NWMSU Tower Choir sings "I Carry Your Heart With Me" by Z. Randall Stroope

[omnitryx2]

Gonna be performing this in my high schools spring concert. I'm in love with the song already 3

[alb12398]

I sang this three years ago and I'm still looking it up to hear it again. That very rarely happens.

[foreverthankful33]

Personally, I liked the slight glissando the soloist had. It made her high note resonate perfectly. Beautiful performance!

[msdanidoodles]

ugh. the soloist scooped. =( other than that (and the cameraperson clearing their throat -.- ) it was fantastic.

[nwmusic2010]

@msdanidoodles She didn't scoop, she was slurring to create a legato line- that solo would have sounded completely out of place without the phrasing that she chose to use.

[msdanidoodles]

ugh. the soloist scooped. =(

[hahaXD4]

AUGHHH who in the audience cleared their throat in the middle of the song! beautiful other than that :)

[broadwaygirl19]

this is the most beautiful piece of choral music i have ever heard. i cant wait to perform this in January. makes me cry thats how beautiful it is!

[hojomuso]

How dare anyone dislike this?

[gphillip17]

Incredible alto sound!!! The violinist is incredible, the solist rocked, the sopranos rocked. and the men had a deep, rich sound. Awesome job! Perfect tempo!!! This is incredible!

[ethand108]

Wow, the PERFECT soloist. Love this performance, great job!

[retoricalanswers]

the soloist is stunningly perfect

[ChellllseaM]

I am performing this song with an extremely large group, and it's very powerful and beautiful. I opened this video and expected it to not be good because of the size of the group. But this was truly stunning. Absolutely perfect, sweet and strong. Well done, really.

[BigSquirt1987]

while having a big choir is often a plus, it is much easier to make beautiful music with a smaller group-it allows for a tighter, more unified sound. This group, though not exceptionally large, is not terribly small either. That's probably why they do so well--they're small enough to have a tight sound but big enough to really bring out the climactic parts!

[Sgonzo1989]

How I long to be back in a Choir!!!

[AnnieLives]

beautiful performance and song and poem. my gosh this is fantastic.

PS the guys and girls are mixed up? odd.

[BigSquirt1987]

I don't think it's odd that they are mixed...it makes for better blend within the sections. If you are singing next to a different part you are more able to hear how the song is supposed to move. It is also easier to tune to a different part than to tune to someone else singing the same thing that you are singing.

[AnnieLives]

yes i definitely see the benefits i just don't see this often. i quite like it actually.

[felldiddy]

@AnnieLives

Not that odd... It helps in hearing all the parts, which makes musicality easier.

[AnnieLives]

yes i understand, i'm just not used to seeing it that way. i guess i'd never thought about it before.

[BigSquirt1987]

Stroope is amazing. I sang his music both in high school and while I've been in college...so hard to pick a favorite...probably Psalm 23 or Winter...or We Beheld Once Again the Stars...also his Sanctus coloratura duet is amazing, I love singing that piece. Stroope's music is the stuff of legends.

[vandrizzle]

I am not yours ftw!

[sheppoo42]

Love the colors and textures.

[choirteacher22]

You all did a very nice performance of this song. You have a good balance.

[1jennaleigh]

i love Z. Randall Stroope (:

[derekybarra]

who has this piece? hope someone could share Randall Stroope's masterpieces... I'd really love to hear this from our choral.

[fonsworth91]

wow. I have listened to this song like over 20 times in one day. I appreciate the artistic direction taken with this piece. I sang this song in My All-State reading choir, and its a phenominal piece of literature. The soprano solo is right on, soaring with a powerful yet delicate presence. The group is remarkably blended, and the voices are so mature and lush. Thank you for this post. It is a true example of Stroope excellence.

[video0134]

you should listen to haltom high school (stroop wrote this song for us)

Type in haltom high school in the search bar and scroll dow

[baku354]

biased?

[NexusRebellion]

def. not biased.

this is an excellent performance.

it was just a request..

[Melissa1394]

really pretty but they need to enunciate better their consonants, you cant understand them, it sounds like "i erry or are ith ee" lol

[imalittlebananas]

omg this song is so pretty! i love it!

[vincenator2193]

i dont know what it is about this song that makes me wanna cry

its so beautiful

and there are so many more beautiful songs out there

but this one just strikes me as beautiful

[Simbafan]

This song was SO much fun to sing! Our conductor pushed us SO hard with this one, but it turned out beautiful!

[EckSpex]

MAN iLOVED DOiN DiS PiECE @ VSU!

SO MUCH FUN DOiN DiS ONE!

[saimusicmandy]

SOO pretty! I look forward to singing this song. We're performing it next semester at the University of Southern Mississippi=]

[abercrombiebri123]

Wow so

Im from haltom hs

he wrote this for us

and I can honestly say

yall did the song justice

THANK THE LORD :)

[video0134]

I go to Haltom too

Who are you?

[newyorkdrms]

I absolutly LOVED this song! The Tower Choir did AMAZING on Sunday!