I sang this with my high school choir almost 5 years ago and I can still remember how it felt to sing every note. Especially that key change UGH GOOSEBUMPS STILL
I truly admire this choir. They have the most beautiful sound! I am a graduate of Concordia University in Chicago where i studied organ and church music.
Most of my sister-in-law's nieces, nephews, and their kids went or go to Concordia, and they are all singers. One or two of them may be in this group---it's a big family.
Moments like the "Shine" chord at 2:35 make me so happy to be a baritone. Singing the 5th in really epic grand chord moments like that is really the best thing.
“Flood my soul... Shine through me Help me spread Your fragrance wherever I go. "Flood my soul with Your Spirit and Life. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly, that my life may be only a radiance of Yours. "Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I know will feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me, but only You."
Those of you in the AZ all-state choir-- if you haven't thought already, consider Concordia College!! I'm from Tempe, AZ and am going to be a Junior this coming year! It's a great school and an amazing choral program!
Guitarman, thats exactly how we stand in Williamson Voices at Westminster Choir college.Except we're a much small choir so we are only in two rows. This is a fantastic choir. One of my favorite collegiate choirs. I'm sure Dr. Clausen is fantastic.
--cheers for AZ allstate-- I'm oober excited and freaking out about "WHAT IF I DONT MEMORIZE IT ALL IN TIME!?" at the same time.... --sigh-- good ol' life...
@guitarman14339 Sopranos front left, altos front right, Basses back left and Tenors back Right. The basses are kept behind the Sopranos for intonation.
reacting to another's comment below. I do believe that Dr. Clausen and Eric have heard something of each other's music.There is obvious genius in both men. This is a wonderful performance. His Concordia choir is as good as they get.
@Tibbershet - I made AllState too and I was looking up the music to hear it all together and found this; congrats and all that! .... yah, I'm way more excited than I should be but finding someone else looking up the music on youtube is way cool. =)
@zapunisher1 lol he may be an accomplished composer, but he's not rich. He just had the chance to work with him and they became good friends, and therefore is able to give us this amazing opportunity without spending anything :)
@zapunisher1 yeah i realize that heck my choir is doing a clinic with Rene Clausen and singing with the Concordia Choir, I'm not an idiot. In other words, I believe maestroz25 that it was an editing error.
@zapunisher1 oh i might also mention that we are getting the Clinic for free, this is because my choir teacher is friends with Rene Clausen, so yeah. I know.
A really nice piece. Unfortunately, the sopranos were a little too exuberant on the high notes at times. If that were taken care of, it would be near perfection.
what is up with the video edit at the end of measure 13, i mean the ladies (no offense to any of you i have had the same flukes happen in concerts I've been in) did come in a bit early, but still, why?! it completely ruins the mood of the piece. I actually am just a Senior in high school but we are doing this in the top choir (Rocky Mountain Singers) and it is one of my favorite songs so i was listening to this and was like "O.o wtf?" lol
Beautiful--prayerful, reaching up to God in love and thanksgiving...Thank you, Rene Clausen and choir, for this blessing..
first time singing through this song, i cried. legit. such an awesome song!
How about those Bass 2's! Wow.. Actually that is one of the best guys sections i have heard in a long time.. Good Work Concordia.
Yes! I've had to perform this piece and that d2 at the end was one of the more difficult of a song I've ever had to sing
I sang this with my high school choir almost 5 years ago and I can still remember how it felt to sing every note. Especially that key change UGH GOOSEBUMPS STILL
Lauren Acevedo I’m here a bit more than 5 years from when I sang it last, too. It’s incredible what this brings back.
I truly admire this choir. They have the most beautiful sound! I am a graduate of Concordia University in Chicago where i studied organ and church music.
This is a text worthy of being arranged, and THIS is an arrangement worthy of the text. Well done, Dr. Clausen.
heaven's door has just opened a bit and I got to peer inside and see and hear the perfection
Most of my sister-in-law's nieces, nephews, and their kids went or go to Concordia, and they are all singers. One or two of them may be in this group---it's a big family.
