Moses Hogan Chorale - Elijah Rock
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- Performed by original members of the Moses Hogan Chorale in June, 1996 at the First Baptist Church of New Orleans, LA. Dedicated to all Chorale members and all singers throughout the world who have performed any of the works of Moses Hogan. Lastly, this video is dedicated to the memory of our beloved artistic director and dear friend, Moses George Hogan and also, chorale members Rhonda Ragin and Percy Ewell.
the lady that they zoomed in on at 0:28 is my grandmother!!!!!!!!!! hey mawmaw!!!!!
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Your mawmaw is one of my favorite people to watch when I come back to this video every so often 🙂 she epitomises Alto Power!
Say what y'all wanna say about this recording but this is is the original Moses Hogan Chorale. You cannot beat the original. This is DAMN good
You got that right!!!!
Thank you so much because I’m one of the original members of the Moses Hogan Chorale and I was in this recording. I was one of the first sopranos; I cry when I hear all of these songs Moses wanted perfection and we gave it to him. I loved Moses so much, I loved everyone in the group this was my family and we loved music.
No, the UST Singers beat them. Not because they are the original they can't beat with other choir.
@@averageloobs9597This is the original, hand selected choir formed by the composer himself. Historically speaking, this is as original of source material as it gets and is not only incredibly valuable, it is historically significant. This is also uploaded by a member of this ensemble. The respect this requires is not only very well earned, it is wholely deserved.
I was blessed to sing and record with both the Moses Hogan Chorale and Singers.......He is SORELY missed....
This is still the best performance on TH-cam of this Moses Hogan arranged spiritual. Best for diction, tempo, pitch, tone, articulation, elocution, locution, pronunciation, speech, intonation, inflection, delivery and PASSION.
Jeff EXACTLY!! C H I L L I N G
Jeff my thoughts exactly
The CONTROL. Every singer in the choir means business.
No, the UST Singers beat them. Not because they are the original they can't beat with other choir.
@@averageloobs9597 Your opinion is like saying a 1900's recording of Beethoven 5th is better than (if only we were so lucky to have it!) an original recording of Beethoven's 5th performed by a hand selected orchestra conducted by Beethoven himself.
Please be mindful.
That's awesome!! I am proud to say that I was one of the baritone voices you hear on the recordings of each of those selections. Much respect to your director for including the works of Moses Hogan in your college repertoire.
Wow
Thank you for uploading this and for everything you have personally contributed to the Moses Hogan Chorale and to performing the works of the brilliant Moses Hogan, and to share his works and to help educate others.
It is an honor to able to view this footage, listen to the splendour of its recording, and to be able to communicate that to a member of the Moses Hogan Chorale.
Perfection! You have to listen to this Chorale to hear how it is supposed to be sung! Every note, every rhythm! Thank you, choir, Thank you, Maestro! We are still listening.
Your feedback is priceless. Thank you for sharing. The legacy of Moses G Hogan continues!! Thank you again...keep listening!!!
Just a freaking masterpiece. Everything Moses Hogan has written is amazing.
Agreed
Amen 🙏
Man, that soprano has a powerful voice!!!! Awesome choir!!! No one can top the originals!!
whoever gave this a thumbs down... you know nothing about TRUE gospel music!
OMG this man and his artistry are sorely missed
That "Hallelujah Lord at 1:12 had me shook. I felt that in my bones
Yes!!
Yes lord
We miss you, Moses!!! You started a movement and your legacy and purpose live on in your music and the inspired musicians you've left behind. Thank you for what you gave so passionately.
Well said!
Moses Hogan was a genius. I am honored that my choir is doing a tribute to celebrate him for our Spring concert. Nothing but TEN amazing Moses Hogan songs for the concert. I am so excited!
One of the best song endings in all of classical music
RIP to one of the greats :( hogan had an incredible gift
Moses Hogan had an amazing way of incorporating the effect of the lyrics into his song. This song is almost sort of a chilling spiritual and you can definitely see & hear that through the singers. Amazing song, amazing group!
the cleanest version of Elijah rock in youtube!
