A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Eric Whitacre
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- www.ted.com In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by RUclips, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of 2,052. The full piece premieres April 7 (yes, on RUclips!).
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I've met this man. his hair is just as perfect in person.
Well, _that's_ irritating.
;-)
hockeynut4ever11 lol
This is not possible, no hair can be this perfect.
I have too. And I agree.
175 bald men hate this video ...including me lol;
imagine the whole entire world in that type of harmony
Oh! No kidding!!! This is amazing, ain't it?! =}
Emanuel Guevara leave the tone deaf people turned down though please
Kyle Hurd technically they could be included in songs with spoken parts 😂 even if not one of those songs thy still deserve a chance (ik I said thy I just can't type and it's sorta funny this way)
I'd like to teach the world to sing....
@@KyleHurd Thats hilarious xP
Oh wow... And yes, I think I re-recorded that Soprano solo auditon part AT LEAST twenty times before I was happy with it ha.
truly worth it, still today ;)
It was beautiful, well done.
It sounds so good!
I love your expression, Melody. … And no matter at least five time, twenty, sixty - well - as long it takes until the slam dunk take. I’m a singer/musician myself. Recording is a special thing - and always brings a brutal truth. But that Truth always shines good when it’s "there", the Version in a recording
When you hit that high note, though.
"Ah, it seems my tea is done. Fantastic."
I am no singer; I play violin. Yet I have no doubt that the human voice, especially when not alone but sung together, is definitely the most beautiful of all instruments.
HesitantTaco
Imagine a concert of 2000 instruments. What piece should they play?
Michael Hartman piccolo
5th grade recorder disagrees
@@MichaelSHartman despacito
Mozart figured that out
"hot sopranos"
altos getting overlooked like it's our job
exactly!!!
I was in choir from 7th grade on through high school. Believe me, it was that altos that got my attention. Especially one alto in high school, Sally M - - I still think of her often after almost half a century. Later when I got into the Navy, I was in the Bluejackets Choir. This compilation is fantastic beyond words, tears streaming down.....
@@lochinvar00465 find your Sally!
Oof. As an alto, I felt that
Always.
"So i was kind of learning how to read music...and then i went to Julliard for a music masters..." nah no biggie
it's the automatic thing to do if you have a little free time.
c'mon
@@Frst2nxt Pete: Nice banter.
Leah B Whitaker though... 😂😂😂
I know julliard is really hard to get into but it’s allot easier to get on a masters course than an undergraduate because not many people go on to do it so it is kinda realistic for him to do that especially with his skill!
@@annasophia2826 pretty easy to get into if your family donates enough .....
It's amazing.. to think that this is what started it all. Now a snowball effect is taking place, everyone taking part in creating many virtual choirs all over the net. It really is wonderful, brilliant, and beyond beautiful... and it still blows my mind to this day that Eric gave me that chance to become someone I thought I could never be. And to everyone out there who is reading this, please don't give up on your dreams. Don't say "I can't do it." Because you know what? You can.
+Melody Myers ahh yes - i know - i indeed can do it - thank you Melody
I learned to sing the soprano part just like you and I'm 12!
your smile made it work melody :P
Melody Myers I love you. You are amazing
Voice of an angel...leaves me speechless.
The high soprano note as absolutely gorgeous!
FAKE AND GAY !!!
Yes -- go Melody!
I have to say the sound of 2000 voices singing in unison is glorious
5 voices can be much more beautiful than that.
of course less voices sound better, but the fact that 2,000 voices can sound that well put together is truly amazing.
HELLios6 that's not unison though....
i don't think it's possible without processing
DarkShroom actually it can be possible, in real life choirs per example, like that choir get together in Kentucky that sand the national anthem in the lobby, that was probably around 2000
Edit: sang*
“It’s like all my life, I had seen in black and white, and suddenly everything was in brilliant technicolor.” I think this sums up what music does ❤️😭❤️
Music is the sound of emotions.
Yeah. The first time I heard him say that I thought "YESSS ... you just put in words exactly what music does to my soul and mind, every time I sing in a choir."
I do believe that was a 'Wizard of Oz' reference.
It's not altogether strange, but it hits me every time. Choir music sends chills like no other music does. I love my edm and jazz, but choir music like this has an unparalleled ethereal quality.
