yours. Beautiful High notes. Good job cast. Search quacee or jasoncampbell101 for our show.
WellifIwereYOU 1 year ago
oh. my. god. I honestly believe that this is the greatest version version of this song I've ever seen. And that bit at the end where he lifts himself out of view... I have goosebumps... speachless...
stonestage1 1 year ago 2
Why does he wear a German jacket?
PCSMary94 1 year ago
OMG... My school did Songs For a New world, our guy who sang this was good, but you man are PHENOMENAL!!!
sweetnsmartmrv 1 year ago
oh. my. god.
TheConnor0723 1 year ago
do work son.
ImATenr 1 year ago
this is amazing!
abbyaecous77 2 years ago
there is also a singing technique called speech level singing where by the chords zip up the more they sip up the the smaller the gap for the breath flows through the more they zip up the higher the pitch ive seen tenors doing top G's effortlessly im not sure how safe the technique is though
singingsucker 2 years ago
futher which makes a mix of registers once done you can work on hardening that mix to make a full voice sound - i AM a bass baritone i can do bottom c but I'v worked hard with my teacher and top notes are getting better he says i will have a firm b flat by next year
singingsucker 2 years ago
as this is up for debate i am a baritone i used to find E and F's hard i now can occassionally get a decent a with a good warm up ive done a B before and it is possible for barry's to do top c but its different to the way tenors do it barry's have to thin the passaggio out and learning how to tilt the larynx making the chords stretch
singingsucker 2 years ago
OMG I HAVE THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE
shaun did a great job and he has the best voice i have ever heard
shazyful 2 years ago
Absolutely INCREDIBLE.
LoveToBroadway 2 years ago
Songs for a new world comes to Upstairs at the gatehouse in London feb7th-14 2009 visit the theatre website or ticketweb to buy tickets :D
kevinmax21 3 years ago
Whatever people! Shaun did an amazing job! Not every high school theatre kid has this amount of confidence and stage presence. He did really well and I hope he continues to pursue music!
LeoLaredoMusic 3 years ago 8
I'm sorry, whoever said he has a squeaky little voice couldn't be more wrong. For being in high school, this kid's voice is amazing. He's got great control and a great sound. Great job Shaun.
bsusaxplaya 3 years ago 2
i am SO in AWE of this shaun fleming kid.
IN AWE.
amazing.
asombersong 3 years ago
Dude you are amazing :-) I HAVE THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE!!
dpuckey1226 3 years ago
omg. just wow. dude. i've never heard anyone sing like that besides ty taylor. you are amazing.
bmc102392 3 years ago
Adam Pascal's is sick too.
mysterywhiteboy41 3 years ago
The tenors get the awesome songs! =(
Oh well. AMAZING
move2themusic 3 years ago
The show doesn't even have a baritone part. That's what really stinks. But, all the songs are great.
wickedude 3 years ago
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umm i did this show. man 2 is a baritone. man 1 is a tenor, woman 1 is a soprano and woman 2 is a mezzo. and this was nothing compared to the performance from UWSP. this guy was squeeky, nasaly and obnoxious with that wheelchair
lyricbrilliance13 3 years ago
Umm not really. Man 2 is not a baritone. It is probably best PERFORMED by a baritone but considering he has to sing a few B flats (although those might all be marked falsetto) and definitely has to belt out some As, it's really not a baritone part. It's too difficult to try and classify the male vocal parts for this sort of music, anyway. It isn't Rogers and Hammerstein or ALW.
zjoke 3 years ago
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wow okay. i just did a workshop with JRB at UWSP. he said quote on quote "the misconception the show is only for tenors, when they don't realise Man 2 is a BARITONE role." and many baritone's have high lifts in their voices. some can even hit the occasional high C. but this gets away from the original point that this Man 1, even for high school sucks
xenoyautja 3 years ago
Do you know what a Baritone is? Dear God, this musical was written for either tenors or prepubescent boys. Tenors make this song great, and a bass or baritone wouldn't even think about singing this song unless he was willing to go into falsetto mode.
wickedude 3 years ago
umm no you're wrong. if you know anything about male voices, you would understand that a baritone, can get the lift in his throat to hit the high notes if it is well enough developed. most people who play Man 2 are BARITONES. the guy on the CD is a BARITONE. and JRB is quoted as saying he is, so this is immaterial. prepubescent boys? get a clue!
lyricbrilliance13 3 years ago
okay, as a baritone...i must say, that the guy on the album is NOT a baritone. he's def. a tenor, no arguement. but i do agree with you that baritones can get to A's and B's. it takes tons of training and it's hard and only some baritones with get those notes. i'm 19 and def. a baritone and i can do G# but my voice is not developed and i hope to get Bs by the end of college, so you are right about Baritones they can get those high notes it just takes time, and its not all baritones
1athalion 3 years ago
I completely apologize. I was under the impression, for some deluded reason, that a Baritone was a Bass, and vice versa. I apologize, once again. You were right. Sorry.
