NOT that anyone may care, but.... I have sung this. I was 18 years old. Years later, I conducted it in professional public performance. It is a most important work. I do SO LOVE Mr. B.B. And this particular performance video is quite fine. I also wish to thank the person who shared this post with us. "Wolcum Yole" everyone.
@phyllispetras3369 Жыл бұрын
Love you precious person
@saltburner2 Жыл бұрын
I first sang in this when I was 19 - at the Royal Albert Hall, London - 1959.
@lbazemore585 Жыл бұрын
I had a brave music teacher in 8th grade who taught 3 of these pieces to his advanced girls chorus for our Christmas concert that year. I have never forgotten them!
Жыл бұрын
We do care! Thank you kindly for sharing your perspective!
@rhondarobinson8443 Жыл бұрын
I care!! I love this piece! Glad that you had multiple experiences with it.
@mlreed89298 ай бұрын
I sang this when I was in a youth girls choir. I can't remember how old I was, 13-17. Our choir director loved having performances, and our church had 5 choirs! In one performance we did, we were up in the balcony of a church, and there were other choirs on the main level. We were the "angels" who sang from above ! :) I'm now 72 and I still remember some parts of some of the songs we sang from the Ceremony of Carols. It was a beautiful experience! They all were, and I feel very blessed to have been able to participate in all the beautiful songs we sang!
@LS-ei7xk8 ай бұрын
Once you sing something like this, it never quite leaves you. I'm 74. : ) I switch octaves a lot.
@natalien.95282 жыл бұрын
Orthodox father Rafailo says that when we sing at church the Angel's sing with us and we can hear it in the fullness and the holiness of the sound ♡
@psychedelicacynical3 жыл бұрын
as someone who learnt and performed this entire piece in a choir concert as well before......this was so beautiful and nostalgic to watch and listen to
@JBNemeth Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed.... I too had the lovely privilege of singing this astounishingly beautiful piece!
@phyllispetras3369 Жыл бұрын
Sang in 1964 with Robert Shaw's choir
@marystolleis9492 Жыл бұрын
I also performed this with my college choir. This Christmas it all started coming back to me, and I longed to hear it again. I love the hauntingly beautiful "A Ceremony of Carols".
@stephenarnold63593 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Thank the Lord above that there are still people who are able in this age to master the concert harp in spite of the lack of instruments and teachers in schools, problems of transportability, astronomical costs of entry-level harps, etc., etc. A joy from start to finish.
@jeff27 Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@phyllispetras3369 Жыл бұрын
A harpist with the San Francisco Symphony bought a Voltswagon Beetle Convertible to transport her harp.........we loved her so much.
@diannaholiday908610 ай бұрын
I have a harpist friend who manages with a Toyota Prius!😅
@gemmi13 жыл бұрын
A few years ago my friend took me to a performance of this just before Christmas. I was expecting Christmas carols so when I arrived and she explained I was disappointed. Until they started singing. And now this is part of me.
@StJacobsVokalensemble3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful story! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
@jheaton04162 жыл бұрын
Pretty much my experience, only with a recording. I asked my mom, "why is this called a Ceremony of Carols, I've never heard of any of these?"
@francoaragosta42855 жыл бұрын
A strange and wonderful work! It's decidedly "modern," yet it evokes a sense of mystery and wonder that seems very ancient and far removed from the world we live in today. It gives me goose bumps and feeling of deep serenity at once The lively movements only add to the atmosphere of inner peace. Odd, quietly delicately brilliant, unforgettable.
@MsXizan4 жыл бұрын
That's what the composer was going for. He wrote it in the midst of the London Blitz... .
@DreamingCatStudio3 жыл бұрын
You said exactly how I feel. Thank you!
@stevetatchell55712 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said.
@composerdoh2 жыл бұрын
@@MsXizan I thought he wrote it on a boat traveling either from or to the US. Unless I'm incorrect your statement is a tad misleading- he may indeed have written it while the Blitz was happening and if so I'm sure it was weighing heavily on his mind... but you make it sound like he was in London and bombs were falling all around him as he composed this.
@PassengerInMortality2 жыл бұрын
@@composerdoh You are correct. Returning to England from self-imposed exile in the US.
@gapont22 жыл бұрын
the mix of the sound of the choir and the harp is something delicious.
@carolwilson54132 жыл бұрын
I sang this 50 years ago when I was in choir at SUNY Plattsburgh and haven’t heard it since. Thank you so much for this beautiful performance.
@patriciaherrera12868 жыл бұрын
I sang this in a girls choir with my sister in Sao Paulo Brasil. I was solist and responsible of trainning the english pronunciation of the girls. I think that everybody who sang this felt like an angel. Thanks for sharing it and bring me a so grateful memory . I was 14 then, now 40 years has been passed.
