My wife died in March 2020 of cancer. I providentially came upon this chorale piece. Its has soothed my heart each time that I listen to it. Thank you.
Hi mr David, my belated condolences to you. I hope that your sorrow has lessened a bit with time. I know how soothing music can be. I listened to quiet music a lot when my parents died, my mom in late 2019 and my dad in January 2020. Two pieces that helped me at the time were Albinoni's concerto for oboe in D minor - Adagio and Vivaldi's winter, second movement. i thought I'd share them with you. th-cam.com/video/eHjAHPpm4aE/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/BaCyD_UCRhU/w-d-xo.html
I haven't sung this yet--though there are rumours it's on the cards this Christmas! When you sing beautiful choral pieces like this, and get the tone and dynamic right (as this gifted choir have), it feels like you have released the best of the bit of love you possess to the congregation/audience. Your little blessing. It is glorious and takes on its own life for a few minutes. I hope you will always have solace and consolation from music and people for your loss.
The hand of God reaches down from heaven's beatific vision, touches the hand of Morten Lauridsen as he composes this magnificent piece of music. Flawless performance by a troupe of chorale performers vocalizing as angels from the heavenly realm in perfect harmony. Tears of Joy listening to God's perfection embodied in music. Bravo!
Masterpieces don't need to be monstrous orchestral works (though they certainly can be). Mr. Lauridsen has created one of the greatest pieces of choral music ever written.
When Lauridsen describes the process of composing this ( on TH-cam), it’s even more moving. The breadcrumbs of beauty and mystery and grace, to this final piece. Just amazing.
Of all of the versions on TH-cam, this one has the best pacing. Excellent legato! Others are too fast and don't savor all of the consonants and vowels. It's a very moving piece. A great performance by the singers and director!
I am crying my eyes out right now... In the middle of the night ... With walls so thin I'm trying not to be heard. I feel as though I've been visited by an angel. And all my worries, the worries I've carried all my life have been temporarily lifted.
Me too, I’m all alone and I cry too. Such unspeakable beauty resonates with the unspeakable pain I’ve been running away with all my life. Like a dogs tail runs from the chasing head. There are probably multitudes of us...all over the world. N I think it’s the makings of something new. The dawn after the night.
Bless you both and may God through Christ lead you to all truth that sets you free and when He does that ( with your consent) you will be truly free indeed!! ❤
Jesus is King and he loves you. Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls, yet I will celebrate in the Lord; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Yes, among the dozen or so that I have heard, this is one of the most moving. This is especially astonishing considering the fact that both classical choral music and faith in God are considered irrelevant by many in the 21st century. This music is a genuine blessing to humanity and, I pray, to God in Heaven who longs to know us and express His love for us.
This is gorgeous. Superb choral tone, wonderful phrasing, and masterful use of dynamics. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and a tear to my eye. Bravo.
This piece has always brought me into the presence of God, but your choir is perhaps the best version I’ve heard. You truly sing as one unit, and it’s flawless. Thank you for sharing this.
I can play this over and over and it does not get old. How can such a short song draw out such emotion, love and awe for God? A great composer and this is a great rendition. Carefully selected notes and beautiful harmonies. The low baritone voices are so beautiful. Love this song.
@@anthonymarchan2974 thanks for your support! We've been looking forward to traveling more after the pandemic has settled down. Our last trip was three years ago and the United States is high on our list. We would have to find a suitable organisation to partner with.
Magnificent! The balnce between vocals is exactly on point (so many choirs are soprano-heavy)! The dynamics are also very much on point, and that's no small achievement even for a world-class chorale. To be able to make those crescendos and decrescendos have the necessary contrast isn't easy without a very large chorale. My sincere, deep compliments and admiration! This may be my favorite recording of Lauridsen's masterpiece!
Excellent recording! This is music from heaven. I am so glad that I was able to hear "O Magnum Mysterium" live at a concert a few years ago. It totally fascinated me.
Lauridsen's music -- and this rendering of it in particular, which is one of the best I've heard! -- captures something of the great and glorious mystery of the incarnation of the eternal Son of God, Whose coming in the flesh was the most glorious miracle in the history of the cosmos, especially in view of *why* He came -- to save us rebels from our insurrection against His own rightful and benificent Lordship over our lives. Lauridsen's late 20th-century harmonies fittingly embody the eternal splendor of the subject matter expounded by the ancient responsory text of the matins of Christmas. Soli Deo gloria!
