One of the greatest pieces of music ever written. I've sang this as part of a local symphonic group as a first tenor, and to this day I am filled with such joy when I hear this performed. This song will be performed just like Beethoven's 5th or the Requiem Mass by Mozart. This composition is only 44 years old, but feels as Classical as ever. By the way if any of you have never performed this, please ask your music directors to incorporate this. Yes it is difficult (especially the canon (or call and answer) but you will get goosebumps when you hear the harmonic bliss coming from your own voice. Heck I still tear up just listening to this piece. This is pure ear candy!!!
In June of 1987, my wife and I went to England and saw eight West End shows the first week. The second week we spent doing Bed and Breakfasts around the southern part of the country. Our first stop was at Wells. The house keeper told us that the Cathedral in town was a popular place to visit. It was huge and there was an orchestra with quite a few trumpeters and a choir performing this. It blew us away. This is as good a perfomance and it reminds me of our trip over thirty years ago.
Wow! Amen!!! My choir at University of Alabama at Birmingham did this accompanied by the Alabama Symphony in the early 80's. It's one of my fondest memories of that choir & made me fall in love with John Rutter. First UMC Pasadena, ya'll were wonderful!!!
We first sang this piece at Eastminster Presbyterian in Columbia, SC at Christmas 1984. Our brass and percussion were top notch, and we had the chops in the choir to do the piece justice. I had trouble holding it together, because my mother was dying in the hospital of cancer when we sang it. We've sung it a couple of times since then. This is a terrific performance. I think I'll start the push on our director role do the piece this Christmas. The congregation has always loved it.
One of the many great songs from Jerry Herman's score for "Mame" is " We need a little Christmas right this very minute" and here it is August in Palm Springs and the temperature is 120F. Oh winter, wherefore art thou? What a perfect video to remind me that there will be another Christmas, and what would Christmas be without John Rutter. And such a marvelous choir. And the brass are crisp and spot on. I can almost hear those sleigh bells.
I sang in a performance of John Rutter's Gloria with my choir at St Andrew and St George Stockton United Reformed Church, Stockton-on-Tees, U.K. We loved every minute and were so grateful to the orchestra who helped us through it! So dramatic.
I did this piece at my High School just this year. It was quite the feat to learn but boy do we have a great music director. He says easy stuff bores him to teach. I don't blame him for pushing our boundaries, that is what makes a great teacher.
Ryan, I am so so glad that you had a director that pushed you, as I did...my high school chamber singers did this (which I was a part, only 24 of us) did this in 1986...yes, I'm a little older...lol, best music we ever did. Never forget it!!! So proud you got the chance!!!
As one who accompanied the organ reduction in several rehearsals with John Rutter, not to mention multiple performances, this performance is so fine! I love the rhythmic integrity, non-strained upper notes, tempi, the conducting, and visual of the choir. (Nobody seems to be wiggly, drawing attention away from the music.) Congrats, Maestro. Job well done!!
I've also sung this magnificent piece, as a bass in a choir, for three times at different places (cities) in Colombia, since 2015. From the very brilliant beginning and after passing thru the pianos and delicate moments you almost blow up when gettng the climax in the latest "Amen"... Quite difficult to rehearsals and performing, but once you've gotten it... it's really exciting !!
Very nice performance. One of my favorite moments in college was getting to perform in the instrumental ensemble (bass trombone) with our top university choir for a performance of this work. Thanks for posting this!
BRAVO!!!! Excellent!!! We did this piece my freshman year in college and at one point, I thought the roof was going to blow off and we would all ascend into heaven! Love how the conductor slowed it down at the end and the organ player was phenomenal!!!
So beautiful. Was disappointed that my favorite movement (the 3rd) wasn't as well put together as the other two. I performed this piece in high school with 2 other high school choirs and I understand it was quite a feat to conduct such a large choir in such a challenging piece. Good work!
I played trumpet in a performance at Ripon Cathedral (UK) over 25 years ago - amazing music. I also played in a youth symphony orchestra conducted, on one occasion, by John Rutter himself. However, he kept stopping the entire orchestra because I repeatedly miss-placed one note in the trumpet section. He gave up in the end - the shame. Memorable for all the wrong reasons - lol.
You're very good and Rutter is really brilliant. My choir sang Candlelight Carol during one of our last performances using a new arrangement. Write this in the search: you will surely like it. Corale Novarmonia - Candlelight Carol (J. Rutter)
What a great performance! It's unacceptable though that your camera person was not briefed about the female soloist and ensemble for your video. A shame really - because they sounded great!
John, we are going to mix it up abit and see what happens...it started with me asking Michael W. if he would like to meet up with Ola, musically and see what would happen. I know ya'll are so unique in your own way.. M.W. coded me (of course, I'm telling tales) he would be interested to see what would happen.
