I'm sorry, can we all just give a round of applause for Eric Alatorre. The only bass I know that can balance 10+ voices, yet still has the capability of overpowering a whole choir? Epic. Just simply epic. Not to mention that 'stache. Uhhh, Eric!
@cathys949Ай бұрын
I live in the Shenandoah Valley, and this song brings me to tears every time. I can't imagine leaving my home to travel West, and never see this beautiful valley again.
@juju01284 жыл бұрын
I've been obsessed with this song since our music teacher made us learn it in middle school. It never fails to make me cry. I can always picture a Civil War soldier., any soldier really, in a muddy, dirty, camp...hungry, away from his family and friends for so long, no idea if he'll ever make it home. To feel that longing for a place, a memory of good times, people who love and love you and be forced to be separated from your beautiful home. It touches my soul.
@samuelinayat-chisti41764 жыл бұрын
How beautifully you caught this in your statement. It's exactly the same for me - school days, theimages you describe, the bitter-sweet impressions. Exactly. Thank you for so eloquently sharing that.
@kencowen20384 жыл бұрын
I love this version by Kings college chapel choir in Cambridge, last year... enjoy! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN18bNVoqJenfWQ.html
@jimswonger81114 жыл бұрын
There is a whaling song called Solid Fas with the same tune.
@rondartmoor20134 жыл бұрын
lol
@rondartmoor20134 жыл бұрын
it reminds me of a trash can :)
@kateyahanda32964 жыл бұрын
Bald guy has to be the biggest plot twist of the century
@serenitybay55443 жыл бұрын
You really have to listen to Luc Arbogast....Vox Clamentis. He will really take the wind out of your sails. Enjoy!
@gelincange5763 жыл бұрын
Thanks for fucking it up tho
@stevewright45763 жыл бұрын
A Falsetto voice, yes amazing for a grown man, normally a 10yo boy...
@rae05213 жыл бұрын
@@stevewright4576 I question that his is a "falsetto" voice - if so, it's the most powerful and accurate one on the planet.
@Mezbourian3 жыл бұрын
Countertenor.
@Txboy85A10 жыл бұрын
This is like... What it would sound like to hear a choir of angels sing.
@JohnSmith-td7hd5 жыл бұрын
Bird-people are terrible singers compared to full people.
@The_Lone_Outlaw3 жыл бұрын
Imagine this is what you hear as you ascend to heaven, you see all your pets you’ve had excitedly waiting for you, your loved ones and ancestors, and there in front of you is Jesus, smiling and he says “Welcome Home.” with a warm smile. A realm of peace and eternal sunrise. To me, that is what I hope heaven to be like, at least initially.
@josephnash20816 жыл бұрын
One morning my radio alarm clock went off just as this song started playing on the local NPR station. I was waking up from a lovely dream i could not remember. This piece of music was so beautiful that it seemed the dream had left my head and entered the world. It made me remember all the beauty in life that I had forgotten and all the people who had loved me into being who were now lost, and all of the places that I had loved that were gone, forever lost and gone like the snows of years gone by and I wept tears that were both of joy and sadness..
@guidomaniscalco23184 жыл бұрын
Joseph Nash Your words are beautiful. Thank you for sharing this
@Spaceman4294 жыл бұрын
Joseph Nash so powerful
@LCmonman4 жыл бұрын
😢😭
@slowpoke96Z283 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it works like that. It's a great day when a good dream melds right into the day.
@robertwilhelm22987 жыл бұрын
I had the marvelous opportunity to hear this in person. When you are in the same room as their bass, you could literally and physically feel the vibrations of his low notes.
@jwsuicides809510 ай бұрын
wow.
@benjidavis72047 жыл бұрын
Bass is the best section of a choir #BassLife
@johnroscoe24065 жыл бұрын
pfffft no.
@joshywashy34535 жыл бұрын
John Roscoe You like tenors more?
