Extraordinary! Bobby's capacity to sing all the notes from the Bach prelude #1 is amazing, particularly transitioning among chords like Am/F, F#dim7, etc. Also, his smile and the way he engages the audience is so delightful.
The best part of Bobby McFerrin's musicality is that he can make entire audiences sing in tune, on time, without having to beg, while silently accompanying them with a background beat. I LOVE BOBBY McFERRIN.
I love how this guy comes out in in a tee-shirt and jeans and big hair, and starts a beautiful ave maria without instruments, that makes the crowd sing together. Conclusion: Less is more.
I love the power he has over the audience and/or respect the audience has for him. He sings a little, and during a pause, the audience starts to cheer, but he holds up a hand, and they shut the hell up. :)
I think Bobby McFerrin is the human incarnation of music. Lot's of people can make music, but he perfectly embodies the whimsy, beauty, and emotion that exists behind true music.
Michael Pieruccini You saying this is proof positive that you aren't even remotely close to being able to do this. Truth be told, the closer one gets to this amount of talent, the farther away it truly seems.
Michael Pieruccini Sure thing man. Not sure why you are so angry brother, but you definitely just straight deflected what I said. But anyway, per your request: Your original statement precludes you from possibly having musical talent.
I'm not angry. What I'm trying to say is that it's likely a skill, not a talent. Something that he worked for and practiced, an was not born with. Sorry if it seemed like I was using a negative tone, but I'm saying something positive about him; that he was probably not born with this ability but achieved it himself.
Where ever he goes, he teaches people about music and themselves. I have always loved Bobby Ferrin. As a musician, I can appreciate his talent and teaching abilities.
Bobby McFerrin is a great musician. Listening to this performance you can almost hear the synchronizing the hearts and souls of McFerrin and the audience. Astounding!!
this is so beautiful...people not knowing each other but one in common; for love of music...which brought them together to work as one. Absolutely WOW...love it
NYCBG How can you not believe in the Creator of all things created when you experience something as beautiful as this? Look around you. Does all this beautiful world exist just “because?” God is the first Cause. God is 1000% GOOD. Evil and ugliness in the world was not God’s invention. God gave His highest invention free will. Man freely chose evil. Man can freely choose good. Just something to think about.
Seeing Bobby is a trip. He crowdsources musical ability, and you BECOME a musical instrument. Even if you can't carry a tune and had no formal training, you get sucked in and become a part of it. It's eerie, and amazing!
Listened to this in Chamber Choir today and found it absolutely entrancing. I love his voice. I also love that he is so confident with anything he does and that he concentrates so hard on what he's doing but doesn't lose his part. He also is so comfortable with it as well and though I know that's from years of practice, I still hope to have all of those qualities in any aspect of life when I'm older.
My old choir teacher showed a lot of Bobby in class and talked about how she had been to shows of his. Music people certainly have a lot of respect for him.
Still say this is brilliant .....Gounod was truly gifted to discover the Bach and add the Ave....McFerrin was amazing to make this accessible to us today. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei....ora pro nobis!
why do people find this so amazing hes just having the audience sing with him while he sings a simple song that's paractically all humming how 7 million views I just don't get it
Well, his intonation and pitch are incredible, for one. Unlike a piano, the voice is capable of singing between, say, a B and a C, so singing so many arpeggios like that and not going (that I can hear) flat/sharp is quite the feat. Do you play any instruments?
Try singing that Bach prelude part that Bobby's singing, see how well you do. If you think you can hit all those notes without going off-pitch, you're either incredibly gifted or you're tone deaf and just can't hear the difference. It's an amazingly difficult thing for a singer to do that
***** Hey well to be fair he's setting the pitch center, but still incredible. But singing arpeggios like this is stuff we did in my musics theory class last year, very basic. What's incredible is how good he is at it, something simple, in music at least, usually is the hardest to master.
Well I think many people don't know how awesome this man is. His intonation is impeccable, his timing is perfect, he even adds just a little groove and dynanics to the Bach prelude. Love it when he breathes exactly in the right places (he already sung the note which would be there if it was an instrument playing (like piano or organ). He also seems to have perfect pitch. He stays in tune all the time. I love this man!