Andy Chamberlain Music i see you on every music-related video
I know exactly what you mean
Why is this literally me
@@josephsweeney1261
I highly doubt he actually is.
@@theoneonyoutube4925 Yea idk why I commented that haha
Put that sucker into a "time-capsule", fire it into deep space...for whatever alien civilization there might be. It is the very best, most beautiful side of humanity. This really needs to be done!
I agree about the capsule part but only to get him away from earth as far as possible !!!!
Heard about the voyager golden record?
Imagine that. If this were to actually happen and aliens landed here and saw only this. No idea of who we were, who these strange creatures are, the lives we once led, the civilization we built or how we disappeared. All they hear is this.
No way! I just clicked this video to see some virtual choir. I did not know he wrote Lux Aurumque! Our choir is singing that now!
Jake Goldfarb we did Lux as well in my elite choir ensemble and we cried almost every time!
Haha u cry every time....
Possibly the most beautiful thing I ever heard. I would never say that lightly.
You might also enjoy this then, my friend /watch?v=DLT8i3zfCZY
theres also that choir from Echoes, by PF
If you ever have the chance to join a choir, never hesitate to do it. It is hugely rewarding and powerful to sing together with so many different voices.
So Eric Whitacre wouldn't be where he was today if he wasn't intrigued by Mexico and hot girls?
Wow
Most of civilization has only been built by men trying to impress girls. If they weren't so dam picky we'd still be living in caves
lol
An icon
He did say that it changed his life......maybe he thinks differently now?
All thanks to hot girls. lol
My mom went to college with him :) they were friends and she was invited to sing in 2 of his virtual chiors
I'm a good friend with a good friend of his. He's one of the best people
I know nothing about him at all I'm just taking your all's word for it.
I once saw the rear right leg of the dog of the cousin of the grandmother of Eric's neighbour's friend's friend's cousin's son. He is the best!
Was your mom one of the cute soprano girls?
@@27shogun58 Objection. That was, err, Objectionable.
I am weeping. I think this is what heaven will be like. All of us one and finally united.
L
F Christine Powell «Jesus answered him, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God.”»
JOHN 3:3
I thought the same thing. "A great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb..."
I was thinking the same!!!!
Eric was ahead of his time. In April 2020, with Covid-19, this is how we can look forward to future performance, virtual.
I was about to say that
anyone notice the comment on one of the videos that said "you melt my face off"?
lorddoomx The girl on the thumbnail's video
yeah lol
My choir teacher had you as a substitute and now she shows us this every year it's awesome
Calls himself a classical composer and proceeds to write “Godzilla eats las vegas”. Eric Whitacre is great
Especially the Lux Arumque transposition for band
Godzilla eats Las Vegas is a pretty contemporary classical peice written by Bheetoven. What is wrong with you?
@@logismos9844 That is the funniest anagram of Beethoven I've ever seen.
The title might be ridiculous, but the piece itself could definitely be considered contemporary classical.
This reminds me of that one clip in the boys bathroom where everyone is singing the halo theme
I listened to the song without headphones, thought it was nice. Listened to it on a loud volume with headphones, teared up
Why do our ears suck lol. Its usually the bass that is lost
nezkeys79 it’s because the bass is on a lower frequency so it does not resonate as well. The sopranos are on a higher frequency so your able to hear it better.
Eric Whitacre was so far ahead of the curve with regards to the idea of the Virtual choir. What started out as a really amazing way of connecting people has now become a necessity for millions of musicians around the world as we all struggle with COVID-19. I hope he knows how much he has now contributed to the survival of musicians everywhere. Thank you, Eric Whitacre. Thank you so much for the brilliant idea.
This is something only the Internet could spawn: 2000 people, all together.
Here's 10 000 if you want..
ruclips.net/video/X6s6YKlTpfw/видео.html
Internet can go home, here`s Latvian song and dance festival 11000 or 12000 people, ruclips.net/video/WeovGfNEEsk/видео.html
2000 people
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Hey, YOU said "all together"!
My reference is a nod to the movie, Airplane. If you don't get the joke, watch the movie.
This guy is brilliant and a visionary. What a wonderful, unifying effort that brings peace and hope to an otherwise divided and troubled world. Thank you so much.
