Ēriks Ešenvalds - Only in Sleep | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

[@ordman52]

The back story on the soloist was she had never had formal singing lessons. She was in her senior year at trinity college as a baroque violist when she was selected for the chorus. If ever a person so felt the music being sung she is it. Such a beautiful piece.

[@ykalantzis]

Great talent, heavenly gifted...

[@corycox2039]

Wow..!

[@eugeneclasby518]

Singing and poem very beautiful.

[@robinrubendunst869]

That she’s a violinist is telling. Singers are often advised to sing their vocal lines like a violinist… focusing on a long, smooth lines.

[@ИгорьЛисунец]

Спасибо, интересно.

[@LovingSoul61]

There's literally nothing like singing in a choir. It's so sacred. I cherished the experience to be apart of one. It's calling me back especially after hearing this.

[@MK-cw7kc]

I feel the same way. I only started singing a year ago, but would not give it up for anything. Life would not be the same without music.

[@LovingSoul61]

M K ❤️❤️❤️

[@rachelbalow4967]

I feel the same way! This song- I felt so inspired by it specifically! I joined hour again last year after I found it :) ❤️Have you gotten back into one?

[@crunchycrunch30]

Absolutely, I needed this during this time

[@thatsalittlebassist]

I feel the same about orchestra. Making music is incomparable to anything else.

[@ltyr-mr2if]

Transcendent! To me, a capella choral music is the purest, most organic and beautiful form of music. No instruments, not technologies, nothing but the hearts, ears and voices we were born with.

[@SilentStorm27]

Amen to that !!!

[@ur.local.granny6165]

hahahaha 69 likes lol

[@Xxmellyzxx]

ltyr2001 1 PREACH! ITS SO MUCH FUN THAT WAY I LOVE ACAPELLA. VOICES ARE THE INSTRUMENTS THAT BLEND

[@aileenstewart1646]

ltyr2001 1 c

[@elsa3312]

God's instrument.

[@SterlingHancock]

the soloist has the voice of an angel

[@tullochgorum6323]

The soloist Rachel Ambrose Evans is a bit of a story. She only started singing seriously in her final undergraduate year (she was a music student specialising in Baroque Violin). So this is pretty much an untutored voice! Talk about natural talent...

[@justiniantbh]

Tullochgorum she is truly blessed! and i feel blessed to have experienced something like this. a choir's heart truly beats as one and her wonderful voice and nostalgic song were truly meant for one another. life is wonderful sometimes, eh? :)

[@vivvvv2000]

Sterling Hancock her diction wasn't good though

[@law.kevinplaw]

who cares... It's God's own beauty!!!

[@tullochgorum6323]

@Sunflower Fields - Layton has a talent for tutoring young voices. I was a member of that choir in the distant past - we were pretty good but he has lifted it to a new level. It's won a Grammy and was recently voted one of the top 5 small choirs in the world - remarkable achievement for a part-time amateur choir. All these singers are doing very tough academic courses and the college selected them for academic ability, not for their voices. And there are fewer than 1000 students in the college (though they draw on volunteers from other colleges). It's a remarkable story all round - Layton is something of a genius, I think.

[@liondemonchief]

The soloist takes my breath away but the rest of the ensemble takes it to an even higher level matching her direction overall. Amazing that quality of sound came from those singing positions. Please don't overlook that.

[@eunicejamandre2009]

Amazing!!!!!!

[@stephenmitchell3760]

A beautiful response Ryan. Bless you.

[@donOmembo]

I wish I could sing like her...

[@SuperJikster]

The talent is incredible. With such a acoustically balanced venue and stellar recording engineers...you get this beautiful piece❤️

[@neilmckay4097]

Agreed. The same thing went through my mind even more so when I first saw this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-0Y5ilrLlprrc How does anyone sing with that control and power while lying on their back, strapped to a gurney?! The skill is mind blowing.

[@kayleemiddlebrook7305]

The choir is singing sitting down, slightly slouching, and they still sound amazing! That's worthy of respect!

[@ahmaddeedatibrahim6631]

Thisssssss. Choirs i'm involved in would sing standing with the most correct posture and still would be nowhere achieving half their projection. Howwwwwww?