Choral Comment; If the vocal formant spaces are not tuned to the harmonics of the fundamental pitch, the fundamental is described as FLAT, no matter how accurate its tuning. The orchestral setting displays the brightness expected of the piece, where was that in the chorus? Find your vowel and find your freedom.
good for you! Not an easy piece. My professional critique: In some places the choir was struggling to get there on time - so very common especially with large choirs and with such a live acoustic. This can be totally conquered (and will result in a performance that suddenly goes from really good to stunning!) by training the choir to understand and do several things. 1) get there "early" not on time. 2)stop "listening" to yourselves. The acoustic is so perfect and lovely to sing in that it's distracting the choir from their job of getting there "early." They are listening to what the acoustic is giving back to them and they are a half a beat late every time. They must learn to ignore what they are hearing (as rhythm goes) and maintain a steely-eyed focus on the stick (which is very clear btw). This indeed takes some practice. More rehearsal time in the performance space, maybe? 3)whatever note they are singing, it would be wonderful if they were thinking of its double time equivalent. This can be done in rehearsal by singing it through on a "di-di" type syllable, double timing every note (a la Robert Shaw - that was his secret with all those Telarc recordings with the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus). Rehearsing the notes in this way will ensure the choir gets to the note exactly on time and together. And finally I'll let you in on a lesser known, but fantastic resource which any American composer trying his hand on the "Gloria" should avail himself: Craig Jessop conducting the Rutter Gloria with the Mormon Tab in 1997. Trust me it's worth it: czcams.com/video/Zu7tJFCzAMI/video.html
Excuse me, WAHT?! Surely you don't actually mean that one of the most beautiful, joyful pieces ever composed for choir is "poor"? Ok, you can have your opinion, but here you're just plain wrong, sorry.
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One of the greatest pieces of music ever written. I've sang this as part of a local symphonic group as a first tenor, and to this day I am filled with such joy when I hear this performed. This song will be performed just like Beethoven's 5th or the Requiem Mass by Mozart. This composition is only 44 years old, but feels as Classical as ever. By the way if any of you have never performed this, please ask your music directors to incorporate this. Yes it is difficult (especially the canon (or call and answer) but you will get goosebumps when you hear the harmonic bliss coming from your own voice. Heck I still tear up just listening to this piece. This is pure ear candy!!!
I also performed this as first tenor last Christmas. It. Was. Incredible.
In June of 1987, my wife and I went to England and saw eight West End shows the first week. The second week we spent doing Bed and Breakfasts around the southern part of the country. Our first stop was at Wells. The house keeper told us that the Cathedral in town was a popular place to visit. It was huge and there was an orchestra with quite a few trumpeters and a choir performing this. It blew us away. This is as good a perfomance and it reminds me of our trip over thirty years ago.
Wow! Amen!!! My choir at University of Alabama at Birmingham did this accompanied by the Alabama Symphony in the early 80's. It's one of my fondest memories of that choir & made me fall in love with John Rutter. First UMC Pasadena, ya'll were wonderful!!!
We first sang this piece at Eastminster Presbyterian in Columbia, SC at Christmas 1984. Our brass and percussion were top notch, and we had the chops in the choir to do the piece justice. I had trouble holding it together, because my mother was dying in the hospital of cancer when we sang it. We've sung it a couple of times since then. This is a terrific performance. I think I'll start the push on our director role do the piece this Christmas. The congregation has always loved it.
One of the many great songs from Jerry Herman's score for "Mame" is " We need a little Christmas right this very minute" and here it is August in Palm Springs and the temperature is 120F. Oh winter, wherefore art thou? What a perfect video to remind me that there will be another Christmas, and what would Christmas be without John Rutter. And such a marvelous choir. And the brass are crisp and spot on. I can almost hear those sleigh bells.
I sang in a performance of John Rutter's Gloria with my choir at St Andrew and St George Stockton United Reformed Church, Stockton-on-Tees, U.K. We loved every minute and were so grateful to the orchestra who helped us through it! So dramatic.
I did this piece at my High School just this year. It was quite the feat to learn but boy do we have a great music director. He says easy stuff bores him to teach. I don't blame him for pushing our boundaries, that is what makes a great teacher.
Ryan, I am so so glad that you had a director that pushed you, as I did...my high school chamber singers did this (which I was a part, only 24 of us) did this in 1986...yes, I'm a little older...lol, best music we ever did. Never forget it!!! So proud you got the chance!!!
Thank you Evie for challenging your students with such difficult, yet beautiful music!! Keep it up please!!
I'm happy you had that experience. I, too, sang this in high school(with my church choir) under the direction of John Rutter himself. Great times.
As one who accompanied the organ reduction in several rehearsals with John Rutter, not to mention multiple performances, this performance is so fine! I love the rhythmic integrity, non-strained upper notes, tempi, the conducting, and visual of the choir. (Nobody seems to be wiggly, drawing attention away from the music.) Congrats, Maestro. Job well done!!
I've also sung this magnificent piece, as a bass in a choir, for three times at different places (cities) in Colombia, since 2015.
From the very brilliant beginning and after passing thru the pianos and delicate moments you almost blow up when gettng the climax in the latest "Amen"...
