A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre

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  • www.ted.com In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by TH-cam, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of 2,052. The full piece premieres April 7 (yes, on TH-cam!).
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  • @SugarbabyLA
    @SugarbabyLA 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2843

    Oh wow... And yes, I think I re-recorded that Soprano solo auditon part AT LEAST twenty times before I was happy with it ha.

    • @Helyzz82
      @Helyzz82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      truly worth it, still today ;)

    • @TheNightFlower
      @TheNightFlower 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It was beautiful, well done.

    • @ashleyyang2510
      @ashleyyang2510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      It sounds so good!

    • @robertritchiesse
      @robertritchiesse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I love your expression, Melody. … And no matter at least five time, twenty, sixty - well - as long it takes until the slam dunk take. I’m a singer/musician myself. Recording is a special thing - and always brings a brutal truth. But that Truth always shines good when it’s "there", the Version in a recording

    • @Jodus_MacGotuss
      @Jodus_MacGotuss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      When you hit that high note, though.
      "Ah, it seems my tea is done. Fantastic."

  • @emanuelguevaramusic
    @emanuelguevaramusic 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3453

    imagine the whole entire world in that type of harmony

    • @dona4him
      @dona4him 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Oh! No kidding!!! This is amazing, ain't it?! =}

    • @KyleHurd
      @KyleHurd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Emanuel Guevara leave the tone deaf people turned down though please

    • @runicscrawl324
      @runicscrawl324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kyle Hurd technically they could be included in songs with spoken parts 😂 even if not one of those songs thy still deserve a chance (ik I said thy I just can't type and it's sorta funny this way)

    • @BrianMegilligan
      @BrianMegilligan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I'd like to teach the world to sing....

    • @Pfromm007
      @Pfromm007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KyleHurd Thats hilarious xP

  • @HesitantTaco
    @HesitantTaco 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2165

    I am no singer; I play violin. Yet I have no doubt that the human voice, especially when not alone but sung together, is definitely the most beautiful of all instruments.

    • @MichaelSHartman
      @MichaelSHartman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      HesitantTaco
      Imagine a concert of 2000 instruments. What piece should they play?

    • @beckaruud4956
      @beckaruud4956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Michael Hartman piccolo

    • @Jack-zd3vr
      @Jack-zd3vr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      5th grade recorder disagrees

    • @aizj16
      @aizj16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MichaelSHartman despacito

    • @paulnottherealmccartney8558
      @paulnottherealmccartney8558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mozart figured that out

  • @hockeynut4ever11
    @hockeynut4ever11 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2985

    I've met this man. his hair is just as perfect in person.

    • @emncaity
      @emncaity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Well, _that's_ irritating.
      ;-)

    • @colleenposadas8415
      @colleenposadas8415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hockeynut4ever11 lol

    • @Calamaistr
      @Calamaistr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      This is not possible, no hair can be this perfect.

    • @StevenJacks
      @StevenJacks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I have too. And I agree.

    • @abyssmanur3965
      @abyssmanur3965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      175 bald men hate this video ...including me lol;

  • @angelicaporro4060
    @angelicaporro4060 5 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    "hot sopranos"
    altos getting overlooked like it's our job

    • @anitazdanovica8213
      @anitazdanovica8213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      exactly!!!

    • @lochinvar00465
      @lochinvar00465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I was in choir from 7th grade on through high school. Believe me, it was that altos that got my attention. Especially one alto in high school, Sally M - - I still think of her often after almost half a century. Later when I got into the Navy, I was in the Bluejackets Choir. This compilation is fantastic beyond words, tears streaming down.....

    • @whatif3271
      @whatif3271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lochinvar00465 find your Sally!

    • @julianan-r4455
      @julianan-r4455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oof. As an alto, I felt that

    • @donnapearson466
      @donnapearson466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always.

