Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 3, 'Water Night'
Vložit
- čas přidán 1. 04. 2012
- Water Night on iTunes.
US: apple.co/2HF6130
UK: apple.co/2vCiZcW
Germany: apple.co/2vGxxsh
To be among the first to receive updates on the Virtual Choir, subscribe to the mailing list: ericwhitacre.com/mailing-list
'Water Night' for Strings can be heard on Eric's latest album on Decca, 'Water Night'
iTunes US (deluxe): apple.co/2HF6130
Amazon US: amzn.to/xEL0oL
iTunes UK (deluxe): apple.co/2vCiZcW
Amazon UK: amzn.to/yT3oHw
iTunes Germany (deluxe): apple.co/2vGxxsh
Amazon Germany: amzn.to/xV6APo
'Water Night' for Choir can be heard on Eric's GRAMMY award winning album, 'Light & Gold':
iTunes UK: bit.ly/hceBU9
Amazon UK: amzn.to/HyBSZd
iTunes US: bit.ly/H3etAX
Amazon US: amzn.to/H3ACn5
iTunes Germany: bit.ly/Hs2r72
Amazon Germany: amzn.to/Hs2JLf
Official site: ericwhitacre.com
Facebook: on. l35yqZ
Twitter: bit.ly/lKJ4VD - Hudba
If the whole world could sing I think the vibration would change the earth!
In these trying times in 2020, I go back to these Virtual Choirs to remind myself, and anyone reading this, that we can connect across the globe. We can do better, y'all. We can be united in moments like these in ways that would've blown the minds of our ancestors.
I was just in a very nice meeting with souls I've never met, with the founder of a great great NGO and he actually mentioned that now is the time to make a song for the world to heal. And I sent him the TedX video of Eric for inspiration. This would be so nice to work out:-)
I think it is no accident I found this music on this particular night. 💗
I came to revisit this channel after watching choir! choir! choir! And thinking "but social distancing!" Ha. Started looking up virtual choir and finally came back to this video. It's definitely needed right now. Hope you all are staying home and staying safe and healthy!
I work in a music school. In 2020 I'm forwarding these on to anyone and everyone that asks how to use a video call to record many participants as the gold standard of how to think different and do it correctly.
I’ve just today discovered Eric’s virtual choirs. April 2020 in lockdown due to coronavirus for three weeks now. Marvellous music created by people separated by distance but with the same love for music and their fellow humans.
this is what I expect heaven to sound like.
agreed
yes
And yes, and yes.
OHHHH HELL YES
affirm heaven with hell, eh?
Performed this with a choir of approximately two hundred people a year ago. It's a powerful piece that made me tear up on stage, and piece that still gives me major chills every time I hear it.
Saw this last night...300 singers...Ball State University...Muncie, Indiana...my daughter in the choir...Eric Whitacre conducting...I am forever changed...
Fortunate you are. Can't imagine how a live performance would be.
Eric did four of these Virtual Choir projects. Each one bigger than the one before. Not bad for a guy who came to U. Las Vegas to study something else and was almost tricked into joining the university choir. the rest is history.
He said it was the pretty girls in the soprano section that finally convinced him!
there is no U Las Vegas. It is University of Nevada, Las Vegas, or UNLV
@@FenwycktheCat That's not quite as picky as us saying, "It's THE Ohio State University!"
Beautiful new virtual choir from the UK over here: czcams.com/video/KFqPQP8RELA/video.html
Now at six in the main series, plus atleast two other affiliated projects.
Coronavirus cannot isolate a virtual choir
Eric Whitacre is a genius
In a way this is the universe singing.
Seems more like humanity because the universe is endless
@@rosebud577 Don’t you know ?? Mankind’s been redeemed by Jesus Christ so we can live forever because of his a rifice the scales of justice have been balanced. ... one life lost , one gained ... Adam, our first father lost his life, therefore could not pass on to his offspring Perfect life to keep on living n live forever... whereas Jesus thru His sacrifice restored that opportunity for those that choose to support His Kingdom can live forever on a restored paradise earth for eternity ... JW.org
@@leighboschen7554
Ok I appreciate the effort but I’m not a Christian so....
