Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 6: Sing Gently
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2020
- 17,572 singers from 129 countries come together to perform Eric Whitacre's "Sing Gently".
Produced by Music Productions
Film by 59 Productions
Audio by Floating Earth
Collaborators:
Colburn School
NAMM Foundation
Pianist: Sam Glicklich from the Colburn School
Conductor: Eric Whitacre
Sheet music: ericwhitacre.com/music-catalo...
Soundtrack: orcd.co/een0z24
Credits:
Sopranos: 4.30 - 6.25
Altos: 6.26 - 8.17
Tenors: 8.18 - 8.58
Bass 1: 8.59 - 9.26
Bass 2: 9.27 - 9.54
Sign Language: 9.55 - 10.01
Connect with Eric
TH-cam: @Eric Whitacre
Instagram: EricWhitacre
Facebook: EricWhitacreOfficial
Twitter: EricWhitacre
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My husband died in my arms last month from cancer. We were married 35 years. I am certain he directed me to this music. Amen
So sorry for your loss. I'm sure you are right. May this music and the peace of God comfort you.
I'm so very sorry. God bless you.
Wishing you God's great peace, Bill
Love, grace and God's blessings to you.
So sorry for your loss. May this song bring healing.. my prayers 🙏 are with you.
My daughter is in this! It’s truly one of the best examples of Hans Christian Anderson’s famous quote!, “where words fail, music speaks!”
I wish every radio station, music venue, etc in the world would play this to the whole world over and over until it would sink in that beauty and wholeness and sanctity could be ours if only we would get out of our own ways and allow it to be! This music brings me to tears every time I listen to it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to Eric, to all the singers, the technicians, to everyone who had a part in birthing this masterpiece.
How proud you must be x
He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Has been suggested. It is time.
Agreed!
AGREED
Our countries need this. Thank goodness for all it says and promises.
Agreed, he does deserve a Nobel prize. This was released one day after my aunt karoline passed away.. she was 66. I miss her everyday.
If it weren't for ME...there would have been 17,571 Singers!
That was breathtaking!!! Anyone else feel teary when all the pieces started fusing together?
tough for me to admit, but yes, i did. i was surprised.
Thank you 💐 was a pleasure feeling such depth
Yes. I didn't think I would get emotional but at that exact moment I did feel quite choked up. I'm so happy to have taken part in this
oh yes, what Joy!
Yes, me as well!!! Tears Rolling Down my cheeks! I have never Experienced this before.
I was delighted to have this be my "I can breathe again" project after recovering from COVID.
God bless you always. Hugs.
A new life to start with!❤️
Thank you, Maggi. This means SO much. ❤️🤗
I have been praying each day for all who are sick and so i am glad to see a survivor. You have this. You made it. All blessings to you.
Wow! God bless you!
O My Heart… 💕 May we sing gently as one 💞
This is how I imagine the heavenly hosts sound....an angel choir
AMEN!
AMEN!!
Its simplicity and the unity of the world with the music... moves us beyond all imagination.
ME, TOO,
Revelation 14: 1-3. 144,000 Messianic Jews will sing to our Lord on Mount Zion. Imagine that!
I just graduated high school virtually, without our final A'Cappella concert. This is my final farewell to high school choir . . .❤
me too! 😊 be sure to always keep on singing though; college, community, or church choirs, etc- i sure plan on it!
Outstanding! My wife cried her eyes out and said she felt as though she was in heaven! Thanks from the bottom of my heart!!!
I watched the story about it on CBS Sunday Morning (July 19) and the finished piece here, and I had big ol' hot tears streaming down my face both times. It feels weird when I do it, but I can't help myself. It's as moving a piece of music as I've ever experienced, I think.
I'm crying! Voices from the heaven to get my heart calm and happy during these uncertain pandemic days
One of the Sopranos here!!
My Mum heard this on Classic FM in the UK a few days ago and immediately called me (I live on the east coast of the USA.)
"I just heard your song on the radio! " she said excitedly. Her excitement made me very, very happy. You see, just over a year ago, my Mum had a major stroke that has left her paralyzed down her left side and she has been suffering from major depression because of it - she now lives in a nursing home and has to rely on our brave frontline workers to care for nearly all her needs. I hadn't heard her be this animated in almost 18 months.
So, to bring this much joy to my Mum, I am beyond grateful to Eric Whitacre; his beautiful wife, Laurence; his team; and all the other 17,571 singers who dedicated their time & commitment to making a beautiful piece of art that made at least one lovely lady happy.
