The People's Chorus Spem in Alium.m4v

[Pretendkid]

this deserves a standing ovation

[Pretendkid]

omfg...

[fomelhaut1]

This is truly wonderful!

[Jarmessay]

I'm speechless, and weeping like a baby.

On my iPod I have the version by the Taverner Choir (40 voices) but this is just on another level entirely. I'm still getting goosebumps.

[GabrielAfonsoCampos]

BRAVO!!!



[redredshoes]

Marvelous....

[KITCHENOFDISTINCTION]

From an atheist...absolutely wonderful - thank you.

[PerPassione]

While I like the fact that this was done at all, from a musical standpoint I would prefer to listen to a 'Spem' with slightly fewer voices... But I'm sure that everyone of the +700 participants had a great time singing this :-) . Thx for sharing.

[joliecide]

@PerPassione ya Tallis really composed this with a 40-man contingent in mind

[yokkiyk104]

40声のモテットは私も東京で歌ったことがあります。練習が大変­でした。by Kawaguchi

[jeridibran]

@yokkiyk104 yeaah man you're right

[mdturner77]

And this is what people, God's precious creation, can accomplish when they are in accord, working together for a common, irrefutable priority to create something of immesureable beauty. This, my friends, is a small window into our Eternal selves... how God made us to be. Made free from the stain of sin and evil, we are wonderfully and fearfully made. Praise God!

[KathrynARyder]

This is surely what choirs of angels sound like in Heaven!!!  How awesome!!!!

[eskatee]

Great!

[Dd4V]

i strongly recommend Utopia triumphans from the huelgas ensemble, there you can find the spem in alium

[eltrompo83]

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing this!

[APerfectAsss]

Great job, valiant punters!

[higherpoweredone]

YES!

[mrmikedave]

La voix céleste s'exprime ici. Truly glorious. Hard not to hear the voices of angels. Posted this on Facebook and sent to my choir. And no, no standing ovation for what is really a religious work and performance. Inappropriate even in the U.S. as well as the U.K. for an Anglican/Episcopalian work.

[MrCranky23]

Is there an mp3 of this somewhere? I've listened to it about 5x in a row and just listened to a couple of my other favorite versions and *really* like this one. The richness and depth of the extra voices adds something I'd not heard before. Obviously.

[mduck92]

this is so inspiring!!

[gmobellin]

Sin duda una de las mejores obras corales de la historia!

[timmots]

What? No standing ovation?!

[Bigthingreg]

@timmots Any tasteful audience would understand that any concert featuring music by Tallis is not the sort you give a standing ovation at...