Sjaella - Northern Lights (Ola Gjeilo)

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    Sjaella performs 'Northern Lights' by Ola Gjeilo in Philippus Church in Leipzig.
    Video by Tom Streller
    Audio recording/mastering by Michael Silberhorn
    Text from Song of Solomon:
    Pulchra es amica mea,
    suavis et decora filia Jerusalem,
    Pulchra es amica mea,
    suavis et decora sicut Jerusalem,
    terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
    Averte occulos tuos a me
    quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt.
    Thou art beautiful, O my love,
    sweet and beautiful daughter of Jerusalem,
    Thou art beautiful, O my love,
    sweet and comely as Jerusalem,
    terrible as an army set in array.
    Turn away thy eyes from me,
    for they have made me flee away.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 521

  • @julianyves6550
    @julianyves6550 5 років тому +559

    that alto in white is really dropping it there :O amazing

    • @zuzannapiotrowska9647
      @zuzannapiotrowska9647 5 років тому +3

      Julian Hombrebueno what is her name????? :’(

    • @stevenbauers51
      @stevenbauers51 5 років тому +17

      @@zuzannapiotrowska9647 Helene Erben

    • @Kira6311
      @Kira6311 5 років тому +2

      @@stevenbauers51 is it the one in white?

    • @CaskillsElliptic
      @CaskillsElliptic 5 років тому +7

      Isn't the one in white the other soprano? Seems like sopranos are on the outermost edges.

    • @JulianYvesVA
      @JulianYvesVA 5 років тому +27

      Aldebaran I believe from left to right is soprano to alto

  • @thebiggay9024
    @thebiggay9024 3 роки тому +49

    The woman singing the tenor note, has my heart and soul.

  • @PlayLyss
    @PlayLyss 5 років тому +236

    Holy cow!!! That alto 2 voice!!!!

    • @by.syafwan3081
      @by.syafwan3081 4 роки тому +9

      She get the Low but brightly

    • @PlayLyss
      @PlayLyss 4 роки тому +1

      @@by.syafwan3081 yes!

  • @paperkay
    @paperkay 5 років тому +442

    It's spooky how some people can sing. I can't even talk well, or even whistle. Like they have a whole extra set of lungs or something. It's magical.

    • @lowstringc
      @lowstringc 5 років тому +40

      paper kay - talent, maybe, but singing like this (read: “genuine singing”) takes much training, disciplined practice, and years of high level experience.

    • @iliketowatchvideos47
      @iliketowatchvideos47 5 років тому +7

      Its just breathtaking isnt it ,no instruments or anything just voices

    • @ravynme8975
      @ravynme8975 5 років тому +4

      That makes me feel good. Thank you.

    • @ADX87
      @ADX87 4 роки тому +3

      @paper kay, on youtube, insta or any plattforms you will often find perfect moments, filmed many times and cutted perfectly. but its hard work (filming and performing)! this group exists for 15 years, so they had a long way with performances and training and studying music and singing.

    • @w0rmg0rl
      @w0rmg0rl 4 роки тому +8

      singing is legit a fitness thing! a lot of it comes down to having enough air so you're never struggling, which means you need good lung capacity and good breathing technique. I even have to watch when I eat, so that my stomach isn't too full or too empty, otherwise my lungs don't expand as far! (I'm not a professional or anything lol, just studied a little bit of music + in a student choir)

  • @johnhaggerty4396
    @johnhaggerty4396 3 роки тому +10

    Northern Lights. My greatest discovery on UA-cam since Voces8. This is a Treat.

  • @davidip82
    @davidip82 5 років тому +32

    A reminder, that beautiful things exist, despite the efforts of some to pretend otherwise.

  • @cartoonfreak1980
    @cartoonfreak1980 5 років тому +304

    The moment they sang their first note, I was completely enchanted at how incredible, almost angelic, their vocals are... never have I imagined that it is possible to be controlling ones vocals like that... I ended up listening 3 more times... great job ladies... wishing you all the best from Singapore...!

