Salve Regina - Stellenbosch University Choir

Salve Regina - Franco Prinsloo
Recorded on 12 March 2020 in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch
Sound Engineer: Gerhard Roux
Video: Green Planet Productions: Francois Nolte
Video editing: Brenton du Plessis (Green Planet)
Contact the composer:
[e-mail]

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

I am so humbled by this incredible performance of my composition. Thank you Stellenbosch University Choir and Maestro André van der Merwe. You inspire the world with your sublime sound and musical sensitivity. I thank you deeply!

[@siviwenjajula5844]

Eric Whitacre, Franco Prinsloo, Jake Runestad, Pieter van Dijk. You are part of that group👌🏾

[@martinnganga]

Bravo Franco and Stellies for an awesome performance

[@rixlewis4884]

Superb Franco

[@janedawson335]

Franco Prinsloo thank you for composing something so beautiful. The choir interprets what you have envisioned and it truly speaks to my soul

[@francisndungakyalo]

Kindly, share the music sheet please. @[e-mail]

[@colliewollie1471]

and this boys and girls is why we should sing without using sheet music...no heads stuck in the pages and just pure concentration on making the M U S I C

[@gomolemomokgatle7161]

I don't know about other countries. But in South Africa most choirs learn music of by heart. It feels weird paging through music while singing 😂

[@bigred8088]

@@gomolemomokgatle7161 a lot of people use music when singing major works I prefer not to use it and colliewollie comment is dead on.

[@drluthandosiboya2550]

Tears. Tears. Tears. The best decision I've made in University was auditioning for this choir. God Bless This Choir

[@chideraebube4120]

You sang with this Choir? Lucky😌

[@j.sf86]

Amazing voices. Be part of this choir must be a joy. Congratulations for the excelent interpretation.

[@drluthandosiboya2550]

@@chideraebube4120 I could not agree more

[@Serfie23]

LuthandoSiboyaVEVO it was the best experience to sing next to you, brother❤️

[@drluthandosiboya2550]

@@Serfie23 ❤️ man you're one awesome human

[@namibianbackyardengineerin4412]

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.

[@rosemahlangu6274]

Amen 🙏

[@patrickningi4259]

I see Stellenbosch university choir, I like first then I watch

[@thabanimahlaba9769]

Honestly I do the same ..!!!!! Simply majestic!!

[@adamandelizabeth5043]

Patrick Ning'i same

[@davidmukajanga4280]

Hehe, true.

[@elle9082]

I'm part of a choir(soprano 1)but if I'm gonna sing this, I don't think I'd be able to sing it well bcos I'll just cry the whole time singing it. This is such a very beautiful composition of Franco Prinsloo and it describes very well the beauty and grace of our Blessed Virgin Mary😭😍

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

I have seen people cry

[@abenaitwebruce9495]

How many voices do u sing in this choir I really want to knw Am from Uganda and would really like to come to stellenbosch for University sing am completing my A level nxt year

[@blessthelordomysoul746]

Amen.

[@abenaitwebruce9495]

did you have boy altos in the choir

[@gomolemomokgatle7161]

The choir consists of sopranos Altos tenors and basses

[@VORDONMARKET5]

The best choir in the world. I can listen to you for hours. Anna from Poland

[@denisefeldmann8537]

I agree with you. From New Zealand

[@adityananda8113]

Salve Regina !! I'm moslem, and by this human choir i respect and pray for marry, the mother of Isa ( Jesus ) .. Best Human Choir ever ..

[@juliesomethinorother]

I’m a Christian not a Catholic so I don’t worship mary, but wow it’s so pretty

[@juliesomethinorother]

I haven’t listened to many choirs so I don’t know much about them but yeah I think I agree - best human choir ever.

[@markwisler9846]

@@juliesomethinorother just humbly letting you know that Catholics don’t worship her either

[@juliesomethinorother]

@@markwisler9846 but the song title in English is 'hail queen'. I'd be interested to hear what you feel is Maries place in your religion if you have the time to write back.

[@johnwiechelman4630]

@@juliesomethinorother we don’t worship her, but she is greatly honored as the mother of God (Theotokos). As for the “queen of heaven” title, in ancient Israel the kings mother was the queen. So in accordance with tradition we believe God crowned her after her death.

[@lungarubuluza2541]

By far my most favorite song I've sung! Wow. From a South African composer Franco Prinsloo❤️

[@hildebergman]

Had the fortune of hearing his Vox chamber choir at a competition last year where they performed with his pieces :) remember thinking that they would be fun to sing!

