Spring Dreams

[abcdefg1940]

non ho capito

[amatorynumber]

utterly forgettable

[eastcity21]

well done! just a small glitch though, pronunciation is wrong for some words: 'ye' is pronounced as 'yeah' not 'yi'. Chen Yi originally wanted this song to be likened to a typical Beijing Opera. I think because of cultural barriers, that part isn't depicted clearly. To be fair, unless you're chinese in Asia or very traditional, you won't have much understanding of Beijing Opera. Furthermore, some chinese don't even now how Beijing Opera sounds. Still KUDOS! =) Chantilcleer FTW!

[socceriplay1]

I sang this song with my choir I love the harmonies I love the words .

[sweetsacrifice77]

Can we have the newest version of this piece up ? :DD

[Maestro2500]

@sweetsacrifice77 There is a newer version available for purchase on Chanticleer's website, as part of the album "The Singing Life: National Youth Choral Festival," in the Chanticleer Live In Concert series.

[crickb88]

I think I have seen this performed by the Ithaca College Concert Choir, does anyone know if there is a mixed choir version of this?

[moltman1234]

This is the same version that Ithaca performs.

[acdcfan94561]

So who is doing the bird noises...

and who is doing the whistles?

Beastly

[zippyninny]

bass ones...

[drigin1234]

Insanity comes in all forms,

It take someone insane to know someone the same.

shove that in your voice and sing it!

[drigin1234]

not one of their best!

[genevaprojectfreak]

you are insane. this is too perfect when it comes to style, tonality, and musicality for this type of piece.

[vaivaboo]

This concert was performed in The National Filharmonic of Lithuania not Estonia concert hall

[ethionano]

i actually met them when i was in high school. OMG they are so amazing

[Bass35744]

Eric Alatorre has one of the best Basso Profondo voices in the world! I had the honor of meeting him, and his voice is sooooo ridiculously low. Even his speaking voice shakes the ground. What impressed me the most, was that when it came to singing the bottom notes of every song he would be the only one singing them and still be able to fill up the whole auditorium without a microphone! This guys so inspiring!

[SightlessGorgon]

I agree! He is such an inspiration and one of greatest basso profondo's in the world! Plus his facial hair expirence is awinspiring!

[fitzgerald1337x]

not to mention that his mustache is one of the best in the world as well.

[MusikMajor]

God, I love this group.

[tokyo99]

that wonderful! very good! hmm. only thing i think that could have been improved on was the folklore element to it. but i would find that hard to do because they aren't chinese. growing up in the actual cultural background is an advantage. you would actually understand what the implication of each word is. and more importantly you understand the total cultural background. the song is set to sound like a beijing opera. unfortuantely it is nowhere close to sound like one...

[JICanizares]

well of course their style is an amalgamation of both eastern and western styles of music in this piece, focusing on an atonal style with folk and nature percussion elements in the begining and then transitioning to a more traditional style with the western-like suspension before phasing into a pentatonic harmonization that utilizes both parallel fourth/fifth chords and eastern melodies, intervals and decorations.

[JICanizares]

though of course, it is a primarily eastern styled piece, so though there are atonal and western elements it is first and foremost a reflection of the sort of eastern style seen in the beijing opera and thus the pentatonic scales are reflected or at least hinted throughout in all the chords and melodies used

[theladychel]

I agree with you, because it's hard to understand a different culture.

They're great singers, though, and they harmonise well together.

My choir's going to sing this! XD

[Wallace1234567890]

I think they have done it pretty well already in terms of Chinese elements. I was particularly shocked that they could imitate the Chinese traditions so well.  And I really like how they took time when they did the glissando.

[tokyo99]

i watched it again and yes the chinese elements are there. =) but really i believe it doesn't encapsulate the chinese culture. i.e. they actually pronounce some of the words wrongly. and a chinese opera really sounds different from this intepretation. chenyi did write in the score that it was to emulate a typical beijing opera. that being said.. the song is well written and sung nonetheless =)

[townncountrygrl]

they are just incredible- I'm blown away!

[RockLeePeaceGai]

AMAZING!! i can't wait to see them tonight ^_^

[fafifurnik]

Marvellous work and great performance. Only the setting, the dress are completely wrong. The sound of leather shoes on a wooden stage is annoying.

[teamim]

This is also Chanticleer (see attached video of "The Music of the Bible Revealed - Psalms 138", from way back in Octobe 1985)!

[teamim]

Sorry, I didn't realize that response videos couldn't be attached! Anyway, it's on my channel...and this video by Chanticleer is just amazing. Like the man said, leave it to Chanticleer to do something like this!

[juliuscena]

What else can we expect, this is Chanticleer!

they're alwasy good!

[NZCherub]

Wow they did all that just using their own voices!!

[SuperDaveOkie]

Chanticleer being Chanticleer.  Devilishly difficult song. Reminds me a lot of Eric Whitacre. Fantastic performance.

[Chaconne07]

What a lovely piece! Full of energy, vitality, lyricism, colors and folksy nostalgia. The choral harmony (in fourth) reminds me of the traditional Chinese instrument "Sheng." It evokes a vivid village landscape painting. This is another masterpiece by Chen Yi. The Chanticleer is a superb chorus that did justice to the composition.

[pandajenbway]

Love Chanticleer.

[dacmom94]

Fabulous! Thank you for sharing! cchow1

[composerchenyi]

Excellent!

[cj022301]

amazing. and not hard on the eyes either :)

[Aphotic0221]

Very different. I love it.

[LucrBor1519]

This is performed in the Vilnius Philharmonics

[sdkadi]

Hello! I am a bit confused: the comment say that this performance is from Vilnius Lithuania, but then Estonia! Well, it doesn't look like Estonia's Concert Hall in Tallinn, so it must've been Vilnius, if Lithuania! But the sound is amazing! And the clarity and pitch control - OUTSANDING! :-))

[pavelkostov]

its ok

[marknetwork]

this it nucking futs!! :)

[pianoandpipes]

Yeah they are. And Chen Yi is amazing too. She is on faculty at my conservatory. Makes me feel good. :)

Such a nice lady!! And wow...what a talent.

[vivacantando]

Man, these guys are the best!

[bukicapora]

ay, okay. it's Chen Yi. more power Chanticleer!

[bukicapora]

Amazing!!! ang gand ng tunog. Who composed this piece?

[SilverSatin]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! THX U SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!