Ēriks Ešenvalds - Only in Sleep | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

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  • @LovingSoul61
    @LovingSoul61 7 років тому +1081

    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.

    • @MK-cw7kc
      @MK-cw7kc 4 роки тому +20

      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.

    • @LovingSoul61
      @LovingSoul61 4 роки тому

      M K ❤️❤️❤️

    • @rachelbalow4967
      @rachelbalow4967 4 роки тому +3

      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?

    • @crunchycrunch30
      @crunchycrunch30 4 роки тому +4

      Absolutely, I needed this during this time

    • @thatsalittlebassist
      @thatsalittlebassist 3 роки тому +6

      I feel the same about orchestra. Making music is incomparable to anything else.

  • @ordman52
    @ordman52 4 роки тому +534

    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.

    • @ykalantzis
      @ykalantzis 3 роки тому +18

      Great talent, heavenly gifted...

    • @corycox2039
      @corycox2039 3 роки тому +4

      Wow..!

    • @eugeneclasby518
      @eugeneclasby518 2 роки тому +4

      Singing and poem very beautiful.

    • @robinrubendunst869
      @robinrubendunst869 2 роки тому +27

      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.

    • @ИгорьЛисунец
      @ИгорьЛисунец Рік тому +1

      Спасибо, интересно.

  • @SterlingHancock
    @SterlingHancock 9 років тому +1428

    the soloist has the voice of an angel

    • @tullochgorum6323
      @tullochgorum6323 7 років тому +148

      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...

    • @justiniantbh
      @justiniantbh 7 років тому +28

      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? :)

    • @vivvvv2000
      @vivvvv2000 7 років тому +4

      Sterling Hancock her diction wasn't good though

    • @law.kevinplaw
      @law.kevinplaw 7 років тому +14

      who cares... It's God's own beauty!!!

    • @tullochgorum6323
      @tullochgorum6323 7 років тому +31

      @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.

  • @CdnMel
    @CdnMel 9 днів тому +2

    I discovered this recording of Ešenvalds’ composition a few years ago. Not only did this song evoke a deep emotional response within me, it connected to my Latvian-heritage soul. I was so grateful it came to mind and was able to play it two days ago for my mother as she peacefully departed from this earth…the angelic voices accompanying her soul’s transition. Thank you paldies Ēriks Ešenvalds and each choir member for sharing your gifts, this recording, with all of us…I am ever so grateful 🩷

  • @ltyr-mr2if
    @ltyr-mr2if 8 років тому +958

    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.

    • @SilentStorm27
      @SilentStorm27 8 років тому +13

      Amen to that !!!

    • @ur.local.granny6165
      @ur.local.granny6165 8 років тому +5

      hahahaha 69 likes lol

    • @Xxmellyzxx
      @Xxmellyzxx 7 років тому +2

      ltyr2001 1 PREACH! ITS SO MUCH FUN THAT WAY I LOVE ACAPELLA. VOICES ARE THE INSTRUMENTS THAT BLEND

    • @aileenstewart1646
      @aileenstewart1646 7 років тому

      ltyr2001 1 c

    • @elsa3312
      @elsa3312 7 років тому +13

      God's instrument.

  • @kayleemiddlebrook7305
    @kayleemiddlebrook7305 7 років тому +447

    The choir is singing sitting down, slightly slouching, and they still sound amazing! That's worthy of respect!

    • @ahmaddeedatibrahim6631
      @ahmaddeedatibrahim6631 4 роки тому +23

      Thisssssss. Choirs i'm involved in would sing standing with the most correct posture and still would be nowhere achieving half their projection. Howwwwwww?

    • @1641music
      @1641music 2 роки тому +6

      This kind of singing is very efficient. Therefore you do not need to over support. Just relax and spin the tone.

    • @kenhorner4023
      @kenhorner4023 2 роки тому +7

      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.

    • @ulrichdannenbaum4472
      @ulrichdannenbaum4472 2 роки тому +1

      @@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 ...

    • @elenikiroy
      @elenikiroy Рік тому +5

      ​@@kenhorner4023
      Wrong. Live recording

  • @Kekoapono
    @Kekoapono 9 років тому +1241

    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!

    • @Calamaistr
      @Calamaistr 9 років тому +3

      +Kekoapono Much agreed, its a delight.