Brilliant music and very inspiring. I am a "lapsed Christian" but when I listen to this, I believe again. Beautifully sung by this talented young Swedish choir.
Thank you for your comment. I invite you to read God's Word to reawaken your sleeping faith. God wants to know you and to be known by you, and express His love for you.
This song was so beautifully executed. The harmonies were perfect, the crescendos and decrescendos were perfectly timed. This brought tears to my eyes, it makes me miss being in choir. This song always reminds me of the beauty of voice. Wonderful job.
I must be (getting) old, because it moves me to tears to hear beautiful young people sing this heavenly:-)! Keep up the good work and post it regularly. Kind regards, Peter
I have sung this and truly felt blessed to be allowed to sing it. And I have heard many choirs around the world perform this. But this is undoubtedly the best live performance I have ever witnessed of this wonderful music. You are absolutely impeccable. What a delight to watch. Thumbs up, 12 out of 10. Heavenly. Thank you so much!
This is a hymn to the universe- the great mystery of the universe. Whether a believer or not this captures the great open cosmos . The choir and conductor are superb- Loridsen is a genius.
This is a hymn to the "great mystery" of the Holy Eucharist, where Our Lord Jesus Christ give Himself to us in His blood, body, soul and divinity, "for God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (Jn 3:16).
Incorrect. "O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ. Alleluia!" Watch an interview with the composer, Lauridsen. He says he was inspired by a painting that symbolized the Virgin Mary and wanted to compose a song that did the same.
It's that time of year again, time to deck the halls, light a blazing fire, pour a wee dram and put St Jacob's Undomskor Christmas performances on repeat, again.
I love this piece and you sing it so beautifully!! You captured the sweetness of the harmony so perfectly with the colors of the voices :)). Perfect pitch, too. Bravo!
Oh, my goodness. What a superb job they did. The director had a deep understanding of the text/music relationship and was able to get that understanding realized through the voices of the choir. Their enunciation was clear and the different sections of the choir were distinct in their parts. Bravo!!
Timeless piece of music sung by a most wonderful choir .I can hear the hum of the universe in the beautiful singing and harmonies. Morgen Lauridsen is truly a great and inspired artist.
I love the P A C E of this piece. You have captured the meaning of the music and the text perfectly and have given me/us time to absorb them both. Thank you.
Just found this now after listening to an mp3 recording on my earbuds. Would that I could have been in the audience for such a performance when I happened to be in Stockholm for a few months twenty years ago. A marvellous performance that truly conveys the possibilities of voices singing together. Tak.
Perfection! Such a beautifully balanced and melodically controlled performance of this magnificent manuscript. A real joy and my go to version. There are many versions of this on TH-cam and all are good but this is quite simply sublime. Thank you
Now that I have listened to so, so many interpretations of this piece of music on TH-cam, I can definitely say that this recording surpasses all. To me the forte-part (around 4:08) feels and sounds like a shift, like an intensification, like a different, a new level that this work is taking at this point. And it feels like Lauridsen must have wanted it exactly that way. I have never heard this part sung with - I can almost say - such passion. I'm surprised that no other choir/conducter seems to see this... ;-)
This purity of this version gives me great peace as I head down the one way road to dementia. I have sung it many times, but never with such clarity. That low D in the basses at the end is gorgeous.
I don't trust that critter as far as I can throw a dog hunk of fecal matter. Even my minister things this is a trap for Jesus fans.Almost like a vampire in sucking the attention from one. Or finding brown logs in my steak sauce.
I continue to listen to this rendition. Ive listened to others ,many in fact. I have to say once again that this is the best. Perfect,just so very perfect, Thank you. Tony Paulson
Watch video where Lauridsen explains how he idealized and composed this masterpiece. He highlights the dissonant tone in Beata Virgo, which is the climax of the piece, to signify the pain she felt when giving birth to divinity.
I'm not sure what video you saw. But I just watched a video of Lauridsen explaining it as the immense pain she felt when she watched her son being murdered.
@@UserUnknown_333You are correct. My choir director used to be a student of his at USC and that's exact what he said. It signifies the pain and grief she felt while watching her son dying on the cross.
Superb ensemble, dynamics, tuning and an ending of unsurpassed peace. There is an atmosphere of repose and wonder that returns us momentarily to that unity and peace we crave.
