Sunrise Mass (Ola Gjeilo) - Bel Canto Choir Vilnius

[@profschiler]

Remarkable. Several times I got choked up and it brought tears to my eyes. I didn't know that we were still producing music this powerful and clearly spiritual in nature. ... simply beautiful.

[@marcinrosinke2363]

there are more people of good will

[@heberfenderful]

Can we just all agree that KZbin is the greatest invention of all time, we have the privilege to being able to listen to this, over, and over, and over again !!!!

[@roypoucher5849]

Amen

[@richarda.kauffman7526]

It has been a great blessing to me, not least during this pandemic.

[@10723magn]

Yes Emmanuel!! KZbin is truly a gift from God.

[@barb4645]

Absolutely

[@claudiegloro2317]

@John Jaeger vous avez raison aussi. Mais nous avons un cerveau et nous pouvons choisir! The best stain the best, and the worth too, we can use ours spirits and brains, no? 🤗friendly, from France.

[@mystscot9814]

35 minutes of my life that I'll never get back, but it doesn't matter, they can keep on taking more and even more 35 minutes away from my life for the times that I've listened to this. I'll never tire of this and one of the best Sunrise Mass renditions that I've ever listened to. Lovely tonal quality from the choir and the musicians are sublime, it really doesn't get any better than this.

[@susanflakes6968]

ALL GLORY TO YOU, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! YOU are,WORTHY to be Praised and Worshipped...there is NONE LIKE YOU...HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME! WE BOW DOWN TO YOU....Isaiah 46:11 is being fullfilled and continuing in JESUS name! Thank YOU! WAYMAKER!

[@heberfenderful]

Hearing this makes me proud to be a human being

[@debranelson1987]

All hail to Humanity! We can get it right if we put our minds to it.

[@oluwatosinokusanya7529]

Singing this piece with a mass Choir in Carnegie Hall has to be one of the best experiences of my life

[@sylvettechabot3667]

Great! What a chance singing this piece at Carnegie Hall! I learn it and I like a lot. This composer has composed beautiful pieces for choir😊😊

[@Becca0721OSU]

I'm pretty sure I probably sang with you!! Was it May 2017?

[@sylvieguerin4643]

J'adore les chorales...des anges qui chantent. Merci

[@jlawless365]

This is an incredible piece of music. I heard it performed live recently by the Maynooth (Ireland) Chamber Choir, an experience I will never forget. Congratulations to Bel Canto Choir Vilnius for this wonderful performance and of course to the composer Ola Gjeilo.

[@rossexton6981]

I've never been a real lover of Choral music until now, .....Ola Gjeilo's music catches me

[@christianlopez2018]

Pleni sunt celi et terra ...une pure merveille !!!

[@sophiajohnson8608]

I'm singing this piece with my choir and it is absolutely incredible. One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.

[@jrthiker9908]

Opera conductor here, just recently discovered Gleilo and listening to everything I can find on youtube for him. Some beautiful performances of this work....this 2014 Vilnius version is great for the full on effect of large chorus. I like the forward sweep of the conductor. The later 2018 performance by the same choir, different conductor (on youtube) is equally beautiful, just different, a bit more relaxed. For smaller scale the Chor Meise with the Ensemble Musica Anima from Japan is very beautiful. Now I wonder what an opera written by Gleilo would be like!

[@Brandencarroll1]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard

[@sacreddreamalchemy]

Absolutely glorious, incredibly performed piece. It was amazing to see the faces of the singers who were completely moved by the music. Thank you!! I love all of Ola Gjeilo's music, but the choral pieces are my favorite.

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

This is nothing short of an other worldly experience. And this is a volunteer choir in Vilnius? Phenomenal.

[@8888ronaldo8888]

Wonderful performance, so much soul put in by these singers and conductor (!), thank you Lietuva,greetings from Netherlands

[@sallyramsey8577]

The Sunrise Mass is a deeply meaningful, moving piece which our Federated Church choir will be performing on this Sunday. I have found the music to be profoundly spiritual and a piece I will cherish for life. The Bel Canto Choir does it with magnificence.

[@kmrerk]

Wow....! Ola is probably the greatest living composer....I never thought that I would ever say that....I never tire of the sheer beauty of his music.

[@Likebirdsofprey]

I agree!

