Without vibrato, tones are out of tune. You don't realize that until you GROW UP. ;)
It makes sense now reading your post....I knew I heard some ACTUAL GOOD and FLEXIBLE singing in here. There are some balance issues, yes....but in other more rigid recordings there are "non singer sounds" issues. lol SO....ying yang.
I think that the UST is a very professional and off-stage, very humble choir. I love Whitacre but I enjoy this rendition as much. I think itsmrGuy was abit too critical about the choir.
I remember listening to a recording of this song when I was about 12 in middle school choir and I was simply blown away and I had never heard anything like it.
It isn't necessarily the writer of the piece who makes the music what it sounds like. The sheet music is just the foundation; the piece begins on paper. It's the conductors job to bring the music off of the page and make it sound as s/he seems fit. Some people like how Whitacre makes it sound, others like how the UST singers sound with their rendition.
@itsmrGuy: You are allowed to listen to whatever you want.
And I like to listen to the UST Singers, the current "Choir of the World" as the winner of the Llangollen Eisteddfod 2010 in Wales. Also winner of any other festival, for example the festival in Olomouc in the Czech Republic: Winner in five categories, in four with 100 of 100 points, in one with 99 of 100 points.
I said it before: This song was performed in a hotel lobby, AFAIK. It still sounds great to me. I like it.
FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION: the person under the name of SELINA JEVRI whose username: 'thisisthedeadgirl' that posted several comments here, claiming that she was a former member of the UST Singers and also claiming she's a member of ITB Singers of Bandung Indonesia - HAS NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER TO AND WAS NEVER A MEMBER NOR A TRAINEE of the UST Singers.
In the choir's roster of members and trainees from 1992 up until the present batch, there's no record of the said name. Thanks.
@thisisthedeadgirl: First of all: I am GERMAN. Is this discussion about perfect English? You do not have to criticize my English, and I do not criticize your German. Agreed?
Next: I met the UST Singer several times in Germany. All of the UST singers were smart and lovely. YOU are anything else but smart and lovely. You are rude, arrogant, uneducated. You are a moron.
You are also not Philippine, and I do not find your name anywhere in the history of this choir, of course not.
@Alexandria1812: The UST Singer competed for the title "Choir of the World" at the Lllangolen Eistesfood twice: In 1995 and in 2010. They won both times.
I do not know how often other choirs competed at the Llangollen Eisteddfod. I only know that the UST Singers competed twice. And I know that only one choir in the history of this competition (since 1947) won this title more than once: The UST Singers.
To those on here who are being judgemental: criticism is good in a constructive way. Being a jerk is just rude and uncalled for. To those on here lashing out to the judgemental: knock it off. it just makes you look ridiculous. I sang this my senior year of high school, so I see a few things I would have done differently, but music is like beauty. Interpreted its own way and is in the eyes (or in this case ears) of the beholder. They were good, not amazing, but good. :)
This is a very bad recording. UST appears to thrive in a competition environment where they can best showcase their choreography whilst their intonation issues and lack of a choral blend are overlooked. As a professional choral musician, I'm very disappointed. This work by Whitacre demonstrates that they may be more show than substance.
@stryker704 Celtic Woman happens to be a world recognized group. They have supreme skills and make quite the bit of pocket change considering their extraordinary talents.
If you do not like them that is your own problem. That just means you don't respect their brand of music.
@Alexandria1812 They are world recognized ergo they are good? that would make justin bieber's music good. there's nothing celtic about their pseudo folksy meowings.
but you are right about one thing. i have every right to dislike their music just as you dislike the ust singers. but it's not a problem. they're not world recognized enough that i would be at a loss to stay well away from their noise.
@stryker704 You know I must say that you are quite pathetic.
I am looking at this from a Choral Directors standpoint. To be quite bland, The members of Celtic woman have more talent in their pinky fingers than the UST. The UST has horrible tone, and horrid balance, they are not a proffessional choir. Celtic woman on the other hand is a professional group, and YES their music IS in fact Celtic based! Everything with the exception of songs written for certain countries.
@Alexandria1812: You have no idea what you are talking about.
It is nice that you like Celtic Woman. You are allowed to like them. I like them too, they make music for a lot of people, nice, but not on a musically high level, in my opinion.
However, saying they are more talented than the officially best choir in the world, the UST Singers, is just ridiculous. It is like saying that Luciano Pavarotti cannot sing.
Perhaps THIS song is not their best. You are allowed to say that.
@stryker704 The International Eisteddfod is not as prestigious and wonderful, or as academic as it sounds and is esteemed to be. I know first hand. That award means nothing more than that they were pretty flashy.
Oversung, shouty, sharp, spread vowels, out of tune, unbalanced, and wrong notes everywhere. "into the sun" is nowhere near in tune. The chord before The Flight was AWFUL. I don't necessarily have a problem with the musical interpretation, just the vocal produciton of the choir. How many times do they actually change keys in this performance???
Okay, my favorite part is the tenors from 5:33--5:37...Very short, but beautiful...Just saying. Can't wait to do this song at state!! 4th chair Bass II baby!!! We're gonna do so much better though.
aaahhhggg!!!! this piece has so much potential :,(..... iv actual sung some erics worksand idk if its the place there singin in or what but you dont even get to hear the amasing chords that makes his, works so.... orgasmic ^.^ haha
Get a load of LordofOran's choir in his channel, something called the "Amherst College Zumbyes" it is obvious he's hitching onto this video to drum up interest in his awful choir. then again, maybe not? why waste the view count on him!
1) That is an a student-led a capella group. That is also probably the worst recording of anything that we have, but since you clearly think I'm only here to solicit views, I won't bother linking something better. FYI, we placed third in ICCAs in 2007, can you say the same?
2) I also sing in a concert choir. The reason I came to listen to this and other versions was because we were performing Leonardo this year. But suffice to say, I've found a dozen better ones than this.
Honestly I really dislike this interpretation. It is sung so quickly that there leaves little room for contrasts in the middle and Flight sections, nor is there really left enough time to get the feeling of some of Whitacre's crunchiest chords.
Also the choir's tuning goes to hell.
Does anyone know why the piece was started in F# and not in the original key of F?
