Angel - Stellenbosch University Choir

[@martindorling6435]

I am someone who has been in choirs and listened to choirs most of my life (80yrs) and this choir is for me the best in the world

[@bytejourneycodes]

Agree 100%

[@beavanamerom5672]

I have heard the same remark throughout our country. Well done, Stellenbosch!

[@amelialegrange5112]

Die beste koor ter wêreld ! Die soprane se klank is HEMELS .

[@sampielouw]

To me too

[@sampielouw]

@@amelialegrange5112 vir seker

[@Privat-ym4sz]

This is medicine to my soul! 💛

[@_theclassicmaterial]

🥲2024 and these melodies still slap

[@judeabanobi1805]

This is the best choir in the world. What makes it even more spectacular is that it is a university choir, so member turnover is high, yet it continues to remain the best. Year after year.

[@abubakrdevilliers2558]

Exactly yes, the singers today are likely completely different to 4 years ago, yet the choir remains consistently brilliant. Kudos to Andre, the man is a genius.

[@kwakupoku3719]

And majority of them are not music majors. They come from all the academic disciplines.

[@daphneraven6745]

Kwaku Poku : Thank you for that information. I had actually been wrongfully assuming the opposite.

[@williamc.hensel130]

Yes, a deciduous fruit tree - the leaves fall, the fruit is picked, and presently the blossoms come again, the leaves and fruit recur. Grace embodied, singing.

[@GypsyGirl317]

@@abubakrdevilliers2558 I agree 👍🏾 this is one of the most incredible choir masters in the world. 🙆🏻‍♀️ I sang in my high school choir back in the 1970s here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and we had a choir mistress of this calibre. We won local and regional competitions, and did some spectacular work as well. This choir is an absolute pleasure to listen to. The quality in all areas - vocal, artistic and technical is just stunning.

[@Heart0fGold]

I swear at 1:53 it sounds like you’re listening to angels singing. The composition is simply breathtaking. I absolutely love this choir.

[@phumezagubuza2764]

I heard that too

[@miavos3610]

I agree ...

[@the_unpopular_christian]

Made me bawl my eyes out

[@Jeyisms]

I thought the same

[@morosso1968]

i just thought it was only me.

[@dorianarnoldus7453]

Thanks for bringing so much love, hope and comfort to the world. Stellenbosch University Choir you are an incredible group of blessed humans! Much love.

[@hollyavillella554]

Incredible diction and musicality. They are music! Blessings!🕊️

[@cutzbarber5619]

And your smile brings us life

[@johnritchie4801]

Andre plays this choir like a finely tuned Orchestra Just Genius

[@Pearly056]

I listen to this 31 years after I lost my best friend to ovarian cancer. This beautiful work of art had not been written yet, but I'm sure Margie would have loved this beautiful song. The choir is flawless.

[@nalelinaare6588]

So sorry about your loss❤❤

[@JodechonParsons]

Absolutely!

[@matharangmorahanye4861]

This choir is like listening to angels on earth

[@sylwiasz370]

Brzmienie tego chóru jest nieziemskie i każdy utwór wywołuje moje wzruszenie. Wielki szacunek za tak profesjonalne wykonanie wszystkich części pieśni.

[@antm64]

I found myself closing my eyes and just listening to the beauty of this arrangement. No words can describe the desire for these voices to be never ending...those soprano voices were filled with calming magic. All the reasons why this choir wins accolade after accolade are evident in this performance piece. AMAZING!

[@richardlogan1021]

Amazing indeed. We need to invent new superlatives for this choir. And for van der Merwe's talent as a choral arranger. He is also the world's best

[@rosiek2287]

Your voices are the feathers that make up the wings of the angel!! So perfect😩😱😍😍😍😍

[@karenhendricks9227]

I agree.

[@cyrilologe]

Totally agree

[@angelotlawrence]

I have been following your work and am an avid fan. What fascinates me most about you is the fact that each year you get new members to join the choir, yet the sound remains exactly the same. Mr van der Merwe, you Sir, deserve the highest honor of the land! You are a genius!

