The ending is SUPERIOR to say the least and completely on pitch. Well done AND I have performed this with my HS and College Choirs and must say one of the best I have ever heard. congrats!
@ATKeller If you've been to the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, MN, you'd understand why it was taken this slow. The echo would have ruined the piece if it was taken much faster. I'm sure Dr. Peter sped it up in a "normal" space.
On another note, SO PROUD to be part of the Luther choral tradition! Go Norse!
This is one of my favorite songs from college...Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Leonard Van Camp
Wonderful and the product of practice and dedication. Kudos to you guys and your director. It's positive on another level as well since the RC archbishop in that diocese let Lutherans sing in his cathedral. But that was in 2006. Sadly, there are RC dioceses today who are not so ecumenical, perhaps even this one in the video.
@brassspitoon, The church was happy to accomodate the choirs request at the time. This impromptu performance was following a weekend service and there were plenty of visitors still inside, viewing the church. The director simply asked and was given permission.
This video gives me chills all over!!! It's also very cool how everybody is holding hands while singing it... it must have been unblievable LIVE!! :-)
I'm all for savoring good music, but come on...this is waaaaaaay too slow...It's not a dirge; there are much smarter ways to phrase this without dragging it out so horribly.
Everything else about it was very nice, though. Didn't mean to be a Debbie Downer...
@ATKeller If it had been faster they would have been signing over their echoes. In that room it was just right. Sometimes I hear things that I think are to slow or to fast, but when I listen to them later when I'm in a different frame of mind it can sound just right.
Absolutely beautiful, and I agree with the slower tempo, it is MUCH more moving and it allows the lines to truly flow. Interpretation is beautiful and the acoustics of the cathedral are perfect for this choir. Phenomenal job to Luther College Collegiate Chorale. Keep up the good work.
My first time hearing Durufle's Ubi Caritas...ever. The entire choir sounds perfect. As someone else stated, I wish I was in the Cathedral listening to this with my own ears....I bet you could physically feel each chord as it resonates through the Church. I feel blessed that I had the chance to hear such beautiful music done so well. Thank you, Luther College, for sharing your talent and spirit. I'm in awe
Repmanly, as you said, they sang to the room, if it were fast paced, as durufle usually is, it would have been mushy and flushed together. Excellent performance, and great idea of surrounding the room.
considering this piece was DESIGNED to be sung in a church or cathedral, the conductor put the icing on the cake with how well he trained them. im in complete awe :]
Great performance. The phrasing is really good. I also like the lighter, faster way, but this (re)sounds so wonderfully in the acoustics of the church, it must have been a very nice experience for those present.
Some will claim when you take war horses like this so slow, you kill it. This Durufle is often taken too fast. This performance is absolutely exquisite - it became ethereal not only because of the pacing but from the near-perfect execution. You sang to the room and as a result, the heavens too. BRAVO.
There's just something about the pacing in this version of the song...it just adds a sense of awe to it...I feel other groups when they do the traditional way it's too fast...I loved this guys...absolutely wonderful
By far my favorite performance of this piece. The slower tempo is perfect and chill-inducing. After hearing this, the other versions just sound rushed and hollow. Let it flow.
One of my favorite things to do in Choir was standing in a circle in a place with great acoustics. We'd close out eyes and just FEEL the music as we sang....Absolutely Breathtaking. Gives me chills even on my crappy laptop speakers.
Heavenly music, a moment of extraordinary loveliness reminiscent of the power and vocal range of the Dale Warland Singers or the Cambridge Singers conducted by John Rutter. Refreshment for the spirit in tones not likely to be soon forgotten.
i remember singing here with our university choir a dozen or so years ago. It's a breathtaking acoustic, perfect for this piece, and the conductor uses it well: lots of time between phrases, to let the notes ring out in the room.
For you who like this style of inspirational Sacred Music, i think you will enjoy the "Prelude, Adagio & Choral Variee of the Veni Creator Spiritus" (Maurice Durufle's first prize in "Amis d'Orgue" Contest back in the 1930). For the Seamless transition and sweetness hear specially the Adagio. And for the same reason (from deepest to highest) hear the Fourth and Fifth variations with its glorious FFF Amen
Back in the 90's some Church Choir Directors made a long Seminar in Rome's "Pontificia Accademia della Musica Sacra". As a devout Durufle's music lover I coudn't believe our final lesson (and exam) as a group of Choir masters was to sing this composition. No words for that: Almost heaven!
I came. I am SO getting my director to let us do this next year. I knew Durufle as an organist, I never knew he was such an outstanding choral composer as well.
I don't understand why some people don't like this...How could you not? Just listen to those acoustics combining with those AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL dissonances!