We definitely are the universe experiencing itself.
@@Lala-jl7mi I too see us on this tiny lifeboat we named Earth as one speck of dust awakening and coming to awareness. The Universe is self aware. Lala I'm no longer alone in knowing this. I know you're out here somewhere and we share these thoughts.
SHOUTOUT TO MY MUSIC TEACHER FOR BEING IN THIS
LOL
Shoutout to my Choir Teacher for showing me this :)
mk same
Shout out for yt recommendations for showing me the weirdest shit
@@_bobertaii6414 shout out to you for giving it a chance
@@_bobertaii6414 This video isn't weird
ahhh. sang this in my high school choir. such a hard song to get right, but SOOOO worth it once you perform it. the chills are strong with this one.
aeleron more fun singing, for sure.
Hearing it is incredible. I can't imagine being INSIDE it as you were.
I sang this song as well in my high school choir as well!!!
Your choir master was way ahead of others to bring your HS choir this master piece! Wish I heard you all,! Peace!
Bringing nearly 4000 people from around the globe to prove to us the power of human voice, history has a place for you Eric :)
This stirs my soul, we are so connected through vibration and love, this is like a host of heavenly angels!
Either way, Whitacre is a musical genius. Thank you for posting
Shelia Chambers ...and, may I say, in all ways he is a genius in bringing people together
I remember very fondly recording my part for this choir with multiple friends of mine. I still come back to this video and get chills down my spine knowing that I was a part of this incredible adventure.
For anyone wondering what the lyrics are, here they are in the translated English:
Night with the eyes of a horse that trembles in the night,
Night with eyes of water in the field asleep
Is in your eyes, a horse that trembles is in
Your eyes of secret water.
Eyes of shadow-water,
Eyes of well-water,
Eyes of dream-water.
Silence and solitude,
Two little animals moon-led,
Drink in your eyes,
Drink in those waters.
If you open your eyes, night opens doors of musk,
The secret kingdom of the water opens
Flowing from the center of the night.
And if you close your eyes,
A river, a silent and beautiful current, fills you from within,
Flows forward, darkens you:
Night brings its wetness to beaches in your soul.
And the original Spanish poem "Agua Nocturna" by Octavio Paz:
La noche de ojos de caballo que tiemblan en la noche,
la noche de ojos de agua en el campo dormido,
está en tus ojos de caballo que tiembla,
está en tus ojos de agua secreta.
Ojos de agua de sombra,
ojos de agua de pozo,
ojos de agua de sueño.
El silencio y la soledad,
como dos pequeños animales a quienes guía la luna,
beben en esos ojos,
beben en esas aguas.
Si abres los ojos,
se abre la noche de puertas de musgo,
se abre el reino secreto del agua
que mana del centro de la noche.
Y si los cierras,
un río, una corriente dulce y silenciosa,
te inunda por dentro, avanza, te hace oscura:
la noche moja riberas en tu alma.
x1StapleGun , thank you for this!
Thanks a lot for this!!
Cheers, this makes it work for me...🥂
Bless you Deathsquid! It does help to know.
Thank You. I thought at 1st. It was Me? LOL
Oh and I also had the honour to sing in the bass section of the virtual choir of the song so that's another reason why the song means a lot to me.Write on Eric Whitacre write on!!!
I heard this and can'r
t stop crying. This is what the pandermic has given us an awaking to be human.
These videos are awesome and chilling, but i want to see the timeline of the video project! Imagine having to sync and key over THREE THOUSAND channels of audio and video. I just unwittingly grabbed my coffee at the very thought.
The way it's recorded by each Singer definitely helps with syncing.
You're singing along with a video of Eric conducting and a backing track too.
My grandfather passed away today at 1:43 AM... The day before my band teacher showed me this song and so... here i am again... Thank you
holey crap I have goose bumps on top of goose bumps and I am crying what the hell. This is so beautiful and angelic shivers
Nikki Preston once they started tears just started flowing glad I'm not the only one
This is so beautiful sounds amazing voice.
