SWACDA Collegiate Choir 2006 Hallelujah

[jnthnpsthm]

As I heard once from my choral director: "Beethoven treats choirs like cannon fodder!" but still, this song is always sublime, both to sing and to hear! Great work.

[tionga100]

thanks for sharing this inspiring performance by these kids.

[katieburak93]

I've always imagined having this song play as I walk down the aisle when I get married.

[bryan3550]

???The Maestoso (66) beginning is too slow, but the Allegro(88) is way too fast!

Who was dropping what at this performance?

What a mess!

[jamoe007]

i wish the intro wasnt so slow!!

[speedstick77]

The precision exhibited by the singers is stellar.

[thefireflyer27]

our upperclassmen choir just sang this at our concert last week, it was amazing :)

[desideriius]

Oh, it made me see our Lord Jesus Christ exalted above all human genius!! He is the very essence of Beethoven's music..... Christ, the Lord of glory, our Hope of eternal life, with Beethoven I say, "Et Vitam venturi saeculi amen!" (I wait for the Life of the world to come!)

[ulainsights]

Hallelujah unto God's Almighty Son! I love it. I love your rendition.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

It is great to see American children doing this magnificent stuff. Well done!

[wishingonthemoon1]

*Sigh* I wish I could hug Beethoven.

Good work, probably the best I've heard so far.

[sexydee876]

this is so good. best i have heard so far

[1939scarlet]

wonderful performance - I liked the tempo - thrilling ensamble

[060Tom]

Halleluja preist den Herrn Gott den Höchsten.

[willoooooooob9]

I have sampled several other presentations of this work here on You Tube and none compare to this. It is just perfect in my opinion. I would love to have this recording but don't know how to obtain or save it from this video.

[willoooooooob9]

This probably one of the best renditions of this work. It is breath taking ... I could listen to it forever and never tire. Amazing performance. Thanks to the person who posted it. LOVE IT!!!

[willoooooooob9]

How could anyone not like this. Amazing ; just amazing!!!

[ittapittap]

Glorious. Rich

[Wally773MTG]

God the precision and dynamic flow of the bass section...I wish we had that control in the choir I'm in. This was much faster than we did it as well, I must say I like it better like this

[ZombiesRreal666]

i sang this in my choir. we had a piano accompany us... that piano just doesn't do this song justice.

[luvsdvds]

Thanks so much for uploading this video -- brought back to many memories of singing it with our church choir. I agree with the others, love this version. Very majestic. Thanks for cheering up my day! :-)

[MrDesperateArtist]

i hear angels,, proclaiming the glory of the Godhead..

Beethoven proved the existence of GOD...

hallelujah!!!!!!!!

[Wally773MTG]

@MrDesperateArtist That is the best argument I have yet to hear for religion haha!

[singingmaria17]

I like this tempo. Great performance.

[asliuf]

wonderful performance

[mgrykk]

It is a wonderful chorus. It was impressed very much.

This tune was sung 23 years ago while I was attending school to the music high school. The friend who had sung together died suddenly in the subarachnoid hemorrhage last week. She in the high school student age is recalled, and tears do not stop when listening to this chorus.

[ZombiesRreal666]

the first 1:14 are so amazing

ibelieve its in equalibrium when he finds that crazy room in the back

everytime i listen to this, i feel just like he did

if u havent seen it, equalibrium

one of the greatest movies ever!!!

[cjpa86]

I remember performing this song in my sophomore year of high school. It was my absolute favorite!! I do believe we went on to perform this in our county chorus...

[V334432]

we went over this and went over this and I prayed that when we finally sung it we would do well. Let's just say God hears and answers prayers. They shouted when we finished. Mostly it was the chior that got happy.

[FriendlyCroock]

you`re awesome

[runnergirlsub5]

it gave me chills. our 9th and 10th grade choir is singing this song but were no where near this big! i love the huge sound when you start singing.. its amazing.

[poetchris5]

Absolutely beautiful!!! :)

[ricwade77]

I perfer a faster tempo.....

[satyrov]

It´s magnific music.

[hectorferreiragv]

tok beethoven e simplisente magico !

[l33533]

my choir sang this one year

[ColinMeloy91]

beautiful orchestration! I loved the choir as well.

[pianoandpipes]

I was at this concert.

AWESOME!!!

[joboy1992jesto]

HOW MAJESTIC...this song shows the real personality of Beethoven in my point of view....majestic and revolutionary...diz song is one of the best ever!!!!

[vernon361970]

raises my hair every time....does anyone have Gounod O Praise Ye the LOrd or anything from his mass to St.Cecelia

[JhayeStar]

that was great....i think they only when flat once in the ending...but that was great, such a powerful work of art.

[323PS]

this song is soo powerful...i luv beethoven..but his vocal writin and fugal writin sux..but his instrumental music is awesome...but this song is wonderful..the powr behind the choir..man.

[hardyasian]

more focus from the guys would be useful.

[hardyasian]

becareful of higher notes being flat. makes it painful to hear.

[splackavellie]

I love this chorale by beethoven it's one of his best and one of the hardest to play on the piano

[christophbell2]

@splackavellie You are right about that, I tried, and failed lol. After about a month I had the timing correct, stupid dotted notes;p

[mom2dave]

Oh yes! Love it!!! This is another HUGE fav of mine.

[juliantaybk]

Excellent video. The timpani is too loud though. It is drowning the choir and orchestra. I'm not sure I am right, but I think it is the fault of the microphone and not of the musician.

[joboy1992jesto]

u actually are right...they might hv exaggerated it a bit bcz beethoven is more of like the "lots of POWER" guy...but i can also say diz song is one of the most awesome and difficult pieces ever written

[Crusadist1099]

Very dramatic, although could have used a little more brass. Kudos for sticking to the original words.

[mrmcdoodles]

Those aren't the original words, because Beethoven wrote it in German.

[Crusadist1099]

I know, wise guy. What I meant is kudos for sticking to the standard English words and not trying to be politically correct by changing "Man, proclaim his grace and glory" to something clumsy to placate feminazis.

[mrmcdoodles]

Well you know what sucks? Having to memorize both the original english translation and some newer, stupid one. For Vocal Ensemble we're doing the original translation, but for All-State we're doing the other one. DX

[desideriius]

the bass is very impressive

[Jslaughter]

we did the same song in our vocal ensemble it was great but wasnt as good as these ppl

[mrmcdoodles]

I thought our school was the only school that called it Vocal Ensemble! That's sweet, we're doing it this year for All-State as well as Fall Concert.

[kizziegurl]

i am in love with this song....we sang it at competition

[desideriius]

oh nice!! I love it,, and i love you

[omfgitssamm]

wow. that's a lot of people. so powerful. we're singing this is my 45 person advanced choir at my school. our director is always telling us we need to all be about 7 people each.

[desideriius]

this is grand, great, awesome. YHWH our LORD is exalted, because He loved us and dies to save us! Amen!