Paul and I have seen many performances of "Ain't No Grave." There are several very good ones out there. This one takes the cake. The piece was always intended to be performed with ASL. Bravo to the MSU Singers, Dr. Heather Buchanan, Steven Ryan, and Gabriella Natale. You nailed it.
+Sean Ivory my question for you guys is, why have them sign so much of the piece? the stomp/claps and asl during the silent part would be plenty. obsessed with this piece.
Hi I'm actually part of the choir as well as worked wity our ASL signer on what was signesohopefully I can fill you in. Most choirs do not sign as much of it. Typically we found people simplified the ASL that was used, which we didn't want. We decided to use as close of a true ASL translation as possible, which requires a bit more intense signing from the choir.
I'm doing this song with the all-female choir at my school. It's really cool to hear an SATB arrangement of it, especially at a university in the same state. Our choir went to a workshop at Montclair.
God bless y'all, Jesus loves y'all! This is so good! I cannot listen to the song without thinking of the sign language added to the lyrics. Also, good job to the interpreter! She did a fantastic job! You all did! Please, continue singing praises to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
the small vocal choir for my highschool sang this while i was still in middle school. still my favorite choral song and i wish i could sing it in a choir
I wish e we did more inclusive songs like this and added movement to our performances. I go to gehs right now which is where this performance was performed
Omg bro I just remember that they preformed at the high school I go to now when I was like in third grade😂 me and my friends thought they were the coolest high schoolers ever lol
My high school choir won a competition with this song. we did so well the judges had nothing bad to say about us when they tore the other choirs apart.
4:01 Damn i dont even have that range and I sing both soprano and alto. I do sing in a 7th and 8th grade women's concert choir, and I have the widest vocal range going down the scale.
nah the raw emotion in this performance brings me to tears every time, and the bass notes are non contestable. the BYU version doesn't do justice to the meaning of this song and the sign language and thats that on THAT. this is a song where technique matters way less than emotion, and BYU just did not give it to me :/
TheAnahiSoto they point towards the sky this is and indication of the meaning. The trumpet song is typically biblical it can mean they are listening to the heavens for the trumpet song
What is the meaning? No grave to hold my body down? It is referring to the resurrection, when Jesus Christ comes back to judge the living and the dead. Those who believe in the Lord Jesus will be caught up in the skies with Him and go on to Heaven, those who are still dead in their sins will be resurrected to judgement, and they will be sent into hell for their sins. The thing is, we have all sinned - lying, stealing, lusting, fornicating - and fallen short of the glory of God. We deserve punishment for our crimes against God, but in His mercy and grace, He sent Jesus, His Son, yet God. Jesus Christ died in our place on the cross, for our sins, and He was buried, on the third day He rose again. But by faith we must accept this. Those who have accepted Jesus' gift of eternal life, through His death and resurrection, will now have a hope - forgiveness for their sins by faith in Jesus. As Jesus rose from the grave, so now will we who believe in Him - no grave will hold my body down, but I will resurrect to my Saviour, Jesus Christ, to an eternal life with Him. That is the meaning. But I would say, it is also true. So please think about these things - the grave will not hold your body down either, but your eternity will be in punishment, or in joy with the Saviour.
Kalle Peter L Lol I know this is an old comment but the song was wrote by someone dying and refusing to give up. We had to simg it for choir and they tell us the background so we know the feeling of the song.
Paul and I have seen many performances of "Ain't No Grave." There are several very good ones out there. This one takes the cake. The piece was always intended to be performed with ASL. Bravo to the MSU Singers, Dr. Heather Buchanan, Steven Ryan, and Gabriella Natale. You nailed it.
+Sean Ivory Took the words right from my mouth
+Sean Ivory my question for you guys is, why have them sign so much of the piece? the stomp/claps and asl during the silent part would be plenty. obsessed with this piece.
+Sean Ivory PS, ask the watchman = severely underrated.
Hi I'm actually part of the choir as well as worked wity our ASL signer on what was signesohopefully I can fill you in.
Most choirs do not sign as much of it. Typically we found people simplified the ASL that was used, which we didn't want. We decided to use as close of a true ASL translation as possible, which requires a bit more intense signing from the choir.
It’s a wonderful rendition…take a look at the wartsburg one
I'm doing this song with the all-female choir at my school. It's really cool to hear an SATB arrangement of it, especially at a university in the same state. Our choir went to a workshop at Montclair.
We are singing this for our high school choir, and this gave me chills. Fantastic job!!
singing bass in this song is so fun, especially if you really just let yourself feel the music
Bass Gang
@@Wortlethal Bass gang!!!
This is absolutely remarkable. Oh my. Talk about a choral experience taht engages the listener! Congratulations!
God bless y'all, Jesus loves y'all! This is so good! I cannot listen to the song without thinking of the sign language added to the lyrics. Also, good job to the interpreter! She did a fantastic job! You all did! Please, continue singing praises to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
i loved this song when i sang it in choir it has so many parts and cords gives you goosebumps evrytime. i sang tenor and baritone best parts imo
Dudeeee the opera singer in there though
the small vocal choir for my highschool sang this while i was still in middle school. still my favorite choral song and i wish i could sing it in a choir
I wish I heard more of the alto part :( it’s so soprano heavy which is annoying because the other parts add the seasoning to the piece
Yet one of the arrangers seems to love it.