I definitely heard the key change off the top. I was going to ask the same question. Except that I know, F major is often very hard to keep from falling in pitch. F# tends to stay put if not go sharp. So the choice I'm sure was either for pitch reasons, or the strenth of the group is in their higher register. It sounds though that they have a hard time with intonation in the new key.
wow this really is horrible.. this choir is oversinging to hell. and this is totally not stylistically correct at all. whitacre's music is absolutely not made for vibrato and this choir just butchers the hell out of it. I've sung a lot of whitacre and i can tell you this wasn't executed to its fullest
Arkansas All-State Mixed choir is doing this song. Hopefully I will make the choir:) I made first chair region bass 2, so maybe I'll do good at state auditions....But I have never sang a song near 10 minutes before. I think I might pass out...ha
what you idiots are calling vibrato is called "squillo," look it up. it's that bright brassy sound produced by certain voices. there's a big difference with vibrato. oh and most singers would kill for a sound like that, that's why you normally hear the term "squillante" tossed around as an ideal.
i think its beautiful the diction has much to be desired but over all THAT WAS FREAKIN AMAZING AND HATS OF TO THE DIRECTOR becausei takes MUSICALITY TO INTERPURT A SONG THE WAY HE DID after all a crazy blonde director of mine says " the director is the musician and the CHOIR IS THE INSTRUMENT AND U BEND TO HIS/HER WILL" conformity isnt always good
doesnt sound anything like whitacre wanted it to. at all. i mean, the cliche over-the-top and constantly sharp soprano, the tenors who sound like theyre singing in their throat, it all just makes this piece so distorted and unenjoyable. and holy crap, talk about the vibrato of death. a little vibrato is nice on held notes to add a touch of musicality, but this just sounds a bunch of wailing voices and it throws the pitch off so much that all the harmony is totally demolished.
Not to be rude or anything, but im not going to even consider your opinion because number one, your grammar and spelling are that of a 5 year old, and also because there is no record of whitacre ever expressing that opinion. There IS record, however, of him saying he loves the BYU Singers version, which he stated on his blog. Not to mention pretty much everyone else here seems to be agreeing with me.
What are you? Some sort of critic? I highly doubt you're even qualified to judge this piece. I would like to see you even attempt this. And when you get the guts to show me what you've got, it's called you tube, and I want to listen to it. This choir is the most amazing on you tube. The only interpretation I've heard that's even half descent. Quit trying to pick out flaws because you're jealous of it.. I'm pretty sure you're not this amazing. Nothing is perfect. But this is pretty close.
LordofOran is actually right...if you want to hear a "half decent" interpretation, look at the one where Eric Whitacre actually conducts. This choir is FAR from the best on here...their vowels are terrible and very wide...and yes...they do get out of tune and the chord right before "The Flight" is so unbalanced, you can't appreciate the amazing dissonance that Whitacre intended...all you get is a bunch of people screaming their lungs out...or at least that's what it sounds like.
These people saying derogatory remarks about the UST Singers rendition of Whitacre's difficult piece must be motivated by envy and an overdose of sour graping. ItsmrGuy and the rest of whiners and complainers think they know better than the conductor himself. Well, listen to the choir Whitacre himself conducted and compare. The UST Singers' version is much much better. You prefer rigid and robotic reading of notes to creative and innovative singing which THE SINGERS DO.
@upmadz20: I agree with you, sir/ma'am. The world is full of envious people. I bet they cannot sing as close to this one. This version is superb. Try visiting my channel. I have a live video recording of this song. Taken last March 2010 on their farewell concert.. As usual, they nailed it again!
@upmadz20 You think this is creative? Eric Whitacre intended the piece to be proper, an enactment of the century Davinci lived. The rendition that UST singers did, sounds overly bright and cheerful, with too much vibrado.
The notes to this piece are supposed to be clear, crisp, and perfectly in tune. Go to Eric's sight and you will hear a proffesional recording. This is a mockery.
And no one is saying anything Derogatory at the moment. When someone calls you a fag, then you can talk about it. :)
@upmadz20 I think that a choir should be considerate of what the composer wants, not making up their "own creative style" for a piece....that notion is ridiculous. I like some of UST's music, but this piece is simply too difficult for them.
@mwdot12: This music is not official, it was never on an album (as far as I know). It was just a piece in some of their shows, especially in the US. Someone recorded it, and that's it.
Is anything too difficult for THIS choir? It depends on the singers. My impression in the past always was: No, there isn't anything too difficult for this choir.
Note: Being the "Choir of the World" at the Llangollen Eisteddfod already two times (as the only choir in the world) says it all. They are THE BEST.
@SteamFanHannover How can music be "official"? You dig a whole deeper for yourself every time you post ignorant comments. I am done arguing though, I will go with my knowledge that this recording is TERRIBLE.
@upmadz20 So you're saying the UST Singers have a better understanding of how the piece should sound than the COMPOSER HIMSELF? Seriously? Whitacre says himself the reason he writes with such dissonance is because when it is performed correctly and WITHOUT vibrato, the shimmering sounds created just make him "want to die in that moment." This recording is garbage. Wrong key, no attention payed to harmony and ensemble blend, just a bunch of soloistic opera singers shouting 'LOOK AT ME!!!'
@itsmrGuy Without vibrato, tones are out of tune. You don't realize that until you GROW UP. ;)
It makes sense now reading your post....I knew I heard some ACTUAL GOOD and FLEXIBLE singing in here. There are some balance issues, yes....but in other more rigid recordings there are "non singer sounds" issues. lol SO....ying yang.
@itsmrGuy : This is all pretty subjective I guess.... while the UST's voices sound very disruptive to you, I happen to like such choirs with broad, operatic voices. And btw, it is actually alright and pretty common for choirs to have an interpretation different from that of its composer. I've heard many choirs sing the slow, tranquil Sleep in double quick time.
emuwithrabies (2 months ago) Show Hide -1 Marked as spam Reply | Spam This is terribly overdone. The sopranos, which are a bit flat, drown the rest of the ensemble. The random changes in rhythm and tempo make no sense, creating a "busy" feeling when sped up, and a dragging feeling, when slowed. Whitacre puts plenty into his scores...
Meh... you don't know what you're talking about. Even Whitacre himself acknowledges that this is the best rendition of this song he has heard.
Where did he say that? Personally, I think that the BYU Singers version completely blows this one out of the water. Far more consistant blend, balance, and tone, leaving aside interpretation differences. It just feels so much more coherent. You can compare the opening of this one with the BYU Singers clip on Eric Whitacre's website.
I certainly don't believe that this make of 'Leonardo' is anywhere near BYU or VocalEssence. Both of those choirs did much better jobs on the song itself. Nor do I think that this choir is the best in the world. I don't like their sound all that much. I guess thats an opinion that I have and you may not all agree but thats whatever.
