O Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams - English Symphony Orchestra.

[proudaltome]

Listening to this makes me realize how absolutely musically spoiled I was during my college years, being able to perform pieces like this with full orch. at the drop of a hat. My community cjoir just combined with a Lutheran church choir and semi-pro orch. to do the "Hodie" and it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, esp. with the logistics involved. Never take music for granted.

[Jennalovesrainbows]

We sung this piece this year in our mass choir. Such an amazing piece, truly the work of a master genius of music. Wonderful choir! Beautiful! Near the end I always got goosebumps singing, this is musically the glory and power of our Lord

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

@Jennalovesrainbows Jenna this was written by a public agnostic, probably an atheist in modern terms.Saying that, I absolutely agree this is beautiful.

[Jennalovesrainbows]

@KITCHENOFDISTINCTION Even if it was written by a atheist, the music can still be used to bless people and bring glory to God.

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

@Jennalovesrainbows Yes, I agree though I wish people just read more and really thought and questioned things more.

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

@Jennalovesrainbows Hi Jenna, yes I agree. So long as people are free to question and express themselves and hopefully challenge the stuff they've been brought up with. e.g. had you'd been born in Iran - do you think you might now be a muslim? I suspect you might.........................­...........

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

@Jennalovesrainbows Yes, I agree t can be USED for that. Just wish people read a bit more.

[9Iamthewalrus]

Ya, I recognize this from number nine

[MichaelRosin]

Where was this? That Hall is incredible!

[HBKanedge818]

This is the song you can hear a bit of on The Beatles song Revolution 9 at the 7:05 -7:33 mark.

[shnimmuc]

The text was subtlety set by Orlando Gibbons, and is a masterpiece. This is "house music". VW at his most commercial.

[oakmag]

This is glorious. Thank you.

[joanlitman]

Most bombastic? Consider the text, friend.....

joan in NYC

[jimmyfl]

I preformed the piece in New York in 1989.

[Tarateesh]

Thats pretty cool. I respect those that are into classical and jazz. You still play?

[ruhox3]

@jimmyfl I'm proud of you.

[shnimmuc]

V. W. at his most bombastic. One of the great composers of the list century, but he wrote too much routine music on purpose. Compare this to his 5th Symphony---not even the same composer.

[violinista53]

@shnimmuc I'm not a composer, but I understand that few of them have the luxury of turning down commissions...

[VocaloidMixer]

YEAH!

[gracebs050207]

wonderful, marvelous!!!!

[klemperer10]

Definitely PLW and not Cleobury

[sunshinegirl1967]

Excellent! I've heard another choir/orchestra doing this piece almost the same except for slowing down the last four "Sing Praises!" IMHO, here it goes too fast and seems like the conductor is hurrying, otherwise, it's brilliantly done.

[richstout]

Except for the trumpet introduction, the orchestra sure isn't playing very loud.

[fuchfaccio]

Trumpet? No.. Pipe organ.? Yes. But, yes the volume decreased dramatically after the introduction.

[oplatre]

Wow good job!!

This song was one of the all region tryout pieces in Arkansas this year!!!

I am soo glad i found this recording!!!

[Doggie1314]

Omg. This is the song for all-state in new Mexico this year!! :D

[singerguy93]

are you doing i am not yours? or kalinda? or an elijah peice? with stroope? lol. i had stroope in NJ this past year and we found other states that did it with him and he uses a lot of the same music. lol

[cabanaboi29]

I remember singing this song in All-State Chorus back in 1995. One of my favorite songs. I can't beleive that's been so long ago!

[sophienelly]

this isn't nicholas cleobury conducting

[likal23]

Are you sure? It looks like him, the ESO said was him.

[Jeffkampen]

I was in the choir with the Dutch Chamber Choir Kavóca and it was Paul Leddington Wright conducting.

[sophienelly]

it doesn't look like him. it's definitely not him.