Thanks to everyone involved. xx
how wonderful - congratulations!! this came out simply marvelously
Check out music therapy for folks who have dimentia. I made an mp3 player for my grandfather and he truly enjoys it. The familiarity of music brings back memories and helps him communicate and get in touch with his emotions. God bless you and your family.
Here's a link to one:
th-cam.com/video/4Zo_JQZo3Y0/w-d-xo.html
God bless you and your mother and all the employees there within the center she resides in.
I'm one of those 17,572 videos. The words and music just melt my heart every time I sing or listen to it. I really can't just listen to it without singing it after all the rehearsing and video takes. It was an amazing experience and I feel connected with 17,571 other singers from around the world during a time when our world is in such turmoil. Music truly is a universal language!
There are words?
Thank you! Your voice was heard.
I was in that sea of voices too. So emotional. Such Hope in Sing Gently.
caught you! 6:56 right middle
I was in it too
I think we have finally heard what Heaven is like with legions of angels singing! So, so emotional and uplifting. Thank you so very much!
If someone asked you, "Are the land masses on top or our planet uniquely shaped?, You'd probably say "no" (meaning- there's nothing to them, they are just there).
What if I told you they where arranged for a purpose for us to find and understand one day? In 2010 using Google Earth (best to use that year if you look all this up on Google Earth to try it for yourselves) I discovered Our Planet AND Google Earth TOGETHER - Tell the SAME STORY of CREATION, that matches the BIBLE PERFECTLY. Our Whole Planet is covered with WATERMARKS. They are in the form of PICTURES AND COMBINE THEM ALL TOGETHER AND THEY TELL THE STORY OF CREATION....AND THEY EVEN SHOW A IMAGE OF GOD HIMSELF (the Creator of this Fantastic Discovery). Please I'm begging anyone who took the time to read all of this to come see what I found and let me prove it to you once and for all God is as real as you and me. Come see what I found and then please help me tell others because TH-cam and the atheists are doing all they can for you to not see this. It changes everything. th-cam.com/video/WwSAHhbOHlg/w-d-xo.html
As hard as it is to believe, I promise you, what I found will convince you. Please give me a chance to prove myself.
(YOU MUST WATCH ON A COMPUTER MONITOR, NOT YOUR CELL PHONE! THERE'S DETAILS YOU'LL MISS USING A CELL PHONE).
This, in my mind is as close to the voice of God as one will come in their mortal life. Think about it...
@@smokenmx5
Well said !!!
I ❤ 🎵🎶🎵
Times this infinity and then yes
I had to read the comments to find exactly the one I was thinking in my mind. This one was the one. THANKYOU for saying it for me. But one day, I will be singing with those legions of angels and humans, with voices blending in the most beautiful sound in all of time and space. That is heaven indeed.
This is one of the most exquisitely beautiful things I have ever heard... Thank you, Mr. Whitacre, for offering this moment of glory and illumination amidst all the darkness in our world today... And thank you, each one of the 17,572, for sharing your voice with us.
Julie Arthur how you doing friend?
My daughter was asked to participate in this by a dear friend - one of the beautiful sopranos. my friend hasnt seen it because she is fighting for her life...one of the COVID frontliners who fell ill. For too long a moment, it was touch and go. I don’t really believe in signs but seeing this made me believe she will get better. There is hope in music and beauty. Thank you for this, Eric 💚
Maris, I hope ur friend gets well soon ! I got the Covid Feb 14th, before anyone knew what it was. Later I was tested positive. It was really hard! I still have lung problems/fatigue/lost my alto voice. I am a old woma W/ many, many health problems. UR freind will sing again! We need her buetiful voice.Have the hospital play this on a loop 4 her. I believe this song has healing powers !!!
All u all r in my prayers...
❤🎵🎶 God speed. 💚
@@haya-rj7cj Ohh!
I guess I read it 2 fast & didn't
comprehend. Thank you
4 correcting me . I hope her friend gets well soon. It was
really hard getting over Covid. But if a sick old women can make it, I pray she will 2 !
❤ 2 all ! God speed...❤🎵🎶
Praying for healing for your friend. This song touches the soul... may she be healed!
Sending Prayers, light & healing for your dear friend to recover soon 🙏🏽
I'm sorry to hear your friend has been so critically ill, I hope he or she gets well xx
My child, my beloved daughter is one of the soprano singers in this heavenly, angelic, transporting music. Here is a taste of heaven. I feel blessed to listen, even from distant lands. Thank you!
