And So It Goes

[beckynahmad]

I sang this on a course with Bob Chilcott in 2003 and have never forgotten it. So haunting and beautiful. He needs to do a choral arrangement of Billy Joel's 'Goodnight My Angel' STAT!!

[cvabes]

I hope Mr Joel has heard this wonderful rendition. Beautiful.

[boomaga]

lovely

[gavinfarkas]

I'm singing this this semester! It's such a deep statement, and you guys do this so well! Nice solo very warm lyric voice! Thanks for this!

[AverageDoughnut]

This gave me chills! I assume that most are English as a second language speakers and in that aspect this is GREAT!

There's always room for improvement, but this is well done.

[w3tua]

Awesome layers throughout the song. It gave me chills!

[xscwablex]

Dear conductor, its amazing how your mouth is longer than the actual singers.

[xscwablex]

Dear conductor, nice face :)

[jimgselder]

I think you guys nailed it. I've been looking for a good choral version of this piece and you're the best.

[kuangchien]

@71259mark: Thanks for your kind comment. This song is the encore piece of that concert. We got very tight schedule to work with Bob Chilcott at that time because he is guest conductor and just came to Taiwan in one week before the concert, so we only rehearsal two or three times of this beautiful song.....

[darrellpolka]

Tim, I Loved your solo in this video!! You have a nice warm voice, you did an awesome job on it! What a thrill it must be to be a part of the Taipei Chamber Singers!!

[stratboy59]

The BEST of all interpretations I've seen on YouTube. Just wish they had held out the phrase 'but you can make decisions too' near the end just a bit longer. Just for impact. That aside, wonderful emotion and arrangement. All the subleties without overdoing it. Great!

[defeatingthenorm]

:) I wish I was able to sing as well as this group. 

[LaNuzaWorks]

i love this!!!! thanks for uploading.

[1whitesheep]

Beautiful... And your voice is very nice, Kuang Chien.:)

[defeatingthenorm]

I just cant get enough of this!

[EnigmaComics]

wow this is awesome. We just had a workshop with Bob Chilcott today at my church. We sang a few of his songs lol. He's such a nice guy!! :D

[choirboy09]

Spectacular performance! It's always interesting to see how well foreign groups do with english compared to how badly we tend to butcher other languages. Thanks for posting!

[fgbowen]

Oh group.

Beautiful.

Beautiful job.

A REALLY musical

performance.

Beautiful.

[ksmith05]

what's that weird scream in the beginning?! haha that aside, this is beautiful.

[RapidPanda]

Billy Joel would be proud. :D

[jeffadunn]

does anyone else think this sounds awful?

[RapidPanda]

It's freaking Billy Joel. How the hell can you hate that? :|

[sketteksalfa]

beautifuly done =)

[joelhurlburt1986]

You had my heart to break, and you did.

[bytherulebook]

woah

i think if they got the song memorized the interpretation of the song would rise a whole new level

and the tenor's solo tone was so bright

he should of swallowed his sound a bit in order for a better blend with the background

the women were beautifully blended and the dynamic contransts were awesome though

[kuangchien]

It's the encore piece of this concert, we don't have too much time to rehearsal, that'w why we can't memorized:)

[Euphoniumman15]

@kuangchien Where can I get the sheet music for this for my barbershop 4tet (4tissimo) thanks matt

[71259mark]

@kuangchien I don't think memorization gets in the way of interpretation. That's something you hash out in rehearsal. I think the interpretation was nicely done. Anything more would have sounded overdone and contrived.

[scoggles]

What makes you think it's a soloist's job to blend in with accompaniment? I think it's a personal artistic choice, and I tend to agree with him.

[ged424]

I don't care how much you like a perfectly blended sound, a person should never engage in unhealthy vocal habits to achieve a blend, especially soloists. The whole idea of a soloist is to rise from the texture, not to fall perfectly in line with the chorus. If it did, the arranger (who is actually the conductor) would have put it as a choral part. Bob Chilcott knows exactly what he is doing, the goal of a chorus is not to blend but to celebrate the individuality of us all in group form.

[theted1993]

Too many choral conductors are not capable soloists themselves,don't know the voice as well as they should, and therefore require the singers to do vocal gymnastics to acheive the blend they want. Blend is a product of the voices selected for the ensemble plus rigourous attention to choral diction. A voice is too bright? Pick a different voice. Bravo for the choir's english diction. How many english speaking choirs would do that well in a Chinese dialect?

[kiwisagogo]

@bytherulebook the whole point of a solo is to stick out... his tone was already totally nasal, not sure how swallowing it would be better...

[Hisname22]

A soloist is not supposed to be blend into the accompaniment. He ihas to stand out or else no one can hear him.

