Jackie Evancho Reaction - Imaginer (from Dream With Me in Concert) Shakes - P Reacts

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Jackie Evancho - Imaginer (from Dream With Me in Concert)
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[@WilliumGreen]

This just took my breath away. I couldn't hold back the tears.

[@kagnewmp12]

Honestly I have never seen your reaction videos but when I noticed you reacted to Jackie Evancho I was an immediate Subscriber. No one has or ever will be Jackie Evancho

[@DebRott]

Conrad Tao the piano player is also impressive. This was a killer combo, with Jackie at 11, and Conrad was 17.

[@dennisharnish9063]

What a blessing we have received in Jackie.

[@rickrack4812]

Watching and listening to this track LIVE-LIVE, as I was there that amazing night, that Lara Fabian adapted just for Jackie... was so pretty.

[@sharcrum]

I haven't listened to this in a while and it brought me right back to tears like it did the first hundred times i heard it!!!!

[@gloriareniva4042]

Hi I'm your new subcriber thank you for reacting to Jackie I been following her since AGT

[@dixiehuston4869]

You are so full of emotion and delight..Thank you

[@freddyfudd253]

I've been thinking about why her singing moves me so much. I think it's because she doesn't just perform the music, she inhabits it. Or it inhabits her. Not sure which. Maybe both.

[@dixiehuston4869]

Beautiful insight

[@cl9786]

Jackie had often said in her young career, "I'm possessed by the music"......She said recently that she is always nervous before a performance but the nervousness vanishes immediately when she begins to sing, and she feels "on top of the world", nothing else exists but her and the music....."that's why I know this is what I'm meant to do", she said. She had also said that she is most comfortable on stage, "It's my home". I believe that is indicative of a prodigy such as Jackie, a natural performer.

[@peterlazar678]

She has admitted in interviews that while singing, she is “possessed” by the music, what ever that means to her.

[@roddiener1235]

So glad you've found Jackie, I watched this concert many times some 12 years ago. Jackie was the first wave of the child prodigies we see so much of today. Her Houston concert is off the charts, 32 minutes straight, no brakes, no mistakes.....

[@jordannash1998]

Good points. Prior to Jackie, I listened for arrangements, lyrics and musicianship, but not too many singers. Some better than others, but all singers fell short of my serious interest. They just weren't good enough. She was 'discovered' [sort of] by Foster at age 9, and passed over by AGT twice in live tryouts. Finally AGT tried on-line tryouts to smoke out talent. AGT would pick 39 candidates out of the many on-liners, but the fan voting picked the top winner. Jackie won top place and a large number of her votes came from Haley Westenra's fan club. Otherwise, AGT could have passed her over a third time, and THAT might have ended her dream and our enjoyment. So we found her just by the skin of our teeth. I say 'we'. Her voice is that good. To lose out on hearing that voice would be a major loss. No kidding. PS: Her voice is not 'operatic' it is different. It is Classical Crossover. Her voice lacks the complexity and the modest but controlled amount of dissonance [squillo if trained] for opera. Her voice sports only a FEW audible overtones, and all seem to be in perfect major chord harmony, unlike most of the rest of the world. Midway through AGT's fifth year's program, up she pops and her/our journey begins. Also the dreams of a number of 'child-prodigies' who might never have tried out without her success story. Her popularity on AGT taught Cowell where a rich market spot was as well. He started promoting 'young opera singers' heavily, trying to hit gold again. Finally, I consider the Houston concert to have been 'beyond belief'. I have watched it many times, feeling sorry for myself each time that I missed attending. The electricity generated in that church by that performance was incredible. I'm at least glad to have seen it on YTube. WOW!