My beloved daughter is an alto angel in this exquisite piece of heaven. So blessed she helped to bring this to our hearts and souls! 💜
This is good, too.
th-cam.com/video/VO3NSHk3wl0/w-d-xo.html
@@adoreskittens Thank you!
Thank you!
There are no distant lands anymore. You are within the Circle of Love.
I saw a piece about this on CBS Sunday Morning today, and I can only say that I am blown away by the beauty of the music, the lyrics, and the voices. And whoever designed the visuals of the people coming together. Just wow!! It reminds me of Pangea and the way the continents used to be united as one huge land mass. We are indeed all in this together!! ❤️❤️
In our "after party," Eric told us that the visual metaphor is based on the Japanese artform of Kintsugi--repairing brokenness with gold (or in this case light) but always displaying the scars.
I saw the same CBS interview and cried throughout the premier...I’ve performed several of his beautiful pieces with a live choral group and this new one just was beyond describing other than my tears of joy at witnessing such beauty❤️ hope there’s a VC7 so I can participate! Thanks sincerely to the many talented people
all over the world who brought this marvelous gift to us❤️ Eric Whitacre is a treasure ❤️
Mary Jo Henretty-Jornales me too! I was so moved, I immediately got on TH-cam and found this page! This is something so needed in these turbulent times.
In the far distant future (100's of millions of years), the continents will again form into one big supercontinent. By then we will be either gone entirely, or will be something unrecognisable to the species we are now. My mum sings in this, a special moment in our brief little time on this planet :)
I happened to turn on Sunday Morning at just the right time and was so moved by this. Thank you to all the beautiful voices and Eric Whitacre. Now, when I'm having trouble finding the good in humanity, I have someplace to go to be recharged.
I am a singer in high school. I watched this video today and had chills down my whole body. I also had tears my eyes because I know that what we do as singers brings people together and has the power to make them realize that hate can disappear and we can love one another through the power of music. Thank you for making something so beautiful and sharing it with the world ♥️
The Fox That is in no way what that comment was saying. It’s “brainwashing” people similar to you who drove me to write the comment I did. Music can allow for messages of peace and happiness to heard, to change an audience. We are not being brainwashed, simply trying to rid some of the hate that exists. So please take your “brainwashing and propaganda” somewhere else.
The Fox seems like you just hate what they did. Please take your negative energy elsewhere and let these people be proud of what they have accomplished. Any performance is one to be proud of and clearly ALL of these people have done something amazing that you just don’t know how to appreciate. I at least hope you can see some of their talent and those are my finals words to you.
Was this work absolutely beautiful to listen to? Yes. Did it bring tears to my eyes? Yes, but this singing will not stop real hate. Perhaps you have a superficial understanding of why people hate each other. This world is not made up of "one" people, we are all different and unique. Why do you think everyone is talking about diversity and inclusion; answer: it's because humans are not all the same. We have different values, morals, and different needs -- and when these values clash we get conflict, brutal conflict. Revolving this conflict with take a lot more than just singing to resolve.
@@erikshure360you’re entitled to your opinions. Please stop shitting on others in the name of DEI and virtue signaling. The world has lost its mind- we need all the unity we can get- different cultures have come together before and will again.
Three years later, and I'm still so deeply moved by this song. So humbled and honored to see my face in there, along with 17,571 choir siblings from all over the world ❤🌍
I wish we could get all 7.8 billion human beings in the world to do this, how amazing that would be!
Singing unto Jesus! 💯
Angels, I heard angels. I've watched it over and over, and everytime I listen, the tears just stream down my face. It spoke to my soul and filled me with a love I've never felt before, indescribable. If only the world could come together as beautifully as this. I can't thank you ALL enough for participating sharing this beautiful gift 💛❤️💜💚💙
I wasn´t sure, whether I could listen through it all without crying. Now I know: I can´t.
The sheer beauty is the one thing. But the idea of so many people singing gently as one. poeple from different nations, cultures and religions - as one, while the world around seems to become crazier and hatefuller every day, is such an incredible sign of hope and love. Thanks to you all, my fellow singers from wherever you are! Thank you so much, eric whitacre and team.
Love from Germany! (Stephanie Dormann)
I saw the story this morning On CBS Sunday Morning. With tears in my eyes after watching the performance I type this. What a wonderful thing. Congratulations to all involved. Very moving.
In total awe. I think we all need to hear this. Every single person on earth.