[davidmoye]

@bytherulebook I would never "swallow" a sound. I might connect it or make more space etc... and dig a little bit deeper on high notes.

[DisgruntledGoat111]

@bytherulebook I performed this piece once, and from what I remember the solo is intended for baritone. That may explain why the tone may not "fit."

[12Thrawnone12]

in my opinion the whole tenor solo sucks... this has not the intention, the song is meant to have...

[dontfeedthejoel]

AWESOME!

[Ran59Dolph]

This is a nice choral arrangement by Bob Chilcott. This Taipei group needs to work on unified entrances. What I heard was sloppy. They also need to sell the melancholy uncertainty and vulnerability that's at the core of this song better.

[yipmicha]

i agree

[shawteeChiLLz]

wow..very nice. go bob chilcott!

[HelloFFlea]

太好了！

[gollumthegreat123]

dit is meer as pragtig...amazing se ek... Wow... the harmonies are beautiful

[NiteOwl1224]

good job ppl! I live on the other side of the world and this sounds amazing!

[hippiechick95]

My friends and i just did this for a cabaret. i love this song.

[bubschen25]

Pragtig! Stunning !

[tallpaul87]

Proper Bo!b Chilcott!

[ronaldkittle]

room**

[shawteeChiLLz]

that would be just plain weird..

[matchbow]

our soloist was better

[gerasdb]

a como chingas cabron!!!

[Fjus]

hahaha loom

[hnl3]

this is certainly one of the most beautiful renditons of one of Billy Joel's best songs..awesome talent in the voices, but also a superb conductor in Bob Chilcott...

[bigstar1981]

soooo beatifull. great. i love it.

best wishes from germany

[renteguia]

i want to meet Bob Chilcott please tell me how. awesome king singer and now conductor

[plathhs]

I started rehearsing this today actually, really good arrangement!

[sssveerebs]

i love the these song and they did soo well OMG..... they r so gud people...

[mjy1609]

Wow! A fantastic performance! I love this arrangement

[semperfaithful]

It's simply amazing and wonderful how Billy Joel's music transcends the ages.

[penguinsrule23]

I love this arrangment!

Bob Chilcott wrote a setting of the latin mass for my choir: Missa Cantate. It's so good!

[juliuscena]

sounds nice

[letmefly22]

I was directed by Bob Chilcott!! He is the coolest guy ever.

[youyouooxx]

these are college students? wow.

[arthur2222222]

no these are professional singers.

[caladhielr]

This is really nice,

my choir did this at a competition and we won

SWounds beautiful

[vkiernan]

Bob Chilcott is amazing. I've never heard an asian choir so... on point and balanced.

and about that comment... I seriously haven't heard an asian choir worth listening to if they weren't based out of the USA. if anyone has proof opposing my opinion, I'm open to whatever you want to tell me.

[mysticbow]

hmm.. my choir sang this too! but i don't really like the song itself..

anyway, i think this choir here sang it pretty well!

[tamicay925]

BEAUTIFUL!

[leelarsen]

How cool is it that Billy Joel composed this song in the late 80's and 20 years later it is being sung today by Asian college students being directed by a 60-year old Englishman? Nice job, choir/director; I think it's Kirby Shaw's arr., pretty much straight from the chord voicings in Billy's original piano accompaniment.

Billy Joel is the MAN. :)

[hotlipsab]

Nope, it's Bob Chilcott's arrangement --the one he made while he was with the King's Singers. If you ever have occasion to hear the King's Singers recording, I highly suggest you take it. Of course, they do it in the org. key (C), as opposed to this version (D). The King's Singers takes Billy Joel's music to another level. AND, even better is there "Lullabye (Goodnight, my Angel)" =) -APB

[scudder99]

Thank you for posting. Beautiful.

[oknovparis]

amazing!

[Trestin13]

My choir sang this this year! I lovethis song!

[funkynorbert]

thats my dad!

[kuangchien]

Who is your dad? Bob? Wow!

[molavetree]

WOW! CONGRATS GUYS! YOUR GREAT!

[Sprigo11]

i've meet bob chilcott i'm doing a performance with the cbso and other schools of one of his songs it called 'Butterfly's Son it's never been heard before by the public

[roboticcoconut]

I first hird this song when the Choir at my Highschool sang it for a mini version of the winter concert. I loved it and forgot the name of the song. Now a friend links me to this. absolutely amazing. Thanks for the upload.

[kuangchien]

You should find the album of the King's Singers, their version is awesome. The conductor, Bob Chilcott, in this video clip is the arranger of this song and he is the former member of the King's Singers.

[julescastillo]

Thanks for posting this video of the choral version of "And So It Goes". I have sang Billy Joel's version many times in family gatherings. What a heart-soothing melody. Thanks again.