[@petersholle823]

Is this version's score done by a South African? Had heard Salve Regina before, but not this version.

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

@@hildebergman Thank you so much! This performance by Stellenbosch is so very moving!

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

@@petersholle823 Yes, this is my setting of the text.

[@paulbombardier8722]

Unbelievable..the execution was not only accurate for pitch, but also for the intention of the prayer...I am a musician as well as a Catholic priest so I appreciate twice what was sung and composed.

[@alphaace4500]

Guys don't forget to like this masterpiece after watching . Please

[@setjhabasiphokutoane967]

How sure are we that this choir is an ensemble of humans?? They have been surely sent by God to bless us. Tears everytime? I'm tired of crying

[@andreafrances9267]

surely it's the Divine that rides on this choir

[@ceciliapeyser663]

What I wouldn’t give to hear this choir perform live. I have fallen in love with their sound from half a world away ❤️

[@pinkahontas1908]

I literally was saying the same thing.

[@tebogotlhoaele3273]

This should be played on the last days of earth to soothe our souls 🤍

[@jillp1840]

One of the things that strikes me most whenever I listen to you all is the purity of your voices. Individually you must all be amazing singers, but together you reach an even higher level of soul-touching beauty. If ever you're back in the UK, I really hope I can listen to you live!

[@alanjbuddendeck186]

Utterly sublime -- a touch of heaven. Thank you, Stellenbosch for sharing this grace on the weekend when the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated.

[@MrMoyoT]

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae: Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exsules, filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens: O pia: O dulcis Virgo Maria.

[@nansmith8703]

This man is a genius choirmaster ✋🏼 I salute you

[@laurencopenhaver5366]

When our Blessed Mother is being honored there are angels swirling about. I wonder if they felt them. I did!

[@stephenjohnson3163]

What men and women can do with the expression of their voices is truly amazing. Praise be to God!

[@bennitabenza2068]

Honestly wished i learnt at Stellies. This choir is the best ......

[@kevinkuanivi5690]

Me too...Og

[@aldonbarend]

By far my favourite piece I’ve ever sung 🥺❤️

[@charmanewaldner2390]

Hail Holy Queen hail our life our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry poor banished children of eve, to thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in the vale of tears. Turn then most Gracious Advocate thine eyes of Mercy towards us and after this our exile show unto us the Blessed Fruit of Thy Womb Jesus. O Clement O Loving O Sweet Virgin Mary. Salve Regina!

[@stephensass7931]

When you put an arrangement like this and a choir like this together, don’t expect anything less than the best in the world.

[@LucianoJannone]

The most beautiful prayer for our mother to all that I have never heard. May God bless you and grant you his grace !

[@fairus3469]

Music like this nourishes our impoverished souls.

[@henmargames4940]

Angels in heaven is what I hear.... speechless

[@marietjiehildebrandt1324]

The harmony, the balance, the contrasts, the subtlety, the control... Out of this world

[@indoshisussy9991]

No comments....they are.just the best choir

[@mackytr]

Beautifully doen by Stellies - composed by another South African. Proud Proud❤️❤️❤️

[@leopesash9706]

what otherworldly gift is this middle part for our ears??? floored.

[@bennitabenza2068]

Stellies never disappoint. I am here always as soon as i receive the notification. And today is a Sunday. What a great song ..Much Love

[@angelodias1413]

Where is this score published, for crying out loud??? A masterpiece. And these kids... They bring me tears everytime I watch.

[@MiLo-229]

I could see Virgin Mary's face in this. Incredible beautiful and depp. Just love it thousand times. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alexandervantwisk8951]

This was my favourite piece of the Woordfees performance! Truly a beautiful piece sung by an amazing choir ❤️

[@zingerwingz]

2:40 I can’t explain To you what these sounds do to me 😮‍💨🤌🏾😭😭 good Lord … such divinity my gassshhh

[@Cowboysdontcomplain]

Politics, class, worries, all dissappear... Just pure beauty

[@amarasanga459]

I hope one day they perform Miserere mei Deus. They would kill it💯

[@jacobistiftung4345]

I sent this wonderful song to many friends in Myanmar, beeing in big fear.

[@blessthelordomysoul746]

It's like a soulful cry to a loving Mother who is just as soulful, if not more, in her response to a child well-loved.

[@LuxAurumque02000]

I find myself coming back to this most nights before bed. Such a beautiful performance!

[@lapiswitch4169]

4:12 THE RESONANCE OF THAT LAST CHORD IS HEAVENLY

[@jerobiamjulies6381]

My favourite piece. Oh my word, at 2:40 and 3:50, I was just simply in awe.

