@rideREDLINE225 Actually no... It's written for a four year old and her family who died in a car accident. The man who wrote this song is expressing his anger and rage to God for how he could let this happen, but he also forgives God, because he knows they're in a better place. This has nothing to do with 9/11 and if you have ever sang the original piece, you know the background. Know before you post please.
The Concert Choir at the University of Louisiana Monroe is going to sing this at their September 11 Memorial Concert this year. Many of the members were able to sing this for the funeral of a fellow choir member's family mother. It is such as touching piece. You all did such a great job with it! I hope that when we perform it will be as moving as you all made it, especially on such an occasion.
breathtaking! i sung this song with dekalb school of the arts at a chorus cluster and i couldn't sing al that well because my allergies were killing me so im lip-singing and this boy looks at me and i just start singing lol it was kind of funny, but I am joining the DSA Family this year so, whooooo!
we sanged this song last year in one of our concerts, i had forgetten how BEAUTIFUL this piece really is. this choir just brought a smiling but tears on my face. :) its sooo POWERFUL and ya'll have performed it beautifully! this brings back memories, there wasnt a face free of tears when we sanged it. ;)
@OcarinaBrothers I was a baritone, though I sung bass at some parts. Yeah, something went all funky during the performance, but overall it still sounded sweet!
@OcarinaBrothers row 13 seat 29 on the left. So, kinda. We probably were talking to the same people. Because everyone around me, including that direction, were all kind of a conglomerate group.
@OpinionatedAngel Thats why he was sitting away from the girls haha our choir director did that on purpose. I saw him getting facebooks and phone numbers from alot of people
I remember singing with this choir, it was an amazing and unforgetable experience. I started to tear up towards the end of the song from feeling the passion of the other singers in the choir. redding gave me a whole new passion for singing and will not be forgotten. I still use some of his techniques today.
Redding conducted this piece also my junior year for the Broward County All-State Choir. This song brings chill's through my body when I hear it. Dr. Redding definitely has a gift, and it shows through all these students he has influenced!!! GREAT JOB YOU GUYS!!! <3
Mr. Ames wrote this song for a young lady who attended my high school, and the night we premiered it a really good friend of mine mom passed away. Talk about hard. But it was sooooo beautiful, and Mr.Ames is a musical genius.
when i was in hs....i grad in '10...but when i was in choir our choir group sang this song and we only had maybe25 at most ...and we made it sound powerful and we went to the wof festival and when we got to the "oh god" part we all started crying cuz we all trusted each other to go there...and we even made the judges cry...i love this song
Redding conducted GA All-State Choir and we did this song, this man knows how to bring raw emotion out from ANY singer, it was so powerful and Ill never forget it!!! and RIP for those who the song was written for
I sang this song with the indiana all state choir, and omg. to be in the middle of 300+ people singing this is just so breath taking. the power, the emotion. truly amazing. it's like being in an ocean of sound and beauty, and just closing your eyes as the waves rush over you and take you under. you can feel it all around you like the oceans cold currents.
@Choirkid55 my school choir sang it last year for a contest type thing, and that was maybe 30 of us. i cant even imagine 300 voices singing something this beautiful and powerful.
It was an honor being a part of this amazing choir!!! I can honestly say that I started to tear up with emotion during the high energy and forte portion of this piece, it was very moving.
I heard this song at California All-State Choir in 2005..I was in women's choir and instantly fell in love with this song when mixed choir took the stage. Absolutely beautiful, I have the sheet music and play the piano instrumental from time to time :)
I had so much Fun at Honor Choir ... it was great ! I really do hope i make it again next year ... Hope you have a great time ... Remember Singing is a physical activity
I am so ready for this Friday ! DSU Honor Choir is the 12 13 14 i am so ready to sing these songs with all the other people ... This one is my fav ! !
@marshallpveasey I was so there! How likely is that huh? It was so much fun but we didn't sing it this good unfortunately. Still though, it was pretty good. I hope someone puts our performance up.
I'm so excited, Dr. Ames is going to direct this at the Western Division High School Honor Choir in Tucson in March, and I'm gonna be singing there too!
My college choir is singing this for our winter concert, and the first time my professor played this piece for us I had tears in my eyes. Rarely does an arrangement of music affect me so strongly. This is a powerful testament to the complexities of grief and loss, and I can only hope that my choir can give such a fitting performance as this one.
I performed this piece in Carnegie Hall with my choir the day after my grandfather's funeral. I played the solo on clarinet. Probably the most powerful performance of my life so far.
i completely agree, i can't sing this song without getting choked up. I had the privilege of performing this song in the All City Music Festival in Omaha Nebraska, and Dr. Ames conducted the mass choir of all 7 highschool concert choirs. its was magnificent. the story behind this song is very touching as well. good job.