  • @leahb3384
    @leahb3384 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2016

    "So i was kind of learning how to read music...and then i went to Julliard for a music masters..." nah no biggie

    • @Frst2nxt
      @Frst2nxt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      it's the automatic thing to do if you have a little free time.
      c'mon

    • @eddyvideostar
      @eddyvideostar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Frst2nxt Pete: Nice banter.

    • @Goombino
      @Goombino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Leah B Whitaker though... 😂😂😂

    • @annasophia2826
      @annasophia2826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know julliard is really hard to get into but it’s allot easier to get on a masters course than an undergraduate because not many people go on to do it so it is kinda realistic for him to do that especially with his skill!

    • @robertrijkers4923
      @robertrijkers4923 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@annasophia2826 pretty easy to get into if your family donates enough .....

  • @SugarbabyLA
    @SugarbabyLA 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1886

    It's amazing.. to think that this is what started it all. Now a snowball effect is taking place, everyone taking part in creating many virtual choirs all over the net. It really is wonderful, brilliant, and beyond beautiful... and it still blows my mind to this day that Eric gave me that chance to become someone I thought I could never be. And to everyone out there who is reading this, please don't give up on your dreams. Don't say "I can't do it." Because you know what? You can.

    • @lelletaffyn7706
      @lelletaffyn7706 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      +Melody Myers ahh yes - i know - i indeed can do it - thank you Melody

    • @alexiaruiz8087
      @alexiaruiz8087 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I learned to sing the soprano part just like you and I'm 12!

    • @Calamaistr
      @Calamaistr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      your smile made it work melody :P

    • @theluffinater9470
      @theluffinater9470 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Melody Myers I love you. You are amazing

    • @KlaberArt
      @KlaberArt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Voice of an angel...leaves me speechless.

  • @kobrazak
    @kobrazak 10 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    The high soprano note as absolutely gorgeous!

  • @jenwilliams9015
    @jenwilliams9015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    “It’s like all my life, I had seen in black and white, and suddenly everything was in brilliant technicolor.” I think this sums up what music does ❤️😭❤️

    • @k.s.3748
      @k.s.3748 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Music is the sound of emotions.

    • @inesdeerausquin5658
      @inesdeerausquin5658 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. The first time I heard him say that I thought "YESSS ... you just put in words exactly what music does to my soul and mind, every time I sing in a choir."

    • @leo-hao
      @leo-hao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do believe that was a 'Wizard of Oz' reference.

  • @AndyChamberlainMusic
    @AndyChamberlainMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +689

    It's not altogether strange, but it hits me every time. Choir music sends chills like no other music does. I love my edm and jazz, but choir music like this has an unparalleled ethereal quality.

  • @rylandcook5301
    @rylandcook5301 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1762

    So Eric Whitacre wouldn't be where he was today if he wasn't intrigued by Mexico and hot girls?
    Wow

    • @Vincent_Beers
      @Vincent_Beers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Most of civilization has only been built by men trying to impress girls. If they weren't so dam picky we'd still be living in caves

    • @nancylane8092
      @nancylane8092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol

    • @bwc0005
      @bwc0005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      An icon

    • @ziggilypiggily
      @ziggilypiggily 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He did say that it changed his life......maybe he thinks differently now?

    • @LuukSwinkels
      @LuukSwinkels 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All thanks to hot girls. lol

  • @HELLios6
    @HELLios6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    I have to say the sound of 2000 voices singing in unison is glorious

    • @busTedOaS
      @busTedOaS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      5 voices can be much more beautiful than that.

    • @nightlythoughts4701
      @nightlythoughts4701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      of course less voices sound better, but the fact that 2,000 voices can sound that well put together is truly amazing.

    • @KyleHurd
      @KyleHurd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      HELLios6 that's not unison though....

    • @DarkShroom
      @DarkShroom 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      i don't think it's possible without processing

    • @runicscrawl324
      @runicscrawl324 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DarkShroom actually it can be possible, in real life choirs per example, like that choir get together in Kentucky that sand the national anthem in the lobby, that was probably around 2000
      Edit: sang*

  • @kingklabe
    @kingklabe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Possibly the most beautiful thing I ever heard. I would never say that lightly.