+Don Woodbury exactly - the unity is breathtaking
This is beautiful. Imagine the whole world singing in unison.
Lol不好 “I’d like to buy the world a coke...”
If only some people weren’t tone-deaf
@@redwolf625 Most commonly, people are only tone-deaf in that they hear their own pitch a bit off, compared to how other people hear it. A tiny bit of pitch-shift is all that it'd take to correct, nothing compared to the amount of engineering this choir has been subjected to... ;)
Smo1k Very true indeed but, im sure at least a good bunch of those there do have some extent of perfect pitch in some way
Lol不好 , “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. “
Sleep by Eric Whitacre: I always struggled to sing this in my church choir. The music and words were so breathtaking tears would be rolling down my face before I could get to the end. I so miss singing this masterpiece.
JESUS THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
JESUS IS DEAD.
tokus64 He rose again
Without a doubt the music is beautiful but we only get 4 minutes worth the rest in long stupid intro
Um... it's a TED presentation. If you don't like the stuff at the start doesn't that make you the stupid one?
tokus64 you better hope your right
Prince Charming from Shrek?
TOTALLY hahahaha!
Or Jaime Lannister
Nerd Boy lmao 😂 me tooo
yup
He definetely has changed his corrupted ways then! 😛
Bethesda NEEDS to do this for their next Elder Scrolls game. I would be so happy to know that I, as just a fan, made something that was part of the game.
NO WAY! Exactly what I was thinking while watching this
If I remember correctly, Bethesda only used somewhere around 15 people, and just placed the same song over itself many times, slightly offset
MrRATpHace BETHESDA SHOULD HIRE ERIC WHITACRE AS A COMPOSER. THANKS BYE.
It would be magical to know our voice can be apart of something we support and hold dear to us such as TES series. To be apart of tes VI would be sublime.
I only clicked on this because of that
I love how there are both "old" and young involved in this
My professor showed this today in my "History Makes the News" class in discussion of the future of art. As an aspiring artist and video editor, and with intermediate piano skills and perfect pitch (thank you high school music & band), I was left speechless when I saw the virtual choir. It was so beautiful.
Despite not being as great at vocalizing music as playing or analyzing it, this inspied me so much in a short time that I might actually try my hand at fine tuning my vocal skills just to have an extra skill on hand, not to mention continuing my video editing skills. (Seriously that virtual choir is breathtaking!)
I'm glad "Sawyer" from Lost has found other talents.
OH MY GOSH I WAS JUST THINKING THAT
J.R. W there will always be one idiot that makes a joke about how one person looks like another and it will always be equal parts stupid and unfunny.
J.R. W (
J.R. W hi 👋
IM 2 YEARS LATE BUT I THOUGHT OF THIS THE SECONDS I SAW THE THUMBNAIL
Amazing. The miracle of the internet bringing the people of the world together.
THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS FOR!!!
This video is in English textbook in Korea and we have to learn about it
Basically we have to memorize every word that Whitacre said in the video
Coming back to this video as an inspiring way to connect to other performers now that we're so isolated from one another with theatres, concert halls, and ballets being closed due to COVID-19.
It's hard as performers not to be able to perform - but if live performances are postponed for a while, at least Eric Whitacre gave us a beautiful model of how to still connect with each other and an audience.
Precisely how I was feeling, speaking from quarantine right now
Does anyone know how what software they used to all sing together? Was it Zoom or something else?
Thank you!!
Just discovered Eric Whitacre while listening to NPR this afternoon. This is so amazing and I'm so glad to have discovered this. I'm absolutely mesmerized by the beauty of this virtual choir!
H. j>i8>i>, >1i1u1u
Evita Gore honest to God, when I glanced over your comment, I thought it said divorced instead of discovered 😂
As someone who had the privilege of singing "Sleep" in a large choir, this makes me so incredibly happy. The goosebumps are real
I know EXACTLY what you meant by "black and white ... technicolor". I was in choral and concert choir in high school and it was ...fun. the voices were okay, and the music was pretty, but it was kind've plodding if you get my meaning. And then I was lucky enough to audition and make it into my state's "All State Classical Vocals". It's high schoolers from all across the state that are chosen as the best of the best.
Sorry, a bit off track.