wickedude 3 years ago
ok chilluns, check it out: a baritone, bass, and tenor are determined by the TIMBRE of their voices, not their ranges, unless we are talking about classical singing. man 2, in this show, can be played be either a tenor with good connection to his lower range (to give a good foundation to the chords) or a baritone with a high range. on the recording, yes, man 2 is most DEFINITELY a baritone; he simply has a good high range. clear 'nuff?
logues85 3 years ago
This I knew, but I was under the impression that we were referring to basses and not baritones. There's an evident difference that I had completely messed up.
wickedude 3 years ago
I still prefer it changed to a woman in the main role here ... just a personal preference
jctcool1 2 years ago
as a very well trained singer (tenor) i know for a fact that a baritone cannot hit those high notes...sorry but its true! A bari-tenor for sure and even a tenor, but not a baritone, there a many untrained tenor voices, but they a still not a baritone. A baritone IS set by its range no matter what kind of music, the timbre or "sound" has got to do with the different types of baritone, tenor etc (eg a lyrical tenor) if you want a further debate i'm very game!!!
katmeow4 2 years ago
I have to agree with Katmeow4, A bass generally can reach lower notes than a Baritone, and a tenor can generally reach higher notes than a bariton,Think of it on a scale of 1 to 10, bass's go from 1 to 4, tenors 6 to 10 and baritons 2 to 8. Thats how I always remember it. I would personally deem this role as being suited to a metso tenor also known as falsetto tenor (who generally have a much higher range in thier belting quality anyway).
mog04 2 years ago
Wow, wonderful performance =o
wolfgirlcristeen 3 years ago
oh my gosh never heard this performed so well in my life gave me chils amazing!!! x
cheekycraig88 3 years ago
That was the most incredible performance! Well bloody done! (Y) Naturally talented! Keeeep it up! :D If you dont go far then there's something wrong with the world!
suziebecca 3 years ago
i... i.. just...wow i'm speachless! you have one of the most amazing tenor voices i have ever heard! geez! i think i have perminant goose bumps now! wow!
iluvrandomshiz 3 years ago
i dont think you did the high note at the last "im... FLYing...home" but i still got chills! great job!
gatomusik 3 years ago
SING YALL that boy is off the chain omg i love you saaaaaaaaang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
brocktonbrian 3 years ago
Incredible, he hasnt change anything since he was in jeepers creepers.
stredum123 3 years ago
holy shit wow.
theaterclown616 3 years ago
This is truly a showstopping number. props to all of you.
move2themusic 3 years ago
wow. soprano f.
nice, man.
FantasyParadox 3 years ago
when he sounds like a "girl" its called head voice! every single guy can go high up! mad props though on this!!!! :)
Smudggie16 3 years ago
Not every single guy. And not every single guy can do it well. He's really good.
wickedude 3 years ago
oh my goodness.
props to you guys.
sounds freaking awesome.
kaleythekangaroo 3 years ago
That was.....amazing. Wow
Aracind 3 years ago
that was a compliment btw
kfaced 3 years ago
wow. ya'll better sing. i mean damn.
kfaced 3 years ago
im a professional actor and you completely just made me pee my pants and cry...wow...WOW!!!!
angelzaura 4 years ago
that was absolutely amazing.
CuteDookey 4 years ago
That guy has an incredible vocal range!! but he kinda sounds like a girl when he's that high up but incredible no joke.
FFSF123 4 years ago
damn! thats all i have to say
dvscrnls 4 years ago
Amazing indeed. This song is almost impossible to sing! Respect!
PearseToC 4 years ago
this is a school production!!! I thought it was a proffesional production!! I love this song so much...I bet those guys got such a buzz after doing that, I would! Well done all. x
Sophiepg117 4 years ago
So good. Just keep doin' what you're doin'...
bsusaxplaya 4 years ago
WHERE IS THIS HIGHSchool
no joke this is like the most incredible rendition of this show ive ever seen / heardof / or anythign
eveyone in this production is beyond pheonomenal
mikeL09stagelife 4 years ago
lol i watch the videos from this production all the time. i really love them! im thinking of directing this for senior projects at my school.
Conkabar 4 years ago
you are all amazing.... the blonde one... holy fuck...
shorterac989 4 years ago 2
i am crying right now... you gave me chills mr flemming!!!!