    • @Omfgwhtavid
      @Omfgwhtavid 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You might also enjoy this then, my friend /watch?v=DLT8i3zfCZY

    • @costaliberta5969
      @costaliberta5969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      theres also that choir from Echoes, by PF

    • @fardareismai4495
      @fardareismai4495 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you ever have the chance to join a choir, never hesitate to do it. It is hugely rewarding and powerful to sing together with so many different voices.

  • @dawgeral333
    @dawgeral333 10 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    Put that sucker into a "time-capsule", fire it into deep space...for whatever alien civilization there might be. It is the very best, most beautiful side of humanity. This really needs to be done!

    • @Secondbloodbrother
      @Secondbloodbrother 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree about the capsule part but only to get him away from earth as far as possible !!!!

    • @Stallnig
      @Stallnig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heard about the voyager golden record?

    • @mindfulb1tch642
      @mindfulb1tch642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine that. If this were to actually happen and aliens landed here and saw only this. No idea of who we were, who these strange creatures are, the lives we once led, the civilization we built or how we disappeared. All they hear is this.

  • @ZeusV6
    @ZeusV6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1846

    Prince Charming from Shrek?

    • @anomalyp8584
      @anomalyp8584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      TOTALLY hahahaha!

    • @Smithelwerb
      @Smithelwerb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Or Jaime Lannister

    • @MIZZMARQUEZ559
      @MIZZMARQUEZ559 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nerd Boy lmao 😂 me tooo

    • @emncaity
      @emncaity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yup

    • @maocharlisme
      @maocharlisme 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He definetely has changed his corrupted ways then! 😛

  • @fchristinepowell8886
    @fchristinepowell8886 9 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    I am weeping. I think this is what heaven will be like. All of us one and finally united.

    • @alecblue4736
      @alecblue4736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      L

    • @victoriak1219
      @victoriak1219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      F Christine Powell «Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”»
      ‭‭JOHN‬ ‭3:3‬ ‭

    • @kellyalvey7627
      @kellyalvey7627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I thought the same thing. "A great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb..."

    • @danielled108
      @danielled108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same!!!!

  • @TheForceOfMusic101
    @TheForceOfMusic101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Eric Whitacre was so far ahead of the curve with regards to the idea of the Virtual choir. What started out as a really amazing way of connecting people has now become a necessity for millions of musicians around the world as we all struggle with COVID-19. I hope he knows how much he has now contributed to the survival of musicians everywhere. Thank you, Eric Whitacre. Thank you so much for the brilliant idea.

  • @briangoldfarb
    @briangoldfarb 9 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    No way! I just clicked this video to see some virtual choir. I did not know he wrote Lux Aurumque! Our choir is singing that now!

    • @audreyreidling3654
      @audreyreidling3654 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jake Goldfarb we did Lux as well in my elite choir ensemble and we cried almost every time!

    • @xintaxaura5696
      @xintaxaura5696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha u cry every time....

  • @donwoodbury
    @donwoodbury 8 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    This guy is brilliant and a visionary. What a wonderful, unifying effort that brings peace and hope to an otherwise divided and troubled world. Thank you so much.

    • @lelletaffyn7706
      @lelletaffyn7706 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Don Woodbury exactly - the unity is breathtaking

  • @liv.c9554
    @liv.c9554 8 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    My choir teacher had you as a substitute and now she shows us this every year it's awesome

  • @snickerdoodle7877
    @snickerdoodle7877 10 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    This is something only the Internet could spawn: 2000 people, all together.

    • @augustin5611
      @augustin5611 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's 10 000 if you want..
      th-cam.com/video/X6s6YKlTpfw/w-d-xo.html

    • @gatisozols
      @gatisozols 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Internet can go home, here`s Latvian song and dance festival 11000 or 12000 people, th-cam.com/video/WeovGfNEEsk/w-d-xo.html

    • @2011littleguy
      @2011littleguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      2000 people
      -----------
      Hey, YOU said "all together"!
      My reference is a nod to the movie, Airplane. If you don't get the joke, watch the movie.

