Libera - Gaudete (2002)

[thenameaintjim]

the guy at the front at 1:16 -- think his name's joe -- looks like jake from outnumbered

[mlforlenza]

Thanks a lot! I thought it was older.

[Prancer1231]

nice

[BKL8008]

Isn't that a little Tom Cully at 1.25? Wow, how the years have passed.

[Prinsgezindepatriot]

they pronaunce Maria the American way. If they could pronaunce a latin "R" it would be perfect.

[cmai77]

@Prinsgezindepatriot

If you listen to Libera's Ave Maria, you'll know who's version it is, Connor's or Tom's. Tom pronounces Maria the American way. Connor's pronunciation is more Latin.

[paulmilngavie2]

The church seems to be Westminster Catholic Cathedral, London.

[paulmilngavie2]

The ORIGINAL Gaudete, was performed as a top of the pops hit in the 1960s by Steeleye Span, the British folk-rock group. Nobody has done it better though many have since tried. This version is beautiful though. It is actually a late Medieval song, seemingly originating in Bohemia but popular all over Late Medieval Europe. Full of joy and innocence, so Medieval! It celebrates the birth of jesus from a Virgin called Maria.

[EruvieBruinen]

@paulmilngavie2 Thanks a lot for your infos (both). I've never been in England, so I don't know insides of cathedrals. So thank you :)

[bistrosidecar]

I know it's the correct pronunciation, but I HATE the way choirs pronounce 'virgine'. They sing it 'vigine'. The all sound Liverpudlian!

Otherwise, this sounds wonderful.

[scardino1958]

what church was this filmed at. Its Beautiful

[EruvieBruinen]

@scardino1958 I searched for specific answer, but I don't find anything. So I asume that's their St. Philip's church :) But I'm not sure.

[mlforlenza]

@EruvieBruinen This song is very ancient, do you know the author and the year?

[EruvieBruinen]

@mlforlenza Look at the comment above :)

[Nibor7301]

@mlforlenza It's anonymous, and probably from the 16th century. That's about as accurate as you can hope for.

[VivaYoungTalent]

Thanks for sharing this treasure.

[EruvieBruinen]

@VivaYoungTalent You're welcome :)

[KusokRus]

SUPER!!!

[xDuchessx]

This is awesome =)

[pla1945]

Thanks so very much for postin g this.

[EruvieBruinen]

You're welcome :)

[92lotrklan]

Raoul is in this vid =]

[EruvieBruinen]

Yes, He is :)

[azckk]

What's the name of the kid in the background at 0:45 ?

[EruvieBruinen]

That's Ben Crawley :) The smiling Big Ben :D

[libefan]

Although we are not in time of Christmas this video doesn't stop to admire me: the perfect interpretation of Libera, the medieval air that impregnates the melody, the marvel of the voices, beautiful!!

Tanks for sharing!!

J.J.

[EruvieBruinen]

You're always welcome, JJ :)