@JshrBs01 He actually covered a wide repertoire : classical, soul, rock, circle songs... Check out "The Voice" and also his album with Yo-Yo Ma, they're incredible. "Don't Worry Be Happy" is what made him super famous (I believe it was used for the Bush Senior presidential campaign),but this tune isn't his best work (in my opinion), even if it's catchy. He's a also a friendly and decent man, I met him when I was a kid and didn't feel intimidated at all, quite the contrary. ;-)
You are right Bruce about the (serious) loss of great music ...see my comment above "you need to seed your audience with savants who know the Gounod!" Have been involved with Flash Mobs doing the Hallelujah Chorus.....what a tragedy/travesty it will be if this miraculous music is lost to Western/World culture
No - just the opposite. It's not the people who make music. It's the more and more musically uneducated audience that can't appreciate the music. This may also impact the musicians who make the music as well...
While practicing on the piano I came across this version and although I don't know much about Bobby McFerrin I certainly do appreciate the beauty of this cooperation between an artist and his audience.
Bobby McFerrin plays an instrument at a Masters level. That instrument is of course, his voice. He studied for years to develop his unique gifts, and to have someone who obviously knows nothing about music, it's structure, it's nuance, etc... to dismiss this artist with an uninformed question and and even ridiculously simple sum of what he is doing just shows a pathetic lack of education and an even more sorry lack of experience with the arts. He should just stay home and watch TMZ on television. He is so unique with his skills and talents, that I've never heard his equal anywhere at any time.
You think this young man is talented? I had the good fortune of knowing his father the first black male to sing major roles at the Metropolitan Opera and classmate of my piano teacher at Chicago Musical College Robert McDowell who told me about him when I was nineteen years old. Look up Baritone Robert McFerrin here on you-tube and you'll receive a good american music history lesson many people in the United States have missing in their education.
Always brings a tear to my eye. Those who did manage to sing the ave maria really must've felt connected through song at that moment. Gotta love the wonders of music
Genio. Lo escuche personalmente en Buenos Aires, Argentina el 4 de agosto de 2011. Fue una experiencia inolvidable. Jamas la olvidare. Forme parte de ese coro que canto Ave Maria.
Absolutely, mind blowingly fantastic .... as Thelrishloo says: "It's so great that he draws real music aficionados to his concerts" .... WOW and we are able to reap the reward by watching/listening to this recording of one of Bobby McFerrin's concert over and over again as many times as our heart desires, thanks to mojitoo's upload!! Thank you so much .... Bobby McF has just scored a new fan :)
I love how Bobby McFerrin gets his audience involved in the Ave Maria version by Bach. It sounds so beautiful! He is so talented with the many musical improvisations that he makes, plus he also has a beautiful voice as well.
IMPRESIONANTE!!! Cuanto más profundizas en la obra de Bobby más te das cuentade su genialidad, de su dominio de la técnica vocal, de la tonalidad, del ritmo y de la improvisación. Cuanta gente se habrá quedado en la anécdota del famoso don't worry be happy (yo era uno de ellos...). Grande maestro!
It's so great that he draws real music aficionados to his concerts. It's the only way you would have so many know the Gounod piece that sits on top, words and all, AND who all can sing it so well. It makes for a magical pairing of performer and audience.
He is absolutely amazing. What he's doing is very hard. McFerrin is amazing and so is Bach and "The Well Tempered Clavier" the work from which this tune was taken out. With it Bach operated a revolution in music, establishing for good the equal temperament tonal system. That is why he is called the father of music.
never heard the microphone played so beautifully in my life
Lol I like that, I'll be stealing that from you and thank you.
Can only guess that he does that to help his timing.......?
@@wayneostler5532 its the samething that rappers do but in a different style
It has to do with the breath and core connectivity, and doesn’t hurt focus either. Full engagement.
I heard that the mic had a cigerett after that
Extraordinary! Bobby's capacity to sing all the notes from the Bach prelude #1 is amazing, particularly transitioning among chords like Am/F, F#dim7, etc. Also, his smile and the way he engages the audience is so delightful.
Prelude in D Vocal
I want to HEAR and SEE More of Bobby McFerrin (PURE CLASS)
Hearing the audience's voice rising up as he did his part, it was beautiful!! I love it!!
My senses erupted with delight hearing him and the audience preform this prelude.
The best part of Bobby McFerrin's musicality is that he can make entire audiences sing in tune, on time, without having to beg, while silently accompanying them with a background beat. I LOVE BOBBY McFERRIN.
I love how this guy comes out in in a tee-shirt and jeans and big hair, and starts a beautiful ave maria without instruments, that makes the crowd sing together. Conclusion: Less is more.
It turns out that McFerrin IS THE INSTRUMENT in this case! Delightful........
