Lo, How a Rose/The Rose - University of Utah Singers

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The University of Utah Singers perform "Lo, How a Rose/The Rose" by Craig Hella Johnson live in concert, December 11th & 12th, 2009 in Libby Gardner concert hall under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred.
Piano: Laurel Enke

[@Fillionfan400]

In all honesty, this was one of my favorite pieces I ever performed in choir. Despite what people say negatively about it, it's actually a beautiful piece.

[@88JPF]

I can very well imagine. This is such an exquisite arrangement and thank you for such a moving performance. It has brought me so much joy over the years.

[@Sonic_-_-]

I love this song so much I’m actually doing a solo and performing it at Carnegie Hall I use this song to relax I really think this is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve heard💙

[@Thraknar123]

My choir is doing this song, sometimes music isn't about technical difficulty, but about music that uplifts us. Craig Hella Johnson's compositions are incredibly moving and this choir does a good job in executing it.

[@garyroberts9593]

I have been listening to this off and on for 13 years and it ceases to move me as a piece of music and a moving message.

[@jacquelynhartland1466]

the two roses together; this melted my heart; straight from heaven.

[@lianecornils8733]

😊😊🎀🎀

[@cathymartin613]

This has brought me to tears! Two of my most favorite songs brought together in peace and love!

[@kimrowland4892]

I love this concert hall the one blonde girl.. with the page boy haircut.. reminds me of my first wife.. and the young last singer.. reminds me of me.. I grew a beard to hide my chin.... When I was in college.. I have great memories of the University of Utah..

[@mirandagreenleaf4172]

My choir is sing this exact song for our Christmas Concert but we have one soloist who has the most beautiful voice you can ever imagine.

[@SerenaXYAsh]

Cool our too ^^

[@mirandagreenleaf4172]

SerenaXYAsh Awesome!!!!

[@SerenaXYAsh]

Jup :'D

[@evanbamford9071]

ours is too

[@SerenaXYAsh]

XD LOL but I love singing this one ^-^

[@neilwhitehead8321]

A very brilliant fusion of the two songs. This has the distinction of being extremely thought provoking. A rare concept (and of course performance!)

[@eaganron]

I just heard the Saint Olaf choir perform this medley. A bit jarring initially, but a burst of creative genius to blend these songs: Joins the message of hope of the birth of a Savior with the notion that we all can be born anew if our urge toward love is nurtured . . .

[@jennakeith5711]

Never would have thought these two songs would work so well together! I did this for a festival

[@eldaddychill2320]

I sang this song today, I was in a choir and we did this, sadly today was the last day for this year I already miss everybody

[@XMLarry]

Our church choir did this song this morning; it was very well received

[@amyb2646]

I think this is exceptionally beautiful. Jesus is referred to as a rose. He is the Rose blooming from Jesse's tree. And in the song sung by Bette Midler she's saying love is a rose, which Jesus is love. Very well done in my opinion. I praise the Mighty Name of Jesus. I love You, my sweet precious Saviour, Jesus Christ. 🌹🕊✝🙏🏻❤️

[@emilystanton6943]

I had my very first choir solo with the song and I almost lost it at one point but kept it and the winter concert was the best night of my life! I’ll never forget it!

[@yishmaryah]

Wonderful. There is great value in engaging your own weakness as you sing; pushing at your limits; descending into the depths of the meaning, even if almost overcome by it as you do. The struggle, victory or not, brings so much power to the presentation. Few can resist the beauty of it as your deepest self expresses its encounter with the deepest meaning.

[@carolinaknutson8736]

what an exquisite mashup

[@dpjr47]

Wow! What an arrangement and what a performance of it.

[@Allinfun6789]

The choir is outstanding! Beautiful voices and excellent direction.

[@peonyrose3541]

This brings back memories! We sang this song in choir in 2009 or 2010. I only remember because my brother and i caught the flu, and ended up missing the performance.

[@emilystanton6943]

This song was my first Ever choir solo I had every third solo for this song! And I am soo happy I had it!!

[@cathymartin613]

Thank you for a beautiful performance!

[@Shay6995]

Wondeerfully Arranged,directed and sung. Absolutely beautiful! Wow!

[@prince_o_hyrule2457]

Our Highschool Chpir is doing this for tommorow's Winter concert!! A very beautiful and uplifting song, can't wait to perform!!

[@dannyyandell9583]

In love with this interpretation of two exceptional songs.

[@caelep]

this is beautiful omg i love this song so much ever since i sang it in choir

[@nationalconsensus5106]

Oh my how nice. Thank You!

[@AmandaCaines]

Who would have thought that Michael Praetorius (c 1571) and Bette Midler could have been merged into something of such great musical beauty. I love it.

[@johntlew]

AmandaCaines I love your comment. I'm a huge fan of Bette...but credit must be given to Amanda McBroom who wrote "The Rose"

[@emiliebova]

Beautiful!