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This is terribly overdone. The sopranos, which are a bit flat, drown the rest of the ensemble. The random changes in rhythm and tempo make no sense, creating a "busy" feeling when sped up, and a dragging feeling, when slowed. Whitacre puts plenty into his scores; there is no need to speed it up or slow it down. There is much potential in this group, but most of the basics are left out, and the audience is, instead, beat to death with quintuple-fortissimo. Great score, though.
1. Are you really meaning that "...You should have not posted things that are not to be said if you don't like something..." (MILLERTOT) and everybody just should comment every shit (this here ISN´T Shit) just with positive Agreements?
2. What has Critism (I said Sorry for my inobjective choice of words!) to do with what you called "NAZI-SPIRIT"?
Yes it´s true that the German Nazi-Regime killed over 6,000,000 Jews and people of other minorities. It´s the biggest crime ever happened in this period of time. It happened more than 60 years in the past and in this days the last people who can be called "responsible" are dieing. My generation has a difficult stand: We´ll pay with a superbad reputation for something we can´t change anymore. And I think that it´s logical that we are despising this crime more than all other people of the world.
"...twisted fucking mind...", "...nasty german...", "...GO TO HELL...", "...your rude "nazi" direct behavior...", "...it always came from you guys..."
I recognize that you´re know a little about choir work, BIZET34 and it´s a pitty that you wrote your last comment. It shows that you can´t control yourself at all and you know nothing about Germany. Where are you from?
Bizet34 was right favorit3. You should have not posted things that are not to be said if you don't like something.Please do read your comment on the UST Singers. It was unfair. It was hostile of him/her to react but as you said, he has the right to say what he wants too and nobody can "forbid" him/her to say what he/ she has to say to you. I think you both need to grow up.
btw favorit3. read the "holocaust"...correct spelling ba ako? hahaha! I know what Bizet34 means. Is it true that you germans poisoned all those Jews during world war II? And I'm not in the them anymore! Basta, Bongga pa rin ang Madz at Ust singers. BOW!
If I insulted somebody with my critism I want to say Sorry. This wasn´t my purpose and I just wanted to say that I don´t like this Interpretation at all. Nobody can forbide me this.
Be careful, you´re using wrong quotes and everybody can verify that.
And now: Calm down, BIZET34. Stay cool.
Ok, you´re right in the position that my first comment wasn´t objective.
Racesism is an difficult theme and I´m not a racecist. I´m NOT a nasty German. And I´m not a Nazi at all. What the hell is "rude Nazi behaviour"? This isn´t nice either and makes it difficult to me to stay matter-of-fact.
im on your side favorit3. im JEWISH and i dont have a problem with germans. what happened was a long time ago and while i totally agree that i was a terrible thing, it wasnt favorit3's idea! and not everyone in germany is a nazi. jeez, do you have a problem with sound of music bc it has nazis in it.
Just listen to the recording of the Brigham Young University Singers or have a look @ the video where Leonardo is conducted by Whitacre himselve. State of the Art!
you are german....thank you for clearing that out. I bet you've met the USt Singers when they were in Germany. Talk about racism I encountered alot of it and always came from you guys. I'd like to stay on the theme but your criticism was never functional. It was just darn too rude. I have my fair share of behavioral disfunctions but yours hit the charts way up there..(metaphorically speaking)
BYU has its own...again charm and grace...they were I believe to first perform this piece. Its good... very good actually but dont you think that interpretations are just subjective?... have you ever thought of that favorit3?.... I have the cds of OF BYU singers and I saw the videos here in youtube. But this recording of the USt singers is quite special you know why? its becuase of its unique flavor.
you talk about state of the art.... you have alot to learn about art too.....read histories of artists, composers... their works were not acknowledged when they were alive. They became famous when they were dead. So, if I argue about all of this its because of your rude "nazi" direct behavior. Try to be nice because who knows?... people might like you. GOd Bless.
Why is it wrong to post a opinion here? If we don´t do, this thread can be closed immediately. It can be fun to argue with matters of fact, without insulting the partner of conversation.
Differences are necessary, but we have the right to critize them in a functional way.
Perhaps you´re really good in music, BIZET34, but you have to learn a lot about behavior:
by the way....think... jus think about what you said about "if we dont argue or post nasty opions in this video this thread will be closed?"....are you out of your twisted fucking mind? and you also said "without insulting the partner of conversation"... what the fuck is that? YOU like to be nasty german... admit it. better yet...I retract of me saying God bless... GO TO HELL!!!!!
If somebody has a "nazi spirit", then it is you, BIZET34, because you´re the real racist: You mean to know "typical" filipinos and germans and i´m sure you never met one. You´ve got such a superior knowledge of nations, simply great. Thanks to your objective comment about the german onion-flavour, too.
I hope you're not German, becuase if you are I will understand the hostile comment (nazi spirit if I must say)but if you're filipino then its typical for filipinos to be crabs and bitches to their compatriot choirs. Why are you guys like that?... this pice is incredably difficult and I should say that it has an x factor touch to it. NOT BAD AT ALL. Very spirited and full of life. The soloists were wonderful. Everybody has its own version for this piece.
Now...for the German part...like your so called superior race?.... I suggest that you people stock up with deodorants because...Whew!!!!!! onions galore. I believe the Ust Singers has its own charm and passion upon interpretations. If you don't like it... shut up, be at peace and better yet don't listen. The human race will not survive if we dont give in to differences.
whooaa all favort3 said was that it wasnt their favorite recording..thats what the wall is for, to express opinion. he or she never said that it was bad because it wasnt german. you are the racist one, that favorit3.
some intonation issues in the sopranos every once in a while on the uniusons. My high school choir did this a few years ago and it was absolutely fabulous. This year we're doing the Brahms Requiem at Carnegie Hall.
Somebody mentioned about the UST singers having a more Puccinesque engagement on this song than is necessary. I guess it's a matter of taste, because I really like the attack and the dynamics and the virtuosity. Absolutely wonderful!!!
i've got the music on my lap, and in measure 24 "i mag ines an", the low basses are on the low E, and that's the lowest they go. There's low F's all over though.
Great visuals. Virtuosic, if not muscular, singing. My one mite: perhaps, a tad less emotional and near Puccinesque engagement (especially in the dense clusters and forte passages) in order to maintain dynamic balance and timbral clarity, and so that transitions are intonationally secure. Terrific soprano and baritone soloists. Congratulations, all!
Aww, you give ACDA/NATS too much credit. I'm from IFCM, so I guess you can blame us, eh? On a lighter note, these varied opinions reflect a thriving audience of choral aficionados agreeing to disagree, n'est-ce pas?
