Ēriks Ešenvalds - Only in Sleep | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2015
- To celebrate the release of 'Northern Lights', our recording of the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds on Hyperion, here is a video of one of the works from the CD, recorded in Trinity College Chapel.
Audio and Video Engineer - David Hinitt
Producer - Adrian Peacock
The back story on the soloist was she had never had formal singing lessons. She was in her senior year at trinity college as a baroque violist when she was selected for the chorus.
If ever a person so felt the music being sung she is it.
Such a beautiful piece.
Great talent, heavenly gifted...
Wow..!
Singing and poem very beautiful.
That she’s a violinist is telling. Singers are often advised to sing their vocal lines like a violinist… focusing on a long, smooth lines.
Спасибо, интересно.
There's literally nothing like singing in a choir. It's so sacred. I cherished the experience to be apart of one. It's calling me back especially after hearing this.
I feel the same way. I only started singing a year ago, but would not give it up for anything. Life would not be the same without music.
M K ❤️❤️❤️
I feel the same way! This song- I felt so inspired by it specifically! I joined hour again last year after I found it :) ❤️Have you gotten back into one?
Absolutely, I needed this during this time
I feel the same about orchestra. Making music is incomparable to anything else.
Fans of choral music are truly living in a golden age. We have a massive history to draw from, and yet we are blessed to hear and perform new gorgeous works like this. Ešenvalds is among the best contemporary composers writing choral music, and I am continually excited to hear what's next from him and his fellow composers!
+Kekoapono Much agreed, its a delight.
agreed
Kekoapono billion times agree
Truly bless'd are we 🌈
Kekoapono I totally agree!! It's amazing! 😭❤️
the soloist has the voice of an angel
The soloist Rachel Ambrose Evans is a bit of a story. She only started singing seriously in her final undergraduate year (she was a music student specialising in Baroque Violin). So this is pretty much an untutored voice! Talk about natural talent...
Tullochgorum she is truly blessed! and i feel blessed to have experienced something like this. a choir's heart truly beats as one and her wonderful voice and nostalgic song were truly meant for one another. life is wonderful sometimes, eh? :)
Sterling Hancock her diction wasn't good though
who cares... It's God's own beauty!!!
@Sunflower Fields - Layton has a talent for tutoring young voices. I was a member of that choir in the distant past - we were pretty good but he has lifted it to a new level. It's won a Grammy and was recently voted one of the top 5 small choirs in the world - remarkable achievement for a part-time amateur choir. All these singers are doing very tough academic courses and the college selected them for academic ability, not for their voices. And there are fewer than 1000 students in the college (though they draw on volunteers from other colleges). It's a remarkable story all round - Layton is something of a genius, I think.
The soloist takes my breath away but the rest of the ensemble takes it to an even higher level matching her direction overall. Amazing that quality of sound came from those singing positions. Please don't overlook that.
Amazing!!!!!!
A beautiful response Ryan. Bless you.
I wish I could sing like her...
The talent is incredible. With such a acoustically balanced venue and stellar recording engineers...you get this beautiful piece❤️
Agreed. The same thing went through my mind even more so when I first saw this: ua-cam.com/video/KNQ2eowT6xU/v-deo.html How does anyone sing with that control and power while lying on their back, strapped to a gurney?! The skill is mind blowing.
The choir is singing sitting down, slightly slouching, and they still sound amazing! That's worthy of respect!
Thisssssss. Choirs i'm involved in would sing standing with the most correct posture and still would be nowhere achieving half their projection. Howwwwwww?
This kind of singing is very efficient. Therefore you do not need to over support. Just relax and spin the tone.
Folks....they are truly amazing, but understand that what you see and what you hear are two different occasions. What you see is a lip synched video take. For the audio recording I assure you they were standing and facing one another with lots of sophisticated mikes balancing the sound.
@@kenhorner4023 thank you so much for this explanation .... it is exactly what i thought some years ago , when i saw the video years ago for the first time ...
@@kenhorner4023
Wrong. Live recording
Transcendent!
