"The Awakening" by Joseph M. Martin

The Lee High School Men's Choir performs "The Awakening" by Joseph M. Martin as a part of the Lee High School Spring Concert.

This particular piece was a part of their competition show at the Smokey Mountain music festival in Gatlinburg, TN. This choir also took first place in their category.

FUN FACT: Many of the men in this choir participated in the Alabama All-State TTBB Choir of 2006 or 2007 (I'm not sure which). Joseph M. Martin served as their clinician/director/whatever. They sang this piece, and he played the piano for them...I believe.

Conductor - Barry Petty
Pianist - Vivienne Atkins

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[daveshow07]

TTBB is the only way to sing this song in my opinion. All male TTBB gives it a deep resounding tone that just gets me deeper than SATB, which can end up shrill if it's not done properly.

[ninjamaster5780]

My school does this song every year in our mens choir, and the only way to do it is TTBB it just sounds better in every aspect. sorry if I offended any of you but it just does

[GtrMstr977]

Vowels are a bit off. Especially in the beginning. Excellent otherwise

[GoldaPollack]

I sang this years ago in SATB and thought it was lovely. This is simply BEAUTIFUL and I love it.

[pitsgirl2010]

@neoanderson48

And my choir director (Brian Quillin) assisted him. He always talked about walking back in to the practice room and watching Joseph Martin standing at the piano with tears streaming down his face as he played the baby grand piano so hard it was bouncing up and down on the floor. It was such a personal song for him. And that really came through with the All-State choir that year. These guys do wonderful justice to this song as well.

[blackwoodla]

I agree. Best TTBB piece ever. GREAT JOB guys!

[Chefmn01]

I think that the TTBB adds a certain "determined" like sound to it that the SATB just doesn't have. Sang this my freshman year in high school TTBB and loved it. 4 years later and I sang it in my schools top choir and just didn't sound right SATB.

[StudsLoveMe225]

@Phentleman Ya'll were amazingg (: the boys in my choir sang this for festival and since it was just for the boys the girls couldnt learn it. but since we couldnt do anything cuz our teacher was working with boys we sang with them during class. i love singing it! which boy wer you?

[neoanderson48]

I was in that Alabama All State choir that had Joseph Martin as the director! You're right about the pianist. Singing that with Joseph Martin was such an incredible experience...

[ilikepudding1]

our withered and died for our choir concert sounded so much cooler because it was like"WITHERED AND DIIIiiii.....IIIIIIEEEEEEEEDDD­DD!!!!!" with such epicness

[10Maggie1]

Thanks for adding beauty to my day!

[Nomnomnomyummi]

I sang this last year in 7th grade in SATB and i agree, this song should be done in TTBB always. It goes through to your heart in such a deeper way, and even tho it has no girl parts, it is one of the few songs i like with no girl parts