Exquisite. Acoustics are wonderful, feel that reverberation! I felt true passion in every phrase. Your director also did a great job with shaping the piece. Performing "in the round" worked out well!
Slightly better diction would've made it 100% awesome (for not flipping the "R's", 95% A! :)
Luther College has an amazing music program and we sing our music for the glory of God. Denominations have no meaning to us when it comes to making music for the LORD.
People keep on saying to sing faster...For what purpose?! If this was by chance, then they're lucky. When I hear this version, at this tempo, I begin to truly think about the love of a mother breast feeding her child, the love of a grandmother sitting besides her bedridden husband in the hospital, or the love of a father comforting his son after disciplining him. DEUS IBI EST. God is love, and God is truly there.
English Translation: Where charity and love are, there God is. The love of Christ has gathered us into one flock. Let us exult, and in Him be joyful. Let us fear and let us love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love each other (and Him).
I prefer it when its performed by an all male choir- it has a different tonal quality that isn't matched by a mixed choir- I think its because the boy treble's voice is much more supple than a grown womans.
I'm really glad they took their time with this piece, stretching and slowing specific measures so they could appreciate the chordal structure, the decay of their sound, and the timbre created in this specific environment. How many times do choirs get to just sing in a cathedral and sound pretty damn good! beautiful!!!!! Juicey Chords!!
@malarkey47 Juicy chords is right. Honestly, in our present era I often tend to think I'm the only one who cares about chords: dense harmonic and dissonant structure...
lovely harmonies- one of my all time favorite pieces. looks like a rehersal rather than a performance, which could be why it's slower than normal. There are many reasons why a choir may rehearse in a different tempo than it would actually peform in. really beautiful sound, though. Wish i was sitting in the pew!!
Yeah, this is freakin' awesome, the choir at my college is doing this piece as part of a concert/competition even on a trip to Arkansas, I'm definitely psyhced for this. The acoustics ROCK! I've been trying to look this up just to get some ideas. So beautiful and very well sung. Struck me with some inspiration.
Yes, these pieces were written for buildings with even more reverberation that this. The environment must be taken into consideration when performing this sort of repertoire. The choir's Latin is decent, though not perfect...
Read my initial comment again: I said 'I find it...'. It's not fact, it's my opinion. It's also my opinion that I wasn't trying to sound 'smart' - perhaps I just know more about Gregorian Chant than you do (oh, by the way, that was my OPINION again, dumbass).
Part of the reason they probably took it slow is because of the acoustic. I was a singer at that cathedral last year and the reverb is out of control. I am assuming that is the reason it was at a slower tempo.
Wow, I thought YouTube was a waste of time until I saw this video. This is a wonderful setting this piece, with the tempo and acoustics working together.
that was THE best version of this song ive heard! it blew the sound of my choirs version out of the water! i wish we couldve been able to go and sing in the st. paul cathedral! its only an hour away from my school, too!
dang... this space is perfect for the piece, and the director really conducts it just right so that the reverb doesn't swamp the voices. I wish this had better sound quality!
Absolutely love the conductor's tempo throughout piece. Dynamics are great, blend great, and intonation awesome! Would have loved to sing with this group.
"Kind of mean" to make the sopranos stand there and do nothing? If you conducted an orchestra, would you have the violins play the beginning of the Brahms requiem? Maybe these composers were looking for a certain tone color. In the interest of having everyone participate, are you not preventing everyone from actually participating in the music itself?
This song is so immensely beautiful. The type of music that can stop wars and make grown men cry. I love how the group is holding hands with one another. I cannot watch this video without shivers going down my spine.
What my choir director did was have the altos sing the tenor I line, sopranos sing the alto line, the actual tenors sing the tenor II line, then have the bass sing their normal part. When you get to the "exsultamus et en ipso..." part, the altos go ahead and sing the alto staff. Kind of confusing, but it keeps everyone in the choir singing and not left standing there. :]
That's exactly what I do. We frequently have three sopranos, three altos, two tenors, and three basses. Divisi music is tough with such a small group (a volunteer church choir). As a composer, I'm not averse to a little 'tailoring' for a particular group of singers. Better than not doing the piece at all.
If only the general public could experience how wonderful music sounds in this kind of acoustics, we would have a lot fewer churches that resembled living rooms. (By the way, in my church choir I always let the sopranos sing with the altos at the beginning and end. It just seems kind of mean to make them stand there doing nothing!)
interesting. sounds like a very different peace when drawn out like this. almost as if messiaen had written it, not durufle! it becomes much richer - very good!