[@wolf-marcushaupt8300]

thank from germany

[@LuciferAmadeus]

It's a medley of "The Rose" by Amanda McBroom and the hymn/carol "Lo, How a Rose".

[@leynachi930]

awe beautiful !

[@LENNONLUVER23]

amazing

[@cutiesoprano18]

i really love this song my choir is doing it for our next concert and im so excited to =]

[@maxpower1337]

I like it alot.

[@shareddlove]

beautiful

[@jacklogansmith7646]

I got lucky the one time I did this - my choir director had me on the "Lo, How a Rose" part but as an Alto rather than a Tenor (so I got to sing the whole time instead of just the last part).

[@johntlew]

Exquisite!!

[@fuckyou49898]

That was cool.

[@rburton5731]

great song

[@TheRhNegative]

Gorgeous

[@joaofernandopaluan]

Bravi a tutti

[@TheChorister51]

Very enjoyable.

[@eunicejuvenalferreira9637]

Muito Lindo! 👏🙏👏🙏

[@jarepachuca8698]

have a concert on this in a few day's wish me luck :)

[@eunicejuvenalferreira9637]

Lindo 👏👏👏

[@rmp7400]

Poignant+🌹

[@jakinestor1292]

"Merry Christmas"

[@rmp7400]

🌹🎄🎆

[@fhs2013cb]

I'm performing this for my Christmas Concert, and while the arrangement is beautiful I personally feel like it's a little dark for Christmas

[@jawbtw1291]

fhs2013cb me too

[@rmp7400]

Christianity is the only guaranteed path out of the grave... So we are not afraid of the dark🕯

[@c.p-m6422]

my choir school is doing this peice its is easy so far so good any pointers?

[@kimlangub6390]

Wow... *___*

[@juanellan1522]

Maravilhoso arranjo, alguém tem a letra da canção "The Rose"?

[@creativeplanetjanet]

+Juan Ellan "The Rose" lyrics: Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed Some say love, it is a hunger an endless aching need I say love, it is a flower and you, it's only seed It's the heart, afraid of breaking that never learns to dance It's the dream, afraid of waking that never takes the chance It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give And the soul, afraid of dying that never learns to live When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow Lies the seed that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes the rose

[@juanellan1522]

+Creative Planet Janet Muito obrigado por postar a letra desta bela canção.

[@creativeplanetjanet]

+Juan Ellan You're welcome.

[@courtneyjoyner4356]

I'd love to know the arranger and where I can buy the sheet music for my choir.

[@joelbeyer4703]

Craig Hella Johnson- conductor of Conspirare.

[@jeremylandig2069]

I'm uncomfortable with this, mostly because I've never liked "The Rose," but I will admit it is cleverly assembled and beautifully sung.

[@rmp7400]

Yes, brave for the conductor to place Heroic & Beautiful Truth First ("Lo! How a Rose ever Blooming!)...and let the quips fall where they may...🙏🏼🌹🎆

[@c.p-m6422]

Heel the part that sings "the rose " part

[@c.p-m6422]

And the alto in the front row third from the left has a lovely voice

[@seamoose1998]

1:32 could the girl on the left keep her mouth any more closed

[@wonderfabsparkles5320]

the men came in at measure 56 and my favorite part is when the soprano's come in at measure 14

[@lucwarnon5882]

Féminin...

[@wowdanalise]

Did you actually read my comment?

[@LuciferAmadeus]

The question was a rhetoric, trying to say that no matter how good we are, we're in no place to dismiss other people's hard work, especially in art where most of it is subjective. They bring joy to people without causing harm and making insults, we should appreciate for what it is, an art to uplift people's spirit, not some show-off platform. I don't watch mlp, but yeah, we should just stop. I think I did enough harm to this beautiful choir by marring its comment space with senseless argument.

[@kimrowland4892]

The rose is the song I chose for my wedding.. with my third wife.. who was only 25.. and would never have gotten married.. because she was so shy.. and now we have two children almost grown up.. I reminded by the movie.. it's a wonderful Life.. where because the man Jimmy Stewart had died and seeing how it would have been if he had committed suicide.. and Donna Reed the actress.. would have never gotten married.. and never had children.. we played that movie every Christmas with my children particularly by daughter.. and we pride our eyes out.. so I chose this song for a wedding song because my wife was so shy.. she never would have gotten married.. she was the third child.. and would have been like her aunt.. who was the third child who never got married.. or had children.. it is a Christmas song for me.. a very good matchup between Michael pretorius's.. song of the 1600s.. another good bashup of this song.. is LeAnn Rimes The Rose.. with the Los Angeles .. men's chorus .

[@LuciferAmadeus]

*that they are not

[@dpod808]

sounds amazing. but the song seems too easy. unison is hard...