[@1641music]

This kind of singing is very efficient. Therefore you do not need to over support. Just relax and spin the tone.

[@kenhorner4023]

Folks....they are truly amazing, but understand that what you see and what you hear are two different occasions. What you see is a lip synched video take. For the audio recording I assure you they were standing and facing one another with lots of sophisticated mikes balancing the sound.

[@ulrichdannenbaum4472]

@@kenhorner4023 thank you so much for this explanation .... it is exactly what i thought some years ago , when i saw the video years ago for the first time ...

[@elenikiroy]

​@@kenhorner4023 Wrong. Live recording

[@Kekoapono]

Fans of choral music are truly living in a golden age. We have a massive history to draw from, and yet we are blessed to hear and perform new gorgeous works like this. Ešenvalds is among the best contemporary composers writing choral music, and I am continually excited to hear what's next from him and his fellow composers!

[@Calamaistr]

+Kekoapono Much agreed, its a delight.

[@isaac.aaron.standen]

agreed

[@HelgaTopolska]

Kekoapono billion times agree

[@peneleapai]

Truly bless'd are we 🌈

[@BenetSaidSo]

Kekoapono I totally agree!! It's amazing! 😭❤️

[@yosancahyadi4852]

Everyone is talking about the soloist and the composer But no one talks about how they sitting around just like paintings.. AND THE LIGHTINGSS it's very heavenly

[@cyrille-gauvinfrancoeur1107]

And the sound recording, which is fabulous.

[@laurendegruccio4708]

also the fact most of the choir is SLOUCHING and they still have this incredible sound. HOW.

[@marialuciariccioli4971]

The choir is wonderful... and yes, the church contains all them like angels in a chapel or in Heaven.

[@elenikiroy]

@Lawa No Yes!

[@levirobinson6181]

It's damn near impossible to refrain from tearing up whilst listening to this song.

[@tseward]

Very true.

[@tomrichards7026]

Levi Robinson especially when you read the lyrics

[@oddball_oddity]

@@tomrichards7026 tbh when I first heard this music, I didn't even know it was English because the singers of that version rolled the words around so much. But I still cried 😢 It was the music that made me cry 😭. But you're right, now that I've read the lyrics, I'm just heartbroken 💔 😝

[@alexafarah4662]

my gosh im sobbing. This is stunning

[@ingracenotepianostudio]

My choir sang this, and it was hard to keep it together, even as one of the singers 😍😭😭

[@dac3uk]

"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?"

[@dlee732ad]

David Clover thanks so very much for these lyrics.

[@dac3uk]

Such a great piece!

[@MsMabeno]

This performance has pointed out a poet to read: Sara Teasdale.

[@arnie3631]

Do they dream of me? And in their dream am I also a child? I love that imagery!

[@aknopf8173]

@@MsMabeno I like her poem "Faces". :) Also check out other choral pieces with her lyrics: Frank Tichelli - There Will Be Rest Ēriks Ešenvalds - Stars

[@Theocentrist]

It boggles my mind that they stay so perfectly together solely by ear and mutual spirit, with their eyes restfully set in diverse directions. This signifies a spiritual unity so near music's heavenly ideal.

[@theedonny8314]

+Caleb Rodriguez there is a conductor on the left

[@Theocentrist]

+William Donhardt, I see him now, 4:55. But they are clearly not relying heavily on him, and this is not presumption. I attended a live performance during their most recent American tour, and they performed three pieces entirely without a conductor.

[@theedonny8314]

+Caleb Rodriguez It is very hard to keep on beat with everyone, my choir doesn't even have a conductor and we are the number 1 high school choir in central Illinois

[@Bootus123]

having said that, it's not that uncommon to go without a conductor for certain pieces. Quite often, my university choir does not use a conductor for early music.

[@theedonny8314]

+Tyler Morse true true, but its all our songs

[@l3b360]

I played this very version at my grandmother's funeral before I read her eulogy that I had written. It has touched me so deeply, words could not express; so I allowed the music to say what I was at a loss for words in saying. Mary Ann Walters Ison, the greatest grandmother a grandson has ever had the joy of loving.

