I remember Christmas at Baylor vividly. I was in the Concert Choir that year, and still watch the DVD every year. And sing along! Which weirds my family out when I sing the alto. Some pieces of music you don’t forget, especially when you worked so hard at it like for these concerts.
I was in my colleges chamber singers as a tenor, so I sing a long to this and other songs we sing, but the tenor part! You never forget. It’s been 30 years!
Dear Anna, Thank you so much for sharing. I sang this in a choir as well. It is so nice to converse with someone that was involved in this recording. It is very special to me and dear to my heart. Christ and the Holy Spirit are in it. It shows :-)
I listen to this every Christmas (several times) and every year it becomes more beautiful. This year it was so beautiful it actually hurt. 🥲 Thank you, to anyone from this choir who may still check in on this video every once in a while.
I'm not in this recording, but I know a handful of these people, and I sang with this choir a year or three after this recording. It was the high point of my musical experience so far.
For me, it was 1976 thru 1980. I had an English Litterature class in the Armstrong Browning Library and it was one of the best classes I can remember having. Loved it.
If you love this type of Christmas Carol, you will also love 1) In Dulci Jubilo (also by Praetorius) 2) Once in Royal David's City 3) In the bleak midwinter 4) Coventry Carol
Thank you! These songs have stuck with me since I first say this on television in 2003. I didn't know it had been that long until I saw the description. I have always loved listening to this video no matter what time of year it is! Timeless!
This is a beautiful rendition of both songs. I was in my high school chamber choir (and concert choir) and I sang tenor. We did this song in our chamber choir and it was quite an experience. I loved singing so much, that I was classically trained of which I credit Sandra Josef who inspired me as my voice teacher, to love both music and the arts. I listen to this version several times a year and the holiday's are when these profound songs are needed most. Happy holidays to all of you as 2024 nears it's close. Have a prosperous new year.
I sang Lo How Er Rose as a tenor in my high school choir. That was around 1969. I listen to this recording throughout the year. It helps to lighten every load :) God Bless Us Everyone and keep Christmas all throughout the year!
I have the DVD and the CD for this performance. It used to be available thru the public broadcasting station KWBU but I don't think they exist the same way anymore. It is absolutely beautiful. It reminds me of my uncle Dr Euell Porter who was the director of Choirs at Baylor University from the 1950's thru 1980 when he retired. He was such a perfectionist and so dedicated to cultivating the sound of the human voice. ACapella music is some of the most beautiful I have ever heard. I was in his choir at Baylor for 2 years but I never was able to make it to the Acapella choir. That took talent I just did not seem to have.
This recording is the reason why these two hymns are among my top three favorite hymns for Christmas. The other among the three is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I listen to this recording occasionally throughout the year because it is so lovely. Merry Christmas!
Absolutely beautiful. The English lyrics "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" were written by musicologist Dr. Theodore Baker as a translation of the original German words and the melody was harmonized by German composer Michael Praetorius and was first published in 1599. I note that the second piece "The Blessed Son of God" was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams as one movement of his Cantata "Hodie". It was written in 1953-54. Both are sung beautifully by this group and of you think the tempo is rushed, well, that's your opinion. I note that the tune of "Lo, how a rose" is older than the Praetorius harmonization and was originally a dance tune and, in my opinion, it needs to move right along like this and not drag.
Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming remains perhaps my favorite song at Christmas - and I love listening to this recording over and over! Praise the Lord! Isaiah 11:1, 2a--"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him ..."
In the early 60's my Dad who is now in heaven used to sing every 9 O'clock Sunday Mass at Xavier High School in NYC. I am one of his four sons that was taught by him to sing this song. It was his favorite and the most difficult to learn as young teenagers. We did prevail under his guidance and I only wish we had a recording of our tenacity to perfect that arrangement that my brothers and I had accomplished. GOD BLESS YOU DAD!
Several people nitpicking about the tempo. It's someone else's interpretation, not your own, so don't worry about the tempo. Just enjoy the beauty of the music and the singing
this is absolutely the most beautiful Christmas song ever written and this group has sang it beautiful as I have ever heard.........absolutely incredible dynamics!!!
