It's unfortunate that only half the choir was seen throughout the video. I think that's a disservice to this hard-working choir. Perhaps the video was made by a parent or friend of one of the singers that we can see.
I'm so happy to know that the college this choir comes from is only 20 minutes north from where I live. =) I can totally dream about being a part of this choir.
For such young voices, a very mature rendition. A bit fast, though. It sounded rushed, when it should actually be savored word by word. Thompson gave each Alleluia its own statement. That said, I enjoyed it very much for its balance and tonal clarity. Excellent soprano work. Tenors were accurate, and I have no doubt the basses were fine though I cannot hear them well with my speakers. This choir and its director should be quite proud. I know Thompson would be!
Very fine job. I felt that there could have been a little more phrasing through dynamics. Especially retreating from from the final syllable of Alleluia. Also the middle minor section should have a distinctly different sound. But very nice sound overall and good blending. Occasionally sopranos were a little too loud.
I really enjoyed this. This was my all time favourite piece that my high school choir sang. I was shocked to discover that I could still remember every note of the alto part, even though I learned it in the early 70's.
@Pcfreshman11, The tenor part is hard, and very high but in the end it actually sounds very good :P, I'm pretty sure the people who give 'crap' to tenors actually appreciate them. :P, I'm a tenor as well xD and I'm singing this song in choir :P, I love this song so much xD and
@wierdwolf2, they had a good tenor part, especially in the begginingish, you hear the tenor part xd
I am a freshman and we are singing this song in our choir. I love it! It's so hard and so pretty. But one thing that bugs me about this version was the pronunciation. People tend to say AH LAY LOO YUH, as our choir knows =D But you are supposed to say AH LEH LOO YAH. I had to work so hard ro get rid of that habit.
Do you know how hard it is to sing the tenor part of this song, it is incredibly high for a man to sing, lay of the tenors, everyone gives tenors crap when we have the hardest part every single time!
the intro is piano... good group affination, but you really need to fix some important details bout this beautiful thompson's piece.. ligatos, p, ppp's, f's, etc. You have to follow them as written as they are... This modals are really important at the time you sing this piece, they cannot be ignored just like that, cause they give this characteristical beauty to this kind of works.. Succesfull... Kisses...
Agree with your comments .... I sang this many times in the past, in the Boston area, where I grew up, and one time had the privilige of singing it with a choir under the direction of Dr. Thompson himself. . ... Very nice job done, in this vid, by a sweet, young group, and some of the voices are ppretty good! ... but, it's not as musical as it could be. And, the group Dr. T conducted WAS a group of HS kids. He was very pleased ... our music director had prepared us v. well.
Absolutely wonderful rendering of an absoultely wonderful composition. I sang it many years ago in high school and again several years ago in my church choir. Somehow, it was easier for my high school choir to learn. I guess those daily rehearsals would be the reason. Thanks for posting this.
This is one of my absolute favorites. I sang it in high school and again in college (2nd Bass) and always loved it. This is also a lovely performance which brings back great memories!
WOW, great job guys. I try to sing my part along(2nd tenor) and I just cant do it without tearing up. My choir performed this 1985 winter concert Kenai High School, Alaska
I love this song but it needs to be sang at the pace it is supposed to be, otherwise it doesn't get the intensity level up like it is supposed to be.
96moho 2 months ago
I love the part at 3:56
TheAeroforce100 2 months ago
about to sing this in the chester county district chorus auditions, yay
Wesbunk94 3 months ago
AMAZING :) ALLELUIA!
plessenberry 4 months ago
sounds great, but smile. alleluia..
yueguishu 4 months ago
Don't breath between Alleluia's
SHines01 4 months ago
Our choir is singing this tomorrow after only 4 rehearsals :O It helps tremendously to hear how it all fits together. Beautiful!
IrregularVerb23 5 months ago
mostly interested in the altos (who are almost always unnoticed aurally) maintaining their tones to keep the sopranos and tenor members afloat.
the basses came through in providing the RUDDER assistance that is foundational.
great job.