@route9097 жыл бұрын
Lovely! It's a fantastic piece of choral music. So glad that it's been adapted to different settings.
@annawoodthorpebrowne99808 ай бұрын
It's just a long serving joy.... our choir gave a concert in London Dec '77. Will never forget ❤
@ss6830 Жыл бұрын
I was 6, my parents were in a choir together, and they sang this beautiful piece. Since I went to every rehersal I know most of the songs, and play it every year. I'm in my 30's now, and I get to pass it on down to my son who gets to hear this now.
@vickyg6903 жыл бұрын
This is how I hope heaven sounds
@amberhawke2 жыл бұрын
My first exposure to Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' was in high school when we sang excerpts from it for our Christmas concert. It was an SATB version as well, I sang bass. For "This Little Babe" we separated across the stage so that the round part had a very defined stereo imaging. I always thought that This Little Babe would make a good surround sound piece, having the choir spread out around the audience. This performance is wonderful, I'm glad that I finally found an SATB performance! It brings back memories of 40+ years ago.
@LS-ei7xk8 ай бұрын
You have a point, but it's difficult enough to get the voices to come in one after the other... it would take a really great choir to do it with surround singing, also.
@Zephaniah3verse174 жыл бұрын
Hallelujah (Praise the Lord), res miranda (a thing to wonder at), pares forma (three in one), Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the Highest), gaudeamus (let us celebrate), transeamus (let us cross over). Sums up my Christian faith as I enter my 41st year of it. Thanks for posting this impeccable performance!
@PatroniFan3 жыл бұрын
One thing that stood out to me at the "pares forma" line is that Britten included a triplet in the accompaniment. I have understood this to be a musical reference to The Trinity. I've wondered if that's what Britten meant.
@bonnieoles42128 жыл бұрын
I sang this in my church choir when I was a young girl. One choir was at the front of the church, and our girls choir was up in the balcony, like angels. I still have fond memories of singing these songs and am so grateful that I had that opportunity. Hearing these people singing these songs is such a treat! A big thank you to them!
@EmmaRass5 жыл бұрын
This is a real masterpiece, I remember singing this in our city choir with exactly the same sound... a lovely memory.
@samtownend77405 жыл бұрын
No-one cares Bonnie
@DreamingCatStudio4 жыл бұрын
I sang this too in a small community choir. I thought I was a soprano and hurt myself trying for the high notes. When I finally figured out I was an alto it was much more fun! It’s such a beautiful piece, and I enjoyed this so much on an early 2019 Christmas morning. Thank you. 🎄❤️ 🙏🏼
@ameliechristie5183 жыл бұрын
@@samtownend7740 No one cares about your comment either Sam .. judging idiots
@kelvinli42233 жыл бұрын
It’s indeed a beautiful piece by Britten! Do you remember which vocal part were you?
@heathergun83343 жыл бұрын
I sang this at Bristol University in the 1970s. Still find it very exciting and listen every Christmas.
@deanklous52294 жыл бұрын
O ha'shem how beautiful the Christians sing, I can imagine the Lord himself sitting there quietly taking it all in, TODA RABA SHALOM
@Archangina3 жыл бұрын
Wich one?...
@foodchewer2 жыл бұрын
God is good, my friend.
@deanklous52292 жыл бұрын
@@foodchewer good for you my friend
@hockneyfication5 жыл бұрын
The Interlude took me into another sphere for which I have no words. It is so pure and innocent I had to cry.
@seagreentangerine20654 жыл бұрын
We studied this at music school, it brings back some beautiful memories and the history of processions.
@MarkHarmer8 жыл бұрын
As a harpist myself, I love the harpist's gesture right at the end of the last movement. Made me smile!
@route9097 жыл бұрын
She's a gem! Such talent and humbleness :D
@jbryant8177 жыл бұрын
Jazz hands
@MarkHarmer6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think I'm in love!!
@samtownend77405 жыл бұрын
That is sad
@BastarB4 жыл бұрын
She's a fantastic and really kind person also, I know her actually:)
@MarkHarmer8 жыл бұрын
Lovely! Links to individual movements (certainly works on desktops): 1. "Procession" 0:07 2. "Wolcum Yole!" 2:16 3. "There is no Rose" 3:52 4a. "That yonge child" 6:34 4b. "Balulalow" 8:19 5. "As dew in Aprille" 9:49 6. "This little Babe" 11:01 7. "Interlude" 12:42 8. "In Freezing Winter Night" 16:50 9. "Spring Carol" 20:57 10. "Deo Gracias" 22:22
@jeff68br8 жыл бұрын
Thanks a million, Mark, for sharing the links to these wonderful masterpieces with us! Best wishes.
