My Spirit Sang All Day

[kantoothechameleon]

moustache on the right at 0:23 !!!!!!!

[proudaltome]

No bargain counter tenors here! You guys rule!

[cellist2010]

Yes it's good but the tempo changes a lot when it's not really meant to, and it's too american for me, but hey that's my opinion. they're a real tight ensemble though. good.

[4ndr3aN1co13]

This is AMAZING!

[ras42795]

potato wedge is HOT!

[EllynTouchette]

I like Stalin on the far right there.

[LordMagros]

Great voices of the Sopranist and Countertenors!!!

[IzzyL123]

Hey, my high school senior choir's singing this song this year. (: Can't wait to hear the final product.

[SpiceBaby47]

My choir at college are doing this! :)

[bandman135]

I have a particular fondness for this song, and heard them perform it live in Little Rock. Does anybody here know where I can purchase a better recording of this song?

[roffster52]

@bandman135 If you're still looking for a copy of my spirit sang all day ,you could do worse than The Kings Singers version,which I have just this minute put on my MP3 player my copy is EMI 7 49765 2 in the UK

[disruptore4]

Bravo!

[wrightsantanareyes]

the acoustics of this room are AMAZING

[wickedistheshiz]

I am totally a counter tenor!

[Catwink41]

@wickedistheshiz Bless you forever.

[Rickaly11]

wow. counter tenors!

[kyrio5a]

@Rickaly11 yeah, who needs women after all?

[rupertdofus]

Yea my senior year and first year of doing OMEA All State, we did Conversion of Saul as well. That song is still stuck in my head. I remember trying to learn the words at first was a pain. But when you have 3 days of like 16 hour singing, you learn music quite fast. haha

[ttmarlene]

one word.......BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

[ExVash]

I miss IMEA All-State Honors... David Rayl my first year and Z. Randall Stroope my second...

[BARRUMUNDII]

stroope. did u guys do riveder les stelle?

[ExVash]

No, dude, IMEA - Illinois. We did Conversion of Saul and his arrangement of Danny Boy.

[Reddragoon100]

This is so amazing!

Such a good song too.

So fun.

[ejewct]

I had a sore throat on the day of my audition but I still managed to get a high enough score to make All State

[BARRUMUNDII]

massachusetts?

[musicalgoan]

haha, that's so funny! i'm auditioning for ct allstates today as well :)

this is really helpful, so thank you whoever put it up :)

good luck everyone!!

[espanollola]

ack! allstates is 2moro!

imm tryin out!

so nervous!

[trueaqua2592]

i guess i will see all u ALL STATE ppl there too...

this really helps thanx for putting this up ;)

[justinenix]

hey!! I'm auditioning alto for ct all-states too! thats funny we all thought to look this up...

and these guys are amazing.

[spike6292]

allsttates are being held at my school

[Broadwaylove88]

Wow...This is great.

I'm singing this song for an All State Audition also in February.

This helps a lot

[BluePopsicle289]

Does anyone know where I can listen to the bass part alone?

[abbbbbyyyyyx71]

sorry, i meant "hi" everyone. my thoughts are soprano-oriented right now :p

[abbbbbyyyyyx71]

omg i'm auditioning too! high everyone! haha. soprano :/

[melenn2]

im auditioning for allstates too im soprano!

[alinegrac]

I love this version, the counter-tenors are wonderful, only men and a sound like that... I'm impressed.

Congratulations to the group ;D

[tyger2891]

Listen to those counter-tenors!

[ejewct]

I'm singing the bass part for this song for my all state audition next month in February

[aleric111]

omg, im singing the tenor part for all-state, which state r u?

[creidandren]

probably from connecticut

[broadwaychick92]

wow you guys are really REALLY good... great job. i loved it

[misterkendall]

Dylan H. looks HOT as usual. He's my man, and I hope to meet him some day!!!

[lilboime]

omg i love chanticller i got hear them live a few years for a high school project they was so amazing we sang there version of this song i sang counter tenor

[singintheshower0]

im auditioning for all state tooo. my first yeaaarr

[bwaydiva10]

i was just in my all state concert yesterday for new york...we sang this...i like our version bertter lol all state pride!

[x0samco]

this is so awesome haha this is the all state song this year woooooo!

