I used to sing with Jim Erb many long years ago. He was the most generous man who loved to give away music. He was a great teacher. He was a great musician. He was a great man. Thank you for your performance. It brought tears to my eyes.
Man, I love this song. I am in High School rn and sing in my dad’s chamber choir as he is the music teacher of our school, and I love it when I hear this song and it’s even more satisfying to sing. This choir tho, sounds like genuine angels. There’s just something about this song and how it is sung that makes any musically competent and skilled choir sound unearthly beautiful if the setting is good and/or the choir has very talented singers. Cuz we sang this in a very echoey room yesterday at our party (sorta) to kick off the new semester and we sounded so breathtakingly beautiful that when I heard the S&A start, my breath was literally taken from me. This song is just absolutely divine and I love how serene and emotional it is, especially in the parts where it layers over each other. Absolutely love this video.
As a non American I first heard this hymn in the Oliver Stone movie "Nixon" And I loved it, to me for what its worth Shenandoah is up there with "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" and " God Bless America " It is a beautiful song 🗽👍🤝👌
Sang this in college under the man who arranged this setting of Shenandoah, James Erb. He was a pure delight under which to sing, and is greatly mourned by this particular alto.
Wow, you sang under Erb's direction? So cool! I sang this piece several times during my senior year of high school and LOVED it. Very challenging but so beautiful.
@@brianbennett2397 He was a longtime faculty member of the University of Richmond and the director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus. He also directed a smaller group,CAFUR (the chorus of alumni and friends of the University of Richmond.)
The best rendition I have heard! How could a handful of people sound like a thousand voices lifting you up to the gates of heaven 🕊. This was so beautiful.
Beautiful rendition of a beautiful song. Brings tears to my eyes when I think of how lovely the Shenandoah Valley of western Virginia with the mountains on either side and all the streams and rivers.
Jack Markham, Jr. a choral group in Tennessee is singing this as part of a July fourth celebration. I’m enjoying it so much, being a native born Virginian.
I had to learn this version of "Shenandoah" for state honor choir in Oklahoma when I was in high school. It's REALLY difficult. At the end I had to hit and hold E flat for 16 measures at ppp.
I used to sing with Jim Erb many long years ago. He was the most generous man who loved to give away music. He was a great teacher. He was a great musician. He was a great man. Thank you for your performance. It brought tears to my eyes.
Me too, couldn't agree more!
To find a treasure you can't have and live with a broken heart that never heals.
Absolutely exquisite! Wonderful tonal colors and clarity from a small group!
Man, I love this song. I am in High School rn and sing in my dad’s chamber choir as he is the music teacher of our school, and I love it when I hear this song and it’s even more satisfying to sing. This choir tho, sounds like genuine angels. There’s just something about this song and how it is sung that makes any musically competent and skilled choir sound unearthly beautiful if the setting is good and/or the choir has very talented singers. Cuz we sang this in a very echoey room yesterday at our party (sorta) to kick off the new semester and we sounded so breathtakingly beautiful that when I heard the S&A start, my breath was literally taken from me. This song is just absolutely divine and I love how serene and emotional it is, especially in the parts where it layers over each other. Absolutely love this video.
This is the best interpretation of the beautiful sceneric Shannondoal, the chorus that was rearranged or re-composed by James Erb!
Bro i sang this in sophomore year and this song makes me cry and brings me back to sophomore year all the time.
As a non American I first heard this hymn in the Oliver Stone movie "Nixon" And I loved it, to me for what its worth Shenandoah is up there with "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" and " God Bless America " It is a beautiful song 🗽👍🤝👌
Very impressive with such a small choir. They all have such beautiful voices.
Sang this in college under the man who arranged this setting of Shenandoah, James Erb. He was a pure delight under which to sing, and is greatly mourned by this particular alto.
Wow, you sang under Erb's direction? So cool! I sang this piece several times during my senior year of high school and LOVED it. Very challenging but so beautiful.
Prospero 058 , I did as well. He was, indeed, delightful as a director. I mourn his passing, too.
Which college? Was James Erb on the faculty or visiting faculty? Thanks!
@@brianbennett2397sorry, I am just now seeing this. He was on faculty at the University of Richmond from 1971 until ~1994, I think.
@@brianbennett2397 He was a longtime faculty member of the University of Richmond and the director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus. He also directed a smaller group,CAFUR (the chorus of alumni and friends of the University of Richmond.)
The balance and blending in this choir is my life goal! Literal goosebumps and tears rn.
Thank you!
James Erb was director of choirs for 40 years at the University of Richmond, Virginia. I sang in his choirs for 4 years as a student.
What a lovely arrangement and rendition of Shenandoah with insertion of round in the end.
Nice song. Good choir. Thanks.
So beautiful--I'm getting goosebumps listening.
The best rendition I have heard! How could a handful of people sound like a thousand voices lifting you up to the gates of heaven 🕊. This was so beautiful.
Mr. Erb was a real mensch.
Why is this so good oml
Amazing ! God bless all of you.
Churches radiate such a lovely echo
Their way of singing is very heavenly
Absolutely stunning...
So beautiful until my eyes wet T.T
Beautiful rendition of a beautiful song. Brings tears to my eyes when I think of how lovely the Shenandoah Valley of western Virginia with the mountains on either side and all the streams and rivers.
Jack Markham, Jr. a choral group in Tennessee is singing this as part of a July fourth celebration. I’m enjoying it so much, being a native born Virginian.
Jack Markham, Jr. It’s not about the Shenandoah valley
Just beautiful
Absolutely spectacular
This is fabulous,,song and choir
my choir's currently singing this and this just sounds so beautiful
I first heard Shenandoah in the end of the movie Nixon .I never heard such a beautiful music.
I had to learn this version of "Shenandoah" for state honor choir in Oklahoma when I was in high school. It's REALLY difficult. At the end I had to hit and hold E flat for 16 measures at ppp.
o my im crying ...
was a major civil war battle fought near the Shenandoah
We performed this same piece in my high school choir ❤️ love it
Love it! 💖
Amazing blend! Incredible rendition. Just tell that one tenor who sings from the back of his throat to chill out, hahah.
THE DECRESCENDOS AAAAA
Cyring, no kidding.. Oh, so beautifully sung...
Pulse..
This is Early American folk music
What the fuck is it with England and every university having excellent choirs? Every college of Oxford and Cambridge, for example.
Very nice! How tall is that guy in the back?
Pretty darned tall.
7’-2”...8’-0” in heels 🤣😂🤣😂
Good..but UNT is still number one for me.
good , but make me sleep ,
Not as good as Cambridge.
You're correct! They're not as good as King's Choir, Cambridge; they're better!
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Bruh, no one cares