Amazing sound. But Lux Aurumque is in my heart now and forever.
Thank you for that kind of magic. For your great music. Your music is what keeps some of us together. Your music is what keeps some of us just... just alive. Your music is part of my life now.
Your music is infinity.
I totally agree about Lux Aurumque with the virtual choir. Every time I listen I get chills and choked up. What fantastic discord and resolution; it vibrates the soul.
Beauty in the form of song, the sound of the human soul. : )
huh?
The music makes consonant and dissonant harmonies be more alike than opposite each other, beautifully joined and wonderfully orchestrated vocal sounds to be heard over and over.
I'd like to see some of the stacked notes making up some of these outrageous chords.
Unity in difference
We should do this in the next Olympics event where every country comes together. Each athlete, coach, staff, fans, everyone in the statium should learn and follow one song and sing it together to melt everyone's heart.
Lets do this!
Great idea!
Eric Whitacre's music was introduced to me at a very trying time of my life "Water night" was the first song I heard after the death of my younger brother. I fell deeply in love with this song because it helped me when I really was at my lowest point I think God for Eric Whitacre's music and maybe they will give me another chance to audition because I wasn't able to audition at the time that I was really in contact with Mr Whitaker's management but water night is a very special song for me.
When you don't see what they wear.. or look like, or where they are from, you only hear the beauty of their voices. We are all ONE and can be one nation on earth. No wars, no hatred. Only love.
My eyes were watering up while I listened to this.
I tear up every time I hear this
Zach Skiles , it touches one's soul..music transcends cultural and language barriers..always has. : ) Sometimes you hear particular strains in a completely different language, and yet it has this amazing capability to move you to tears...it truly is amazing.
I had the pleasure of performing this song my junior year of high school and it is super gorgeous and super powerful when done right. I love this song because it holds a special place in my heart. Well done all of you.
whether a person chooses to believe in God or not, the reality to me is that the door of heaven has been left open and we are allowed to experience a bit of it in the here and now. all of Eric's music cuts to the core of my soul and spirit.
I listen to Old school Rap. But I think this is simply Amazing. Great work. Every single singer deserves a thumbs up.
Absolutely stunning. That so many beautiful voices could collaborate, without having ever met, is a miracle. God certainly had His hand in all of this: the vocals, the edit, the written music. Just beautiful. Thanks you all of you performers, and to Mr. Whitacre and his staff.
now i want to see a piece written where all singers and musicians could do this from all over the world thousands of drums and every kind of instrument with tens of thousands of voices all working together making a song so incredible that words could never express it this is truly beyond awesome
I still get chills from this.. and i was a part of it.
And it is done through music...
If anyone says music doesn't bring us closer together, s/he is wrong.
This is absolutely beautiful!
The energy and intent of all those voices put a complexity to a piece of artistry that is not able to be eclipsed. The genius of composition and understanding of emotion is BRILLIANT. Thank you Eric.
You know that there's a problem with society when pop music videos get more views than masterpieces like this.
Jason Demeter So you're saying that beautiful choral music like this is the same thing as a half-assed Katy Perry-esque pop song?
I think it constitutes a problem with your perception of society, rather than society itself.
Ayokalyb . . .Sure. Why not.
***** what he means is that "pop" music is popular, that's literally what pop is short for. So, if this got as many veiws and/or likes as pop music than it would in turn be popular thus making it pop music.
Everyone has their own opinion, and if they prefer "music" like Katy Perry than let it be. We just have a deeper connection with choral pieces.
you can feel the peace settle over you when listening to this its so calming
YesYesYes!
There is no sound more ethereal than a huge choir! Brilliant, love it. encore!
Eric Whitacre is brilliant and his music is stunning...and this virtual choir is a great achievement for the 21st century. Imagine bringing all these people together from all over the world...Bravo, Eric!
Water is Life.
Once again, Eric Whitacre proves that music can bring people together and show that we can be a part of something bigger then ourselves.