This is what I imagine heaven souds like
I saw the special on CBS Good Morning program this morning. I have been listening to it over and over in my backyard this evening loudly so if anyone was out they too might hear it. I sent it to every one on my email listing so they can enjoy it also. It is such a beautiful, melodic and peaceful piece, I cannot get enough of it. Thanks to everyone for supplying their parts to make this such a masterpiece! And praise to the engineers that put it all together for everyone to enjoy!
Love to you, Steffi x
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What the world’s people can create with the right leader.
Who was the world's leader when this was created?
My Daughter is a part of this Wonderful production by a Talented Conductor with a vision of a World 🌎 brought together through music, Virtually. The talent and diversify of the choir is proof there are those who will not let music die. All around this world we sing. I'm proud of EVERYONE..
Gives me hope for humanity’s ability to make it right.
This morning I learned of this. Texted my daughter who has a great voice. "Did you hear about this?" Response: Dad , I'm part of this. So beautiful. Incredible. Just wish there was more.
The power of music and the human voice combined with angelic lyrics which moves our hearts to cry can only be gift from God the creator to heal our hurting world for such a time as this. United in perfect harmony ....and this isn't even heaven yet. We can only imagine!!! Thankyou for this healing balm everyone!!
Cool story!
My daughter is one of the angels singing too. So amazing!
Oh my goodness, must be so proud to have your daughter be part of something so special. Thank you for sharing.
I am truly blessed to have her as my daughter. She is exquisitely beautiful (inside and out) like this work of art. 💜
This became a lullaby for me during many sleepless nights as an essential worker. Music for the soul of a world that has been under siege. Thank you to the 17,571. So grateful for this experience and hope it reaches millions more with its message of love and hope.
Nora, thank you for your devotion as an essential worker. I hope you will stay well and stay strong. To think this could have been handled differently so the loss of life would not have been so massive. It's all been so heartbreaking! Gallons of tears shed.
Honored to be part of it! The video is realy stunning ! I know I am somewhere in it, I cant find myself ...but knowing I am between al of that voices is enough !! Thank you Eric!!
@@Nelle5609 Same feelings here. This is definitely going a long way in "keeping me aloft."
I totally feel for you, I sung this a lot on the ward I work on - I was doing a lot of night shifts while recording this - it definitely got me through. It was nice to sing it around the hosptial :-) Hope you are okay and sleeping well now!
Me too Nora. As a music educator in public schools, CoVid took the act of singing for so long (safety first). It was so gut wrenching to not be able to sing with my kids. When I first heard and saw this, I literally cried. This also became my lullaby for sleep as well. Thanks for all you did and do.
Lovely. It was an honor to be a part of this gift to a world needing a message of empathy, compassion, serving and togetherness.
Carrie Leslie the same for me. I am so proud and happy...
This was pure love and hope for humanity. I cried tears of joy while watching this today. So incredible...what a gift in these times. Thank you to all who worked on this project.
This music brings peace to and unquiet world. Franziska Isbell Schoenfeld
This is simply amazing. I cannot understand why anyone would give this a thumbs down? If you don't like it, don't watch it. Thanks Maestro and all of the singers and people behind the scenes for making this a truly enjoyable experience to watch. Thank you!
The sound of 17,000
Mind blown
Thinking about Heaven’s innumerable choir
Misty eyed
It was humbling and a privilege to be one of the altos.
Me too, I'm so happy about that❤️
Wow!! The song is breathtaking
Yall did absolutely amazing!
Another alto here and I feel absolutely the same. Wonderful singing with you!
Yes, it was such a wonderful experience to participate in this.
Being a singer who has, along with most people, lost the pleasure and companionship of singing in a chorus and church choir, this was one of the most beautiful, moving and inspiring works of art I have been witness to...it is the music of HOPE. Eric Whitacre has created a celestial masterpiece!
WHO gives the thumbs down??? This is perfection.... soooo thrilled to have been part of this!! 🥰🥰
This piece gives us all hope... Music will always be the golden glue to fix the world.
It was enough for me just to see my name along with all of these other wonderful musicians! Thank you, Eric. What a gift during this time in our lives. Love to each of you!
One of the few things humans do that harms no one and uplifts everyone! Bless you all
So sad that in the current situation singing together is one of the most dangerous things we could do. At least we could all sing separately, safely and have it all put together thanks to Eric.
Why am I sobbing like a child right now? This piece isn't even that complex and I'm dying.