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@itsmrGuy
Music is just regurgitation if a song is repeated the same way every time.
Give UST a break; this is just their interpretation.
socalchoirboy 1 month ago
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socalchoirboy 1 month ago
different, but I liked it.
Octavoification 2 months ago
Without vibrato, tones are out of tune. You don't realize that until you GROW UP. ;)
It makes sense now reading your post....I knew I heard some ACTUAL GOOD and FLEXIBLE singing in here. There are some balance issues, yes....but in other more rigid recordings there are "non singer sounds" issues. lol SO....ying yang.
Octavoification 2 months ago
You really took it off the page.
Octavoification 2 months ago
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! times 1000000
Octavoification 2 months ago
I dont like it.
margotlorena1 5 months ago
I think that the UST is a very professional and off-stage, very humble choir. I love Whitacre but I enjoy this rendition as much. I think itsmrGuy was abit too critical about the choir.
gwl9 7 months ago
Vibrato or no vibrato, this is better than no music at all.
The pictures are yet painted on the canvas backdrop of my brain.
gorpin03 9 months ago
I remember listening to a recording of this song when I was about 12 in middle school choir and I was simply blown away and I had never heard anything like it.
one of Whitacre's great accomplishments.
MUSlCFAVORITES 11 months ago
It isn't necessarily the writer of the piece who makes the music what it sounds like. The sheet music is just the foundation; the piece begins on paper. It's the conductors job to bring the music off of the page and make it sound as s/he seems fit. Some people like how Whitacre makes it sound, others like how the UST singers sound with their rendition.
Forgei 11 months ago
@itsmrGuy: You are allowed to listen to whatever you want.
And I like to listen to the UST Singers, the current "Choir of the World" as the winner of the Llangollen Eisteddfod 2010 in Wales. Also winner of any other festival, for example the festival in Olomouc in the Czech Republic: Winner in five categories, in four with 100 of 100 points, in one with 99 of 100 points.
I said it before: This song was performed in a hotel lobby, AFAIK. It still sounds great to me. I like it.
And that's it.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION: the person under the name of SELINA JEVRI whose username: 'thisisthedeadgirl' that posted several comments here, claiming that she was a former member of the UST Singers and also claiming she's a member of ITB Singers of Bandung Indonesia - HAS NO CONNECTION WHATSOEVER TO AND WAS NEVER A MEMBER NOR A TRAINEE of the UST Singers.
In the choir's roster of members and trainees from 1992 up until the present batch, there's no record of the said name. Thanks.
entengpol 1 year ago
@entengpol: So I was right about "thisisthedeadgirl". Thank you for your information.
I recommend to remove some of the comments, including some of mine. I was bit rude.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
Alexandria1812 calls himself a music educator! An EDUCATOR!
thisisthedeadgirl pretends to be a musician and former member of the UST Singers. Isn't it crazy?
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SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@thisisthedeadgirl: First of all: I am GERMAN. Is this discussion about perfect English? You do not have to criticize my English, and I do not criticize your German. Agreed?
Next: I met the UST Singer several times in Germany. All of the UST singers were smart and lovely. YOU are anything else but smart and lovely. You are rude, arrogant, uneducated. You are a moron.
You are also not Philippine, and I do not find your name anywhere in the history of this choir, of course not.
Enough said.
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SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@thisisthedeadgirl: The name of the conductor of the UST Singers? What were you doing in Manila?
You are such a cheater. And so arrogant.
You never was a member of the UST Singers. As a member or a former member of this choir you could never write such bullshit.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
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SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@Alexandria1812: The UST Singer competed for the title "Choir of the World" at the Lllangolen Eistesfood twice: In 1995 and in 2010. They won both times.
I do not know how often other choirs competed at the Llangollen Eisteddfod. I only know that the UST Singers competed twice. And I know that only one choir in the history of this competition (since 1947) won this title more than once: The UST Singers.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@thisisthedeadgirl: You never was a member of the UST Singers. Stop lying.
And what is ITB Singers? Never heard about it. Which title did they win 12 times in a row? The championship of nose-picking?
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@thisisthedeadgirl: You never was a member of the UST Singers. And who the fuck is IBM Singers?
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
To those on here who are being judgemental: criticism is good in a constructive way. Being a jerk is just rude and uncalled for. To those on here lashing out to the judgemental: knock it off. it just makes you look ridiculous. I sang this my senior year of high school, so I see a few things I would have done differently, but music is like beauty. Interpreted its own way and is in the eyes (or in this case ears) of the beholder. They were good, not amazing, but good. :)
thehaliemarie 1 year ago
This is a very bad recording. UST appears to thrive in a competition environment where they can best showcase their choreography whilst their intonation issues and lack of a choral blend are overlooked. As a professional choral musician, I'm very disappointed. This work by Whitacre demonstrates that they may be more show than substance.
Ran59Dolph 1 year ago
Well THIS choir just won the "Choir of the World" title for the second time in the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod. Eat that!
stryker704 1 year ago
@stryker704 Yeah. Twice. Out of how many years they have gone? HAHAHAHAHA
Alexandria1812 1 year ago 2
@Alexandria1812 This from a person who likes "Celtic Woman." Yes, you're the epitome of good taste.
stryker704 1 year ago
@stryker704 Celtic Woman happens to be a world recognized group. They have supreme skills and make quite the bit of pocket change considering their extraordinary talents.
If you do not like them that is your own problem. That just means you don't respect their brand of music.
Alexandria1812 1 year ago 2
@Alexandria1812 They are world recognized ergo they are good? that would make justin bieber's music good. there's nothing celtic about their pseudo folksy meowings.
but you are right about one thing. i have every right to dislike their music just as you dislike the ust singers. but it's not a problem. they're not world recognized enough that i would be at a loss to stay well away from their noise.
stryker704 1 year ago
@stryker704 You know I must say that you are quite pathetic.
I am looking at this from a Choral Directors standpoint. To be quite bland, The members of Celtic woman have more talent in their pinky fingers than the UST. The UST has horrible tone, and horrid balance, they are not a proffessional choir. Celtic woman on the other hand is a professional group, and YES their music IS in fact Celtic based! Everything with the exception of songs written for certain countries.
Alexandria1812 1 year ago
@Alexandria1812: You have no idea what you are talking about.
It is nice that you like Celtic Woman. You are allowed to like them. I like them too, they make music for a lot of people, nice, but not on a musically high level, in my opinion.
