Pie Jesu - John Rutter

Me singing the solo from "Pie Jesu" - from John Rutter's "Requiem". Conducted by Josh Brown.

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Music

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• requiem
• choral
• choir
• johnrutter
• amyatkins

[tess5340]

I'm sorry to put any kind of dampener on this coz you do have an absolutely gorgeous tone to your voice but I just wanted to mention the fact that you say: 'requi-ahm' instead of 'requiem'. Our choir conductor is really down on us about that. Sorry if this comes across as though I'm lecturing or something...

[thespia]

There will always be different schools of thought on what's right and wrong on vowels. Just because someone is of the opinion that you should always pronounce an unaccented vowel a certain way doesn't mean everyone will share the same view :)

[floatystar]

@thespia, tess5340 is correct. It is pronounced requiEM. A letter 'e' is never pronounced 'ah'. A pity as it is well executed, but the mispronunciation jars somewhat.

[thespia]

@floatystar I'm sorry you feel that way. 

[longhornchik]

I think you have a lovely voice and did a great job with the solo

I performed this song a week ago

but the only thing is the rest of the choir I felt were going a little to fast with the music .. but i guess because we did it totally different but thats just me

[thespia]

The conductor was nervous and went a bit faster than normal :)

[Lokan3]

Very beautiful. I am getting my ten year old son to use your video as an accompaniment. Thanks for posting.

[C0loratura]

Ahhhhh....A beautiful voice!

Sustained tone, lovely control, and I love how you floated those notes...good interpretation.

When the community choir did this, the conductor brought in a guest to sing the solos, and he built her up for WEEKS.

She wasn't all that good- she was good, but nothing quite as fantabulous as this.

[shinken13]

Excellent rendition. Too bad the audio had trouble capturing the high notes.

[shinken13]

@floatystar I think some leeway should be given for pronunciation of "requiem" as it is little more than a middle English word who itself is a modification of the latin word "requies." This makes the word requiem little more than dialect, or at worst slang. I will accept a rebuttal for requies, but only if you honor its latin origins by not using Caroline minuscule.

[musicamaxima]

@tess5340 it's not a mispronunciation per sæ, it's just a slight vowel modification for the sake of tone (the open 'e' vowel has a tendency to cause bad placement and pull the pitch down).

[irishcream69]

Beautiful, love this piece. And you sang it fantastically.

[Teletheus]

@shinawillful Those who can do. Those who can't comment on YouTube.

[shinawillful]

A lovely video. But if you put yourself out here you should be able to take constructive criticism without becoming defensive. The 'requi--ahm' is the only jarring note in the performance - the difference between professional sound and stubborn amateur. Learn, child. We never stop learning.

[Trumscheit]

Altar verhängt, Augenkontakt mäßig, schlechte Tonqualität. Dennoch recht gut gestaltet.

Wegen Altarverhüllung drei Punkte von mir!

[mdenero]

A beautiful performance! I remember the first time I heard this. I was shopping for speakers and went to a local audio store. The guy there asked me what I like and I replied something like, "Do you have any solo piano or choral?" He put the Requiem in the CD player and selected Pie Jesu. The tune sounded familiar but new - so peaceful. When the full chorus welled up so did I. I wept on the spot! The shop owner, who is also a choral conductor, just smiled when he noticed.

Yes, I bought them!