  • @lorddoomx7115
    @lorddoomx7115 7 ปีที่แล้ว +423

    anyone notice the comment on one of the videos that said "you melt my face off"?

  • @YoungLeuchovius
    @YoungLeuchovius 8 ปีที่แล้ว +725

    JESUS THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

    • @tokus64
      @tokus64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      JESUS IS DEAD.

    • @MysteriousMaysa17
      @MysteriousMaysa17 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      tokus64 He rose again

    • @kunzaxe
      @kunzaxe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Without a doubt the music is beautiful but we only get 4 minutes worth the rest in long stupid intro

    • @adamturley9893
      @adamturley9893 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Um... it's a TED presentation. If you don't like the stuff at the start doesn't that make you the stupid one?

    • @dougg1075
      @dougg1075 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      tokus64 you better hope your right

  • @gigibclubforkids5476
    @gigibclubforkids5476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Eric was ahead of his time. In April 2020, with Covid-19, this is how we can look forward to future performance, virtual.

  • @KimboCo
    @KimboCo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This reminds me of that one clip in the boys bathroom where everyone is singing the halo theme

  • @lbb5106
    @lbb5106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sleep by Eric Whitacre: I always struggled to sing this in my church choir. The music and words were so breathtaking tears would be rolling down my face before I could get to the end. I so miss singing this masterpiece.

  • @MichaelVileleagueofintrigue
    @MichaelVileleagueofintrigue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS FOR!!!

  • @thelifeofelle1389
    @thelifeofelle1389 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I love how there are both "old" and young involved in this

  • @rachelm3046
    @rachelm3046 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I listened to the song without headphones, thought it was nice. Listened to it on a loud volume with headphones, teared up

    • @nezkeys79
      @nezkeys79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why do our ears suck lol. Its usually the bass that is lost

    • @Colesmith890
      @Colesmith890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nezkeys79 it’s because the bass is on a lower frequency so it does not resonate as well. The sopranos are on a higher frequency so your able to hear it better.

  • @Lol-ju7ok
    @Lol-ju7ok 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This is beautiful. Imagine the whole world singing in unison.

    • @mypetcrow9873
      @mypetcrow9873 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol不好 “I’d like to buy the world a coke...”

    • @redwolf625
      @redwolf625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If only some people weren’t tone-deaf

    • @Smo1k
      @Smo1k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@redwolf625 Most commonly, people are only tone-deaf in that they hear their own pitch a bit off, compared to how other people hear it. A tiny bit of pitch-shift is all that it'd take to correct, nothing compared to the amount of engineering this choir has been subjected to... ;)

    • @redwolf625
      @redwolf625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Smo1k Very true indeed but, im sure at least a good bunch of those there do have some extent of perfect pitch in some way

    • @lor3999
      @lor3999 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol不好 , “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. “

  • @cutesunflower100
    @cutesunflower100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    My mom went to college with him :) they were friends and she was invited to sing in 2 of his virtual chiors

    • @jakobboers5067
      @jakobboers5067 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm a good friend with a good friend of his. He's one of the best people

    • @KyleHurd
      @KyleHurd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I know nothing about him at all I'm just taking your all's word for it.

    • @27shogun58
      @27shogun58 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I once saw the rear right leg of the dog of the cousin of the grandmother of Eric's neighbour's friend's friend's cousin's son. He is the best!

    • @RoseUchihachan
      @RoseUchihachan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was your mom one of the cute soprano girls?

    • @gavinwightman4038
      @gavinwightman4038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@27shogun58 Objection. That was, err, Objectionable.

  • @MichaelSHartman
    @MichaelSHartman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Amazing. The miracle of the internet bringing the people of the world together.

  • @tonykorol5899
    @tonykorol5899 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Calls himself a classical composer and proceeds to write “Godzilla eats las vegas”. Eric Whitacre is great

    • @redwolf625
      @redwolf625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Especially the Lux Arumque transposition for band

    • @logismos9844
      @logismos9844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Godzilla eats Las Vegas is a pretty contemporary classical peice written by Bheetoven. What is wrong with you?