[seantheshield]

I will see you there lol

[x0samco]

your auditioning for all state? what voice part?

[seantheshield]

bass you?

[x0samco]

sopranoooooo...so yeah i guess i'll see you but not know which one is you haha

[wordlife94]

bass

[wordlife94]

i see you live in connecticut i'm auditioning for all state also

[x0samco]

nice nice see you there too haha

[HeyItsBeans]

lol me too what regions are you guys from?

[wordlife94]

eastern

[Broadwaylove88]

Me too!

[gnrlarcher62290]

Omg me too...were you guys at regionals in meriden, ct???

[UdaG123]

The name of Gerald Finzi's wife, who had died when he wrote this, was Joy! Which makes this piece all the more special.

[shaylybri]

that was wonderful

[simonestedman]

This is beautiful

[simonestedman]

ha ha. It's men doing the soprano part

[VctoryIzMine]

I don't get it, where are the women singing?

[madlutist]

There are no women singing. This is a male group. Soprano, alto, tenor, bass. All male.

[sxehayndude]

saw them at kennedy center. they were awesome.

[LittleJoy2007]

Saw the group several years ago...even talked to some of them--and got some of their autographs they were amazing in person!!!!

[mellasquid]

Oh, amazing counter-tenors! Really lovely performance of one of my favorite pieces.

[jwmillerusa]

Fantastic performance! It's a shame the video quality isn't better, to fully capture their sound.

[JENNNUH]

holy mother of pearl.

[rmac1042]

Chanticleer sounds fine here, but the superior performance is by the Finzi Singers. There is more love and commitment to Finzi's spirit in their reading.

[slobone]

My chorus sang this song. It's trickyyyyy...

[elucyann]

soo perfect!

[SilverAndC0ld]

Wow. I saw them live a few days ago at NDSU. They are stellar.

[nettinga]

Just saw at NC-ACDA in Fargo...Wicked awesome!

[dallsim]

absolutly - stunning - nothing but stunning!

[Ritzounett]

Wow, I love it, I love this song, I love you guys, thank you.

[thatjoeyguy]

Freaking creepy.

[georgebaggy]

in what way?

[thatjoeyguy]

I love Chanticleer.

It just surprises me how good they are covering all voice parts as males.

[georgebaggy]

yeah their countertenors are great. i guess creepy wasnt the best word to use then.

[thatjoeyguy]

No no. It's the right word. It's so good that it's creepy.

[lilmissbuck]

Oh my jooooy.. ha I love this song so much

[georgebaggy]

i love chanticleer.

[khykhy]

I fell in love with this song in 1985 performing it with the NJ All State Chorus. SUPERB men

[mapleleaf09]

Chanticleer. music to my soul.

[laurenleigh229]

Oh, Chanticleer, you make my heart sing :)

[Veg316]

What an amazing performance! Well done!

[davidhraban]

damn. all that needs to be said

[Allinfun6789]

The King Singers sang the more appropriate arrangement which does not have the counter tenor (not soprano) singing in the soprano range through out the piece. The King Singer arrangement is available everywhere.

[Veg316]

What defines appropriate?  It is not inappropriate for counters to sing a soprano line. This is an amazing performance of an astounding piece of music, and all you can think about are the counters singing a soprano line. This is why I can't stand many musicians. Get over all that stuff, and simply enjoy the music.

Lovely performance, gentlemen.

[Allinfun6789]

Actually, after listening to the piece again, it is a good arrangement. It is the sound quality of the recording that is so offensive to the ear. The quality of the recording makes the counter tenor sound irritating. PLEASE post the video again with better sound.

[mojoplayboy2]

phenomenal! :)

[elvitu2]

very good :D

[sirlancal500]

xD counter tenors didn't have thir balls crushed for the high voice

[georgebaggy]

practice makes perfect.

[tompw3141]

... I'm feeling slighty seasick from all the swaying.

[activatearchery]

these boys are amazing and this song is really fun to do and when i did it i never liked any of the other parts but the alto part but when they do it because they are all male is sounds so much better

[HallieMac]

I saw them last night at the Barclay in Irvine, CA. Well done guys!

[scooch27]

That Guy singing Soprano is a little Scary

[alvinbo]

simply amazing!

and that is an understatement

my choir's recording at skywalker also