JRB should know about this production, seriously moving interpretation of the text.... phenomenal
barisaxy103 4 years ago 5
who ever this Shaun Flemming person is absolutely wonderful. like every video of him singing is amazing.
improvcrazy925 4 years ago
simply amazing!!! i have the cd to the off broadway soundtrack and this kid is as good as the black man who plays him on off broadway! well done!!!
50sandman50 4 years ago
this song gave me chills. HE IS AMAAAAAAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!
themusicalgeek22 4 years ago
im pretty sure taybroadway's version has 3 times the people and still isnt as powerful. thank you shaun flemming for being... god
hotshot137 4 years ago 3
simply amazing. i listen to this over and over, shaun's voice is so amazing. he'd better end up on broadway.
chandlerrrxx28 4 years ago
These kids are good, but for a really powerful version of this song by high school students search for taybroadway07 and see the version he posted.
kadub53 4 years ago
pshaw, this version is way better than taybroadway's... i like this version better than the ADULT cast, to tell the truth.
hocuspocus46 4 years ago 2
your voices are so beautiful. and i love this work of jason robert brown's. it just makes me want to cry. and i almost did while watching this.
folkfish 4 years ago
i totally know that blond kid, i did "the all state show " at California state festival - that is maybe the geekiest sentence ever, hes pretty good.
Gloomoo 4 years ago
wow...im a huge fan of JRB and this is one of the best performances ive seen done with this song....incredible range, incredible dynamics and inflection, incredible TALENT!! shaun flemming definitely needs to pursue a career in musical theater.
sophialandis 4 years ago
i don't care what you have to say about his singing, that is amazing what he does from the middle to the end. The beginning is even good. So your harshness was unjustified and totally irrelavent.
achiles05 4 years ago
The varsity show choir group at my school, The Headliners, had this song as their ballad this year. It was so sad when they performed it on our final show.
KLR31590 4 years ago
Uhm... holy crap. Shaun Flemming - get your ass to Broadway! That was absolutely incredible. The range of that voice is out of this world... ::shivers and gets goosebumps:: Best song of the entire show posted, without a doubt.
the2slayers 5 years ago
Is he really physically handicapped or was it jsut for perspective of the show??
Matty83900 5 years ago
i dont think hes whiny, just youthful...which is to be expected because hes a teenager...all of these guys are great...definitely a cut above most highschool performers
ThickieWonder 5 years ago
nice range
mrmusicdj 5 years ago
I dont think that high schoolers should be trying to put on a production or singing anything that is as challenging as JRB. With that said, you guys did have a nice blend in this song, The blond kid in the wheel chair, I did not care for that much, he was way to "whiny" for me. What surprised me though is that his voice was much much better at the top, carry that focus and tone through that entire song and it would be better. Hope i wasnt to harsh...
joeknis 5 years ago
you definitely were...this was an absolutely fantastic rendition of one of the most difficult songs to sing ever.
The kid in the wheel chair, he should be commended for not only being able to sing this, but for doing so with gusto, and being in a chair for most of the show. He's not whiny...i've seen whiny, if i find something, i'll post it.
mysterywhiteboy41 5 years ago
I totally agree
twiggie44057 4 years ago
Wait... could he walk all along? Hm... either way, I enjoyed watching/listening to this.
RowanWilliams 5 years ago
wow, wow, wow... a big piece to handle... *bows
Great job everyone.
vicenteps 5 years ago
Wow. amazing. Shaun's voice blew me away. Beautiful! Congrats to all of them!
kimokao 5 years ago 2
i love Songs for a New World. why isnt it like, making millions of dollars right now on Broadway??
broadwaybabe99 5 years ago 2
oh my gosh! so inspiring and beautiful! all of you are so amazing and you must be getting tired of hearing this like a bagillion times but its so true
Merideejo 5 years ago 2
Im just....Im never gonna be able to stop watching this. I watch it every day! Its sooooo inspiring! Thank you! Your whole show has really made me love Songs For A New World more than I ever thought possible.
jrgesh 5 years ago
Very good performance but I couldn't help my chuckling when the lead singer got lifted off the stage.
AdrianRennie 5 years ago
I liked that bit of staging. I found it to be powerful without using cheesy special effects like fly wires or something. and the timing of that whole sequence was perfect
scorpiosd77 5 years ago
haha he totally wasn't lifted, he just pushed himself up and dissappeared. from the audience perspective he was entirely gone. He just improvised it during rehearsals and we kept it. Trust me, we did a lot more than chuckle, but it was so fucking awesome that we kept it.
pianoman1114 5 years ago
insidethemusicbox 4 years ago
holy mother of god
you guys should freaking go broadway
or tour the world
and make millions of dollars
like serisously
broadwaystud2004 5 years ago
this blew me away.
kahlinm 5 years ago 2