Absolutely the highest form of praise to God! A Northern European song praising God and sung by people of Northern European lineage. Absolutely wonderful!
Navyfoots ...Um, I was under the impression that this was all about a celebration of Jesus Christ, a Jew from Palestine who preached.the Gospel of God’s Kingdom. We would you want to get all tribal in the presence of such a universal message?
By the way that is performed in the Armstrong Browning Library on the campus of Baylor University. The building is so beautiful and the acoustics are unreal in their perfection. In a small cavity to that room is a cast of the clasp hands of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This library contains much of the set that was used for the movie "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" a movie about the meeting and courtship of Robert and Elizabeth Browning and it also contains the largest body in existence of their literary works collectively.
...you know, I thought I might have been longing for more close-ups and such, but I'm re-watching just now and I'm wrong about the photography. This is just one more of those jewels on UA-cam!
I love the 'opaque-ness' to these grand windows. If these are to the unfettered outdoors, then probably, they'll offer perfect 'golden hour' photographic qualities all the day long. But probably more important, though, is the fact that that opaque quality offers complete "Haven" & 'sanctuary' qualities. You'll feel it. The safety and protection of it. No problem focusing in this chamber. No doubt this has been of great value to many, here, over the years. An absolutely great choir. Well deserving of a place such as this. Great version of 'Rose E'er Blooming'. When you play it on your computer, just pick the 16:9 aspect ratio,,, if you need. I wonder just what kind of lift their camera was on. -Not just tracks. Photography might could have been a little more determinate. But it all made for quite the handsome production, no?
This is the third year I have come here to listen to this. It is the most angelic sounding singing I have ever heard. I shed tears everytime I listen. Beautifully done. And I listen over and over.
It's tough to find musicians willing to just put it out there pure and uninterpreted. How anybody could presume to improve on Praetorius and Vaughan Williams is sure beyond me. Great thanks David Byrd, to these glorious singers and for uploading.
the meoldy of "lo, how a rose" is beautiful, but i agree with you, the lyrics are what give this song its stir, in my opinion. my favorite: It came, a floweret bright Amid the cold of winter When half-spent was the night.
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (Dec. 28), we sang this as our Hymn of the Day. It is #272 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Just thought I'd share. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year.
I had the distinct pleasure of singing with this fabulous group. This performance is actually part of a program called Christmas at Baylor. You can catch it around Christmas time on PBS, and there are some other great musical performances on there as well. To answer your question, yes, the vocals were prerecorded in the hall, with the singers lip-synching while the cameras did their work.
Beautiful and moving! I found this video 4 or so years ago and have been returning yearly to hear it. It is by far one of the most beautiful songs posted on you tube. The singers are fantastic. Thanks for adding even more beauty to my Christmas. Merry Christmas to you!
That is the Foyer of Meditation in the Armstrong Browning Library. The accoustics are awesome and it is absolutely beautiful with stain glass windows that illustrate stories from Robert and Elizabeth Brownings writings. Much of that library is dedicated to the works of Robert Browning. There is in a hidden corner of that foyer a cast of the clasped hands of Robert and Elizabeth.
Beautiful! Awe-inspiring! The brass band I play with is playing 'Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming' on Sunday for our concert - while I am not convinced that this translates well into an arrangement for a brass band, listening to this has inspired me and I am now able to play the piece with more sensitivity and insight. I have been listening to this over and over again :-) simply beautiful singing!
I saw this back, I believe in 05. My son was a baby, and I used to play the DVD for him to relax him and put him to sleep!!! It still works, and he's six :)
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I remember Christmas at Baylor vividly. I was in the Concert Choir that year, and still watch the DVD every year. And sing along! Which weirds my family out when I sing the alto. Some pieces of music you don’t forget, especially when you worked so hard at it like for these concerts.
Yes indeed I still remember my efforts in the bass line in University College Dublin 1964-67...always renews the atmosphere.
