This is sublime musicianship. Glorious arrangement, majestically performed.
@clarkjeschke33443 жыл бұрын
Living in the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, this song has special meaning for those who live here. This is a great version of it.
@Deejaay83urj382 жыл бұрын
How glorious I picture your valley to be
@aidanmccarty437 Жыл бұрын
These boys seem to really want to see it. Can someone please book them a trip?
@FCSchaefer Жыл бұрын
I live down in the Blue Ridge, and hearing this song performed so beautifully gives me chills.
@AllisonDossett Жыл бұрын
Grew up in the valley and this was my favsong to perform in choir
@kellyjethro91392 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of world we live in today. People don't appreciate good things. You guys are amazing and inspiring. Thank you for blessing our ears with beautiful sound.
@bobgardner83267 ай бұрын
A beautiful song beautifully sung. Thank you.
@janemcgavock707222 күн бұрын
This program is on KZbin because people DO appreciate beautiful music.
@Padyatra3 жыл бұрын
Keep coming back every time I want my spirit to be uplifted.
@jackmays2907 Жыл бұрын
I sang under James Erb at the University of Richmond for 4 years. Amazing musician and conductor
@kodalycat9069 ай бұрын
To be sure...you are a fortunate soul to have had that opportunity. There are many fine arrangements over the years from simple eloquence with a duet culling from the Americana heritage to this zenith of the British choral tradition. The Erb arrangement, to my ears and heart, has been the most touching and compelling of all.
@taichitalks24144 жыл бұрын
“Shenandoah” is my favorite song. And this is by far and away the best rendition of it I have ever heard of.
@mfoley23784 жыл бұрын
Best recording anyway. I like the St Olafs version myself.
@susanhughes89703 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@kenneth78263 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite..done by the great Paul Robeson..PEACE
@majorlaff86822 жыл бұрын
@@kenneth7826 Paul Robeson has a real man's voice. No man ever sang like him. But he could never hit the notes these boys can hit.
@kenneth78262 жыл бұрын
@@majorlaff8682 so true major..but as you know Paul was a baritone bass....enjoy your upcoming week ...PEACE
@fgbowenАй бұрын
Gentlemen - that was outstanding.
@Meditatiocatolica2 жыл бұрын
I'm crying! This song is beautiful...
@annie_90154 жыл бұрын
This is the prettiest version of this song by far. Absolutely breathtaking.
@stevieb6368 Жыл бұрын
Just beautiful. Such a moving song perfectly sung by one of the greatest choirs in the world.
@bruce84293 жыл бұрын
Captures perfectly why Catherdral music is my favorite. Acoustic resonance galore.
@nogonta Жыл бұрын
This is the most PRECIOUS version, if ever go to heaven, this would be a piece i would like to play on my funeral
@FB7ACCFFF8C Жыл бұрын
Lyrics Shenandoah (James Erb arrangement) Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you And hear your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you way, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri. I long to see your smiling valley And hear your rolling river I long to see your smiling valley way, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri. 'Tis seven long years since last I've seen you And hear your rolling river 'Tis seven long years since last I've seen you way, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri. Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you And hear your rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you way, we're bound away Across the wide Missouri.
@markraffety3246Ай бұрын
I had been suffering from a rather bad headache for many days. I listened to this and by the time the song was done, my headache was gone. Thank you very much.
@arcadicus_ezeviusАй бұрын
Oh wow reallyyy?
@sharklover0644 жыл бұрын
Sir Cleobury, thank you for creating magical moments for Kings College Choir. Rest in a Choral Paradise.
@luciharper4027 Жыл бұрын
This song is one of my ever favourite. Every time I hear it I become very nostalgic. This rendition of Sir Stephen Cleobury is the best I heard. May he rest in peace. We all missed your dedications.
@anthonymaddox6515 Жыл бұрын
I performed this arrangement years ago when I was in college, and it remains one of my favorite pieces.
@seudonymm24334 жыл бұрын
A perfect song, sung with perfect voices - just fantastic
@weatherwarrior35512 жыл бұрын
I’m hearing this version for the first time. I am from Virginia not far from the Shenandoah River. This is the most moving version I have ever heard.