To me, a capella choral music is the purest, most organic and beautiful form of music. No instruments, not technologies, nothing but the hearts, ears and voices we were born with.
Amen to that !!!
hahahaha 69 likes lol
ltyr2001 1 PREACH! ITS SO MUCH FUN THAT WAY I LOVE ACAPELLA. VOICES ARE THE INSTRUMENTS THAT BLEND
ltyr2001 1 c
God's instrument.
Everyone is talking about the soloist and the composer
But no one talks about how they sitting around just like paintings.. AND THE LIGHTINGSS it's very heavenly
And the sound recording, which is fabulous.
also the fact most of the choir is SLOUCHING and they still have this incredible sound. HOW.
The choir is wonderful... and yes, the church contains all them like angels in a chapel or in Heaven.
@Lawa No
Yes!
I played this very version at my grandmother's funeral before I read her eulogy that I had written. It has touched me so deeply, words could not express; so I allowed the music to say what I was at a loss for words in saying. Mary Ann Walters Ison, the greatest grandmother a grandson has ever had the joy of loving.
It's damn near impossible to refrain from tearing up whilst listening to this song.
Very true.
Levi Robinson especially when you read the lyrics
@@tomrichards7026 tbh when I first heard this music, I didn't even know it was English because the singers of that version rolled the words around so much. But I still cried 😢 It was the music that made me cry 😭. But you're right, now that I've read the lyrics, I'm just heartbroken 💔 😝
my gosh im sobbing. This is stunning
My choir sang this, and it was hard to keep it together, even as one of the singers 😍😭😭
Just this week I have lost one of my best friends who was best man at my wedding, quite suddenly. We met when we were both students at Trinity College Cambridge in the late 1970s, and we both would regularly attend chapel. So this exquisite recording in the chapel so familiar to me has quite torn me apart. Though we didn't know each other as children, the text seems so appropriate for the memories I have.
Rest, brother. He knows.
😢❤😢❤😢
Wow. That's truly touching.
❤
It boggles my mind that they stay so perfectly together solely by ear and mutual spirit, with their eyes restfully set in diverse directions. This signifies a spiritual unity so near music's heavenly ideal.
+Caleb Rodriguez there is a conductor on the left
+William Donhardt, I see him now, 4:55. But they are clearly not relying heavily on him, and this is not presumption. I attended a live performance during their most recent American tour, and they performed three pieces entirely without a conductor.
+Caleb Rodriguez It is very hard to keep on beat with everyone, my choir doesn't even have a conductor and we are the number 1 high school choir in central Illinois
having said that, it's not that uncommon to go without a conductor for certain pieces. Quite often, my university choir does not use a conductor for early music.
+Tyler Morse true true, but its all our songs
"Only in sleep I see their faces,
Children I played with when I was a child,
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
Only in sleep Time is forgotten -
What may have come to them, who can know?
Yet we played last night as long ago,
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
I met their eyes and found them mild -
Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder,
And for them am I too a child?"
David Clover thanks so very much for these lyrics.
Such a great piece!
This performance has pointed out a poet to read: Sara Teasdale.
Do they dream of me? And in their dream am I also a child? I love that imagery!
@@MsMabeno
I like her poem "Faces". :)
Also check out other choral pieces with her lyrics:
Frank Tichelli - There Will Be Rest
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Stars
I never, never, never tire of this recording. Such purity of voice from the soloist.
I keep coming back and listening to them. So exquisite. ❤
The choir's seated positions and the soloist's brilliant color in the midst of black and white make Esenvalds' anthem of childhood remembrance that much more powerful. The voices, the presentation - this is aesthetic brilliance.
My love for choral music grows everyday
You and me both, darlin'.
Tina2tu the more i sing, the more i get attached to choral music..
Reinhart Nelindra over the past couple years (since i started high school) i've been the exact same way. i can't get enough.
& That's totally understandable!
The soloist here has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Its almost hypnotically beautiful
I've known her since she was four... :-)
zollykod do you know her names?
@@muhaY-vb5vp rachel ambrose evans I think
I have just found this. Oh my! is she amazing!?