[@MSmarha14]

They sound like shimmering water. Absolutely mesmerising

[@richardlogan1021]

Painfully beautiful. It seems you have no limits. You perform with exquisite beauty, but your harmonies speak of hope for your beautiful country's future, and when we look at you, we see the promise of Mandela's Rainbow Nation realized. You are the best choir in the world in many ways beyond your incomparable music.

[@rainerfliege4306]

There are songs to be sung beyond mankind.

[@loveflowsfromife]

It seems that God has brought some of his angelic host and messengers into the physical world through this choir; no way these voices are mere mortal voices🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🤧👼🕊🕊

[@susannewman4480]

One of the most beautiful performances I've ever heard. WOW. no words

[@mzwaneleshange6671]

Best conductor👌..... Best choir......

[@IkechukwuNwagboso]

The harmony is just out of this world. You can feel the energy, the excitement.....Such a beauty to watch. They sound kinda scattered but their voices are still blending, I wonder how they do it ?

[@sandranjang5855]

The best choir in the whole world, Angels on earth

[@terryhart5355]

Fully agree - they sound as if they are already in heaven. Haven't sung for a year thanks to lockdown....

[@MrChemenger]

this Choir ..... no words for their excellence!!!

[@adamshook6771]

Also someone who’s been in choirs all of my life, and continuously listens to different choirs. This is, by far, the best choir performance I’ve ever heard. The harmonies, dictation… it’s unbelievably amazing. 🙏🏻

[@shaungm1583]

❤️❤️❤️They never dissapoint😍😍

[@GodsonOgumka]

No... They NEVER do .. NEVER!! I'm always here anticipating something new

[@GabriellaBugyjaBritto]

Ouvindo Indodana e Angels com Sttelenbosh e me emocionando de Novo em 24 Dezembro de 2024.Quintaescência.Obrigado meu Bom Deus por me Proporcionar esse momento e Saber dar o Devido valor.Obrigado Maestro e Coralistas de South Africa.!!!!!

[@tristanperrins4246]

The altos are giving me life 😍

[@anjastorm2586]

Was hätte ich nicht alles gegeben, um damals in. DIESEM Chor singen zu dürfen!!!

[@grambyduffin1726]

Spend all your time waiting For that second chance For a break that would make it okay There's always some reason To feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day I need some distraction Oh a beautiful release Memories seep from my veins Let me be empty Oh and weightless and maybe I'll find some peace tonight In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark cold hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark cold hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here

[@mzantsimusichub4291]

The Bass and Tennor did this whole art justice.

[@andersonfunare313]

WOW!! JUST ABSOLUTELY WOW!! IF THIS ISN'T HEAVEN...THEN WHAT MUST BE? Indescribable...these young people are literally singing alongside and with their guardian angels for something so heavenly and so beautiful to hear!

[@obivincent6289]

Really music unifies! Am happy to see both blacks and whites.. Colored.. Everyone producing one voice in this lovely music! This is a taste of heaven.

[@kevernsmith990]

So soothing... Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago from the Caribbean

[@____1019]

WOW! IMAGINE WHAT IMPACT ALL OF THEM MUST HAVE IN THE ETHER IN THE SPIRITUAL WORLD IF THEY PUT ALL THEIR THOUGHT AND EMOTION IN THAT SONG AND IF THEY COLLECTIVELY SEE THE ANGELS IN THEIR MINDS EYE! IT MEANS THEY BRING THE ANGELS CLOSER! OUR COUNTRY REALLY NEEDS ANGELS TO MAKE EVERYTHING OK!

[@traceyatdefiningelegance1250]

Makes me emotional hearing people sing this way. They are magnificently beautiful and in the middle of the song the sopranos sound like chimes blowing in the wind. Everyone is perfectly connected. Well done guys. Brilliant.

[@luberengajohn3463]

With Love from Kampala, Uganda. Amazing voices

[@kwamephil]

*The altos are making me immobile. What an angelic choir. Greetings from Ghana🇬🇭.* 😍😍😍

[@senyongamelekizedeki9309]

2024, 7th. i promise myself to come back 40 years to come ,just to listen to this once again. i love the work

[@Jakob8]

The unknown voice at 2:44 is amazingly soft and superb.

