Westminster Chorus - Sure On This Shining Night
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- Westminster Chorus
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Westminster, singing a Jay Giallombardo, composition of "Sure On This Shining Night" in the Petrikirche, a Protestant church (start of construction 1322) in Dortmund, Germany. The church is famous for the huge carved altar (known as "Golden Miracle of Dortmund"), from 1521. It consists of 633 gilt carved oak figures depicting 30 scenes about Easter.
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3:54-4:01 put on headphones, and then put your overtone listening hat on. Listen for the octave, flat 7, and major 7th overtones colide. Can you hear them??
That is some of the best most in flow tuned in conducting ive ever seen. Sculpting the sound in his hands, wrists, arms, body. He doesnt pull. He gathers the sound energy and reflects it back to his men. Its a dance. They are all tuned to each other and he just pulls the sound like taffy.
I Lost my wife of 42 years last October ! Had I known about this glorious
piece of music I would probably asked for permission to use it at her
funeral. This music is out of this world, absolutely wonderful ! I am 64 years old
and have never ever heard anything more fantastic ! Oh how I love it !
Please accept my deepest admiration for a wonderful song and the brilliant execution of
it. This must be heaven as close as we can get there alive ! Dani Lindroos
With the respect that you deserve, perhaps I could suggest that when an act in memoriam is done for your wife they may include this song. I really have also been amazed. A hug!
God bless
my deepest condolences✨❤️✨
Blue Scarf Girls smile says it all. Great seeing Simon Isback - the LEGEND of soooo much Multi Track Barbershop sitting in the audience singing along.
For all the overtone listeners out there, these are my favorite overtones here! I'm leaving out the 1s 3s and 5s unless close to others.
0:51 -The octave and seventh
0:58 -The ninth!
1:42 -The octave and minor third (basses sing the second)
2:38 -Dat NINTH
3:55 -The octave and major AND minor sevenths
4:34 -The seventh and ninth!
5:20 - 6:14 -Too many beautiful overtones to count
6:14 -An overtone with only octaves. wow
6:31 -The octave and seventh
6:39 -They form a chord themselves.
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Man has never created an instrument that could compare with the human voice. This was absolutely breathtaking.
This is absolutely magnificent. The power and feeling the choir puts into the piece is unbelievable, and the acoustics and echoes more than make up for their dropping the pitch. Quit bitching about them falling a half-step and give them the credit they deserve. If you'd rather hear perfect pitch than something like this, go and listen to Lil' Wayne or some other autotune "artist."
Sheer magic. Will these lucky few ever be *more alive* anytime in their lives on this planet than inside their singing....and how lucky for us to have ears to hear! What a blessing this music is......
Absolutely Adam
Indeed
I can hear them
Sure on this shining night
Of star made shadows round,
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground.
The late year lies down the north.
All is healed, all is health.
High summer holds the earth.
Hearts all whole.
Sure on this shining night I weep for wonder wand'ring far
alone
Of shadows on the stars.
Having taught high school choral music for 36 years now I KNOW what it takes to get this kind of sound and emotion! I can FEEL the emotion in this singing and it is truly inspriring!!!!!
To Master and Singers of Westminster
I'd like to show my astonishment in front of your beautiful performance and great arrangement.
I'm an Italian tenor and your music shocked me as few time happened to me. Seven minutes to touch the soul in the deep. Thank you very much. Bravi!
The strength in this "hand waving business" is that each individual expresses themselves fully, and artfully. It adds to a beautiful cumulative effect that you may not be used to. If it were a regimented production, it would be as exciting as staring at a gramophone. Sacred music should always be brought to life in the moment, or it is just an homage to the dead past.
Alex McDonald Well said!
Still one my favourite choral pieces and performances, to this day
Every time I hear this enchanting music, I find inner peace and comfort. And all is healed, all is health 😊
It's got to be the definitive performance of this version. 5.35 to the end is flawless. It does that thing that music very rarely does by going way above and beyond - just when we think it can't get any better it delivers this triumph of harmonic power and beauty.