@flowdaflava65745 жыл бұрын
Aadish Zodi 1:08 bro, tenor steals that part
@davidbeavers77465 жыл бұрын
2nd that, we for sure have the most in the choir
@mannyj51954 жыл бұрын
Facts
@carolinef.6345 Жыл бұрын
The 3 counter tenors are amazing, the basses are out of this world... Hell, EVERY SINGLE one of these guys is GOLD! ❤️
@abraaoalfredoco498110 ай бұрын
The bass, only one, Eric Alatorre
@Bravo-Too-Much9 ай бұрын
Nobody knows what this means.
@carolinef.63459 ай бұрын
@@Bravo-Too-Much "Nobody"... as in you? Google is your friend, pal. 😉
@davekeener50434 жыл бұрын
This has to be the most beautiful arrangement of this song I have ever heard.
@jackdolphy89654 жыл бұрын
you'd also like Steven Sametz' :)
@joyfulyes2 жыл бұрын
There's a lovely new arrangement by the bass singer Geoff Castellucci. I got to this video from a comment on his. This song is so lovely, I can't decide whose rendition I like best. 💜😏
@puterseller63 Жыл бұрын
I was in a choir in 1980 that recorded this exact arrangement in Oklahoma. It's absolutely incredible to hear and very complicated to get this type of blend in it.
@patricktobin59875 жыл бұрын
This was the favourite song of my late father - Stephen Tobin (1913 - 1988). He was born in West Cork and died in Cardiff where he shares a grave with my mother, Eileen (nee Manning - from Ballinagree, County Cork) and my brother Brian (1940 - 1978)...
@maxhinojosa61463 жыл бұрын
one of, if not the best men's group I've ever heard.
@textkeeper110 жыл бұрын
I think I've listened to this about 50 times over the last three days. It's the most beautiful version of this song I've heard. The contratenors really steal the show.
@mhikl44846 жыл бұрын
And I copied it for the pleasure such beauty it does bring.
@HighMo6 жыл бұрын
Robert Shaw Chorale is better, but this is pretty good.
@commontater24601 Жыл бұрын
Heard this live circa 2000 with Jay White in the solo. He had a cold, but still rocked it. They came to my college, over a few days did clinicals, and a full concert. Sat next to Joseph Jennings at the concert. When they finished Village Wedding, I turned to him, mouth agape. "Yup" he said. Amazing experience.
@jenniferingle88820 күн бұрын
I sang this at the Mars Hill College Choral clinic in 1990. I always look for it on youtube. And that tenor! Amazing pure voice!!
@marythegreatgatsby12 жыл бұрын
absolutely my favorite version of Shenandoah!
@WYO_Dirtbag9 жыл бұрын
This song is brilliant, makes the long drive from Jaipur to Bhopal shorter.
@AwesomeJay-nd6xh10 жыл бұрын
Bass adds the perfect resonance and canon to this piece
@ParkerRognrud6 жыл бұрын
The chord precision throughout the whole 2nd verse is just bone chilling!
@darkcircle8998 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best rendition of my favorite song. Also one of the best countertenors I have herd.
@alexorians25469 жыл бұрын
I don't really think those of you who "thumbs down"ed something this beautiful could show me anything better. This is truly a work of art.
@mhikl44846 жыл бұрын
Probably not their cup of tea. Pity.
@nathancorbett9996 жыл бұрын
Long Jon Silver Well, it seems as though over a million people disagree with you, myself included. An assault on the ears you say? I find that statement ridiculous
@douglastrazzare32986 жыл бұрын
Nathan Corbett there's no accounting for taste
@dalegribble43085 жыл бұрын
there is no original version dumbass
@misscameroon80625 жыл бұрын
who the fuck cares what you can do...?
@Nathire12 жыл бұрын
There is no finer performance of this song. If any of you ever have a chance to see Chanticleer live, do it. You'll never forget the experience.
@notsomildrose8311 жыл бұрын
I well up with pride when I hear this song. I grew up in the Shenandoah Valley area. Great job....
@mochalattemiss3 жыл бұрын
I love this song, as I live in West Virginia, and we have a "touch" of the Shenandoah in our eastern panhandle!
@joyfulyes2 жыл бұрын
Sheila, it made me smile to see your comment here. I've been listening to various versions of this song tonight, and linking to them on Facebook. Thought of you, and was betting you would like it. Glad to see you're enjoying. ❤️
@drewgalli8193 Жыл бұрын
Saw them perform at a field trip I went to in high school for choir. Was such an honor to see a group of musically gifted individuals.
