The Seal Lullaby - Stories 2009

[MysticDestroyer13]

Eric Whitacre is the "Master of the Melisma" and what I call "Calm Melody." So many of his songs are so peaceful. Even "Cloudburst" which has some pretty dynamic moments is still very calm in certain sections.

He's probably the best living American composer (along with Eric Barnum).

[2Dchan]

I got goosebumps.

Beautiful.

Simply beautiful.

Our choir is performing this, also.

:)

[eycho80]

Beautiful song, well sung. Group costume is even more remarkable - sort of like Start-Trek cross the Movementarians of the Simpsons. Unifies nevertheless!

[junjunho]

there are a lot of sick people in the audience, (lots of coughs) it ruins the song's beauty :\

[mystermerry]

I can't hear the men!! In particular the first basses... D:

[KatieGreene9311]

This song is so beautiful, my high school choir is performing it this semester. The wonderful thing about it is that it is so exquisite, but is actually a very simple piece to learn.

[KirstynKatastrophe97]

my middle school choir is singing this(:

[redsteelchair]

This is ridiculously beautiful.

[HelloKittyChick2006]

we are doing this song at my school <3

[jiefo91]

T_T...how come alto always hardly can be heard....this song alto is the one singing melody line...but it sounds like soprano singing melody line. LOL...

anyway...nice singing! =)

[dssommer74]

Nice sound!!! Facial expressions in the chorus speak volumes. I am doing this piece with my chorus and I am going to have them view this video in all of its expressive qualities both in sound and appearance.

[Chillin2nite]

this was going to be in a Disney film, but the executives told him they made Kung Fu Panda instead.

[evilcuppycake1112]

@Chillin2nite yeah its true

[TorturedXeno]

@Chillin2nite Close, but Kung Fu Panda was made by Dreamworks Animation. So the major studio that wanted Eric Whitacre to compose for them was Dreamworks.

[WVUBeasT44]

@TorturedXeno See, I thought that also. However, when I read about that story in the front cover of the song, I believe it said Disney. Now I could be wrong, or it could have been a typo, because I do realize that Dreamworks made Kung Fu Panda. I could have sworn the music said Disney though, because he talked about how much he (Whitacre) loved Disney Animation.

[superheroman04]

This is a beautiful piece, and is expertly performed. Well done - keep making amazing music and inspiring those of us who aspire to create beautiful music as well. Is this an auditioned young adult community choir?

[jchagan05]

@superheroman04 ~Yes, we are an auditioned young adult community choir from Edmonton, Alberta!

[superheroman04]

@jchagan05 I am super jealous. I graduated from music school a year and half ago and have been teaching 7th-12th grade choir in a little town in upstate NY. I TERRIBLY miss singing this kind of music and really wish there was something like this in my area...

[TinaLovesFrance]

It's wonderwonderwonderfull!!!!

I love it so much! This Melody is something special! ♥

[animegirl804]

My choir is singing this year at my high school. We are gonna sound SWEET!!

[FuzzyKittyEars]

@animegirl804 me too :D we already sound pretty good; i love this song :)

[RooguAland4est]

My Choir is doing this part. I dont ever hear My Alto part but i love the song!

[kitkat062959]

My chorus is singing this. But we're 7th graders! /: (

[luv4life78]

where can i find this song to buy?

[luv4life78]

breathtaking....i think i just fell in love :)

[bethyv17]

My high school is doing this song. Its not as easy as it sounds lol.

[ezmo776]

@bethyv17 it is definitely not as easy as it sounds. i sang this song as tenor 1 last year, and i still love this song so much. its beautiful.

[bethyv17]

@ezmo776 I sang as an alto.. It's beautiful after you get a hang of it!

[animerXroxXmyXsoxX1]

@bethyv17 dude,my middle school is doing this...we are stuck in between and it is melting my brain...but it's pretty

[LacrosseSpaz2757]

Our Choir is singing this and it's such a lovely piece. <3

[Absalat]

My choir sings this song

[freezedriedeggs]

My chorus is doing this song! It's so pretty, but the alto part is so low... but again, it's pretty :)

[KillaTony649]

my chamber choir is doing this song and "it takes a village" for our first concert

[musefan4]

We're singing this song in my chorus class :) I love Eric Whitacre, he's amazing!!!

[charmed2011]

mine too! i love this songg! (:

[poetryandtacos]

Omg, my choir is singin this too!!! yay!!!

[nemoo34]

I'm in marching band and our band is playing this as one of our movements.

[RenosOlive433]

Amazing. :) My choral teacher decided to have us sing this song and i'm SO AMAZINGLY HAPPY SHE CHOSE THIS!! :) I love it. Its so beautiful

[StellarWasabi]

im going to sing this in my choir

were not too good yet and we dont really know the song

but yall sound really nice :)

[M3LAN1325]

amazing georgetown's marching band is putting this in their show should be cool.

[BigBoomer231]

Lovely! Makes me cry.

[somepianist]

This work, while very beautiful (and has a wonderful text), isn't as experimental or progressive as Whitacre's previous works, such as Lux Arumque or Leonardo's Dream. Kinda a let down for me.

Honestly, it reminds me more of Nobuo Uematsu's compositions for the Final Fantasy series.

[juststickel]

Yeah, we had the opportunity to talk to Eric Whitacre a bit about this piece. It is intentionally simplistic because it was to be used in the score for an animated film (that never ended up being made).

It reminds me a bit of the ice dance from Edward Scissorhands (although much less macabre). That gorgeous one to the minor three then back to one....love love love.

[NATx009]

I think they made Kung Fu Panda instead. I was reading the info on the first page of the sheet music and I told my friend in the middle of one of our after school soprano practices and we both started laughing. XD

I agree with the Edward Scissorhands reference, btw, and the minors in this piece have a delicate feel, they are quite lovely, especially in certain places where all the parts fuse together to create these beautiful chords. :]

[TorturedXeno]

Now THAT is REAL music.

[GuardingFire]

This is the only choral piece I ever bothered to learn to play

[ponchik22]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!

[whoopdefreakingdo]

Whitacre is amazing- This piece is one of my absolute favorite choral pieces.

My school's Advanced Vocal Ensemble sang this at our last concert, and I was absolutely riveted. It's beautiful, soft, and thoroughly moving.

[relientm11]

It's so hauntingly beautiful.

[jkchambers20]

Eric Whitacre stuns again. The man is a genius. He redefines choral music song by song.