I love the power he has over the audience and/or respect the audience has for him. He sings a little, and during a pause, the audience starts to cheer, but he holds up a hand, and they shut the hell up. :)
This is the coolest thing I've seen utilizing the audience. He turns the entire room into a musical instrument!
Eight and a half million views, and that Finnish jazz quintet is kicking themselves that their name isn't more memorable.
lmao
@Doc Kaali I guess not many people watched this video since 2018 'coz its almost 2020 now and still 9.1m views.
YES
This literally brought tears to my eyes. Simply amazing.
I think Bobby McFerrin is the human incarnation of music. Lot's of people can make music, but he perfectly embodies the whimsy, beauty, and emotion that exists behind true music.
the concept of people never singing together before thats what makes it remarkable.
One of the greatest artists of our time. He is simply amazing with whatever he does.
Tears are running down my face....this is beautiful. bless you for poting this.
This honest, spontaneous moment of music brought me to tears.. beautiful..
That's why I love youtube. I started with Stevie Wonder Ave Maria and stumbled upon this genius. Now I'm excited to find more vids on this guy
I know this has been around for years.In January 2024 it is still so inspiring. So beautiful. So whatwe need. Thank you Mr. McFerrin
You know how many times I’ve came back to this
He is just so special and wonderful. His talent is definitely God given.
You sure? I'm sure most people could devote to doing that and learn it in a few years.
Michael Pieruccini You saying this is proof positive that you aren't even remotely close to being able to do this. Truth be told, the closer one gets to this amount of talent, the farther away it truly seems.
Can you try to type that again, but with grammar?
Michael Pieruccini Sure thing man. Not sure why you are so angry brother, but you definitely just straight deflected what I said. But anyway, per your request: Your original statement precludes you from possibly having musical talent.
I'm not angry. What I'm trying to say is that it's likely a skill, not a talent. Something that he worked for and practiced, an was not born with. Sorry if it seemed like I was using a negative tone, but I'm saying something positive about him; that he was probably not born with this ability but achieved it himself.
Mr. McFerrin is an artist. As many times as I've viewed this video on my AVE MARIA playlist, I'm always amazed. A very gifted man, indeed.
Dear Mr. Mac Ferrin, I was weeping - sitting once in Hamburg in a concert from you -
years ago naturaly ! And I admire the patience you ve ! Ja.
My favorite part is where he claps for everyone at the end :D So humble, it's incredible
Thousands of people, who don't know eachother, working together to create something beautiful.
Faith in humanity: restored!
leads me to tears just beautiful
So beautiful ... can't help the tears in my eyes!
Bobby McFerrin, Al Jerrau, Phil Perry... They're just a treasure of this world and for the music.
This is te most amazing version that I ever heard of Bach and Gunoud in my life
Well, that changed my day. Thank you, Mr. McFerrin!
Where ever he goes, he teaches people about music and themselves. I have always loved Bobby Ferrin. As a musician, I can appreciate his talent and teaching abilities.
ABSOLUTELY BLOODY FANTASTIC
He is Awesome!!! simply amazing!!
Bobby McFerrin is a great musician. Listening to this performance you can almost hear the synchronizing the hearts and souls of McFerrin and the audience. Astounding!!
Wow this was so beautiful it made me cry!
Wow!!! He has helped his audience to do what they didn't realize that they could do 1mn earlier!!! Leadership!!! Thanks
this is so beautiful...people not knowing each other but one in common; for love of music...which brought them together to work as one. Absolutely WOW...love it
wow. pitch perfect.
Key and Peele got me looking for this guy.
ditto lol
MisterHardTruth me to. Lmao 😂, I looked up the other guy to haha
@Johnny
Are you for real?
Key and Peele Country Music puts me in traction from laughter every time.
God's blessed us with one Bobby McFerrin. Thank you!
What a great talent....
I may be an atheist but I just adore this version.
NYCBG How can you not believe in the Creator of all things created when you experience something as beautiful as this? Look around you. Does all this beautiful world exist just “because?” God is the first Cause. God is 1000% GOOD. Evil and ugliness in the world was not God’s invention. God gave His highest invention free will. Man freely chose evil. Man can freely choose good. Just something to think about.
@@patquint3291 whatever makes you happy.
Im kinda sad that you know nothing Of the beauty that exists in other cultures… other religions. So sad…
Seeing Bobby is a trip. He crowdsources musical ability, and you BECOME a musical instrument. Even if you can't carry a tune and had no formal training, you get sucked in and become a part of it. It's eerie, and amazing!