However, saying they are more talented than the officially best choir in the world, the UST Singers, is just ridiculous. It is like saying that Luciano Pavarotti cannot sing.
Perhaps THIS song is not their best. You are allowed to say that.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@stryker704 Celtic Woman does not attempt to do music which they cannot handle, as do the UST singers, made apparent by this video.
mwdot12 1 year ago
@stryker704 The International Eisteddfod is not as prestigious and wonderful, or as academic as it sounds and is esteemed to be. I know first hand. That award means nothing more than that they were pretty flashy.
mwdot12 1 year ago
@mwdot12 Yeah, "mere pretty flashy" just like Luciano Pavarotti who lent his name to their awards. I call sour graping.
stryker704 1 year ago
@mwdot12 Exactly why I didn't even mention it :)
This child "Stryker704" is quite an Imbecile.
thisisthedeadgirl 1 year ago
GROSS
cdawg3033 1 year ago
Oversung, shouty, sharp, spread vowels, out of tune, unbalanced, and wrong notes everywhere. "into the sun" is nowhere near in tune. The chord before The Flight was AWFUL. I don't necessarily have a problem with the musical interpretation, just the vocal produciton of the choir. How many times do they actually change keys in this performance???
Very dislike.
jaspa32 1 year ago
good interpretation but not excellent, it lacks some nuances which would enhance the beauty of the song
0312chiz 1 year ago
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Okay, my favorite part is the tenors from 5:33--5:37...Very short, but beautiful...Just saying. Can't wait to do this song at state!! 4th chair Bass II baby!!! We're gonna do so much better though.
andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
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andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
aaahhhggg!!!! this piece has so much potential :,(..... iv actual sung some erics worksand idk if its the place there singin in or what but you dont even get to hear the amasing chords that makes his, works so.... orgasmic ^.^ haha
evilmonkey2184 2 years ago
the crispness.. amazing! the ust singers did justice to this piece!
grave60 2 years ago 2
Get a load of LordofOran's choir in his channel, something called the "Amherst College Zumbyes" it is obvious he's hitching onto this video to drum up interest in his awful choir. then again, maybe not? why waste the view count on him!
stryker704 2 years ago
1) That is an a student-led a capella group. That is also probably the worst recording of anything that we have, but since you clearly think I'm only here to solicit views, I won't bother linking something better. FYI, we placed third in ICCAs in 2007, can you say the same?
2) I also sing in a concert choir. The reason I came to listen to this and other versions was because we were performing Leonardo this year. But suffice to say, I've found a dozen better ones than this.
Nice try.
LordofOran 1 year ago
Honestly I really dislike this interpretation. It is sung so quickly that there leaves little room for contrasts in the middle and Flight sections, nor is there really left enough time to get the feeling of some of Whitacre's crunchiest chords.
Also the choir's tuning goes to hell.
Does anyone know why the piece was started in F# and not in the original key of F?
LordofOran 2 years ago
I definitely heard the key change off the top. I was going to ask the same question. Except that I know, F major is often very hard to keep from falling in pitch. F# tends to stay put if not go sharp. So the choice I'm sure was either for pitch reasons, or the strenth of the group is in their higher register. It sounds though that they have a hard time with intonation in the new key.
LuvHopeDream 2 years ago
yea i did notice that. they started out in the wrong key lol. maybe they go flat easy and compensated by starting a half step up lol
hypurbeing 2 years ago
wow this really is horrible.. this choir is oversinging to hell. and this is totally not stylistically correct at all. whitacre's music is absolutely not made for vibrato and this choir just butchers the hell out of it. I've sung a lot of whitacre and i can tell you this wasn't executed to its fullest
hypurbeing 2 years ago
omg! Love it! Can't wait to sing it at All-State!
HoratioCaineFan 2 years ago
Me neither! Are you doing Arkansas state choir?
andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
yup yup! I really need to start practicing lol. life has been crazy lately lol.
HoratioCaineFan 2 years ago
I am!!! :D
GeronaDendao 2 years ago
This song takes me on a journey, love it!!! Wish to sing it someday.
bener91 2 years ago
andrewcrawley23, I was checking out this song because I saw it was an all-state peice too :) I'm second chair alto II. what region are you in?
kati3r3n33 2 years ago
SW region. Ha, I got the solo for Domine. I was SO happy.
andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
Arkansas All-State Mixed choir is doing this song. Hopefully I will make the choir:) I made first chair region bass 2, so maybe I'll do good at state auditions....But I have never sang a song near 10 minutes before. I think I might pass out...ha
andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
Dude I Got 14th chair in my region and we have te deum which is like 12 minuts long. it sucks haha What region
lukevaughan76 2 years ago
great interpretation. There are some talented singers in this group.
wunderkindepiphany 2 years ago
this is pretty
jprodigy 2 years ago
what you idiots are calling vibrato is called "squillo," look it up. it's that bright brassy sound produced by certain voices. there's a big difference with vibrato. oh and most singers would kill for a sound like that, that's why you normally hear the term "squillante" tossed around as an ideal.
stryker704 2 years ago
*twitch* So... Is this like the mirandasings08 thing? A joke, right?
bassrob2 2 years ago
wow. that seriously is way too much vibrato. it really kills the song.
altoid2010 2 years ago
i think its beautiful the diction has much to be desired but over all THAT WAS FREAKIN AMAZING AND HATS OF TO THE DIRECTOR becausei takes MUSICALITY TO INTERPURT A SONG THE WAY HE DID after all a crazy blonde director of mine says " the director is the musician and the CHOIR IS THE INSTRUMENT AND U BEND TO HIS/HER WILL" conformity isnt always good
jordanmonstermurdoc2 2 years ago
the flying machine is revealed in Assassins Creed 2 =]
west93 2 years ago
doesnt sound anything like whitacre wanted it to. at all. i mean, the cliche over-the-top and constantly sharp soprano, the tenors who sound like theyre singing in their throat, it all just makes this piece so distorted and unenjoyable. and holy crap, talk about the vibrato of death. a little vibrato is nice on held notes to add a touch of musicality, but this just sounds a bunch of wailing voices and it throws the pitch off so much that all the harmony is totally demolished.
itsmrGuy 2 years ago 8
i completely agree with you!
spragueoly2010 2 years ago
agreed.