[@mathiassiebert1217]

I follow this exceptional choir since years and he is always, always phantastic. If you see that these students change within the years, you know why this choir is through the times so good: It's André van der Merwe. Mastermind and one of the best choirmasters of the World. And also his arrangements are superb. Like this

[@benjaminmcmanus7384]

This was played at my beautiful mother’s funeral service; sang so perfectly ❤

[@hettyvanderput1350]

One of the most beautiful choirs. Thank you from Canada

[@jerobiamjulies6381]

An amazing rendition of this song. The balance between being gentle yet impactful is truly masterclass. I don't know of any other choir who can pull off a song so beautifully with just the right amount of finesse, that it almost becomes painfully unbearable to listen because it moves you so much. Thank you! I am so proud to have been part of this choir and even more proud of how the legacy is still continuing from strength to strength, each time with a fresh burst of talented young men and women. I love you!

[@fatsow3639]

I miss home😭😭🥺♥️❤️🌹. Stellenbosh University♥️🌹

[@queritavanwyk5940]

When I listen to this choir😢 Thy take me on a ocean trip on my 🚣 alone thy make sit alone and cry and cry mahn i love each and everyone's voices thy are good💛 wish oneday thy will come to Namibia🇳🇦

[@sacoolman]

Wow,the Rainbow side of South Africa.Beautiful voices and well sung.Well done to all concerned.

[@etiennenobel5028]

Brilliant. This is by far the best choir in the world.

[@ernest7420]

I need to witness these angels sing in front of my eyes and ears after this pandemic!

[@michaelroebuck1340]

After what we have seen today in South Africa this helps calm the soul. Hope the Chief & his troops listen and learn. Hate & Violence Are Not The Way.

[@lintlehlaoli1984]

I'm here for the sopranos...... I've never heard such a beautiful melody that's made by the those sopranos...... what a masterpiece

[@tia6440]

Brings one to tears.

[@futuremogopodi4952]

My favourite choir.angelic voices

[@friedhelmbruns]

Long-life dream, to sing this in choir! It's SO BEAUTIFUL!

[@lydiabusse4684]

I am absolutely enthralled with this choir. When I listen to them, I find myself lifted ot of myself ! Watch the faces and expressions of these beautiful young people.Somuch is sadly do wrong about our country, but this is one thing that is so right.

[@QaphelaniMpilo]

Thanks for healing our broken hearts 🙏

[@anny71000]

Dieser Chor ist unglaublich schön lauschen zu dürfen❤️🙏

[@fredsteeghs1487]

It flows, it just flows....magical. bravo!

[@chanty_telly]

Always getting chills from them they're indeed the best ❤🇿🇦

[@user-be2fx8zd2u]

Das muss ich auf Deutsch schreiben. Für diesen Klang fehlen mir einfach die Worte in Englisch. Wirklich unglaublich toll! Danke! Danke für das Hörerlebnis!

[@gabbykruger9655]

I am broken in a way listening to these angelic voices . In my opinion the best you will ever hear . Dankie dat julle my so bederf . André vsn der Merwe jys n Meester 🌸

[@hoffy63]

Such a beautiful, sensitive and evocative arrangement. Superbly sung, as always.

[@GodsonOgumka]

They never disappoint... Much love 😍

[@traceyatdefiningelegance1250]

Very emotional arrangement. I love it. I’ve listened to this so many times. It’s my favourite version, even better than the original.

[@kino4917]

Incredible the amount of peace brought by this song, God bless your country! Greetings from Romania 🇷🇴

[@ozzieforbes]

With the energy of the universe I hold it 2 nite Because of you! Thanks

[@teresadavid1165]

To God be the glory for blessing you with the gift of song.... God bless you all specially the master....much love from Angola.

[@melodylupberger8848]

World class! Love you so much.

[@michaelseckington1647]

What I love most about this choir is their commitment to the ensemble, the immersion of the self into the whole. I know of few groups as adept at it. Despite the individual talent, there are no primas or primos here. Their singing is all about the music and the power communicated by their communal effort. I submit that this is the primal but highest accomplishment of being human.