[@LuciferAmadeus]

Yes, you were bragging that you were in gold winning ensemble and that you disliked choirs that sounds better without accompaniment in your opinion should not be accompanied, and prior to that, you only think those that sings a capella are real choir. I don't think i missed anything. Your opinion is the greatest of all and should be heeded when you think some choirs are not 'real' choir.

[@LuciferAmadeus]

lol. So you think choirs with accompaniment is not a real choir? Tell me how knowledgeable you are about choir singing. XD

[@domeonce9006]

These are 2 of my favorite songs in the world, so I really like this...BUT...It doesn’t quite work, does it...very nice, but never quite mashes up. More like a sting-together...Loses some of the most poignant moments of Lo How a Rose along the way. Beautifully and musically rendered.

[@wowdanalise]

This is not Lo, How a Rose.

[@rmp7400]

Oh yes it is🙏🏼🕯 in.deed🌹🎆

[@williamripley3192]

This is very good,but the two pieces should never be combined."Lo How a Rose" is beautiful by itself. as is "The Rose"One part of the brain wants the former,for its reference to the Messiah and you know what the latter is referring to.

[@jacklogansmith7646]

Despite the cognitive dissonance, though, it is a solid piece and Johnson did a great job with it. It can definitely feel a bit dull, especially if you are one of the tenors and basses who aren't doing anything for the first half, but I would still argue that the idea does work.

[@wowdanalise]

Around 12 years in an ensemble that has won 16 consecutive years of golds graded on a national scale. I strongly dislike various accompanied versions of songs that are sung better A capella. Many songs are beautiful with an accompaniment such as Visions by the Vocal Essence ensemble. Solo pieces are generally accompanied and do sound great however I still prefer unaccompanied solo pieces such as Many Years sung by the great Vladimir Miller. I came off sounding like a hater, sorry about that.

[@michaelmatheny3927]

Whyyyyy are these two songs together??? -Because they both have 'rose' in the title??? They shouldn't be together! It's not even 'calaboration'. They're both different.

[@wowdanalise]

You asked me how knowledgeable I was about choral singing so I shared with you my experience. I stated that Generally I enjoy unaccompanied choirs more however stated that I do enjoy the opposite on occasion and even sited an example. I also admitted I sounded like a hater by stating that real choirs sing A Cappella. I did not intend to come off this way(as a hater). I'm getting tired of this conversation, you probably are too. Lets just watch some my little pony and hug it out.

[@dannyyandell9583]

Try Bette Midler.

[@rmp7400]

She is not a subscriber of the reality of Christmas.

[@craigr.h.laurent240]

What a strange presentation.

[@sallietaylor8503]

These two songs seem dark together.Not at all Christmas joy and celebration.

[@rmp7400]

Well...Jesus was born to die Adam's death....Holy Angels were cheering the rescue, but the Holy baby was crying in the cold....and it was not the only time that He cried....

[@LuciferAmadeus]

Hahah. lol. Well, i'm not a chorister, but I think choirs that do love to sing with accompaniment will feel sad that there are not considered "real" choir by some when they try so hard to bring joy to the world. Yeah, when we're in high places, it's easy to dismiss other people as insignificant and lame.

[@tymarls]

These songs don’t even go well musically together, let alone classically or verbally. Beautiful performance, very very odd, and somewhat disgraceful, mashup.

[@marvilladavis1988]

I disagree with you. I think that they go very well together, and the whole idea is to mix classical or traditional with modern and popular. I think that it is very well done all the way around.

[@eimelb]

Wow, that was awful. To mix a pop song with a work from a master composer such Praetorius is beyond sacrilege.

[@ShadowBranwen]

eimelb I have to disagree with you especially since I'm doing this so in my school this exact mix of it and it's exquisite and beautiful

[@georgeg43]

Come on man don't be so uptight - this beautiful chorus doesn't need your criticism. Just click >> and keep your negative opinions to yourself. Show me the video of you doing anything nearly as nice and I'll say no more.

[@bagussyafriezaparadhik4238]

ooo

[@heathermarissam9495]

I could not have said it better myself. An atrocity.

[@sallietaylor8503]

Praetorius alright.

[@IAmShooketh]

You know a group is bad when family guy does a better harmony.

[@Allinfun6789]

The mixture of these two pieces is quite disturbing. Why destroy the beauty of Low How A Rose with intersections of LeAnn Rimes Some Say Love? It makes no musical sense.

[@jvhobson]

Hideous arrangement.

[@wowdanalise]

Real choirs sing A cappella.

[@keats27]

My thoughts exactly--although mine were more vulgar as in, "what a way to fuck up a perfectly good song." Thanks for the sanity check. Talk about a terrible arrangement... Even these fine singers couldn't save it.

[@aaronknoss3003]

This is positively the worst rendition of this song I have ever heard!

[@susanbarker2846]

Ugh. Shocking juxtaposition of texts, not to mention style and quality. Squirm-worthy.