THE AWAKENING (SATB Choir) - Joseph M. Martin

[@GraceRykaczewski]

I sang this my senior year of high school and the part where they sing no hallelujah not one hosanna makes me cry EVERY FREAKING TIME. It’s so powerful.

[@elizabethgrubbs6933]

Same. That damn line still gets me! 🖤

[@cooper8555]

I can’t sing this without shaking

[@gummybabey7386]

SAME !! It was also very fun to sing that part as a soprano 1

[@vazeon]

me too man. The year we learned this our choir loved it so much we sang it at three concerts and two competitions XD. I cry every time i get to no hallelujah.

[@kang_lee_]

I’m in my senior year now and we’re performing it this quarter, there’s like 5 distinct spots I get goosebumps or coke to tears

[@madtownjj3977]

Sang this at our spring concert every year of high school! When our choir teacher retired 300 former students came up to sing it

[@chloeblan8486]

That is so awesome!

[@faxedshadow]

I went to La Follette too and I don't think it was 300 lol

[@angeldream1]

We did too that was the best times ever the song and piano is so beautiful I still have nice dreams about it

[@angeldream1]

@@faxedshadow how do you know it was the same school i think a lot of them did I went in Colorado and we did it every year too and I’m sure they sang it when he retired too but I wasn’t there anymore

[@theblueronin9824]

I had graduated the previous year when my school sang this song. But my choir director has all choir alumni join in singing this song as well as one other to celebrate our new auditorium

[@katiekay12648]

I sang this in college and when we were done it was a completely silent room. In the back I heard an audience member go “wow” and roaring applause. I’d never cried for a choir piece until then

[@MusicEBA]

Same here. Sang it in college and it was astounding.

[@bemibear2001]

same! I had such a hard time getting through it without crying!

[@supersmashbro596]

i love how it goes from a depressing nightmare to a bright and triumphant sunrise. listen to this song just as the sun rises.

[@mysticalgoom338]

Because it's about moving forward no matter what happens (the first part was about how there choir teacher was brutally murdered

[@byronlee8745]

I remember singing his in high school, and it made me appreciate music even more than I already did at the time. To this day, I remember how I had to keep myself from crying when we preformed it!

[@evanmnichproductions]

My choir sang this in Disney Springs my sophomore year and It was everyone’s favorite.

[@xqamii3862]

we havent even performed it yet and it’s mine

[@vazeon]

dude we did that our junior year! people just love this song, we would pull it out as an ensemble piece for competition every year, always got division 1 .

[@kipwhite6532]

I was blessed to sing this in the TTBB arrangement at the 1999 Texas All-State Choir performance. To feel the stage rumble with the power of young men singing their souls out is a moment that we all will remember.

[@laurelw6070]

I sang this song in choir more than 10 years ago, and I still get chills. The song brings me to tears.

[@Chatroom64]

Whoever that one dislike is...show yourself. You have some explaining to do

[@davidvillarreal9910]

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[@abbycadabbie]

Dude I used to cry every time singing this. Every time.

[@Consensio38]

I thought I was the only one who teared up. I also would get goosebumps during the build up.

[@solivaqant]

I love singing this song with my choir! Sadly we didn’t get to sing it last year which made me kinda sad cause it’s tradition to sing it

[@supersmashbro596]

i love this song. it starts as a sobering nightmare. then roughly halfway through, it's like watching the sun rise. a clear, triumphant, cloudless sunrise. the nightmare is over, it's a beautiful morning. cherish the ability to sing, cherish the gift of music, cherish the ability to not just exist, but *live.* it's one of the most beautifully triumphant songs ever.

[@Findoeslife1]

My choir is singing this, this year. It’s my freshman year I feel lucky to be singing something like this

[@roselover411]

I sang this in my high school choir and it still lives in my head rent free over 10 years later. Ah well. It's a good one to remember.