This piece is so beautiful. I about cry every time I hear it, even more so when I have the supreme privilege to perform it. One can truly feel the emotion behind this glorious piece of choral genius. Dr. Ames became one of my favorite composers with this piece two years ago, and forever will be. What a beautiful piece.
I sang this song in my highschool's honor choir festival too, and immediately fell in love with it. It is a beautiful piece. And every time I hear this song tears begin to well up. Although the story behind this song is sad, it still brings forth hope. This song captures every emotion someone would feel due to the loss of a loved one. Wow... Jeffery L. Ames is an awesome composer! Thank God for his remarkable gift.
I love this piece. It was written about my husband Bill, and two daughters Becca and Anna. Becca was a student of Jeffery Ames. He used his grief in such a beautiful way and for that I am eternally grateful. Thanks for the beautiful voices in this choirs and the many others who have sung this piece. Joy does come in the morning.
this performance is incredible. the choir has such control and a clear sound. our choir does this but we are definetly not to this point. i would love to see more of this choir.
ive never cried over an all southwest tennesseee\ piece and last year we sung this sung and i absolutely cried...mr.jeffrery redding wasnt the condutor but he was our conductor a few weeks ago n he moved us all to tears
how funny! i sang this at UM choral camp with Jeffrey Redding as well. i was watching the video and i was like that looks like him, then i read the side bar. he is the best! :) and i absolutely love this song, thought of it and searched for it here, since my grandmother passed recently.
I love this song so much. My choir just sang this in October concert and every time I hear it I love it more. Ames is definitely one of my favorite writers.
Actually, the song was written for a student in Ames choir, Becca Potts, who died in a car crash with the rest of her family except her mother on the 4th of July.
Our choir sang the song last year because the choir director who took over for Ames also knew Becca. Half our choir started crying singing it onstage.
LOL. No, the song is talking about a friend of his (Ames) I had the opprotunity of meeting one of his students. She told me that he wrote it about a friend of his. He and some other people died in a car accident. He was really sad about it. But it inspired him to write this peice.
The story is on the back fo the music and my choir director told us the reason behind the song. A girl in his choir died in a car crash along with her father and younger sister. He wrote the song in memory of the family.
our school sang this song at a contest at wof n we let loose on it we made our selves cry one of the parents and even on of the judges it was an amazing song i love it
If anyone from this choir is reading or watching this, remember how moving the feeling was when we turned off the lights in the conference room and just sang with our hearts...
it seriously gives me goosebumps and remains one of the best choral experiences I've ever had.
I wasn't with this group or anything but the feeling you get for singing this I definitely share with ya'll. I actually had the honor and privilege to meet Dr. Jeffery Ames, the man who wrote this song and it's an experience I'll never forget. He told us the story behind the song and we sang it after he told us and it was incredible.
I don't know what experience exactly you're referring to, but back in Mississippi Chorale Fest of 07 (I think) we got to sing this as a mass choir with Dr. Ames directing. This was the most moving piece for sure. It was absolutely wonderful.
Yes!!! I was in this choir and that rehearsal was one of the reasons I decided to become a choral director. Im now finishing up my bachelors degree at the University of Miami in Music Education and I hope to one day make music like Dr. Redding did with us that year.
There is a girl who was in our concert choir and chamber choir whose father died and we are dedicating this song to her. she graduated but when we sing this song she feels closer than ever.
This was the Premier performance of "In Remembrance" performed at the 2005 American Choral Directors convention in LA. My son and two friends sang in this choir and said the week was the most amazing choral experience in high school. Over 360 voices from around the country, including Germany & Japan. I don't believe there was a dry eye in the audience when the choir finished singing. Beautiful Music. Outstanding Director. Stellar performance.
I went to Tonka....we sang this song as our final piece in out First Concert of the Year....the whole place was in tears....took like 2 minutes for everyone to figure what just happend....it didnt help that our Choir Teachers (gifford)mom literally died a week prior to this concert....he was balling his eyes out as he was a conducting...and could just see the rage in his eyes......AMAZING SONG!!!!
In Remembrance! I sang this song with my choral group(Madrigals) in 2006! And like every other choir, we too cried our eyes out after rehearsing it before having to sing it in a huge competition! Oh it was BEAUTIFUL!
Love this song. We're singing it in my high school choir (Highland HS) for ISSMA State in May and honestly, I cannot wait to hear it with all 60 of us.
Simply beautiful!!! This is done exactly as I believe Jeffrey Ames would want it. Having sung this song, I can say all dynamics and interpretation were expressed
wow Dr. Redding also conducted our in Georgia All State in 2007..this piece almost brought us to tears. It was beautiful love you Dr. Redding "If music be the food of love sing On"
Yes, I'm going to be there! I'm super excited and I made our All-State Choir (OKLAHOMA)" Best in the Country" I'm so excited to be able to work with Christine Bass!