A superb performance! Thank you!
Doing this song for Area All State... it’s such a good song.
Very nice just heard this song playing at the end of the most recent episode of what we do in the shadows TV show.
I wish e we did more inclusive songs like this and added movement to our performances. I go to gehs right now which is where this performance was performed
Thanks mr Pete for the bop
Omg bro I just remember that they preformed at the high school I go to now when I was like in third grade😂 me and my friends thought they were the coolest high schoolers ever lol
My high school choir won a competition with this song. we did so well the judges had nothing bad to say about us when they tore the other choirs apart.
The ASL interpreter was really getting into it
Wow that legit made me cry. 🙌🙌🙌🙌 so good!! Feeling victorious✨
Yo sopranos quiet down I want to hear the rest
4:01 Damn i dont even have that range and I sing both soprano and alto. I do sing in a 7th and 8th grade women's concert choir, and I have the widest vocal range going down the scale.
If you don't have that vocal range you'd probably have to be more of an alto. The note they sing is a high b. I'm a soprano boy and I can sing that
Way to brag. Congratulations.
Sorry! I wasn't trying to brag. I don't know why I put the part saying that I can sing that.
Np. I'm waaay too sarcastic. I got u
Meanwhile now in my first year of high school I get put into soprano section 😂. Such a cocky seventh grader I was.
Ain't no grave or man can hold me down or marry me. Now let me proceed to pledge my eternal devotion to god and jesus.
Ain't no man is gonna bury me friend, not marry.
Right, bury, not marry! Diction please!
Love that part!
Anyone here because they're practicing for all region? Just me? Lmao ok
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Ritz Crackers YUP AND OMFG ITSELF AMAZING!!! this song gonna be hella hard tho
🙋🏻♀️
Gurll mee🙋🏻
Outstanding. Gave me chills. Can’t wait to sing this!
BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION
Bravo!
This was was one of my favorite songs I have ever said in choir!
I’ve listened to this recording so many times but I still can’t find the soprano 2 part XD can someone help me?
Wow i love their dance moves 😍
girl its american sign language…
we had to do this song on my senoir year at my school at western mennonite lol
But I still love this song no matter what
First time I ever heard this song was the BYU women’s chorus....they did it better 😁😇😍
nah the raw emotion in this performance brings me to tears every time, and the bass notes are non contestable. the BYU version doesn't do justice to the meaning of this song and the sign language and thats that on THAT. this is a song where technique matters way less than emotion, and BYU just did not give it to me :/
Is the voicing a strict SATB or are there divsi?
+Steven Davidson
It is primarily SATB with places of divisi throughout - especially at cadences.
The the altos, soprano 1's and soprano 2's split a lot
I sang this in choir with SSAA
Does anyone know what the sign they are doing for "ain't no" is?
And also for "for the"
and "underground"
they’re basically saying “not no”
TheAnahiSoto for this sign they use two different signs both that basically means surpressed or pushed down
TheAnahiSoto they point towards the sky this is and indication of the meaning. The trumpet song is typically biblical it can mean they are listening to the heavens for the trumpet song
This group is way out of balance - soprano top-heavy! You can barely hear the male parts because of the imbalance.
Well then, that must be why one of the arrangers made the comments he did (see Sean Ivory below). You obviously know so much more than he does.
What is the meaning? No grave to hold my body down?
It is referring to the resurrection, when Jesus Christ comes back to judge the living and the dead. Those who believe in the Lord Jesus will be caught up in the skies with Him and go on to Heaven, those who are still dead in their sins will be resurrected to judgement, and they will be sent into hell for their sins.
The thing is, we have all sinned - lying, stealing, lusting, fornicating - and fallen short of the glory of God. We deserve punishment for our crimes against God, but in His mercy and grace, He sent Jesus, His Son, yet God. Jesus Christ died in our place on the cross, for our sins, and He was buried, on the third day He rose again.
But by faith we must accept this. Those who have accepted Jesus' gift of eternal life, through His death and resurrection, will now have a hope - forgiveness for their sins by faith in Jesus. As Jesus rose from the grave, so now will we who believe in Him - no grave will hold my body down, but I will resurrect to my Saviour, Jesus Christ, to an eternal life with Him.
That is the meaning.
But I would say, it is also true. So please think about these things - the grave will not hold your body down either, but your eternity will be in punishment, or in joy with the Saviour.
Kalle Peter L I thought it meant a man didn't want to die
Kalle Peter L No it means that Undertaker is entering the arena
Kalle Peter L Lol I know this is an old comment but the song was wrote by someone dying and refusing to give up. We had to simg it for choir and they tell us the background so we know the feeling of the song.
It is not the meaning straight forward idiot. Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds to me like non music majors but an exciting performance, nonetheless
this song belongs to the ministry of darkness
so bad
This is pathetic