Eric Whitacre conducts LUX AURUMQUE (Junges Vokalensemble Hannover)

[@WBFbySteefen]

Oh hell no: that flat note at 30-32. I just cannot hear that tonight. I've heard this song to many times tonight to come across such a note.

[@socwand777]

People need to relax and enjoy the music for its beauty. People are singing it is not a recording that you are listening too. This kind of performance takes so much time and effort to prepare, and we need to value that.

[@gameking047]

For those that are saying the soloist was flat and making it sounded like she sucked, I would like to hear you do it. As I am on my journey to become a music educator, I have learned that most people who point out the obvious are only doing it because they can't do it as well. So for all those that say this sucks or that a high school can do it better, put up a video so we can all actually see that and stop running your mouths.

[@zakbuys6716]

Eric, Lovely, just discovered your work. Big thank you

[@paulosoul100]

Beautiful !! God bless

[@SempreGumby]

I count my blessings every day and this is one of them. :')

[@aurumque8]

I'm visually impaired, and happen to have perfect pitch, and I can tell you for a fact that the soprano soloest was a quarter step flat. I noticed that the choir dropped slightly as the piece got near the end. I love this song anyway though.

[@diemouseari0429]

@tigerrama2010 that is the understatement of the century she was so horribly flat it hurt to listen to that!!!

[@Ericinlakeorion]

Thanks Eric!!

[@smwhitmore7042]

In this age, we are more conditioned to the canned sound of studio recorded performances. A piece may be recorded in many takes before the "perfect" sound is achieved, or edited to put the best parts all together for a perfect blend. There's nothing wrong with that, it is simply another way to polish a performance, but it is not "real". I suppose you could compare a studio recording to blended scotch, where different batches are blended and balanced to achieve a certain flavour. Me? I like my single malt scotch because of its unique qualities. A live performance is always unique. It is of the moment; ephemeral. Tiny mistakes, minor variances, these are all due to the different circumstances and talent of each performer. So, for those that want to take pot shots at this recording, the choir, or the soprano soloist that slipped a tad, all I can say is you've missed the point of live performances. Its more than a little sad....

[@AnnaHandle]

I love my city

[@PopperNazi]

At 3:06 those amazing basses carry the entire chorus with the other parts floating above them at the most "perfect" low volume. That makes the basses sound even stronger. :')

[@militoyohaki9234]

Si tienes tos , no vayas a un concierto. A la gente que tose durante la interpretación de una obra como esta, y mas durante un pianissimo, habría que matarla, una muerte lenta. Lo dicho ,si tienes la garganta irritada o estás acatarrado, no vayas a un concierto. A parte de todo esto, magnifica composición maestro.

[@FilmrissToto]

Wir können so viel mehr als nur Krieg und Hass... Nicht vieler Worte braucht der Frieden, er wird gelebt! Peace! :)

[@Dirtysconesgone1]

WOW!!!!!!!

[@abbyandkady]

Dude 0:32 one of if not the only place that was a mess up lol!!!

[@Flozenfullpower]

@AviatorEvans - lol I sing in this choir actually and the guy is a friend of mine. We had this joke thing about the "kalida" and were singing "calima" instead - like this one guy in "Indiana Jones and the temple of doom" :-) But in this spot it looks like he had forgotten, that there is a camera around :-)

[@AviatorEvans]

@Flozenfullpower Oh my goodness, that happens to me all of the time, almost letting out a choir joke in the middle of a performance. Will you be competing in the World Choir Games in Cincinnati this summer?

[@VesqVj]

@AviatorEvans I know, I have sung this with our choir. I just meant the guy in 0:42 who was about to sing something different.

[@musicman12232]

I love that soprano solo!!!

[@AviatorEvans]

@VesqVj it's actually ca-li-da it means warm in Latin

[@paulordeb]

wow 3:12

[@taylorw]

Paul Lavender -Yes! What is that chord/note/blended whatever it is? Veritably electric.

[@JayRogers]

Every choir needs a Melody Myers in their soprano section!!!!!!!!!!

[@ErrantDog]

My face got sad when I heard the solo.

[@musicman12232]

Chills... espaecially at 0:32. This song brings tears to my eyes!!! I wanna do this everyday!!!

[@VesqVj]

0:42 calim.. aaa

[@TheTomphson]

It was pretty noticeable.

[@littlewing1953]

it sort of stands out...

[@2000daffa]

It's a rough start, the key was getting lower

[@AviatorEvans]

@gameking047 No one is saying that they can do it better. In fact I'm sure none of us could (that note isn't very high in the soprano range though). We all are simply agreeing that it sucks for the poor soloist who was...unfortunately flat. Maybe she was having a bad day; we all do. Calm thyself grasshopper, not everyone is as arrogant as you make them seem.

[@AviatorEvans]

@VesqVj Sorry, I didn't mean to sound so arrogant. Lol I see what you mean now :)

[@VampyreBytch]

Jeez Saprano you had to ruin the intro to this beautiful piece

[@Mydnight21]

It was slightly flat...they should've assigned someone else who can sing at a higher range to hit that note

[@iamtheipodman]

Didn't even stay in the same key

[@kucherjan]

the soprano is really flat and don't tell me she is "slightly flat but barely" hahaha. Mr Eric must have been really let down since he had agreed to conduct!!!

[@MrWonton1212]

the chamber choir that im in, which is allll high school does sososo much better than this. Video coming soon. Fraser Singers - Lux Aurumque

[@bigmanbass091]

Train wreck,

[@MrWonton1212]

this honestly wasn't as good as i though. my high school choir did soo much better.