Indiana too?
lol
gdj064 6 months ago
Very fine job. There were 3 or 4 spots that were'nt quite right in terms of energy, phrasing or tone, but most of it was perfect and very pleasing.
Baritone45 8 months ago
Oh sopranos...
courtkneebabyyy 8 months ago
Im singing this tonight, beautiful piece, we mess up in one spot, but I love the contrast in this choirs voices.
jcruz12pepe 9 months ago
Fantastic job. This really brought back memories! We sang this in high school in the early 80s.
QuelVisage 10 months ago
Gorgeous tone, but the "LAY"s are driving me nuts.
ifinditamazing 10 months ago
@ifinditamazing Totally agree.
Finne116 9 months ago
Love this song, also sang it in my high school choir 30 years ago. u guys did a great job!
relin1995 10 months ago
this is my favourite Alleluia, we sang it in my quire also, love it :))))
plawushaudusi 10 months ago
Search for the performance by NTU of this piece. Definitely the definitive version.
adcahela 10 months ago
ALELUIA!
Fugita42 10 months ago
2:14 - 2:34 my FAVORITE part of the song! whenever i hear it i just zone out...
MuziqLuv13 10 months ago
w3.youtube.com/watch?v=VyQ05h_Iyo8---
that link is nicccccccerrrrrr theres spirit.. just try to listen
pressjake 11 months ago
This was just wonderful. The control in the voices made this the best Thompson Alleluia on youtube. Amen
theWordislaw 1 year ago
Amazing........
irasirdy 1 year ago
The straight tone... it burns!!!!111oneelventyone
chiarocontralto 1 year ago
This is good. But for the right way to sing it, search:
Alleluia-Philippine Madrigal Singers
RohannLianne 1 year ago
It's unfortunate that only half the choir was seen throughout the video. I think that's a disservice to this hard-working choir. Perhaps the video was made by a parent or friend of one of the singers that we can see.
beach324 1 year ago
Ouvir esse tipo de música só nos trás inspiração e com toda certeza no aproxima de Deus, o todo poderoso!
Inaldo Lima - Recife - Brasil
TheLucyflower 1 year ago
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kellehxD 1 year ago
Love this song... sang once couldnt get enough of it
rhuletheworld 1 year ago
Great
fiftypresident 1 year ago
Bravi! Fatto molto bene!
VERY nice performance of this lovely, moving prayerful anthem. Thank you!
DJJonPattrsn22 1 year ago
Bravo!
marcoorion 1 year ago
i had to sing part of this song for my All County Chours audition.
hiphopman610 1 year ago
I'm so happy to know that the college this choir comes from is only 20 minutes north from where I live. =) I can totally dream about being a part of this choir.
MidwestSingerDude 1 year ago
For such young voices, a very mature rendition. A bit fast, though. It sounded rushed, when it should actually be savored word by word. Thompson gave each Alleluia its own statement. That said, I enjoyed it very much for its balance and tonal clarity. Excellent soprano work. Tenors were accurate, and I have no doubt the basses were fine though I cannot hear them well with my speakers. This choir and its director should be quite proud. I know Thompson would be!
lawdawgjason 2 years ago
Very fine job. I felt that there could have been a little more phrasing through dynamics. Especially retreating from from the final syllable of Alleluia. Also the middle minor section should have a distinctly different sound. But very nice sound overall and good blending. Occasionally sopranos were a little too loud.
MrGrigor99 2 years ago
I really enjoyed this. This was my all time favourite piece that my high school choir sang. I was shocked to discover that I could still remember every note of the alto part, even though I learned it in the early 70's.
fipahi 2 years ago
@Pcfreshman11, The tenor part is hard, and very high but in the end it actually sounds very good :P, I'm pretty sure the people who give 'crap' to tenors actually appreciate them. :P, I'm a tenor as well xD and I'm singing this song in choir :P, I love this song so much xD and
@wierdwolf2, they had a good tenor part, especially in the begginingish, you hear the tenor part xd
MegaBry21 2 years ago
I log in just to rate this video. FIVE STARS!
great job, we sung it with the conservatorio chorus once. Not easy
floalen 2 years ago
I am a freshman and we are singing this song in our choir. I love it! It's so hard and so pretty. But one thing that bugs me about this version was the pronunciation. People tend to say AH LAY LOO YUH, as our choir knows =D But you are supposed to say AH LEH LOO YAH. I had to work so hard ro get rid of that habit.
