Am I the only one who just appreciated the team work of these two so much? I love how they complement each other and how the relationship shines through just a little bit
I didn't manage to catch the sectional live this time but I would like to thank you so much Eric and Laurence for hosting this session. I think what I miss the most about choral singing isn't just the voices blending in the room - it's also the exchange of energy and ideas between singer and conductor that often transcends words alone. Thank you so much again and I'll love to catch your next session live!
totally made my day! as an alto 1, you have no idea how much fun it is to sing both the sop and alto lines, but after listening to this wonderful tutorial, i can't wait to record the alto part! and thanks so much for the terrific technique tips!
This is great! Warming up with you and your wife cracks me up every time. She makes the best faces. 😆 I loved hearing about all the little details and nuances and intentions behind the piece. Those delicate little dissonances are my absolute favorite part.
I'm two days late to get to listen to this as I'm a healthcare worker in Ireland & very busy! Thank you Eric for a beautiful piece of music and fab alto rehearsal... this music is keeping me sustained and is a healing balm 💜🙏☘
Couldn't catch it live, but it is amazing to follow the instruction from the video. Very inspiring to listen how Eric thinks about the parts, the notes and how to express it in words. Eventhough there aren't people in the room, it really felt he was talking to mé. Thanks Eric and Laurence.
What a lovely session! I am a 66-year old retired music teacher with asthma and a lot of vocal wear and tear. This piece is so beautiful and yet so accessible, and I appreciate that so much. Looking forward to recording "with" all of you.
This is so wonderful. My first virtual choir. Love, love hearing the compositional notes that helps us to sing it with more appreciation! We all miss singing so muCh. What a wonderful, and much appreciated sectional!
Thank you for this. This was super helpful all around. The warm-ups were excellent and I could immediately feel the difference in my voice. Thanks for walking us through the alto part with the piano and with your vision for how you want the piece to feel when we sing it. I'll probably watch this more than once!
I had to listen back later, but thank you, this was very helpfull. We had to decide that our choir will at the earliest will start rehearsing again in september, so this singing 'together' is really Nice!
I love the dissonance in your arrangements. It gives me all the feels. As a harmony singer in the barbershop style, I sing Baritone which, to me, has all the yummy chords and we rub against the Lead line quite often. Looking forward to this experience. I’m a first timer but have embraced your music for years.
I came to choral singing from barbershopping as well...problem is, I have to be an alto when I am a baritone at heart! Sigh. Choral director only has menas baritones and basses!
Hello from Uruguay!!! I'm so glad I can participate for the second time in your project... this piece is absolutely wonderful. What I enjoy the most is the possibility of being conducted through the piece by the author himself, which provides an incredible understanding of the whole idea... so, THANK YOU, ERIC for this opportunity. I'm almost ready to record, but if there will be another instance of rehearsal, I'll wait a bit more.
PS:I think I am going to listen to every sessions,Soprano,Tenor and base,as it will help me know what the others are singing at the same time as Altos....
Thank you so much! This was truly lovely and inspiring (and sweet you two!). I have one question that didn't get addressed. At the end of the piece - measure 64 to 65, are we to take a breath between 'gently' and 'as'?
A really helpful session- thank you both so much! I especially found the breath marks helpful as I struggle with longer phrases in general Hope we can have some more sessions to polish what we've started
Whew, love the feel of being in a choir sectional again! One question - where should we place the "t" of "gently" at mm63-64? I'm singing it as gently (haha) touching the "ly" ("gen - tly") right now but don't know if you want it more distinct? I would absolutely LOVE to see more voice workshops btw
That was a beautiful explanation of how you want the song sung. Your wife helped a lot! Great team! Thank you! I have a question. Will there be someone to sing each part all the way through as a learning tool. Although I can read music, I can learn much quicker if I had my voice part sung all the way through. I am an Alto. There is a method to my madness. :D Once I hear it all, I add the next layer of finesse and incorporate the notes you gave us. Is that possible?
Kay Withers Hi! Yes, on virtualchoir6.com you’ll find the guide track with each voice highlighted. (I think it’s also here on RUclips.) There are also audio files for each voice. I was able to download one with piano and alto, from a link on the FAQs. Hope this helps.
Thank you for loving the altos
Am I the only one who just appreciated the team work of these two so much? I love how they complement each other and how the relationship shines through just a little bit
Anyone else just crying at being able to do this?
yes! it has been years since I took part in a choir rehearsal and my soul is standing at attention in tears.
Oh yah.
I didn't manage to catch the sectional live this time but I would like to thank you so much Eric and Laurence for hosting this session. I think what I miss the most about choral singing isn't just the voices blending in the room - it's also the exchange of energy and ideas between singer and conductor that often transcends words alone. Thank you so much again and I'll love to catch your next session live!
totally made my day! as an alto 1, you have no idea how much fun it is to sing both the sop and alto lines, but after listening to this wonderful tutorial, i can't wait to record the alto part! and thanks so much for the terrific technique tips!
I love singing alto, all the interesting harmonies! Thanks for a beautiful alto line!
Just going over this fantastic sectional one more time. Thank you Laurence, bar 39 is so so much better right now!
This is great! Warming up with you and your wife cracks me up every time. She makes the best faces. 😆 I loved hearing about all the little details and nuances and intentions behind the piece. Those delicate little dissonances are my absolute favorite part.
Just signed up three days before the deadline and then found these amazing rehearsals. Wow. So fabulous to be doing this!
