Ezekiel Saw De Wheel - San Jacinto College

[g8r10r]

HA!!! ....replaced Dawson's coda with a Barbershop tag.

[souleverici]

I like this version!!!

[Wildcardace84]

What year did was this video from

[datboywitdemvocals06]

i sung 2nd tenor of this song.. and i have to say.. 2nd tenor sounds the best ta me... =)

[gobiballer]

lmfaoooooooo i'm really really really being racist, however, i have to say, that was the whitest interpretation of this song ever hahahahahaha if it wasn't so good, i'd have to report this, like people are gonna do to this comment

[1037pm]

It says on the music clearly that it is pronounced "Ee-zee-kul".

Look at the bottom of the first page, it explicitly states it.

Seriously, that ruined the whole piece for me.

I like this ending though.

Nice job to the soprano!

[rtguy23]

really?

[1037pm]

Yea, really.

[rtguy23]

good job!

[Wiz72552]

Clinically very good, but it's a spiritual. Great effort by the singers, but we miss the passion.

[musicallynclined11]

i guess ya'll just not gone give a SPIRTUAL some DAMN DIALECT

[ScaryPoodle]

this is good. (although I'm no critic, just opinionated). As with as choirs and songs there were parts that were better than other, but overall it sounded really good. The tenor solo also sounded really good. My choir is actually doing this song right now. ha

[engrish2006]

I remember a group doing this exact arrangement at a choral festival (except the ending), and when the adjudicator came to help with their technique after performance, he told them to pronounce it "Ee-zee-kul," to keep it more authentic sounding. That's the rule of Negro spirituals, it's about "lazy" pronunciation.

As for this choir, good job. The pitch was slightly off at the end, but I liked it overall.

[verumdiffamatus]

From the negro spiritual, the correct pronunciation of the word would be "Ezeekul". To sing all the syllables would, as shown above, make the song sound terribly WHITE.

[Peeyotch]

What a travesty. I can't believe the conductor had the hubris to do this. It's not a matter of a "preferred pronunciation;"he changed the rhythm! It's in the score as "E-ze-kuhl" for a reason, which obviously went over the head of this numbskull. I won't even comment on the butchery of the "improved" ending. Props to the choir for doing the piece well, but please don't let this conductor trick anyone into thinking that toying with someone else's music like this is ok.

[corytoy]

How dare you? What made you? I dislike when a choral director change the arrangments in a song. Please don't ever do that again, i believe williams dawson is turning in his grave of your disgrace. Go back to school, an take your music courses again because i can tell you didn't learn nothing.

[decafexpert]

what a disgrace ezekiel is supposed to be pronounced Ez-ze-kuhl but the soloist is great but conductor what is your probles its a negro spiritual what a disgrace

[22maestro]

first off choir you sound good vocally speaking you can defenitely handle the song, but from the conductor's stand point how dare u! If you're going to re-arrange a spiritual you should know something about spiritual/gospel composition. Jazz chords do not count as spiritual chords. When will people learn what spirituals are really suppose to sound like, do some research people, geez!

[polobear1975]

oh I am SO upset at this man's nerve...beautiful tone but how DARE he change the song like that. Interpretation is one thing but come on now. I'm not going to get into the extra-caucasian way they decided to pronounce the piece's title...UGH!

[gburn97]

"e-zee-kee-yul"??? That just kills the TRUE essence of what this negro spiritual should should like. It should be "e-zee-kul." Don't get me wrong, you guys sound great. The e-zee-kee-yul just really kills this negro spiritual.

[JAnthony37]

I agree about the pronunciation. The reworked ending is interesting.....but the way Dawson actually wrote it is better.

[EllingtonChic]

Nothing against the choir, but who does this conductor think he is? Who gave him the right to change such a beautiful song? When it comes to vocal quality, this choir is quite good, but it would be much better of the song was sung the way it was written.

[AllThat77]

Not only was the name Ezekiel pronounced wrong but, then to make matters worse the conductor decides to RE-WRITE the song at the part that it is most known for!?!?! As if you haven't made Dawson turn over already he then goes and adds notes to the ending?!?!? WTF!?!! This is a disgrace to William Dawson and to fine choral music. This conductor really needs to hit the books again and get the history of a piece correct before choosing to add empty, meaningless frill to an already amazing piece!

[ANGELONEME]

pronounced- e-zee-kuhl but other than that nice job just sounds a little wierd

[Ritzounett]

there's bother about that I think. The interpretation in fine, they're doing very well, but I prefere Moses Hogan's arrangment... check my vids.

[Davanee08]

they definetely did this alot different from my choir...i think they added some notes or something...n its way too proper..its an old slave song n is supposed to be pronounced Ez-ze-kuhl

[cococharmelle]

the composer is william dawson!

[astrosfan611]

Paul Busselberg

[rychaross]

I know him!!! =D

[rychaross]

Btw great!!! Who was the composer. I think I know him......

[rychaross]

I've been there for a play I've been in