@LetThereBeLoud10 жыл бұрын
You brought tears to my eyes.
@moviemadness200910 жыл бұрын
I was in a different tab when the counter tenor started singing. Was not expecting that. And I'm jealous, because he can hit higher notes than I can. :P
@davidscharfe91326 жыл бұрын
A decade and a half ago, my wife (RIP, darling) said. "It's unfair!". And I was... "huh?" "That a male soprano can be that much better than me". And she could sing.
@flowdaflava65745 жыл бұрын
He has mad control over his falsetto, that takes ages to master. His voice is sooooo clear it’s crazy!
@davekeener50434 жыл бұрын
There are actually three tenors singing in rounds.
@amandajimenez64054 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw the Shenandoah valley. It was as beautiful as this song. I long to see it again someday. Maybe I can go by there on the way to Quantico where my husband is buried. Someday....
@littledrummergirl_194 жыл бұрын
It is so beautiful, I’ve been lucky enough to grow up here and call the valley home 💕 I hope you get to see it again someday :)
@AnthonyLGershman9 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite male choir songs.
@msas20039 жыл бұрын
Sehr schöne Version. Tolle Stimmen. Bravo
@ManDudeBroseph12 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best thing I'd ever heard. Wow.
@rosegathoni53949 жыл бұрын
I am glad that I don't know anything technical about music. All I heard was a beautiful sound that gave me goose bumbs.
@jamaranda20108 жыл бұрын
Ikr.. such a beautiful piece. wako sawa
@Just_Sara7 жыл бұрын
Knowing more about it just makes ya appreciate it even more! :)
@teddydunn35135 жыл бұрын
I know a lot of technical stuff about music but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a simple song with good lyrics.
@emilbrandwyne57474 жыл бұрын
ignorance is bliss
@meat.3 жыл бұрын
You poor thing lol
@cherryvaleleatherock69006 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful, I'm in tears.
@UkeOne10 жыл бұрын
Perfect blend of voices...perfect harmony...perfection!
@vickigranacher33574 жыл бұрын
Have always loved this song. So when I find out my English ancestors settled in this valley and built the Quarry Banks home, it all adds up.
@tanyadixon3479 Жыл бұрын
Choral beauty. Gold standard. Few can compare.🙏🏾❤️
@1SeniorSmurf10 жыл бұрын
that counter tenor.
@dezmonmoonman10 жыл бұрын
mmmhmmmm love that counter tenor.
@joshualittrell145110 жыл бұрын
Dezmon Moon OMG. Can we just just take a moment to say this man was awesome. :)
@Chrisyork198910 жыл бұрын
I love that the first comment I see is a compliment to that BRILLIANT counter tenor! Such little appreciation usually! Does my heart good!
@meshacasteil831410 жыл бұрын
1SeniorSmurf .... Sweetheart, may I be allowed to gently inform you that the word you are looking for regarding the tenor here is "contra"? You are a little off with the word "counter"- tenor. ----- No offense intended. Bless! ... Mesha
@GAYVYN6410 жыл бұрын
Mesha Casteil 1 SENIORSMURF IS RIGT IT IS COUNTER TENOR. A countertenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto, mezzo-soprano or soprano[1] voice types.
@SHINeeShiDae988 жыл бұрын
The male soprano's voice omg😭❤️
@johneyon52577 жыл бұрын
he's a "countertenor" - he probably isn't reaching the soprano's range - but i don't have an instrument on hand to help me determine that
@janelles93127 жыл бұрын
he's not. my director is a baritone and can hit around that range. they've just modified vowels so it sounds clearer.
@CaptianMoePedro7 жыл бұрын
What about that Contra-bass though... I wish i could sing as low as he can.
@2kiwis1aussie7 жыл бұрын
A contrabass is an instrument, man. His vocal range is probably a basso profundo.
@gaylebawden32817 жыл бұрын
His name is Eric Alatorre, and his voice often brings me to tears, especially in Biebl's Ave Maria. I believe he's been with Chanticleer from the beginning.