[@brookekramer8591]

Thank You

[@georgeobrien9748]

I never, never, never tire of this recording. Such purity of voice from the soloist.

[@dianaford9040]

I keep coming back and listening to them. So exquisite. ❤

[@alan1507]

Just this week I have lost one of my best friends who was best man at my wedding, quite suddenly. We met when we were both students at Trinity College Cambridge in the late 1970s, and we both would regularly attend chapel. So this exquisite recording in the chapel so familiar to me has quite torn me apart. Though we didn't know each other as children, the text seems so appropriate for the memories I have.

[@seanwhite7532]

Rest, brother. He knows.

[@jjalbers2715]

😢❤😢❤😢

[@miniweeddeerz1820]

Wow. That's truly touching.

[@jasonnovak1124]

❤

[@mattideus7567]

The soloist here has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Its almost hypnotically beautiful

[@zollykod2541]

I've known her since she was four... :-)

[@muhaY-vb5vp]

zollykod do you know her names?

[@usaskjock]

@@muhaY-vb5vp rachel ambrose evans I think

[@12111scott]

I have just found this. Oh my! is she amazing!?

[@Tina2tu]

My love for choral music grows everyday

[@matts156]

You and me both, darlin'.

[@firedagon]

Tina2tu the more i sing, the more i get attached to choral music..

[@carliquiel]

Reinhart Nelindra over the past couple years (since i started high school) i've been the exact same way. i can't get enough.

[@BenetSaidSo]

& That's totally understandable!

[@bassmanxan3544]

My absolute favorite piece of choral music. Can't believe i get to perform it for the second time in my life later this semester

[@miguelastor1]

It seems that future of classical music composition belongs to choral music.

[@BenjaminGessel]

I know what you mean... But, just wait. You ain't heard nothin' yet... :)

[@ilze2588]

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? Sara Teasdale

[@lionsmaine1238]

How does social media do anything to affect the poem?

[@JanetWilliams01]

Thank you for posting the words. SO beautiful.

[@CantateDominoMure]

Ilze は

[@johnjay6370]

I just found this music!!! I know this is years old, but for me it is new and thank you for posting the words to this amazing song! what gets me is as i get older the more i dreams of my childhood and old friends... I am now 46 and I dream of my childhood often.... This part of the song hits home..."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?""-- Thank you even it it is 6 years later!

[@mikehixson9641]

The choir's seated positions and the soloist's brilliant color in the midst of black and white make Esenvalds' anthem of childhood remembrance that much more powerful. The voices, the presentation - this is aesthetic brilliance.

[@chanstenchow7709]

I'll be playing this performance of "Only in Sleep" at my funeral. What a wonderful way to go

[@ВаняКлюквин-р1ф]

Idiot

[@itsjustthatsimple628]

@TheSauce Group lmfao

[@hlween6]

Even more beautiful if you could find a singer and Choir who would sing at your send-off

[@rebeccacarmack6033]

That soloist is incredible.

[@bassmanxan3544]

Alright so I just noticed this, Jonathan Pacey, the current bass of voces8 is sitting in the front row in the right, I recognized his face and to be sure, I looked it up, it's him! He got a scholarship to trinity college and as soon as he graduated in 2015 he joined VOCES8 the more you know, y'know?

[@oTheSolidEcho]

Best recording of this song by far. This song is beautiful. The soloist sang this piece with perfection. I am stunned by their synchronicity. Absolutely amazing.

[@CarlGustavStads]

I agree completely with your statement.

[@Reaction_60]

And these singers are all seated!

[@witchboywitchboy]

Reaction 60 my thoughts exactly

[@ShadowLiIly]

This and flight has to be my favorite pieces from TMEA

[@carsyngrumbles2574]

me too they’re literally so beautiful

[@hooman9554]

Yeaa

[@davidhenry1793]

They say Terre nuve needs to be cut 😭

[@hooman9554]

@@davidhenry1793 thank god because I can’t sing in French at all 😭

[@cannonmallanon2264]

bouta stand there awkwardly while the judges think why i even sang

[@aurora_bae]

The soloist's voice is still the most perfect for this piece that I ever heard. She sounds so heavenly

[@lugubrioz]

Pure intonation, with a tint of mild vibrato. Perfect dynamic and articulation. Typical Layton's choir. Just discovered this Esenvalds's music today and I've been listening to it over and over again. It's bewitching!