I'll be playing this performance of "Only in Sleep" at my funeral. What a wonderful way to go
Idiot
@TheSauce Group lmfao
Even more beautiful if you could find a singer and Choir who would sing at your send-off
That soloist is incredible.
Best recording of this song by far. This song is beautiful. The soloist sang this piece with perfection. I am stunned by their synchronicity. Absolutely amazing.
I agree completely with your statement.
And these singers are all seated!
Reaction 60 my thoughts exactly
Pure intonation, with a tint of mild vibrato. Perfect dynamic and articulation. Typical Layton's choir. Just discovered this Esenvalds's music today and I've been listening to it over and over again. It's bewitching!
Alright so I just noticed this, Jonathan Pacey, the current bass of voces8 is sitting in the front row in the right, I recognized his face and to be sure, I looked it up, it's him! He got a scholarship to trinity college and as soon as he graduated in 2015 he joined VOCES8 the more you know, y'know?
Wow! The soloist has such a beautiful voice.
This and flight has to be my favorite pieces from TMEA
literally same
me too they’re literally so beautiful
Yeaa
They say Terre nuve needs to be cut 😭
@@davidhenry1793 thank god because I can’t sing in French at all 😭
The human voice is a miracle. I have no words to describe how moving this is. Thank you for posting.
GOD is truly amazing GOD to have created such beauty in us, in our world. Just majestic!
It seems that future of classical music composition belongs to choral music.
I know what you mean... But, just wait. You ain't heard nothin' yet... :)
Rachel Ambrose Evans just may have launched her incredibly successful solo career solely from this recording. Wow. Just ... wow.
Only in sleep I see their faces,
Children I played with when I was a child,
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
Only in sleep Time is forgotten -
What may have come to them, who can know?
Yet we played last night as long ago,
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
I met their eyes and found them mild -
Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder,
And for them am I too a child?
Sara Teasdale
How does social media do anything to affect the poem?
Thank you for posting the words. SO beautiful.
Ilze は
I just found this music!!! I know this is years old, but for me it is new and thank you for posting the words to this amazing song! what gets me is as i get older the more i dreams of my childhood and old friends... I am now 46 and I dream of my childhood often.... This part of the song hits home..."The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
I met their eyes and found them mild -Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder, And for them am I too a child?""-- Thank you even it it is 6 years later!
Simply love it. I am in tears... Thanks to my Mom, who sent it to me. Love you forever. ❤
My absolute favorite piece of choral music. Can't believe i get to perform it for the second time in my life later this semester
This is probably one of the most nostalgic songs I’ve ever heard, because of both the lyrics and the melody. When I first heard this song, I remember thinking it was one of the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard. Then when I realized the meaning of the song, it resonated with me a lot. Though I try to live in the present moment, I do often find myself thinking about the past and missing it. Life was so much simpler as a kid, though we didn’t realize it at the time. We didn’t even realize how good we had it until it was gone. While life holds all new memories and adventures, we will undoubtedly look back on the old memories and miss how it used to be. Even though life might be stressful at the time, we often forget to cherish the present moments and take everything in, and we don’t realize that nothing lasts forever and these moments will soon turn to memories that can only live on in our heads. Sometimes we’re so focused on something exciting that’s going to happen in the future or something that happened in the past, we forget that the moments we’re living in now used to be what we looked forward to and will be moments that we will someday look back on. This song also makes me nostalgic of old choir music. Sometimes I’ll watch a whole bunch of my favourite choir songs in a row and think about how much I’ll miss them. Though the year isn’t over yet, I know that I’m going to miss choir after I graduate. I know that there will be other chances in university and other choirs, but it won’t be the same as the relaxed, comfortable, laughter-filled environment that vocals classes have.
My exact thoughts. 💗
as a soprano myself I feel like this is one of the most moving soprano lines there is...going to school for music education in the fall :)
As another singing Caplan, I just thought I'd say hi. Strangely for a Jew, I'm an ex-chorister of the Trinity College Choir you've been listening to. The post came with a scholarship, and I couldn't resist singing with such a high quality unit in a chapel built by Henry VIII - a chapel with a world-class acoustic, a world-class organ, and a remarkable history (Bacon and Newton and Byron all worshipped there, amongst a host of other remarkable people: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Trinity_College,_Cambridge).
