VOCES8: Let My Love Be Heard by Jake Runestad

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  • @FromG2eminor
    @FromG2eminor 6 місяців тому +157

    The best accapella choir in the 🌎 ❤❤

    • @redgit9905
      @redgit9905 5 місяців тому +3

      In the green, blue, heart, heart? Of course.

  • @liviubogdan2167
    @liviubogdan2167 13 днів тому +3

    that crescendo is simply... perfection

  • @whitesealgraphics6740
    @whitesealgraphics6740 6 місяців тому +157

    No language on earth has the words to do your talents justice.

    • @wmbaak
      @wmbaak 6 місяців тому +8

      Exact my opinion.

    • @Loyis
      @Loyis 5 місяців тому +2

      I get what you mean but saying that their decades of experience is simply "talent" rather than incredible skill is a bit degrading.

    • @BlueSunBeam
      @BlueSunBeam 5 місяців тому +3

      @@LoyisOne can appreciate that there may be some who have talent and are able to sing like this without
      having to work hard to make such a beautiful sound. Others who have a little bit less natural talent, but the desire to make something that sounds like they are naturally talented are just a few of the reasons why I love these types of songs. 🙏🏻✨🕊️

    • @marylog9069
      @marylog9069 5 місяців тому +2

      Simplemente maravillosos como siempre.Son UNICOS.

    • @deanbrown7318
      @deanbrown7318 2 місяці тому

      Amen to that

  • @jimmyoutlaw9384
    @jimmyoutlaw9384 5 місяців тому +68

    I’m not religious or connected to anything spiritual, but pieces and performances like these make me feel connected to something beyond humanity. Music is transcendent and I am truly grateful I get to hear this choir any time I want

    • @ulrikeruster1825
      @ulrikeruster1825 5 місяців тому +4

      So why are you saying that you're not spiritual??

    • @karlj4man
      @karlj4man 5 місяців тому +4

      Sublime music, the sounds of birds, sunlight, the kindness of people, animals, the sound of rain, scripture, the waves of the ocean, and hugs are some of the ways that I feel connected. Anything connecting falls into the "spiritual" category for me but music might be the most powerful of all.

    • @jimmyoutlaw9384
      @jimmyoutlaw9384 5 місяців тому +5

      @@ulrikeruster1825I said this because I had never felt any sort of spirituality before, it eluded me. Obviously things have changed since

    • @janwittman595
      @janwittman595 5 місяців тому +5

      Ask God to show Himself to you…He will! Your future after this life depends on it!

    • @RoddyAlt
      @RoddyAlt 4 місяці тому +1

      Part of the equation is that they are using the human voice, the instrument in which the Lord God created Himself!

  • @nicejoest
    @nicejoest Місяць тому +5

    The echo (with overtones) of that exquisite chord at 4:00. Wow.

  • @isatravan2697
    @isatravan2697 5 місяців тому +18

    Je suis aux anges en vous écoutant, grand MERCI pour vos belles vibrations célestes 🙏🙏🙏

  • @Lolcbguy
    @Lolcbguy 6 місяців тому +36

    Met Jake and also sung this in college some years back. Thank you for breathing more life into this song by bringing all of the emotion forward with your beautiful voices!

  • @michaellambgelo
    @michaellambgelo 5 місяців тому +29

    I have listened to this every day since it's been uploaded. I recently lost both of my cats. They were my life, and I miss them so much. This prayer helps me speak to them. I thank the creator for the time I knew them.

    • @GothicGourdGirl
      @GothicGourdGirl 4 місяці тому

      Condolences

    • @angelalewis3645
      @angelalewis3645 4 місяці тому

    • @alyssawhiddon7256
      @alyssawhiddon7256 4 місяці тому

      I had to give my cats away recently when I moved and I still feel my heart break every day. I feel your pain, friend. Hope things are getting a little better and easier for you every day.

  • @cathryncortissoz4575
    @cathryncortissoz4575 6 місяців тому +16

    Restrained yet transcendent. Love this group.