    • @faithful451
      @faithful451 5 років тому +15

      Same. Having listened to a lot of choral music over the years and sung in a few groups myself, I've come to appreciate how there is an additional dimension to a vocal group which is not just talent, practice and skill, but the selection and matching of the members' voices to each other. You can have two people with amazing, brilliant voices, incredible talent and skill, and vast experience, but their tones might just not match. This group is exception not only for their performance but for how well they've matched their voices.

    • @yourfriendlykillernextdoor7592
      @yourfriendlykillernextdoor7592 2 роки тому +1

      Dear Friend, You never want to meet an Angel in person. Live long and well!

    • @movingintomasculinity
      @movingintomasculinity 2 роки тому +1

      @@yourfriendlykillernextdoor7592 why do you mean by this? This piece really channels the angelic realm for me

    • @foexclub300
      @foexclub300 2 роки тому

      and what do you think of us?
      ua-cam.com/video/obUTZ01dG0Y/v-deo.html

  • @nites90
    @nites90 5 місяців тому +8

    Anyone else had tears rolling in the first opening line? 😭.. so beautiful and peaceful 💯💙🔥🙏

  • @Reikakaka
    @Reikakaka 4 роки тому +7

    Alto pride!!

  • @ReflectingShadow
    @ReflectingShadow 5 років тому +31

    every singer is killing it but the alto had me shivering

  • @cliffordhallam3270
    @cliffordhallam3270 5 років тому +7

    Now that is the pinnacle of twenty million years of evolution! The most versatile musical instrument ever. Beautiful. Thank you

  • @ravynme8975
    @ravynme8975 5 років тому +255

    It's so heartbreaking to listen to good pieces on UA-cam sound bad, so coming across this was amazing. I felt close to as moved as I could have been live. Thank you!

  • @isabellalupescu5356
    @isabellalupescu5356 5 років тому +143

    anything written by ola gjeilo is so amazing. i had the amazing opportunity to sing at carnegie hall with ola gjeilo and it was just such a surreal experience.

    • @notocean38
      @notocean38 4 роки тому +5

      Isabella Lupescu i am going to a choral festival in prague in july 2021(postponed a year)and the sunrise mass by him is being performed. we will be performing rutters mass of the children though

    • @readymixmusic488
      @readymixmusic488 4 роки тому +1

      Do tell!

    • @kariele7952
      @kariele7952 2 роки тому +1

      WOW!! Lucky you!!!

  • @簡子宸-t6c
    @簡子宸-t6c 5 років тому +91

    The first time I listen the SSAA version, it's so amazing.

  • @ptheorist4670
    @ptheorist4670 3 роки тому +12

    Those empty seats... I wish I was sitting in one of those to watch this performance live...

  • @dr.utekarasch-stingl8443
    @dr.utekarasch-stingl8443 9 днів тому

    Das ist immer und immer wieder eine geniale Interpretation, danke

  • @lesliee.4886
    @lesliee.4886 5 років тому +75

    This reminded me of Narnia, such beautiful voices.

    • @joannemillar5224
      @joannemillar5224 5 років тому +15

      It reminded me of lord of the rings fir similar reasons 💓🤗

  • @sandraprado5489
    @sandraprado5489 Рік тому +6

    Para mí, la música es la prueba de que la eternidad existe.
    Gracias por esta preciosa versión.

  • @Kira6311
    @Kira6311 4 роки тому +44

    This part 1:03 - 1:30 gives be the chills every single time. That harmony (or however it is called) between the soprano and low alto is so beautiful. It is as if the coolest gothic cathedral was transformed into a human voice.

  • @Some1fromTheCrowd
    @Some1fromTheCrowd 4 роки тому +8

    In this crazy world we are living in there are just a few things left that can still make you proud for being human.. This is one of them! Thanks for upload.