Me too! How are we a world divided with music this beautiful! Heaven sent!
The simplest tune can be the most beautiful ♥️
Because THIS is what we are... not what you see on the news
me too, weeping from the simplicity, beauty and profound and meaningful lyrics.
More complex than you might think. The BBC interview of Eric about this composition, reveals an incredibly intricate and painstaking process www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cszvbh
And this is how prayer works, even without four walls and a roof.. perfect..thank you!💜
I keep listening and listening and now think; this is not only worthy of a Grammy, but even more so a Nobel prize. Yes the Nobel Peace Prize. Eric and his team brought together the HUMAN race from 129 countries to make beautiful music, regardless of religion, sexual preference, skin color, nationality, and it is one of the best things I have heard in my life. Well Well Done!
I AGREE!!
Agree. Especially this year.
Perfectly said! So proud to be a part of this♥️♥️♥️
Absolutely... it brings about a intense calmness and peace that I believe we all so need right now....
I was thinking the same thing!! What a musical genius Mr. Whiteacre is!
This made me cry. My mom died in December. She loved to sing so much! I can imagine her in heaven singing with a choir of angels. Beautiful. ❤
Man, our country and our world needs more of this right now.
The whole world... 🌎❤️🗺️❤️🌍💞✨
My wife sang in this - the soprano part and I am enormously proud of her and everyone else that stood for what felt like years against a plain background with one earbud in, looking into a camera AND a video screen and sang their hearts out! Again and again and again waiting for the one that didn't have a swear word, or the dog, or their husband saying hey that sounded great babes you should have recorded it (reply "I was you #$@%!!!!") 😀
And of course a huge and heartfelt thank you to Eric and his fantastic team for making it happen. Superstars each and every one of you.
I can't be the only one wishing and hoping for VC7!
Well done everyone, with respect from us here in SW France
Thank you for making me laugh out loud and startling all the birds outside!
You described the process perfectly.
It took me 2 sessions from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. ro record IT and convince myself IT was not going to get any better.
I kept to those odd hours to avoid the barking of my neighbour's dog and street traffic.
But IT was worth avery inconvinience just to head this and know that I'm somewhere there
We need to do everything we can to regain our world and sing together again. I'm sobbing, so, so much. This is stunning. We must sing softly now but someday soon we must sing loudly, together with joy. You, Maestro Whitacre are a soulful genius. I'm in love with all of this.
This is my favorite comment. Everyone I know is connected to the performing arts and we grieve our temporary mutedness but we are NOT silent. We WILL sing , with power and healing, and until it can come from our voices it comes from our hearts.
YES. So am I. It is the Kingdom come...
Now THAT is a choir. Sublime. Perfect. Exquisite. It truly sounds angelic. Bravo to all of you performing.
Claudia B Thank you, I am one of the altos (and very proud to be part of this everlasting music)!
Thanks! It was a very difficult but rewarding song (i’m one of the sopranos). This result is so so beautiful! Grateful to Eric and all other choirmembers
Thank you! I've been singing in choirs since I was 11; I'm now 72. Blindness doesn't stop me from singing. Would love to join with all of you. Blessings.
Wow, the imagery couldn't have been more perfect for the song and its beautiful message that is so necessary in these times. Thank you again to Eric Whitacre and his team for allowing us to be a part of such a special project. This song is really moving, with and without words (and visuals). What a stunning composition. I'm really glad we could all come together in harmony during the pandemic. May the world sing gently throughout life's highs and lows and everything in between.
I am weeping like a little girl, yes there is nothing better than standing together in the same room and singing out...but since we can't this is the most beautiful and amazing alternative .. God Bless the beautiful voices in this piece and everyone involved in making it. I am grateful for you all.🎼💞
So thrilled and honored to be a voice of many in this amazing work of art!
This is not our voices. It's the sound of beautiful humanity!
Beautiful things happen when humans all come together and join in the universal language of peace, unity, love, and music!
@@cookieswirlb3942I wish you well. Hugs from across the seas.
I've watched this multiple times now (can't get the tune out of my head) and EVERY time, it brings up tears. So beautiful.
Thank you,Becky Thompson, for sharing
This beautiful music with me..takes me
Back to singing in your mom's choir with
You.. LOVE MY MEMORIES...
I agree. So beautiful and also brings tears to my eyes.
I have watched this many times. Each time it comforts me and brings tears of hope and joy! Such beautiful music in such troubled times. It definitely deserves a Noble Prize!