  • @britandlauriebarr2352
    @britandlauriebarr2352 4 місяці тому +14

    Unbelievable. Only 8 voices? Sounds like 80 super-duper angels, more or less.
    This fan is starting to breathe again now, ever so slowly.

  • @theobolt250
    @theobolt250 2 місяці тому +2

    Don McLean almost chocked on that final note, but this man? Ahh, like an empty soothing breeze, effortlessly. Wonderfully done, this arrangement does justice to the emotional impact of this song. Beautifully done.

  • @LifeInTheWorldOfSeth
    @LifeInTheWorldOfSeth Місяць тому +1

    I've NEVER heard this piece done so masterfully, I'm shaking.....

  • @sbingham1979
    @sbingham1979 2 місяці тому +5

    This is so incredibly beautiful. Eight voices in what I would call a celestial blend.

  • @JuliaMillward
    @JuliaMillward 6 місяців тому +14

    hearing that second alto ring was INCREDIBLE. beautifully pure tones and harmony.

  • @madnessqueen
    @madnessqueen 4 місяці тому +8

    This recording is breathtaking, but hearing the piece live last night was a whole different level. A completely otherworldly experience. 🤯

  • @janehonea2836
    @janehonea2836 5 місяців тому +6

    Truly God is a consoling savior as he gives a bit of earth’s sublime beauty in this music , lyrics , voices as expressed in this prayer. I can hear the ascent of my prayer to heaven . Thank you! Sublime!!!

  • @juanfe._.923
    @juanfe._.923 5 місяців тому +5

    Having performed this, I’ve heard many many performances of this piece. This , by far, the best.

  • @jenmorricone4014
    @jenmorricone4014 6 місяців тому +12

    Angels, where you soar
    Up to God’s own light
    Take my own lost bird
    On your hearts tonight;
    And as grief once more
    Mounts to heaven and sings
    Let my love be heard
    Whispering in your wings

  • @ZephonOrion
    @ZephonOrion 6 місяців тому +18

    Perfect way to end my evening...... beautiful rendition.... ❤❤❤

  • @7adalberto
    @7adalberto 4 місяці тому +6

    Just came back from Voces8 concert in Ostrava, Czechia. This piece was for me definitely the highlight of the evening.

  • @kineticpaintings
    @kineticpaintings 5 місяців тому +5

    This is stunningly beautiful. Your sound, so heavenly. Thanks to the composer and Voces8 for your performance❤

  • @Robert_Herring
    @Robert_Herring 6 місяців тому +11

    The rapturous joy this stirred in my soul is a gift.

  • @timothymalone7067
    @timothymalone7067 3 місяці тому +3

    I was at their concert in Dallas Texas on Friday and got to hear this sung in a live performance. Absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talents

  • @jmhuene
    @jmhuene 6 місяців тому +14

    Being so familiar with this piece and the singers, and being able to tell who is singing what during the climax of the piece was so moving to me. All I could say after they finished that was "wow". Simply amazing and beautiful as always. Few groups can achieve the level of talent and mastery that Voces8 does and it brings all of my chamber memories back from college ❤

  • @kierstencarey
    @kierstencarey Місяць тому +1

    I didn’t realize I could hold my breath for five minutes. My chills have chills. Thank you ❤

  • @infour44
    @infour44 6 місяців тому +21

    OMDs😊 This is like being embraced by the love of one’s life. Gorgeous, lingering vowel sounds, beautiful harmonies inc’ suspensions. Sensitively paced and not OTT. Wonderfully climactic male voices on ‘heard’ before everyone drifts off into the afterglow. Thanks for sharing

    • @stephenweigel
      @stephenweigel 6 місяців тому +1

      what's "OTT" mean?

    • @infour44
      @infour44 6 місяців тому +1

      @@stephenweigel over the top ie too sentimental. You’re welcome.

