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You guys sound AMAZING! Would you mind if I repost this on my website?

Very beautiful!! I love this song!!!!!!❤❤🎉🎉😊

So beautiful❤

Why does this only have 9 thumbs up? The music is gorgeous and the performance so full of beautiful energy. Congratulations to all from France!

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the piece reminds me of San Antonio so much i love it!!

I was in the Texas Allstate choir in 1983… Alto one first chair and in 1984 first chair as well… I fell in love with the Music of Dede Duson … We performed A Separate song and I was enraptured while singing with all these beautiful voices around me… I met her and was excited to meet living composer… An American Texas treasure! Thank you for this recording. I absolutely love it. ..you all sound beautiful

What a fine group! Bravo!

I believe this piece was written for Sam Rayburn Choir and brilliant director Norris Blevins and I was blessed to sing this beautiful piece in the 1980’s

Oh my goodness! I love your rendition of this beautiful piece. It’s one of my favourites and hearing such gorgeous harmonies, excellent diction and the emotion throughout the choir was certainly transferred to those of us listening. I know I felt it and kudos to your amazing director! 🎶👏🏻👏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Beautiful. I love the flowing line. The performers seem to be connecting with each other and it shows in their harmonies.

How beautiful and sensitive! Thanks so much for such a beautiful rendition of Hold On To What is Good! Gorgeous

That little soprano made a challenging solo look effortless.

What a great group! Dr. Hooper always gets the best out of his talented singers!

Muy hermosa composición e interpretación, pero el oyente situado en primera fila, el más cercano al director, no debió pensar lo mismo: pasa casi todo el tiempo del concierto consultando su teléfono móvil

Simplesmente lindo!

Does this composer know know what “Jubilate Deo” means? Because that’s some angry rejoicing right there.

My all time, favorite choral piece. It's so breathtakingly beautiful.

In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. 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He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions. In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

hey im in one of the tamu CStat choirs, what the hell is you guys' recording setup this recording is immaculate

Dr. Hooper, you never cease to amaze! This is such an underperformed and underrated work.

This is wonderful and thank you.

S'il vous plaît comment avoir cette partition!??

C'est magnifique 🥹

I love this song, well done! ❤

This is so beautiful.

Many thanks for sharing this. Congrats on a wonderful performance!!!

Congrats on this performance. Such artistic singing and playing! Thank you for sharing!!!

Is the Grand chorus recording going to be posted ?

no

This is the type of piece that absolutely should be done without score.

I couldn't understand what John Mackey was attempting with this composition until I heard this version. Incredible.

I remember miss DeDe so fondly as she was my first theory teacher in college so many years ago. She always had a smile for everyone and encouraged me and many others over the years.

As a performer of this piece at Sam Rayburn High School..I say...this is very beautiful; but much MUCH too slow.

not sure what the draw was to this particular arrangement. very average.

Wow

(11:20 - 20:00) Poggers performance😎👍Chick on the second row in the far left blew it out of the water though. Hope she's getting paid well for carrying

Beautiful!!! My mother’s favorite song. We sang at her funeral 💗🙏

I love it! Sounds great! Thank you much for putting this together. What a great surprise. Cheers from Rio de Janeiro.

Congratulations on this wonderful performance! I wish everyone safety!

How wonderful to have this youtube video clip! Thank you so much for your gorgeous rendition of my work! Thank you, Randy!!

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Of Love has been one of my favorites for a long time. Good to hear it performed so beautifully!

very beautiful

Enjoyed the concert. Great job God Bless. ♥️♥️

Great work. Great recordings of Dede Duson's music which isn't performed enough.

Thank you for singing this so beautifully!

I was blessed to be a member of the Mesquite High School Chorale from 1980-1982, and was privileged to have the opportunity to sing several Duson compositions, many of which still play in my head on a regular basis.

Way to Go Tati! Keep it up...you are the best...sooo proud! We love you! Hope to see you soon. Dtb

I have wonderful memories of Dede Duson. During the tenure of the Mesquite Civic Chorus under the direction of Rosemary Hefley, Dede served as our faithful accompanist. It was a pleasure singing with the dynamic group. My most cherished memory of Dede was the time both she and Rosemary sang in the choir at my wedding. I'm forever indebted to this outstanding musician and dear friend.