"Ave Maria" (Biebl) - 2006-07 Tualatin HS Concert Choir

This is the Concert Choir's signature song, performed in Portland at The Grotto in December 2006.

The stills are from the annual holiday concert, performed at Rolling Hills Community Church in Tualatin, Oregon a few weeks after their Grotto appearance.

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[MUSICGENIUS0011]

Bass soloist starts off horrible. Not good at all. Bad Latin annunciation, terrible vowel shape, and completely off key and pitch. I suggest a more slowed down soloist who gets the fact of dynamic control and maturity in sound. Tenor soloist is the same. This song is not a hip hop song. Take that out of the solo. Its not about showing off. Grow up. Second solo shows drastic maturity.

[NorthwestProfiles]

Constructive criticism is always welcome, but condescension only negates whatever helpful input you might have shared.

These students (now all graduated), were neither guilty of "showing off" nor confusing this song -- which is the choir's signature piece -- with "hip hop."

Nor did they need you to come along and tell them to "Grow up." I can assure you, this was their strictest public performance of the year, and they took it very seriously.

[NorthwestProfiles]

The quality of YouTube doesn't even come close to doing this justice. Every time I hear this choir perform it, I can barely breathe!

[tuiteleleapaga]

what arrangment is this?

its beautiful!

by the way, i was in jamestown with this choir. (=

[NorthwestProfiles]

It's the Franz Biebl arrangement. Thanks for the kind word!

[calhounchoir]

The sopranos are way out of control.....very sloppy! They are out of balance with the boys, who sound better than the girls in this number. Still...much better than your typical high school choir, that's for sure. But this could have been MUCH better.

[ecorpuz333]

This is my favorite Arrangement of Ave Maria. I'm in highschool Choir myself, and going to be a senior next year, and I know the difficulties of getting students to do the exact same thing at the exact same time. This is one of the better Ones I've heard after watching others. Music genius isn't nice. :/ I liked it.

[desidog1]

@MUSICGENIUS0011 this song is extraordinarily difficult. my choir sang this at our winter concert, and we had just as much trouble with the solos and trying to keep sopranos in line. yes there are things i could list that this choir could do better on, but the way you went about this was plain rude. but they attempted this song, and i give them kudos for that. they could have done MUCH worse.

[YunmiAZN]

watch the girls. they start speeding up the tempo. it is kind of insulting to sing a latin song and mispronounce the words so badly.

if you work on it a bit more then this group has potential?

[ManiacGiggler]

This is a piece that possesses some serious challenges for young choirs. My choir chose to perform this piece and so I fully realize this. This may not be the world's best recording, but for a choir of this age group, this is a wonderful recording, regardless of the fact that the quality of the recording may be less than ideal. So to the choir members: Fantastic job! To Music"genius": chill out. A tip from good ol' southern hospitality: if you haven't anything nice to say, keep your mouth closed

[Crespire]

The arrangement was inspired and drawn by the idea of plainchant, but the way the conductor conducts it here rushes the melody and does not allow it to float the way it should. There is a lack of flow and majesty. Especially in the downward resolutions of the wonderful dominant tension moment in the first two repeats. The second tenor solo was fantastic though. The ending was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too fast. There was no savoring all the wonderful moving and resolving harmonies!

[Genscocougar]

@NorthwestProfiles too right. Lay off "musicgenius" , it's not like they were up there break dancing or anything so why say "grow up"? This was a difficult song to learn in Jr high and am sure it wasn't much easier for HS kids to learn either. These kids arent in a school like Juliard where all they do is study music, they are in a school where they have to take all the other subjects and get passing marks. GET OFF YOUR FAKE HIGH HORSE

[paulprovidence]

i love this arrangement.. I sang his song in high school as well, it was my favorite. so very beautiful, I was so happy to find Biebl's arrangement after only a few minutes of searching. nicely done, I bet their director was someone great.. to get those kids to sound that good. I know mine was.

[gabeuop79]

@MUSICGENIUS0011 - The deep insight you have into music is shown clearly here in your sharp criticism and harsh judgment of . . . HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Give me a break.

[DVSLEO]

sounds very nice :0 it was a little fast and somewhat marcato instead of legato, and the higher chorus or overpowering the second chorus. It is a pretty sound, just a little too much. over good job, but Sopranos and altos hold back! You will be heard no matter what :).

[celyperez14]

wo im in band playing this song ..but wow yall r really good :)