@mzuzuwentokozo9 жыл бұрын
Best Version Of The Song For Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Jackman2460111 жыл бұрын
His voice hugs me every time I listen to them.
@davehunter98 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. No words can express.
@jeb3141510 жыл бұрын
Why can't I thumb this up a hundred times!?
@jeb3141510 жыл бұрын
Because the Oompa Loompas are busy enough tallying as it is, twat.
@BaconDrive9 жыл бұрын
jeb31415 did you reply to yourself?
@jeb314159 жыл бұрын
KingXerxes Nah, both of those guys are idiots.
@r5t6y129 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about..................other people have "thumbed up" this song more than 3,850 times already. What, are you complaining? (8^) (8^) (8^) (8^P (8^P (8^P
@juanitaruth80105 жыл бұрын
Chanticleer is polished ,and the most beautiful version of SHENANDOAH I have ever heard,
@tigerman412 жыл бұрын
Sweet Fancy Moses.... !!!!! and there are more than one Soprano singing.....WOW !
@suzupetals11 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite American tunes. Just a lovely rendition. Thank you so much.
@briannerucker10717 жыл бұрын
Omg. When they sing "smiling valley" and that tenor line comes out. I lose it. 1:24
@johndeere55158 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Just plain awesome.
@llibmahargtube12 жыл бұрын
Absolutey stunning rendition of this classic which always makes this old man cry.
@tdsims196310 жыл бұрын
Beautiful countertenor! Great arrangement!
@patriciakelly4686 Жыл бұрын
This rendition is one of the best
@SlainteStina14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, truly just beautiful....
@CaptianMoePedro7 жыл бұрын
I sang this song as a senior in High School chamber choir. It was one of the most moving things I'll ever do. Our choir was really really good so this song was an absolute treat to sing. Brings tears of happiness to my eyes every time I hear it and sing it. If you were wondering, I sang low Bass.
@mhikl44846 жыл бұрын
One never forgets such moments. Especially as we age, CaptianMoePedro, it all seems to come back.
@tobiaabolade47156 жыл бұрын
I sing bass in my choir too 👍🏾
@brittanysizemore47477 жыл бұрын
Can't stop listening. Wow
@dannyedwards8813 жыл бұрын
I heard someone describe this song perfectly............."achingly beautiful".
@joettewaters6 жыл бұрын
Too exquisite for words.Thank you for sharing the joy!
@sudhakarramdass284812 жыл бұрын
these guys are amazing.what a countertenor and what vocal balance
@MrAbel92110 жыл бұрын
That mustache doe ;D
@ReMarcTeesmom18 жыл бұрын
Tears....omg!! How beautiful!!!
@BlackAdam27848 жыл бұрын
Perfection. Especially the soprano.
@segunsoyemi66297 жыл бұрын
That's a Countertenor otherwise known as Male alto and not Soprano.
@BlackAdam27846 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the correction :)
@karmanleung242210 жыл бұрын
This arrangement is beautiful!! Amazing!
@usa2137112 жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful, beautiful beautiful. My tears are still coming out... Another singer from East Bay of S.F.
@josephcramer22889 жыл бұрын
I'm in all state honor choir for the state of Nevada in las Vegas tomorrow and we are singing the satb version of this song.
@KiriKillify8 жыл бұрын
Dear god, this is incredible! Love
@paulbryson27719 жыл бұрын
For everyone asking about which arrangement this is, as best I can tell, they've very cleverly hybridized arrangements by Bartholomew and Erb, the two most popular settings of this song. The intro, all the way up until the first countertenor solo is Bartholomew's arrangement, in TTBB. After that, it shifts straight into Erb's SATB, with block chords in lower voices and imitation in the upper. Then, the last few bars are back to Bartholomew's arrangement.
@TheHansjulius7 жыл бұрын
Paul Bryson You're exactly right and it's beautifully executed.
@3m5r565 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for explaining it. I thought it was superb,even with out explanation
@joyfulyes2 жыл бұрын
Yes... And I was missing that single voice at the end going up "oh Shenandoah" which I think is Erbs's.
