Only in Sleep (Ēriks Ešenvalds) - Sofia Vokalensemble

The performance is from the beautiful church of Vaison-la-Romaine, France. In July 2015 we in Sofia Vokalensemble were taking part of the Festival des Chœurs Lauréats and got the chance to tour in Provence.
Soloist: Susan Radif
Only in Sleep-A Poem by Sara Teasdale
Only in sleep I see their faces,
Children I played with when I was a child,
Louise comes back with her brown hair braided,
Annie with ringlets warm and wild.
Only in sleep Time is forgotten -
What may have come to them, who can know?
Yet we played last night as long ago,
And the doll-house stood at the turn of the stair.
The years had not sharpened their smooth round faces,
I met their eyes and found them mild -
Do they, too, dream of me, I wonder,
And for them am I too a child?

[@KenWAnderson]

Beautifully executed - everyone.

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

this choir has what the Greeks call "throxos", guts. The layers and depth to their singing is amazing.

[@nazofficial433]

This song gets me every single time

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This beautiful choras is universal, and transcends the times It is a luxury and bliss to fall asleep while listening to such a beautiful singing voice

[@billh6513]

How lovely to hear the alto and bass parts so clearly. Live recording vs. Trinity college's staged (still lovely) performance seems to have done the trick.

[@TheMbmaccin55]

Those basses are amazing

[@renzotamayo332]

OMG basses!

[@petjepro]

Heaven on Earth... thank you!

[@SofiaVokalensemble]

Thank you!

[@hughvane]

Wow, in addition to the lovely solo and harmonic singing, some decent bass voices in there - niiiice.

[@jmichaelbellenger]

very beautiful, rich full voices....well balanced and well sung. one of the very best of 'only in sleep'......plus beautiful setting. much thanks.

[@whitepianoanddoctor9780]

So schöne, beruhigende Energie... Danke. :-)

[@benp3485]

I couldn't understand what the soloist is singing, the Trinity College Choir's soloist however enunciated the words clearly and easily understood. I love the bass section here though, I can feel them vibrate. Still a great job

[@choirpanda]

I remember there is another performance of this song along with the Philippine Madrigal Singers. So moving and ethereal.

[@ernstswanepoel4336]

Divine music. Thank you.

[@lugubrioz]

A very strong contender of the previous rendition by Trinity College Choir (Stephen Layton). Sublime!

[@davidhoadley39]

Yeahhhhh, Rachel Ambrose Evans is pretty tough to top!

[@williamcampagna9851]

Yes but Trinity’s soloist nailed it. Rachel Ambrose Evans I think.

[@BennyLindo]

I was thinking the same thing. This was a great rendition, but Trinity sang it better hands down. Their soloist stands out.

[@meganmorgan8039]

I really like this rendition... Lovely voices... and I can hear each part interplaying with the others... beautiful!

[@2emeEdition]

C'est magnifique ... A la fois dans la rigueur et la liberté. Merci !

[@MarianDolan]

Breathtakingly beautiful!! Time stands still. Sara Teasdale's tender story unfolds to us, and in us, thanks to Sofia's artistry. What does 'gentle' sound like? this. ♥

[@rogerbrookes3515]

Beautiful words, defining the experience perfectly.

[@patsysteele823]

Soul full

[@budiardisupasentana6847]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@richardterrell5309]

Nicely sung and arranged

[@Situnadei]

En dold pärla - Bravo !

[@dgudigno4455]

❤❤❤❤

[@ernstswanepoel4336]

Besondere en hemelse klanke!

[@krismariasy9728]

absolutely stunning! where is the sheet music available at?

[@SofiaVokalensemble]

Thank you very much Kris! You can find the sheet music here: bit.ly/1svViMX

[@paulhbrown]

I suspect that the acoustics of tne venue add much to the rendition. (Not to take away anything from the choir, though.)

[@AanSihotang]

It's the Cathedral of Vaison-la-Romaine...

[@jiaqiding5091]

团听起来跟剑桥三一合唱团一样好，solo就差远了……