We did this song in my Concert Choir last year and everyone was bawling their eyes out by the end of it! This version sounds almost exactly like us only incredibly better! :)
I sang this song with my high school choir last year as a Senior and this was the defining piece for not only all of the seniors, but for everyone who sang it. This song has such a powerful meaning and feeling behind it and it was easily the best piece of music I have ever sung...I get chills and tears when i hear this song and the choir who performed in this video did an excellent job with this piece!!! Well Done!!!
Excellent work. My High Scchool Choir is performing this piece at this year's NYSMA conference this december, in front of over 1000 music teachers. No pressure...we've been instructed to make sure that there is not a dry eye in the house.
we sang this at our spring concert in college ^_^ i got to hit the high "g" at the top of that one chord. zomg. i cry every time i listen to this piece.
Wow. I can't believe someone posted this. Being in the 2005 ACDA NHC was one of the best experiences with choirs I've ever had. Redding is simply amazing. This is why I have continued my music studies. I love this song... I think about the rehearsal when he turned off the lights.. I think that rehearsal, with all of us together was the best we'd ever done it. Even better than what is posted here.
I cannot believe this is on youtube!! This was my senior year...I was on the top row of the second alto section. This brings back so many great memories! Do you have any other pieces from that concert on here??
my school choir sang this 2 years ago. i absolutely love this song, and you guys deffinately brought me to tears. you guys are amazing and i love your sound.
wow you guys are amazing! My choir is auditioning for the 2009 ACDA Convention, but a) it'd be a pain to travel there, and b) if we're going up choirs like yours, damn...
This is a wonderful video of a wonderful song. I love the piano and baritone parts in particular. However, I think what I love the most about this version is the expression on the guy with the glasses' face at 2:53.
Uuniversity of Tampa Chorale is learning it now and one of the girls in the choir knew the people who the song was written and dedicated to prior to their deaths. It's so emotional in the classroom just listening to this piece and it's pieces like this that make me believe that I madce the wisest decision to choose choral music education for a major. I cannot wait to get my degree to make moments like this happen!! Bravo, ACDA Choir. This was just what I needed. =)
Hey! One of my great friends goes to UT and she sang this song with in my choir in high school! I'm also studying to be a choral music educator at Baldwin-Wallace Ohio and I totally agree with you about this song! It's nice to know that you are going to be a music educator and help people make moments like these!
That's so cool! :D What's their name? The education part of my degree is really the one thing ticking me off now (due to stupid scheduling complications). But I hope that in the end when I recieve my degree everything will have been worth it. :]
I had the pleasure of having Dr. Ames at AMEA Honor Choir in January. He's truly amazing... The Choir does him justice in this video just as ours did. Fabulous.
Wow! Aaaahhhmazing. That Horn player is really incredible!
bicyclerace2 1 week ago
Does everyone know that this song was written in memory of September 11, 2001? It really changes the way you look at the song.
rideREDLINE225 2 weeks ago
@rideREDLINE225 Actually no... It's written for a four year old and her family who died in a car accident. The man who wrote this song is expressing his anger and rage to God for how he could let this happen, but he also forgives God, because he knows they're in a better place. This has nothing to do with 9/11 and if you have ever sang the original piece, you know the background. Know before you post please.
Jlow211 1 week ago
Soprano 1 represent ! This song is so beautiful and it is amazing to sing. So magical
baaby84 3 weeks ago
ohhh my god <3 chills
mbelle971 1 month ago
my high school just got this piece for our spring concert. I am so excited to start singing this!! So pretty. :)
MsHighschooler1 1 month ago
Tenor 2 power!
our school did this for our remembrance day service, and when we hit the really epic "OH GAWD" chills were sent down our spines
absolutely ADORE this piece, and i love how into it the piano player was into it as well. Excellently done by this choir!
fifteentolife 3 months ago
TENOR 2's REPRESENT! Phenomenal job! One of my favorite pieces. Such an emotional song to perform!
Jdhottspott22 4 months ago
@Jdhottspott22 YESS.. TENOR 2's!! Im also a 2:) I love this song!
maliklik95 4 months ago
@maliklik95 ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE TENOR 2'S!!!
11haydn11 3 months ago
@11haydn11 Exactly :)
maliklik95 3 months ago
Hey looks it's me @ 2:48 at the end front row! This was an amazing experience!
adieboo 5 months ago
The Concert Choir at the University of Louisiana Monroe is going to sing this at their September 11 Memorial Concert this year. Many of the members were able to sing this for the funeral of a fellow choir member's family mother. It is such as touching piece. You all did such a great job with it! I hope that when we perform it will be as moving as you all made it, especially on such an occasion.
rockislifemckenna 5 months ago
breathtaking! i sung this song with dekalb school of the arts at a chorus cluster and i couldn't sing al that well because my allergies were killing me so im lip-singing and this boy looks at me and i just start singing lol it was kind of funny, but I am joining the DSA Family this year so, whooooo!