This was following a morning mass, most of the visitors had already gone while the choir toured the cathedral. Dr Peter thought it a waste to not sing in such a beautiful space, so we hastily took a warm-up on this.
your teacher is smart to sing this slow. i bet he did that just so you guys could here the effect of your wonderful voices in that cathedral. Excellent job.
this was amaaaaazing. i sang this before with my choir. i have heard some bad versions and some good but this is absolutely perfect. you guys blended beautifully!
Warm up or not, one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I think the blending is more more unique than any other. To have been there would have been...a little more than a reason to get up in the morning with a smile on my face. Good job!
I sang this is high school in the early eighties. It made me cry every time, but this performance made we weep. I love the intentional slowness and depth it created in mood. WOW! Thanks sooo much for sharing this
It amazes me that Maurice Durufle destroyed so much of his work, or had much of it destroyed when he died because he never thought it was good enough. With something as extraordinary as this, you wonder what else we missed.
i'm amazed that you were able to pull it off so beautifully so slowly. a wise choice in my opinion. you really have to be a agile ensemble to pull that off so slowly. the room loves it. you get the reverb of fewer notes when you go slower. And it is no picnic range wise, to be stretched in that way. i love luther choirs. they always have wonderful deep resonant consistent tone that gives me chills. (imagine Gretchaninov's our father. chills.)
It wasn't slow. It was just perfect. Translate these divine words into English, and you'll understand why. I get the butterflies, the chills, I also "gag" tears, every time I listen to this.
A superb performance of what is surely the finest motet ever to be written. Pity it was taken so slowly, although this is all down to personal taste. Wonderful!
Perfect example of exploting the advantages of the high dome cathedral acoustics. Even better is the surround sound effect of having the choir perform in a wide arc. Though it was kinda obvious the sections were standing together, gender-wise at least. Would be interesting to hear the effects if the sections were scattered throughout the arc.
this sounds amazing! in my freshman year, we preformed this song, but it didnt sound anywhere near as good as this...of course there were only 32 of us...but still this is incredible! the blend is amazing!
oh God. this is the BEST i've ever heard this song performed. the blend balance is superb! i am going to try to do it with my school choir this year. it would be perfect.
A song that I would love to hear this choir perform is "Of Thy Mystical Supper" by A. Lvov. The chamber choir of Kiev has a recording of it and it is simply beautiful! Good job on this song guys.
The holding of the hands, I think, is moving and reflects Christ's moments on earth: the birth, His life with the disciples, the Supper and Passion. I am Catholic and I have no problems with the holding of hands. In fact, it moves me to tears.
LOVE it!
mistergonsalves 1 month ago
The ending is SUPERIOR to say the least and completely on pitch. Well done AND I have performed this with my HS and College Choirs and must say one of the best I have ever heard. congrats!
ldiaznew42 2 months ago
WELL DONE!
ldiaznew42 3 months ago
@ATKeller If you've been to the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, MN, you'd understand why it was taken this slow. The echo would have ruined the piece if it was taken much faster. I'm sure Dr. Peter sped it up in a "normal" space.
On another note, SO PROUD to be part of the Luther choral tradition! Go Norse!
NorseAmerica 4 months ago
Okay, i understand it is very beautiful song and there are nice places in it but now it looses shape.
escamillion 5 months ago
Beautiful. What a sense of connection. I have sung this faster but loved it like this too. Wish I'd been there. Thank you.
TiaraHelen 6 months ago
We stood together like this in old st. Mary's in Detroit once.
SpikeNRoxi 7 months ago
Song this while in college in the Wayne State University Concert Chorale. Brings back memories.
SpikeNRoxi 7 months ago
Music that binds people together! That enables Christians to join in prayer regardless of their differences for the glory of God, the most high!!!
4yall 7 months ago
This is one of my favorite songs from college...Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Leonard Van Camp
recpeace3 7 months ago
Their voices are amazing.
The Royal wedding introduce me to this song..
WOW!
pgevans1 9 months ago
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my goodness me wipe the tears from my eyes
oldskooler1 9 months ago
my goodness me wipe the tears from my eyes
oldskooler1 9 months ago
i like how the director takes it at a slower tempo, so the sound can mature in souch a great room!
punkpop8689 10 months ago
Simply breathtaking.
The basses and baritones in this choir are also top notch. There's depth and body to their sound.
