The Samford University A Cappella Choir (Timothy Paul Banks, conductor)performs Stanford's Magnificat in G during Choral Evensong in Hodges Chapel on the Samford campus (Birmingham AL USA), Oct. 24, 2008. Haley Longino, soprano; Justin Ward, organist.
A good performance, but rather too operatic to those of us used to the English Choral tradition sadly
jmh3412 11 months ago
Oh My!!!! The vibartto in the solo voice....jeez. and starting under pitch :/
socwoods 1 year ago
Too much criticism here. My goodness. Take the performance on its own merits and you might find that it's a good rendition of a beautiful piece. Lovely solo voice, nice choral blend. Thanks for posting:)
dkostner 1 year ago
@mikesolejazz +1
corin0cole 1 year ago
im so used to hearing the soprano sung by a male treble.
but this is beautiful!!
great job!
aortablue 1 year ago
oh man these guys murdered this.....
leave it to the english!
sorry, she has a wonderful voice, and the organist could do with listening to it loads and loads befor playing it!!!! No feel there. again my Humble apologies, Mike Sole, Organist, Pianist, and Cockney Lay about!
mikesolejazz 1 year ago 2
Excuse me, but are your ears tuned to A=440 ? I am rather sure that the three-inch speaker upon which you are listening disallows validity of your obscure criticism. Humbly, Timothy Paul Banks
rabbass 1 year ago
Sorry, but Haley was a regular member of the Choir, not a guest. I suspect you will hear of her in the future, now that she has graduated. Humbly yours, Timothy Paul Banks
rabbass 1 year ago
Sings constantly under the note and sings with a mouth in "letter box" which does not favour the formation of the different vowels.
1401JSC 1 year ago
IMHO, Miss Longino has a very pleasant voice and her vibrato is not huge, but like that of a well-played violin. Of course, everybody hears in a different way. She is clearly a guest soloist and is therefore supposed to stand out from the choir. As for you, HwangMyungShin, learning is a great thing!
Eurofrank1 2 years ago