I hope you're enjoying your studies!
@@tullochgorum6323 I'm also a Jew who grew up as a chorister in an English cathedral!
@@sarahblytheshapiro Hi Sarah - there can't be many of us! I suspect that the CofE is one of the few denominations that would be open-minded enough to accept Jews into their choir - or the Sikh who sang at the coronation...
This is just stunningly gorgeous. I've listened over and over. Perfection.
Ešenvalds - the voice of a generation. There is hope for this world.
just can't stop crying
einfachnurso same here
I've been crying like a baby over this all day.
Get tears in my eyes. Magnificent. Stunningly beautiful . With this performance it has heen proved singing can be done sitting as well
If there is a "cry" response, not only like and dislike, I will hit the button 100 times. The choir and she are so great
Jeanne D'Arc Rosalind Floods!
Das gefällt mir sehr. Ešenvalds Kompositionen sind außergewöhnlich. Dazu wunderbare Sängerinnen und Sänger. Was will man mehr.
Stunning! I actually went looking for this piece after reading an article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune about “Things that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.” The writer referenced this piece. Being the skeptic that I am, I went looking for it here and this is the first choice on the list. It truly did make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
This is what makes me realize the incredible age of choral music in which we live. I have listened to this at least 20 times and it brings me to tears every time. Hearing this makes me realize why I teach choral music and what we as choral directors bring to those we teach, unimaginable beauty. I say this to my choir from time to time when they really nail it, "There is nothing more glorious than human voices raised in song." this exemplifies this! BTW, did anyone notice the guy on the right side end of the first row, blue socks, it's Jonathan Pacey from Voces8 (or his twin).
Your voices bring me instantly to tears everytime I listen to this song. I have been through a lot the last couple of years and my mental health is not what it used to be. This song touches my heart and gives me solace. Thank you.
I too listen every once i a while ...and every time it brings me to tears
This took my breath away. The thing I love about Trinity College Choir is that it’s completely semi-professional. You can’t sing with Trinity unless you’ve met the stringent academic requirements of the college, with Trinity being in at least the top three colleges at Cambridge. I also love that Trinity has added the female voices to what used to be an all-male choir. King’s College could do this as well.
I'm biased, as an ex Trinity Chorister, but under Layton they are a far better choir than the current setup at Kings. They won a Grammy for goodness sake - a remarkable achievement for a part-time amateur setup. Layton is something of a genius.
This is-and possibly always will be-my favorite recording! The quality is astounding.
The soloist's voice always gives me goosebumps. I've listened to this hundreds of times but still. What an amazing voice, what a spectacular choir it is. The best version I have ever heard. My favorite choral piece for sure.
This was sung at my mother’s funeral as a tribute to her grandchildren. Beautiful & tears!
this reminds me of a calm morning in winter, or an autumn afternoon and it makes me think. it reminds me of the world. it may be rough, but love still exists. and people still come together in perfect harmony,like this choir.
I think of my little granddaughter Annie when I hear this, brings tears to my eyes.
Rachel has the most angelic voice I've ever heard in a choral piece. Good on her, and congrats to whoever was her vocal coach! You did a good job!
fonziekj52 Apparently, she didn't have one. She was studying violin and was only "found" in her final year. An untouched, natural gift.
She was majoring in baroque violin and started singing in her final undergrad year. She never had any training so her voice is pure, natural talent
@@CelsiusTears well, not exactly 'no' training. Trinity College choristers each receive six lessons a term from a team of (stunningly good) voice teachers.
My High school's chamber choir did this song and I was so mesmerized despite seeing them practice and sing the song over and over again. They shortened the "yet" for the song and it made such a huge impact. Gave me chills and I don't think I'll ever get ride of my love for this song. Thanks you BHS Chamber Choir for bringing such a beautiful song to my attention!
Jackie V it was amazing. The steps made it so much cooler than this version though.