@lauramiller27565 ай бұрын
My heart weeps when i hear this song. This version makes me feel home.
@indrisusilowati46114 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song, im cry 😢
@songhyonchoi99882 жыл бұрын
What beautiful voices of men are these~!
@pukumahi1 Жыл бұрын
The bass takes me to heaven
@Beboroni4 жыл бұрын
When they start echoing each other, I could almost cry at the beauty of it
@deanharless72304 жыл бұрын
Not as good as the Chanticleer rendition.
@alaaxte56084 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I did actually cry as it reminded me of when my dad used to sing like that at St Paul’s
@brianbennett23974 жыл бұрын
Imitation! There are many differences between this version and the Chanticleer version, notwithstanding: men vs boys & men, for starters.
@ScottA23454 жыл бұрын
@@deanharless7230 This version is far and away superior to the Chanticleer rendition - in fullness, overlay, range, far better ethereal quality.
@deanharless72304 жыл бұрын
Ken B Love the Choir of Kings College. But there’s something about English boys singing this deeply American song that bothers me. Guess I’m just a homer for my guys from the Bay Area. 🤓
@facitenonvictimarum4 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times I have seen them -- Steven Cleobury, the Choir, the Chapel, the College -- they still inspire awe and wonder in me, as they and their predecessors have for countless others over six centuries.
@royaboagyedjan46322 жыл бұрын
Those countertenor choral scholars have stolen my heart
@francesmeyer84789 ай бұрын
Beautiful! One of my favorites!♥
@stevecarry60163 жыл бұрын
Beautiful guys. Great rendition. This American thanks you very much.
@angelicamachorro6517 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your gigs dont know the song Shenandoah but in TV and Cinematographic i heart this songs...
@discoveryman592 жыл бұрын
I envy the very lucky individuals gifted enough to attend the the hallowed halls of the likes of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard , MIT. Most of us are not gifted with the cognitive abilities and skills. I am thankful to the people that graduate from these amazing bastions of higher learning as that are the very people that improve our collective lives, I hope they are able to remain humble and thankful.
@64MDW9 ай бұрын
Sad to say, in light of recent events, keep hoping.
@janarthurlee8702 Жыл бұрын
I wish our public schools brought back choirs and music programs. Treasures like this need to be sung everywhere!
@majorlaff8682 Жыл бұрын
They're too busy working out genders and identities.
@ryanmillerii9265 Жыл бұрын
The human voice is the most beautiful instrument in the world
@bobbyhall39493 жыл бұрын
In my opinion one of the greatest folk songs and an absolutely incredible performance. Gives me chills! So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing.
@dingiswayolungu43383 жыл бұрын
i love this song so much. the echos, the angelic voices and the magic of it all. beautiful
@florianmeier71964 жыл бұрын
The human voice can be so wonderful
@ellisonhamilton33223 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@ALf-mn3qe2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song that moves me every time I hear it, incredibly performed by the choir. Greetings from Spain
@vanessabrooks86563 жыл бұрын
OH WOW.....sending shivers of delight through my being....just beautiful
@thomastehan9477 Жыл бұрын
A tribute to those who love the USA, fought and died for freedom. What a culture the USA displayed to a world that longed for freedom and self expression.
@JosepiThe13th Жыл бұрын
We sang this in choir when I was in high school, and it is an absolutely beautiful piece. The way all the parts blend together while also doing their own thing is just absolutely gorgeous. Man, some of those older guys were really able to get up there haha. For us, it was the whole choir, so guys and girls, but it was still beautiful. Definitely the best song we ever sang.
@hilja_nd_2400 Жыл бұрын
The best version thus far 😍🔥🔥🔥
@youkali222 жыл бұрын
Lovely, balm to The Spirit, many thanks
@JannikBeckers4 жыл бұрын
So beautiful.
@majorlaff86823 жыл бұрын
Ah, the human voice. Still the most beautiful and versatile musical instrument. I still remember Mrs Flewker teaching this to a raggle-taggle bunch of primary school boys in the 1950's (I was one of them). Admittedly nowhere near the level of perfection of these boys, but just as enjoyable.