Wow!.....this choir is very very sharp. Very moving anointed and worshipful. .....Lifted my spirit. I've listened to many choirs sing this wonderful piece....and this is right up there with the best. Thank you so much.
By far my favorite choral piece. It had been on a choral playlist that was mistakenly deleted some time ago. I didn't think i'd have the pleasure of hearing it again until I recalled that i once watched it on youtube!! After a significant amount of time spent trawling through my youtube history this evening.... i found it😂
heard it for the first time this morning on private passions radio 3 and was immediately riveted by the shear power of spirituality, calm and inner piece it has brought me. outstanding rendition Thanks for the upload
I can't even begin to explain how much I enjoy listening to this. Such a beautiful rendition. Superb. I wish I could be there either listening to you people or singing this piece with you. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Argentina.
My wife died in March 2020 of cancer. I providentially came upon this chorale piece. Its has soothed my heart each time that I listen to it. Thank you.
Hi mr David,
my belated condolences to you. I hope that your sorrow has lessened a bit with time. I know how soothing music can be. I listened to quiet music a lot when my parents died, my mom in late 2019 and my dad in January 2020. Two pieces that helped me at the time were Albinoni's concerto for oboe in D minor - Adagio and Vivaldi's winter, second movement. i thought I'd share them with you.
th-cam.com/video/eHjAHPpm4aE/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/BaCyD_UCRhU/w-d-xo.html
God be with you always
May God rest her soul and let perpetual light shine upon her
I haven't sung this yet--though there are rumours it's on the cards this Christmas! When you sing beautiful choral pieces like this, and get the tone and dynamic right (as this gifted choir have), it feels like you have released the best of the bit of love you possess to the congregation/audience. Your little blessing. It is glorious and takes on its own life for a few minutes. I hope you will always have solace and consolation from music and people for your loss.
God bless you at Christmas, friend. May she rest in peace.
Every Christmas season I come back to this. Overwhelming, beautiful and powerful. If a work of art could make someone believe in God, this is it.
The hand of God reaches down from heaven's beatific vision, touches the hand of Morten Lauridsen as he composes this magnificent piece of music. Flawless performance by a troupe of chorale performers vocalizing as angels from the heavenly realm in perfect harmony. Tears of Joy listening to God's perfection embodied in music. Bravo!
Masterpieces don't need to be monstrous orchestral works (though they certainly can be). Mr. Lauridsen has created one of the greatest pieces of choral music ever written.
I don't know how no one cried while performing this. It's so, so beautiful.
I cry every time I hear this . And I’m a Marine
I have cried while performing this.
When Lauridsen describes the process of composing this ( on TH-cam), it’s even more moving. The breadcrumbs of beauty and mystery and grace, to this final piece. Just amazing.
Takes 30 rehearsals. And even then
You lose yourself in it, that's how. I don't remember that I possess tear ducts, or a body in general, until the conductor's hands disengage.
Of all of the versions on TH-cam, this one has the best pacing. Excellent legato! Others are too fast and don't savor all of the consonants and vowels. It's a very moving piece. A great performance by the singers and director!
Wonderful comment, thanks a lot from the choir!
Agree. This version has the best mixing of the different voices, immaculate intonation and phrasing. Well done!
Totally agree!!
True
It really sounds like they are playing with the natural ambient echo decay of the room. Very cool. They move right when it dies.
The most beautiful instrument ever, the human voice.
Was looking for a choral piece for 2024 to capture the ineffable beauty of the incarnation and this is it. Absolutely sublime. Thank you.
I am crying my eyes out right now... In the middle of the night ... With walls so thin I'm trying not to be heard. I feel as though I've been visited by an angel. And all my worries, the worries I've carried all my life have been temporarily lifted.
Me too, I’m all alone and I cry too. Such unspeakable beauty resonates with the unspeakable pain I’ve been running away with all my life. Like a dogs tail runs from the chasing head. There are probably multitudes of us...all over the world. N I think it’s the makings of something new. The dawn after the night.
Bless you both and may God through Christ lead you to all truth that sets you free and when He does that ( with your consent) you will be truly free indeed!! ❤
Jesus is King and he loves you.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
Though the fig tree does not bud
and there is no fruit on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though the flocks disappear from the pen
and there are no herds in the stalls,
yet I will celebrate in the Lord;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
I'm a collector of O Magnum Mysterium Pieces. This one by Morton Lauridsen is the tops.