iTsLOVELYbeinMe 8 months ago
how can you not like this song we sang it in my high school and it was just amazing
0307cmoney 8 months ago
how can you not like this song
0307cmoney 8 months ago
we sanged this song last year in one of our concerts, i had forgetten how BEAUTIFUL this piece really is. this choir just brought a smiling but tears on my face. :) its sooo POWERFUL and ya'll have performed it beautifully! this brings back memories, there wasnt a face free of tears when we sanged it. ;)
blncmartinez 9 months ago
im so excited. tuesday im playing horn with my chamber choir in my high school :] SO EXCITED! we sound ahhhhmazing :]
s2broadwaybabys2 9 months ago
This song + SWMVF - SKip to my lou = LEGIT <3
TaraIsLegitt 10 months ago
the acoustics in that room were fucking incredible. Fantastic. I just wish they would've brought out the base 2's more
evan274 10 months ago
@DeathThekiddluver100 Erica -.-
MackenzieNeon 11 months ago
@MackenzieNeon how do u know my name?
DeathTheKiddLuver100 10 months ago
The guy playing the piano is my chorus teacher
MackenzieNeon 11 months ago
@MackenzieNeon same here lol
DeathTheKiddLuver100 11 months ago
We sung this for swmvf today :) amazing song!
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
@OcarinaBrothers Yeah! That was fun! I liked all the songs except skip to my lou... I like that everyone sighed when we had to practice it XD
OpinionatedAngel 11 months ago
@OpinionatedAngel Lol that was funny, the guys got off sync on our part in the actual performance. What section were you in? I was a tenor.
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
@OcarinaBrothers I was a baritone, though I sung bass at some parts. Yeah, something went all funky during the performance, but overall it still sounded sweet!
OpinionatedAngel 11 months ago
@OpinionatedAngel You might've been near me then haha. I was in row 11 seat 23 on the left
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
@OcarinaBrothers row 13 seat 29 on the left. So, kinda. We probably were talking to the same people. Because everyone around me, including that direction, were all kind of a conglomerate group.
OpinionatedAngel 11 months ago
@OpinionatedAngel Okay so you were 2 rows behind me and to the left. You were near Joey Smith i think. What school are you from? Coloma here.
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
@OcarinaBrothers Haha, yeah. i met joey. I'm from Allegan
OpinionatedAngel 11 months ago
@OpinionatedAngel he said allegan was his new favorite school haha that's what he told our choir director the next day in class
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
@OcarinaBrothers Did he really? Haha, that kid's pretty crazy. I'm pretty sure he hit on our entire choir. Even the dudes. XD
OpinionatedAngel 11 months ago
@OpinionatedAngel Thats why he was sitting away from the girls haha our choir director did that on purpose. I saw him getting facebooks and phone numbers from alot of people
OcarinaBrothers 11 months ago
I wish I could've seen the conductor more. He looked awesome. Everyone sang with feeling. Ah. Perfect.
jazzlmc 11 months ago
I remember singing with this choir, it was an amazing and unforgetable experience. I started to tear up towards the end of the song from feeling the passion of the other singers in the choir. redding gave me a whole new passion for singing and will not be forgotten. I still use some of his techniques today.
quietguy86 11 months ago
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I have never seen so many men in a choir. Very talented.
bitesizedfan10 11 months ago
Redding conducted this piece also my junior year for the Broward County All-State Choir. This song brings chill's through my body when I hear it. Dr. Redding definitely has a gift, and it shows through all these students he has influenced!!! GREAT JOB YOU GUYS!!! <3
bluebaby954 1 year ago
My choir's performing this for UIL. When I first heard it it made me cry
thedreamingkids 1 year ago
beautiful job. i almost cried. this was truly amazing. good job.
boomboom2009 1 year ago
Mr. Ames wrote this song for a young lady who attended my high school, and the night we premiered it a really good friend of mine mom passed away. Talk about hard. But it was sooooo beautiful, and Mr.Ames is a musical genius.
brownyeman 1 year ago
when i was in hs....i grad in '10...but when i was in choir our choir group sang this song and we only had maybe25 at most ...and we made it sound powerful and we went to the wof festival and when we got to the "oh god" part we all started crying cuz we all trusted each other to go there...and we even made the judges cry...i love this song
east1012000 1 year ago 2
Redding conducted GA All-State Choir and we did this song, this man knows how to bring raw emotion out from ANY singer, it was so powerful and Ill never forget it!!! and RIP for those who the song was written for
missejohnson011 1 year ago
this piece i did for my high school choir i relate this song to me i hav lost friends n it hit me when i sang this R.I.P. my friends
18mrivas 1 year ago
Not only do the singers sound awesome, but that horn player has very, very amazing tone.
Waterfisho 1 year ago 16
I LOVE IT! sounds absolutely amazing. i want my choir to have as much feeling for the song as you guys do.
alyciagibson 1 year ago
We sang this in class today! SO BEAUTIFUL!