The choir's intonation is also unmatched, and is nothing short of astounding!
dwayneparkerUSA 1 year ago
I cry every time I listen to this recording !
petrus60687 1 year ago
The best part of this video is that Collegiate isn't even the top choir at Luther. As amazing as this is, it gets better.
steelvenom2003 1 year ago
Simply beautiful... my choir sings it faster, but it's nice this way!
musicaholic86 1 year ago
Wonderful and the product of practice and dedication. Kudos to you guys and your director. It's positive on another level as well since the RC archbishop in that diocese let Lutherans sing in his cathedral. But that was in 2006. Sadly, there are RC dioceses today who are not so ecumenical, perhaps even this one in the video.
brassspitoon 1 year ago
@brassspitoon, The church was happy to accomodate the choirs request at the time. This impromptu performance was following a weekend service and there were plenty of visitors still inside, viewing the church. The director simply asked and was given permission.
murfslk230 1 year ago
@murfslk230 Thank you for the clarification. Happy holidays.
brassspitoon 1 year ago
This video gives me chills all over!!! It's also very cool how everybody is holding hands while singing it... it must have been unblievable LIVE!! :-)
musicgeek4life92 1 year ago 2
@musicgeek4life92 it was!!!
murfslk230 1 year ago 2
this whole piece kept tears in my eyes. this is by far the best performance of this piece, i've ever seen!
jcpianist 10 months ago
The basses in this are amazing! Chills, chills.
dillonkhoops 1 year ago
I'm all for savoring good music, but come on...this is waaaaaaay too slow...It's not a dirge; there are much smarter ways to phrase this without dragging it out so horribly.
Everything else about it was very nice, though. Didn't mean to be a Debbie Downer...
ATKeller 1 year ago 2
@ATKeller and yet, you were!
murfslk230 1 year ago 5
@ATKeller You're right. This is horribly slow. It's difficult to listen to.
71259mark 9 months ago
@ATKeller With an echo that long, the conductor was wise to allow the building to speak.
sheilajoynes 5 months ago 2
@ATKeller If it had been faster they would have been signing over their echoes. In that room it was just right. Sometimes I hear things that I think are to slow or to fast, but when I listen to them later when I'm in a different frame of mind it can sound just right.
AveryTimm 2 months ago
Superb sound. Love what the church does to blend the colors of each voice part!
Ronnie2839 1 year ago
This is a lovely and moving performance. I hope everyone was very proud and has wonderful memories.
RetroMaryMiata 1 year ago
simply lovely...beautifully conducted and sung...thanks for sharing...
kkellygeorge 1 year ago 3
@kkellygeorge you're welcome!!
murfslk230 1 year ago
weeps
mistergonsalves 1 year ago
Came on this quite by accident - we've just recorded it; I prefer your version. Thanks !
Clivejvaughan 1 year ago
A blast from the past for all you red robe choir members!!!... My absolute favorite song we ever sang!!!
marinemomchavez 1 year ago
Absolutely beautiful, and I agree with the slower tempo, it is MUCH more moving and it allows the lines to truly flow. Interpretation is beautiful and the acoustics of the cathedral are perfect for this choir. Phenomenal job to Luther College Collegiate Chorale. Keep up the good work.
flyaway2232 1 year ago 2
Amazing. Simply amazing!
pianomom99 1 year ago
Amazing. Simply amazing!
pianomom99 1 year ago
Onde o amor e a caridade DEUS ai está
GERALDO2115 1 year ago
My 2nd comment:
Can't believe those basses !!
Others too..
Charlottesville, VA
Mrbillybigpipe 1 year ago
Oh my Dearest God.. I can't believe my ears ! What a sound. All of you choir members and director, hold your heads high. ..
Charlottesville VA
Mrbillybigpipe 1 year ago
Truly a Spiritual Moment ^^* Nice Clip!
Thank you Very Much ^^*
77hyunam 1 year ago
My first time hearing Durufle's Ubi Caritas...ever. The entire choir sounds perfect. As someone else stated, I wish I was in the Cathedral listening to this with my own ears....I bet you could physically feel each chord as it resonates through the Church. I feel blessed that I had the chance to hear such beautiful music done so well. Thank you, Luther College, for sharing your talent and spirit. I'm in awe
oldschooldrumcorps 1 year ago
Breathtakingly beautiful. Flawless!
bubba68086 2 years ago
Clear, warm vocal tone. Nice balance. Great tuning. I wish I were actually in the church listening. Really excellent job.
nyfrigger56 2 years ago
Repmanly, as you said, they sang to the room, if it were fast paced, as durufle usually is, it would have been mushy and flushed together. Excellent performance, and great idea of surrounding the room.
bmacz28 2 years ago 2
considering this piece was DESIGNED to be sung in a church or cathedral, the conductor put the icing on the cake with how well he trained them. im in complete awe :]
xXblueXrainsXx 2 years ago 3
Great performance. The phrasing is really good. I also like the lighter, faster way, but this (re)sounds so wonderfully in the acoustics of the church, it must have been a very nice experience for those present.
ElTGV 2 years ago 2
Some will claim when you take war horses like this so slow, you kill it. This Durufle is often taken too fast. This performance is absolutely exquisite - it became ethereal not only because of the pacing but from the near-perfect execution. You sang to the room and as a result, the heavens too. BRAVO.