@M黒猫-v7b8 жыл бұрын
Mark Harmer Thank you!
@carlocasalboni18557 жыл бұрын
Mark Harmer
@carlocasalboni18557 жыл бұрын
Mark Harmer
@carlocasalboni18557 жыл бұрын
Mark Harmer
@sydneypreston22005 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interpretation. Singing was superb. The harpist was mesmerizing. A special performance and recording. Thank you so much.
@iannickCZ Жыл бұрын
We performed back at 2017, still had goosebumps at some moments. Great piece.
@RuthMusik Жыл бұрын
We are going to sing this piece on Sunday 4th of December 2022 which is also the date Benjamin Britten died in 1976. I used this wonderful video to practice ....
@heathergun83348 ай бұрын
I sang this once in a choir. Now I have to listen to it at least once each Christmas season
@Vicy238 жыл бұрын
Za każdym razem jak słucham początku tego cudownego utworu, lecą mi łzy.Dziękuje autorowi za to, że stworzył takie wspaniałe dzieło
@StJacobsVokalensemble8 жыл бұрын
Dziękuję!
@andyfield73974 жыл бұрын
Absolutely captures Christmas as it should be. Beautiful, Thank you
@itsdesertflower9 жыл бұрын
We sang this in high school ... singing along, misty eyed, brought back many memories! wonderful performance, thank you for sharing this.
@route9099 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! :)
@GalaxyGal-6 жыл бұрын
Sondra Lee We’re singing this in our college’s choir Dec 3.
@46metube8 жыл бұрын
just gorgeous. Britten, a complete original and visionary
@route9097 жыл бұрын
Well don't you just admire all of his choral works! Hymn to St. Cecilia is a favourite of ours!
@alexandrebidaud29643 жыл бұрын
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 A great composer and a superb choir ! The interlude played by the harpist is just fantastic !
@katherinephillips4352 жыл бұрын
Balulalow music that tune is so awesome 👍 I love it my favourite music.❤️🌹
@AnnieofBlueGables9 ай бұрын
I sang this in HS in 1966. All girls choir with a harp. I heard this little babe tonight in a Christmas choir and I about cried.
@christopherheinemann12147 жыл бұрын
I love the harp players expression at 23:38-23:39 where she almost silenced the sound but caught herself.
@JillColonna9 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful performance. Bravo! I loved singing this in Scotland, so thank you for the memories. Wishing you all a lovely Christmas.
@smlindquist19 жыл бұрын
This is such a wonderful find ... I have 'given' it as a special holiday post to a dear friend who will enjoy it so much! Thank you for making it available to those who would never be able to attend a concert or have no access to a special holiday concert such as this!
@route9099 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your wonderful comment! :) I'll forward it to the choir!
@andreachavez11472 жыл бұрын
I miss singing this with my choir 🥺
@windycityliz77119 ай бұрын
Have deeply loved this for many years and this performance is quite fine. Thank you for the upload.
@lilyk32696 жыл бұрын
I sang the ceremony of carols with my choir. I love this music!
@elisepentz10634 жыл бұрын
I sang this as a girl and it's great to hear it again
@williamripley31925 жыл бұрын
Always liked music by Benjamin Britten.This is great.
@PassengerInMortality2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful performance! Congrats to the choir, the excellent director, and the harpist!
Extremely beautiful masterpieces performed very beautifully, filling our hearts with joy and admiration.
@StJacobsVokalensemble7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Happy to hear :)
@fabianbamberg65552 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled upon your videos by chance. ABSOLUTELY marvelous what you are doing, just keep it up. You've just earned a new fanboy in Germany. I am totally hyped.!. Many many thanks 🥰
@craigjohnson4809Ай бұрын
This is such a beautiful performance of this great work. My ensemble will be doing it for our Christmas Concert. ❤
@keithmesemoa_army44725 жыл бұрын
Mes 4 années scolaires de maîtrise qui se résume en 25 minutes de vidéos. This little babe est tellement... Compliqué à apprendre. 😭
@gregsmithhisler27515 жыл бұрын
I grew up with the superb Robert Shaw Chorale recording of this work and I heard a really good high school choir perform the mixed chorus version many years ago, but this is the first performance that encourages me to prefer the mixed version to the original for treble voices. Beautifully performed and recorded, I will return to this performance...it just isn’t Christmas anymore without spending time with this work. Sorry they didn’t do the Recessional, though!