    • @isaac.aaron.standen
      @isaac.aaron.standen 7 років тому +2

      agreed

    • @HelgaTopolska
      @HelgaTopolska 7 років тому +1

      Kekoapono billion times agree

    • @peneleapai
      @peneleapai 7 років тому +2

      Truly bless'd are we 🌈

    • @BenetSaidSo
      @BenetSaidSo 7 років тому +2

      Kekoapono I totally agree!! It's amazing! 😭❤️

  • @liondemonchief
    @liondemonchief 8 років тому +1475

    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.

    • @eunicejamandre2009
      @eunicejamandre2009 6 років тому +2

      Amazing!!!!!!

    • @stephenmitchell3760
      @stephenmitchell3760 5 років тому +10

      A beautiful response Ryan. Bless you.

    • @donOmembo
      @donOmembo 5 років тому +3

      I wish I could sing like her...

    • @SuperJikster
      @SuperJikster 5 років тому +21

      The talent is incredible. With such a acoustically balanced venue and stellar recording engineers...you get this beautiful piece❤️

    • @neilmckay4097
      @neilmckay4097 5 років тому

      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.

  • @bassmanxan3544
    @bassmanxan3544 10 місяців тому +9

    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

  • @yosancahyadi4852
    @yosancahyadi4852 4 роки тому +265

    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

    • @cyrille-gauvinfrancoeur1107
      @cyrille-gauvinfrancoeur1107 4 роки тому +4

      And the sound recording, which is fabulous.

    • @laurendegruccio4708
      @laurendegruccio4708 4 роки тому +7

      also the fact most of the choir is SLOUCHING and they still have this incredible sound. HOW.

    • @marialuciariccioli4971
      @marialuciariccioli4971 4 роки тому +4

      The choir is wonderful... and yes, the church contains all them like angels in a chapel or in Heaven.

    • @elenikiroy
      @elenikiroy 3 роки тому +1

      @Lawa No
      Yes!

  • @l3b360
    @l3b360 3 роки тому +95

    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.

  • @alan1507
    @alan1507 3 роки тому +70

    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.

  • @levirobinson6181
    @levirobinson6181 8 років тому +430

    It's damn near impossible to refrain from tearing up whilst listening to this song.

    • @tseward
      @tseward 6 років тому +4

      Very true.

    • @tomrichards7026
      @tomrichards7026 6 років тому +5

      Levi Robinson especially when you read the lyrics

    • @oddball_oddity
      @oddball_oddity 5 років тому +3

      @@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 💔 😝

    • @alexafarah4662
      @alexafarah4662 4 роки тому

      my gosh im sobbing. This is stunning

    • @ingracenotepianostudio
      @ingracenotepianostudio 4 роки тому

      My choir sang this, and it was hard to keep it together, even as one of the singers 😍😭😭

  • @dac3uk
    @dac3uk 8 років тому +874

    "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?"

    • @dlee732ad
      @dlee732ad 8 років тому +31

      David Clover thanks so very much for these lyrics.

    • @dac3uk
      @dac3uk 8 років тому +19

      Such a great piece!

    • @MsMabeno
      @MsMabeno 6 років тому +24

      This performance has pointed out a poet to read: Sara Teasdale.

    • @arnie3631
      @arnie3631 6 років тому +23

      Do they dream of me? And in their dream am I also a child? I love that imagery!

    • @aknopf8173
      @aknopf8173 6 років тому +17

      @@MsMabeno
      I like her poem "Faces". :)
      Also check out other choral pieces with her lyrics:
      Frank Tichelli - There Will Be Rest
      Ēriks Ešenvalds - Stars

  • @Theocentrist
    @Theocentrist 9 років тому +461

    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.

    • @theedonny8314
      @theedonny8314 9 років тому +8

      +Caleb Rodriguez there is a conductor on the left

    • @Theocentrist
      @Theocentrist 9 років тому +9

      +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.

    • @theedonny8314
      @theedonny8314 8 років тому +3

      +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

    • @Bootus123
      @Bootus123 8 років тому +2

      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.

    • @theedonny8314
      @theedonny8314 8 років тому +1

      +Tyler Morse true true, but its all our songs

  • @Tina2tu
    @Tina2tu 9 років тому +275

    My love for choral music grows everyday

    • @matts156
      @matts156 8 років тому +10

      You and me both, darlin'.

