Carol of Joy - University of Utah Combined Choirs

[@sdhlaw1]

This may be the best performance of this glorious piece I have ever heard. What a beautiful message delivered so exquisitely, it brings tears to my eyes and a smile to my face that linger in my heart and memory.

[@michaelboud9642]

Wow! So stunningly beautiful. Words cannot express. Hats off to Dr. Allred, the Univ. of Utah choirs, and to Dan Forrest!

[@iamrepete]

This was written by Dan Forrest,a 34 year old composer.Dan’s choral works have received numerous awards and distinctions, including the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer’s Award, the ACDA Raymond Brock Award, Meet The Composer grants, the Raabe Prize, the Donald Sutherland Endowment award, numerous ASCAP Standard Awards, and many others. His “A Basque Lullaby” for wind band was included in the recently-released Volume 8 of the well-known Teaching Music Through Performance In Band series.

[@rugratnat14]

Favorite choir song of all time! Still gives me chills.

[@michonmarchantandreasen3975]

Absolutely beautiful. Takes me back to my choir days and years later, still means so much to me.

[@Hi-jw7oq]

Every year around Christmas I listen to this song I sang it for choir when I was in high school. It’s my favorite Christmas song

[@dv6000islame]

I conducted this glorious song at our church choir (LDS) for one of the songs in our Ward Christmas program today. It was fantastic! Such an amazing piece. Angels sang with us, I'm certain of it. There is hope and redemption through Christ. #ASaviorIsBorn

[@Muffintree14]

We sang this last Christmas, my choir had grown so close by then, and I graduated this year. Yeah. Totally crying over here.

[@ahfclass]

One of the most moving pieces, music and lyrics, I have ever heard. And beautifully, *beautifully* performed.

[@oooohweeee]

Love this song! Sterling Singers will be singing this song at a concert at University of Utah, Libby Gardner Hall on Nov 29, 2010 at 6 and 8 PM.

[@MrMartinezTKD]

Such a beautiful piece of music. Takes me back to my sophomore year

[@gotomon12]

currently singing this in a christian community choir (most are LDS but everyone is welcome) and it's so amazing. not everyone likes it but it has been stuck in my head for days! what a beautifully haunting melody. listening as I watch the first snow fall and it's perfect. God bless you all

[@oranteman]

Green leaves all fallen, withered and dry; Brief sunset fading, dim winter sky. Lengthening shadows, Dark closing in… Then, through the stillness, carols begin! Oh fallen world, to you is the song- Death holds you fast and night tarries long. Jesus is born, your curse to destroy! Sweet to your ears, a carol of Joy! Pale moon ascending, solemn and slow; Cold barren hillside, shrouded in snow; Deep, empty valley veiled by the night; Hear angel music-hopeful and bright! Oh fearful world, to you is the song- Peace with your God, and pardon for wrong! Tidings for sinners, burdened and bound- A carol of joy! A Saviour is found! Earth wrapped in sorrow, lift up your eyes! Thrill to the chorus filling the skies! Look up sad hearted-witness God’s love! Join in the carol swelling above! Oh friendless world, to you is the song! All Heaven’s joy to you may belong! You who are lonely, laden, forlorn- Oh fallen world! Oh friendless world! To you, A Saviour is born!

[@rosemariejoseph7975]

AMEN AND AMEN THANK YOU JESUS!!!

[@NHNonni]

Absolutely beautiful music. The Manchester (NH) Choral Society performed this piece during their 2010 holiday concert. I had to hear it again. I'll be following Dan Forrest's compositions. This performance by the Uof Utah Singers is outstanding.

[@nathanaelgentrymusic]

I first sang this piece when I was 13, and I loved it so much I walked around the house "conducting" it as I listened. I wasn't a music major at college, but I took choral conducting primarily because I thought back to how much I loved this piece. Even if I only conducted it for myself, I wanted to learn how to really conduct it.

[@JohnProthero]

That is gorgeous and very moving. It may be early November, but this put me in the Christmas mood!

[@abbibie12]

Our choirs sung this, on our CD:D -I'm in love with this piece...

[@valeriaaggeli8352]

Beautiful

[@in.conscious]

Beautifully done, Dr. Allred and choirs! This is such a stunning composition, and your interpretation was inspiring.

[@chrissy4752]

So beautiful!! Brings tears!!!

[@sparkie2011]

Moved to tears

[@cocopianodad]

Frunze verzi au căzut, ofilite și uscate; un scurt apus de soare care se estompează, un cer slab de iarnă. umbre care se prelungesc, se apropie întunericul ... Apoi, prin liniște, încep colindele! Oh lume căzută, pentru tine este cântarea ... Moartea te ține captiv și noaptea întârzie. Isus s-a născut, ca să-ți distrugă blestemul! Dulce pentru urechile tale, o colindă a Bucuriei! Luna palidă urcă solemn și lent; Dealul sterp rece, învăluit în zăpadă; Valea adâncă și goală acoperită de noapte; asculta muzica îngerilor - plină de speranță și luminoasă! Oh, lume înfricoșata, pentru tine este cantarea... Pace cu Dumnezeul tău și iertare de pacate! Vestea buna pentru păcătoși împovărați și legați - Un colind de bucurie! Un Mântuitor s-a gasit! O, Pământ, înfășurat în durere, ridică-ți ochii! fii uimit de cântarea care umple cerul! Priveste cu inima triste - asista la dragostea lui Dumnezeu! Alătura-te colindei care rasună in inaltime! O, lume fără prieteni, pentru tine este cantarea! Toată bucuria Cerului poate fi a ta! Tu, care ești singura, impovarata, abandonata ... O, lume căzută! O, lume fără prieteni! Pentru tine Se naște un Mântuitor!

[@mwware100]

vintage Dan Forrest, beautiful phrases sung and conducted!

[@carlaroche2840]

Exquisite!!

[@hesmythunder]

My choir is singing this for our christmas concert! its so pretty :)

[@MikaelShort]

OH MY GOSH!!! My favorite song ever... and I see me, how weird! lol Thanks for posting! It's absolutely stunning.

[@Alesar91]

Siete tantissimi e siete bravissimi!!! bellissimo!!!

[@mps28]

its mid October but this songs sets my mood to Christmas

[@musically0727]

Wow! Beautiful!

[@davidstarke1]

I can't wait to be in choir at the U!!!

[@lindasmith4884]

My new favorite Christmas song.

[@tongamarbun]

this is beautiful

[@1217skp]

Beautiful.

[@rollenmuziek]

That was incredible. :) One of the best I've heard.

[@haise1748]

I love this song. The concert choir I'm in is doing it

[@tarynchasejackson7860]

Anybody else catch the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Phantom reference? (on "veiled by the night / hear angel music" @2:20)

[@ryanfactura]

wow this is amazing.

[@meyersonfire]

beautiful!

[@mrphilly0000]

Wonderful!!!! There I can c a difference in collage

[@mmtassi]

Muito lindo!

[@stevenkenney1606]

had to sing this for chorus

[@大森郁子-c5v]

Alleluiap

[@feliciahutahaean92]

Where would I get free score with accompaniment? Share please.

[@carvermathis5444]

JW Pepper music company.

[@JoeDoe2]

Free? Hahaha. Composers and publishers don't produce these things to be free.

[@stechpalme846]

Beautiful, but I admit I prefer BYU's performance of this in 2008.

[@odcampos88]

The one person who disliked this, is a deaf-mute!