[@FrumpyFriend39]

Did this song in high school choir back in the day. Director was hesitant to do it as it's a very technical song vocally, but we did this for a statewide competition. Received second place only because we weren't smiling during the song. How you're supposed to smile during it is beyond me

[@ryelebrun6955]

I sang this is my All County Chior and cried on stage. I come back to it quite often just to revisit that day. I cried mainly because I learned this piece in ONE DAY and I managed to not mess up a single time

[@sierramorse8715]

Same ❤

[@jessphelps6649]

When my high school choir performed this I'd tear up at "let music never die in me" because it felt like the only honest thing I ever sang in that choir

[@kathryn4679]

Singing this as my last concert for my Junior year in chamber choir... absolutely beautiful. The "No Hallelujah, not one hosanna..." part gives me chills every time. The dynamics of the piece and how the lyrics apply to modern day problems with corona is stunning. One of my favorite choral pieces.

[@annameyer2859]

I’m singing this song in choir rn

[@carolynmonette5602]

Same

[@noellebooks5114]

Yeah same

[@avarigolden199]

idk ab y’all but it’s a nightmare 😭

[@numbnut4824]

@@avarigolden199 imagine being a tenor 2 who doesn't know his part bc the director is only teaching tenor 1

[@mangleb5]

​@@avarigolden199 I was the only soprano 1, singing the highest notes, all by myself 🤣

[@agripinarasco9888]

So clean and excellent dynamics. A beautiful piece.

[@jawariakhan9786]

I felt this song should be used in the movie soundtrack. I remembered at high school we sang this in the choir. I graduated and I still memorize this piece.

[@tamarabutler7634]

I sang this in choir senior year but due to Miss Rona we never had our concert :(

[@JeonMiShy]

😭😭

[@fwhayes0704]

I have measured 98 and 99 tattooed on my arm. This song is everything. Makes me cry every time.

[@WheelYourOwnWay]

Beautiful. I sang this years ago when in high school choir, it gave me chills whenever we performed it, and I’m in tears now listening and remembering the first moment I felt and heard the message and beauty of this song back then. One of my favorite pieces we sang and I’m so glad this recording exists with full orchestra - thank you!

[@2387Praise]

We won the competition in Canada with this song. This song still makes me cry. We had an amazing time there. 2004 was the best year in choir for me. Wanda Boley was the best teacher 😭 💖

[@jandino5704]

Soli Deo Gloria phrase is one of the most triumphant phrases I’ve heard in choral music.

[@redmolly2222]

I remember singing this (: favorite song ever

[@michaelkoenig7866]

I was a stand in director for this song and let me tell yall, THIS SONG IS POWERFUL

[@lanithebooknerd6199]

I'm singing this song rn in my choir- we sing it every year at our spring concerts, and i sang it for the first time today. when i say i was blown off of my feet by this song omg it's so freaking moving and powerful as hell

[@spencer8388]

This is one of the staples of my school choir. Once our director heard us sing it my sophomore year she wanted to keep it in our repertoire- I started off singing Bari by senior year I was singing 1st tenor. After weeks of breaking it into parts and doing it bit by bit we talked about what the song meant and how we would feel in a world without music and such- then once in our feels we sang it all the way through for the first time without stopping - we were all crying. It is so beautiful. We took it to contests and choral state contest along with The Creation for our Acapella piece - but hearing it with all the accompaniment from an orchestra is even more overwhelming. Love listening and even singing along. Fell right back into my part. Thank you!

[@prisilavitia]

Just sang this for my senior winter concert today!! It was so good! I got the chills 🥹☺️

[@keitha.neubert3063]

Many composed works entertain us. This composition enlightens us. Gorgeous SoundTrax backing track. Bravo, Hal Leonard, singers, ans production magicians!

[@MasterJennaMcLain]

I sang this in choir my senior year of high school. It was my favorite song in the concert.

[@connerwhite7743]

Thank you for this. Like most it seems, I sang this my high school senior year in choir. It's been a long time since then and I've dedicated myself to the study of science and medicine. It's been a long time since music made me truly feel, but this has reminded me. Let music never die in me.

[@thebxsketcxse]

my entire high school choir sang this, we combined all of the choirs and sang it together and it was beautiful. it holds such a special place in my heart

[@zaltschul5196]

i just sang this at my concert and it brought me to tears!!!