KeithB08 2 years ago
i agree as well. vibratos everywhere! OMG.
spratly 2 years ago
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altoid2010 2 years ago
The VocalEssence recording is what he wanted it to sound like... He's the one directing them... LOL
Well said, mate.
bassrob2 2 years ago
your entitled to you opinion. gudluck telling eric whitacre that cause he personally found version the best
buguybuguy 2 years ago
Not to be rude or anything, but im not going to even consider your opinion because number one, your grammar and spelling are that of a 5 year old, and also because there is no record of whitacre ever expressing that opinion. There IS record, however, of him saying he loves the BYU Singers version, which he stated on his blog. Not to mention pretty much everyone else here seems to be agreeing with me.
itsmrGuy 2 years ago
Absurdly fast and out of tune as well.
LordofOran 2 years ago
What are you? Some sort of critic? I highly doubt you're even qualified to judge this piece. I would like to see you even attempt this. And when you get the guts to show me what you've got, it's called you tube, and I want to listen to it. This choir is the most amazing on you tube. The only interpretation I've heard that's even half descent. Quit trying to pick out flaws because you're jealous of it.. I'm pretty sure you're not this amazing. Nothing is perfect. But this is pretty close.
andrewcrawley23 2 years ago
LordofOran is actually right...if you want to hear a "half decent" interpretation, look at the one where Eric Whitacre actually conducts. This choir is FAR from the best on here...their vowels are terrible and very wide...and yes...they do get out of tune and the chord right before "The Flight" is so unbalanced, you can't appreciate the amazing dissonance that Whitacre intended...all you get is a bunch of people screaming their lungs out...or at least that's what it sounds like.
barrypotter09 2 years ago
I agree!!! Yikes.......
barrypotter09 2 years ago
These people saying derogatory remarks about the UST Singers rendition of Whitacre's difficult piece must be motivated by envy and an overdose of sour graping. ItsmrGuy and the rest of whiners and complainers think they know better than the conductor himself. Well, listen to the choir Whitacre himself conducted and compare. The UST Singers' version is much much better. You prefer rigid and robotic reading of notes to creative and innovative singing which THE SINGERS DO.
upmadz20 1 year ago 5
@upmadz20: I agree with you, sir/ma'am. The world is full of envious people. I bet they cannot sing as close to this one. This version is superb. Try visiting my channel. I have a live video recording of this song. Taken last March 2010 on their farewell concert.. As usual, they nailed it again!
oblivionIIT 1 year ago
@upmadz20 You think this is creative? Eric Whitacre intended the piece to be proper, an enactment of the century Davinci lived. The rendition that UST singers did, sounds overly bright and cheerful, with too much vibrado.
The notes to this piece are supposed to be clear, crisp, and perfectly in tune. Go to Eric's sight and you will hear a proffesional recording. This is a mockery.
And no one is saying anything Derogatory at the moment. When someone calls you a fag, then you can talk about it. :)
Alexandria1812 1 year ago
@upmadz20 I think that a choir should be considerate of what the composer wants, not making up their "own creative style" for a piece....that notion is ridiculous. I like some of UST's music, but this piece is simply too difficult for them.
mwdot12 1 year ago
@mwdot12: This music is not official, it was never on an album (as far as I know). It was just a piece in some of their shows, especially in the US. Someone recorded it, and that's it.
Is anything too difficult for THIS choir? It depends on the singers. My impression in the past always was: No, there isn't anything too difficult for this choir.
Note: Being the "Choir of the World" at the Llangollen Eisteddfod already two times (as the only choir in the world) says it all. They are THE BEST.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@SteamFanHannover How can music be "official"? You dig a whole deeper for yourself every time you post ignorant comments. I am done arguing though, I will go with my knowledge that this recording is TERRIBLE.
mwdot12 1 year ago
@mwdot12. As far as I know it was recorded in a hotel lobby, in a hall. It is not from a concert and not from a cd, and so it is "not official".
I think you don't have to post any more ignorant comments now. I like this version.
SteamFanHannover 1 year ago
@upmadz20 So you're saying the UST Singers have a better understanding of how the piece should sound than the COMPOSER HIMSELF? Seriously? Whitacre says himself the reason he writes with such dissonance is because when it is performed correctly and WITHOUT vibrato, the shimmering sounds created just make him "want to die in that moment." This recording is garbage. Wrong key, no attention payed to harmony and ensemble blend, just a bunch of soloistic opera singers shouting 'LOOK AT ME!!!'
itsmrGuy 1 year ago 3
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@itsmrGuy Without vibrato, tones are out of tune. You don't realize that until you GROW UP. ;)
It makes sense now reading your post....I knew I heard some ACTUAL GOOD and FLEXIBLE singing in here. There are some balance issues, yes....but in other more rigid recordings there are "non singer sounds" issues. lol SO....ying yang.
Octavoification 2 months ago
@itsmrGuy : This is all pretty subjective I guess.... while the UST's voices sound very disruptive to you, I happen to like such choirs with broad, operatic voices. And btw, it is actually alright and pretty common for choirs to have an interpretation different from that of its composer. I've heard many choirs sing the slow, tranquil Sleep in double quick time.
zippyninny 1 year ago
amazing!
xobreluvsmusic96 2 years ago
wow....
thats all i got to say....
aznnGUITAARplaya 2 years ago
wow! kinda blows you away huh? I'mpressed.
saoidonguez26 2 years ago
likewise! Wow!
tylermatthewmarz 2 years ago
OMG... so exquisite!
afertyu 3 years ago
OMG its working! how did u get that?
thirdylopez 3 years ago
What is the picture at 2:30?
mcshroy 3 years ago
Did the choir transpose this piece a semitone up? oh well, anyway this is the best rendition I've heard. Way to go!
elfwood 3 years ago
That was my first guess. I don't know why they would do that. :(
sjweiss1 2 years ago
The sound and the quality of the video is much better if you add &fmt=18 in the address line!
SteamFanHannover 3 years ago 3
Omg it does!!!
choirlord08 3 years ago
emuwithrabies (2 months ago) Show Hide -1 Marked as spam Reply | Spam This is terribly overdone. The sopranos, which are a bit flat, drown the rest of the ensemble. The random changes in rhythm and tempo make no sense, creating a "busy" feeling when sped up, and a dragging feeling, when slowed. Whitacre puts plenty into his scores...
Meh... you don't know what you're talking about. Even Whitacre himself acknowledges that this is the best rendition of this song he has heard.
Anduril919 3 years ago
Where did he say that? Personally, I think that the BYU Singers version completely blows this one out of the water. Far more consistant blend, balance, and tone, leaving aside interpretation differences. It just feels so much more coherent. You can compare the opening of this one with the BYU Singers clip on Eric Whitacre's website.