Fantastique ^_^
Exceptionally! Thanks :-)
Listened to this in Chamber Choir today and found it absolutely entrancing. I love his voice. I also love that he is so confident with anything he does and that he concentrates so hard on what he's doing but doesn't lose his part. He also is so comfortable with it as well and though I know that's from years of practice, I still hope to have all of those qualities in any aspect of life when I'm older.
This was fantastic!
You can definitely hear some professionals leading the audience who can actually sing.
My old choir teacher showed a lot of Bobby in class and talked about how she had been to shows of his. Music people certainly have a lot of respect for him.
BOBBY YOU ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD
WHAT A TALENT!
MAKES ME FEEL I AM IN HEAVEN!!!
This is a pleasant video, for nice people.
это прекрасно
After 7 years, this is still the best thing on UA-cam.
In case some people rewatch this all over again just like me....
2:10
+Frederick Setjadiningrat Thanks
Luz em forma de som
the people's hero
БРАВО!!! Приезжайте в Россию!
Still say this is brilliant .....Gounod was truly gifted to discover the Bach and add the Ave....McFerrin was amazing to make this accessible to us today. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei....ora pro nobis!
i dare most pop artist today to sound that great and in tune without using autotune
why do people find this so amazing hes just having the audience sing with him while he sings a simple song that's paractically all humming how 7 million views I just don't get it
Well, his intonation and pitch are incredible, for one. Unlike a piano, the voice is capable of singing between, say, a B and a C, so singing so many arpeggios like that and not going (that I can hear) flat/sharp is quite the feat. Do you play any instruments?
***** I guess u could call it an instrument I play my mouth I beatbox ive been doing it for 4 years now
Try singing that Bach prelude part that Bobby's singing, see how well you do. If you think you can hit all those notes without going off-pitch, you're either incredibly gifted or you're tone deaf and just can't hear the difference. It's an amazingly difficult thing for a singer to do that
oh ok I take it back
***** Hey well to be fair he's setting the pitch center, but still incredible. But singing arpeggios like this is stuff we did in my musics theory class last year, very basic. What's incredible is how good he is at it, something simple, in music at least, usually is the hardest to master.
Well I think many people don't know how awesome this man is. His intonation is impeccable, his timing is perfect, he even adds just a little groove and dynanics to the Bach prelude. Love it when he breathes exactly in the right places (he already sung the note which would be there if it was an instrument playing (like piano or organ). He also seems to have perfect pitch. He stays in tune all the time. I love this man!
@JshrBs01 He actually covered a wide repertoire : classical, soul, rock, circle songs... Check out "The Voice" and also his album with Yo-Yo Ma, they're incredible. "Don't Worry Be Happy" is what made him super famous (I believe it was used for the Bush Senior presidential campaign),but this tune isn't his best work (in my opinion), even if it's catchy.
He's a also a friendly and decent man, I met him when I was a kid and didn't feel intimidated at all, quite the contrary. ;-)
"Oi-vey Maria?" hehe
Brought tears ... Heart filled gratitude for sharing your talents .... Thank you. :)
оч крутой чувак, жуткая уважуха)))
Could he even do this any more with a modern crowd that is used to rock/pop/rap/country (with no choral background)?
I'm gonna bet this is at a university, opera house, or similar. There are a lot of good singers in that crowd.
That that video was from 9 years ago (2006).
You are right Bruce about the (serious) loss of great music ...see my comment above "you need to seed your audience with savants who know the Gounod!" Have been involved with Flash Mobs doing the Hallelujah Chorus.....what a tragedy/travesty it will be if this miraculous music is lost to Western/World culture
Do you guys state that there isn't much great music made nowadays?
No - just the opposite. It's not the people who make music. It's the more and more musically uneducated audience that can't appreciate the music. This may also impact the musicians who make the music as well...
While practicing on the piano I came across this version and although I don't know much about Bobby McFerrin I certainly do appreciate the beauty of this cooperation between an artist and his audience.
Это ахукнно
Bobby McFerrin plays an instrument at a Masters level. That instrument is of course, his voice. He studied for years to develop his unique gifts, and to have someone who obviously knows nothing about music, it's structure, it's nuance, etc... to dismiss this artist with an uninformed question and and even ridiculously simple sum of what he is doing just shows a pathetic lack of education and an even more sorry lack of experience with the arts. He should just stay home and watch TMZ on television. He is so unique with his skills and talents, that I've never heard his equal anywhere at any time.
Absolutely well put.
+Scott Gagel Who are you referring to when you say "to have someone... dismiss this artist with an uninformed question"?
