This song just makes me feel so calm and at peace, as if I AM that baby seal being lulled to sleep in my sandy bed. Softly being assured that no harm shall befall me as a sleep. This song is just so graceful and peaceful. I love it.
Our choir had three deaths of parents over the course of a short period of time in highschool. We ended up dedicating this song to them and the children who continued to sing. Their kids are the most inspirational people I've ever met. My peers, my friends, my family. I hope this song brings them some comfort.
This piece is so beautiful, our school band is gonna play an orchestrated version of it, written for band, but just listening to the choirs part and the piano, I knew it was going to be great and beautiful, good job guys, I love it =) it warmed my heart! ^^
I really wasn't sure in choir class if I liked this song, because we learned it in sectionals and the alto part doesn't sound that good on its own. But after hearing this, I can't wait to put it together :)
My chior teaccher knows Eric Whitacer in person.....it's AWESOME!!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure he's one of the judges for region chior this year :3 im trying out. This is one of the songs we have to hear...:D it's SOOOOOOO PRETTYYYYYY~~!!!!!!!!!
My chorus preformed the SSA version with Eric Whitacre last year. You guys sounded great. I like it with the guys (since I preformed with all girls lol)
Wauw, I'm learning this song in the choir of my school and I really like it ! so pretty :) although the alto part you cannot really hear well i think and thats the part i need to do.. anyways, ill sing a bit louder aha :D
Hah, DHS CC is learning this at the moment. Listening to this gives me some hope for the bass section. Also, with all of the voice-part debate, I'm gonna say B1/Baritone just to be different. Plus, I'm one, and an epic one at that.
Pembina Trails Voices, a divisional choir I'm part of, is doing the SSA version of this. It's really pretty, though I prefer the SATB version, as the lower voices add a depth that only they can.
the choir im in is doing this song its super pretty sounding!! im in the womens choir so it sounds a little differnet than with guys in it its really hard though were only in the middle of it but yeah
The story behind this song makes me laugh. Whitacre gave this to Disney for a movie and they never called him back. Finally he called and they were like "Ummm... we decided to do Kung Fu Panda instead."
it was. the person wrote this for an animation but when the animation wasn't made he made it into a choir song and sold it on request of one group. the movie replacing it was kung fu panda
@Megzy7 That's so interesting because my choir has the opposite problem; our altos overpower the sopranos. I think this song is really hard to acheive perfect balance on.
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I don't know if it's the music and chordal structure or the visual I get in my head, but every time I hear this or accompany it, I tear up. So moving.
when i first heard this song in chorus, i felt my eyes getting teary. good job to the singers. the did phenomenal.
This song just makes me feel so calm and at peace, as if I AM that baby seal being lulled to sleep in my sandy bed. Softly being assured that no harm shall befall me as a sleep. This song is just so graceful and peaceful. I love it.
So happy to be singing this BEAUTIFUL song for the Honor Choir this year it is soo beautiful and i just want to cry every time i sing it
That was so beautiful! Made me cry.
I adore this song. It's so simple and beautiful. the alto part is so pretty. =]
I am proud to say that my high school is playing this at the 2010 Midwest clinic. Can not wait!
This definitely lulled me gently and gracefully to sleep...if you count crying myself to sleep out of sheer beauty...
This is absolutely beautiful. The basses in this are phenomenal.
We're singing this one in the VMC this Christmas. All-male arrangement, so pretty.
I'm singing the alto part of this in my school's choir, and I love it. :)
our high school is singing this song.. its so awesome
So beautiful...my choir is singing this song
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Oooh! We did this at choir camp last year! It was our favorite song.
I'm an alto I and we performed this a few weeks ago. :D I love it.
i love this song! my choir is doing it this year and its one of my favorites
All state Texas 2011-2012 audition piece :) heck yes....beautiful song
Our choir had three deaths of parents over the course of a short period of time in highschool. We ended up dedicating this song to them and the children who continued to sing. Their kids are the most inspirational people I've ever met. My peers, my friends, my family. I hope this song brings them some comfort.
It's beautiful!
I like this song and my choir will sing it for our annual concert this June....
We are doing this song, i lovve it! amazingly done
this is beautiful! we are singing this song, and hopefully it will sound somewhat as good as this!
Alto part is so fun on this song. This choir sounds fantastic. Great job. :)
This sent shivers down my spine... Wow. Thank you.
WOW! I heard this song when our school's Vocal Ensemble sang it and I fell in looooveee. You guys are amazing! (:
Bass twos! Are very much awesome.
Just lovely.
My band is part of the consortium who is commissioning this!
YES!
absolutley amazing song. i just wish i could here Bass II more.
I love this song!
MINE TOO! It's so beautiful.
we sing this song too.
it makes my eyes watery ö
this song made ma cry
i love this song
I like that you can actually hear the alto part in this, unlike in some other versions where that part is largely lost!