Anyway, I was honored to be chosen and I learned the music before the gathering and group practice, but I was expecting more of the same "high school experience". NO, SIR. From the first group warmup, the conductor taught us a specific harmony in quasi-sectionals and then combined us back together.
The thunderous (not loud, but deeeep) basses were nearly shaking the room, while the sopranos and tenors generated an overtone like bells in the rafters, and the altos posted a strong but sweet anchor to the melody.
...it was like standing in a waterfall of harmony. It was beautiful. It's the most beautiful thing I ever heard.
Not choral, but I got the honor of playing “sleep” in my symphonic band. Absolutely gorgeous piece.
I got to play it too and it was probably my favorite peace, we went to state for my high school and we all were in sync and I've never had a better experience in my life
It’s amazing how this just stirs something deep inside you until the tears flow.
I'm amazed both by the symphony of harmonious voices and the age of this video, before I got to finally see it, eight years! TED videos are amongst some of the best content on here.
I cried... Not from just the beauty, or the sound, but because these people took a moment of their time, and their talent, to create a completed masterpiece with 2,000 others. Those beating hearts.... Dreams, hopes, achievements, all entwined in one song.
I feel negative recently, there is much tension and negativity. I got goosebumps, and I discovered a refreshed hope for the direction we've been heading.
his choir is perfectly amazing
My choir class after Coronavirus takes full swing
I have never heard such amazing voices in my life, the whole world singing in unity, this is what I love, music has the power to combine the world to be one
“2,000 voices strong”
51 people: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
ahaha quote found at 9:58
he looks like haymitch
He looks like that guy who plys silver in x men or various roles in american horror story.
he does though
Well you're not wrong....
haymitch before his hunger games
this getting recommended to people in Christmas 2019
Yep
The harmony is AMAZING, especially "Sleep" - it sounds as if they are all together in some great acoustical concert hall or cathedral.
All these years later it is treat to see this. I am trying to get my students to take part in the new one.
Revisiting this during the corona crisis, it seems more relevant than ever and much more than just the interesting tidbit it was at the time.
Thank you RUclips recommend, soothing for my ears
The wave of emotion that i felt flowing over my body was incredibly spiritual.
I'm actually in tears right now.
This makes me feel that humanity will make it.
Whitacre's "Lux Arumque" brings me to tears every time. Totally awe-inspiring ♡♡♡
They all sound like angels in heaven :)
It's called reverb
I remember singing Lux Aurumque in choir. Watching this video again made me want to join choir in college.
I like your story Eric. Wish there were more people with that passion for choral singing.
The amazing things people can do when we find harmony with one another.
The result is a thousand times sweeter and denser than any type of vocal layering. .
Beautiful. I'd love too hear this as angel's over the manger in Bethlehem. Breath taking!
My _God_, the soprano soloist at 5:39 (and again at 6:54)...what a voice, what a smile.
Well, almost 9 years later, I listen to this and I cannot believe what I just heard. This is an incredible piece of art, I dare say a Masterpiece.
So glad there is music and singing.
So many beautiful faces and voices. Humans are beyond amazing.
Imagine the human race one day singing the same song as one... Imagine what we could do.
Sound is the greatest power in the universe.
I discovered Eric Whitacre's music while singing in a choir at Long Beach City College, Calif. where we sang Lux Aurumque and I have loved it ever since. And the tears flow.
In a day and age of 'politically weaponized' social media, it's nice to be reminded of the grace and beauty that can be created using the internet.
Things like this are why we built it.
I am a 16 year old guy from Tennessee who listens to rap and singer/songwriter and almost despise classical but this moved me to tears... the only time I’ll use this for something like this... his was beautiful
Wow!!! This is amAZING!! This technology creates an awe within me! These emotions send hope to my soul!! Someday, in heaven every nation will join to one choir and we will all sing together. :)
I'm imagining it. One day, we will finally mature as we release the idea of these imaginary boundaries that we have been using to separate ourselves from one another. I'm also imagining the advanced technology that we will spawn which will allow any and all of humanity to connect in real time to collaborate on an ultimate moving project like this one. How about a virtual symphony, or a virtual painting or any virtual all-inclusive artistic project.
It's fun to think about.
OKAY, I'm about to throw up so badly , this is the most disgusting thing I ever had to read, you stupid hypocrite, get a life!