[@stevechurchill2387]

Amazing! People don’t realise how easy it is to slip in pitch in unaccompanied choral singing. The control this group has of it is extremely good throughout..

[@CanuckComposer]

Ešenvalds - the voice of a generation. There is hope for this world.

[@Arsenalappleftw]

Wow! The soloist has such a beautiful voice.

[@lizcaplan6272]

as a soprano myself I feel like this is one of the most moving soprano lines there is...going to school for music education in the fall :)

[@tullochgorum6323]

As another singing Caplan, I just thought I'd say hi. Strangely for a Jew, I'm an ex-chorister of the Trinity College Choir you've been listening to. The post came with a scholarship, and I couldn't resist singing with such a high quality unit in a chapel built by Henry VIII - a chapel with a world-class acoustic, a world-class organ, and a remarkable history (Bacon and Newton and Byron all worshipped there, amongst a host of other remarkable people: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Trinity_College,_Cambridge). I hope you're enjoying your studies!

[@sarahblytheshapiro]

@@tullochgorum6323 I'm also a Jew who grew up as a chorister in an English cathedral!

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@sarahblytheshapiro Hi Sarah - there can't be many of us! I suspect that the CofE is one of the few denominations that would be open-minded enough to accept Jews into their choir - or the Sikh who sang at the coronation...

[@richardseewald4739]

Thanks to the brilliant conducting of Stephen Layton, we come to understand that the silences between notes can be every bit as precious as the notes themselves.

[@loganbradford4148]

Rachel Ambrose Evans just may have launched her incredibly successful solo career solely from this recording. Wow. Just ... wow.

[@annaeylert9983]

Simply love it. I am in tears... Thanks to my Mom, who sent it to me. Love you forever. ❤

[@Tubatoofpaste]

Me too Gets me, every time.

[@janiceedwards2384]

The human voice is a miracle. I have no words to describe how moving this is. Thank you for posting.

[@ジャン-j9h]

GOD is truly amazing GOD to have created such beauty in us, in our world. Just majestic!

[@ryangriffin5794]

2:46 - he is there. He is in that memory playing, as if long ago. You can see it on his face.

[@happyperson7663]

Yes! I love how he looks, as if he’s really telling the story!

[@maryhales4595]

Ryan Griffin The power of music - and of making music with others!

[@rp-lopez]

Yeah honestly some of the other singers at times kind of looked like they were bored or whatnot. But he was singing from the heart and with purpose. His brief appearance made me feel like there was a story being told here and that this song actually meant something to him.

[@elenikiroy]

@@rp-lopez Don't be ridiculous. They are not bored, none of them.

[@1miko111]

Lyrics by Sara Teasdale, US poet (1884-1933): 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?

[@lexithebesti]

out of my 5 years of choir, this is definitely my favorite arrangement i’ve ever done

[@annoneill4716]

This was sung at my mother’s funeral as a tribute to her grandchildren. Beautiful & tears!

[@19leachim55]

Das gefällt mir sehr. Ešenvalds Kompositionen sind außergewöhnlich. Dazu wunderbare Sängerinnen und Sänger. Was will man mehr.