[@armelledelapoixdefreminvil7874]

On chante ce programme en 2020,chorale,Ateier vocal ,Oullins,concert le 7 juin à l'église de st genis Laval ,2020

[@christianlopez2018]

nous chantons aussi cette oeuvre magnifique le 23 mai 2020 à Ceret et le 29mai au Boulou Pyrénées Orientales Choeur SERENATA - Le Boulou

[@patrickkerrigan6323]

I got to sing this in college and we actually got to meet the composer. It was awesome.

[@sylvettechabot3667]

What a chance To meet him! Wé ll sing this in november! 😀

[@mildredydeo1600]

This is a masterpiece music. I fall in love with it. I played it all over and all over again. It penetrates my deep emotion and I cry for listening. Crying in the sense that it relieves me from pain. Emotionally therapeutic.

[@danielemoglie7084]

Stupendo... Dio esiste!...

[@claudiotaverna9194]

Vi amo Bel Canto Choir Vilnius! ( I love you Bel Canto Choir Vilnius)

[@catherinenicol6671]

La sagesse de Dieu par vos mains et vos voix 🎶😇🎶

[@heddwyn3914]

I was moved by the last few minutes particularly - the violin. But the whole piece brought in a glorious light when it was truly needed.

[@alvinbajado5349]

my sleeping music..it makes me relax and forget all the worries..happy advance easter to all

[@marie-armelle458]

une pépite d or .merci pour votre si belle expression.

[@shiningfennec2360]

I'll never forget singing this with my choir, it's an incredible experience. My favourite moment is the 11:12-12:25, especially the chord at 11:56 - It's so incredibly powerful I just feel my heart split open, unfurling all emotions. And also I love the 26:28 part - this segment makes you feel so powerful when you sing it (or rather rap it, as we liked to say at rehearsals)

[@EducatedSkeptic]

I first heard this piece in a live performance, and was blown away. I keep coming back here to re-hear it, especially now, when we've had a mass shooting in a neighboring town, leaving 18 dead and many more injured. This is so uplifting in so many ways. And I was appalled to find that I hadn't yet "subscribed" or even "liked" this .... which have been both fixed now. Thank you so much for such an inspired and incredible presentation. My heart goes out to all the orchestra and singers who have made this so memorable. Love to you all.

[@juliab9261]

the SOUNDS of HEAVEN came to Play in our HEARTS...on this day

[@MartySlabey]

In January 2020 I will be performing this music with the Plymouth Oratorio Society, Plymouth, Michigan USA....I have never heard this composition......it is magnificent!

[@edship4146]

Very beautiful. Love the straight tones, no wobble

[@cierrascheffelmear9072]

I’m in a High School hour and we’re singing this next month. Can not wait!

[@urmorph]

Bravo to you and your gutsy conductor. Good luck!

[@stevemathews9535]

I have never heard this piece of music before but I'm hooked completely. A wonderful performance by a top choir - thank you

[@herbrand47]

What beautiful performance by the Bel Canto Vilnius choir. Well done.

[@janbrekelmans5475]

Ook weer zo'n prachtig werk van Ola Gjeilo.

[@wendymorgan1049]

I'm doing this in my choir right now, and let me give you a little insight into how some of the pieces work. The first act, The Spheres, and the fourth, Identity, are actually split up into two choirs so that the audience never has to hear a single breath. Genius.

[@aurimasm.7902]

Hi! We have actually split into two choirs, we just stand together. How can we do it better?

[@wendymorgan1049]

Aurimas M. Well, is there a specific problem you're having? I'm no professional, but I may have some insight into solving whatever issue you may have.

[@heidikupke1034]

Are there actual WORDs in the first movement, before the Kyrie Eleison comes in? Or just beautiful sounds?

[@tv0571]

@@heidikupke1034 Yes. Kyrie Eleison / Christe Eleison / etc... but all the sustained notes are on vowels which pretty much sound the same. I suspect that they are diminishing the consonants to aim for the effect you hear.

[@tshepisomokone9189]

Ola Gjeilo is just the best, this is the piece of time.

[@kenmisterfish8717]

A great choir, and so many young chorists too. Thank you to all.

[@danielemoglie7084]

Ho avuto la fortuna, anzi, non fortuna ma grazia, di ascoltarlo dal vivo con mia moglie come corista... ASCOLTANDO QUESTA MUSICA MI VIENE IN MENTE UNA SOLA COSA... DIO ESISTE!!!! ... NON CHE AVESSI DUBBI...

[@janvyplasil5494]

When I listen I see sunrise... it is gorgeous, thank you for souch expirience

[@TheRJS007]

Absolutely beautiful....Hypnotic, Mystical...Many Thanks from NY...