    • @firedagon
      @firedagon 8 років тому +2

      Tina2tu the more i sing, the more i get attached to choral music..

    • @carliquiel
      @carliquiel 7 років тому

      Reinhart Nelindra over the past couple years (since i started high school) i've been the exact same way. i can't get enough.

    • @BenetSaidSo
      @BenetSaidSo 7 років тому

      & That's totally understandable!

  • @georgeobrien9748
    @georgeobrien9748 Рік тому +53

    I never, never, never tire of this recording. Such purity of voice from the soloist.

    • @dianaford9040
      @dianaford9040 6 місяців тому +1

      I keep coming back and listening to them. So exquisite. ❤

  • @mattideus7567
    @mattideus7567 9 років тому +205

    The soloist here has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Its almost hypnotically beautiful

    • @zollykod2541
      @zollykod2541 7 років тому +12

      I've known her since she was four... :-)

    • @muhaY-vb5vp
      @muhaY-vb5vp 6 років тому

      zollykod do you know her names?

    • @usaskjock
      @usaskjock 5 років тому +3

      @@muhaY-vb5vp rachel ambrose evans I think

    • @12111scott
      @12111scott 4 роки тому +1

      I have just found this. Oh my! is she amazing!?

  • @oTheSolidEcho
    @oTheSolidEcho 8 років тому +132

    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.

  • @chanstenchow7709
    @chanstenchow7709 8 років тому +259

    I'll be playing this performance of "Only in Sleep" at my funeral. What a wonderful way to go

  • @mikehixson9641
    @mikehixson9641 5 років тому +123

    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.

  • @ShadowLiIly
    @ShadowLiIly Рік тому +40

    This and flight has to be my favorite pieces from TMEA

    • @carsyngrumbles2574
      @carsyngrumbles2574 Рік тому +1

      me too they’re literally so beautiful

    • @hooman9554
      @hooman9554 Рік тому +1

      Yeaa

    • @davidhenry1793
      @davidhenry1793 Рік тому +7

      They say Terre nuve needs to be cut 😭

    • @hooman9554
      @hooman9554 Рік тому +3

      @@davidhenry1793 thank god because I can’t sing in French at all 😭

    • @cannonmallanon2264
      @cannonmallanon2264 Рік тому +4

      bouta stand there awkwardly while the judges think why i even sang

  • @bassmanxan3544
    @bassmanxan3544 3 роки тому +25

    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?

  • @aurora_bae
    @aurora_bae 5 місяців тому +9

    The soloist's voice is still the most perfect for this piece that I ever heard. She sounds so heavenly

  • @annaeylert9983
    @annaeylert9983 Рік тому +12

    Simply love it. I am in tears... Thanks to my Mom, who sent it to me. Love you forever. ❤

  • @lugubrioz
    @lugubrioz 9 років тому +134

    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!

  • @CanuckComposer
    @CanuckComposer 8 років тому +75

    Ešenvalds - the voice of a generation. There is hope for this world.

  • @rebeccacarmack6033
    @rebeccacarmack6033 8 років тому +108

    That soloist is incredible.

  • @janiceedwards2384
    @janiceedwards2384 8 років тому +123

    The human voice is a miracle. I have no words to describe how moving this is. Thank you for posting.

    • @ジャン-j9h
      @ジャン-j9h Рік тому

      GOD is truly amazing GOD to have created such beauty in us, in our world. Just majestic!

  • @stevechurchill2387
    @stevechurchill2387 Місяць тому +3

    Amazing! People don’t realise how easy it is to slip in pitch in unaccompanied choral singing. The control this group has of it is extremely good throughout..

  • @lizcaplan6272
    @lizcaplan6272 5 років тому +61

    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 :)

    • @tullochgorum6323
      @tullochgorum6323 2 роки тому +1

      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!

    • @sarahblytheshapiro
      @sarahblytheshapiro Рік тому

      @@tullochgorum6323 I'm also a Jew who grew up as a chorister in an English cathedral!

    • @tullochgorum6323
      @tullochgorum6323 Рік тому

      @@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...

  • @ilze2588
    @ilze2588 9 років тому +299

    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

    • @lionsmaine1238
      @lionsmaine1238 8 років тому +2

      How does social media do anything to affect the poem?