Quite difficult to rehearsals and performing, but once you've gotten it... it's really exciting !!
Interpretado como Rutter lo merece!!! Me encantó.
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Performing this at Carnegie in March! So excited!
My church has much Rutter material...,much smaller group, done with organ, but still superb music! You feel lifted to the clouds!
So far the best live performance of this challenging work, though the high tones are not precisely realized.
Organist rhythm leaves a lot to be desired in movement 2...
16:50 til end = the never ending gift of climax !! Amazing.
Micah Lall-Trail well that was awesome!!!! Don’t know why this is such a goosebumps piece but it is hehe
Very nice performance. One of my favorite moments in college was getting to perform in the instrumental ensemble (bass trombone) with our top university choir for a performance of this work. Thanks for posting this!
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Performing this in may 2020 with the Kapiti Chorale ,a great piece
Oh man did the performance actually happen? :(
BRAVO!!!! Excellent!!! We did this piece my freshman year in college and at one point, I thought the roof was going to blow off and we would all ascend into heaven! Love how the conductor slowed it down at the end and the organ player was phenomenal!!!
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Those trumpet flourishes are divine near the 3 min mark.
I was nine when I preformed this song at Fairfield’s hall one or the youngest
Excellent performance!
Also. I don't know if you have ever heard Don Potters' intrumentals...really nice...
I just finished performing this piece with my hs choir for our winter concert
Excellent Performance.
So beautiful. Was disappointed that my favorite movement (the 3rd) wasn't as well put together as the other two. I performed this piece in high school with 2 other high school choirs and I understand it was quite a feat to conduct such a large choir in such a challenging piece. Good work!
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Fantastic!!
I played trumpet in a performance at Ripon Cathedral (UK) over 25 years ago - amazing music.
I also played in a youth symphony orchestra conducted, on one occasion, by John Rutter himself. However, he kept stopping the entire orchestra because I repeatedly miss-placed one note in the trumpet section. He gave up in the end - the shame. Memorable for all the wrong reasons - lol.
Beautiful
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Very nice performance!
You're very good and Rutter is really brilliant. My choir sang Candlelight Carol during one of our last performances using a new arrangement. Write this in the search: you will surely like it.
Corale Novarmonia - Candlelight Carol (J. Rutter)
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Looks like everyone is getting excited about Christmas....
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What a great performance! It's unacceptable though that your camera person was not briefed about the female soloist and ensemble for your video. A shame really - because they sounded great!
John, we are going to mix it up abit and see what happens...it started with me asking Michael W. if he would like to meet up with Ola, musically and see what would happen. I know ya'll are so unique in your own way.. M.W. coded me (of course, I'm telling tales) he would be interested to see what would happen.
Choral Comment; If the vocal formant spaces are not tuned to the harmonics of the fundamental pitch, the fundamental is described as FLAT, no matter how accurate its tuning. The orchestral setting displays the brightness expected of the piece, where was that in the chorus? Find your vowel and find your freedom.
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good for you! Not an easy piece. My professional critique: In some places the choir was struggling to get there on time - so very common especially with large choirs and with such a live acoustic. This can be totally conquered (and will result in a performance that suddenly goes from really good to stunning!) by training the choir to understand and do several things. 1) get there "early" not on time. 2)stop "listening" to yourselves. The acoustic is so perfect and lovely to sing in that it's distracting the choir from their job of getting there "early." They are listening to what the acoustic is giving back to them and they are a half a beat late every time.
They must learn to ignore what they are hearing (as rhythm goes) and maintain a steely-eyed focus on the stick (which is very clear btw). This indeed takes some practice. More rehearsal time in the performance space, maybe? 3)whatever note they are singing, it would be wonderful if they were thinking of its double time equivalent. This can be done in rehearsal by singing it through on a "di-di" type syllable, double timing every note (a la Robert Shaw - that was his secret with all those Telarc recordings with the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus). Rehearsing the notes in this way will ensure the choir gets to the note exactly on time and together. And finally I'll let you in on a lesser known, but fantastic resource which any American composer trying his hand on the "Gloria" should avail himself: Craig Jessop conducting the Rutter Gloria with the Mormon Tab in 1997. Trust me it's worth it: czcams.com/video/Zu7tJFCzAMI/video.html
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I hear a little Russian influence in bass parts..nice..
i'm sorry but there is not energy,maybe it's to slow,and i listen a lot of mistakes from the brass group.
If you find fault with this performance, you are certifiably insane. Seek professional help.
Excellent performance, very poor composition
Excuse me, WAHT?! Surely you don't actually mean that one of the most beautiful, joyful pieces ever composed for choir is "poor"? Ok, you can have your opinion, but here you're just plain wrong, sorry.
kenya catholic If you think it's such a poor composition, why did you watch it at all?
It is by John Rutter, nothing more to say.
That is the stupidest comment in the history of mankind. You are insane.
@@robertdearman4553 hahahhaha, you are a discrace to your history teacher