God bless you both where were you both in the concert.
I was in my colleges chamber singers as a tenor, so I sing a long to this and other songs we sing, but the tenor part! You never forget. It’s been 30 years!
Dear Anna, Thank you so much for sharing. I sang this in a choir as well. It is so nice to converse with someone that was involved in this recording. It is very special to me and dear to my heart. Christ and the Holy Spirit are in it. It shows :-)
And to think. I use to adore my choir director. He’s the reason I stayed. 😄
Eleven years on and timeless, immortal spirit.
My mother and father sang this as members of the Guilford College Choir in the 50s. I was raised on this beautiful song
Could not have been written without the power of the Holy Ghost.
Music makes people very sentimental.
A wonderful version of a very neglected song of Christmas.
I listen to this every Christmas (several times) and every year it becomes more beautiful. This year it was so beautiful it actually hurt. 🥲 Thank you, to anyone from this choir who may still check in on this video every once in a while.
I'm not in this recording, but I know a handful of these people, and I sang with this choir a year or three after this recording. It was the high point of my musical experience so far.
WOW. This is my favorite Christmas song. And after hearing this choir it's just one hundred times better
God I just love the Armstrong Browning Library. It has the best accoustics. I miss those days. '03 was Junior year. GO BEARS!
For me, it was 1976 thru 1980. I had an English Litterature class in the Armstrong Browning Library and it was one of the best classes I can remember having. Loved it.
If you love this type of Christmas Carol, you will also love
1) In Dulci Jubilo (also by Praetorius)
2) Once in Royal David's City
3) In the bleak midwinter
4) Coventry Carol
Thank you!
Gabriel Amadi
You're right. They're very soul uplifting.
Thank you! These songs have stuck with me since I first say this on television in 2003. I didn't know it had been that long until I saw the description. I have always loved listening to this video no matter what time of year it is! Timeless!
This is a beautiful rendition of both songs. I was in my high school chamber choir (and concert choir) and I sang tenor. We did this song in our chamber choir and it was quite an experience. I loved singing so much, that I was classically trained of which I credit Sandra Josef who inspired me as my voice teacher, to love both music and the arts. I listen to this version several times a year and the holiday's are when these profound songs are needed most. Happy holidays to all of you as 2024 nears it's close. Have a prosperous new year.
I sang Lo How Er Rose as a tenor in my high school choir. That was around 1969. I listen to this recording throughout the year. It helps to lighten every load :) God Bless Us Everyone and keep Christmas all throughout the year!
I have the DVD and the CD for this performance. It used to be available thru the public broadcasting station KWBU but I don't think they exist the same way anymore. It is absolutely beautiful. It reminds me of my uncle Dr Euell Porter who was the director of Choirs at Baylor University from the 1950's thru 1980 when he retired. He was such a perfectionist and so dedicated to cultivating the sound of the human voice. ACapella music is some of the most beautiful I have ever heard. I was in his choir at Baylor for 2 years but I never was able to make it to the Acapella choir. That took talent I just did not seem to have.
Can you upload it please since they do not sell it any more?
The a capella version of Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming I learned in high school. Beautifully done.
This is my 2nd year coming back to this page to listen. I agree I believe the best performace of this on youtube.
This recording is the reason why these two hymns are among my top three favorite hymns for Christmas. The other among the three is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I listen to this recording occasionally throughout the year because it is so lovely.
Merry Christmas!
Absolutely beautiful. The English lyrics "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" were written by musicologist Dr. Theodore Baker as a translation of the original German words and the melody was harmonized by German composer Michael Praetorius and was first published in 1599. I note that the second piece "The Blessed Son of God" was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams as one movement of his Cantata "Hodie". It was written in 1953-54. Both are sung beautifully by this group and of you think the tempo is rushed, well, that's your opinion. I note that the tune of "Lo, how a rose" is older than the Praetorius harmonization and was originally a dance tune and, in my opinion, it needs to move right along like this and not drag.
Beautifully done all, bravo!!
Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming remains perhaps my favorite song at Christmas - and I love listening to this recording over and over! Praise the Lord!
Isaiah 11:1, 2a--"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him ..."
In the early 60's my Dad who is now in heaven used to sing every 9 O'clock Sunday Mass at Xavier High School in NYC. I am one of his four sons that was taught by him to sing this song. It was his favorite and the most difficult to learn as young teenagers. We did prevail under his guidance and I only wish we had a recording of our tenacity to perfect that arrangement that my brothers and I had accomplished. GOD BLESS YOU DAD!
Dicky..as one of your brothers I mourn your passing...I hope Panis Angelicus was OK at your funeral..til we meet again in heaven
I think my Dad would've loved it, Uncle Bobby.....xo
How beautiful the Armstrong Browning Library is - miss studying there so much! Sic em :)
Several people nitpicking about the tempo. It's someone else's interpretation, not your own, so don't worry about the tempo. Just enjoy the beauty of the music and the singing
Show the words
this is absolutely the most beautiful Christmas song ever written and this group has sang it beautiful as I have ever heard.........absolutely incredible dynamics!!!
Everything about this is stunning. Love the classical setting.
And second boy from the left, if you're gay, call me.
Absolutely the highest form of praise to God! A Northern European song praising God and sung by people of Northern European lineage. Absolutely wonderful!
You're joking, right?
Navyfoots ...Um, I was under the impression that this was all about a celebration of Jesus Christ, a Jew from Palestine who preached.the Gospel of God’s Kingdom. We would you want to get all tribal in the presence of such a universal message?
Christ and the church are universal.
Beautiful! What excellent singers!
This is my first time hearing this. Wow, just wow.
Phillip Graham just blows you away doesnt it?
The Rose is Jesus Christ! My Dad's favorite!
I come back every year at Christmas to hear this wonderful rendition of Lo.........it takes me back to 1978 when I sang it with my high school choir!!
One of the best version I've heard...
By the way that is performed in the Armstrong Browning Library on the campus of Baylor University. The building is so beautiful and the acoustics are unreal in their perfection. In a small cavity to that room is a cast of the clasp hands of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This library contains much of the set that was used for the movie "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" a movie about the meeting and courtship of Robert and Elizabeth Browning and it also contains the largest body in existence of their literary works collectively.
Just stunning, the work done here can easily be seen. Good luck to all of you
...you know, I thought I might have been longing for more close-ups and such, but I'm re-watching just now and I'm wrong about the photography. This is just one more of those jewels on UA-cam!
Lovely!. I never tire of this music.
I just like it so much
I love the 'opaque-ness' to these grand windows. If these are to the unfettered outdoors, then probably, they'll offer perfect 'golden hour' photographic qualities all the day long. But probably more important, though, is the fact that that opaque quality offers complete "Haven" & 'sanctuary' qualities. You'll feel it. The safety and protection of it. No problem focusing in this chamber. No doubt this has been of great value to many, here, over the years. An absolutely great choir. Well deserving of a place such as this. Great version of 'Rose E'er Blooming'. When you play it on your computer, just pick the 16:9 aspect ratio,,, if you need. I wonder just what kind of lift their camera was on. -Not just tracks. Photography might could have been a little more determinate. But it all made for quite the handsome production, no?
This is the third year I have come here to listen to this. It is the most angelic sounding singing I have ever heard. I shed tears everytime I listen. Beautifully done. And I listen over and over.
It's tough to find musicians willing to just put it out there pure and uninterpreted. How anybody could presume to improve on Praetorius and Vaughan Williams is sure beyond me. Great thanks David Byrd, to these glorious singers and for uploading.
only 9 man n 9 ladies but the voice so powerful n great..keep it up guys..
Beautiful! I wish they played THIS kind of music on the radio and in stores at Christmas!
Back again, as in so many years past. Merry Christmas ❤️
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument.
oh christmas was so wonderful in 2008, reminds me of all the church visits i did :-)^^
My very favorite Christmas carol of all time. Beautiful!