[@tunanorth]

@@jordannash1998 Very true about Westenra's fan club putting her over the top. I forget the vote totals that were published by AGT at one time, but she got in by only about a hundred votes over the next contestant. I did manage to attend that Houston concert, and by sheer luck, got "front row center" seats, and the Meet & Greet. You can see the back of my bald head pop up several times in the videos. As I've said before, it was like seeing Hendrix' debut at Monterey. The M&G was pretty informal, with Jackie, her Mom, and Uncle mingling among the snack tables. Jackie was astoundingly TINY, and seemed in awe that all of those people were there for her. To top it off, the following day as we waited in the hotel lobby for our airport shuttle, the Evanchos popped out of the elevator, with Jackie in the lead, right in front of us. I managed to stammer out how much we enjoyed the concert, to which she responded with the cutest "Thank You", and headed for her airport Limo.

[@tunanorth]

And she did a 30-minute "Meet & Greet" immediately after the concert. She was glowing like a nuclear reactor. This short vid of a fan presenting her with a small jeweled seal is all that I can find of that event. I was about 5 feet to the left of the camera person. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIXMg4yNl7aMhMU

[@tunanorth]

@@jordannash1998 A great archeological find! Not a video, but a snapshot tribute of that Houston Meet & Greet. Amazingly, there I am, at 3:42. I recognize a number of other "superfans" in the montage. Sadly, several of them are no longer with us.

[@rehoboth2721]

@@tunanorth Ain't that a great story!

[@rehoboth2721]

Loved her as the Kitty on the Masked Singer.

[@dixiehuston4869]

Brilliance from both Jackie and the pianist, whose only 16 years at the time. I appreciate your broadcast.

[@deannebenkert6700]

I’ve seen Jackie 4 times in concert- always amazing. The piano player with her is 17years old!!! When she came out on stage once she actually had a glow around her. The entire audience made an audible gasp when they saw her!!!

[@jordannash1998]

Oh, yeah! That was THE DRESS! It probably weighed as much as she did with all the sequins. There are very few good pictures of it since it reflected so much light it overexposed every picture. At one performance, she got a standing ovation just walking out on stage in it!

[@deannebenkert6700]

The young man playing the piano is 17 years old he also plays violin on the Dream With Me recording!

[@jadi1015]

She also performed with Andrea Bocelli in Thailand right after turning 16 that was awesome too.

[@cl9786]

That was April 26, 2015. less than a month after her 15th birthday.

[@rickrack4812]

Piano... Conrad Tao was 16?... a prodigy like Jackie

[@jethebest1yak]

Doesn't matter what language or genre Jackie excels❤.

[@ericsicard910]

The music of Broken Vow was co-composed by Walter Afanassiev and Lara Fabian, inspired by a classic piece of Rachmaninoff (Piano Concerto N°2 in C Minor). Walter Afanassiev, an american/brazilian from russian descent, is a legendary composer and producer (he composed some of the greatest initial hits of Mariah Carey such as All I Want for Christmas is You and was the producer of the Titanic soundtrack that brought Celine Dion to WW fame). He is also now the producer of Dimash for his US career. When this song was composed, Walter and Lara were engaged, but apparently he cheated and she decided to break up. When she took this decision, that she knew would dramatically change both her personal and professional destiny, she wrote these incredible lyrics. Lara has said this is her preferred english song from all the songs she wrote in this language (there are many, and some are pure jewels). One reason is also because this song has then been covered by the greatests: - Barbra Streisand (she performed it in concerts from one of her tour but never recorded it), - Josh Groban (his cover made this song famous in US), - Morissette Amon, - Cakra Khan, - Regine Velasquez, - Almira (from 4th Impact), - Katrina Velarde, - Julie Anne San Jose, - Sarah Geronimo, - Petra Berger, - Harrison Craig, - Rimar, - Jackie Evancho (in AGT), - … Regarding Jackie Evancho, and at the request of Jackie's parents who found the original lyrics were not a good fit for a young girl, Lara rewrote Broken Vow in french as "Imaginer" with a complete different meaning. Jackie did cover quite a few songs from Lara

[@jordannash1998]

Thanks for sharing. I didn't know all this, but am glad I do now. When you refer to Walter and Lara's breakup, the song you refer to is "Broken Vow" which she performs with incredible passion. Thanks again.