    • @NLTops
      @NLTops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@logismos9844 That is the funniest anagram of Beethoven I've ever seen.

    • @FreakieFan
      @FreakieFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The title might be ridiculous, but the piece itself could definitely be considered contemporary classical.

  • @LightningStarSC
    @LightningStarSC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My professor showed this today in my "History Makes the News" class in discussion of the future of art. As an aspiring artist and video editor, and with intermediate piano skills and perfect pitch (thank you high school music & band), I was left speechless when I saw the virtual choir. It was so beautiful.
    Despite not being as great at vocalizing music as playing or analyzing it, this inspied me so much in a short time that I might actually try my hand at fine tuning my vocal skills just to have an extra skill on hand, not to mention continuing my video editing skills. (Seriously that virtual choir is breathtaking!)

  • @jasadin
    @jasadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s amazing how this just stirs something deep inside you until the tears flow.

  • @natlek08
    @natlek08 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As someone who had the privilege of singing "Sleep" in a large choir, this makes me so incredibly happy. The goosebumps are real

  • @Zodliness
    @Zodliness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm amazed both by the symphony of harmonious voices and the age of this video, before I got to finally see it, eight years! TED videos are amongst some of the best content on here.

  • @NinjaXchacha15
    @NinjaXchacha15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I cried... Not from just the beauty, or the sound, but because these people took a moment of their time, and their talent, to create a completed masterpiece with 2,000 others. Those beating hearts.... Dreams, hopes, achievements, all entwined in one song.
    I feel negative recently, there is much tension and negativity. I got goosebumps, and I discovered a refreshed hope for the direction we've been heading.

  • @swimmylafish16
    @swimmylafish16 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    his choir is perfectly amazing

  • @laurgirl10
    @laurgirl10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Coming back to this video as an inspiring way to connect to other performers now that we're so isolated from one another with theatres, concert halls, and ballets being closed due to COVID-19.
    It's hard as performers not to be able to perform - but if live performances are postponed for a while, at least Eric Whitacre gave us a beautiful model of how to still connect with each other and an audience.

    • @formerchampion1442
      @formerchampion1442 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Precisely how I was feeling, speaking from quarantine right now

    • @carolyneppich4760
      @carolyneppich4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does anyone know how what software they used to all sing together? Was it Zoom or something else?
      Thank you!!

  • @ngelemar
    @ngelemar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have never heard such amazing voices in my life, the whole world singing in unity, this is what I love, music has the power to combine the world to be one

  • @GoldRevere
    @GoldRevere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My choir class after Coronavirus takes full swing

  • @visuvius1
    @visuvius1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Just discovered Eric Whitacre while listening to NPR this afternoon. This is so amazing and I'm so glad to have discovered this. I'm absolutely mesmerized by the beauty of this virtual choir!

    • @alexuspeterson7505
      @alexuspeterson7505 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      H. j>i8>i>, >1i1u1u

    • @runicscrawl324
      @runicscrawl324 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evita Gore honest to God, when I glanced over your comment, I thought it said divorced instead of discovered 😂

  • @OfficialMrRATpHace
    @OfficialMrRATpHace 7 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Bethesda NEEDS to do this for their next Elder Scrolls game. I would be so happy to know that I, as just a fan, made something that was part of the game.

    • @kookinc.6616
      @kookinc.6616 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      NO WAY! Exactly what I was thinking while watching this

    • @vic5254
      @vic5254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If I remember correctly, Bethesda only used somewhere around 15 people, and just placed the same song over itself many times, slightly offset

    • @L0Ldude11
      @L0Ldude11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      MrRATpHace BETHESDA SHOULD HIRE ERIC WHITACRE AS A COMPOSER. THANKS BYE.

    • @treymtz
      @treymtz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It would be magical to know our voice can be apart of something we support and hold dear to us such as TES series. To be apart of tes VI would be sublime.