2:46 - he is there. He is in that memory playing, as if long ago. You can see it on his face.
Yes! I love how he looks, as if he’s really telling the story!
Ryan Griffin The power of music - and of making music with others!
Yeah honestly some of the other singers at times kind of looked like they were bored or whatnot. But he was singing from the heart and with purpose. His brief appearance made me feel like there was a story being told here and that this song actually meant something to him.
@@rp-lopez
Don't be ridiculous. They are not bored, none of them.
It's been years since I first heard this rendition of Only in Sleep by Trinity College Choir. It keeps me coming back.
The soloist, the background choir, the angelic lighting, the piece itself...everything about their performance is heartwarming and nostalgic. Every single person on that stage put their heart into this and you can hear and feel it. It's amazing to listen to a choir that truly sings as one.
I've been rewatching this video for years and I'll continue rewatching for years. Trinity College Choir, you guys do some amazing work. Amazing job, and thanks for the smiles :)
Heard this marvelous piece in a church in Cologne sung by a choir. Among the choir was a good friend of mine. This song is so moving...
Impossible to listen to this heavenly music without tears in my eyes....This is so beautiful, voices like angels, an atmosphere of love and comfort!
A dearly beloved little blind girl in my elementary school died suddenly back in 1981 when she was 12 years old from health complications. I was 11. Months before, she wore a pink fairy dress as the lead angel in our school's Christmas program who "conducted" the choir with an angel's wand in front of the school. When she died, our principal hung a painting of lion cubs in our school hallway in her memory since her favorite animal was the lion. Our little town mourned her loss. I think of her every time I watch this video and cry like a baby. R.I.P. Julie Sebald, 1969-1981. Now you're singing with the angels.
My choir teacher showed my class this and we were all speechless because it was so good
Wonderful soloist! Truly remarkable.
I taught Rachel from the age of 4 to 18. Lovely girl
Rachel Ambrose Evans
Yes indeed - as I said, I first taught her in the Reception class in primary school! :-)
Lyrics by Sara Teasdale, US poet (1884-1933):
Only in sleep I see their faces,
Children I played with when I was a child,
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
Only in sleep Time is forgotten-
What may have come to them, who can know?
Yet we played last night as long ago,
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
I met their eyes and found them mild-
Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder,
And for them am I too a child?
Wow. I’m speechless. That was gorgeous. The fact that they supported their sound even while sitting down is amazing.
Oh my dear God above. This is so good. So so so good. Blessings to you all.
Their O Salutaris Hostia and Only in Sleep renditions were more than enough to convince me to order their album... so beautiful; I'm so excited!
Thank you Sara Teasdale, for this sublime poem, and Ēriks Ešenvalds for this pensive and rhapsodic composition, and Trinity College Choir and everyone involved in producing this performance, which is simply magic. It grabs my heart and pulls, hard.
I am crying it reminds that my life is still together. I have my sisters, my dad,and my family.
I really love this song since 2015. ❤️❤️ sending love from indonesia
An absolutely exquisite performance...
I sang this my senior year of high school, and I honestly think this is one of the greatest songs we sang. Beautiful!
Reminds me of singing with the Kingsway College Symphonic Choir (Ontario, Canada) back in the mid '70s with director James T Bingham. We constantly listened to great English choirs like Kings College Cambridge in order to emulate their beautiful harmony and technique, many times singing with our eyes closed intently listening to one another. What a joy to hear great choral music!!
The first time I listened to this piece I burst into tears.
Music and verses are really moving and touch me in the deep.
I want to remember the poet, Sara Teasdale - "I am not yours" is another poem put in music...
I've been listening to this recording for so long, and it's still one of my favorites.
Absolutely breathtaking! You transfer so much emotion with this performance. I am literally sitting here in tears. :)
lucky Latvians that they have such composers and such music
Everyday I listen to this song and makes my day. I cry every time I hear this song. :)
As a student, the voice of the soloist is so trembling, a sound from heaven.
What a sublime, heavenly, impeccable performance embodying one of the highest peaks of human spirit. Thank you, people!
