Her Sacred Spirit Soars - Salt Lake Vocal Artists & Chamber Choir

The Salt Lake Vocal Artists and Salt Lake Choral Artists Chamber Choir combine to perform "Her Sacred Spirit Soars" for double choir by Eric Whitacre live in concert on February 19, 2011 in Libby Gardner concert hall, under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred
Her Sacred Spirit Soars
(an homage to the Renaissance works written in tribute to the 'Virgin Queen,' Elizabeth I)
Her sacred spirit soars o'er gilded spires,
And breathes into creative fires a force;
In well-tuned chants and chords of countless choirs
Lives ever her immortal shadowed source.
From age to age the roll of poets grows;
And yet, a lonely few are laurel-crowned,
In whose sweet words her inspiration shows,
Revealing insights deep and thoughts profound.
O shall Cecelia, or shall Goddess Muse
Reach then to me across eternal skies?
Is heaven's quick'ning fire but a ruse,
Abiding rather here before mine eyes?
Nearer than I dream'd is She whose fame
All poets sing, whose glory all proclaim:
"LONG LIVE FAIR ORIANA!"
Charles Anthony Silvestri, 1965-present

[@carloCGN]

I love this song - big thank you for performing it so well. THANK YOU.

[@300reimer]

Profoundly inspirational as is much of Whitacre's pieces. Keep these coming, we enjoy listening. Thank you.

[@byheavenlyhosts1]

Wonderful!!!

[@DavidBennettThomas]

Beauteous.

[@yuehchopin]

schöne Stimme von euch

[@alwaysbored5293]

Read the first letter of each line from top to bottom. Thumbs up if you see the words :)

[@plica06]

From 2:35 I've goose pimples... exciting!

[@alwaysbored5293]

I have actually, I just think it's too quick for my liking, but I like polyphony in general

[@alwaysbored5293]

@PhazonX BYU's is the best in my opinion :)

[@IanMcDougalrecipesandmusic]

That's because you haven't listened to Polyphony's...

[@PhazonX]

I feel like the whole thing goes by way too fast. Perhaps I'm much too used to BYU's tempo.