IAmACalc 3 years ago
By the way: The UST Singers are certainly the best choir in the world.
I have listened to the BYU Singers. They are not really bad. But any comparison to the UST Singers is ridiculous. Sorry.
SteamFanHannover 3 years ago
I certainly don't believe that this make of 'Leonardo' is anywhere near BYU or VocalEssence. Both of those choirs did much better jobs on the song itself. Nor do I think that this choir is the best in the world. I don't like their sound all that much. I guess thats an opinion that I have and you may not all agree but thats whatever.
Harriizz 2 years ago
FAVORITED. This was fucking unbelievable. Five stars UST singers, you have once again not hesitated to blow me away.
Purenicotine 3 years ago
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This is terribly overdone. The sopranos, which are a bit flat, drown the rest of the ensemble. The random changes in rhythm and tempo make no sense, creating a "busy" feeling when sped up, and a dragging feeling, when slowed. Whitacre puts plenty into his scores; there is no need to speed it up or slow it down. There is much potential in this group, but most of the basics are left out, and the audience is, instead, beat to death with quintuple-fortissimo. Great score, though.
emuwithrabies 3 years ago
Way to judge it after listening to 5 seconds of the piece.
Xatain 3 years ago
my schools marching band is preforming this piece(:
i was wondering if you could message me this song or something please? because i really wanna get it for my iPod so i can practice and compare to it.
i would greatly appreciate it.
itsellennxx 3 years ago
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itsmrGuy 3 years ago
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itsmrGuy 3 years ago
can we save the nazi debate to somewhere where it's actually relevant? this is getting exceedingly catty.
gorgeous song!
8fieldsofgold8 3 years ago
And now tell me please, BIZET34 or MILLERTOT:
1. Are you really meaning that "...You should have not posted things that are not to be said if you don't like something..." (MILLERTOT) and everybody just should comment every shit (this here ISN´T Shit) just with positive Agreements?
2. What has Critism (I said Sorry for my inobjective choice of words!) to do with what you called "NAZI-SPIRIT"?
Please, let´s argue fairly.
favorit3 3 years ago
favorit3, just ignore them. "holocaust", "nazi" - it's just below the belt.
Music is the subject here. Not history... I think your conversation partners have gone way to out of hand.
champ0y 3 years ago
Yes it´s true that the German Nazi-Regime killed over 6,000,000 Jews and people of other minorities. It´s the biggest crime ever happened in this period of time. It happened more than 60 years in the past and in this days the last people who can be called "responsible" are dieing. My generation has a difficult stand: We´ll pay with a superbad reputation for something we can´t change anymore. And I think that it´s logical that we are despising this crime more than all other people of the world.
favorit3 3 years ago
"...twisted fucking mind...", "...nasty german...", "...GO TO HELL...", "...your rude "nazi" direct behavior...", "...it always came from you guys..."
I recognize that you´re know a little about choir work, BIZET34 and it´s a pitty that you wrote your last comment. It shows that you can´t control yourself at all and you know nothing about Germany. Where are you from?
God bless YOU!
Greetings from Germany...
favorit3 3 years ago 2
Bizet34 was right favorit3. You should have not posted things that are not to be said if you don't like something.Please do read your comment on the UST Singers. It was unfair. It was hostile of him/her to react but as you said, he has the right to say what he wants too and nobody can "forbid" him/her to say what he/ she has to say to you. I think you both need to grow up.
millertot 3 years ago
btw favorit3. read the "holocaust"...correct spelling ba ako? hahaha! I know what Bizet34 means. Is it true that you germans poisoned all those Jews during world war II? And I'm not in the them anymore! Basta, Bongga pa rin ang Madz at Ust singers. BOW!
millertot 3 years ago
If I insulted somebody with my critism I want to say Sorry. This wasn´t my purpose and I just wanted to say that I don´t like this Interpretation at all. Nobody can forbide me this.
favorit3 3 years ago
Be careful, you´re using wrong quotes and everybody can verify that.
And now: Calm down, BIZET34. Stay cool.
Ok, you´re right in the position that my first comment wasn´t objective.
Racesism is an difficult theme and I´m not a racecist. I´m NOT a nasty German. And I´m not a Nazi at all. What the hell is "rude Nazi behaviour"? This isn´t nice either and makes it difficult to me to stay matter-of-fact.
favorit3 3 years ago 2
im on your side favorit3. im JEWISH and i dont have a problem with germans. what happened was a long time ago and while i totally agree that i was a terrible thing, it wasnt favorit3's idea! and not everyone in germany is a nazi. jeez, do you have a problem with sound of music bc it has nazis in it.
livelaughlove262 3 years ago
@all:
Just listen to the recording of the Brigham Young University Singers or have a look @ the video where Leonardo is conducted by Whitacre himselve. State of the Art!
favorit3 3 years ago
you are german....thank you for clearing that out. I bet you've met the USt Singers when they were in Germany. Talk about racism I encountered alot of it and always came from you guys. I'd like to stay on the theme but your criticism was never functional. It was just darn too rude. I have my fair share of behavioral disfunctions but yours hit the charts way up there..(metaphorically speaking)
BIZET34 3 years ago
BYU has its own...again charm and grace...they were I believe to first perform this piece. Its good... very good actually but dont you think that interpretations are just subjective?... have you ever thought of that favorit3?.... I have the cds of OF BYU singers and I saw the videos here in youtube. But this recording of the USt singers is quite special you know why? its becuase of its unique flavor.
BIZET34 3 years ago
you talk about state of the art.... you have alot to learn about art too.....read histories of artists, composers... their works were not acknowledged when they were alive. They became famous when they were dead. So, if I argue about all of this its because of your rude "nazi" direct behavior. Try to be nice because who knows?... people might like you. GOd Bless.
BIZET34 3 years ago
I´ve just one question to you:
Why is it wrong to post a opinion here? If we don´t do, this thread can be closed immediately. It can be fun to argue with matters of fact, without insulting the partner of conversation.
Differences are necessary, but we have the right to critize them in a functional way.
Perhaps you´re really good in music, BIZET34, but you have to learn a lot about behavior:
Stay at the theme and stop talking about Nazis.
favorit3 3 years ago 2
by the way....think... jus think about what you said about "if we dont argue or post nasty opions in this video this thread will be closed?"....are you out of your twisted fucking mind? and you also said "without insulting the partner of conversation"... what the fuck is that? YOU like to be nasty german... admit it. better yet...I retract of me saying God bless... GO TO HELL!!!!!