5:30-6:30 is surely the most sublime choral music ever written? The wall of sound and richness of the harmonics is like Tallis or Palestrina.
I don't know why they can make music that sublime. Just pure beautiful and peaceful.
I must have listened to this hundreds of times these past months. Nothing could be more apt than a good listen this evening... December 31, 2019. Cheerful New Year to this extraordinary place we call Earth. And forever grateful to Westminster Chorus for sharing the love.
Yes indeed, they are very special. Some of the best spebsqsa singing anywhere in our world . For those who enjoy this genre of absolutely beautiful music usually found in the USA, and Zero8 from Sweden, is the best of the best,period!!!!! Listen and sing along with greatness, seldom heard anywhere these days.
I just wanna give a shoutout to the basses. They set up that whole beginning. You guys stay great
Hey guys. I'm relatively new to this art form. I'm 19 years old and this experience has literally been life changing. You guys are increadible. Brings tears to my eyes. :')
I'm gonna give a shout out to the basses in this choir, overtones are great and all, but the low end really makes me feel the chills. Everyone is amazing though and I have literally listened to this everyday for 2 weeks. Thank you for such an amazing performance.
Westminister Chorus brings me so much joy and happiness listening to them so often. A few minutes of Heavenly peace from this wonderful group. Keep up the good work. My love of music and hearing such wonderfull sounds that you provide are amazing!! God Bless your wonderful choir. !!
Obviously grabbed, almost on the verge of sobbing, and then the bass intro and the sudden smile. That is why I sing and listen to music, real music!! The pure grip on emotions that can be delivered and experienced!! Bravo!!
@ Fred Tracy... This is one of the reasons SO many people feel the British are the most arrogant people on earth. Honestly, WHO CARES what a British choir does? The clear implication in your comment is that no British choir would do this, and THEREFORE no one else should either. As though the British are the final arbitors of what is, or is not acceptable in life. Take your smug, self-satified arrogance and shove it.
I just went to rehearsal last night in my chorus, and It is so amazing to watch these guys and realize how difficult it is to sing music of this calibur with such pristine sound and intonation, and pretty much perfect everything! :) This is truly an amazing chorus. Also, this arrangement is a great song. Very fulfilling and uplifting music, it is good music for the soul :)
Thanks for all your wonderful comments. There is now an SATB version of the work.
Jay Giallombardo
There is nothing quite like this.
4:25-4:40 at the re-entry of 'Sure on this shining night...', time stands still - pure magic!
I find this so beautiful. I remember listening to this for the firs time in 2012 when I could see Canterbury Cathedral from my window. It will always make me think of Kent
Hello big youtuber
I'm normal haha :D.
Quite easily the best thing the heard inside these walls.
@WestminsterChorus I'll be using that as a teaching example when showing people how to listen for overtones. Bravissimo.
Sorry, but the lyric of this beautiful song belong to James Agee. WC are simply amazing
go ahead! Keep swaying your arms. Beautiful.
Omg...just stunning! Who's arrangement is this? Am I missing it? I continue to listen to this over and over again and I'm moved beyond words! Kudos, Gentlemen! Just simply fantastic!
+Derek Henry It's Jay Giallombardo's arrangement
Thank you SO much!
@@2thewMVE- It’s Jay Giallombardo’s *composition*! An arrangement is taking somebody else’s existing melody and implied harmony and working it into varying vocals and/or instrumental parts. But thank you nonetheless! 😄
WOW!! okay this is my first video I watched of you guys....I think I have a highschool buddy that is going to Westminster....but I gotta say WOW!!........silence can only describe the feeling here listening to this sound......Great job to you guys...i know that this is not easy music thank you for all that time and effort...already sharing this on Facebook! :)
From 5:20 till the end I dare you to find anything more beautiful/powerful/full of ring...