@RobertKeiser10 жыл бұрын
Mats, this is fabulous! We're sitting here in Maryland USA watching your recording on the big plasma & listening over the "good" system. I feel like it's still Christmas. Wonderful performance, lovely capture. Thank you!
@samtownend77405 жыл бұрын
Cool
@wetdahlia4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for exhibiting the status you have finally achieved. Espc. on an intellectual level.
@mataform4 жыл бұрын
Loved this since I was a child. Makes me think always of the medieval english world, its romantic beauty and and our history.
@omarbensalaad2482 Жыл бұрын
How nice! The both are still living!…
@pianodevotion8 жыл бұрын
I did this a few years ago in middle school Fond memories and a very beautiful and fun piece to perform
@route9097 жыл бұрын
Most wonderful piece!
@jbaptube8 жыл бұрын
Amazing interpretation of That Ceremony of carols! Each part is right colour and give the good music emotional tone...! J'espère bien dire dans la langue de Shakespeare toute la beauté musicale de cette interpretation de maître. Je connais bien cette oeuvre pour avoir participé à sa création avec le choeur de l'Université Laval pendant mes études en musique...Je note en particulier la très belle qualité vocale des choristes et la grande précision rythmique de chaque partie.Le chef de choeur y est certainement pour quelque chose!!! Et la harpiste, je la garde pour le dessert, elle est tout simplement ravissante: Du grand art musical!!! BRAVO!
@BNS6674 жыл бұрын
Jean-Baptiste Desgagnes omg
@andyfield73979 ай бұрын
I still love this piece and its peace. They do fantastic justice to it. Beautiful. Bless all you lovely people out there. 💞
@vernonbrowne61274 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard all this was in the around Christmas of 1975 and it still sounds great
@anthonyfletcher97954 жыл бұрын
This is sang every year at St Wulframs Grantham, our 2019 performance was yesterday and once again our choristers were brilliant.
@vinicioesposito41099 ай бұрын
Bellissimo.. lo ascoltavo da bambino e ha mantenuto tutto il suo fascino e la sua bellezza
@Womanwithblackdog2 жыл бұрын
It is an amazing experience to sing this!
@austintone11 күн бұрын
Gorgeous! Thank you!
@JBNemeth Жыл бұрын
Oh my....how gorgeous this rendition with men and women....
@steveess202 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. Thank you for posting this.
@Meerkat12349 ай бұрын
Superb performance all round. Thank you. Balulalow was always my favourite element of this work, but then he was always my favourite character in The Jungle Book... ;) Merry Christmas.😂
@jonboyd48569 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic performance, and a very good quality video. I'm currently preparing a choir on this piece and have listened to many recordings, and this is by far the best SATB performance I've heard. A few movements fly by a bit too quickly, and they struggle with the triplets in movement 3 for some reason, but otherwise a nearly flawless performance. Beautiful tone, good blend, clear conducting. I wish there were more choirs like this on youtube.
@route9099 жыл бұрын
+Jon Boyd Thanks a lot for these kind Words! Good luck with your performance :)
@paradimerci8 жыл бұрын
Check out Aurin Girl's choir ;)
@RachaelCarmine5 жыл бұрын
I remember singing this when I was in college. This Little Babe was a nightmare to rehearse, but once we got it, we nailed it each time. I totally forget the lyrics now, but I remember the harmonies. (I was a mezzo soprano that got stuck with the altos a lot.)
@irisjacobs11392 жыл бұрын
So sorry you got "stuck" with the altos.
@phyllispetras3369 Жыл бұрын
NO ADS PLEASE KZbin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@rogerroth95362 жыл бұрын
Britten was a frikken genius. I'm old enough to have heard Britten and Pears in Boston decades ago. And watch Clemente play R. field in Pittsburgh. One time I saw him throw a ball on the fly from deep RF to home plate--underarm. I loved that guy! I'm old as the hills.
@marygargano-price84367 жыл бұрын
Glenbard North High school is doing this tonight! Can't wait!
@crochetgottaloveit9 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful sound! Thank you! :) :)
@samtownend77405 жыл бұрын
Cringe city
@erika76745 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks for posting. This is being performed at Norwich Cathedral on Sunday 27th January. I must go! The work received its premiere in Norwich in 1942.
@robertdenton36417 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Happy memories (Chorister, Leeds Parish Church UK - 1963 - 1971) Harp - Marissa Robles
@phyllispetras3369 Жыл бұрын
Mikael is so handsome...............All of you are fantastic......the harpist heavenly
@ritawood27729 жыл бұрын
Beautifully sung and a lovely setting!