Yes, among the dozen or so that I have heard, this is one of the most moving. This is especially astonishing considering the fact that both classical choral music and faith in God are considered irrelevant by many in the 21st century. This music is a genuine blessing to humanity and, I pray, to God in Heaven who longs to know us and express His love for us.
@@arnoldronning5471 I collect this particular piece by different composers & different arrangements.
Beautiful
This is gorgeous. Superb choral tone, wonderful phrasing, and masterful use of dynamics. Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and a tear to my eye. Bravo.
I'm in heaven when I hear this rendition of Lauridsen's 'O Magnum Mysterium' by St Jacobs Ungdomskor. God Bless.
Wow thanks a lot :) God bless!
Timeless soothing for those who have lost a loved one
This piece has always brought me into the presence of God, but your choir is perhaps the best version I’ve heard. You truly sing as one unit, and it’s flawless. Thank you for sharing this.
A resounding blest celestial Amen, an all encompassing beautiful Shalom.
I can play this over and over and it does not get old. How can such a short song draw out such emotion, love and awe for God? A great composer and this is a great rendition. Carefully selected notes and beautiful harmonies. The low baritone voices are so beautiful. Love this song.
Thanks, it means a lot to us that the performance connects with people who can appreciate the magic and beauty of the music.
@@StJacobsVokalensemble Does your ensemble travel to the states ever?
I've been really wanting to experience hearing this piece live.
I'm from nyc
@@anthonymarchan2974 thanks for your support! We've been looking forward to traveling more after the pandemic has settled down. Our last trip was three years ago and the United States is high on our list. We would have to find a suitable organisation to partner with.
Its the best performance of nay I've heard.
What a perfect performance of this wonderfully moving setting of this charming old text.
Magnificent! The balnce between vocals is exactly on point (so many choirs are soprano-heavy)! The dynamics are also very much on point, and that's no small achievement even for a world-class chorale. To be able to make those crescendos and decrescendos have the necessary contrast isn't easy without a very large chorale. My sincere, deep compliments and admiration! This may be my favorite recording of Lauridsen's masterpiece!
So beautiful, it brings tears to my eyes.
Thanks a lot! Your comments really make us happy and want to post more!
Yes an excellent version!
Snälla gör så!
Iam not a Christian but it doesn't matter we all have the right to celebrate the tranquility of piece great performance
Love your choir
Beautiful
Excellent recording! This is music from heaven. I am so glad that I was able to hear "O Magnum Mysterium" live at a concert a few years ago. It totally fascinated me.
Absolutely stunning performance! I'm certain Morten Lauridsen is quite proud of this one! Bravo!
God this is gorgeous.
I'm so bad at controlling my breath it physically hurts singing this song, all the more props to them for singing so beautifully
Gorgeous! What a beautiful piece and so well conducted and sung!
Lauridsen's music -- and this rendering of it in particular, which is one of the best I've heard! -- captures something of the great and glorious mystery of the incarnation of the eternal Son of God, Whose coming in the flesh was the most glorious miracle in the history of the cosmos, especially in view of *why* He came -- to save us rebels from our insurrection against His own rightful and benificent Lordship over our lives. Lauridsen's late 20th-century harmonies fittingly embody the eternal splendor of the subject matter expounded by the ancient responsory text of the matins of Christmas. Soli Deo gloria!
I savor this and share it every year. It’s like being wrapped up in God’s love in Christ!
I'm not religious but after listening to this I feel like there's something magical about the talent of the choir and beauty of the composition.
This is one of those songs that can turn my day around.
Thanks a lot!
There is a timeless quality to the piece that can put the inflated humdrum of our days in perspective.
It's a piece not a song
@@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven it's a song, because it's sung and was made to be sung
I have no words. Only goosebumps, emotions, and hope. Thank you so much. soli deo gloria
Lord pls heal all those sick in Covid... Please end this pandemic Lord Jesus
Brilliant music and very inspiring. I am a "lapsed Christian" but when I listen to this, I believe again. Beautifully sung by this talented young Swedish choir.
Thank you for your comment. I invite you to read God's Word to reawaken your sleeping faith. God wants to know you and to be known by you, and express His love for you.
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you very much! 🥰🙏
An out of world experience, will turn anyone's day around. Excellent!
Well done! This is one of the best recordings of this beautiful composition by Laurie's en, I ever heard! Bravo to The coir and it's conductor.
Our High School Choir sung this for our wedding. Well done yall.