  • @rog3833
    @rog3833 6 місяців тому +10

    Absolutley Adore Voce8. Thank you for another Masterpiece. You are all very special to me x

  • @JillStanley-wx6kl
    @JillStanley-wx6kl 5 місяців тому +6

    Gosh - that was SO powerful and moving - a really incredible performance. Well done to you all.

  • @Lynduh47
    @Lynduh47 5 місяців тому +5

    This is the most beautiful rendition you’ve ever recorded of this magnificent work! The first time I heard it years ago I was driving and had to pull the car over to the side of the road. I couldn’t control my tears. You all are perfection. Thank you!

  • @jamesprice4647
    @jamesprice4647 6 місяців тому +22

    Saw them at the Albert Hall today - they rocked.

    • @robertfahrun3037
      @robertfahrun3037 5 місяців тому +2

      Lucky you! I think I'd cry through at least half their concert, they often have that effect on me.

  • @lotteuytterhoeven2431
    @lotteuytterhoeven2431 5 місяців тому +6

    One of the most beautiful songs in the world sung by my favorite group! Thank you for so much beauty Voces 8!

  • @paulmoulton5932
    @paulmoulton5932 5 місяців тому +3

    Wow! That climax is amazing!!! And I love the lyrics and arrangement. Gorgeous.

  • @stevenderbyshire5962
    @stevenderbyshire5962 6 місяців тому +12

    Simply magnificent. Music that makes me be still.

  • @Bildungsrebell
    @Bildungsrebell 6 місяців тому +5

    What a great paradox: calmness, quietness, and all with such incredible power. Thanks god for having you! All the best from Germany

  • @anneerdfelt3569
    @anneerdfelt3569 5 місяців тому +4

    This song--and your performances of it--are a prayer. So beautiful!! Thank you!!!

  • @aliona_violin
    @aliona_violin 5 місяців тому +3

    Это одна из моих любимых хоровых песен, с ней связано много хороших воспоминаний.
    С осени 2018 по весну 2022 я пела в хоре Polifonica, пока вынужденно не уехала из Беларуси. В нашем огромном репертуаре была эта прекрасная песня, мы её часто исполняли на своих концертах.
    Каждый раз, когда я пела с хором Let's my love be heard, у меня были мурашки по коже. Скучаю по тем временам и по хору Polifonica. Для меня было большой честью быть частью этого прекрасного коллектива и вместе с ними участвовать в международных конкурсах и фестивалях.

  • @davionhambrick8627
    @davionhambrick8627 5 місяців тому +5

    Getting to hear this piece and several others live was truly a bucket list experience. I am beyond grateful that this group exists, and listening to their transcendent sound takes me to another place every time

  • @ldr540
    @ldr540 6 місяців тому +4

    The first time I heard this song was at a Voces8 performance. It was the highlight of the concert for me.

  • @matthewmurdick
    @matthewmurdick 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you, not just for the gift of sharing your unapproachable talent, but also for the organization you've created to ensure that the world can continue to enjoy this highest of art forms long after we have passed on.

  • @michaelmccarren8083
    @michaelmccarren8083 6 місяців тому +4

    This performance was exquisite, beautifully emotive, and gripping. The forte at the end was striking and powerful.
    Thank you for your expert vocal performance!

  • @windchimerainbow136
    @windchimerainbow136 6 місяців тому +2

    All of you are always fabulous, and I didn't think you could surpass that. But you did with this. No words to describe. It's beyond beautiful. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @durhamgrigg3125
    @durhamgrigg3125 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks Jake and Voces 8. Truly a moving and timeless 'in memorium' performance of a beautiful work
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dennisdavis3919
    @dennisdavis3919 5 місяців тому +1

    This is a great piece for them. Full of long sustained chords, and no ensemble listens better than voces8. Excellent piece, BTW.

  • @GothicGourdGirl
    @GothicGourdGirl 4 місяці тому +3

    It is my dream to hear them live. They are the best choir in the world.