This piece is so beautiful, our school band is gonna play an orchestrated version of it, written for band, but just listening to the choirs part and the piano, I knew it was going to be great and beautiful, good job guys, I love it =) it warmed my heart! ^^
I really wasn't sure in choir class if I liked this song, because we learned it in sectionals and the alto part doesn't sound that good on its own. But after hearing this, I can't wait to put it together :)
I agree. The tempo is just about perfect
awww... my high school choir recorded the version of this that is on itunes.
You guys did such an awesome job! Yay for the basses! ^_^
very pretty (: BHS concert choral is singing this at our spring concert (: i hope we can sound this great! :D
The alto part is so unique and difficult but very beautiful.
:') Simply sweet & awesome!
no here is a good one!!!! finaly mature sound and emotion!!!!
FDHS is doing this piece tomorrow for Concert Festival. I'm pretty excited
I sang this for a choral festival. I amazing bass line:D
My chior teaccher knows Eric Whitacer in person.....it's AWESOME!!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure he's one of the judges for region chior this year :3 im trying out. This is one of the songs we have to hear...:D it's SOOOOOOO PRETTYYYYYY~~!!!!!!!!!
im sorry but the one dislike was probably by some one who just wanted to be awkward because this is amazing
@ListeninMusicMake mine was the Malaysian Choral Fest. MCE.
i sang this for the soprano part ! its a really good song ! (: n touching
we are doing this its so pretty!!!
i love the Soprano part!! cause I'm a soprano!! sang this for the 2010 choral fest!
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Love Mr. Swivel on the right. Watched him for the rest of the video.
were singing this song in my schools choir
I have to sing this for Region and it sounds soo pretty with all of the parts!!! xD
My chorus preformed the SSA version with Eric Whitacre last year.
You guys sounded great. I like it with the guys (since I preformed with all girls lol)
can't wait to sing the TTBB arrangement
I would love to hear a version of this song with at least a 720p video.
I had 2 sing this song in ma choir and its a hard song to learn
Wauw, I'm learning this song in the choir of my school and I really like it ! so pretty :) although the alto part you cannot really hear well i think and thats the part i need to do.. anyways, ill sing a bit louder aha :D
Ten years since you made that comment, how did it go and what are you doing now?????
the arrangement of this for band is almost as beautiful as the choral version
SING IT ALTOS!
TOOOOO FASSSST
singing this in choir :)
@swisscheesepotatochi the bass 2 line to this is beautiful
Hah, DHS CC is learning this at the moment. Listening to this gives me some hope for the bass section.
Also, with all of the voice-part debate, I'm gonna say B1/Baritone just to be different. Plus, I'm one, and an epic one at that.
@4ivIV agreed, the bass part just gives this song the "warmth"
@Widgeripoo yes, you are correct.
Yes it involved the growth of a seal, eventually like rising up and becoming the "Head Seal". I'm not kidding, somewhere around those lines.
That's the opposite of what mine told us. She told us to sing it soft yet powerful enough to be heard.
Agreed.
im playing this in marching band
Pembina Trails Voices, a divisional choir I'm part of, is doing the SSA version of this. It's really pretty, though I prefer the SATB version, as the lower voices add a depth that only they can.
@Widgeripoo yes that is true
Nice piano at this church, sweetly played by Skyler.
Fuck such a beautiful song
@Widgeripoo You are correct :)
Stunnung
i NEED to learn this on piano sooooo bad. Can someone please send me a link or something to the music for this?? Please, I'll do ANYTHING
@4ivIV heys, i went for choral fest too =)
@jrmdawg lol i read that on the inside cover of the piece.
agreed
@CerLikeWoahh24 same here! goodluck!
the choir im in is doing this song its super pretty sounding!!
im in the womens choir so it sounds a little differnet than with guys in it
its really hard though were only in the middle of it but yeah
If you could record thing on youtube and post it I would sing it for you.....but it's really pretty!!
@sHeLbZtheCLOGGER: Actually, both first and second sopranos are equal in this piece.
@jrmdawg so i can only assume that the company was dreamworks, not disney.
The story behind this song makes me laugh. Whitacre gave this to Disney for a movie and they never called him back. Finally he called and they were like "Ummm... we decided to do Kung Fu Panda instead."
it was. the person wrote this for an animation but when the animation wasn't made he made it into a choir song and sold it on request of one group. the movie replacing it was kung fu panda
@mradaChris It makes me cry too lol
@MrHomerun2325 :o woah, that's a super smart comment.
@steelvenom2003 true
@Megzy7 That's so interesting because my choir has the opposite problem; our altos overpower the sopranos. I think this song is really hard to acheive perfect balance on.
@xxxxcensoredxxx Warning !!
Warranty is void if seal is broken !!!
dude how is the alto part sung on the 'ooh'
Tenors ftw.
@jrmdawg LMAO i JUST read that on the back of the sheet of music for this song yesterday bahahaha
this reminds me of titanic well the sound of it anyway we are singing this in my choir too
@71259mark haha, nice one dude
Warning !!
Warranty is void if seal is broken !!!
@jrmdawg Seriously? lololololol Awww, Whitacre in a Disney movie would have made my LIFE! =] Oh well, it's still a beautiful song.
@doomboa95 Same chord progression as edward scissorhands.