[@ameliawalenius7111]

This is probably one of the most nostalgic songs I’ve ever heard, because of both the lyrics and the melody. When I first heard this song, I remember thinking it was one of the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard. Then when I realized the meaning of the song, it resonated with me a lot. Though I try to live in the present moment, I do often find myself thinking about the past and missing it. Life was so much simpler as a kid, though we didn’t realize it at the time. We didn’t even realize how good we had it until it was gone. While life holds all new memories and adventures, we will undoubtedly look back on the old memories and miss how it used to be. Even though life might be stressful at the time, we often forget to cherish the present moments and take everything in, and we don’t realize that nothing lasts forever and these moments will soon turn to memories that can only live on in our heads. Sometimes we’re so focused on something exciting that’s going to happen in the future or something that happened in the past, we forget that the moments we’re living in now used to be what we looked forward to and will be moments that we will someday look back on. This song also makes me nostalgic of old choir music. Sometimes I’ll watch a whole bunch of my favourite choir songs in a row and think about how much I’ll miss them. Though the year isn’t over yet, I know that I’m going to miss choir after I graduate. I know that there will be other chances in university and other choirs, but it won’t be the same as the relaxed, comfortable, laughter-filled environment that vocals classes have.

[@jennheagy290]

My exact thoughts. 💗

[@toshaveryify]

This took my breath away. The thing I love about Trinity College Choir is that it’s completely semi-professional. You can’t sing with Trinity unless you’ve met the stringent academic requirements of the college, with Trinity being in at least the top three colleges at Cambridge. I also love that Trinity has added the female voices to what used to be an all-male choir. King’s College could do this as well.

[@tullochgorum6323]

I'm biased, as an ex Trinity Chorister, but under Layton they are a far better choir than the current setup at Kings. They won a Grammy for goodness sake - a remarkable achievement for a part-time amateur setup. Layton is something of a genius.

[@sarahotto8190]

just can't stop crying

[@moltycopper9650]

einfachnurso same here

[@annamacbriar2766]

I've been crying like a baby over this all day.

[@almonteGuy]

This is just stunningly gorgeous. I've listened over and over. Perfection.

[@lalainerecasata7495]

Beautiful ❤ I'm new in this channel. 2024.

[@fonziekj52]

Rachel has the most angelic voice I've ever heard in a choral piece. Good on her, and congrats to whoever was her vocal coach! You did a good job!

[@stephanieellis5399]

fonziekj52 Apparently, she didn't have one. She was studying violin and was only "found" in her final year. An untouched, natural gift.

[@CelsiusTears]

She was majoring in baroque violin and started singing in her final undergrad year. She never had any training so her voice is pure, natural talent

[@sheilaguymer5244]

@@CelsiusTears well, not exactly 'no' training. Trinity College choristers each receive six lessons a term from a team of (stunningly good) voice teachers.

[@brookekramer8591]

This SONG is Healing Me.

[@priecinsh]

lucky Latvians that they have such composers and such music

[@DubbleH27]

I think of my little granddaughter Annie when I hear this, brings tears to my eyes.

[@toastedhippo]

Consistently the best choir on the planet. Layton has very ably carried the baton from the late great Richard Marlow.

[@mjoirg]

Only In Sleep Poem by Sara Teasdale 1884-1933 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?

[@brosalind]

If there is a "cry" response, not only like and dislike, I will hit the button 100 times. The choir and she are so great

[@trimetrodon]

Jeanne D'Arc Rosalind Floods!

[@jedegroot6533]

Get tears in my eyes. Magnificent. Stunningly beautiful . With this performance it has heen proved singing can be done sitting as well

[@moltycopper9650]

this reminds me of a calm morning in winter, or an autumn afternoon and it makes me think. it reminds me of the world. it may be rough, but love still exists. and people still come together in perfect harmony,like this choir.

[@MsMere78]

2024- I keep coming back to this. It’s breathtaking

[@donnarose56]

Stunning! I actually went looking for this piece after reading an article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune about “Things that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.” The writer referenced this piece. Being the skeptic that I am, I went looking for it here and this is the first choice on the list. It truly did make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@holidaysinsweden]

Wonderful soloist! Truly remarkable.

[@zollykod2541]

I taught Rachel from the age of 4 to 18. Lovely girl

[@michaelangelus7355]

Rachel Ambrose Evans

[@zollykod2541]

Yes indeed - as I said, I first taught her in the Reception class in primary school! :-)

[@yun-juihsieh941]

The soloist's voice always gives me goosebumps. I've listened to this hundreds of times but still. What an amazing voice, what a spectacular choir it is. The best version I have ever heard. My favorite choral piece for sure.

