UW Chamber Singers "The Stars Stand Up in the Air"

The Stars Stand Up in the Air, Eric William Barnum
Conductor: Geoffrey Boers
ACDA NW 2014
THE stars up in the air,
The sun and the moon are gone,
The strand of its waters is bare.
And her sway is swept from the swan.
The cuckoo was calling all day,
Hid in the branches above,
How my stóirín is fled away,
'Tis my grief that I gave her my love.
Three things through love I see-
Sorrow and sin and death-
And my mind reminding me
That this doom I breathe with my breath.
But sweeter than violin or lute
Is my love-and she left me behind.
I wish that all music were mute,
And I to all beauty were blind.
She's more shapely than swan by the strand,
She's more radiant than grass after dew,
She's more fair than the stars where they stand-
'Tis my grief that her ever I knew!
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[@seoryu262]

I was in school choir for 5 years. This was my favourite song of all and for my friends as well. I remember we sang this at the school performance night and towards the end, I dropped a few tears at the thought that this will be the last time I get to sing this song as you can't sing a choir song alone. I will never truly experience what I was experiencing then, ever. I have sung many songs in choir but this song remains so vividly in my memories. Such a beautiful piece.

[@makaelajoybragg7692]

The sirens at the end are perfect!

[@larklysanderbeau3121]

always gotta love when you're learning a part song, and one of the lines your part gets to sing is 'and my mind reminding me that I breathe with my breath' hhhhh always had some fun joking about that in choir

[@aleezaboo09]

I’m singing this my sophomore year of high school!!!! It’s SOOOO BEAUTIFUL. I want to cry throughout the whole song !!!

[@stevenmcclary534]

Truman homework
1. Just listen
2. Listen for part
3. Listen for harmony

[@joshualopez5407]

I always come back to this video when I want to hear this song and truly experience it outside of class. Beautiful

[@ItsCrawdaddy]

Love this song.. Sang it my senior year of high school. The womens' parts from 2:27 - 2:37 still give me chills.

[@zoezamir139]

Chad Crawford I sang this in middle school...

[@MysteryAndroclese401]

Sang this at MMEA All-State Choir under Dr. Boers direction. I think he liked Eric Barnum. (he was Barnum's main DMA instructor)

[@elisenelson5736]

so beautiful!!

[@billyburt4604]

This epic peace of art made me burst into tears in choir class I have so many emotions pulsing threw my veins lol lmao XD rolf 😄😆😀🤪😜🕵🏿‍♂️🏀

[@bulletproofvipr2922]

billy what the fuck