  • @robinlorenz4914
    @robinlorenz4914 5 років тому +52

    It feels like a liquid hug of honey around my soul. Thank you 😊😭

  • @lucianacantares1
    @lucianacantares1 5 років тому +86

    I wish I could give this video 1 million likes

  • @christy.ad.perfartsco7
    @christy.ad.perfartsco7 4 роки тому +12

    I love how they are so confident in their parts that they can stand in mixed formation. It's heavenly and it's so moving for sure.

  • @ykalantzis
    @ykalantzis 5 років тому +25

    Ola Gjeilo must be so proud...

  • @bobmoshe
    @bobmoshe 5 років тому +29

    The final few measure with the sustained "pedal tone" as the outside voices come back in are absolutely chilling!

  • @bastianlarsen7375
    @bastianlarsen7375 5 років тому +14

    I loved that the soprano & the alto is singing the same here 1:04
    The Alto in white sounds amazing!

  • @TiTo0407
    @TiTo0407 5 років тому +8

    Einfach nur wow. Danke an Marie und Viola, durch euch hab ich sjaella kennen gelernt und hab meine Liebe zu den Stücken von Ola Gjeilo entdeckt!
    Ihr klingt so unfassbar gut! Es braucht keinen großen Chor wenn jede Stimme einzeln sorein und klar ist und sich mit den anderen so harmonisch verbindet!

  • @nickdiamantopoulos6665
    @nickdiamantopoulos6665 5 років тому +64

    And each phrase a gentle shiver down my spine. I guess happiness feels like that. Thank you.

  • @russellsansom1673
    @russellsansom1673 5 років тому +17

    All credit to these performers for such a heavenly sound, but also to the architect of that church - what amazing accoustics!

  • @lahabitacioncompartida830
    @lahabitacioncompartida830 3 роки тому +11

    Sublime Masterpiece, and sublime interpretation. Heavenly chords

  • @davideamadori8961
    @davideamadori8961 6 місяців тому +4

    Forth, and fear no darkness!

  • @erikohopkinson5340
    @erikohopkinson5340 5 років тому +26

    Exquisite. Close to perfection. They seem to have complete telepathy with each other. The soprano entry on "pulchra es' at 3:29, the most beautiful pianissimo. Words fail.

  • @bethkolle1
    @bethkolle1 5 місяців тому +3

    I just got back from a tour with the Norwegian Ladies Chorus (Sons of Norway Leif Erickson Lodge). The beauty of a capella singing like this is being able to tune each chord to perfection. Hearing this when we sang, and when our host choruses sang, was a heartbreakingly beautiful experience! We sang Ole Gjeilo’s ‘Seasons’, just amazing!

  • @philoo9750
    @philoo9750 5 років тому +98

    It feels that I spent my entire day listening to that music and I still have to go back to it. This is so amazingly performed. It has been a long time since I didn't hear such a marvelous, honest and touching performance.

  • @lizaveta_8
    @lizaveta_8 Рік тому +1

    Это лучшее исполнение ❤
    Благодарю ❤

  • @danilles.4247
    @danilles.4247 5 років тому +7

    im floored. humans continue to amaze me everyday. i and the world benefits from these girls singing

  • @jewlsseven1
    @jewlsseven1 5 років тому +11

    And the search for better headphones begins after this masterpiece!

  • @pierrelouis8877
    @pierrelouis8877 5 років тому +6

    Superbe exécution à voix égales. Merci pour le partage et félicitations à vous !

  • @ireneedmonds4712
    @ireneedmonds4712 2 роки тому +5

    I will never get tired of this

  • @hiy8307
    @hiy8307 4 місяці тому +2

    the sounds of heaven✨✨✨

  • @petermartinson8628
    @petermartinson8628 5 років тому +13

    What a great performance. Not only in terms of musicianship - which was brilliant - but their technique is phenonemal.