MaryOttMusic 1 year ago
I know when I sing this in concert I am going to have tears in my eyes.
spaghettificate 1 year ago
I sang this song with the indiana all state choir, and omg. to be in the middle of 300+ people singing this is just so breath taking. the power, the emotion. truly amazing. it's like being in an ocean of sound and beauty, and just closing your eyes as the waves rush over you and take you under. you can feel it all around you like the oceans cold currents.
Choirkid55 1 year ago
@Choirkid55 my school choir sang it last year for a contest type thing, and that was maybe 30 of us. i cant even imagine 300 voices singing something this beautiful and powerful.
Teddius1138 1 year ago
@Teddius1138 i was in the one with 300 ppl too for indiana... two people fainted from performing it
MusicallyDan 1 year ago
@Choirkid55 i was in that choir!
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ViSiONzSS 1 year ago
It was an honor being a part of this amazing choir!!! I can honestly say that I started to tear up with emotion during the high energy and forte portion of this piece, it was very moving.
quietguy86 1 year ago
Man, I wish this song was on iTunes. When we sang this at the District Choir Festival, I burst out crying at the end.
spiritgirl41192 1 year ago
yall r so huge but that made it more amazing it gave me chills
Hopeless200 1 year ago
amazing you guys!!!!!!
Hopeless200 1 year ago
My choir in highschool sang this song, it's so beautiful, and it's been a while since I've heard it. This is a very nice throwback :]
undefined8969 1 year ago
this is such a beautiful song...
my school's choir did a workshop with another school choir from out West and they sang this song.
FCGDAEB54321 1 year ago
This is the most beautiful choir piece I have ever heard
Can anyone provide me with the text/somewhere to download this?
Please, I need this on my iPod
I heard a fellow schools choir sing it today at districts and I fell in love
Help anyone?
WhatAHorribIeNight 1 year ago
I love this piece. I'm so fortunate to study with Dr. Ames....an amazing God fearing man!
mrbrandonboyd 1 year ago
I heard this song at California All-State Choir in 2005..I was in women's choir and instantly fell in love with this song when mixed choir took the stage. Absolutely beautiful, I have the sheet music and play the piano instrumental from time to time :)
notyules 1 year ago
I had so much Fun at Honor Choir ... it was great ! I really do hope i make it again next year ... Hope you have a great time ... Remember Singing is a physical activity
marshallpveasey 2 years ago
jendrew3 Where are you from ? What part did you sing ? What is your last name ? i am trying to figure out which one you are ...
marshallpveasey 2 years ago
This song brought tears to my eyes while I was singing it at the DSU Honor Choir...truely beuatiful and the words are so simple yet powerful!
jendrew3 2 years ago
I am so ready for this Friday ! DSU Honor Choir is the 12 13 14 i am so ready to sing these songs with all the other people ... This one is my fav ! !
marshallpveasey 2 years ago
@marshallpveasey I was so there! How likely is that huh? It was so much fun but we didn't sing it this good unfortunately. Still though, it was pretty good. I hope someone puts our performance up.
jendrew3 2 years ago
i just performed this at an all-state performance! it was my fave song to sing: SO powerful! -beth
BethAndCourtneey 2 years ago
I'm so excited, Dr. Ames is going to direct this at the Western Division High School Honor Choir in Tucson in March, and I'm gonna be singing there too!
MightyMousee912 2 years ago
beautifully done! i just performed this in the Indiana All-State Honors Choir for the IMEA state convention.
ktvg10 2 years ago
truly stunning interpretation, bravo!
baritoneconductor 2 years ago
My college choir is singing this for our winter concert, and the first time my professor played this piece for us I had tears in my eyes. Rarely does an arrangement of music affect me so strongly. This is a powerful testament to the complexities of grief and loss, and I can only hope that my choir can give such a fitting performance as this one.
aidennestorm 2 years ago 24
I performed this piece in Carnegie Hall with my choir the day after my grandfather's funeral. I played the solo on clarinet. Probably the most powerful performance of my life so far.
doogix 2 years ago
i completely agree, i can't sing this song without getting choked up. I had the privilege of performing this song in the All City Music Festival in Omaha Nebraska, and Dr. Ames conducted the mass choir of all 7 highschool concert choirs. its was magnificent. the story behind this song is very touching as well. good job.
sborrink 2 years ago
This piece is so beautiful. I about cry every time I hear it, even more so when I have the supreme privilege to perform it. One can truly feel the emotion behind this glorious piece of choral genius. Dr. Ames became one of my favorite composers with this piece two years ago, and forever will be. What a beautiful piece.
basspicker101 2 years ago
I sang this song in my highschool's honor choir festival too, and immediately fell in love with it. It is a beautiful piece. And every time I hear this song tears begin to well up. Although the story behind this song is sad, it still brings forth hope. This song captures every emotion someone would feel due to the loss of a loved one. Wow... Jeffery L. Ames is an awesome composer! Thank God for his remarkable gift.
amajor9109 2 years ago
I love this piece. It was written about my husband Bill, and two daughters Becca and Anna. Becca was a student of Jeffery Ames. He used his grief in such a beautiful way and for that I am eternally grateful. Thanks for the beautiful voices in this choirs and the many others who have sung this piece. Joy does come in the morning.