Applause! Applause! Applause! Outstanding performance, left me with goose bumps. Thank you for blessing us ALL!
I cannot listen to this ethereal, beautiful, magnificent, piece of music without crying. This is what the angels in Heaven would sound like, I imagine. Thank you Eric Whitacre, thank you all 17,572 singers from around the world for bringing us this song of just exquisite joy. Helps me to keep going through these mad times.
My sentiments EXACTLY, now 3 years after the rough Covid shutdown. This has surfaced again by Eric Whitacre and Voces8! Don’t miss it! I specifically texted my daughters yesterday to please sing this at my funeral!! ❤❤❤❤
When we look back on this time in the years to come, don’t forget about this. Cherish the beauty of it all.
It’s been 2 years since I sang in this majestic chorus and I am still in tears… 😭
If you ever wanna know what the heavenly choir looks and sounds like… this is a good example… this is a song about unity… all ages, races, ethnicities… together as ONE!
This made me cry. But in a GOOD way. It gives me a TINY idea of how God must feel when all these voices come together in praise and love. Amazing. I can't imagine the effort it must have taken all of those involved in this production. The editing. Watching each individual recording. Piecing it all together and being sure the timing was correct. Truly a beautiful piece. Thank you for this. For all of those involved, this was truly a gift to the world. Keep on singing!
Roseshel Garriott i agree... tears in my eyes, every single time. God is here, in every note and pause. What a gift.
I pray that such beauty touches even the hardest of hearts.
A lifetime highlight, honor & privilege to be a part of this heavenly sounding, timely, meaningful, historic production! This music touches my soul❣At age 76, this is one of the most memorable moments of my life❣🙏🎶💕
Darla Hartmann I'm almost your age, 73, and I feel the same!❤️
I absolutely love when people from all over the world come together virtually to make music...
Still listening to this with a sense of gratitude and joy...
It's beautiful to see that we still can all get along and even make wonderful music together. peace be with all and make that change....
One year... this project stands as a breathtaking display of unity in a world of division.
I can’t believe how beautifully moving this piece is. EricWhitacre is a brilliant composer and a wonderful man. The team who made this happen behind the scenes should be applauded for their fine work on this project! To my 17,571 virtual choir friends.... blessings to you all for your kindness, generosity and friendship throughout this! Sing gently everyone!!!♥️💜💙
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This is so emotional for me. Bravo to the singers, the computer artists, and especially to the conductor and his partners that had the vision and brought it to this very hurting world.
I'm gently reminded by this that there is still so much goodness in this world worth embracing.
So proud to be part of this ♥️ My hair stands up on my arms listening to it, A taste of what heaven will sound like brings tears to my eyes. Found my name!
I'm getting chills! We all came together regardless of race, religion, location, gender. We set our differences aside to unite our voices to "sing gently" this beautiful song. Now I know what 17,000+ united voice sounds like... It's pure beauty. Thank you Eric Whitacre for this opportunity, and the team for their hardwork and making this possible. Now brb, i'm guna go watch this over and over and cry. 😭
If someone asked you, "Are the land masses on top or our planet uniquely shaped?, You'd probably say "no" (meaning- there's nothing to them, they are just there).
What if I told you they where arranged for a purpose for us to find and understand one day? In 2010 using Google Earth (best to use that year if you look all this up on Google Earth to try it for yourselves) I discovered Our Planet AND Google Earth TOGETHER - Tell the SAME STORY of CREATION, that matches the BIBLE PERFECTLY. Our Whole Planet is covered with WATERMARKS. They are in the form of PICTURES AND COMBINE THEM ALL TOGETHER AND THEY TELL THE STORY OF CREATION....AND THEY EVEN SHOW A IMAGE OF GOD HIMSELF (the Creator of this Fantastic Discovery). Please I'm begging anyone who took the time to read all of this to come see what I found and let me prove it to you once and for all God is as real as you and me. Come see what I found and then please help me tell others because TH-cam and the atheists are doing all they can for you to not see this. It changes everything. th-cam.com/video/WwSAHhbOHlg/w-d-xo.html
As hard as it is to believe, I promise you, what I found will convince you. Please give me a chance to prove myself.
(YOU MUST WATCH ON A COMPUTER MONITOR, NOT YOUR CELL PHONE! THERE'S DETAILS YOU'LL MISS USING A CELL PHONE).
IMAGINE no borders, all colors and ages good to each other, caring for each other, unified in loving purpose! That would be a description of a world-wide family of singers, yes, but primarily teachers. WHO ARE WE?