It really is
I am STILL getting goosebumps every time I listen to this. The older I get, the more I can tell they are good, *really* good, at what they do. The tenor part would be really hard to keep under control, and they made it look easy. Man, listen to them all.
Went to Oberlin when Moses was there- He and I had the same piano teacher, the incomparable Joseph Schwartz. There was always a natural glow around Moses as a young man. He had and infectious smile and was a friend to all. (not to mention an amazing pianist). He was taken too soon.
COME ON NOW MOSES!!!! THE MOST PROLIFIC ARRANGER OF ALL TIME!!!!! WALK THOUGH THE VALLEY IN PEACE RIP TO THE KING!!!
Greatness. That soprano on the first row was gettin it. that D6>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
My choir sang this Sophomore year, back when I could totally hit the high notes. I think our choir was really good. We really felt it, and we had more men than we do at present time. God this song is just so good and it introduced me to African spirituals and Moses Hogan, whom I consider to be the epitome of the genre. Even today this song gets me pumped.
We were blessed to have him as a conductor in high school for Sacramento honor choir. We sang this song. Still gives me chills. Rest In Peace Mr. Hogan.
I love after the legato section when the soprano IIs come in with "comin' up lawdy"
Moses hogan is AMAZING!
It aint nothing like some seasoned voices under dynamic leadership! You absolutely have to apply strict, knowledged discipline to your voices and rehearsals to sound this good! I mean their pitch, dynamics, accents, crescendos, decrescendos, intonation, accuracy, and fonation is just indescribably incredible. For Christ's sake, they even know how to apply facial expression and are not afraid (unlike some choirs) to get 'ugly' in the face to make that song sound as incredible as they do.
Outstanding!! This video takes my breath away EVERY time!!!!!!!!!!
I believe this is the best performance I’ve ever heard of Elijah Rock. Exceptional.
To BigBoi03, I want to thank you. Your cousin was a beautiful person who, like Moses, left us far too soon. It was my pleasure to honor Rhonda. I am deeply touched by your gratitude. Thanks again and may God continue to bless you as well!!
That soprano is sick. Her voice is deadly. Absolutely amazing songs, one of my favorite arrangements by Moses Hogan.
What powerful singers & dynamic director. Superbly done. This piece by Mogan brings goose bumps on my skin & tears from the eyes. You guys really rock.
A couples a years ago when I was a member of my college choir we sang this piece of art in a concert and when we finished singing this song people gave us an standing ovation. It was great and it gave me goose pumps. I still remember seeing a seas of people applauding and cheering. It is one of the best moments in my life.
O MY GOO HOLY LORD IN HEAVEN ABOVE! i DONT KNOW WHETHER TO CRY VOR SCREAM! MOSES HOGAN ACTUALLY WROTE THAT COMPOSITION OF THAT SONG AND MANY OF CHOIRS SING IT AROUND THE WORLD TODAY AND TO SEE HIM ACTUALLY CONDUCT HIS CHORALE AND HE MAKE IT JUST THE WAY ONLY HE HAVE IN MIND IS SHEER AND DEARLY REMARKABLE!!! THIS WAS MORE INCREDIBLE THAN I COULD EVER EXPLAIN IN WORDS! MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS THIS CHOIR AND HIS CAREER!!!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Hogan back in 1999. He flew up to Maryland to held teach our All-County Honors Chorus one of his pieces---"My Souls Been Anchored in the Lord". He was impressed. He said he wished LA had such a program. He signed a copy of his song for me. I still have it. My high schools Concert Choir did this song in 2002. We got 1st place & Grand Championship honors in New Orleans.
omg DAT SOPRANO. if only.
This is just how my high school sound back in the good ole day 97-00 Suitland high ,in forestville Md.those were the days. When Mr Hogan came to my choir they asked me to sing and i chocked ...a rareity.
Beautiful!!!! Can't beat the original; am so blessed to have heard. :)
Thanks for listening Jake!!!
