HAVE YE NOT KNOWN / YE SHALL HAVE A SONG • Randall Thompson

[@wunderbarbieoftheworld2531]

Sang this in high school over 50 years ago. Never forgot it because of the 8 part harmonies. We had atriums in the school so our Director arranged with the Principal so that we could do this work in one of the atriums that was in the center of the school. The acoustics were phenomenal and the entire school listens at the same time. Great memory This choir did a fantastic job. PeriodT.

[@linmohle9026]

awesome gorgeous!!

[@sebronetteaborom9192]

I had tears in my eyes as I listened to this well executed performance. I sang in the concert choir at Jackson State University from 1975-79 as a soprano. I still remember every note. Mr. Raymond Johnson was the director.

[@lindavanuffelen62]

I loved this so much. Memories of singing it in choir 50 years ago came flooding back…absolutely beautiful. One of my all-time favorite choir pieces.

[@wunderbarbieoftheworld2531]

That's funny! I just posted the same thing. Sang this over 50 years ago in HS, and one of my favs because of the eight part harmonies.

[@biegel88]

This is exceptional and quite beautiful, mature and edge-of-the-seat singing.

[@lrufusmusica]

Such amazing talent! These high school singers display remarkable discipline and musicianship in brilliantly performing this acapella piece. I'm in awe!

[@CENTRALISLIPCONCERTCHOIR]

Ahhh......and then COVID showed up and literally devastated the choir. It will probably be years before I can do anything remotely like this again.THanks for the compliment.

[@mitchberg]

My college choir (Jamestown College) did this song when I was in school - we were a very good choir. Standing in the choir, it was one of my life's most sublime experiences. This choir is also very good....

[@Sing4Parts]

Un-blasted-believable from a high school choir. Way to go, Director and singers!!!

[@bigalmd09]

I sang this at a district festival my senior of high school. It was fun to sing

[@jelf48]

Simply supurb...the tears flow with this performance.

[@hwarnold123]

Wow! This is a choir from ONE HS? Choral music is still alive! A great performance. I'm sure the dynamics were much greater live-you can hear the volume compression in the recording. I did this in a HS festival chorus from at least 5 states in 1961 and can still remember walking in late to the 1st rehearsal and hearing that long crescendo. This performance shows what a great conductor can do with a group of good singers who've memorized their music. He had every eye.

[@eliharris123]

I love this brings back great memories

[@CLippmanCreations]

I have never heard this sound so good. Such a beautiful piece.

[@jelf48]

Absolutely supurb.....the tears flow with this performance.

[@lmficken]

Gorgeous.

[@Mehranathon]

This is a high school choir?!! wow.

[@wunderbarbieoftheworld2531]

Exactly! They did a wonderful job. PeriodT.

[@JocyDaCool]

they were great i was for one of them when they performed there

[@singerboi588]

I like the inconsistency of the tempo, I feel that it gives you more of the emotional feeling that the song is suppose to have. Although the beginning of "Ye Shall Have a Song" could be just a tad bit faster not much, it might give a better perpetual motion into the part. But all around really good. I sang this for my city festival in Chesapeake, VA in 2006 and we got a standing ovation for it, so I can really say great job! Keep it up!

[@rickyfan3956]

The thing about vibrato is that if it is not restricted, the pitch will go wildly awry. Everybody produces vibrato at different speeds. So, if you have people doing vibrato at whatever speeds are comfortable for them, you have chaos as far as pitch goes.

[@rhonddamay5214]

Nope. this is manifestly false on a daily if not hourly basis as shown by every orchestra on the planet. You have a couple dozen violins; they don't coordinate their vibrato, they just listen and blend. It's not the speed of the vibrato you have to worry about but the frequency variation. Too wide, you have pitch issues. You have to listen. This is why very often choruses full of opera singers don't sound that great - they have developed a sound and vibrato that cut and project. But most musicians get through that stage in the game pretty early. And then there's violinist Pinchas Zuckerman, who told me a bunch of years ago in an interview that he couldn't play in orchestra because he didn't blend.

[@todwfish71]

I get a kick out of all the "experts" who chime in here, as if the director will take your thoughts on tempo, tone, etc.

[@hallieharker4384]

"As when one goeth with a pipe..." and I'm a flute player!

[@misspro0511]

Great tone! Some inconsistency in tempo. I wonder if that was intentional. Needs more dynamic contrast. "And gladness of heart" is supposed to start at pp and grow by one dynamic on each statement of that text.

[@HobartZircon]

It was lovely for a high school choir! I do wish that audience members would not scream and shout "woo hoo" at such performances. This is sacred music, not football. Try to keep a holy solemnity, please!

[@jackahern1]

It's great! but at the end the baritones really overpower the whole chord in the end. Also the Goeth with a pipe parts are way too heavy. but GREAT intonation and dynamic