[@robertduerr4688]

This is what makes me realize the incredible age of choral music in which we live. I have listened to this at least 20 times and it brings me to tears every time. Hearing this makes me realize why I teach choral music and what we as choral directors bring to those we teach, unimaginable beauty. I say this to my choir from time to time when they really nail it, "There is nothing more glorious than human voices raised in song." this exemplifies this! BTW, did anyone notice the guy on the right side end of the first row, blue socks, it's Jonathan Pacey from Voces8 (or his twin).

[@Avalon3562]

I same this choir with 3 of my school districts choirs as a bass and along with some other song by this composer and man singing and listening to this song definitely brings me to tears and this choir did it so perfectly

[@fourierbird]

This is-and possibly always will be-my favorite recording! The quality is astounding.

[@perryrhodan3740]

Your voices bring me instantly to tears everytime I listen to this song. I have been through a lot the last couple of years and my mental health is not what it used to be. This song touches my heart and gives me solace. Thank you.

[@petercocciolo917]

I too listen every once i a while ...and every time it brings me to tears

[@linguaphile9415]

Heard this marvelous piece in a church in Cologne sung by a choir. Among the choir was a good friend of mine. This song is so moving...

[@moltycopper9650]

I am crying it reminds that my life is still together. I have my sisters, my dad,and my family.

[@ktang001]

Beautiful! We sang this piece at our concert 2 days ago (23 November 2024).

[@alex1chang1]

As a student, the voice of the soloist is so trembling, a sound from heaven.

[@arnie3631]

Hmmm i listened to other versions available on KZbin, everything pales in comparison to the Trinity College version

[@LindaPgh]

Arnie Right that’s how it is with TCC on everything.

[@craigeverhart4755]

Arnie Yup; Stephen Layton and his predecessors have really polished this gemstone.

[@Jackie-V]

My High school's chamber choir did this song and I was so mesmerized despite seeing them practice and sing the song over and over again. They shortened the "yet" for the song and it made such a huge impact. Gave me chills and I don't think I'll ever get ride of my love for this song. Thanks you BHS Chamber Choir for bringing such a beautiful song to my attention!

[@stephen2414]

Jackie V it was amazing. The steps made it so much cooler than this version though.

[@vvrta]

I imagine everyone who loves Jesus and will be with Him forever how they lovely will sing harmonious in a big choir with gratitude only for His glory

[@JemJustiniano]

Their O Salutaris Hostia and Only in Sleep renditions were more than enough to convince me to order their album... so beautiful; I'm so excited!

[@justiniantbh]

It's been years since I first heard this rendition of Only in Sleep by Trinity College Choir. It keeps me coming back. The soloist, the background choir, the angelic lighting, the piece itself...everything about their performance is heartwarming and nostalgic. Every single person on that stage put their heart into this and you can hear and feel it. It's amazing to listen to a choir that truly sings as one. I've been rewatching this video for years and I'll continue rewatching for years. Trinity College Choir, you guys do some amazing work. Amazing job, and thanks for the smiles :)

[@gaivotaman1]

Impossible to listen to this heavenly music without tears in my eyes....This is so beautiful, voices like angels, an atmosphere of love and comfort!

[@nancykaia75]

I was in the dentist’s chair and the KZbin algorithm brought this video up at the perfect time. Pure bliss. Never had such a peaceful dental procedure.

[@TrinityCollegeChoir]

What a cultured dentist's surgery!

[@anonymous1-00]

This is the first soloist I’ve heard sing this piece that can actually be understood. Her tone and diction are in a perfect blend

[@victoriabee]

I've known this song since May, and this recording is still the most beautiful. It blows my mind to know that there are people out there with voices that can make me feel the way I do when listening to this song. Not only the voices, but the song itself cannot be described as anything other than ethereal.

[@earthboundart]

Thank you Sara Teasdale, for this sublime poem, and Ēriks Ešenvalds for this pensive and rhapsodic composition, and Trinity College Choir and everyone involved in producing this performance, which is simply magic. It grabs my heart and pulls, hard.