[@ericsicard910]

@@jordannash1998 yes, this is a comment I created for Broken Vow, the original masterpiece of Lara that was transformed into Imaginer for Jackie. FYI Lara wrote one other masterpiece with Walter: You are not from here. This was at the beginning of their relationship when she fell in love with him. Lara always has the same passion, she is known to pour out her emotiions on stage when she connects to an audience, that’s why she is way better in her lives and this explains also how she became an absolute idol for Dimash.

[@sharcrum]

Just extraordinary.

[@gmoney2181]

Conrad Tao on Piano, 16 years old...amazing

[@kagnewmp12]

And he does Violin for her as well

[@dixiehuston4869]

​@@kagnewmp12Thank you I was wondering about that. Was he the one who played the violin that she say in Dark Waltz?

[@kagnewmp12]

@@dixiehuston4869 Yes

[@ronniedelaplain6722]

Her stage performance is always beautiful great posture through her almost 13 years. Jackie is not afraid of anything she was on stage in Russia performing in front of 150,000 people. You should look it up because she was on stage with some of world wide Opera singers. Her voice keeps me alive

[@brgilbert2]

[CL] Um, not really true. While others claimed 100,000 the actual count was about 50,000 according to the Russian papers. You can read the tv news people by typing in "Jackie in Russia" I think. It's been so long ago, should gave verified but try it anyway. Those videos provide the translation to the Russian being spoken. If you view the videos of the music performed you will see the size of the area Sumi Jo and the Russian baritone and Jackie performed in.

[@cl9786]

@@brgilbert2 Broadway World article Jackie Evancho Performs At St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, 6/20 By: Laura Meltzer Jun. 25, 2012 "Jackie Evancho performed a very special concert to an audience of government officials and more than 100,000 members of the public at the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia's Palace Square on June 20."

[@brgilbert2]

@@cl9786 Seems I missed your reply but I will rectify that now. As I pointed out, the Russian print and TV "news" announced the numbers and I think they know how large that square is where the concert was held rather than someone from the U.S.A. who probably didn't even attend the event.

[@cl9786]

@@brgilbert2 Was there a television audience viewing the speeches and concert performances in addition to the crowd standing/sitting in the square and those in buildings surrounding the square who could hear the performances through the sound system?

[@brgilbert2]

@@cl9786 Sorry but I missed your post above. As I recall from everything I read there was no broadcast on TV of that concert in Russia. I did manage to find some links to 5 newscast but when I posted it you-tube deleted it. Apparently there is NO more freedom of speech in this country anymore. If you want to view those short videos of those broadcasts type in "Jackie in Russia #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5.

[@peterlazar678]

While JME was the featured artist and was young (11 year old), Conrad Tao was featured as a guest artist at age 17. He was by then both a concert pianist AND a concert violinist. He accompanies JME in “Dark Waltz” as a violinist I believe in the DWM concert.

[@peterlazar678]

Sorry, 16yo

[@johnhenthorne4463]

There are many young artists who have come into the spotlight in the last twelve years. Many of them with amazing talent None of them, though, have touched my heart as much as Jackie. It's her interpretation of the music, the qualify of her vocalizations, along with the warmth in her voice that brings tears to my eyes.

[@kagnewmp12]

Saw her live in Concert a few years after this and tears never left my eyes for the entire night. I asked the wife to put tissues in her purse before we arrived and we both needed them as did so many others as this singing Angel can simply drain your emotions dry with that voice. We never enjoyed crying more than we did that evening. Thank You so much Jackie and thanks for showing your reaction as well.

[@ronniedelaplain6722]

If you ever get chance look up Jackie Evancho a guest on BGT at 11 years old she sings Nessus Dorma she blows the British judges and audience mind. A song mostly sang by men after there 30’s. Great reaction channel. Enjoy your enthusiasm keep going forward

[@peterlazar678]

Nessum Dorma on BGT, Nella Fantasia on Osborne's show, and Angel on the Jay Leno show are examples where she in my opinion outdid her DWMIC performances. Non the less, I consider the Dream With Me concert one of the best concerts I have ever heard by anyone of any age. Period.