That is just so beautiful guys. Thank you for singing with such grace, passion and commitment. Tears of joy here.
Why do you guys make me melt so much? Can I marry you guys? And if I can't, can I at least marry your voices? Because I love you all. So very, very much!!
That's effectively a G chord with a 9th being sung in the lead line of the small ensemble. :-) What makes it really cool is the echo of the larger chorus "whomping" in with the lower inversion of the chord. Very lush. But it works beautifully, doesn't it?! (Jay's wife Helen)
the acoustics of this church is just awesome - some many overtones, so much power. I could listen for hours ... Good job guys !
STUNNING....what an arrangement, a venue, conducting, voices....videography capturing the performance...unique and captivating....what an inspiration. My mother just passed away. She was an incredible light in my life and many more who knew her. WHen I feel either down or think about her in happiness I listen to this and it transports me to the essence of who she was...
Absolutly marvelous!!! This is the beautifull thing about music; it always finds a way to touch you and make you escape reality and makes it so that you can just enjoy what you're hearing. Great choir, really, amazing job guys! And the location fits perfect with the golden voices of this enchanting choir.
Westminster Chorus, you just blew my mind/ears, bravo!
This song makes me want to WEEEEEP! It's so incredibly beautiful...I'm your newest and biggest fan!! I MUST come see you live in concert...gotta find your website! BLESSINGS!!!!
A masterpiece of choral writing!!!
Being in the center of this would be just amazing. You can just feel the vibrations, the chords, the overtones just push, caress, and embrace your ears and body.
Jay & Justin and the Westminster guys. Simply exquisite arrangement and collaboration. I've always the Samuel Barber version as well. Great choice of text Jay.
I literally cannot be sad when I watch this. Thank you so much for this video...
wow is all i can say. That was great! gotta be one of the best groups i've heard yet.
I'm so envious of you guys. This is absolutely incredible. I wish I lived anywhere near FWD so I could sing with you.
@tvaughan807 While there are many Christians in the group, the group as a whole is not affiliated with any religion, and has members from a variety of faiths.
Sure on this shining night
Of star-made shadows round
Kindness must watch for me
This side the ground
The late year lies down the north,
All is healed, all is health
High summer holds the earth,
Hearts all whole
Sure on this shining night
I weep for wonder
Wandr’ing far alone
Of shadows on the stars.
James Agee (1909-1955) - “Description of Elysium”, from Permit Me Voyage,
stanzas 6-8, 1934
@WestminsterChorus I love that moment, but what is happening with the overtones at 3:33-3:36? Because that is probably one of the juciest chords I've ever heard in my life.
Oh my gosh! This really brought a tear to my eye, so MAGICAL!
I understand how people say that their over amount of motion could be distracting but personally I love it. There's nothing greater than knowing that the person singing actually feels something. It's more than just correct intonation but what's on the INSIDE. Not to mention this blend is AMAZING
so beautiful!!
Haha... the two "whole" chords around 3:31-3:36. When the second chord hits, so does a screaming overtone on the 9th of the chord.
Justin Miller sick!
beautiful just beautiful ....thank you gentlemen
If listening to this does not give you goosebumps...you do not have a pulse!! Stunning!!
This made me melt. I often hear this song performed more uptempo. Listening to it performed in this way makes it sound so fluid and allows you to enjoy each chord for an additional second.
SICK overtone at 4:36. Love Westminster.
I don't know what to say about this piece of art magic music; I'm sure that if there is a heaven this is what it sounds like. Blessing!
Garnel
I agree!! What a beautiful piece performed in a wonderful setting.
If you have any question of heaven please read the entire chapter of John chapter 14. Especially the first six verses. Bless you.
Oh my god, I think I've just died and gone to heaven! This is beyond beautiful! The bass section is fantastic and the tenors are so clear, just pure magic!
That...was incredibly beautiful! Thank you so much!!