@susanhughes89703 жыл бұрын
Beautifully sung Kings Choir
@arcadicus_ezevius2 ай бұрын
This is just so beautiful, man.
@brooke46272 жыл бұрын
Shenandoah has been a favourite of mine for many a year - and not without good reason. Somehow it becomes more significant as time goes on - and as changes make their mark upon the horizon. An important song indeed - some secrets are forever.
@checotahfulks7857 Жыл бұрын
This is beyond gorgeous. Moves me to tears every time.
@konradyearwood58456 ай бұрын
You should watch the James Stewart Civil War Western of the same name. Filmed on location.
@DanPurdy1 Жыл бұрын
Crystal clear with just enough reverb to give a fuller sound. About the oldest of American folk songs.
@josephmessner53122 ай бұрын
Das war so wunderschön !
@hellosunshine3054 жыл бұрын
I sang this in children's choir at when I was younger, and it has always been a favorite of mine!
@melodyschleicher813 жыл бұрын
A glorious rendition.
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
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@waynegranvillesmith85354 жыл бұрын
Wonderful arrangement and great performance of this loveliest of American folk songs.
@roxanneperdue12885 ай бұрын
All of these ae so so beautiful. Shenandoah arrangement is one of my favorites.
@LuvvyDuck2 жыл бұрын
Best version of Shenandoah I've heard yet... thank you for sharing this beautiful singing. ❤️
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
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@annemartine4 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful rendition! This is my favourite version, with the stunning echo of waves. We sang this SATB once with our choir some 14 or 15 years ago and I can still sing along as if it were yesterday!
@joyfulyes2 жыл бұрын
I can also sing along... Alto 2.
@joyfulyes2 жыл бұрын
Having sung it about 40 years ago.
@daveharris7891 Жыл бұрын
This song gets me every time i listen to it 😢
@flashypork2 жыл бұрын
Every aspect of this performance comes together to create perfection: the talent of the young singers, the acoustics of the legendary church, and the masterful arrangement. Truly a divinely-inspired rendition, and I thank King's College for the experience of hearing it.
@livetwice7702 Жыл бұрын
My absolute favourite song ……I had a friend who rode very high level dressage and she rode a musical test to this music on her coloured horse , it suited him perfectly…..and I burst into tears watching it
@ensamblevocalgijon276710 ай бұрын
Preciosa versión, maravillosamente cantada.👏👏👏
@MrAimores2 ай бұрын
I heard, for the first time, this song from the movie Nixon. I consider it one of the more beautiful songs that I ever heard. 😍
@weijiachen83264 жыл бұрын
How can this not have millions of views?
@taichitalks24144 жыл бұрын
Maybe not everyone deserves the singing of angels.
@edwardjulius40294 жыл бұрын
I know, I watched it at least 10 times.
@danielfennessy4 жыл бұрын
American identity has been held captive by our MSM and social network overlords, thus rendering this national treasure, an ancient relic of white supremacy, unfitting into the progressive idea of a global order utopia.
@adiginting25513 жыл бұрын
@@danielfennessy That is a stupid statement. American identity like this belongs to all Americans regardless of their races, skin color, sexual orientations, etc. This also applies to current Americans and future Americans who are currently applying for citizenship. America was settled first by native Americans then came white Americans and black Americans. Their heritage belong to all that are citizens of that country.
@danielfennessy3 жыл бұрын
@@adiginting2551 I'd agree with you if you knew God designed you, and that Jesus died to save your soul. Clearly, I cannot. Thus, enjoy roasting your nuts in he'll. Lol
@MegzyWoody2 күн бұрын
Beautiful arrangement
@mschessy3 жыл бұрын
Too beautiful for words..🙏
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
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@astrikingmusicalcord54694 жыл бұрын
a beautiful piece. truly at a lost for words with a tear striken face!
@ellisonhamilton33223 жыл бұрын
This was one of my father's favorite pieces and it's one of mine. Beautifully done.