Please sing One More Light by Linkin Park (arr. for choir by Joe Eckman) th-cam.com/video/-qNn0xTo5Ks/w-d-xo.html
This song was so beautifully executed. The harmonies were perfect, the crescendos and decrescendos were perfectly timed. This brought tears to my eyes, it makes me miss being in choir. This song always reminds me of the beauty of voice. Wonderful job.
"celestial" is the word that comes to me immediately, God.....goosebumps, what a gorgeous vocal sound
Thank you so much!
I must be (getting) old, because it moves me to tears to hear beautiful young people sing this heavenly:-)! Keep up the good work and post it regularly. Kind regards, Peter
I walked into a wind ensemble playing this. Ethereal. The sign of a great work.
Hands down the most beautiful rendition of this particular piece, bravo!!
I have sung this and truly felt blessed to be allowed to sing it. And I have heard many choirs around the world perform this. But this is undoubtedly the best live performance I have ever witnessed of this wonderful music. You are absolutely impeccable. What a delight to watch. Thumbs up, 12 out of 10. Heavenly. Thank you so much!
This is a hymn to the universe- the great mystery of the universe. Whether a believer or not this captures the great open cosmos . The choir and conductor are superb- Loridsen is a genius.
This is a hymn to the "great mystery" of the Holy Eucharist, where Our Lord Jesus Christ give Himself to us in His blood, body, soul and divinity, "for God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (Jn 3:16).
Incorrect.
"O great mystery,
and wonderful sacrament,
that animals should see the newborn Lord,
lying in a manger!
Blessed is the virgin whose womb
was worthy to bear
the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Alleluia!"
Watch an interview with the composer, Lauridsen. He says he was inspired by a painting that symbolized the Virgin Mary and wanted to compose a song that did the same.
Lovely performance, and bravo to your recording engineer!
Cool. Glad I found this. Sending it around to several whom I know will appreciate it as well.
Bravi to all. Gentle and tender approach. Loving.
Thankful to God in my life 😊 peace to all
Timeless!
Truly stunning. I’ve sung this piece in choir, and indeed it is as transformative to sing as it is to hear.
My favorite piece of choral music. If you haven't heard the choir of kings college perform it, it's equally magnificent.
I agree. I this is the version that moved me most.
Thank you!
Very agreeable and soothing to the SOUL and HOLISTIC.
It's that time of year again, time to deck the halls, light a blazing fire, pour a wee dram and put St Jacob's Undomskor Christmas performances on repeat, again.
*Ungdomskor. Apologies
A stunning performance; one I can listen to again and again
Incredible performance of this beautiful work! Bravi tutti. And thank you for this gift.
Thank you for the beautiful music, one of my favourite choral pieces and really nicely sung
The best recording of this composition. The perfect pace allows for sublime expression. Beautiful.
So well sung .. reminds me on my times in youth choirs ...what a blessing to experience performing music on this level.
I love this piece and you sing it so beautifully!! You captured the sweetness of the harmony so perfectly with the colors of the voices :)). Perfect pitch, too. Bravo!
Our schola perfomed last night at Midnight Mass. Transcendent, beyond words.
Every night, there are multitudes of us, I imagine...who weep upon hearing sounds like this. We weep because ...
Beautiful. Excellent conductor, as well.
Oh, my goodness. What a superb job they did. The director had a deep understanding of the text/music relationship and was able to get that understanding realized through the voices of the choir. Their enunciation was clear and the different sections of the choir were distinct in their parts. Bravo!!
Timeless piece of music sung by a most wonderful choir .I can hear the hum of the universe in the beautiful singing and harmonies. Morgen Lauridsen is truly a great and inspired artist.
Great execution! Very moving! Thank you for sharing this beautiful peice of Liturgical Music!
Thanks a lot for the kind words!
Amazing sound with amazing choral conductor.. God Bless this choir
Thank you so much!
I love the P A C E of this piece. You have captured the meaning of the music and the text perfectly and have given me/us time to absorb them both. Thank you.
Thanks a bunch!
Such as angels sing ,do these fine young people. Truly magnificent.
Stunningly beautiful :) peaceful and awe inspiring :)
Just found this now after listening to an mp3 recording on my earbuds.
Would that I could have been in the audience for such a performance when I happened to be in Stockholm for a few months twenty years ago. A marvellous performance that truly conveys the possibilities of voices singing together. Tak.