@tlarus1 Жыл бұрын
I thought I recognized the Erb arrangement. I was fortunate to be taught literature and music by members of his family. He was a great conductor.
@deborahspooner80464 жыл бұрын
Listening to this piece yet again. Never tire of its utter beauty! Do not think it can be bettered.
@Irishwolf41212 жыл бұрын
Holy crap I'm blown away! My older brother and his chamber choir did this song and I cant help but compare them two! Great job! And the guy with the high voice.. I LOVE YOU
@mitaken9125 жыл бұрын
Anyone still listening in 2019?
@mrv12644 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed....
@virginialawler77254 жыл бұрын
I am! 10/9/19
@colbygreen45484 жыл бұрын
Yep 10/14/19 working on all state as bass 2
@samuelstoner56514 жыл бұрын
Of course, and their voices are so beautiful. This song brings tears to my eyes.
@INeverWanted20104 жыл бұрын
These comments are the worst.
@elphillips10669 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps... wow.
@zengzhili3605 жыл бұрын
Damn those voices together!! I'm crying 😭
@pwags412 жыл бұрын
A fabulous American Folk Song just elevated to the stratosphere by Chanticleer. You boys kill everything you do! Thanks for the goose bumps! Keep those pipes oiled!
@thefrench66612 жыл бұрын
00:38...i regretfully had to tell my girlfriend the sad news....my body may be with her, but my heart belongs to that stache......
@CheekandBluster4 жыл бұрын
It is said that without the 'stache, Eric Alatorre would only be a bass. With it, he's a BASS-bass. I once heard him vocalize down to an A below low C.
@reubenthomas79074 жыл бұрын
@@CheekandBlusterHe's gone below that many times. Here's the F# below the low A in this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9Gqja5jxsyalps.html , 9:30 onwards . He holds that note for over 45 seconds with 3-4 breaks in between. Also, this performance is live
@prototropo4 жыл бұрын
Your divisible affections are adorable, French, and your girlfriend’s lucky.
@mariigarcia64696 жыл бұрын
1:48 - 2:44 best part! i almost cried
@nancyflash16 жыл бұрын
sends chills thru me..so beautiful
@masterfulfrost91110 жыл бұрын
still come back to this all the time. gives me shivers. wish i could more than thumbs up this
@21156548 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.............................
@HotCooking5 жыл бұрын
For those wondering, many members of this group write the arrangements of their own pieces. They also have a music director and a music librarian.
@MsAmpi1911 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful arrangement I have ever listened to.
@alfiegirard75066 жыл бұрын
Ce traditionnel est sublime. Merci beaucoup pour ce moment intense.
@ariesgirls139 жыл бұрын
Omg goosebumps all over
@dragonridernd610 жыл бұрын
Holy falsetto Batman!
@andradebiscotti13 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps. My son will be there soon, I can feel it.
@DrSpellSteal12 жыл бұрын
This is seriously the best thing I've ever listened to.
@dixiegriffinjr.2677 жыл бұрын
Drove from Va. up into Pa. over Xmas, crossed the Shenandoah River
@barbkeen12214 жыл бұрын
I-81 North, been on that road many,many times and its definitely beautiful in the fall. If you get a chance, stop in Harpers Ferry,WV. Its were the Potomac and Shenandoah River meet and it's a very historical city.
@dixiegriffinjr.2672 жыл бұрын
@@barbkeen1221 I have not been to Harpers Ferry but I've been on I-81 many times driving from Va Beach to Blacksburg. I went to Va Tech many years ago.
@tjsmoothrock7 жыл бұрын
Thank you house of cards 🙌🏾
@kylewest28267 жыл бұрын
library scene? I was just watching that part, remembered this version, paused HOS and played this, haha
@jerrycoomberry25417 жыл бұрын
Kyle West ha me to
@eclair93 жыл бұрын
Beautiful alone does not begin to describe the wonderfulness of their voices.
@mradaChris14 жыл бұрын
I have died and gone to heaven! Such angelic voices!
@allisonhazlett18799 жыл бұрын
Countertenors are bae. Countertenors are life.
