I loved this! I especially loved that I could hear their pronunciation so well. Especially the consonants. That can get muddled in with the orchestra if not well balanced. Important! I remember singing this and I remember every line. Why? Because we rehearsed our butts off. Best times ever!
Perfect description of a beautifull Halleluja! I sang it several times but never with the inspiration come from your words. New inscription from Italy!❤😊
I juuuust happen to have returned from accompanying my Dad to hear Handel’s Messiah at Hereford Cathedral (where he was boy Head Chorister in the fifties). We had prime seats near the soloists, too! I particularly agree with you that the thing that makes it so rich and full and vibrant is that the singers sing impassioned by the meaning and profundity of each word and phrase. Some of the other pieces made the biblical narrative of Christmas make my heart leap and the Easter ones brought out all the detail of scorn and hatred, of grace and mercy, and of victory and hope. I have The Messiah on CD but being there was a delight. I’d love to hear your observations on the sevenfold amen, too. That leaves you in no doubt that Handel has wrapped things up!
I've been singing Messiah since 2008 as part of Choral Society of the Moriches. I find 'Worthy is the Lamb' is the most difficult piece to sing as many phrases begin on the weak beats instead of the strong. I've found I have to memorize the music so that I can be looking at the conductor for tempo changes.
16:52-17:00 "King of kings, and Lord of lords...".... yeah... that tenor part is probably my favorite one when I learn to sing this song, really exciting.
16:30-16:35 "And he shall reign forever and ever"... that medium note tenor part is one of my favorite of the tenor part. I like that when I learn to sing this song, although that tenor part seems to be overshadowed by the soprano part.
I always enjoy your videos but this was a special treat as I learned a lot more than I expected to. This performance was especially nice because it's not a thousand voices. I have heard Messiah done so many times with everybody, including the audience, singing. And I know people love to do that but you don't get to hear the piece as we did here as it was meant to be heard. Thank you. Oh, and I am really jealous of your rrrrrrolled r's.
As a part of practicing this great song in a tenor part, I have sung the tenor part on a popular Karaoke app where at the background there is a choir, so I only focus on my tenor part. The result is not good, though, but at least, I have tried. 😀Next time I will probably try again. I hope I will be in a choir, either our currently one or other one that will perform this song. This song is like my ultimate goal ever since I have been selected in a choir on December last year.
I always pay attention to the tenor part of this song. I have done exercise on the tenor part using some sources. I find that the tenor part has been standardized that I can learn from a good source.
12:27-12:28 "And He shall reign..." Of that tenor part, I struggle to hit the note at the word "He" due to the vowel "e". I am sure you know why regarding to this vowel and others.
I want to know whether the tenor group in a choir, not only in this song, use pure chest voice or mixed voice, head voice, etc, when they hit the high notes. As I find you also sing in a choir, I want to know about this from your experience. Since my 1st include in a choir, I have been only using chest voice for two reasons : I haven't got skill in mixed voice, and I am not sure whether mixed voice is allowed for male in a choir.
I have an idea. Would you like to arrange for virtual choir to sing this song ? I mean, the choir consists of us, your viewers, your students and yourself, who really want to take part. Of course, you can do audition for selection. After selection, maybe it still take time for practice before ready on stage. 😉😀
i've been wanting to do a Messiah Sing forever, not that i can reach the soprano notes. i just want to be surrounded by the choir and sing the parts i can. doubt it will ever happen where i live, unfortunately
Please react, comment or analyse Jan Dismas Zelenka 's Missa Votiva. There's a video here on TH-cam of the integral performance. Please, please. 😅🙏🏻🙇🏻♂️
To describe your advise in another way: begin the consonant on the beat, but don't linger...articulate and drive through it quickly, for the clean vowel is the target of the sung beat. In keeping with your 'listen and align vowel pronunciation' advocacy, you voiced 'omnipotent' as 'ohmniponent', whereas Voces 8 and the typical production of this vocalization is 'ohmneepotent'. I favor the later pronunciation, yet agree with you any choir must align on a pronunciation of vowels and timing of relevant consonants to perform effectively.
That was indeed a touchingly beautiful rendition of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. It's always great to hear the entire work performed!
I loved this! I especially loved that I could hear their pronunciation so well. Especially the consonants. That can get muddled in with the orchestra if not well balanced. Important! I remember singing this and I remember every line. Why? Because we rehearsed our butts off. Best times ever!
Yeah its one of the best Hallelujah chorus out there
For sure!
Perfect description of a beautifull Halleluja! I sang it several times but never with the inspiration come from your words. New inscription from Italy!❤😊
Danke danke
I could watch you all day!