123PianoPerson321 2 years ago
we just sang this song for our winter concert. [; yu guys did a good job. [:
LMbaby10 2 years ago
this would be great if they had a sronger tenor part.. but besides that, it's wondrful
wierdwolf2 2 years ago
Do you know how hard it is to sing the tenor part of this song, it is incredibly high for a man to sing, lay of the tenors, everyone gives tenors crap when we have the hardest part every single time!
pcfreshman11 2 years ago 2
@pcfreshman11 i do know i sang this song this year i'm a tenor
wierdwolf2 2 years ago
I sang this song a few years ago so I can try out for my OMCEA All County Chorus and I sang tenor.
hiphopman610 2 years ago
Work on separating your alleluia's, there's comma's for a reason. Besides that, very good.
ravie14 2 years ago
2:36 - 3:00 was always my favorite part to sing.
Carwench 2 years ago
Very, very nice. My semi-pro choral group sings this piece often and I know it's difficulties. Superb job by these young people.
bobareebop 2 years ago
Such a beautiful version of this song and the kids look so ernest and respectful.
TallncurvyinMA 2 years ago
buena afinación. Le falta seguridad a los tenores... en especial en la parte 3:46 y ahi es donde se demuestra que son tenores tenores tenores
geovanny84 2 years ago 2
the intro is piano... good group affination, but you really need to fix some important details bout this beautiful thompson's piece.. ligatos, p, ppp's, f's, etc. You have to follow them as written as they are... This modals are really important at the time you sing this piece, they cannot be ignored just like that, cause they give this characteristical beauty to this kind of works.. Succesfull... Kisses...
NPIngrid 2 years ago
Agree with your comments .... I sang this many times in the past, in the Boston area, where I grew up, and one time had the privilige of singing it with a choir under the direction of Dr. Thompson himself. . ... Very nice job done, in this vid, by a sweet, young group, and some of the voices are ppretty good! ... but, it's not as musical as it could be. And, the group Dr. T conducted WAS a group of HS kids. He was very pleased ... our music director had prepared us v. well.
dianacambridge38 2 years ago
hermoso
Missimpaty 2 years ago
very beautiful
MUSICOSO58 2 years ago
So very lovely. Thank you. I especially loved the colors at 4:05.
HerrNollie 2 years ago
beautiful
bsbnutta 2 years ago
Well done! Tough to stay on pitch with this piece, and of course Thompson loves to have the basses end on a low D--brutal!
rightousaussie 2 years ago
This is beautiful! My choir is doing an SSAA version of this song. Your version was helpful :)
musicaljunkie122 2 years ago
Absolutely wonderful rendering of an absoultely wonderful composition. I sang it many years ago in high school and again several years ago in my church choir. Somehow, it was easier for my high school choir to learn. I guess those daily rehearsals would be the reason. Thanks for posting this.
HP319359 3 years ago
A fine performance. Ignore the nitpickers who can't resist slinging inconsequential criticism.
superdooperstupor 3 years ago 2
Outstanding.
zerker234 3 years ago
alleluia!
prodigygm 3 years ago
Nice sounding... A bit on the bright side though. But Good job...
TonyFlauto 3 years ago 2
exelente
Missimpaty 3 years ago
the beginning should have been 'ppp' and then built up as the song went on, but overall it was a great performance =]
burnout224 3 years ago
Nice job guys....muito bom....love it. Amei
krioullo 3 years ago
Wonderful!
piano6861 3 years ago
This is one of my absolute favorites. I sang it in high school and again in college (2nd Bass) and always loved it. This is also a lovely performance which brings back great memories!
craigwalters 3 years ago
WOW, great job guys. I try to sing my part along(2nd tenor) and I just cant do it without tearing up. My choir performed this 1985 winter concert Kenai High School, Alaska
matthewnsea 3 years ago