@greyforge278 жыл бұрын
1:10 best part
@XxMETALJAREDxX7 жыл бұрын
farfangled The movement from "your" to "rolling"... most powerful section of the score. Hits my very core. I absolutely agree with you.
@tomcardillo71506 жыл бұрын
Stephen Foster songs
@leoschledorn91215 жыл бұрын
2:13 Idk how he can go that high
@ecopoliticalczar10 жыл бұрын
The goosebumps start when the the tenor sings the first note. Every chord is so resonating. Chanticleer has now become my favorite ensemble (next to the King's Singers of course). Long live Chanticleer.
@oucutie15 жыл бұрын
Chanticleer Thank you and thank you for presenting this without holding music!!!!! Your presentation is perfect!!!!
@mongergrace10 жыл бұрын
HOT DAMN, CONTRA-TENOR! yeah, you can hit that third octive.
@picardkid10 жыл бұрын
The Counter-Tenor: a male vocalist in a relatively high range. Can sing lower if pressed, and higher if pinched.
@GilesRafol11 жыл бұрын
Miz-zoo-re, Miz-orr-e, Miz-zer-re, Miz-zer-uh. I've heard all by now.
@UkeOne12 жыл бұрын
This is the 'finest' rendition of Shenandoah that have ever heard...total perfection!
@erikbarnes999110 жыл бұрын
This is excellent!! It brought tears to my eyes!!!
@trishoconnor21699 жыл бұрын
You don't often hear a piece with such a big countertenor part. I feel for countertenors, because I'm a contralto, and choral pieces REALLY don't have parts for me. I always end up singing tenor. In college, I took it as a matter of pride to sound as much like a (male) tenor as I could, so we wouldn't sound like a second-rate choir that just couldn't recruit enough men (which was the truth).
@DakotaDuncancheerwine019 жыл бұрын
Trish O'Connor The struggle is real, my friends.
@OuterStryke9 жыл бұрын
Trish O'Connor What is a contralto? Is that between baritone and tenor?
@trishoconnor21699 жыл бұрын
No, it's a woman singing in the tenor range, as a countertenor is a man singing in the alto range.
@gailwilliams26789 жыл бұрын
Trish O'Connor Actually, contralto (alto) is higher than tenor (not counting falsetto), and there is quite often some overlap between contralto and mezzo soprano, In four part music, the a lot (contralto) is closest to the soprano, sometimes crossing the soprano line and going higher, though rarely above C above middle C.
@trishoconnor21699 жыл бұрын
Gail Williams What you are describing is what every choir I have been in has called "alto." An alto is not the same thing as a contralto. But some people in music essentially do not believe that contraltos exist, even when they hear them. Every contralto I have known has run into this belief at some point. ("If you just had the right training, you'd be singing higher. The low part of your range is useless (because there are men who can sing it).") I suppose some countertenors probably run into disbelief in their existence, but less so.
@aquietdarkness8 жыл бұрын
that guys mustache though
@aquietdarkness8 жыл бұрын
i just watched the video again to relive the gloriousness
@ReMarcTeesmom18 жыл бұрын
lol!!!
@bobholmes657 жыл бұрын
nya I thought you were being petty but when the camera zoomed in or the mustache I bust out laughing. Beautifully sung!
@sdbo71027 жыл бұрын
...was born with 3 testicles, allowing him to hit such low notes
@t.j.labencki9605 жыл бұрын
That's Eric Alatore. Last I knew he was the only contra-bass in Chanticleer. His bass is powerful enough to balance all ten other voices and still solo over the group...now that's an accomplishment
@quapsel65473 жыл бұрын
Music like a stroll into the wonderfully familiar and at the same time into the unknown, where wonderful things can be discovered everywhere. Fantastic! Thanks very much!
@janedoeblah9412 жыл бұрын
i love this...i cant even explain how much
@calebkim90279 жыл бұрын
the good shepherd
@winn57368 жыл бұрын
This is so good! We're singing this at school in three weeks, so I need to learn this quick XD
@lovebug48848 жыл бұрын
me too for Mr though it's on Monday
@lovebug48848 жыл бұрын
+lovebug Krtek me
@winn57368 жыл бұрын
What?? Are you trying to say " Correct Me " or something?