I wish this had been uploaded with better sound, it’s so low! This is the best performance of Elijah Rock on TH-cam
I know...my camera wasn't the best...sorry about that.
His music is alive and well, thanks to the many fine choirs throughout the world who continue to perform his works. I believe that Moses would be pleased. His light still shines!!!!
I was blessed sing and record with both the Moses Hogan Chorale and Singers....he is SORELY missed....
Damn that is the best performance of Elijah Rock I've ever heard. I used to do this song in my high school choir all the time. I think we were pretty good, but I've never heard a recording of it this perfect. I finally relized it was performed by original members of Moses Hogans choir.
we sang this in choir in high school. so many awesome memories attached to it. now singing it again in an adult community choir - so much fun. i love this piece!
Look at the determined, confident faces in this chorale. They surely know what they are doing! I wish I could do half as well. (I know that to get this good you need to practice.)
I sung this in High school and College at Kentucky State University! Love this song!
WOW... is all I can say. This song is awesome. One of the chorus groups at my high school did this song, and they were amazing. And yes, for whoever sings this song, TALL VOWELS, it makes the song so much better. Oh and a Happy Belated Birthday to Moses!!!!
EVERY TIME I listen to this video it brings tears. Lots of tears. The music is that good. The choir is that good. And, heaven knows, Moses Hogan - God bless his soul - was that good.
Thank you David for sharing your reaction. It was an honor being a member of the Moses Hogan Chorale. Blessings to you as well.
Thank-you for posting this! I love Moses Hogan and his music. What a beautiful legacy he has given us with such rich music. This performance and group and incredible.
Just coming back to this and listening again. It still knock me out. The Moses Hogan Chorale from this era is one of the finest musical groups of all-time. This is such a gift to have this recording for historical purposes.
This is pure pleasure for my ears. God bless.
This song is a masterpiece. Rest in Peace, Moses Hogan.
My high school choir is starting to learn this..i didn't think we should, and after watching this performance, my doubts were confirmed. This choir is truly amazing, and we're clearly not ready for such a difficult piece.
NE one else see how Bridget makes it all seem so effortless? I can't help but smile each time I watch this..Kudos
His works are amazing. My college choir director loves having us perform his works. We've done Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, My Soul's Been Anchored In The Lord, Ain't A That Good News, Good News (Chariots A Comin'), and most recently Joshua and the Battle of Jericho. LOVE IT!
"This choir is still good ..."
Indeed. As said in the write-up, this is the Moses Hogan Chorale, founded and directed by the very person who composed the piece - Moses Hogan himself (now of blessed memory).
This choir sets the standard!
I just noticed that there have been over 180,000 views of this video. Many thanks to all for taking time to watch and for the many wonderful comments that have been shared. I think Moses would be pleased, knowing that his light still shines throughout the international music community. BRAVO to ALL!!!
This is my favorite piece that I have ever done in 7 years of singing with various choirs. It's so much fun to sing and so powerful.
hands down the best version of this song I've ever heard and probably the best version there ever will be. I wish this recording was available to purchase! Golden standard in every way.
this is my favorite spiritual EVER. definitely moses' best piece, which is VERY hard to choose! the women sound amaaazing during "if i could i surely would!" LOVE IT!
Yes, you can learn the styles and how to intonate as such, but we're not here to argue, we're here to listen to an awesome choir singing an amazing song. YOU GUYS ROCK!!! No pun intended.
im in the 6th grade choir and my choir teacher is teaching us about spiritual music and she showed us this song and she started dancing with the song and now my whole choir class sings this and dances with her when ever she plays this song
This songs gives me chills everytime I hear it. I sang this song in choir and it gave me chills then and it still does today. Thanks for the beautiful post.
Always loved this number! One of the best recordings I have heard.
This is godly
How... HOW does this get down votes??
Only reason I can think of is sound quality. The receiving mic isn't the best. It does not do the song or the singers justice.
Akshat Saraf Agreed.. just not a sound reason to down vote.
darkinetix was that a pun?