    • @JanetWilliams01
      @JanetWilliams01 7 років тому +2

      Thank you for posting the words. SO beautiful.

    • @CantateDominoMure
      @CantateDominoMure 5 років тому

      Ilze は

    • @johnjay6370
      @johnjay6370 2 роки тому +2

      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!

  • @ameliawalenius7111
    @ameliawalenius7111 5 років тому +27

    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.

  • @Arsenalappleftw
    @Arsenalappleftw 10 років тому +96

    Wow! The soloist has such a beautiful voice.

  • @loganbradford4148
    @loganbradford4148 9 років тому +30

    Rachel Ambrose Evans just may have launched her incredibly successful solo career solely from this recording. Wow. Just ... wow.

  • @richardseewald4739
    @richardseewald4739 3 місяці тому +3

    Thanks to the brilliant conducting of Stephen Layton, we come to understand that the silences between notes can be every bit as precious as the notes themselves.

  • @fonziekj52
    @fonziekj52 9 років тому +54

    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!

    • @stephanieellis5399
      @stephanieellis5399 7 років тому +15

      fonziekj52 Apparently, she didn't have one. She was studying violin and was only "found" in her final year. An untouched, natural gift.

    • @CelsiusTears
      @CelsiusTears 7 років тому +12

      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

    • @sheilaguymer5244
      @sheilaguymer5244 5 років тому +14

      @@CelsiusTears well, not exactly 'no' training. Trinity College choristers each receive six lessons a term from a team of (stunningly good) voice teachers.

  • @brosalind
    @brosalind 7 років тому +22

    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

    • @trimetrodon
      @trimetrodon 5 років тому

      Jeanne D'Arc Rosalind Floods!

  • @19leachim55
    @19leachim55 10 місяців тому +4

    Das gefällt mir sehr. Ešenvalds Kompositionen sind außergewöhnlich. Dazu wunderbare Sängerinnen und Sänger. Was will man mehr.

  • @lexithebesti
    @lexithebesti 5 місяців тому +4

    out of my 5 years of choir, this is definitely my favorite arrangement i’ve ever done

  • @sarahotto8190
    @sarahotto8190 8 років тому +97

    just can't stop crying

  • @1miko111
    @1miko111 6 років тому +15

    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?

  • @perryrhodan3740
    @perryrhodan3740 4 роки тому +16

    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.

    • @petercocciolo917
      @petercocciolo917 4 роки тому +2

      I too listen every once i a while ...and every time it brings me to tears

  • @annoneill4716
    @annoneill4716 5 років тому +24

    This was sung at my mother’s funeral as a tribute to her grandchildren. Beautiful & tears!

  • @brookekramer8591
    @brookekramer8591 Місяць тому +3

    This SONG is Healing Me.

  • @holidaysinsweden
    @holidaysinsweden 8 років тому +69

    Wonderful soloist! Truly remarkable.

    • @zollykod2541
      @zollykod2541 7 років тому +3

      I taught Rachel from the age of 4 to 18. Lovely girl

    • @michaelangelus7355
      @michaelangelus7355 7 років тому +4

      Rachel Ambrose Evans

    • @zollykod2541
      @zollykod2541 7 років тому +3

      Yes indeed - as I said, I first taught her in the Reception class in primary school! :-)

  • @VTB17
    @VTB17 Рік тому +5

    TMEA found a gem this year dayum

  • @noramcguire7601
    @noramcguire7601 11 місяців тому +4

    Anyone notice that Jonathan Pacey, the previous bass from Voces8, is in the front row on the bottom right? 👀

  • @almonteGuy
    @almonteGuy 8 років тому +97

    This is just stunningly gorgeous. I've listened over and over. Perfection.

  • @nancykaia75
    @nancykaia75 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @robertduerr4688
    @robertduerr4688 6 років тому +18

    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).

  • @DubbleH27
    @DubbleH27 4 роки тому +6

    I think of my little granddaughter Annie when I hear this, brings tears to my eyes.

  • @bonbon1237
    @bonbon1237 Рік тому +6

    My choir teacher showed my class this and we were all speechless because it was so good

  • @Jackie-V
    @Jackie-V 8 років тому +27

    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!

    • @stephen2414
      @stephen2414 8 років тому

      Jackie V it was amazing. The steps made it so much cooler than this version though.