Repmanly 2 years ago 3
kinda slow
but still FANTASTIX.
navillusleahcim 2 years ago
0_0 that was pretty good. very cool.
lostfan675 2 years ago
There's just something about the pacing in this version of the song...it just adds a sense of awe to it...I feel other groups when they do the traditional way it's too fast...I loved this guys...absolutely wonderful
Griffinhearted 2 years ago
i completely just melted into a puddle on the floor. not even kidding. that was exquisite :]
starrystarrynight139 2 years ago 2
wow, nice
Gitarre888 2 years ago
Dr Peters is so amazing!!! If I lived closer to there I would be in his choir in a heartbeat...absolutely breathtaking
jstricks 2 years ago
By far my favorite performance of this piece. The slower tempo is perfect and chill-inducing. After hearing this, the other versions just sound rushed and hollow. Let it flow.
bubrubb1 2 years ago 16
One of my favorite things to do in Choir was standing in a circle in a place with great acoustics. We'd close out eyes and just FEEL the music as we sang....Absolutely Breathtaking. Gives me chills even on my crappy laptop speakers.
Griffinhearted 2 years ago
Breathtaking -- I say this with tears in my eyes.
gonnabeamegastar 2 years ago
Awesome. Absolutely incredible! It gives me chills to hear this piece done so well.
mikethetuner 2 years ago
Perfect!
dogisgreat1 2 years ago
Heavenly music, a moment of extraordinary loveliness reminiscent of the power and vocal range of the Dale Warland Singers or the Cambridge Singers conducted by John Rutter. Refreshment for the spirit in tones not likely to be soon forgotten.
FromHolbergsTime 2 years ago 2
i remember singing here with our university choir a dozen or so years ago. It's a breathtaking acoustic, perfect for this piece, and the conductor uses it well: lots of time between phrases, to let the notes ring out in the room.
paulmadryga 2 years ago
Astounding! This is a perfect tempo. They are all sure to remember this performance all their life.
edmundnschrag 2 years ago
I agree, the tempo is unique and so inspiring
hervedubois 2 years ago
perfect realy wonderful!!
fm997 2 years ago
Great audio considering it was clearly recorded with a camcorder!
DanS24106 2 years ago 3
For you who like this style of inspirational Sacred Music, i think you will enjoy the "Prelude, Adagio & Choral Variee of the Veni Creator Spiritus" (Maurice Durufle's first prize in "Amis d'Orgue" Contest back in the 1930). For the Seamless transition and sweetness hear specially the Adagio. And for the same reason (from deepest to highest) hear the Fourth and Fifth variations with its glorious FFF Amen
Akkallabeth 2 years ago
Back in the 90's some Church Choir Directors made a long Seminar in Rome's "Pontificia Accademia della Musica Sacra". As a devout Durufle's music lover I coudn't believe our final lesson (and exam) as a group of Choir masters was to sing this composition. No words for that: Almost heaven!
Akkallabeth 2 years ago
The most beautiful and lingering "amen" at the end of this piece.
bobareebop 2 years ago
Our choir did this piece earlier in the year with Dr. Andre Thomas; I could listen to the base 2's forever in this piece ! I love it.
And idk where this is, but the acoustics are awesome :)
nspitzy10 2 years ago
I came. I am SO getting my director to let us do this next year. I knew Durufle as an organist, I never knew he was such an outstanding choral composer as well.
willowthebored 2 years ago
I don't understand why some people don't like this...How could you not? Just listen to those acoustics combining with those AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL dissonances!
isudude0913 2 years ago
Exquisite. Acoustics are wonderful, feel that reverberation! I felt true passion in every phrase. Your director also did a great job with shaping the piece. Performing "in the round" worked out well!
Slightly better diction would've made it 100% awesome (for not flipping the "R's", 95% A! :)
shefdog 2 years ago
Absolutely wonderful - tremendous.
topukfreethinker 2 years ago
Stunningly beautiful. Thanks.
peetieboypearson 2 years ago
This is one of my favorte choral pieces of all time!
cubearcub 2 years ago
amazing...
2 thumbsup
choirboy526 2 years ago
pure magic...stunning performance!
casualclicks 2 years ago
although i don't believe i find this music very beautiful
music is for everyone no matter who or what you believe in or where you are from
peace
n1bigdaddy 2 years ago
truly heavenly. thank God such beauty as this exists and we get to hear it.
markvking 3 years ago 2
siete molto bravi.........sento il vostro cuore
tarik19501956 3 years ago
崇高
yuehchopin 3 years ago
thks for posting this and psalm 23 (acoustic, tempo =great) i hope someday someone posts allegri's miserere with that kind of acoustic
alex0589 3 years ago
Beautiful
DiscipleDerek 3 years ago
omg this is so beautiful
xOxitZHanna 3 years ago
Is this Lutheran students sing Catholic Gregorian song in a Catholic Cathedral?