623jjingram 2 years ago
My heart goes out to you! Beautiful tribute!
blackbull84 2 years ago
This was my favorite choral peice to sing ever. Everytime we (The Charlotte Youth Chorale) sang it, we were moved.
eethelc 2 years ago
im singing this for choir :)
HotDramaQueen93 2 years ago
this performance is incredible. the choir has such control and a clear sound. our choir does this but we are definetly not to this point. i would love to see more of this choir.
jelizabeth903 2 years ago
ive never cried over an all southwest tennesseee\ piece and last year we sung this sung and i absolutely cried...mr.jeffrery redding wasnt the condutor but he was our conductor a few weeks ago n he moved us all to tears
breytillma 2 years ago
I went to high school with one of the survivors of the family this song was written for; we sang it the year he graduated. It is truly sad.
quillandsaber 2 years ago
We are singing this for our All State Honor Choir and it is beautiful. This gave me chills. Excellent job.
haleighnoelle11 2 years ago
jeffrey redding just conducted our all southwest tennessee's choir yesterday. he is AMAZING.
AlwaysFunnySometimes 2 years ago
I've never been moved to tears before. But the first time I heard this song, I was sobbing buckets. <3 Beautiful, plain and simple.
Numbuh128 2 years ago
how funny! i sang this at UM choral camp with Jeffrey Redding as well. i was watching the video and i was like that looks like him, then i read the side bar. he is the best! :) and i absolutely love this song, thought of it and searched for it here, since my grandmother passed recently.
joslavi1230 2 years ago
amazing. we sang this song last year and it was so beautiful. the story about Becca Potts behind this song is just so upsetting and i cried.
LibHayden14 2 years ago
I love this song so much. My choir just sang this in October concert and every time I hear it I love it more. Ames is definitely one of my favorite writers.
trumpetergoat 2 years ago
Actually, the song was written for a student in Ames choir, Becca Potts, who died in a car crash with the rest of her family except her mother on the 4th of July.
Our choir sang the song last year because the choir director who took over for Ames also knew Becca. Half our choir started crying singing it onstage.
xtalkischeap 2 years ago
i sang this at a funeral with my choir....very moving song.
kelseylynn1223 2 years ago
ack! "for my heart" is PIANO!!!
JuyoNi 2 years ago
Same here ! I love this song the most ! it is the Ezest to me ! ! !
Delta State is going to be a good chance for me.....
marshallpveasey 2 years ago
this is one of the audition pieces for delta state! my favorite.
this choir did wonderful! =D
laylamoocow 2 years ago
lol it says the story on the back of my music hahaha
JuyoNi 2 years ago
yes, rainingchampion, he talked to our class, and your story is correct.
dalt94 2 years ago
if i remember correctly, they are referring to the 2004 tsunami
YOURANiMMiGRANT2 2 years ago
LOL. No, the song is talking about a friend of his (Ames) I had the opprotunity of meeting one of his students. She told me that he wrote it about a friend of his. He and some other people died in a car accident. He was really sad about it. But it inspired him to write this peice.
rainingchampion 2 years ago
This guy's correct. Whoever said Tsunami is <_<
DjNawo 2 years ago
The story is on the back fo the music and my choir director told us the reason behind the song. A girl in his choir died in a car crash along with her father and younger sister. He wrote the song in memory of the family.
xxStephie09xx 2 years ago
our school sang this song at a contest at wof n we let loose on it we made our selves cry one of the parents and even on of the judges it was an amazing song i love it
east1012000 2 years ago
simply wonderful!
dragoon2611 2 years ago
the women sound like one voice. wonderful
retoricalanswers 2 years ago
Incredible. I heard a choral clinic sing this piece a few years ago, and I fell in love with it. Beautiful rendition.
Linz031487 2 years ago
Our Choir sang this for contest and Memorial Day. I fell in love with the the first time I heard it.
Hyponotizedme 2 years ago
I sang this at the Minnesota Two year college music festival. It was absolutely amazing. This song is absolutely amazing.
RochesterSlammer 2 years ago
The climax at 1:45 is too awesome for the microphone...
bloong1051 2 years ago
If anyone from this choir is reading or watching this, remember how moving the feeling was when we turned off the lights in the conference room and just sang with our hearts...
it seriously gives me goosebumps and remains one of the best choral experiences I've ever had.
mattyp22 2 years ago
um wow. so i'm sitting here procrastinating on a paper in the last few weeks of my senior year of college and i just decided to search for this.
i am SO glad someone else remembers how moving that experience was!
kbn05001 2 years ago
I wasn't with this group or anything but the feeling you get for singing this I definitely share with ya'll. I actually had the honor and privilege to meet Dr. Jeffery Ames, the man who wrote this song and it's an experience I'll never forget. He told us the story behind the song and we sang it after he told us and it was incredible.
masterjojack 2 years ago
I don't know what experience exactly you're referring to, but back in Mississippi Chorale Fest of 07 (I think) we got to sing this as a mass choir with Dr. Ames directing. This was the most moving piece for sure. It was absolutely wonderful.