[@aymeem8357]

im currently learning this song and the first time I heard it I almost cried. performing it makes my heart grow 10 sizes. it really has made me appreciate music even more than before.

[@aymeem8357]

listening to this again and i found this, hey old me!

[@abbylee6191]

I sang this in my freshman year in high school and it made me cry every time and when we sang it in a church the ring had so many people balling

[@kelliemeiwes2598]

Love love love this! I sang this 20 + years ago and wanted to hear it again.

[@SplashyBucket_57]

Just sang this at my county's All County Honors Choir and Band concert. Such a beautiful piece and was a lot of ours favorite peace including me! Loved singing this song especially since I was back to being a bass again.

[@pebbs6435]

What I wouldn’t give to sing this again with my high school honor choir. I don’t miss high school, but I do miss performing beautiful pieces with so many other talented singers. I felt so much pride singing with them.

[@padraigdonelan]

Started learning this song for our junior choir. The bass part is so fun especially the "both weak and strong" part. I love the naturals.

[@marce.goodnews]

Oh Lord! This is so beautiful! Thank you!

[@VAKYRIE1435]

When I sing this song with my choir it brings tears to my eyes and chills to my heart

[@OrangeoMC]

I learned this in 7th grade of middle school and us, the 8th graders, and our high school’s choir were to sing it together at a concert. Sadly, someone’s grandma passed out during the concert so we couldn’t sing it, but at our middle school’s next band/choir concert, we sang this(with the 8th grade choir I think), and I’m glad for that even if it was way better with the high schoolers

[@AmosPressley]

This is beautiful. The comments here show the deep unifying power of a good, singable piece of music. It is something that was common decades ago. The average person one what it was like to sing harmoniously the Anthem, and other songs from America's Songbook. For for some reason, we gave that up. We handed it over to an industry that began by taking our songs, recording them, and selling them back to us.

[@EdwardPrah]

This is amazing...the progression and imagery...you had my heart! There needs to be choral revival. I say this all the time, but I really really miss being in a choir. God bless you composers!

[@joannamayne2922]

We sang it and got invited to a really prestigious conference but it just made me feel so much joy

[@jessicalrespada5851]

Gorgeous performance of this inspirational piece. Gave me chills.

[@Dani-ou3oi]

I sang this my junior or senior year and I have always loved this song it has always drew such a strong emotional reaction from me every time ❤

[@GalaxyWolf8251Ø]

I sang this for my middle school Prism concert with our band just yesterday (3/14/24), and it was wonderful. I love this song and it’s now in my playlist :)

[@TaraLangley]

My choir did this when I was a sophomore in high school. This is a beautiful arrangement!!

[@peterharris5909]

This song in the TTBB arrangement is still my favorite piece I have ever performed. 20+ years and it still gives me goosebumps.

[@HYPNOPOSSUM]

i did this song and we loved singing it every time, we still reference it a year later

[@splezins6064]

Watched my fellow choir students sing this with the entire orchestra band and even a harp it was sooo cool. I honestly liked their voices a little better than the adult ones in this vid. Such a beautiful song I get chills

[@JackMFromBoca]

Hearing this with orchestra for the first time...holy cow!

[@KyokiPon]

When I was in high school back in 2012 we were gonna sing this, but our choir sucked so bad the teacher decided to cancel it and gave it to chamber choir lmao.. I was so sad because I was really doing my best. I miss my high school years so bad.

[@sarahtruax8283]

Still my favorite song even after all these years 🖤✨

[@BenCliatt]

I was told that the Group that commissioned it told him they wanted no mention of God. Yet HE is so in the music and lyrics. Blessings

[@asahelmarin6330]

I sung this piece with my school in 2017. Great memories

[@tsumugishirogane7625]

singing this for choir this year so excited to be able to sing this beautiful piece!!❤

[@haileysimpson3927]

Performing this tonight, wish me luck 😬

[@airiden4734]

How'd it go

[@lemonytibbits]

I did this for my sophomore year. Brought me chills when we all first did it.