@route9099 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rita! :)
@NJBaars9 ай бұрын
Thank you SJUK. We’re performing this piece for the second year in a row and this performance is one I keep coming back to when practicing. Only one point of note: procession while reading along; ideally the pro- and secession should be by heart for the visual IMHO.
@makaylasaidwut Жыл бұрын
balulalow is breathtaking
@KennyVert Жыл бұрын
I was a part of TBS (The Tulsa Boy Singers) and we did this one Christmas in the late 90's. I think it was my favorite set of Christmas pieces that we ever did. Thank you so much for this. It was like stepping into a time machine! P.S. I remember thinking how cool it was that we got to sing with a harp. Love the harp in this!!
@michielvanlaarhoven76338 жыл бұрын
the vowels are sometimes so beautiful!!! wow!
@bonitagibb88256 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite pieces to perform and listen to! Awesome job! It just isn't Christmas until I hear this performed!
@alicejackson771 Жыл бұрын
Are there any Bretton Hall alumni out there who remember singing this from the balcony over the college’s reception hall? Wonderful memories.
@valliemackrell1228 Жыл бұрын
A most wonderful performance.
@robertseath31339 ай бұрын
Life changing music
@BernardoEmanuel8 жыл бұрын
Simply Beautiful
@Archangina3 жыл бұрын
Ça vibre! Il faut que ça vibre! Preuve de son existence très forte sur terre! Il est vivant dans sa musique! E= mc2
@user-uh4dv2zn5m10 ай бұрын
too good,,,,,, i was a bass, and sang this,,, was lucky to have a harp,,,, (high school)
@gerardbegni28064 жыл бұрын
It is noticeable that in such works, Britten used more and more a harp instead of a piano or an organ. The melodies are quite beautiful but a bit traditional. This peculiar sound makes such woaks quite original.
@nestorelias86017 жыл бұрын
Muy buena... por fin la encontré completa.
@frogmouth3 жыл бұрын
Sang this with an all female voice choir SSA. Have heard it with all boys and SATB . It works with all those different colours. Love the men in Deo Gracias. .
@omarbensalaad2482 Жыл бұрын
Je flotte sur un rayon de soleil au paradis!…
@cabhari88745 жыл бұрын
So beautiful❤️ thank you!
@grupocelebremos16 жыл бұрын
Britten is perfect!
@timweller72914 жыл бұрын
Fine and accurate harping!
@christianbrodiez52874 жыл бұрын
Quelle bouleversante et noble prière que ce Cérémony of Carols de Britten ; l'accompagnement à la harpe est divin
@DarkSunGwyndoIin3 ай бұрын
Lindo, simplesmente lindo!
@andyfield7397 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this ❤❤❤
@antoniarussell5029 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully sung
@GianTJ2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job to the harpist!
@roffster526 жыл бұрын
Just the way it should be done.Excellent.
@StJacobsVokalensemble6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@drstephenlansberry93704 жыл бұрын
Britten, of course, the consummate craftsman, wrote this for three part treble voices (SSA). This version isn't Britten's! I've performed the original quite a number of times. I've looked at a score of this version but never performed it. It works really well for SATB! Truly inspiring music with the voices accompanied only by harp and including the Plainsong 'Hodie Christus natus est', the antiphon for Christmas Day at the beginning and at the end.
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
The boy trebles give the piece it’s charm and especially the boy treble solos. This is wonderful too. It belong to the older choral tradition of English cathedral music where all parts were sung by men and boys. That tradition is very potent but nevertheless the piece is sublime and moves beyond all earthly concerns. Britten was a Genius. I wish there was a less over used adjective for him.
@frogmouth3 жыл бұрын
It's usually SSA but I think you will find Britten did do a SATB version. He was a wonderfully practical composer who was prepared to work with whatever was there: kids adults men women boys girls amateur professionals.
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
@@frogmouth I’ve not seen an arrangement by Britten himself to be honest, but he may well have done. Britten’s settings and generally the forces he employs are very specific and I would say in this case, the texts reflect a very child-like point of view.
@frogmouth3 жыл бұрын
@@nickdryad the SATB version was written in 1943 but I can't find it anywhere. The Boosey and Hawkes one for sale now is not arranged by Britten. Julius Harrison did it. This is not acknowledged on the cover! I agree there is a childlike nature that comes through beautifully in the SSA. I like Deo Gracias better in the SATB .
@nickdryad3 жыл бұрын
@@frogmouth Thanks for the clarification. I must do some research into this. Britten always made his music accessible for community use in keeping with his “useful music” philosophy, so it would be logical for him to arrange it for a specific SATB choir.
@user-il5oq5df6lАй бұрын
In his score, Britten authorizes the use of a piano to substiute for the harp, in which case the "Interlude" should be omitted.