  • @alexanderlotharson5634
    @alexanderlotharson5634 3 роки тому +2

    Erhabenheit ist ein Wort, das in der heutigen Umgangssprache offensichtlich nicht so oft verwendet wird. Aber hier passt es perfekt. Die Schönheit dieses Stücks, die Perfektion der Darbietung, die Schlichtheit des Ambientes, all das fügt sich zu einem erhabenen Ganzen zusammen. Danke, ich bin tief berührt.

  • @Keegerator
    @Keegerator 4 роки тому +7

    god, that high note at 2:00 almost brought me to tears. I love listening to this group sing so, so much

  • @goja2421
    @goja2421 5 років тому +2

    Coś pięknego 💕 Wzruszyłam się. 😘

  • @jillum89
    @jillum89 5 років тому +25

    2:07 That harmony. I cried. 2:19 That perfect timing and jump of key, found by all of them to perfection. I sobbed.

  • @polobede9054
    @polobede9054 3 роки тому +4

    Très belle interprétation de ce magnifique morceau qui nous vient de Norvège !

  • @BrianAshland
    @BrianAshland 3 роки тому +8

    As mentioned earlier in a post- That dissonant drop in the chord between 2:02 and 2:10- It just pauses time in the most beautiful way- That is precisely where my heart lives. I haven't heard that part pronounced quite like that by any other artists. Wonderful!

  • @NiloofarEsbati
    @NiloofarEsbati Рік тому +16

    I am from Iran and this song has been one of my favorites for years. It's not earthly, it's divine. I want to immagine these transcendental voices would one day sing the hymn of freedom of Iran.

    • @robertlittlebury1316
      @robertlittlebury1316 Рік тому +1

      I support a charity which helps people to worship free from persecution, including those who have had to flee from Iran. Whatever your faith, may God bless you and bring freedom to your country.

    • @NiloofarEsbati
      @NiloofarEsbati Рік тому

      @@robertlittlebury1316 Thank you very much 🦋🦋

  • @pappydroneairsoft6098
    @pappydroneairsoft6098 5 років тому +4

    I am sitting here at work just in awe...i have never heard perfection before other than the cries of my daughters when they were born...amazing...

  • @janalindberg739
    @janalindberg739 3 роки тому +2

    Immer wieder und wieder muss ich dieses bezaubernde magische Stück hören. Es ist wie für euch geschrieben oder als hättet ihr es selbst für euch geschrieben. Jedes Mal bin ich wieder von jedem Ton hingerissen und staune und träume. Perfektion und Schönheit. Danke für dieses Geschenk an die Welt.

  • @theresespitz895
    @theresespitz895 3 роки тому +3

    Merci à Sjaella de nous offrir une aussi subime interprétation (la meilleure à mon goût !) de cette pièce magnifique ! Cette douceur ! Et quelle présence ! L'âme est touchée, elle se met à danser en dedans. Tout est dit. Je l'écoute en boucle...

  • @jerrelle1598
    @jerrelle1598 Рік тому +4

    They’re all so crucial to delivering this song so beautifully. But the last two holding that note and switching off without the note dying is on another level! Do they do concerts because shut up and take my money! 😅

  • @shivamoon1007
    @shivamoon1007 3 роки тому +5

    I've just fallen in love!!! Sublime and beautiful. Greetings from Venezuela.

  • @BadBae
    @BadBae 5 років тому +18

    Please make more! have never heard anything so beautiful.

  • @LiamStrand
    @LiamStrand 5 років тому +131

    OMG the dissonance at at 2:09 and the silence and the entrance at 2:19. Just makes my heart sing. The rests are oft neglected, but you did a beautiful job.

  • @magdalenapiano352
    @magdalenapiano352 4 роки тому +5

    De belles voix comme celles-là avec une telle pureté et une si grande musicalité, c'est rare !
    Voix d'anges qui émerveillent mes oreilles !

  • @kimberlysnowden6472
    @kimberlysnowden6472 5 років тому +19

    This is otherworldly - fantastic job.

  • @heivlindertje
    @heivlindertje 5 років тому +11

    Wow, I'm just crying my eyes out here. It went straight into my heart. I've known and loved this piece for a few years now, but this performance is absolutely beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful one I've heard.