How come?
But its great..
very nice choir..
paubak4 3 years ago
Why not? Great music of the Church is non-denominational.
anitatally 3 years ago
Music of the Church is absolutely denominational. But I agree why not? It's beautiful music and is part of history.
pilo0024 3 years ago 2
Luther College has an amazing music program and we sing our music for the glory of God. Denominations have no meaning to us when it comes to making music for the LORD.
zahrti01 2 years ago
Alright, this was an impromptu performance and therefore they did an excellent job just to keep it together. Bravo People!!!Sounds wonderful.
Oaktownrob 3 years ago
As for the topic about tempo, I think its a matter of too much ritardano here. If music connects well phrase to phrase, the tempo isnt
that important. A slower tempo merely suspends the beauty of the piece, if the elements are in proper metrical relation.Just my opinion.
Oaktownrob 3 years ago
People keep on saying to sing faster...For what purpose?! If this was by chance, then they're lucky. When I hear this version, at this tempo, I begin to truly think about the love of a mother breast feeding her child, the love of a grandmother sitting besides her bedridden husband in the hospital, or the love of a father comforting his son after disciplining him. DEUS IBI EST. God is love, and God is truly there.
meiguoren777 3 years ago 3
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TheSlarkInn 2 years ago
... its a little bit slowly... but nice..
rybisska85 3 years ago
English Translation: Where charity and love are, there God is. The love of Christ has gathered us into one flock. Let us exult, and in Him be joyful. Let us fear and let us love the living God. And from a sincere heart let us love each other (and Him).
iluvtigers77 3 years ago
I wish I could hear them sing it faster. This is my favorite sounding version on u-tube, but they are singing it too slow.
iluvtigers77 3 years ago
I prefer it when its performed by an all male choir- it has a different tonal quality that isn't matched by a mixed choir- I think its because the boy treble's voice is much more supple than a grown womans.
Treemeadow 3 years ago
I'm really glad they took their time with this piece, stretching and slowing specific measures so they could appreciate the chordal structure, the decay of their sound, and the timbre created in this specific environment. How many times do choirs get to just sing in a cathedral and sound pretty damn good! beautiful!!!!! Juicey Chords!!
malarkey47 3 years ago 6
@malarkey47 Juicy chords is right. Honestly, in our present era I often tend to think I'm the only one who cares about chords: dense harmonic and dissonant structure...
greger1 7 months ago
lovely harmonies- one of my all time favorite pieces. looks like a rehersal rather than a performance, which could be why it's slower than normal. There are many reasons why a choir may rehearse in a different tempo than it would actually peform in. really beautiful sound, though. Wish i was sitting in the pew!!
khrisblair 3 years ago
Yeah, this is freakin' awesome, the choir at my college is doing this piece as part of a concert/competition even on a trip to Arkansas, I'm definitely psyhced for this. The acoustics ROCK! I've been trying to look this up just to get some ideas. So beautiful and very well sung. Struck me with some inspiration.
Papabear20067 3 years ago
when was this concert/competition thing in Arkansas? my college went to one just last week is why I ask.
Kochelle 3 years ago
slower than I am use to but acoustics may demand it. Still quite lovely, nice bass section. Well done.
Ctmagnus 3 years ago
Yes, these pieces were written for buildings with even more reverberation that this. The environment must be taken into consideration when performing this sort of repertoire. The choir's Latin is decent, though not perfect...
marchesano 3 years ago
I think this very slow tempo works. 1:57 I think is amazing.
michaels7 3 years ago 3
It's very nice, but I'm afraid I find it a little on the slow side. After all, it is based on a Gregorian Chant!
landinglight 3 years ago
ever heard of interpretation?
your comment sounds like you are just trying to make yourself seem smart
Davidmavfan2 3 years ago
Read my initial comment again: I said 'I find it...'. It's not fact, it's my opinion. It's also my opinion that I wasn't trying to sound 'smart' - perhaps I just know more about Gregorian Chant than you do (oh, by the way, that was my OPINION again, dumbass).
landinglight 3 years ago
Part of the reason they probably took it slow is because of the acoustic. I was a singer at that cathedral last year and the reverb is out of control. I am assuming that is the reason it was at a slower tempo.
Sounds great, though.
TitoBelize 3 years ago
If you look at the words of this beautiful hymn...let us all cool off. Forgive, forget and move on. Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
meiguoren777 3 years ago
Wow, I thought YouTube was a waste of time until I saw this video. This is a wonderful setting this piece, with the tempo and acoustics working together.