    • @RoddyAlt
      @RoddyAlt 4 місяці тому +1

      Are you in the US? I so highly recommend it if you can. I’ve hear them twice, once in 2018 in Knoxville and this past spring in Atlanta. I’d like to go every spring if I can during their US tour. Its SO worth it; even if you have to drive hours to see them. They are the best vocal ensemble of our lifetime, indeed!

    • @GothicGourdGirl
      @GothicGourdGirl 4 місяці тому

      @@RoddyAltI think they are the best of a few lifetimes, and you have seen them twice! I live in Ontario; if they were to come close to the border in New York, like Buffalo, or perhaps in Michigan or Pennsylvania I might be able to get there.

    • @GothicGourdGirl
      @GothicGourdGirl 4 місяці тому

      @@RoddyAltI got tickets for December in London Ontario. I’ve been waiting to see them for years. I am beyond excited.

    • @RoddyAlt
      @RoddyAlt 4 місяці тому +1

      @@GothicGourdGirl That is most excellent news! I am very happy for you. I shall be on standby for the next chance to see them here in the US Southeast!

    • @GothicGourdGirl
      @GothicGourdGirl 4 місяці тому

      @@RoddyAlt​​⁠I got excellent seats, too! Going with my teenage son. Just the two of us. He has no real musical knowledge (I tried to teach him multiple instruments) but he feels it so he’s interested now, as a teen.
      They go to Germany an awful lot. Have you noticed? Concerts in US North and Southwest, but I haven’t seen any in the east yet.

  • @davidedwards2842
    @davidedwards2842 5 місяців тому +1

    Forgive the language, but amidst all the darkness, suffering and chaos, this skilled performance is a balm. Bravo!

  • @rose-mariemuenster6659
    @rose-mariemuenster6659 5 місяців тому

    Himmlische Klänge. Ich habe sie bereits live erlebt. Danke für diese wunderbare Interpretation.

  • @ian.whaley
    @ian.whaley 6 місяців тому +3

    The first time I had the truly immense pleasure of hearing you all perform live was your concert at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee in October of 2021. You all performed "Let My Love Be Heard" as the final piece in a set of 3 works (which opened with Heyr, himna smiður) and after a seemingly perfect amount of silence following the final release, a gentleman on the balcony proclaimed one word -
    "yes"
    How simple and perfect his response was.
    Thanks for all you do Voces8, I look forward to hearing you perform this in person again soon.

  • @madeleinecuckney6328
    @madeleinecuckney6328 5 місяців тому +3

    What a magnificent sound these singers make! Hard to believe there are only 8 of them!

  • @craigromney6934
    @craigromney6934 5 місяців тому +2

    This is making me cry for the beauty!

  • @jonathandowning1828
    @jonathandowning1828 5 місяців тому +67

    I'm sure you guys looked into the background of this song before performing, but it makes it even more beautiful. Jake composed this after members of his choir were killed in the 2015 Paris terror attacks. The choir learned it within a week to perform it at the funeral of the deceased

    • @tychoman
      @tychoman 5 місяців тому +11

      That’s not necessarily true. According to his website the work was performed at the vigil of a singer who died in the Paris attack, it was not specifically composed for that.

    • @carloscamejo7532
      @carloscamejo7532 5 місяців тому +9

      Not necessarily correct. It was composed about a year before that -- my choir at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, USA was probably the fourth or fifth to perform it. It gained new life after the Paris attacks in November 2015, and one of the casualties was a student in the US. That university's choir recorded and learned that piece and that's where its main recognition comes from

  • @luciasona2231
    @luciasona2231 6 місяців тому +2

    Bravissimi! Voci angeliche che arrivano dai margini dell'universo.Grazie ❤

  • @giannifazio990
    @giannifazio990 5 місяців тому +1

    Grazie..magnifico.. insieme musicalmente straordinario..

  • @SomehowCreative
    @SomehowCreative 6 місяців тому +45

    A friend died on Friday and i couldn't figure out my emotions yet. This really helped. Thank you ❤

    • @graziacavasino8884
      @graziacavasino8884 5 місяців тому +1

      Oh no! My sympathies to you, I know what it is like.