I listened to this in choir today and I was left speechless. Its just so amazing
It's very hard to listen to this without imagining that I'm listening to a beautiful choral chamber choir of angelic singers. Well done! 👼🏻
this one and sleep are my favorite ones and I surprise a lot of people
I have just discovered Eric Whitacre. This music brings tears of joy and awe to my eyes. It shifts things inside that I can't explain. Such beautiful chord progressions. I'm at a loss for words.
OMG!! This is beyond anything....ever done in choir history. Its beautiful
Got introduced to Eric's Virtual Choir through music appreciation, and I definitely appreciate his music :p
-keep it up Eric
мурашки по коже,очень гармонично поют!
The orchestral rendition it's beautiful too. What a gift.
If only this was live. Seeing this many people singing this song together would be... so amazing I couldn't describe
This is what I would imagine we would receive from an interplanetary civilization by way of invitation to life on other planets. Let the cosmos know, we are here !!! Thank you Eric and thank you all those who contributed to this project in all the ways that you did, and will do yet.
This is one of the most beautiful choral pieces ever written. I love to go back and revisit the transcendent beauty of its text and music married together perfectly. Just what I needed to hear tonight!
Truly Heaven on Earth - the Angels are not above us and there is no pit below us - We are the Angels finally learning to harmonise with the universe that birthed us. Thank you Eric Whitacre
WOW! Cried the whole way through! This clearly demonstrates the unifying power of culture and art, beyond borders and national identity.
We are all part of this majestic structure that is the universe, we all have the same aspirations and dreams, we all strive to be happy and avoid pain. We are one species, one family, WE ARE ONE!
Peace and Love
Eric, you should be so proud of yourself.....what a beautiful life role....much success!
That rendering job though!
Beautiful Beautiful
The orchestral version at the end is just divine. Wow. I didn't think both versions would be equally moving.
Beautiful, but profoundly alienating. Harmoniously blended voices in polyphonic choral singing is a living symbol of human togetherness, which the videos of solitary young singers in the loneliness of their apartments totally contradicts.
Not to mention his extensive use of dissonance. There is harmony within the dissonance, but its force hits almost like a physical blow.
We're alone in a crowded world...
A pretty exceptional piece of work and project. Be content in the knowledge that you're a rock star now, Mr. Whitacre.
Music is the beauty of the soul sharing in love. God be with us and protect us Amen.
For a really long time I have been interested in writing really dissonant harmonic passages, and when I discovered Eric Whitacre I was in heaven. I'm just glad that some people recognize the beauty in otherwise less beautiful chords.
It took me the longest to find myself in this one.
Ben Leaf, I know I’m 5 years late, but where are you?
How does one audition for future projects like this?
@@markclason2717 he has a current virtual choir going on, sign up on virtual choir 6 website
Ben Leaf I just signed up for VC6. Woo-hoo!
I still cant find myself! 😂
Simply incredible. Thank you Mr. Whitacre for creating such beautiful music :)
Beauty is in the eye (or ear) of the beholder. Something like this could give someone just as many chills as one of the most exquisite pieces of music on earth.
I sang "Sleep" Baritone and Tenor part at the GA All State Choir in 2007 and I can truly say it was powerful. Inspired me to become the Music Vocal Ed Major I am today. I have the sheet music still to this day. I always get chills listening to this
It's an english traslation from "Agua Nocturna", writen by the mexican poet Octavio Paz.
AGUA NOCTURNA
La noche de ojos de caballo
que tiemblan en la noche,
la noche de ojos de agua
en el campo dormido,
está en tus ojos de caballo
que tiembla,
está en tus ojos de agua
secreta.
Ojos de agua de sombra,
ojos de agua de pozo,
ojos de agua de sueño.
El silencio y la soledad,
comos dos pequeños animales
a quienes guía la luna,
beben en esos ojos,
beben en esas agua.
Si abres los ojos,
se abre la noche de puertas de
musgo,
se abre el reino secreto del
agua
que mana del centro de la
noche.
Y si los cierras,
un río te inunda por dentro,
avanza, te haré oscura:
la noche moja riberas en tu alma
Octavio Paz (adapted by Eric Whitacre)
how can people dislike this
He should have everyone sing " The Awakening" for the next viritual choir song. That song is my favorite choir song, so powerful and the piano is amazing.