PaulyT37 3 years ago 3
that was THE best version of this song ive heard! it blew the sound of my choirs version out of the water! i wish we couldve been able to go and sing in the st. paul cathedral! its only an hour away from my school, too!
revolution231 3 years ago 3
wow, just listening... i remember being there. this and psalm 23... so glad you put these up, hun.
skaggar 3 years ago
the Cathedral of St. Paul has amazing acoustics. Like singing in one big tile shower, except not really.
Maestro2011 3 years ago 2
Just wonderful. So many conductors rush this wonderful hymn, but this is truly praise in song. Thanks for posting.
redducks55 3 years ago 7
dang... this space is perfect for the piece, and the director really conducts it just right so that the reverb doesn't swamp the voices. I wish this had better sound quality!
jennywren413 3 years ago
Wow when ever I watch this rendition I get the
goose bumps: where there is love there is God they are singing. The holding of the hands is
glorius.
michaels7 3 years ago 3
wow this tempo is amazing
this song really does deserve all of the time that you can give it
Bernardlee61989 3 years ago 4
Absolutely love the conductor's tempo throughout piece. Dynamics are great, blend great, and intonation awesome! Would have loved to sing with this group.
conductor78 3 years ago 3
"Kind of mean" to make the sopranos stand there and do nothing? If you conducted an orchestra, would you have the violins play the beginning of the Brahms requiem? Maybe these composers were looking for a certain tone color. In the interest of having everyone participate, are you not preventing everyone from actually participating in the music itself?
nazard513 3 years ago
very well executed.
major kudos.
btw, i really liked the dynamic contrast at the second to last phrase going into the final Ubi Caritas.
Maestro2011 3 years ago 2
This song is so immensely beautiful. The type of music that can stop wars and make grown men cry. I love how the group is holding hands with one another. I cannot watch this video without shivers going down my spine.
Phenomenal job.
jps298 3 years ago 4
breathtaking!
i absolutly love this song.
ashleynora 3 years ago 4
absolutely prayerful and beautiful congratulations
expatmartin 3 years ago 2
amazing! I just love this piece!
anmkar 3 years ago 2
your choir is so big!! i'm jealous!
eme3891 3 years ago
What my choir director did was have the altos sing the tenor I line, sopranos sing the alto line, the actual tenors sing the tenor II line, then have the bass sing their normal part. When you get to the "exsultamus et en ipso..." part, the altos go ahead and sing the alto staff. Kind of confusing, but it keeps everyone in the choir singing and not left standing there. :]
PromageddonBaby 3 years ago
That's exactly what I do. We frequently have three sopranos, three altos, two tenors, and three basses. Divisi music is tough with such a small group (a volunteer church choir). As a composer, I'm not averse to a little 'tailoring' for a particular group of singers. Better than not doing the piece at all.
virginiaorganbuilder 3 years ago
Just wonderful.
fielsjd 3 years ago
If only the general public could experience how wonderful music sounds in this kind of acoustics, we would have a lot fewer churches that resembled living rooms. (By the way, in my church choir I always let the sopranos sing with the altos at the beginning and end. It just seems kind of mean to make them stand there doing nothing!)
virginiaorganbuilder 3 years ago
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL!
PromageddonBaby 3 years ago
interesting. sounds like a very different peace when drawn out like this. almost as if messiaen had written it, not durufle! it becomes much richer - very good!
brianwilson49 3 years ago
Very nice! The tempo is very slow compared to our but I like it! Its different.
Nice bases! They are very loud! Good!
strotusstus 4 years ago
I could listen to this everyday and still get goosebumps.
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Versione orribile... non aggiungo altro!
celtico83 4 years ago
Why are there only two people sitting in the pews? That place should be packed listening to such a beautiful choir.
MusikMom 4 years ago
This was following a morning mass, most of the visitors had already gone while the choir toured the cathedral. Dr Peter thought it a waste to not sing in such a beautiful space, so we hastily took a warm-up on this.
murfslk230 3 years ago
@murfslk230 : thank you for your prayer wrapped in song.
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friarmel 1 year ago
i LOVE that this is done slowly. this song should be like.. 5 minutes longer. this was very well done.
maxemo111 4 years ago
Well be singing this in select choir. we just started learning it not to long ago.
Droegon 4 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
tbcsalem 4 years ago
we went there last year
ZoMyIpod 4 years ago
your teacher is smart to sing this slow. i bet he did that just so you guys could here the effect of your wonderful voices in that cathedral. Excellent job.
ZoMyIpod 4 years ago
My choir is seeing this for competition, this sounds so beautiful when you all do it. I love it.