[@brianu1989]

Song still gives me the chills

[@harmfullove]

We sang this in choir my senior year of high school. Our choir was picked for Disney Magic Music Days we sang this in Epcot. Class of ‘06

[@mysticalgoom338]

This song is chilling and the story behind it makes me wanna cry rip

[@tadatosuren]

感動しました。　from　JAPAN

[@temitopefaleti7053]

WOW; absolutely tremendous 😃

[@neopolitan4121]

I LOVE SINGING THIS SONG

[@lanejacobs4020]

God. Damn.

[@Xianjo12]

I’m a freshman in high school and we’re singing this tmr actually for our last concert of this school year and I’m pretty nervous. Wish us luck

[@aflorable8868]

this song is so good

[@daisymair1113]

I sang this at my HS graduation and it made half the guests cry

[@xandersnyder7214]

I sang this for the first time in 1997 and it's just as powerful now as it was then

[@Sethemiah]

There is a story that goes along with this song that speaks of the lack of music in a middle eastern country, and then one day, the dictator is overthrown, and people are allowed so sing once more. Music is allowed to live again.

[@mysticalgoom338]

Wym

[@yilvoxe4017]

Old comment but fake. From the mouth of the composer: "When I was asked to write the commissioned anthem for the 20th anniversary of TCDA (Texas Choral Directors Association), I knew that the piece would be sung first to music teachers and I wanted to encourage them in their work and remind them of how important they are to the lives of our young people."

[@Sethemiah]

@@yilvoxe4017 thats a cooler narative than the unverifiable one i was fed in one of my choir experiences. i'm sure you know how that goes. Thank you for the update!

[@yilvoxe4017]

@@Sethemiah Hey, Choir directors will say anything to get the kids to connect with the piece... lol. I'm so happy you saw this! It was a delight to research.

[@Kbles2648]

Sorry if this is late, but I found a link to the full story, from the mouth of the composer himself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnSxmmagp55kbcU There’s also a pdf online of what he said in this video.

[@TheDopamineEffect]

2011 Winter Holiday Concert Memphis Central High Concert Singer, Chamber Singers, Women’s Chamber Singers, & the first year singers all sung this beautiful song to perfection under the direction of the now Dr. Gaylon Robinson! One of the best choral performances I’d ever been apart of. Loved this song ever since. P.s. Plorate Fili Israel & The Conversion of Saul are tied my second favorite! Check them out, thank me later 😉

[@mesterlian2067]

Beautiful

[@marien2868]

we got a standing ovation when we sang this in chorale

[@patpowles2129]

I have sang this song many times. The story behind it intense.

[@LeanneHolloway-cy2uo]

the choir I’m in is performing this💕

[@trackstarbrandon]

I am singing this for my concert tonight

[@robertperez2262]

I’ve heard stories of this song being used as a weapon to stop various school districts from defunding their arts programs It worked.

[@eliaslyman9256]

Thanks Ms Schroeder songs a bop

[@v0rt3x3]

Sung this in an honors quior my junior year

[@ThePurifier2346]

Im singing this now

[@cornysumo1085]

This is kinda gas😋⛽️

[@halfdemonantman6949]

First year chorus... Damn... This was hard to learn... My teacher didn't know this was as difficult as it was.

[@little.ortist1803]

Honor choir 😊

[@zackaryw4388]

The fact people are learning this in high school and I'm kerning it in middle school 😭😭

[@johndelphit8474]

I learned this song in 1 day at the university of north alabama honor choir

[@RDK423]

🔥

[@Christianthemagician_]

Wasn’t this part of a three piece collection? With Stars too? What’s the first piece

[@irishcominga602]

Hello, may I ask if how can I avail the orchestra background music only?

[@halleonardandshawneepressc4412]

Hello: you can purchase and download tracks here: bit.ly/2VliqSp

[@lstedman6551]

2:38

[@Inziagold]

The awakened know and will persecute the woke in the truth of the apple, Mama has falsely been persecuted by.

[@TheGameChanger]

we sang it better!! national champs baby