[@meagantabla4674]

When, not if, the light go out forever and a remnant of humanity is left to rebuild from the rubble...I would hope that somewhere I could find a sound like this emanating from a small church still standing,When all the technologicial distractions are gone, this is what we will have left. Just pure music.

[@huhhwuhh]

After watching this for the hundredth time, how am I just now noticing they aren’t even using their full breath potential by standing?? SMH i’m jelly ❤️

[@Jimbowinch]

This certainly moved a 70 year old man to tears .... so beautifully sung ... May God bless you all!

[@MrCongleton]

An absolutely exquisite performance...

[@richardterrell5309]

Really enchanted, the soloist has such meaning in her song,surrounded by a splendid choir

[@VTB17]

TMEA found a gem this year dayum

[@ArchiveoftheAfterlife]

Thank you Sara Teasdale for penning this beautiful poem and thank you to all responsible for creating this musical blessing.

[@larrybothe8246]

Reminds me of singing with the Kingsway College Symphonic Choir (Ontario, Canada) back in the mid '70s with director James T Bingham. We constantly listened to great English choirs like Kings College Cambridge in order to emulate their beautiful harmony and technique, many times singing with our eyes closed intently listening to one another. What a joy to hear great choral music!!

[@ruthrios8249]

Gotta tell y'all, singing the alto part for this in my college choir was magical. Especially surrounded by a harmony of voices. It was surprisingly harder than expected, but so worth it.

[@alexandermill7772]

So you did an alto version of this song while in college? You must be amazing and I'll like to know you a lil' more. [e-mail]. hit me up.

[@elenikiroy]

@@alexandermill7772 dear god..

[@alexandermill7772]

@@elenikiroy I'm really amazed at that. May I know where you're from?

[@elenikiroy]

@@alexandermill7772 No.

[@gargles5270]

this and stars have been some of the hardest times trying not to cry while singing lmao

[@richochetrocket4977]

Wow. I’m speechless. That was gorgeous. The fact that they supported their sound even while sitting down is amazing.

[@Multi-MediaVideo]

THE BEST OF ALL THE BEST "ONLY IN SLEEP" VERSION OF TCC I'VE EVER HEARD FOR SO MANY CHOIRS I'VE HEARD SINGING THIS SONG... TCC HAS THE BEST VERSION OF IT! ESPECIALLY: "Rachel Ambrose Evans"

[@audreyolzak7358]

I've been listening to this recording for so long, and it's still one of my favorites.

[@noramcguire7601]

Anyone notice that Jonathan Pacey, the previous bass from Voces8, is in the front row on the bottom right? 👀

[@linlasj]

Oh my dear God above. This is so good. So so so good. Blessings to you all.

[@TheBenedian]

The most beautiful performance of this song. Why isn’t this on spotify?

[@tosinakin2508]

I sang this my senior year of high school, and I honestly think this is one of the greatest songs we sang. Beautiful!

[@jimbazinet7172]

Something this beautiful just shouldn't exist.

[@mikekolyshkin3931]

What a sublime, heavenly, impeccable performance embodying one of the highest peaks of human spirit. Thank you, people!

[@aaronkimzey7133]

Absolutley stunning! The soloist has an increadible voice!

[@Per1PugnoDiNote]

This is a true gift towards humanity.

[@Tommy-sj8vv]

Wie oft hab ich mir dieses Video schon angeschaut? Und es geht einfach nie ohne Gänsehaut und Tränen.

[@bethanymagno8243]

Everyday I listen to this song and makes my day. I cry every time I hear this song. :)

[@DonAllenDe]

Will be 80 in a few days and due to some health problems had to stop singing in our choir after 32 years. A couple of years ago we got a new organist/choirmaster: Austin Clark. He was studying for his masters and held down the full time position and graduated recently. We never had a choirmaster like this young man and he is a great proponent of a capella singing. Within a few months he had the choir sounding like we had been doing this all of our lives. Remember the name of this talented young man as you will be hearing it in future years. Those of you who are critical, remember this young lady is a college student and her voice/diction will only get better. God Bless!

[@noeydeleon]

It's Jonathan Pacey! The bass from VOCES8! Crazy to see such wonderful musicians and their journey to great things.