  • @L.Lehmkuhle65
    @L.Lehmkuhle65 2 місяці тому

    Es ist zum weinen schön. Und jedesmal, wenn ich es höre denke ich, es sind Sphärenklänge......
    Wunderbar arrangiert, mit hochprofessionellen Sängerinnen!!
    Danke dafür!! ❤️

  • @charliewesthoff1904
    @charliewesthoff1904 4 роки тому +2

    this is the best performance of this song to exist

  • @kotszeyim
    @kotszeyim Рік тому +5

    never seen such beautiful voices😇 I've listened to this for so many times!!!!!

  • @sparkey4293
    @sparkey4293 5 років тому +4

    Wow! beautiful song done to perfection.

  • @EllaEllaEh
    @EllaEllaEh 5 років тому +8

    Ethereal. Breathtaking. Haunting.

  • @user-tm2xx8vh3o
    @user-tm2xx8vh3o 2 роки тому +1

    I felt like I was transported to Heaven. My very core remembered the God I forgot in the noise. Amen.

  • @ThvonS
    @ThvonS 4 роки тому +6

    Simply wonderful. I am an atheist - but you make me want to believe in something....

  • @AussieStandsWithRussia
    @AussieStandsWithRussia 4 роки тому +1

    the real women of the gods. you show man there is hope

  • @MsSmithLondon
    @MsSmithLondon 5 років тому +12

    So perfectly timed and blended. An endless sea of sound. Thank you for this beautiful performance. You guys are amazing!

  • @mauriziodagradi3498
    @mauriziodagradi3498 4 роки тому +7

    What a magnificent performance!
    Absoutely great!

  • @sargr1989
    @sargr1989 2 роки тому +3

    My absolute favorite version of northern lights 🤩

  • @michaelahrstkova6348
    @michaelahrstkova6348 4 роки тому +4

    This is the definition of perfection. It is just so beautiful. I can not stop listening to it! Amazing job ladies!

  • @charliechase8423
    @charliechase8423 5 років тому +50

    This is the best version I've heard. That suspension between 0:52 and 1:03 has me tearing up everytime!!! Vielen vielen dank Mädels, außerordentlich gut gesungen!!!!

  • @bgjobass
    @bgjobass 2 роки тому +1

    Voices of angels from Heaven above. Incredible. My 100 year old Mom adores this amazing composition.

  • @umapaulistananaholanda
    @umapaulistananaholanda 5 років тому +2

    I have had the pleasure of singing this beautiful song in 2016... wonderful to Remember it ! 😻

  • @Ludesto
    @Ludesto 5 років тому +15

    This is my favorite video in the whole world

    • @Ludesto
      @Ludesto 4 роки тому +3

      Still my favorite video in the whole world

    • @SjaellaAcappella6
      @SjaellaAcappella6  4 роки тому +2

      🙃

    • @Iditarod
      @Iditarod 4 роки тому +1

      Me too, or at least in top 5 ever, just sublime

    • @Ludesto
      @Ludesto 4 роки тому

      Still coming back here daily :)

    • @Ludesto
      @Ludesto 4 роки тому

      Now I watch it here and listen to it on Spotify

  • @friedulinequakquak7127
    @friedulinequakquak7127 2 роки тому +1

    Without Words!🙏

  • @strawberry1025
    @strawberry1025 Рік тому +1

    Utterly exquisite.

  • @gustafbstrom
    @gustafbstrom 9 місяців тому +2

    The soprano and the alto has a perfect tone together when singing that unison part. Thanks, I love your rendition of this piece.

  • @annaammendolia3391
    @annaammendolia3391 4 роки тому +4

    I can't explain the ecstasy that explodes in my soul 💕 listening to this harmony

  • @GabdeVue
    @GabdeVue 5 років тому +11

    This amazes me on so many levels. Just how beautiful their voices work together - each and every one pronounced and strong, but so gentle at the same time and interwoven. Sometimes i hear clerically inspired pieces like this where even a soft sopran comes through so much stronger and everything else gets toned down to very pleasant noise. The clarity is beautiful and I enjoyed looking at the expressions of the singers. Thank you for this video and sharing such a beautiful version of the song.