Touching comment...may your father rest in peace.
Beautiful!!!! Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, absolutely Wonderful!
the meoldy of "lo, how a rose" is beautiful, but i agree with you, the lyrics are what give this song its stir, in my opinion.
my favorite:
It came, a floweret bright
Amid the cold of winter
When half-spent was the night.
We are doing these pieces as part of the Philharmonic performance here in Erie and all i can say is wow.....gorgeous stuff....
I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. I play the piano and organ. Today (Dec. 28), we sang this as our Hymn of the Day. It is #272 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Just thought I'd share. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a Happy New Year.
My favorite Marian hymn
Listening from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬. Love it 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Brought me to tears. Beautiful does not begin to deascribe it.
I had the distinct pleasure of singing with this fabulous group. This performance is actually part of a program called Christmas at Baylor. You can catch it around Christmas time on PBS, and there are some other great musical performances on there as well.
To answer your question, yes, the vocals were prerecorded in the hall, with the singers lip-synching while the cameras did their work.
This has all the verses and is the most beautiful rendition of this traditional Advent Song I have heard to date. Thank you. JJ
Beautiful and moving! I found this video 4 or so years ago and have been returning yearly to hear it. It is by far one of the most beautiful songs posted on you tube. The singers are fantastic. Thanks for adding even more beauty to my Christmas. Merry Christmas to you!
Exquisite! ❤
This arrangement is beautiful. Probably the best I have heard throughout UA-cam. Beautiful singers and an excellent director
I sung this with my choir back in high school, I still remember the bass part. I miss those days.
Merry Christmas. ;)
That is the Foyer of Meditation in the Armstrong Browning Library. The accoustics are awesome and it is absolutely beautiful with stain glass windows that illustrate stories from Robert and Elizabeth Brownings writings. Much of that library is dedicated to the works of Robert Browning. There is in a hidden corner of that foyer a cast of the clasped hands of Robert and Elizabeth.
This is absolutely stunning. I've listened to it 6 dozen times.
Thank you,=beautiful!
Ton
That was so beautiful... like for real.
Thanks to Baylor! And you, Baird for posting!
beautiful, just beautiful.
one of my favs........just beautiful
So lovely and soothing.
Beautiful song, beautifully sung.
Very nice! I love this Hymn.
this is my favorite christmas carol by far
Beautiful Hymn
My concert choir is singing this for the winter concert! I love it! :D
Great Job this sounded beautiful
Beautiful, thank you for posting!
so beautiful! Praise God!
Beautiful! Awe-inspiring!
The brass band I play with is playing 'Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming' on Sunday for our concert - while I am not convinced that this translates well into an arrangement for a brass band, listening to this has inspired me and I am now able to play the piece with more sensitivity and insight.
I have been listening to this over and over again :-) simply beautiful singing!
Beautiful - I love the words too
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for this upload!
Stunning!
fantastic. I can't find a single thing I'd even think about changing. And I loved the very Madrigal-esque long 'N' at the end. Well done!
A beautiful rendition!
Beautiful!
Isaiah ‘‘twas foretold it the rose I have in mind. -Isaiah 9:1
Perfect.. wow I needed this song today, great job!
I saw this back, I believe in 05. My son was a baby, and I used to play the DVD for him to relax him and put him to sleep!!! It still works, and he's six :)
Strong Sopranos.. Beautiful.
beautiful performance. first hymn is one of my favorites
This is beautiful. My choir is singing this, and we're not 1/2 as good as these trained singers. Well done(:
Beautiful
So beautiful. Thank you for posting!!!
Bellissima! A wonderful performance of one of the most beautiful choral pieces ever.
A definite favorite. Thank you for posting it.
Beautiful! Merry Christmas!
May God bless his soul.
Convinced in God's plans. 😊
BRAVO!!
perfection
Very good!!!
exquisite...
Stunning recording -- a bit fast but beautifully musical.
bostonbrowser I think they nailed the tempo. It's subjective, though.
Chosen
j'adore...