Lafeyel 4 years ago 2
anyone know where st. paul is at? What state? City? Answer ASAP!
bandmarcher1 4 years ago
I believe it's St. Paul, Minnesota.
sji88 4 years ago
Beautiful! The acoustic inside St. Paul's is magnificent! Thanks for posting!
maestroinwest 4 years ago
this was amaaaaazing. i sang this before with my choir. i have heard some bad versions and some good but this is absolutely perfect. you guys blended beautifully!
jasminebreezes 4 years ago
Warm up or not, one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I think the blending is more more unique than any other. To have been there would have been...a little more than a reason to get up in the morning with a smile on my face. Good job!
skilzorz 4 years ago
We sang this at South Dakota All-State Chorus in 2003, awesome song! And we sang it at the funeral of one of our teachers. Just beautiful.
Is that Dr. Tim Peter directing?
dd1985 4 years ago
my choir performed this in our 2005 spring concert. i didnt sing it because i wasnt in that specific choir. this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
singndance4evr 4 years ago
Praise to God in what ever form. Watching this is like having heavenly experience! Thank you for posting it.
VisnuHawaii 4 years ago
I sang this is high school in the early eighties. It made me cry every time, but this performance made we weep. I love the intentional slowness and depth it created in mood. WOW! Thanks sooo much for sharing this
shamapriya 4 years ago
It amazes me that Maurice Durufle destroyed so much of his work, or had much of it destroyed when he died because he never thought it was good enough. With something as extraordinary as this, you wonder what else we missed.
soulcornflake 4 years ago
i'm amazed that you were able to pull it off so beautifully so slowly. a wise choice in my opinion. you really have to be a agile ensemble to pull that off so slowly. the room loves it. you get the reverb of fewer notes when you go slower. And it is no picnic range wise, to be stretched in that way. i love luther choirs. they always have wonderful deep resonant consistent tone that gives me chills. (imagine Gretchaninov's our father. chills.)
32nds 4 years ago
Gretchaninov....ooooohhh. 'O Gladsome Light' with those acoustics?
soulcornflake 4 years ago
I love this song! We're doing it now n chamber choir and it's awsome!So beautiful!
angelkn9 4 years ago
It wasn't slow. It was just perfect. Translate these divine words into English, and you'll understand why. I get the butterflies, the chills, I also "gag" tears, every time I listen to this.
meiguoren777 4 years ago 3
A superb performance of what is surely the finest motet ever to be written. Pity it was taken so slowly, although this is all down to personal taste. Wonderful!
tommyberlioz 4 years ago 2
Amazing. I love the power of sung prayer. It really touches me deeply.
Honorsmin 4 years ago 3
The Amen makes you want to cry. So pious and beautiful.
garotte787 4 years ago
Perfect example of exploting the advantages of the high dome cathedral acoustics. Even better is the surround sound effect of having the choir perform in a wide arc. Though it was kinda obvious the sections were standing together, gender-wise at least. Would be interesting to hear the effects if the sections were scattered throughout the arc.
edchan78 4 years ago
this was not a performance, just warm up. everyone was standing all willy-nilly so the blending is way off from normal luther standards
baileyfrank 4 years ago
Excellent potential in this group. I felt the interpretation was a bit off on the part of the conductor. Excellent setting.
jevchance 4 years ago
that was absolutely phenomenal
OrganistInTraining 4 years ago
Now, I have to listen to this song, everyday.
bandmarcher1 4 years ago 2
this song is soooo beautiful. I seriously had chills on my spine.
bandmarcher1 4 years ago
this sounds amazing! in my freshman year, we preformed this song, but it didnt sound anywhere near as good as this...of course there were only 32 of us...but still this is incredible! the blend is amazing!
keep it up!
Jarethcat 4 years ago
oh God. this is the BEST i've ever heard this song performed. the blend balance is superb! i am going to try to do it with my school choir this year. it would be perfect.
KeithB08 4 years ago
If you want perfect, listen to the coir of Kings College Cambridge, they are the masters.
kestrelcargo 4 years ago
A song that I would love to hear this choir perform is "Of Thy Mystical Supper" by A. Lvov. The chamber choir of Kiev has a recording of it and it is simply beautiful! Good job on this song guys.
btownchoirboi 4 years ago
Wow. This is PHENOMENAL. They have an icredible sound, and the acoustics are amazing.
dorkfish90 4 years ago
OOOhhhhh...I have goosebumps. This sounds SO perfect. =)
oolunastaroo 4 years ago
Where true love and charity are found....
Doha79 4 years ago
The best hymn.
Doha79 4 years ago
The holding of the hands, I think, is moving and reflects Christ's moments on earth: the birth, His life with the disciples, the Supper and Passion. I am Catholic and I have no problems with the holding of hands. In fact, it moves me to tears.
michaels7 4 years ago