I juuuust happen to have returned from accompanying my Dad to hear Handel’s Messiah at Hereford Cathedral (where he was boy Head Chorister in the fifties). We had prime seats near the soloists, too! I particularly agree with you that the thing that makes it so rich and full and vibrant is that the singers sing impassioned by the meaning and profundity of each word and phrase. Some of the other pieces made the biblical narrative of Christmas make my heart leap and the Easter ones brought out all the detail of scorn and hatred, of grace and mercy, and of victory and hope. I have The Messiah on CD but being there was a delight.
I’d love to hear your observations on the sevenfold amen, too. That leaves you in no doubt that Handel has wrapped things up!
Yes sounds good! Did you get my email? I sent you one about singing lessons :)
@@nickhiggsthesinger yes, I did, thank you. I’m still procrastinating but I haven’t actioned it yet.
What a gift to have heard it in a Cathedral! The acoustics must have been wonderful!
I look forward to meeting the librettist Charles Jennens in heaven one day. He indeed knew and loved God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I miss living in Toronto and getting to hear Tafelmusik!
It’s an honour to sing with them!
RIP Jeanne Lamon. 💐💕
I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel. Not many talk about Early Music and Rhetoric in TH-cam reactions. 💕 Warm regards from the Philippines. 🇵🇭 🏝️
I've been singing Messiah since 2008 as part of Choral Society of the Moriches. I find 'Worthy is the Lamb' is the most difficult piece to sing as many phrases begin on the weak beats instead of the strong. I've found I have to memorize the music so that I can be looking at the conductor for tempo changes.
16:52-17:00 "King of kings, and Lord of lords...".... yeah... that tenor part is probably my favorite one when I learn to sing this song, really exciting.
16:30-16:35 "And he shall reign forever and ever"... that medium note tenor part is one of my favorite of the tenor part. I like that when I learn to sing this song, although that tenor part seems to be overshadowed by the soprano part.
I always enjoy your videos but this was a special treat as I learned a lot more than I expected to. This performance was especially nice because it's not a thousand voices. I have heard Messiah done so many times with everybody, including the audience, singing. And I know people love to do that but you don't get to hear the piece as we did here as it was meant to be heard. Thank you. Oh, and I am really jealous of your rrrrrrolled r's.
As a part of practicing this great song in a tenor part, I have sung the tenor part on a popular Karaoke app where at the background there is a choir, so I only focus on my tenor part.
The result is not good, though, but at least, I have tried. 😀Next time I will probably try again.
I hope I will be in a choir, either our currently one or other one that will perform this song.
This song is like my ultimate goal ever since I have been selected in a choir on December last year.
I always pay attention to the tenor part of this song. I have done exercise on the tenor part using some sources. I find that the tenor part has been standardized that I can learn from a good source.
12:27-12:28 "And He shall reign..." Of that tenor part, I struggle to hit the note at the word "He" due to the vowel "e". I am sure you know why regarding to this vowel and others.
I want to know whether the tenor group in a choir, not only in this song, use pure chest voice or mixed voice, head voice, etc, when they hit the high notes.
As I find you also sing in a choir, I want to know about this from your experience.
Since my 1st include in a choir, I have been only using chest voice for two reasons : I haven't got skill in mixed voice, and I am not sure whether mixed voice is allowed for male in a choir.
I have an idea.
Would you like to arrange for virtual choir to sing this song ?
I mean, the choir consists of us, your viewers, your students and yourself, who really want to take part.
Of course, you can do audition for selection.
After selection, maybe it still take time for practice before ready on stage. 😉😀
i've been wanting to do a Messiah Sing forever, not that i can reach the soprano notes. i just want to be surrounded by the choir and sing the parts i can. doubt it will ever happen where i live, unfortunately
Please react, comment or analyse Jan Dismas Zelenka 's Missa Votiva. There's a video here on TH-cam of the integral performance. Please, please. 😅🙏🏻🙇🏻♂️
If the Hallelujah chorus is top 2, what's 1?
Hard to say. It might take the #1 spot, but I didn't want to give a definitive answer. O Fortuna has potential, as do choruses from the B Minor Mass.
do you have a fave B minor mass full version on TH-cam? I've only listened to NBS@@nickhiggsthesinger
it just occurred to me that Beethoven's Ode to Joy would also be a candidate@@nickhiggsthesinger
#1 in my book forever!
To describe your advise in another way: begin the consonant on the beat, but don't linger...articulate and drive through it quickly, for the clean vowel is the target of the sung beat. In keeping with your 'listen and align vowel pronunciation' advocacy, you voiced 'omnipotent' as 'ohmniponent', whereas Voces 8 and the typical production of this vocalization is 'ohmneepotent'. I favor the later pronunciation, yet agree with you any choir must align on a pronunciation of vowels and timing of relevant consonants to perform effectively.