  • @toshaveryify
    @toshaveryify 6 років тому +50

    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.

    • @tullochgorum6323
      @tullochgorum6323 3 роки тому +3

      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.

  • @justiniantbh
    @justiniantbh 4 роки тому +13

    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 :)

  • @donnarose56
    @donnarose56 6 років тому +19

    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.

  • @arisplugis5197
    @arisplugis5197 4 місяці тому +2

    this music. this melody and voices have some magic in it. when i listen to this piece it feels like it sounds not from this planet. it sounds like Aryan. mythological.

  • @ruthrios8249
    @ruthrios8249 4 роки тому +8

    Gotta tell y'all, singing the alto part for this in my college choir was magical. Especially surrounded by a harmony of voices. It was surprisingly harder than expected, but so worth it.

    • @alexandermill7772
      @alexandermill7772 4 роки тому

      So you did an alto version of this song while in college? You must be amazing and I'll like to know you a lil' more. Alexandermill112@gmail.com. hit me up.

    • @elenikiroy
      @elenikiroy 4 роки тому

      @@alexandermill7772
      dear god..

    • @alexandermill7772
      @alexandermill7772 4 роки тому

      @@elenikiroy I'm really amazed at that. May I know where you're from?

    • @elenikiroy
      @elenikiroy 3 роки тому

      @@alexandermill7772
      No.

    • @gargles5270
      @gargles5270 2 місяці тому

      this and stars have been some of the hardest times trying not to cry while singing lmao

  • @fourierbird
    @fourierbird 3 роки тому +13

    This is-and possibly always will be-my favorite recording! The quality is astounding.

  • @jedegroot6533
    @jedegroot6533 2 роки тому +11

    Get tears in my eyes. Magnificent. Stunningly beautiful . With this performance it has heen proved singing can be done sitting as well

  • @toastedhippo
    @toastedhippo 2 роки тому +6

    Consistently the best choir on the planet. Layton has very ably carried the baton from the late great Richard Marlow.

  • @miguelastor1
    @miguelastor1 9 років тому +265

    It seems that future of classical music composition belongs to choral music.

    • @BenjaminGessel
      @BenjaminGessel 7 років тому +1

      I know what you mean... But, just wait. You ain't heard nothin' yet... :)

  • @yun-juihsieh941
    @yun-juihsieh941 3 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @jimbazinet7172
    @jimbazinet7172 Рік тому +2

    Something this beautiful just shouldn't exist.

  • @moltycopper9650
    @moltycopper9650 8 років тому +23

    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.

  • @Avalon3562
    @Avalon3562 6 місяців тому +3

    I same this choir with 3 of my school districts choirs as a bass and along with some other song by this composer and man singing and listening to this song definitely brings me to tears and this choir did it so perfectly

  • @ryangriffin5794
    @ryangriffin5794 4 роки тому +28

    2:46 - he is there. He is in that memory playing, as if long ago. You can see it on his face.

    • @happyperson7663
      @happyperson7663 4 роки тому +5

      Yes! I love how he looks, as if he’s really telling the story!

    • @maryhales4595
      @maryhales4595 4 роки тому +1

      Ryan Griffin The power of music - and of making music with others!

    • @rp-lopez
      @rp-lopez 4 роки тому +2

      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.

    • @elenikiroy
      @elenikiroy 3 роки тому +1

      @@rp-lopez
      Don't be ridiculous. They are not bored, none of them.

  • @Jimbowinch
    @Jimbowinch 7 років тому +2

    This certainly moved a 70 year old man to tears .... so beautifully sung ... May God bless you all!

  • @linguaphile9415
    @linguaphile9415 8 років тому +6

    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...

  • @MsMere78
    @MsMere78 Рік тому +2

    2024- I keep coming back to this. It’s breathtaking

  • @earthboundart
    @earthboundart 4 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @marionkavallieros
    @marionkavallieros 15 годин тому

    Indeed, choral music is divine. I also cherish the experience of singing at the Athens University Choir in the 80's.

  • @JemJustiniano
    @JemJustiniano 9 років тому +17

    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!

  • @philipmakarai2730
    @philipmakarai2730 18 днів тому +1

    If we all could sing.. all the wars will end...

  • @mikekolyshkin3931
    @mikekolyshkin3931 Рік тому +4

    What a sublime, heavenly, impeccable performance embodying one of the highest peaks of human spirit. Thank you, people!