RAP511 2 years ago
I wasn't there, and have little idea what you're truly talking about but just reading that gave me shivers.
x3rosebud 2 years ago
i second that
Desmear 2 years ago
Yes!!! I was in this choir and that rehearsal was one of the reasons I decided to become a choral director. Im now finishing up my bachelors degree at the University of Miami in Music Education and I hope to one day make music like Dr. Redding did with us that year.
MakAttack511 2 years ago
I just ordered the CD last night.
RADahlquist 2 years ago
i know i keep replying but ive been pretty much watching this video over and over all day/it is very lovely you guys
carlosharris 2 years ago
beautiful guys.tear to my eyes
carlosharris 2 years ago
My choir just started working on this piece. It's so beautiful. It's definitely my favorite piece this year!
vampyrolove 2 years ago 2
This is the 2005 ACDA National High School Honor Choir!
I was lucky enough to be a member!! (1st alto! =) )
Thank you soooo much whoever posted this! I lost my dvd and i've wanted to listen to these songs for so long!
bluexroar 2 years ago
I sang this in the Iowa State University Honor Choir in 2008, under the direction of Dr. James Rodde. Amazing song! It's very moving.
abillclinton 2 years ago
There is a girl who was in our concert choir and chamber choir whose father died and we are dedicating this song to her. she graduated but when we sing this song she feels closer than ever.
JackBeaudelaire 3 years ago
This was the Premier performance of "In Remembrance" performed at the 2005 American Choral Directors convention in LA. My son and two friends sang in this choir and said the week was the most amazing choral experience in high school. Over 360 voices from around the country, including Germany & Japan. I don't believe there was a dry eye in the audience when the choir finished singing. Beautiful Music. Outstanding Director. Stellar performance.
doglover58503 3 years ago
does anyone know the text its really beautiful
ninjatenor17 3 years ago
yes, do you want it. we are actually singing for our choir.
noke04 3 years ago
sure, thanks this really what language is it in sounds like its in latin and english
ninjatenor17 3 years ago
it is latin and english
oopicowner123 2 years ago
our choir is doing song for festival
lissylynn92 3 years ago
HOLY HUGE CHOIR!
dramaboy4u 3 years ago
we're singine this song in our high school chorus concert in march
ggmangrant 3 years ago
when i heard this song, i cried. i cried like a little helpless whore.
doctorjjj4 3 years ago
we're singing this song at our 2009 spring concert
ssgvegasboi22 3 years ago
I went to Tonka....we sang this song as our final piece in out First Concert of the Year....the whole place was in tears....took like 2 minutes for everyone to figure what just happend....it didnt help that our Choir Teachers (gifford)mom literally died a week prior to this concert....he was balling his eyes out as he was a conducting...and could just see the rage in his eyes......AMAZING SONG!!!!
ChoirBoi88 3 years ago
In Remembrance! I sang this song with my choral group(Madrigals) in 2006! And like every other choir, we too cried our eyes out after rehearsing it before having to sing it in a huge competition! Oh it was BEAUTIFUL!
luxuryfilth 3 years ago
Love this song. We're singing it in my high school choir (Highland HS) for ISSMA State in May and honestly, I cannot wait to hear it with all 60 of us.
TATERtot31 3 years ago
aimes used to be my highschool chorus teacher
borta19 3 years ago
Simply beautiful!!! This is done exactly as I believe Jeffrey Ames would want it. Having sung this song, I can say all dynamics and interpretation were expressed
dezellp 3 years ago
our "choir" and great job guys
ejjohn07 3 years ago
wow Dr. Redding also conducted our in Georgia All State in 2007..this piece almost brought us to tears. It was beautiful love you Dr. Redding "If music be the food of love sing On"
ejjohn07 3 years ago
so i'm a texas all-stater and i totally made this choir...i'm excited!!! i'm a bass1 who will be singing bass 2 lol
Stradivarious2010 3 years ago 2
Yes, I'm going to be there! I'm super excited and I made our All-State Choir (OKLAHOMA)" Best in the Country" I'm so excited to be able to work with Christine Bass!
antlhs09 3 years ago
i luv this song, it brings bak memories of me in mi high school concert choir
loopums 3 years ago
We did this song in my Concert Choir last year and everyone was bawling their eyes out by the end of it! This version sounds almost exactly like us only incredibly better! :)
cowhampshiremoo 3 years ago
acoustics-ridiculous
precision-ridiculous
tone quality-delicious
The calibar at which that was performed was awesome. You guys should be proud. That was breathtaking.