  • @bexabeast_youtube
    @bexabeast_youtube 5 років тому +4

    Where has this been all my life? Stunning!

  • @kodomonoasobireturn
    @kodomonoasobireturn 5 років тому +43

    The way your voices harmonize should be illegal, it's too beautiful!! I can't get enough of 1:05, the contrast between the highest and the lowest parts is too majestic.
    Also altos, your low notes make me cry every time, I'll never be able to sing this wonderfully ;D

  • @hugablestpersonever
    @hugablestpersonever 5 років тому +45

    Thsi is so well done! They make it seem so effortless but this piece is so hard breathing-wise!

  • @BryanLovejoy123
    @BryanLovejoy123 3 роки тому +1

    The curtains separating earth from heaven open just a bit. A beam of pure light shines through, confirming that there is a marvelous reality beyond this realm.

  • @lifesmeaningistobehappy7201
    @lifesmeaningistobehappy7201 5 років тому +11

    This song is so solemn and quiet, i love it~

  • @rolfehrling2457
    @rolfehrling2457 4 роки тому +1

    Wunderbare Musik und wunderbare Fruen!

  • @masonfirstunitedmethodistchurc
    @masonfirstunitedmethodistchurc 2 роки тому +3

    Utterly ethereal... such a beautiful performance of this gorgeous music!

  • @fernandbillot6716
    @fernandbillot6716 Рік тому +2

    Excelllent !

  • @karleick6679
    @karleick6679 5 років тому +1

    Mehr davon! Bitte! Diese Harmonien! Wie viel Übung das braucht! Und solche Engelsstimmen! Ich habe es jetzt bestimmt 10 mal + gehört und erfreue mich immer aufs neueste daran.

  • @jonaidal.estrella-ortiz4548
    @jonaidal.estrella-ortiz4548 5 років тому +7

    No pude dejar de sonreír mientras escuchaba el vídeo. Simplemente me sentía muy feliz, no sé cómo explicarlo.

  • @hydraxisfrimon9785
    @hydraxisfrimon9785 5 років тому +5

    A beautiful sound in a building with a wonderful acoustic quality, how lovely.

  • @Tamadehenzhan
    @Tamadehenzhan 2 роки тому +3

    Fantastisches Werk und große Gesangskunst

  • @antoniaspina142
    @antoniaspina142 5 років тому +3

    Non mi stanco mai di ascoltarlo...eccellente!

  • @scandiic
    @scandiic 3 роки тому +5

    The way you sing these intense harmonies is incredible. Thank you for sharing your music! I am crying ❤️

  • @em-agan
    @em-agan 5 років тому +6

    By far one of my favorite choral pieces... it’s so difficult in a chamber setting but WOW they killed it

  • @lizfrances1659
    @lizfrances1659 4 роки тому +4

    Stunning! Absolutely beautiful.

  • @LionessFoxy
    @LionessFoxy 5 років тому +3

    NO words Just tears of love

  • @Child-of-Astara
    @Child-of-Astara 2 роки тому +2

    Still listening since 2019. I wish I could "like" this piece many multiple times. Y'all are SUBLIME. I want my life to be as beautiful as this song 🥰

  • @canadianloon6433
    @canadianloon6433 5 років тому +3

    Beautiful blessed with beautiful voices

  • @risan4172
    @risan4172 4 роки тому +4

    It’s so beautiful. I’m speechless.

  • @sargr1989
    @sargr1989 5 років тому +8

    Thank you for sharing this recording with us publicly!
    What a treasure!

    • @sargr1989
      @sargr1989 5 років тому +1

      Ich weiß nicht, wie oft ich mir das Video schon angeschaut habe - ich bekomme immer wieder Gänsehaut!