@Genjo_N_Mojave2 жыл бұрын
*Perfection at its best*
@mintywire10 ай бұрын
2:26 extraordinarily beautiful
@pammckanna47784 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful that I got choked up. Thank you so much!! Flawless! Many,many thanks!
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
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@hedgemist6912 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely beautiful.
@benpark36127 ай бұрын
Oh, Shenandoah, I hear you calling Hi-o, you rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you Hi-o, I'm bound away 'Cross the wide, Missouri Missouri, she's a mighty river Hi-o, you rolling river When she rolls down, her topsails shiver Hi-o, I'm bound away 'Cross the wide, Missouri Farewell my dearest, I'm bound to leave you Hi-o, you rolling river Oh, Shenandoah, I'll not deceive you Hi-o, I'm bound away 'Cross the wide Missouri
@sapphire2703 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I love it so much! God Bless you all 🙏
@Harp-cm6hi Жыл бұрын
A love letter to the United States 🇺🇸 From the Kings College Choir #Shenandoah
@robertlunn36782 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more. Although I know there is no such place, it feels like heaven.
@bjartestre5519 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful song , performed so well ⭐
@Sooners965 ай бұрын
Sounds of Heaven❤ Love it !
@martinvanzyl44543 жыл бұрын
Truly an outstanding rendering of a great everlasting song. thanks.👍
@claudiocavaliere8562 жыл бұрын
Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful! Congratulations! So inspiring!
@penharios49522 ай бұрын
Comovente ❤ linda! obrigada por compartilhar.
@Padyatra4 жыл бұрын
Maybe there are technically better versions of this some, but they are no match for this choir. It is most beautiful version I came across, with those angelic voices and graduating canon it gives you a feeling of something pure and majestic.
@lynneddy65512 жыл бұрын
In 1971 James Erb arranged what many people consider the definitive version of Shenandoah for his University of Richmond (Virginia) Choir which toured Europe. I was in that choir as a freshman. Here is our recording. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rISrfZmrn6x5p80
@cjspeedster2 жыл бұрын
Chanticleer is the only thing that I can think of!!!! Children's choirs give me chills though 😇
@cheerubebayonettaholopaine26382 жыл бұрын
literally NO other version on youtube can come ANY close to this. i cant imagine anything more perfect!
@benjaminchen70622 жыл бұрын
@@lynneddy6551 It's beautiful. Thank you
@kirkwilliams71702 жыл бұрын
Just Fantastic!
@Me-mp8qm2 жыл бұрын
Found it! My daughters have been singing this song but they didn't know the name. I had one of them sing it to Google. Absolutely beautiful.
@santajefflowe4 жыл бұрын
Beautifully performed
@jozette-pierce Жыл бұрын
That was just beautiful. Thanks so much.
@theresagoldschmidt87403 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful.
@carloschintu9908 Жыл бұрын
Sono così bravi nel canto.... che è facile ascoltarli sempre senza mai stancarmi, Bravi.
@robertstein72112 жыл бұрын
This beautiful song cannot be sung badly by anyone..the words alone are so beautiful..these boys sing it beautifully ❤
@ronaldcammarata34224 жыл бұрын
I find it interesting how an American folk song that started life as a shanty has so often been perfotmed as a choral piece.
@aidanmccarty437 Жыл бұрын
It makes me a proud Appalachian.
@fvlok4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful performance truly beautiful
@kinshkimofficial47882 ай бұрын
master piece how could these kinda be created
@nancypilcher59483 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@kenneth78263 жыл бұрын
Good job gentlemen!!!!!!PEACE
@sandraglass28654 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@pukumahi12 жыл бұрын
Stunning beauty
@ripharwood41382 жыл бұрын
Marvelous!
@garnbinoss Жыл бұрын
The countertenor is just a beast like holy moly!!! This is easily one of my favorite songs to listen too!! Choral music is just magical
@6120mcghee2 жыл бұрын
So heavenly when they say Missouri.
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
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@6120mcghee2 жыл бұрын
@@danscott4507 Welcome aboard! I am form the state of Kentucky. I would love if they sang My Old Kentucky Home.
@danscott45072 жыл бұрын
@@6120mcghee so can we talk on email if you don't mind ..