10liz22 3 years ago 11
Friggin BEAUTIFUL piece.
kaibasaid 3 years ago
I sang this song in Honour Choir yesterday! Beautiful piece
Anonymous51 3 years ago
Me too! i wonder who this is...
But this song is absolutely amazing! We had cello instead of french horn and it was great.
bahap77 3 years ago
I'm in the alto section if that gives you a hint..=P Now..who are you?
Anonymous51 3 years ago
haha that helps! Bahareh. soprano 1 curly hair lol.
bahap77 3 years ago
i love this song. A visiting choir sang it once, and i utterly "fell in love". I always wanted to sing it, but well, it's SATB =P
this choir is amazing, the control and expression is amazing for a choir of such yong people. does anybody know the conductor?
smileformetwice 3 years ago
His name is Jeffery Redding. He was simply amazing to work with.
babybuu1202 3 years ago
Amazing. Excellent Crescendos. We're singing this in my High School Choir. This was good. beautiful song
corbin156 3 years ago
I sang this song with my high school choir last year as a Senior and this was the defining piece for not only all of the seniors, but for everyone who sang it. This song has such a powerful meaning and feeling behind it and it was easily the best piece of music I have ever sung...I get chills and tears when i hear this song and the choir who performed in this video did an excellent job with this piece!!! Well Done!!!
xxalynnxxo8 3 years ago
Excellent work. My High Scchool Choir is performing this piece at this year's NYSMA conference this december, in front of over 1000 music teachers. No pressure...we've been instructed to make sure that there is not a dry eye in the house.
Again, very good work.
TheLoneAndorian 3 years ago
same here... what section are you?
dapplebakk 3 years ago
Tenor 1
TheLoneAndorian 3 years ago
we sang this at our spring concert in college ^_^ i got to hit the high "g" at the top of that one chord. zomg. i cry every time i listen to this piece.
UsagiLovesCookies 3 years ago
Wow. I can't believe someone posted this. Being in the 2005 ACDA NHC was one of the best experiences with choirs I've ever had. Redding is simply amazing. This is why I have continued my music studies. I love this song... I think about the rehearsal when he turned off the lights.. I think that rehearsal, with all of us together was the best we'd ever done it. Even better than what is posted here.
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MakAttack511 2 years ago
I cannot believe this is on youtube!! This was my senior year...I was on the top row of the second alto section. This brings back so many great memories! Do you have any other pieces from that concert on here??
pinkmezzo 3 years ago
my school choir sang this 2 years ago. i absolutely love this song, and you guys deffinately brought me to tears. you guys are amazing and i love your sound.
krazione32 3 years ago
wow you guys are amazing! My choir is auditioning for the 2009 ACDA Convention, but a) it'd be a pain to travel there, and b) if we're going up choirs like yours, damn...
sheelf911 3 years ago
This is the national honor choir not a high school choir.
aaa272000 3 years ago
oh, sry. I thought it was. mea culpa.
sheelf911 3 years ago
the select choir at my school in austin texas learned this earlier in the year and it was absolutely incredible. i cry every time i hear it
spongecakesssss 3 years ago
This is a wonderful video of a wonderful song. I love the piano and baritone parts in particular. However, I think what I love the most about this version is the expression on the guy with the glasses' face at 2:53.
kaizer250 3 years ago
Uuniversity of Tampa Chorale is learning it now and one of the girls in the choir knew the people who the song was written and dedicated to prior to their deaths. It's so emotional in the classroom just listening to this piece and it's pieces like this that make me believe that I madce the wisest decision to choose choral music education for a major. I cannot wait to get my degree to make moments like this happen!! Bravo, ACDA Choir. This was just what I needed. =)
thankheavenohseven 3 years ago
Hey! One of my great friends goes to UT and she sang this song with in my choir in high school! I'm also studying to be a choral music educator at Baldwin-Wallace Ohio and I totally agree with you about this song! It's nice to know that you are going to be a music educator and help people make moments like these!
nbodino 3 years ago
That's so cool! :D What's their name? The education part of my degree is really the one thing ticking me off now (due to stupid scheduling complications). But I hope that in the end when I recieve my degree everything will have been worth it. :]
thankheavenohseven 3 years ago
My high school choir in Gaffney, SC recently sang this song in our State contest. Jeffery Ames knows what he's doing.
mormonwriter 3 years ago
This is by far my favorite of all the choral songs I have performed. And this is by far one of the best recordings I have heard of it. Amazing.
OddLittleEmily 3 years ago
I love this song a lot performed it wih the Kokopelli and mascato in Africa.
Ozongombe 3 years ago
I had the pleasure of having Dr. Ames at AMEA Honor Choir in January. He's truly amazing... The Choir does him justice in this video just as ours did. Fabulous.