[@kagnewmp12]

He does

[@thomashaines4379]

Shakes-P, Thanks so much for doing another song donation request to Jackie. On the DVD of this concert, David Foster stated he dosen't give up his piano for anybody, but in this case, we found this young man Conrad Tao, at the ripe old age of 16, he is such a gifted musician. He was amazing in this performance with Jackie. He also plays the violin with Jackie & David Foster in the "Dark Waltz". In my email on Dec. 30th, I stated This song Imaginer, was originally "Broken Vow" by Lara Fabian, lyrics changed, more suited for Jackie and in French by Lara. It's cool that you had just reacted to Lara, some months earlier, for your first time hearing, Je Suis Malade, and just a month ago with "Adagio". I'm so excited to hear more of your reactions from Jackie, from my dono list I gave you. Expect to be wowed even more, and speechless, the more you hear of Jackie's amazing talent. Enjoy my Friend, God Bless You and your Family, and the Children of the Philippines.

[@jordannash1998]

Can you imagine Foster's 'warmup' of the orchestra before Jackie arrives? "Ok, folks, this is a PBS Special for an 11 year old singer. No kidding. This will put extra pressure on you, but not why you think. Let me explain - she has perfect pitch. Also, she never misses a cue, and glues herself to the track. If there are second and third takes, it is most likely it won't be because of her. Also, don' think you are here to help me gloss over her weak points. She doesn't have any. No kidding. In fact you will see this as you look at your scores. You are purposely staying AWAY from her notes so her voice stands out clearly. As good as you will be, she's why we are all here. Now, let's make this a great show. "

[@peterlazar678]

Conrad is both a concert pianist and violinist. In this concert he accompanies Jackie on violin in another piece.

[@jordannash1998]

Lara Fabian, a world class Belgian singer now living in Canada, took the arrangement from her "Broken Vow" masterpiece and wrote new lyrics more in keeping for Jackie. Lara is also a next level singer in Europe and now Canada and is a friend of David Foster. I have a French friend who says Jackie's diction is magnificent. So, of course, is her pitch control, her intonation, her vibrato as well as her rolled "Rrrrrs". The concert level piano player is Conrad Tao, who was 16 at the time. Conrad's play is SO smooth it defies description. He is also an excellent concert violinist you would hear on "Dark Waltz" with Foster and Jackie from the Dream With Me In Concert. By the way, the DWMIC was produced by PBS's "Great Performances" series. As an example, Frank Sinatra has three appearance on "Great Performances" by the time he retired. This is the first of TWO Great Performance solo appearances for Jackie by age 12!. On her "Music of the Movies" GP concert, she sang an insane version of "Come What May" with the Canadian Tenors. She was also a guest artist on Fernando Varlela's PBS GP appearance where she DUETS with Fernando on "The Prayer" and "A Thousand Years". Both standing ovations. Her skills at duets are mind boggling. Well, Shakes-P, thanks for "Imaginer", one of her lesser known songs.

[@Shakes-P]

Thank you for of this Jordannash! Super appreciated!

[@jayjackson8480]

Jackie had her 3rd Solo PBS Great Performances Concert when she was 14.

[@jordannash1998]

@@jayjackson8480 True, she had a third PBS solo special, but technically it was sponsored by a different group with good taste. Also, don't forget her "Tiny Desk" appearance where she sang three songs in a totally acoustically dead space and still stupified them.

[@rehoboth2721]

Thanks Shakes, Conrad Tao now a Proffesor at Juilliard personnaly arranged this version of "Imaginair" for Jackie at the request of Davide Foster. Conrad is as American as you and me and both he and Jackie are one in a billion. Here is Jackie at 16 singing for the Obama administration, Jackie spent a decade, undestandably singing for Billionairs, Popes, Kings, and Presidnts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5PMaKGZftVsg5o

[@dixiehuston4869]

The piano player is 16 year's old

[@dixiehuston4869]

He's INCREDIBLE

[@MoMoMyPup10]

It's almost criminal that you never reacted to "Nella Fantasia" from this concert. Who is advising you?

[@robertevers6239]

The best living singer today. Very under rated