[@sabakes]

Franco writes such beautiful music. I really wish we can hear more of his work. Well done Stellenbosch Choir for this wonderful performance of an amazing composer's work.

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Sabelo! I appreciate your kind words.

[@frogstudio]

Please tell us the words and their meaning x

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

@@frogstudio Hail, holy queen, mother of mercy, hail our life, sweetness and hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us. After this, our exile, show us the fruit of your womb, Jesus. O clement, o loving, o sweet Virgin Mary.

[@frogstudio]

Franco Prinsloo thank you 💗

[@danielmills9863]

Google the composer's name. You might find him on KZbin.

[@dumbleflip]

Beautiful...feels like a bunch of Angels are pouring warm chocolate and honey over my wobbly bits :)

[@chrishodgson6302]

Magical. Pure bliss for the ears. Thank you all.

[@olwethukhumalo5816]

How angelic tjoooo!!! Don't even know what it means but its got me all feeling like im levitating in the clouds with Jesus.

[@jollyjadrine6540]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever had

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Jolly

[@Paulthepsych]

Beautiful singing and the words in Latin are wonderful, but also in translation....Latin Text of the Salve Regina Regina, mater misericordiae: Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus, exsules, filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis, post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens: O pia: O dulcis Virgo Maria. English Translation of the Salve Regina Queen, mother of mercy: our life, sweetness, and hope, hail. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you we sigh, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, our advocate, those merciful eyes toward us. And Jesus, the blessed fruit of thy womb, after our exile, show us. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

[@kevinsweeney5836]

Just a tease of the sounds of praise we will hear for all of eternity... In the world to come! How talented and thank you ever so much for sharing! I’m sure every note was heard!

[@jarodraber3262]

Hail holy Queen of Heaven our mother

[@laurenmoreno]

If I saw this live I think I would just die in my seat from how beautiful this is omg my mortal body can’t handle this 😆❤️

[@aronvic2627]

This choirs tone and sound cant be beat. Bravo!

[@ChristiaanDB1]

One of my favourite pieces ever ❤️ Thank you Franco Prinsloo for this masterpiece 🙌🏻

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Christiaan, I appreciate your kind words.

[@johnflynn1918]

Hail holy Queen, Mother of Mercy…pray for us!

[@johnflynn1918]

Again it is Mary’s month and today is mother’s day

[@arturodelada9570]

I listen Salve Regina, always anytime of the day...it uplift my spirit and i feel light at the end of the day... As if i am lifted by so many angels to a beautiful journey...❤🇵🇭

[@hermitruben4032]

From Misión Cruz Hermitage in Somerset, Texas. Blessings

[@fionabattrum7071]

How can humans be capable of such divine beauty yet at the same time such destruction. This is exquisite.

[@AdrianaOliveira-eu4hw]

Lindos!!! Maravilhosos!!! Parabéns!!! Beijos do Brasil 🇧🇷💋♥️

[@wandapaumen7396]

Beautiful, Love Our Mother Mary so much. Thank you,

[@wandilenzuza5323]

majesty in my ears, God Bless.

[@paulcook1197]

Exquisitely composed and exquisitely performed! Pure heaven on earth! Bravissimo!

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Paul!

[@Corey0205]

To Jesus through Mary pray for us.

[@FiremanDuval]

This is such an incredible composition.

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Duval!

[@sammylizz4798]

This is something straight out of the movies! Magnificent 👌

[@monicajoseph4163]

This is how it must be in heaven.... Such lovely, angelic voices.. God bless you all

[@brianfraerenfrew]

Beautifully sung, with harmonics that bring us well and trully into the XXI century. Thank you to Franco and the Stellingbosch University Choir. Their quality is amazing and great ambassadors for SA and Africa

[@MrFrancoprinsloo]

Thank you Brian, I appreciate your beautiful words.

[@taisad-h3422]

Such powerful healing. Thank you 🙏

[@cesarriojas114]

One simple word “beautiful “ thank you and many blessings!

[@vkamil2316]

This is a beautiful choir rendition of a stunning version of Salve Regina. I find myself going back and listening again and again. It is uplifting to my soul.

[@germanpinzonjimenezmusic]

Such balance, such involvement of every choirist in every note, such leadership, such repertoire.... Thank you Stellenbosch... thank you for the magic!!

[@gorettesilva481]

Like an angels singing!!!🎶🎶🎶👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@commscompany1502]

As a Catholic who loves Mother Mary, this amazing piece to her stunned me into prayerful silence. Bravo !

