Alleluia - Randall Thompson
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Recorded LIVE October 2012
as part of the American/English Masters concert
Location: St. Mary, Mother of God, Chinatown, Washington DC
Singers:
Sopranos: Allison Mondel & Emily Noel
Altos: Chris Dudley (Director) & Kristen Dubenion-Smith
Tenors: Joe Regan & Jerry Kavinski
Basses: Doug Yocum & Karl Hempel
Classical Concert
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I love Alleluia by Randall Thompson! This is so well sung! I used to sing this for years in my children's choir, and it brings back memories! ❤
As impossible as it sounds, the sopranos almost got overwhelmed a bit, but took it back to where it needed to be. I've been honored to sing this piece in my own, small church choir and it remains a favorite of mine to this day. Thank you for your beautiful offering.
Loss for words. One of my favorite choral works.
serious breath control and tht one alto holding it down you go grrrl!
Thanks :)
@@kissydube1 In the future, you might try adding four singers. Three on a part blend more easily than two. This I know from experience! It's much easier to make three sound like one! You have a good group. It could be great!!
But then we would have to change our name....again! I agree with three on a part in many instances and we add voices occasionally. Thanks for your input!
have sung this for going on 50 years...but have never heard it by such a small group....acoustics aside....wonderful....i love small groups....
+mad trollie Thank you. We love this piece too!
+The District Eight -have added you to my subscriptions
Trick is to both move this so it feels joyous doesn't drag, and then make it feel rich and spacious at the same time. This is a great and mostly successfully effort. Bravo!
J V Please see my comments. Per the comments from the composer, this is not a joyous piece at all.
You guys are so great
Listen to the power and grace of the great crescendo at about 3:20, resolving into the sublime phrase at 4:20. Beautiful beyond words. Of course, that never stopped me from trying!
Beautiful!
i have heard this beautiful piece in larger choirs and prefer the way that it was performed with a small intimate group -- The District Eight sang it well and i just always want to cry when hearing this beautiful piece. THANKS SO MUCH - I so enjoyed it!
Joyce Ostering Please see my comments about the circumstances under which this piece was composed.
A warm and wonderful performance in a challenging acoustical environment! Well done, one and all!
Ooooh that was just gorgeous.
Randall Thompson came to Emory & Henry College in 1981 when I was the Tenor I Section Head in the Concert Choir. He explained that this piece is not joyous or happy, as every singer and conductor thinks. Rather, it is very sad and melancholy, as it was written when the Nazis were marching through Europe.
Michael - thankyou for relaying the circumstances of this piece -- so sad it must have been for him and all those in Europe whose lives were torn upside down -- I cannot even imagine!. He does use the word ''alleluia'' -[ praise to God ]-- no matter how you want to believe on this word -- I feel an uplifting spirit of the music throughout this piece and a hopefullness by the end of the song - some sort of peace to pray for [ as I am sure most of the people wanted to have at that time] -- This is how I feel about this song and I cry often when I hear it because of the beauty of it !
There seems to be a lot of ‘joy’ in this performance. This is not the circumstances under which Randall Thompson composed this music.
Great singing. Clicking sounds might agitate some. Wish I coulda been in dat dere church.
Wow the basses dominated this
I know these composition from the choir of Conservatorium .
But need of one big choir. BRAVI
One of the most energy straining choral pieces for the tenor part due to non-stop singing sustaining mid-high range and only singing ‘alleluia’ is surprising tiring...
Voices are not balanced or blended together. A bunch of individuals singing the individual parts. And to sing with music in front of them, takes away from the proper standing and singing position. As a former member of The Army Band and Chorus, Europe, we were required to learn at least two songs per day, tested every Friday. You were given the starting note, and when finishing, you were given the ending note, just to see if you were on pitch throughout the entire song. Practicing 8-10 hrs, daily. You had to be disciplined to learn 250+ songs from memory, in 6+ languages, for your final test, not knowing which songs would be used for you individual test, just to be awarded to sing with everyone else. Only the Best of the Best were CHOSEN! Then, you spent the remainder of your career, performing, touring, rehearsing, choreographing many of the songs. The best way I can say this: I t was an honor to serve in this capacity. Yes, I did other things, like KP, Guard Duty, sleep in tents, etc., and was even in two actual combat zones during war. But I would do it all again, if asked because the people with whom I served became my Family, and we Celebrate Life and Love through Music!