I saw this in music class today and I'm watching it at my house. Gonna show my parents and tell them to show their friends. This also reminds me of my dog Lily. She ran away two nights ago. This song gives me hope she'll come back.
A Moment of Beauty
I imagine myself watching this from space with a light representing the location of each singer. Google Earth do something worthwhile.
I agree. I feel like the angels are singing to me from Heaven listening to this.
Now this is what I call music. It takes you to another place.
my chorus has been doing one or two songs of his every year. this was one of my favorites c:
by chorus you mean choir right?
oh
«Моцарт. Принимать по два часа в день» - этот рецепт Альфред Томатис, известный парижский врач, прописал Жерару Депардье. В середине 60-х молодой артист приехал покорять Париж и имел к этому все шансы, если бы не проблемы с речью и памятью. «До Томатиса, - вспоминал позже Депардье, - я не мог довести до конца ни одного предложения. Он помог придать завершенность моим мыслям, научил меня синтезу и пониманию самого процесса мышления».
Ученые США и Болгарии независимо друг от друга обнаружили, что музыка Моцарта усиливает нашу мозговую активность и повышает интеллект. Этот феномен получил название «эффект Моцарта», а компакт-диски с произведениями композитора сразу же попали в разряд бестселлеров.
Sang Whitacre's Water Night in choir back in college (Alto I)...still one of my favorites. ✨💞
I had the pleasure of being one of the first high schools in the nation to sing this song. I had a great teacher.
Красиво! И труд титанический! Я в восторге!!!
+Audry Borders It's called Russian dipshit
My chamber choir at school is singing this at our next concert and contest
Im so using this to practice along too!
omg, so is mine!
You are so stupid! -.-' we're in the same choir
AnnaMarie S it was sarcasm i knew it was you lol
All faiths, all colors, all people...singing as one. Doesn't get any better than that.
I LOVE choir music! It has a sense of unity and beauty; the most beautiful moments are not only the harmonizing parts, but the unison parts as well. When they are in unison, the listeners - and maybe even the singers themselves - feel truly connected to the beauty of this world and the wonder of the human voice. Please continue to make these beautiful videos, which can easily cause soft tears to enter the inspired eyes!
Is this heaven?
I was thinking the same thing This just might be what the angels would sound like in heaven. Beautiful
to be a part of this would be like I had died and gone to heaven!
WONDERFUL. Mr. Whitacre, you are a TREASURE.
Water night was the first Eric Whitacre song I ever sung. I was in Chamber Choir in high school and since then I have been a big fan of Eric Whitacre's. Thank you for your music!
Coronavirus: Hehe I can stop choirs
Virtual Choirs: AHEM! Did you really think you could stop us?
9:49 that Daniel Tolbert is ME!
Music is the one true universal language. Solid Proof right here.
I have heard I will do in heaven is worshiping God all day. I want to go heaven, but not sure I will enjoy it forever.
After listening this, I am sure I will love worshiping God and his universe. It will be much nicer than this and I will be part of it. Thank you and God bless you.
Sounds like something from LOTR... Maybe... haha! Truly beautiful though! Celestial!
Legendary composition.
Why is the audio almost fully mono though? Need the cinematic version.
i may be young, being only 16, but i know beautiful, moving music when i hear it. Eric Whitacre has captured my heart on more than one occasion unlike some of the more "experienced" composers. he ranks among my favorites along with shostikovich bach and mozart. in fact, he has captured me more than most mozart pieces have. good day to you sir.
What a beautiful way to foster brotherhood in the world. We are just amazing. The ET's of the Universe I venture would be awe struck. MORE, MORE.
my teacher was in this and now she is having us do it bc of covid-19
OMG! I'm So Sorry. 1st. Name plz and I Will Pray for Him🙋
Well, I guess an ear-gasm is a thing now.
You are in heaven on Earth, where finally humans come as one to show their love. Through music
God certainly gifted Eric - already one of the great composers