[@maryviolasse2846]

Me too

[@annameier8894]

but my brother never praid to maria. catholics say always and talk about mother maria, in bible she sont want him. so religion no matter. we are christ, and thatd important.

[@brendonpremkumar8207]

I'm a Lutheran and I also love Mother Mary, and even though I don't believe in praying to her, this piece almost moved me to tears.

[@dolinareva4]

Masterpiece ❤ Your voice dynamics and harmonies are incredible! Listening to this song was the first time when I feel the presence of the Virgin Mary so strongly...beautiful, beautiful. Thank you! I'm really looking forward to hear from you more. God bless you!

[@marcustraore545]

I enjoy most a song when I hear it through the purity of the voices; and to be honest you guys are awesome. What a beautiful song!

[@antm64]

This amazing choir is so versatile...and so well trained! thank you for posting your wonderful performances for the rest of us around the world to see and hear...a true treat to experience. WELL DONE!

[@ladyindira]

Excellent harmony! As a Catholic who is devout to Mary this choir singing resonates deeply at a spiritual level. Thank you! It would be great if they would sing Miserere Mei too! 😁🙏🏽

[@leahprimo8528]

such a beautiful piece! an honor being part of this group

[@dcarlod]

Goosebumps! You never disappoint us! Thanks for this great piece!

[@carmellimousin294]

Salve Regina mater miseridae. Well interpreted delightfully. Thank you.

[@chriswilders9060]

The singing Sapiens, ten thousand years of evolution has lead to this. We are blessed.

[@brjack1526]

Without a doubt my favourite choir ever, and this composition by Francesco Prinsloo, a South African, is sublime.

[@mollykay4412]

Truly amazing. I lived in SA for almost five years. Thank you for this performance, it brings back wonderful memories.❤️

[@zinhletshabalala1786]

Beautiful! 😭❤

[@deandra5630]

Love, love, love. I'm in tears. Very beautiful rendition

[@jprozaymurungi5870]

wooooow you guys give me tears,,, thank you soo much leave to shine

[@dhonoisworo]

I have listened to this hundreds of times. What a beautiful performance. ❤❤❤❤

[@jamieboyd4574]

Absolutely sublime music. And on every singer's face, you see they are almost in another realm. Music is the magic we need to transcend the problems of our troubled world.

[@luvbear4432]

Woooow, Goosebumps all over. just to think that I am blessed to be in the same country as them *tears of joy *

[@handeruiter7595]

Een van de beste studentenkoren ter wereld. Dank u, Zuid-Afrika!

[@pred7949]

the best choir point blank nevermind student choir lolol

[@handeruiter7595]

@@pred7949 Is dit Engels? Ik begrijp je niet. Het koor is duidelijk gemengd. Lekker bly, hartelike groete uit Den Haag, NL

[@mulhatton]

The choir, so diverse, yet perfect unity. The piece, magnificent. The sound, other worldly. The experience, an absolute privilege. Dankie Franco! Dankie André! Puik!! 👌🥂

[@blessthelordomysoul746]

The first notes disarmed me and I knew right away that I am before a masterpiece.

[@pearljantjies2562]

Trots op julle.

[@gloriamazlum6660]

The perfection of sound.... thank you for uplifting us so to such heights!!!! Music is indeed a ladder to God!

[@user-en7wd4is5x]

❤

[@bigteddymungai1731]

They alwys give the best all times

[@jackiecaprari6831]

I’ve listened to this beautiful sound over and over again. Wonderful rendition of Salve Regina. Loved it%

[@dpw6546]

Pięknie, świetnie, brawa! - Baie mooi!

[@henrichmaanari1303]

Their Soprano voice is clear.... smooth and angelic . How can they sing like that???

[@nyamburagithaiga5068]

Practice, practice, lots and lots of practice. You practice until there is no difference between an actual performance and rehearsals.

[@jerobiamjulies6381]

Technique.

[@Jakob8]

Mesmerisingly beautiful. Hope to hear this in Belgium next year!

[@sandrinedin9872]

the best choir in the world .

[@sandyrumsey7592]

Absolutely incredible. A purity of sound, of harmonious symmetry. Beautiful composition and truly memorable. I'm listening in silence with tears of awe and joy.

[@amberskies1227]

this is my favorite piece i’ve ever heard. and my favorite group of voices to listen to. i have to sing in this choir before i die.

[@BakaNeBaka]

Love that this video does not have any other sound at the start or at the end as the applause just takes me out of the whole zone I enter upon listening to these beautiful sounds...