Akshat Saraf not intended. lol
I loved singing his pieces in school. A true legend.. the GREAT MOSES HOGAN
My God! I will never forget performing this with the GSU choir. Bravo!
What a great choir. I love a good spiritual. I am currently in a community choir of 80 and we are doing a summer concert with "Elijah Rock" as one of our songs. We have only had two practices and I have been able to memorize the tenor part. The sound is really incredible. RIP Moses Hogan your music lives on.
I sang this song as a second alto 8 years ago, and to this day, it still gives me chills every time I hear it.
My choir teacher told me to look up this peice (We're doing it as well for our Solo and Ensemble group) and I can see why he wanted us to see this! God that was good!
men voices!!!!! yessssss those bases are fabulous! and that high soprano...mmm mm mm i WISH! amazing choir amazing rendition amazing performance
He did just pass away a year or so ago. He brought something special to the tradition, and one must remember that music must evolve and be interpreted in order to thrive and survive through the ages. One must not be so harsh.
The build up at the end shook and moved me I started crying 🤣 omg this is the best version I’ve ever heard.
This Group is awesome!!!! I love listening to them.
wonderful!!!
every voice section is well represented -- meaning great chorale group in general.
wonderful.
chills, just gives me chills. i love hogan's arrangement. sang it in h.s & college.
I just love Moses Hogan music! I enjoyed singing it with my High School Choir, The Overton Chamber Singers!
WOW. Goosebumps AND tears. That's such an awesome song.
Damn, they are amazing. Such a token in time to capture this tremendous ensemble!
A true testament to a good choral arrangement is the "chill factor". Still get chills everytime I hear or sing this one, thank you Moses Hogan
i love prefoming this song
it really brings out every single part
the ones and the twos of each section
Wow. Beautiful and powerful.
Our Choir did this for Northern Ireland UTV Choir of the Year. In the finals we came a narrow 2 second. I loved singing this. My favorite song my school ever did. I was a lower treble.
their inflections are impeccable!
Moses Hogan... you are a beast!!!
hopefully BVOI can get it done.
i love that soprano!!!! i have chills!!!!
One of my Hogan arrangement favorites! I remember how difficult it was to learn this when he did a workshop with our music ministry. We had to perform it after only 2 days! It was exhilarating though!! So happy to have had the experience of working under his tutelage!
I'm a huge fan of Moses Hogan! My high school chorus days gave me the great privilege of singing his songs!!! The best in choral music.
I remember performing this song in my high school's concert choir...it's a difficult piece but it's alot of fun once you have it down. Moses Hogan has us beat though. That was amazing.
Man how I wish Moses Hogan was still alive I’m glad I had a chance to sing in his chorus one time
Lawd Jesus! I am still blown away by this performance. Now that was perfectly rendered and conducted so phenomenally by the originator HIMSELF! Those sopranos know they were way up in the rafters too! Lord knows mature, TRAINED voices sound so awesome! High fives all across the board! ENCORE!
I see you Dr. Davenport. #DillardUniversity we were blessed to have an original as our Director. I miss singing this music.
Wow. that...I don't even have words.
Heavenly, and nothing short of it.
This was SO good, you guys sounded great!
This is amazing!! Sang this with my Concert Choir in HS. Such an intense and difficult song to perform, but NOTHING compares to this!!
Wow, I have chills and everything. If I were there in person, I might have died. Just amazing.
Goose bumps
That song is just absolutely amazing. The first Hogan piece I ever learned.
This choir......sang it just like Moses intended it. It’s gonna be really hard to top this.
This is absolutely the most delightful performance of this song I've ever heard.
To anyone who views this video today, March 13, please note that today is Moses Hogan's birthday. He would have been 51 today. Happy Birthday Moses!!!
OMG i saw dis song done by a choir in texas and feel in love w/ it immediatley! DA BARITONES SOUND FREAKING AWESOME! dis song is just amazing!
Lawd have mercy! The man was a genius! & that soprano... Lawd I have no words.
Absolutely stunning. The soul that is put into gives me chills. So enjoyed singing this myself, but this performance tops them all.