    • @ezgluegun5427
      @ezgluegun5427 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I only clicked on this because of that

  • @jrwkc
    @jrwkc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    I'm glad "Sawyer" from Lost has found other talents.

    • @dejastevenson7129
      @dejastevenson7129 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      OH MY GOSH I WAS JUST THINKING THAT

    • @KyleHurd
      @KyleHurd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      J.R. W there will always be one idiot that makes a joke about how one person looks like another and it will always be equal parts stupid and unfunny.

    • @stephenlyons2343
      @stephenlyons2343 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      J.R. W (

    • @squidioussquid5812
      @squidioussquid5812 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      J.R. W hi 👋

    • @blackbirdbutterfly
      @blackbirdbutterfly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IM 2 YEARS LATE BUT I THOUGHT OF THIS THE SECONDS I SAW THE THUMBNAIL

  • @jasadin
    @jasadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This makes me feel that humanity will make it.

  • @curtisstaples6466
    @curtisstaples6466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Not choral, but I got the honor of playing “sleep” in my symphonic band. Absolutely gorgeous piece.

    • @Jake-fj3ob
      @Jake-fj3ob 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got to play it too and it was probably my favorite peace, we went to state for my high school and we all were in sync and I've never had a better experience in my life

  • @garyhaber333
    @garyhaber333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The wave of emotion that i felt flowing over my body was incredibly spiritual.
    I'm actually in tears right now.

  • @BasicYTHandle
    @BasicYTHandle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The harmony is AMAZING, especially "Sleep" - it sounds as if they are all together in some great acoustical concert hall or cathedral.

  • @lukas.stitches
    @lukas.stitches 6 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    he looks like haymitch

    • @Andytlp
      @Andytlp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He looks like that guy who plys silver in x men or various roles in american horror story.

    • @Naomi-rf1bl
      @Naomi-rf1bl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he does though

    • @maydao9354
      @maydao9354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well you're not wrong....

    • @ablurida
      @ablurida 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      haymitch before his hunger games

  • @thedefinitive6296
    @thedefinitive6296 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The amazing things people can do when we find harmony with one another.

  • @riveranderson2000
    @riveranderson2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This video is in English textbook in Korea and we have to learn about it
    Basically we have to memorize every word that Whitacre said in the video

  • @valeriepaigeferguson
    @valeriepaigeferguson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Whitacre's "Lux Arumque" brings me to tears every time. Totally awe-inspiring ♡♡♡

  • @munyang4686
    @munyang4686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you TH-cam recommend, soothing for my ears

  • @corbyvinson1175
    @corbyvinson1175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This actually brought tears to my eyes. Such an incredible story and the compositions are absolutely moving!!

  • @tristantoole7363
    @tristantoole7363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I know EXACTLY what you meant by "black and white ... technicolor". I was in choral and concert choir in high school and it was ...fun. the voices were okay, and the music was pretty, but it was kind've plodding if you get my meaning. And then I was lucky enough to audition and make it into my state's "All State Classical Vocals". It's high schoolers from all across the state that are chosen as the best of the best.
    Sorry, a bit off track.
    Anyway, I was honored to be chosen and I learned the music before the gathering and group practice, but I was expecting more of the same "high school experience". NO, SIR. From the first group warmup, the conductor taught us a specific harmony in quasi-sectionals and then combined us back together.
    The thunderous (not loud, but deeeep) basses were nearly shaking the room, while the sopranos and tenors generated an overtone like bells in the rafters, and the altos posted a strong but sweet anchor to the melody.
    ...it was like standing in a waterfall of harmony. It was beautiful. It's the most beautiful thing I ever heard.

  • @kayeleebarrett6030
    @kayeleebarrett6030 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    They all sound like angels in heaven :)

    • @busTedOaS
      @busTedOaS 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called reverb

  • @Germs_2128
    @Germs_2128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    this getting recommended to people in Christmas 2019

  • @artymar1537
    @artymar1537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, almost 9 years later, I listen to this and I cannot believe what I just heard. This is an incredible piece of art, I dare say a Masterpiece.