[@christogeyser7143]

The best rendition I heard of this song👌🏼

[@tkelvinofficial]

The best choir in the world in many ways beyond your incomparable music. It’s one thing to sing a beautiful song to an audience but it’s another to resonate a soul gratifying experience to those who listen to you. It can only be a gift from God to do that. Soulful!!!

[@MelusiBhenguthe_great]

My ideal rainbow nation. They make me so proud of being South African

[@melodylupberger8848]

Indeed. Proudly SA

[@traceyatdefiningelegance1250]

I was wondering what country they were from. Be proud, you should be. They are unbelievable.

[@donnaalexander7490]

It's hard to find adequate words to describe how the choir sang this beautiful song. Well done!

[@michaelbarlow3544]

Subscribed. So awesome. I hope for each and every performer to be blessed as much as I feel blessed by their work. Thank you!

[@HAL_9000__]

brings me to tears EVERY TIME, and I welcome the tears. This performance heals, truly.

[@williamc.hensel130]

Glorious music, and the heartfelt comments here wonderfully unfold the glory. This tiny grace note - among the most touching aspects of sharing this is the swaying of the singers' bodies - stalks in a breeze - not, I think, choreographed, just flowing in the Ruach/Breath/Spirit, stirring with the sound and emotion and truth in holy love. Glorious academic ensembles - and this is the epitome - are like a deciduous fruit tree - the leaves fall, the fruit is picked, and presently new blossoms appear, the leaves and fruit recur. Grace embodied, singing. Bow and hand to heart to Andre', and glory to God.

[@amandaferreira7536]

Melhor coral que ja conheci. Que vivam 200 anos. André van der merwe é simplesmente o melhor regente de todos os tempos. Todas as apresentações deste coral são magníficas.

[@nadias9995]

Watching for the third time with tears in my eyes.

[@vivianecristinavicentimach5789]

If I close my eyes, I can imagine angels singing.

[@lachoraleuniversitairedeni1891]

So wonderful. Thank you very much for your magical voices. From Niamey/ Niger 🇳🇪

[@danielleesplin1930]

Mis my Universiteit!!

[@nildacosta5124]

O melhor coral que já ouvi! Vozes melodiosas! Acho que são anjos cantando!❤❤❤❤

[@SiphiweGambushe]

The chimey sound they make is amazing.

[@anneliegroenewald4787]

This song gives me goosebumps! Angelic sounds!

[@biantecloete244]

I've never heard anything more beautiful in my life

[@blessingmagagula502]

Thank you Stellenbosch for bringing us this choir 🙏...

[@bennitabenza2068]

No, i am not crying . Wooow

[@berbramasai2349]

I'm in tears😪

[@donyrambe5380]

Yeay new video... Cant stop watching your videos guys... Love from Indonesia...

[@amelialegrange5112]

Die beste koor in die wêreld. Die klank van die soprane is HEMELS .

[@JP-om6pf]

This is absolutely the best Choir in The World. These Voices straight from the heaven. Greetings from Germany

[@divinepurity3913]

Your conductor is Bliss always pure vibes 🔥🔥🔥💯....

[@steve_chidollar]

I love music and this is real music 🎶 keep the fire burning 🥳🥳🤩

[@rayherbst6655]

Beautiful, priceless, ethereal.... - WORLD CHAMPIONS-

[@indoshisussy9991]

Best choir always....you guys are.just wowww

[@emmafulufhelondou7013]

The Conductor is so amazing

[@sinqobile1040]

Heavenly!!!. The voices are super angelic. This choir can't be compared!

[@catherinefrederick4586]

Oh my God i wish I could be there to learn more songs you guys are so awesome and amazing choir i ever heard this is just perfect for you love you all ❤️💖😁😍

[@melodylupberger8848]

Not World class but Universal class!!! So beautiful, thank you.

[@jmortiz1953]

Solo tengo una palabra, maravilloso.

[@purpigment]

I can hear the flutter of the angels' wings ...

[@ContourTrout8]

this is honestly and if not literally the most comforting song I have ever sung ❤thank you André.

[@joellenrudolph231]

What a discovery! Thank God for every single voice and the reflections of our connectedness.

[@sinomthazake7741]

The most perfect arrangement 🤍✨