One man... one microphone.... 1000 words.... Bobby McFerrin.
its to bad he has to breathe other wise this would be flawless
tokebroke ah did ya have to mention it? Now I can't ignore it.
Lol...bad for who ? He might die if not breathing i reckon🙂
Nope, breathing is part of music itself. Plust it adds him style
Lol u cracked me up yoo
😂
You think this young man is talented? I had the good fortune of knowing his father
the first black male to sing major roles at the Metropolitan Opera and classmate
of my piano teacher at Chicago Musical College Robert McDowell who told me
about him when I was nineteen years old. Look up Baritone Robert McFerrin here
on you-tube and you'll receive a good american music history lesson many people
in the United States have missing in their education.
Well its quite possible that the young man is every bit as talented as his dad. Certainly he got schooled well in music!!!
Always brings a tear to my eye. Those who did manage to sing the ave maria really must've felt connected through song at that moment. Gotta love the wonders of music
New legend of zelda intro
"They were really good"... right after he says he forgets their name lol.
Tears and more tears. So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
He needs to. move. a.way from. the. mic. to. breathe.
Tay Zonday style
There is no dogme in music tha is justified so shut the fuck up
Chill out
Wow. This might just be the best performance of this song I've ever heard. What a master!
oh my... its just so unbeliveable it must have been so fantastic being there.. what an experience to have been in that audience must have felt magical
Genio. Lo escuche personalmente en Buenos Aires, Argentina el 4 de agosto de 2011. Fue una experiencia inolvidable. Jamas la olvidare. Forme parte de ese coro que canto Ave Maria.
Absolutely, mind blowingly fantastic .... as Thelrishloo says: "It's so great that he draws real music aficionados to his concerts" .... WOW and we are able to reap the reward by watching/listening to this recording of one of Bobby McFerrin's concert over and over again as many times as our heart desires, thanks to mojitoo's upload!! Thank you so much .... Bobby McF has just scored a new fan :)
I love how Bobby McFerrin gets his audience involved in the Ave Maria version by Bach. It sounds so beautiful! He is so talented with the many musical improvisations that he makes, plus he also has a beautiful voice as well.
What genius is this?? This was phenomenal. Listen to it and understand. This IS Great! me
IMPRESIONANTE!!! Cuanto más profundizas en la obra de Bobby más te das cuentade su genialidad, de su dominio de la técnica vocal, de la tonalidad, del ritmo y de la improvisación. Cuanta gente se habrá quedado en la anécdota del famoso don't worry be happy (yo era uno de ellos...). Grande maestro!
I've listened to this recording over and over and am still amazed that he can make that beautiful sound!
Потрясающе. Искусство вечно как сама жизнь. А это подлинное произведение искусства.
Quand les gens s'unieront pour les vrais valeurs, nous serons dans un monde merveilleux et en paix.
Simplesmente espetacular!!!!Cantou todas as notas do prelúdio de Bach. E parabens para a platéia tambem!!! Cultura é tudo!
ok, who else has kept coming back to this phenomenal performance?
Wow. His voice is amazing and the audience are like a choir of angels
It's so great that he draws real music aficionados to his concerts. It's the only way you would have so many know the Gounod piece that sits on top, words and all, AND who all can sing it so well. It makes for a magical pairing of performer and audience.
Very unique Bach/Gounod "Ave Maria"~~ Love this! Love me some Bobby McFerrin! Would love to have him accompany me when I sing this.
That was SOOOOOO Cool! Bobby Mc Ferrin is just amazing!
This is one of the most beautiful thing i've seen in my life...
Emouvant !
Il fait sourire, est drôle, et en même temps c'est beau ...
Parmi les 7000 enregistrements de cet ave maria sur UA-cam, vraiment bravo.
I think that this clip shows that the only thing all the people in the world needs is MUSIC!! No religion.
This is incredible! Music can unite us.
No person with a heart could ever! What a genius.
Oy veh Maria... And I'm not even jewish (or religious at all), but for some reason, singing it just cracks me up... Bobby, you're the best!
Bobby multitalentum, genius. And this beautiful. Thank you!
He is absolutely amazing. What he's doing is very hard. McFerrin is amazing and so is Bach and "The Well Tempered Clavier" the work from which this tune was taken out. With it Bach operated a revolution in music, establishing for good the equal temperament tonal system. That is why he is called the father of music.
This is absolutely beautiful. The amazing art that comes from unity.
Quelle émotion ! Les larmes aux yeux !
Amazing Grace...a whole audience caught up in a single moment!!! Beautiful...Namaste*