The healing power of music is so evident here. I want it back, Lord. Please heal our land.
So privileged to have been a very very small part of this alongside 17571 others. Nearly a year later it still reduces me to quiet tears, even though I know the piece so well. It has to be the biggest choral piece I will ever take part in, in all senses of the word, and the one with most meaning, pushing all the buttons. Thank you Eric for one of the most profound musical experiences of my long life.
That was beautiful, is like angels from heaven. We are one, we are human, no matter what. From Dominican Republic.🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🐻
José angel Cuevas estaba pensando quien representaba la isla en los créditos. Supongo que cantantes en VC6?. Si es así entonces Veo que por cierto nos representaba! Soy de Bonao, crecí en NY y ahora vivimos en Miami. Cante la parte del tenor y soy el cura que ves en el 2:03. Saludos y bendiciones!
The super tight harmony in the first 2 seconds brought a tear to my eye. This is beautiful.
I've sung in choirs some 32 years and have conducted a church choir for about 6 years. I love composers like Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjielo, Dan Forrest, Rob Gardner, John Rutter, and others. This was my first time doing a VC. What a privilege it was to be a part of this! While singing solo and submitting a video recording pales in comparison to a real choir experience, I enjoyed the unity of this unique experience. After eight or nine takes, and staying up until 2 AM the day before the deadline, I added my small Bass II contribution and became yet another point of light amidst the sea 17500+ other singers and signers who shared their talent and love for good choral music and the beauty of artistic expression. Well done to all my other virtual choir mates, to the production crew who put it together, and especially Eric for composing it!
I spent over an hour listening to this marvelous recording again and again Sunday night while reading everyone's beautiful comments and contemplating God's goodness. I strongly believe God inspired Eric to write this piece precisely at a time when the world needed it the most. God was not surprised by the pandemic, by riots, divisive politics etc. I believe he prepares beacons of light like this in advance of such events.
Stars shine the brightest in the dark of night. The darkness reveals their brightness all the more. Thank you all for being stars and lighting up the night. Let us all sing forever gently as one! May God bless and keep you all!
The 10 year old version of me knew it was a dream to help produce this kind of sound. Eric Whitacre thank you for giving me the privilege to sing as a tenor in this beautiful choir at the age of 28 years old.
I found a tenor member! Great singing with you in this beautiful masterpiece! Our voice was among the loveliest. I'm the collared one in 2:03. Blessings from Florida
@@fr.wilfredocontreras7272 As an alto VC6 member, greetings to you both. I saw your video quite clearly. I haven't found mine, and I don't expect to, although I may have one more search. I know I'm in there. I feel privileged to be a part of the big VC6 family
Irene Shettle . Thanks for being part of our VC6 family! Maybe post your pic and I can help you look. An idea: grab an Iphone or your Hi Def camera, take a screenshot of the screens where all of us are slowly scrolling down to become that final collage. Then in your spare time, look at each photo and screen enlarge. You won’t see it very clearly but you will be able to see faces. Good luck!
@@fr.wilfredocontreras7272 Thanks ... I don't have an iPhone or a Hi Def camera. I have downloaded the photos that one of our number put onto Dropbox with the intention of looking at them later ... but at the moment there are so many other things to do which, despite being in self-isolation due to being one of the clinically vulnerable ones and staying at home most of the time, seem not to have got done!! It would be interesting to "find myself" (I find that the repeated use of that phrase keeps making me laugh - I know where I am, sitting right here on the sofa! LOL) However, I know that I am in there, my name is on the credits, and I know that I took part in something huge and rather important ... it'll suffice. I'm not too sure where I have stored my video, so sending you a shot at the moment would be difficult. I will bear your kind offer in mind! In the meantime - sing gently ! :-)
That was a complete PRIVILEGE listening to that!
The beauty, absolute beauty, of this brought me to tears. I have no words that are worthy.
This is testimony that the soul of the world speaks through music - extraordinarily moving and exquisitely accomplished.
I'm in a complete state of awe...just what the world needs right now!
Every single one of you that had even the slightest part in creating this magical piece did such a beautiful job!! I see so much hope for this world through this adventure!!! May God bless each and every one of you! May you stay safe... and wear your masks! Much gratitude and love to all of you... for sharing yourselves in such a beautiful way!!
