The best time of year - John Rutter arr. Owain Park - Anna Lapwood/Pembroke College Chapel Choir
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- It really wouldn’t be Christmas without a little bit of Rutter, in this case in a particularly glorious arrangement by Owain Park. The carol was originally written for choir and orchestra and perfectly demonstrates Rutter’s incredible talent for writing a glorious, instantly memorable melody. This a cappella arrangement was an instant hit with the choir, and we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to think about how to sing it as orchestrally as possible.
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Christmas trees and boughs of holly,
Yuletide logs and mistletoe;
Candles burning bright, and meadows frosty white,
And faces in the firelight′s glow;
Sounds of happy children's voices
Singing carols that you love to hear;
Then the silence of the night
And the winter air so still and clear.
Feels like you could reach and touch the sky,
Or catch a star and fly away;
Feels like you could wish for peace on earth,
And all at once it would come, some day.
Families and friends together
Feel a special kind of love and cheer,
Sharing all the joys of Christmas time,
The very best time of year.
The very best time,
That strange, enchanted time,
That shining, magic time of year.
The finest of all musical instruments.
It's rare I think to find such a warm and endearing character as Anna, who is also most accomplished and successful in her field. You usually find one or the other. I've never met her but feel such an affinity for her due to her passion for music, her abilities but also her engaging personality. She's the most likeable and watchable person in a long time and I look forward to each and every video.
Well said. Yes she is a unique and special young woman.
Indeed, her smile, personality and passion fills and lights up the room.
I feel quite the opposite: she would appear to be a cocky, commonplace little upstart who needs to know her place.
@@ransome51 Nonsense! She's the typical pushy, ruthless type that we often encounter in this manic world of ours!
@@SimonSimon-rn3tm 😂😂😂
No words. 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲❤️❤️❤️❤️
Je trouve du jazz dans cette merveille...je ne sais pourquoi. C'est un enchantement.Merci.
If I were to visit the UK how would I find Anna's performance schedule? I don't care if she's just practicing. I love what she's doing for the organ in modern times.
Beautiful..
1:37 sounds so angelic. It’s my favorite point in the piece
Yet another moving piece by Rutter. He certainly knows how to hit you in the feels 😊Bravo!
Fabulous. 🎶
Your work and mentoring of these kids far outshines your virtuosity as an organist. Good job!
Absolutely angelic and hypnotic....
Great! Wonderfull!!!
Beautiful 🥰
It's the most wonderful time of the year... :D
Love it, heard it 3 times in a row ❤️
Lovely.
Absoulutly wonderful and refreshing!
Entirely brilliant! Thanks to you all!
Just lovely 😍
you all are doing a great job. I never heard these sounds
Love it!
Sublime!
🎼👌 wunderschöne Stimmen 🎶 🤗
Yo at 1:50 at the end of the phrase that high F came so fast and clean
Beautiful. Reminds of the Aeolians.
Video you would love to see...highly recommended.
"Jason Max Ferdinand - Ferdinand Rehearsal Video"
"Jason Max Ferdinand - Aeolians 2019 ACDA
Jason left the "Aeolians of Oakwood University" a couple years ago. They were SO so good.
Beautiful!
Lovely and relaxing x
Very nice. I loved it all especially the acoustics of the auditorium.
😁👏👏👏
God preserve us from this sentimental claptrap!
@SimonSimon-rn3tm,
Well, you're free to listen to a multitude of other carols on UA-cam if this one isn't to your particular musical tastes.
I think it's important to note that many unaccompanied choral-based melodies are meant to be more intimate, heartfelt, and overall more cathartic pieces of music.Also, Christmas is a time of year when many people are in a more introspective mode due to the year coming to a close and the reflective spirit that fact can bring, especially to those who are lonely, elderly, and those who've lost loved ones or are going through personal struggles.
Personally, I find Rutter's carols (and similar carols) to be very moving and uplifting Christmas music, as compared to the more traditional ones and Pop (i.e., Radio/Shop) Christmas music, which have become rather tedious over the years. Regardless of whether the carol is sentimental or not, try to enjoy the beautiful nature of Rutter's unaccompanied Choral-based music.
I understand what you mean by sentimental but to reduce such a beautiful piece of music to "claptrap" is disrespectful and unnecessary, in my humble opinion. I'm sure there are other Rutter carols that may be to your tastes. I can highly recommend the album 'Carols from Clare' which has a vast variety of different moods and styles. Let me know how you find that wonderful selection.
God Bless!