It sounds like pure velvet coming from their mouths....
wow that just gave me chills
Why do all the most amazing beautiful arrangements and amazing choirs have to exist in a different country. I want to join, but live in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Never have I heard such an amazing performance. Those basses are soooo clean. And that last chord...the purest chord I have ever heard...
Well it took me 4 listens on 4 separate days, but I finally got a chance to close my eyes and re-live it and got weepy.
So much better then Lauridsen's
5:52 How can you sit there listening to this straight faced? I'm sure those people had been there for awhile but I'm smiling sitting here at my computer. Can't even imagine when you're in that environment what this sounds like.
Bravissimo! Thank you so much!
You sound absolutely amazing!!
Bravo! A true masterpiece. WONDROUS. 👍👏♥️
7 minutes in Heaven
I can't believe I was able to be at one of their rehearsals... Hopefully I make it in and become a member!
To answer SJCarlson: there is a wonderful performance on TH-cam by the Salt Lake Vocal Artists, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred, performing the SSAATTBB version of "Sure On This Shining Night"...Google them and the composition title, and you can give them a listen. They are marvelous. The recording was done on their recent tour of Japan.
Completely engulfed in the feeling of the harmonics. Amplified by the location of this performance.
.... WOW.
The Human Voice what a wonderful instrument you all possess
Lovely.
@WestminsterChorus Incredible!!
seven minutes of pure heaven
Goose bumps all the way through! What a chorus! Sure deserve to be the chorus of the world!
Beautiful acoustics and wonderful performance, even with the half-step slip from sections B-C to the end.
These guys + those acoustics = WOW!
There are no words.... Tears in my eyes...
I sing with New Tradition. Having Jay as our director is a real blessing. Access to his music makes Barbershop singing all the better. Great job!
wow that is beautiful gentleman
YES!
I got chills listening to this - truly stunning :). Thank you for making my night :)
it's so beautiful I cried and this is my 17th time listening
Breathtaking.
Hey guys,
I can hardly express my appreciation for your beautiful music. Every time I've heard you, whether in rehearsal, on stage, or in a recording, I am blown away... Your performances are so moving; for me it covers the entire emotional spectrum. This performance moved me to tears. Creating moments like this, you give people a taste of something divine. I really mean there. If there is a sound for "love that will not let you go"... You have it.
Thank you...
Gordie
i just melted!
O MY GOD!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES
Well sung, gentlemen. An absolutely gorgeous piece of music.
Amazing chart by Jay, and
it sounds so amazing with headphones!
There seem to be a number of unbelievable overtones in this arrangement/performace. From 4:30 all the way through to 6:00 there seems to be a high Eb ringing at the top. Is that an overtone, or are the tenors clear up there? Tremendous no matter which!
Tenors are not singing that pitch. Pure overtone.
Hawkeye Richardson I definitely hear the Eb overtone! It's probably a combination of the space and the amazing blend, and it's just beautiful!
I take this note, in the video of 617.5 Hz, it's not a whistle register for me, but it's uncomfortable for me, maybe because my bottom note is C#/Db 69.3 Hz. I think, I'm an average bass. This is definitely not overtone.
Translation may not be accurate.
This is not a question of if someone is capable of singing that note or not. There are a lot of singers in that chorus that can sing that Eb with ease.
In this video though, they are not, as it is not written in the sheet music. I can guarantee you that.
Those are nothing else but pure overtones.
While it does not detract at all from the powerhouse that is this piece or this performance by an incredible group you can clearly hear the voice responsible for the clear high Eb again when it’s introduced (a little shakily) at 6:47. Same exact voice. Overtones exist, but not the ones you’re pointing out.
PLEASE record this! I want to be able to listen to this over and over again. Seriously this is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. Every time I watch this vid it makes me cry. Jay Giallombardo, you are a genius! (Eric Whitacre meets Hubert Parry meets the Beach Boys??) ;-)
This is in my top two favorite songs we do. Hope we get to record it soon!