This makes me miss choir so much the unity and the beauty even total strangers can create. Absolutely beautiful
I need to go back to work but I just can't stop replaying the video, I'm mesmerized with how beautiful it is. Ok, just one more time...
Still coming back to this one. Can we just appreciate the editing? It's literally like areas of our world coming together visually and audibly.
It was my great pleasure that I joined this project "Sing gently" as one of 17,572 singers for World Virtual Choir 2 years ago...Now I'm praying for peace to sing together all over the world.
It was truly an honor to be part of this amazing project!!!
My choir teacher showed me this video and I fell in love with it
Small thing, but I really liked that the singers were listed by first name. There's something more intimate about doing it that way. 🥰
Lovely song, lovely voices, lovely video. I needed this.
I cannot watch this just once. I’m overwhelmed by the beauty, enormity and power of this project. My heart goes out to all of the participants of this virtual video. Wonderful!! It’s message surpasses any negativity in the world at this moment.
Emily Genovese I am one of the altos in this choir and the most positive was the FBgroup which was formed for the participants. I never experienced such a friendly, supporting group in my life. That gives me a very special feeling when listening to Sing Gently. Thank you Eric Whitacre❤️
Yes I have listened to this several times today! And I am Jewish. It speaks to us all.
I know. I weep from the beauty.
I’ve listened to this countless times and I cry almost every time as it sounds so amazingly, heavenly, beautiful. My daughter is one of the alto angels. I truly wish everyone could come together in the world like this.
This is beautiful.
You can’t hear Color.
You can’t hear Race.
You can’t hear Sex.
You can’t hear Religion.
You can’t hear Age.
You just hear the voice of the human spirit. Thank you all for opening the portal of human possibility and defining the meaning of one.
Thank you 💐
AMEN🙏 This song made me sit down and cry all day. I havnt had this much hope since last year.
God Bless everyone❤🌈
As it should be!
Beautifully said!
Beautifully said.
No matter how many times I watch this - I get goosebumps and tears fill my eyes. Such an honor to be part of this 😍😍 I love the strings version as well 😍😍😍
Gorgeous.. Perfect , now that we STiLL can't sing until we get vaccines , mask up, and wait a bit........
It was the most beatifull sensation in my life. Can to see my dreams realized!!! Thank you so much
Each time I listen to this piece it brings tears of joy to my soul. The beauty of over 17,000 voices coming together elicit an emotional response in of itself. Thank you Eric Whitacre for sharing your genius and gifts at a time when they are so needed.
Perfectly stated!!! 💜
I'm crying again... Every time when I listen to this song I remember the beginning of the first wave of the pandemic in my country. I was so lucky to participate in this project; it will be an everlasting memory of a special event in a lifetime. It raised me up in an insecure, scary period and I thank Eric Whitacre for creating this almost religious experience.❤️
I legitimately think I can hear myself so clearly! What a wonderful experience to sing gently as one!
Funny, I've the same.
Me too. I can even hear one little mistake I made (singing a "t" one sec.to late). 😁 And a friend who didn't know I participated said the same, that he can hear me. He knows my voice very well. Weird. Guess it's because we are one. 🎶🌎
Dad, had you lived 4 more years i know you would have wanted to take part in this. The music will ALWAYS bring you to me. Forever your daughter.
I can’t tell y’all how much I needed this. We all needed this. Music is how I express myself and these last few months have been tough. Thank you Eric Whitacre for beginning this project all those years ago and for continuing to bring us together through beautiful music. May we sing together, always!
It’s so incredible to realize sometimes there are things bigger than you; and to equally realize you’re a part to something of such magnitude truly takes my breath away. I will always be awestruck by the sheer magnitude of work, effort, and communication and community it takes to create these virtual choirs, and I will always thank you, Mr. Whitacre, for allowing us to be a part of them. Until the next big breath-
For myself, finally found my face at 2:35
Eric in trending like he finally deserves 👏 all the participants too
The beauty of thousands of united voices brings me tears of joy and hope. May we become global citizens and sing gently together.
This is the most beautiful piece of choral music that brought the World together. Thank you Eric so very much. 💜
So deeply honored to be one of the lucky 17,572! Thank you all. Still crying after several views. So touching for so many reasons.
Makes me cry every time. Still.
My husband died twelve years ago today. Thanks for adding your music for my solitude!
Beautiful souls in song: Grateful for your many voices as one during this time of unrest and upheaval from our "normal" lives. You brighten my day and speak to my soul.
Joan Manuel Thank you, I was one of the altos and so happy to participate❤️