  • @bostonpurcellsociety4278
    @bostonpurcellsociety4278 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know why, but things like this just bring tears... from I don't know where. So much humanity in the sound of our voices...

  • @ravenocisty
    @ravenocisty 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So glad there is music and singing.

  • @emncaity
    @emncaity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My _God_, the soprano soloist at 5:39 (and again at 6:54)...what a voice, what a smile.

  • @AshleyWragg
    @AshleyWragg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So many beautiful faces and voices. Humans are beyond amazing.

  • @connectable
    @connectable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This talk is so significant today. We can't be with each other, but it doesn't mean we can't touch each other.

  • @arnlmndza
    @arnlmndza 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like your story Eric. Wish there were more people with that passion for choral singing.

  • @jamalwalker8113
    @jamalwalker8113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All these years later it is treat to see this. I am trying to get my students to take part in the new one.

  • @NicholasMaietta
    @NicholasMaietta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm crying... I never cry. This is so beautiful.

  • @Jazzywaw16
    @Jazzywaw16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was phenomenal. I hope they continue to produce music ..... so moving. This has now become a reality for many ... Eric Whitacre you were light years ahead ... Fantastic Fantastic (standing ovation)

  • @rachelpurity1
    @rachelpurity1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Music is what makes us one.

  • @BeckerBoopin
    @BeckerBoopin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the quote about the sisters finally singing together again immediately made me tear up haha

  • @kathryncarter6143
    @kathryncarter6143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful. I'd love too hear this as angel's over the manger in Bethlehem. Breath taking!

  • @aljefjas808
    @aljefjas808 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i think that this is one of the best TED Talks. Music can unite people to create beauty.

  • @NeomiNemeth
    @NeomiNemeth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've got chills. This is epic. It's like angels coming together to pass on the voice of God. 😮🙏❤️ Amazing.

  • @sarahjones9393
    @sarahjones9393 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This gives me chills! That's incredible!

  • @thealamogamer6759
    @thealamogamer6759 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally a video that I can appreciate by TH-cam's recommended list. This gave me chills. Thank you Ted!

  • @orchidorio
    @orchidorio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I discovered Eric Whitacre's music while singing in a choir at Long Beach City College, Calif. where we sang Lux Aurumque and I have loved it ever since. And the tears flow.

  • @johanrynjah8241
    @johanrynjah8241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The result is a thousand times sweeter and denser than any type of vocal layering. .

  • @Sathtana
    @Sathtana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember singing Lux Aurumque in choir. Watching this video again made me want to join choir in college.

  • @kateshadow155
    @kateshadow155 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am here in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic looking to the master for ways to save my lockdowned singers from loneliness and despair. Very grateful to Eric Whitacre, as are so many thousands of musicians around the world in these very dark times.

  • @kingofnothingquasi6407
    @kingofnothingquasi6407 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am a 16 year old guy from Tennessee who listens to rap and singer/songwriter and almost despise classical but this moved me to tears... the only time I’ll use this for something like this... his was beautiful

  • @mollyspencer5642
    @mollyspencer5642 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Ok, now that I'm just about moved to tears after watching the two full videos of the virtual choirs, when's auditions for 3.0????? (Also just wanted to say, I'm such a huge fan of your work, Mr. Whitacre. Ever since I sang Lux Arumque for All District Choir my sophomore year of high school, you have had me hooked.)

  • @UndeadPathfinder
    @UndeadPathfinder 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Unbelievable, this is incredible! This should have so many more views.

  • @FedoraDog13
    @FedoraDog13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The story is as beautiful as the music. This is truly the best use of a technology that connects the world. I have no idea how this found it's way into my recommended list, but I'm glad it did.

  • @cynthiahawkins2389
    @cynthiahawkins2389 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Simply astounding. Blown away, dude...What Eric has done is use technology to create community - in sublime harmony - LITERALLY!!