BEAUTIFUL soloist. Excellent intonation especially tuning the fourths
Moves me to tears. I don't think there are any choir performances, or lyrics, touching such a deep part of one's soul. Beyond gorgeous.....
I was in the dentist’s chair and the UA-cam algorithm brought this video up at the perfect time. Pure bliss. Never had such a peaceful dental procedure.
What a cultured dentist's surgery!
Absolutley stunning! The soloist has an increadible voice!
So excited we may be doing this next year, it's absolutely gorgeous. Exactly what I love in choral music, clear and ethereal and beautiful.
No matter how many times I hear this rich song, my ears are elevated to levels that rarely are attained. It appears so effortless, warm, lofty, inspired, and the faces are glowing through out... you simply feel the love in the vibrations and resonances of these pure voices. thank you.
Wie oft hab ich mir dieses Video schon angeschaut? Und es geht einfach nie ohne Gänsehaut und Tränen.
This is the first soloist I’ve heard sing this piece that can actually be understood. Her tone and diction are in a perfect blend
i have watched this so many times! so freaking beautiful!
I've known this song since May, and this recording is still the most beautiful. It blows my mind to know that there are people out there with voices that can make me feel the way I do when listening to this song. Not only the voices, but the song itself cannot be described as anything other than ethereal.
I've listened to this exquisite and celestial work and group at least 100 times...probably will do so 100 more times.
One of my favorite pieces. Reminds me of my grandmother, and of all who I have loved and lost. Thank you for singing this so beautifully.
Brivixxycej8 Mortality.
This is a true gift towards humanity.
After watching this for the hundredth time, how am I just now noticing they aren’t even using their full breath potential by standing?? SMH i’m jelly ❤️
Consistently the best choir on the planet. Layton has very ably carried the baton from the late great Richard Marlow.
When, not if, the light go out forever and a remnant of humanity is left to rebuild from the rubble...I would hope that somewhere I could find a sound like this emanating from a small church still standing,When all the technologicial distractions are gone, this is what we will have left. Just pure music.
Remarkable artistry! The beauty of the song is matched by flawless interpretation. I am moved and touched by this piece and eager for more to be released.
Hauntingly beautiful. Trinity College Choir is amazing.
I'm so excited to sing this with my chamber choir! This song is just beautiful! I don't know why you would ever dislike it....that makes me think they'll never understand what real music is. How can you not feel the emotions to this? This is why I enjoy singing in a choir because we don't just sing it but we give a meaningful message or a story to the audience. I'm so proud to be a chamber singer :)
This is magic! The music, the choir, the soloist, the lyrics! I cried....
sumptuous... I discovered it few days ago, and turning it in loop... magic voices, serving so beautiful lyrics and music... thank you !
Unbelievable. I can't stop listening.
Once a great while, music like this descends from the Divine through amazingly talented souls, and it draws us closer to who we really are and the Divine. Thank you for this angelic performance...with tears of gratitude and amazement.
Thanks for posting this. Beautiful, absolutely !
We sang this song as our senior performance and everybody cried! Such an AMAZING song!
One of my choir directors sent me this to listen to and said she thinks it’d go really well with my voice. Man, am I glad she sent me this, it sounds AMAZING❤️ Everyone is so together and it all sounds like one voice in each section, and the soloist, the soloist’s voice is from the heavens!❤️❤️
Non servono grandi cose... il bello è bello..e quando ci sono tutti gli elementi per raggiungerlo come, qualita vocale, talento musicale, lavoro assieme fatto con intelligenza ed umiltà, e saper ascoltarsii per trovare gli equilibri giusti... grazie anche ad una musica scritta con maestria raffinatezza e con dolcezza.. si ottengono assieme queste atmosfere meravigliose ed emozioni intense...dal vivo per chi ha cantato sarà stato certamente magico...grazie per il dono che ci avete regalato... bravi..
Grazie a voi. Ho scritto in italiano in quanto mi era difficile esprimere i concetti e le mie considerazioni in lingua inglese...
anyway bravo for all you together. Good music good feelings and emorions...bye