  • @DonAllenDe
    @DonAllenDe 7 років тому +1

    Will be 80 in a few days and due to some health problems had to stop singing in our choir after 32 years. A couple of years ago we got a new organist/choirmaster: Austin Clark. He was studying for his masters and held down the full time position and graduated recently. We never had a choirmaster like this young man and he is a great proponent of a capella singing. Within a few months he had the choir sounding like we had been doing this all of our lives. Remember the name of this talented young man as you will be hearing it in future years. Those of you who are critical, remember this young lady is a college student and her voice/diction will only get better. God Bless!

  • @linlasj
    @linlasj 5 років тому +5

    Oh my dear God above. This is so good. So so so good. Blessings to you all.

  • @richardterrell5309
    @richardterrell5309 10 місяців тому +2

    Really enchanted, the soloist has such meaning in her song,surrounded by a splendid choir

  • @lalainerecasata7495
    @lalainerecasata7495 6 місяців тому +5

    Beautiful ❤ I'm new in this channel. 2024.

  • @alex1chang1
    @alex1chang1 3 роки тому +3

    As a student, the voice of the soloist is so trembling, a sound from heaven.

  • @gaivotaman1
    @gaivotaman1 8 років тому +11

    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!

  • @marialuciariccioli4971
    @marialuciariccioli4971 4 роки тому +2

    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...

  • @JulianYvesVA
    @JulianYvesVA 9 років тому +4

    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 :)

  • @moltycopper9650
    @moltycopper9650 8 років тому +8

    I am crying it reminds that my life is still together. I have my sisters, my dad,and my family.

  • @alissarhrg
    @alissarhrg 2 роки тому +6

    Absolutely breathtaking! You transfer so much emotion with this performance. I am literally sitting here in tears. :)

  • @vvrta
    @vvrta 7 років тому

    I imagine everyone who loves Jesus and will be with Him forever how they lovely will sing harmonious in a big choir with gratitude only for His glory

  • @Per1PugnoDiNote
    @Per1PugnoDiNote 5 років тому +4

    This is a true gift towards humanity.

  • @meagantabla4674
    @meagantabla4674 6 років тому +3

    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.

  • @richochetrocket4977
    @richochetrocket4977 6 років тому +9

    Wow. I’m speechless. That was gorgeous. The fact that they supported their sound even while sitting down is amazing.

  • @ArchiveoftheAfterlife
    @ArchiveoftheAfterlife 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Sara Teasdale for penning this beautiful poem and thank you to all responsible for creating this musical blessing.

  • @anonymous1-00
    @anonymous1-00 4 роки тому +3

    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

  • @bethanymagno8243
    @bethanymagno8243 4 роки тому +3

    Everyday I listen to this song and makes my day. I cry every time I hear this song. :)

  • @Multi-MediaVideo
    @Multi-MediaVideo 4 роки тому +4

    THE BEST OF ALL THE BEST "ONLY IN SLEEP" VERSION OF TCC I'VE EVER HEARD
    FOR SO MANY CHOIRS I'VE HEARD SINGING THIS SONG...
    TCC HAS THE BEST VERSION OF IT!
    ESPECIALLY: "Rachel Ambrose Evans"

  • @Tommy-sj8vv
    @Tommy-sj8vv 5 років тому +2

    Wie oft hab ich mir dieses Video schon angeschaut? Und es geht einfach nie ohne Gänsehaut und Tränen.

  • @larrybothe8246
    @larrybothe8246 7 років тому +3

    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!!

  • @mjoirg
    @mjoirg 7 років тому +9

    Only In Sleep
    Poem by Sara Teasdale 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?

  • @shintamarito22
    @shintamarito22 3 роки тому +4

    I really love this song since 2015. ❤️❤️ sending love from indonesia

  • @oTheSolidEcho
    @oTheSolidEcho 8 років тому +2

    I CONVINCED MY COLLEGE CHOIR DIRECTOR TO SING THIS SONG, NEXT SEMESTER, I LITERALLY (AND I MEAN LITERALLY) FELL TO THE FLOOR AND CRIED A COUPLE TEARS I WAS SO HAPPY. #ONLYINSLEEP

  • @MTabla
    @MTabla 4 роки тому +5

    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.