  • @Klobsi
    @Klobsi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    gänsehaut pur und tränen in den augen. dieser mann ist so genial.

    • @busTedOaS
      @busTedOaS 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Der Gesang ist ein total träger Einheitsbrei. Ich behaupte mal einfach dein Dorfkirchenchor ist nicht viel schlechter. Nur dass die keine Millionen Views ernten.

    • @melinak3574
      @melinak3574 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      busTedOaS ich behaupte mal, dass es ziemlich anstrengend sein muss, alles für 2k Stimmen zusammenzuschneiden. Und das Talent hat jetzt nicht wirklich jeder.

  • @AN-ou6qu
    @AN-ou6qu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    “2,000 voices strong”
    51 people: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

    • @eshung
      @eshung 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ahaha quote found at 9:58

  • @jepz11
    @jepz11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is music transcending me like the 'Miserere mei' does. Like, from a reality we are allowed to experience.
    The girl singing the solo soprano is of a beauty I can not fathom. All singers are too.
    Your composition and how you perform it is genius, this is a gift to us all.
    Thank you Eric Whiteacre.

  • @jenniferrhoades8956
    @jenniferrhoades8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shivers and shivers and shivers. Such a pristine beauty...beams of light shining through the tops of forest trees, motes dancing in the golden warmth... Truly magical.

  • @AWARHERO
    @AWARHERO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Imagine the human race one day singing the same song as one... Imagine what we could do.
    Sound is the greatest power in the universe.

  • @viablackheart1534
    @viablackheart1534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My choir director had us watch this today. I'm a different woman now.

  • @wcorbee
    @wcorbee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was truly amazing to be part of this experience.

  • @Lakes57
    @Lakes57 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heavenly music, if only everyone could be in harmony like this.

  • @jmm1233
    @jmm1233 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    you know japan going to take this challenge and do a version of 1 million voices

  • @trianglearchives5776
    @trianglearchives5776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is exactly how I imagined peace on earth

  • @amjPeace
    @amjPeace 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to sing along with them but I am too choked up! This affirmation of the beauty of the human soul and the universality of our desire to connect and share ourselves is crystal beauty. I can't wait to sing in the heavenly choir with all of you one day!

  • @MrBanzoid
    @MrBanzoid 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell's Bells. That's powerful. I had to pause it half way through because I couldn't stop crying at the beauty of it. I challenge anyone to listen to this and not be moved to tears.

  • @brynndurham9957
    @brynndurham9957 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THIS IS BEAUTIFUL
    IM CRYIN IN THE CLUB

  • @annaray5989
    @annaray5989 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Wow!!! This is amAZING!! This technology creates an awe within me! These emotions send hope to my soul!! Someday, in heaven every nation will join to one choir and we will all sing together. :)

    • @PianoMastR64
      @PianoMastR64 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm imagining it. One day, we will finally mature as we release the idea of these imaginary boundaries that we have been using to separate ourselves from one another. I'm also imagining the advanced technology that we will spawn which will allow any and all of humanity to connect in real time to collaborate on an ultimate moving project like this one. How about a virtual symphony, or a virtual painting or any virtual all-inclusive artistic project.
      It's fun to think about.

    • @Secondbloodbrother
      @Secondbloodbrother 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      OKAY, I'm about to throw up so badly , this is the most disgusting thing I ever had to read, you stupid hypocrite, get a life!

    • @PianoMastR64
      @PianoMastR64 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Secondbloodbrother Are you sure you replied to the right comment?

    • @OP-1000
      @OP-1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why wait till a heaven that might not exist?

    • @snugglealpaca7403
      @snugglealpaca7403 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not all people are the same religion... But it would still be cool

  • @garyhaber333
    @garyhaber333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just cried.😪
    These angelic sounds really just affected my soul as I heard this.
    Truly amazing.

  • @cameahgill8464
    @cameahgill8464 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This also moved me to tears. Was in choir in high school and Eric Whitacre was everyone’s favorite