BIZET34 3 years ago
If somebody has a "nazi spirit", then it is you, BIZET34, because you´re the real racist: You mean to know "typical" filipinos and germans and i´m sure you never met one. You´ve got such a superior knowledge of nations, simply great. Thanks to your objective comment about the german onion-flavour, too.
favorit3 3 years ago
Hey,
I don´t like the interpretation. The layout of rythm is just ridiculus. The colour of sound doesn´t fit at all.
This is opinion.
But the Intonation is bad as hell.
Factum.
Sorry, but this is the worst recording of UST Singers I ever heard.
Greetings from Germany...
favorit3 3 years ago
I hope you're not German, becuase if you are I will understand the hostile comment (nazi spirit if I must say)but if you're filipino then its typical for filipinos to be crabs and bitches to their compatriot choirs. Why are you guys like that?... this pice is incredably difficult and I should say that it has an x factor touch to it. NOT BAD AT ALL. Very spirited and full of life. The soloists were wonderful. Everybody has its own version for this piece.
BIZET34 3 years ago
Now...for the German part...like your so called superior race?.... I suggest that you people stock up with deodorants because...Whew!!!!!! onions galore. I believe the Ust Singers has its own charm and passion upon interpretations. If you don't like it... shut up, be at peace and better yet don't listen. The human race will not survive if we dont give in to differences.
BIZET34 3 years ago
whooaa all favort3 said was that it wasnt their favorite recording..thats what the wall is for, to express opinion. he or she never said that it was bad because it wasnt german. you are the racist one, that favorit3.
livelaughlove262 3 years ago
pretty good choir! like the slide show :)
Ivanite 3 years ago
I LOVED the soloists!!
drpeper17 3 years ago
our choir is doing this piece.
i love it.
Peedwa 3 years ago
Did they raise the original key up half a step??
moonricecake 3 years ago 2
Yes they did... but it seems to work well...
icecruncherz 3 years ago
AHHH!! I saw Eric Whitacre yesterday for TMEA...he's so gorgeous, and brilliant!!!
foster910star 4 years ago
I KNOW! When I first heardof him, I envisioned him as a man in his 70's.
But no!
Long, blond hair and one AWESOME beard!
CrazyBee103 3 years ago
ahhh how can you not love Whitacre?! Amazing.
SkeletorOwnsYou 4 years ago
i highly encourage any of you to eat mushrooms and listen to this... whoooo
born2broadway 4 years ago
I'm no whitacre fan, but this song is pretty good I think. it also really does a great job of sounding like flight at certain points.
pavelkostov 4 years ago
I like the slide show, good video!
pavelkostov 4 years ago
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I like the song, but I would hate to stand when I sang it. Also the slideshow you did... I didn't like it.
drpeper17 4 years ago
Nice, except for the explosion of vibrato at the beginning. It was a tad excessive. Great dynamics!!
mybluecastle 4 years ago
My choir is doing Brahms Requiem at Carnegie this year too!!!
apsavage 4 years ago
Nice. which choir are you in. I'm from PA.
Hukijiwa 3 years ago
5 years ago I was in the Pacific Boychoir Academy
liolsh 3 years ago
some intonation issues in the sopranos every once in a while on the uniusons. My high school choir did this a few years ago and it was absolutely fabulous. This year we're doing the Brahms Requiem at Carnegie Hall.
Hukijiwa 4 years ago
---lol whatever!
charen26 4 years ago
my choir won was on a grammy winning cd
i win! =)
liolsh 3 years ago
congratulations. now if only you could spell :(!!
theevmeister 3 years ago
Absolutely awesome!!!
Man I love Whitacre.
lporec4life 4 years ago
AMAZING!!!!
Humantarget 4 years ago
Sorry, but i don't like this improvisation.
zaardele 4 years ago
(the world you're looking for is interpretation)
theevmeister 3 years ago
It's not a interpretation, but improvisation... Variations with temp.
Sounds like old grannys and grandpas singing.
Dislike.
zaardele 3 years ago
Somebody mentioned about the UST singers having a more Puccinesque engagement on this song than is necessary. I guess it's a matter of taste, because I really like the attack and the dynamics and the virtuosity. Absolutely wonderful!!!
Anduril919 4 years ago 2
MAGNIFICENT.
doormatttttttt 4 years ago
This makes me want to cry....it's so beautiful
foster910star 4 years ago
Beautiful! My only issue is the men were a bit heavy. So sensitive and great dynamics!
keysandribbons 4 years ago
I love the depth of this choir. They're the only ones on youtube that I feel really understand the song. They tell a story of emotion.
cecipoogoesmoo 4 years ago
dude, check the other videos. they sound good. duhh..
jssclbn 4 years ago
VocalHoney its a recording they never sound good
adrinas3 4 years ago
whitacre is my hero. ahhhh...
klickenpod 4 years ago
wow. you guys are so great! really, the best choir i've ever heard!
jssclbn 4 years ago
kadiri
cutymirmo 4 years ago
para maiba naman
cutymirmo 4 years ago
anyone who has a copy of this song or has sung it before, what is the lowest bass note in the song?
superbagels111 4 years ago
i've got the music on my lap, and in measure 24 "i mag ines an", the low basses are on the low E, and that's the lowest they go. There's low F's all over though.
born2broadway 4 years ago
i wonder why they sang it sharp? nevertheless, beautiful
VocalHoney 4 years ago
Great visuals. Virtuosic, if not muscular, singing. My one mite: perhaps, a tad less emotional and near Puccinesque engagement (especially in the dense clusters and forte passages) in order to maintain dynamic balance and timbral clarity, and so that transitions are intonationally secure. Terrific soprano and baritone soloists. Congratulations, all!
kumpasawit 4 years ago
Well said. I felt that a few places were rather muscular, but even so, nothing short of breathtakingly delightful.
ExVash 4 years ago
That's a fancy-shmancy, ACDA/NATS-infected way of saying their vibratos are too wide.
Clefme 4 years ago
Aww, you give ACDA/NATS too much credit. I'm from IFCM, so I guess you can blame us, eh? On a lighter note, these varied opinions reflect a thriving audience of choral aficionados agreeing to disagree, n'est-ce pas?
kumpasawit 4 years ago
One of my favorites!!!
diehard0084 4 years ago
wow thats reaaaaaally good.
xtcstylez 4 years ago
I like the pacing with this choir more than any other recording of this piece. Just wish it didn't sharp up so much (a 3rd?!). Those poor Sopranos.
waffleweave 4 years ago
that baritone solo at the end was awesoome.
johnathangibbs 4 years ago