    • @hilarywilkinson9375
      @hilarywilkinson9375 5 місяців тому +2

      Music is such a great way to express our feelings. Fill your life with beautiful music, if you can sing join a choir because singing brings healing. God bless you and be with you at this sad time ❤

    • @angelalewis3645
      @angelalewis3645 4 місяці тому +1

      Love to you, friend. ❤

  • @drpangloss6725
    @drpangloss6725 6 місяців тому +2

    Every song they sing is priceless!!!!
    Bravo, bravo, bravo!!!!

  • @CarsonGarrett
    @CarsonGarrett 5 місяців тому +3

    Been waiting for y’all’s rendition since 2018; didn’t expect it to be my favorite of yours ever💜🚀

  • @Onionbaron
    @Onionbaron 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for giving me a moment of beauty in this Madhatter world that is spinning faster and faster!
    I have tried but I can not do anything for the now living, they will be prisoners of easy access "elevator music" and choked to death by "progression" , "estimated profit" and "I must do what all others do, otherwise I am freak...".
    You are among the last... Because of us born in a different era, with different values, we who had the time and pleasure of LISTENING to music!
    There will be a mainstream disaster when we die... (we wouldnt know as dead, but we who love music care about you!)

    • @WilliamMooreHCFS
      @WilliamMooreHCFS 6 місяців тому +3

      As a twenty-something fellow, in some strange way I quite understand your thoughts as expressed. But there are tiny shafts of light piercing the dark - not everyone of the latest generation rejects the beauty and grandeur of the best music.

  • @timothymalone7067
    @timothymalone7067 2 місяці тому

    Just lovely. Thanks

  • @marioalbertohernandez3651
    @marioalbertohernandez3651 Місяць тому

    Pienso que el ingeniero de grabación tiene tanto mérito como este maravilloso ensamble.

  • @MichelleAH
    @MichelleAH Місяць тому

    Just exquisite!!

  • @2NY100
    @2NY100 5 місяців тому +1

    Whoosh! Thank you.

  • @yjuenna
    @yjuenna 5 місяців тому +1

    You are my source of inspiration every day, thank you very much for your work! ❤❤❤

  • @donnaj9964
    @donnaj9964 6 місяців тому +1

    Such beauty and such comfort, echoing out to the edge of the universe and beyond. Thank you.❤‍🔥

  • @NathanCarney-tq7ur
    @NathanCarney-tq7ur 5 місяців тому

    I’m part of the Germantown high school a cappella group called Legacy, we sung this last year, watching this video reminds me of the wonderful things I got to do with the group, this was absolutely beautiful and I feel privileged to listen to it again

  • @timothymalone7067
    @timothymalone7067 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful!!!

  • @27freetime
    @27freetime 24 дні тому

    Just beauty

  • @nancisoriano5631
    @nancisoriano5631 5 місяців тому

    This took my breath away! Kudos to Jake and the choir!

  • @mattstephenmit
    @mattstephenmit 5 місяців тому

    The acoustic is magic with this piece. Your voices blend in the most perfect organesque fashion; literally intoxicating to hear.

  • @Bootus123
    @Bootus123 6 місяців тому +5

    One of those pieces that I’ve just been waiting for Voces8 to record. Beautiful.

  • @richardseewald4739
    @richardseewald4739 6 місяців тому +4

    A new beauty!

  • @Talisman0011
    @Talisman0011 5 місяців тому

    J'apprécie énormément ces vrais Voces 8 , c'est le naturellement beau .....♥♥🕊🕊🌹🌹

  • @KCmidwest-wm9jd
    @KCmidwest-wm9jd 5 місяців тому

    A superb performance of an exceptional song. Thank you!

  • @vsobko
    @vsobko 5 місяців тому

    Дуже дякую! Молодці!

  • @molliethorn
    @molliethorn 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful!!❤ looking forward to seeing you all on October 20 in DC!