I'm two days late to get to listen to this as I'm a healthcare worker in Ireland & very busy! Thank you Eric for a beautiful piece of music and fab alto rehearsal... this music is keeping me sustained and is a healing balm 💜🙏☘
Hola, desde Valencia, España
Adorable couple!! Greetings from Bulgaria!
thank you! just finished the live session! I love it and working with you!
Yes, altos are amazing!
Thanks you two- this was great! It's great getting into the composer's head a little bit- helps to be able to create what you have envisioned!
Thank you for doing this rehearsal! Very helpful!!!
Couldn't catch it live, but it is amazing to follow the instruction from the video. Very inspiring to listen how Eric thinks about the parts, the notes and how to express it in words. Eventhough there aren't people in the room, it really felt he was talking to mé. Thanks Eric and Laurence.
I bounce between soprano and alto, but I’m glad I picked the alto part for this!
Alto Power !!! You are amazing !!
What a lovely session! I am a 66-year old retired music teacher with asthma and a lot of vocal wear and tear. This piece is so beautiful and yet so accessible, and I appreciate that so much. Looking forward to recording "with" all of you.
This is so wonderful. My first virtual choir. Love, love hearing the compositional notes that helps us to sing it with more appreciation! We all miss singing so muCh. What a wonderful, and much appreciated sectional!
Thank you for this. This was super helpful all around. The warm-ups were excellent and I could immediately feel the difference in my voice. Thanks for walking us through the alto part with the piano and with your vision for how you want the piece to feel when we sing it. I'll probably watch this more than once!
That was really helpful (watching later on 8th) I feel like I've met you now and looking forward to the next one. Thanks both x
Still cannot decide what to sing either soprano or alto :D Both melodies are beautiful :D
Oh my goodness Eric Whitacre and his wife are adorable!!!
Awesome lesson! These are tips I can also take back to my church choir as well. Thank you! So glad I hadn’t recorded yet 😁
Thank you Eric and Florence....Very helpfull session and Eric,I love the way you express yourself about your creation.
I had to listen back later, but thank you, this was very helpfull. We had to decide that our choir will at the earliest will start rehearsing again in september, so this singing 'together' is really Nice!
A really helpful session thank you, this is my first time at trying to sing a choral piece, I hope I can manage to learn it before the 22nd May xx
This was great. Also, you and your wife are adorable together. So happy.
I love the dissonance in your arrangements. It gives me all the feels. As a harmony singer in the barbershop style, I sing Baritone which, to me, has all the yummy chords and we rub against the Lead line quite often. Looking forward to this experience. I’m a first timer but have embraced your music for years.
I came to choral singing from barbershopping as well...problem is, I have to be an alto when I am a baritone at heart! Sigh. Choral director only has menas baritones and basses!
Hello from Uruguay!!! I'm so glad I can participate for the second time in your project... this piece is absolutely wonderful. What I enjoy the most is the possibility of being conducted through the piece by the author himself, which provides an incredible understanding of the whole idea... so, THANK YOU, ERIC for this opportunity. I'm almost ready to record, but if there will be another instance of rehearsal, I'll wait a bit more.
So much good stuff here. Thanks so much for the rehearsal!
PS:I think I am going to listen to every sessions,Soprano,Tenor and base,as it will help me know what the others are singing at the same time as Altos....
This was super super helpful! Such a bright spot today!
I loved this! Thank you!
Love this!
Thank you that was so helpful! Looking forward to another. Also, Y'all are adorable!
Yes to the voice workshops, please!
❤️🎶
Thank you so much for this session!
This is great Eric! Please can we do this again? Late to the party, I thought it was today!
Great sectional today! Can the next one please be in a better timezone for Australian and Asia?
a wonderful warm up! so appreciated
Thank you so much! This was truly lovely and inspiring (and sweet you two!). I have one question that didn't get addressed. At the end of the piece - measure 64 to 65, are we to take a breath between 'gently' and 'as'?
Thank you. That was so fun!
A really helpful session- thank you both so much! I especially found the breath marks helpful as I struggle with longer phrases in general
Hope we can have some more sessions to polish what we've started
Thank you so much!
Whew, love the feel of being in a choir sectional again! One question - where should we place the "t" of "gently" at mm63-64? I'm singing it as gently (haha) touching the "ly" ("gen - tly") right now but don't know if you want it more distinct? I would absolutely LOVE to see more voice workshops btw
Your amazing!
Lindo! Alto lindo!
That was a beautiful explanation of how you want the song sung. Your wife helped a lot! Great team! Thank you! I have a question. Will there be someone to sing each part all the way through as a learning tool. Although I can read music, I can learn much quicker if I had my voice part sung all the way through. I am an Alto. There is a method to my madness. :D Once I hear it all, I add the next layer of finesse and incorporate the notes you gave us. Is that possible?
Kay Withers Hi! Yes, on virtualchoir6.com you’ll find the guide track with each voice highlighted. (I think it’s also here on RUclips.) There are also audio files for each voice. I was able to download one with piano and alto, from a link on the FAQs. Hope this helps.
Thank you!
I think I always knew somewhere deep down that Eric was a big, adorable... troll.
We should do the song of the sebu from veggie tales for warming up, it would get our mouths moving
When you don't have a printer and have to write the notes and lyrics while he's playing the piano-
wow ^---^
My 6 year old daughter says your wife is very beautiful ❤
Oops. Just discovered the sectionals!
Thank you!