My Goodness God resides in this beautiful music. Well done. A wonderful Christmas Day to all.
It’s certainly beautiful.But it has nothing to do with god.
Fucking couch in the end! Such beautiful performance!
Yeah, it's not what you wish for...
Perfection! Such a beautifully balanced and melodically controlled performance of this magnificent manuscript. A real joy and my go to version. There are many versions of this on TH-cam and all are good but this is quite simply sublime. Thank you
Bellissimo. Complimenti vivissimi.
This rendition is sublime !!!!!!
God bless you all!
This is wonderful performance !!
Thank you for sharing
Thanks a lot!
Now that I have listened to so, so many interpretations of this piece of music on TH-cam, I can definitely say that this recording surpasses all. To me the forte-part (around 4:08) feels and sounds like a shift, like an intensification, like a different, a new level that this work is taking at this point. And it feels like Lauridsen must have wanted it exactly that way. I have never heard this part sung with - I can almost say - such passion. I'm surprised that no other choir/conducter seems to see this... ;-)
What a perfect performance for this amazing piece!
One of my most loved choir songs executed to near perfection!! Subscribed :)
Thank you very much!
This purity of this version gives me great peace as I head down the one way road to dementia. I have sung it many times, but never with such clarity. That low D in the basses at the end is gorgeous.
This is perfect music, this is music that comes to God, this is the music that moves me. Your choir is also superb!
Thank you.
I don't trust that critter as far as I can throw a dog hunk of fecal matter. Even my minister things this is a trap for Jesus fans.Almost like a vampire in sucking the attention from one. Or finding brown logs in my steak sauce.
I continue to listen to this rendition. Ive listened to others ,many in fact. I have to say once again that this is the best. Perfect,just so very perfect, Thank you. Tony Paulson
Absolutely Stunning! Some of the most beautiful Choral Music every Recorded! Many Thanx and Blessings to All! ML
Fantastic! I feel His words you spoke via this song. GOD BLESS
Perfect, just perfect.
Thanks a lot!
Now my favourite piece of choral music.... something I listen to frequently. So blissful and divine. Relatively unknown - a gem. Thank you Morten.
Beautiful!! Excellent!! Parabéns, from Brazil!!
Watch video where Lauridsen explains how he idealized and composed this masterpiece. He highlights the dissonant tone in Beata Virgo, which is the climax of the piece, to signify the pain she felt when giving birth to divinity.
I'm not sure what video you saw. But I just watched a video of Lauridsen explaining it as the immense pain she felt when she watched her son being murdered.
@@UserUnknown_333You are correct. My choir director used to be a student of his at USC and that's exact what he said. It signifies the pain and grief she felt while watching her son dying on the cross.
hartelijk gefeliciteerd met jullie verjaadag
This is an excellent performance of this beautiful motet. I can understand every word. Bravo!!
This is, by far, the most exquisite treatment I've ever heard of regarding this piece.
Brian R Bennett, Ph.D. Music. 14 October 2024
captivating and heart-mending... into our darkness, the Light comes.... thank you
Superb ensemble, dynamics, tuning and an ending of unsurpassed peace. There is an atmosphere of repose and wonder that returns us momentarily to that unity and peace we crave.
Wow!.....this choir is very very sharp. Very moving anointed and worshipful. .....Lifted my spirit. I've listened to many choirs sing this wonderful piece....and this is right up there with the best. Thank you so much.
Really the best Version !!
By far my favorite choral piece. It had been on a choral playlist that was mistakenly deleted some time ago.
I didn't think i'd have the pleasure of hearing it again until I recalled that i once watched it on youtube!! After a significant amount of time spent trawling through my youtube history this evening.... i found it😂
heard it for the first time this morning on private passions radio 3 and was immediately riveted by the shear power of spirituality, calm and inner piece it has brought me. outstanding rendition Thanks for the upload
I can't even begin to explain how much I enjoy listening to this. Such a beautiful rendition. Superb. I wish I could be there either listening to you people or singing this piece with you. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Argentina.
Fede Rosso Thank you so much! Welcome to Sweden any day :)
I cried every time
Beautiful
This is one of the most moving pieces of music I’ve heard in many/many years. It’s the performance and direction. Well done, just beautiful
Stunningly beautiful! I wish there was a recording of this I could buy & download. It's one of the best versions of this piece I have heard!
This performance is very similar to the premiere recording with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, to my ears. You may already be familiar with that.