    • @molliethorn
      @molliethorn 2 місяці тому

      I am watching again on the eve of our election in the US. This song is so beautiful and you guys sing it like angels. Thank you so much for your music. ❤

  • @pietermuller3654
    @pietermuller3654 5 місяців тому

    We are doing this year in choir and it always floats my soul to peace and reminds me there in peace in loss, even the ones still to come.

  • @deborahbarrett2385
    @deborahbarrett2385 5 місяців тому

    The words and music are so heartbreakingly beautiful!

  • @dogdrawer
    @dogdrawer 4 місяці тому

    Listening tonight on 9/11 - Masterpiece. I think your best work yet.

  • @stephenweigel
    @stephenweigel 6 місяців тому

    They are SO emotive and in-tune! Just as they were years ago!!! WOW!!!

  • @fionamccook7909
    @fionamccook7909 5 місяців тому

    I have loved and followed this group for some time now, have several of your CDs, watched your performances online and have never been disappointed...your music and musicianship is divine...I have many of your tracks on a loop so I am able to listen over and over again. On the rare occasion I get to the Northern hemisphere and London I hope and hope and hope you'll be performing...no luck so far. Consider more tours of the Antipodes

  • @chrisobarski9342
    @chrisobarski9342 5 місяців тому

    Mesmerizing, per usual…one of the best modern pieces out there. Stellenbosch does a captivating interpretation of this as well.

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 5 місяців тому

    Incredibly beautiful singing by all eight angels ❤

  • @lifes2short1000
    @lifes2short1000 2 місяці тому

    I would give my right arm to be able to sing like any of you guys.

  • @johncheman6222
    @johncheman6222 3 місяці тому

    I have no words!!!❤

  • @chih-chaoyang5290
    @chih-chaoyang5290 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow this is stunning!! Everything is so perfect!! I always love this piece, and thank you for giving us this absolutely beautiful version!!

  • @plw7930
    @plw7930 5 місяців тому

    This is so beautifully sung and it amazes me that it’s memorized. That all of the notes and expression marks fit so seamlessly.

  • @marciastc1
    @marciastc1 6 місяців тому

    Obrigada por isso! Um abraço do Brasil 🇧🇷!

  • @samuelave21
    @samuelave21 6 місяців тому

    Ah yes… finally one of my favourite 🥹 Thank you

  • @nedhorner
    @nedhorner 6 місяців тому

    No words are there to describe such perfection. You guys are amazing. I would pay anything to go to one of your concerts.

  • @watchman731
    @watchman731 5 місяців тому +1

    Heavenly.....WOW 🙌🏾

  • @lilithgraves4710
    @lilithgraves4710 5 місяців тому

    we sang this song for our hs concert and in St. John the Divine Cathedral in NYC. It was so magical

  • @juditbrenner9947
    @juditbrenner9947 6 місяців тому +1

    This is so beautiful I am speechless. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @ellireivalk3564
    @ellireivalk3564 6 місяців тому +1

    Sooo schön - ein Traum ❤

  • @tomreingold4024
    @tomreingold4024 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely magnificent.

  • @joelkorber9946
    @joelkorber9946 6 місяців тому +1

    This is what I needed today! Great job!

  • @toddreese5152
    @toddreese5152 4 місяці тому

    Thank you.

  • @cynthiat6505
    @cynthiat6505 5 місяців тому

    My heart is blessed.

  • @Dr.Johnboy
    @Dr.Johnboy 5 місяців тому

    Stunning, as always.

  • @apiphil
    @apiphil 5 місяців тому

    PUISSANT ! MERCI !

  • @mamemumu
    @mamemumu 5 місяців тому +1

    すばらしい🙏ありがとう

  • @frankorusso
    @frankorusso 6 місяців тому +1

    È sempre un privilegio ascoltarvi!!

  • @foobadooz
    @foobadooz 6 місяців тому +2

    Very tight! Nice job everybody❤