Secondbloodbrother Are you sure you replied to the right comment?
Why wait till a heaven that might not exist?
Not all people are the same religion... But it would still be cool
I am here in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic looking to the master for ways to save my lockdowned singers from loneliness and despair. Very grateful to Eric Whitacre, as are so many thousands of musicians around the world in these very dark times.
the quote about the sisters finally singing together again immediately made me tear up haha
I don't know why, but things like this just bring tears... from I don't know where. So much humanity in the sound of our voices...
you know japan going to take this challenge and do a version of 1 million voices
This actually brought tears to my eyes. Such an incredible story and the compositions are absolutely moving!!
I can not carry a tune to save my life, so I’ll just wait till I get to heaven. When GOD made HIS plan for you HE included a talent in creating the gathering of these voice so the world would have an idea of what heaven’s angelical choir sounds like. Your blessed ♥️
I’ve been playing drums my whole life. I will say however, that like someone else stated before me, the human voice is the most beautiful sound on this planet
Ok, now that I'm just about moved to tears after watching the two full videos of the virtual choirs, when's auditions for 3.0????? (Also just wanted to say, I'm such a huge fan of your work, Mr. Whitacre. Ever since I sang Lux Arumque for All District Choir my sophomore year of high school, you have had me hooked.)
This talk is so significant today. We can't be with each other, but it doesn't mean we can't touch each other.
You know... You could make a singing globe of this. - Like a 3D program that plays the voices in their geographical location.
OMG ! That would be epic ! I can imagine it. I love that idea !
This is music transcending me like the 'Miserere mei' does. Like, from a reality we are allowed to experience.
The girl singing the solo soprano is of a beauty I can not fathom. All singers are too.
Your composition and how you perform it is genius, this is a gift to us all.
Thank you Eric Whiteacre.
My choir director had us watch this today. I'm a different woman now.
I sang this my senior year in high school at an honors band and this was my favorite song to sing out the whole concert. It was so beautiful and the chords really felt amazing in my chest as I sang. I wish I would have known about this, i would have uploaded myself singing. I sang alto 2 back then.
W💥W!
what humanity is capable of when we can get past our differences.. .
🌟flawlessly💎glamorous🌟
Wow! what an amazing virtual repertoire? Congratulations!
I've got chills. This is epic. It's like angels coming together to pass on the voice of God. 😮🙏❤️ Amazing.
In band for our spring concert we played the wind ensemble adaption of Lux Arumque, and while it wasn't nearly as exciting as some of the stuff we were used to playing, it was so beautiful. The amount of emotion that can be put through an ensemble (even a small one like ours) is incredible. That piece was just pure emotion, peace, a sort of silent beauty. I love it so much.
Music is what makes us one.
Literally what Heaven will be filled with. Just millions of voices in perfect harmony.
gänsehaut pur und tränen in den augen. dieser mann ist so genial.
Der Gesang ist ein total träger Einheitsbrei. Ich behaupte mal einfach dein Dorfkirchenchor ist nicht viel schlechter. Nur dass die keine Millionen Views ernten.
busTedOaS ich behaupte mal, dass es ziemlich anstrengend sein muss, alles für 2k Stimmen zusammenzuschneiden. Und das Talent hat jetzt nicht wirklich jeder.
We did Seal Lullaby in my small music class choir. We only had 6 people but listening to us high school students singing this, with only a few of us being actual singers, it nearly moved me to tears the first time we sung it through. He is an amazing and magical composer.
This gives me chills! That's incredible!
Heavenly music, if only everyone could be in harmony like this.
With my own voice, I can bring a big church to vibrate and swing without the help of a microphone and technical help, that's it! Lovely greetings from Sarah 🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖🙋💖
I want to congratulate you. You are very fortunate. I'm an older guy with singing experience that I want to develop further. I can only dream what it would be like to sing as you do.
I am 13 and living in England. In my school choir we are singing Whitacre's 'When David Heard' at our christmas concert. It is a great thought to think how on the other side of the world to him we can be a part of his music and so can the audience.
This is exactly how I imagined peace on earth
This was phenomenal. I hope they continue to produce music ..... so moving. This has now become a reality for many ... Eric Whitacre you were light years ahead ... Fantastic Fantastic (standing ovation)