Moments like the "Shine" chord at 2:35 make me so happy to be a baritone. Singing the 5th in really epic grand chord moments like that is really the best thing.
My high school choir is singing this :) I love it!
Lovely!
This song has powerful lyrics. just wow... i love this
One of the best, if not the best, recording on youtube. God Bless all of you. Such a good song to start your sundays to. Christian or not.
“Flood my soul... Shine through me
Help me spread Your fragrance wherever I go.
"Flood my soul with Your Spirit and Life.
Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly,
that my life may be only a radiance of Yours.
"Shine through me and be so in me that every
soul I know will feel Your presence in my soul.
Let them look up and see no longer me, but only You."
2:37 is incredible. Beautiful piece, very well interpreted.
Those of you in the AZ all-state choir-- if you haven't thought already, consider Concordia College!! I'm from Tempe, AZ and am going to be a Junior this coming year! It's a great school and an amazing choral program!
Beautiful! Thank you.
Guitarman, thats exactly how we stand in Williamson Voices at Westminster Choir college.Except we're a much small choir so we are only in two rows. This is a fantastic choir. One of my favorite collegiate choirs. I'm sure Dr. Clausen is fantastic.
just found this piece today. Love it
@sirr09 Me too. I honestly think that this is the most beautiful choral piece I have ever sung or even heard.
--cheers for AZ allstate--
I'm oober excited and freaking out about "WHAT IF I DONT MEMORIZE IT ALL IN TIME!?" at the same time.... --sigh-- good ol' life...
i love this song!!!:)) imma tenor!!
We are singing this for a competition in Dallas, Texas in April! Very gorgeous piece!!!
@guitarman14339 Sopranos front left, altos front right, Basses back left and Tenors back Right. The basses are kept behind the Sopranos for intonation.
reacting to another's comment below. I do believe that Dr. Clausen and Eric have heard something of each other's music.There is obvious genius in both men. This is a wonderful performance. His Concordia choir is as good as they get.
@Tibbershet - I made AllState too and I was looking up the music to hear it all together and found this; congrats and all that! .... yah, I'm way more excited than I should be but finding someone else looking up the music on youtube is way cool. =)
I loved this piece and I still do Racheal.
Thanks =)
This reminds me so much of Eric Whitacre.
I was thinking of Eriks Esenvalds piece "Stars" as I was listening to this. There are some parts that are very similar
@zapunisher1 lol he may be an accomplished composer, but he's not rich. He just had the chance to work with him and they became good friends, and therefore is able to give us this amazing opportunity without spending anything :)
So I'll see y'all at NAU tomorrow! =)
@guitarman14339 I might be guilty of over editing... it's a learning process
@zapunisher1 yeah i realize that heck my choir is doing a clinic with Rene Clausen and singing with the Concordia Choir, I'm not an idiot. In other words, I believe maestroz25 that it was an editing error.
@guitarman14339 That was the video editing, the way we performed it was not like that.
@RPtheTruth lol same here! bass 1 :)
@zapunisher1 oh i might also mention that we are getting the Clinic for free, this is because my choir teacher is friends with Rene Clausen, so yeah. I know.
holy crap
Oh and i bet i can guess the formation of the parts, Altos in front, then Sopranos, then Tenors, then Basses.
A really nice piece. Unfortunately, the sopranos were a little too exuberant on the high notes at times. If that were taken care of, it would be near perfection.
@rachelo93 Has anyone found the Haydn song on youtube yet? I can't come up with a recording of it.
what is up with the video edit at the end of measure 13, i mean the ladies (no offense to any of you i have had the same flukes happen in concerts I've been in) did come in a bit early, but still, why?! it completely ruins the mood of the piece. I actually am just a Senior in high school but we are doing this in the top choir (Rocky Mountain Singers) and it is one of my favorite songs so i was listening to this and was like "O.o wtf?" lol
Tibbershet and RPtheTruth, me three =D
@zapunisher1 oh and sorry for bragging, I'm just in a bad mood and trying not to take it out on you through profanity etc.
@guitarman14339 It also ruins the rhythm of the piece.