[@phillipe01]

I'll be singing it with the Bergische Symphoniker choir on 10.12.24 in St. Joseph in Solingen and on 11.12.24 in the Lutherkirche Remscheid in Germany. So if you haven't heard it live yet, you can experience it here alongside Rutter's Magnificat!

[@pRahvi0]

1. The Spheres (Kyrie) 0:00 2. Sunrise (Gloria) 5:51 3. The City (Credo) 16:55 4. Identity & The Ground (Sanctus / Benedictus & Agnus Dei) 27:59

[@AGirlWithoutAName]

Thank you ♥️

[@chelnik1120]

Сильная вещь, особенно 24:14. Также 26:20. Просто слезы наворачиваются. А 30:15 - ликование Ангелов. Браво!

[@ldyoung7938]

Love it! Love it! Love it! Thanks guys! All the Best and Love to all from rural Mississippi, USA!

[@agnieszkawisniewska252]

The Beauty and the Harmony

[@lars-fredrikforberg909]

I am so happy that this work is made public. I was present at the world premiere of this mass in Oslo with Kammerkoret Nova and muscians from the philarmonic.

[@fr8fr6dr69]

Wonderful performance! Performing this tomorrow night with 150-member chorus and orchestra, looking forward to it, this recording gives me inspiration.

[@johnhenley5140]

This music lets me connect with all good people even on a lonely island. Delicacy, effervescent zest for life and wise restraint characterize a person's life. Masterful!

[@josealexandre6632]

Sublime. The slow and solemn wing spirals of voices design almost perfectly the support of high columns reaching the ceiling or if you wish, large serene waves. This is Art!

[@peet2222]

pure meditation....

[@mchimiak]

Excellent arrangement and performance. I wish I could have experienced that live. Wow.

[@johnclayden1449]

This is a beautiful and moving work sung by a world class choir of terrifically talented young people and it clearly shows that the best modern music doesn't have to be atonal or tuneless. Pity it isn't more widely performed around the globe especially in these deeply troubled times where the light of God and the voices of the angels at the Nativity needs to shine on more of our sullied and war-torn Earth.

[@adamabele785]

4:40 the outburst of the "Kyrie" is one the best passages of the piece. Epic!

[@simonasgirdzijauskas383]

Absolutely incredible music that brings your emotions to heavens and back, leaving you weightless.....

[@aglyvert66]

What a wonderful piece!!!

[@pavanepublishing3606]

Such a Joy!

[@cesarevisioli6175]

Meraviglioso!!!!!

[@CarlGustavStads]

Glorious music in a wonderful performance!!

[@myeurovisiontv4703]

27:56 Identity & The Ground !!! One of the most wonderful parts of this Mass!!!

[@sylvettechabot3667]

I like all!!

[@susanflakes6968]

I love the way Director Gary W. and CWS do your works...but this was made for this choir and setting...sensitively done by director as well...

[@rodneyjones1541]

Sublime! I am aghast at the beauty of this music. Wowwwwwwwwww

[@ameliamariacerrato5866]

Me conmueve profundamente...bellísima obra y soberbia interpretación...fundamental.

[@ericdevaughn5941]

I'm speechless ! I just listen. Again ... Again.!

[@garykuovideos]

I had the pleasure of playing this beautiful work recently. Congratulations to Bel Canto Choir Vilnius on a lovely performance and well-produced video!

[@BelCantoChoirVilnius]

+Gary Kuo thanks so much for nice words! We love this piece and performed it several times already in various venues in Lithuania.

[@paramma5616]

How can I get a CD or DVD of this wonderful music in USA

[@carolrichards8834]

Scrumptious music

[@albertocossu5855]

Meraviglioso. Un inno alla gioia pura in un abbinamento perfetto di musica e interpreti. Grazie!!!

[@michaelkhoury9369]

I love how carefully all of the choir members watch the director, instead of burying their faces in the music. It shows in the musicianship of the group!

[@ingriddurden3929]

I came onto this choir from Whiteacre 's Godzilla. They are fabulous.

[@AlanaArnell]

We are singing this in my choir tomorrow! (February 12, 2018) Its the second most beautiful piece I have ever sung. The first was Choose Something Like a Star, by Robert Frost ( I sung this in 7th grade). We are singing this one while I'm in 10th grade, with our other select choirs in our other two high school, its going to be beautiful!

[@arvydasbendzius9449]

Brings me to the moon and back every single time...

[@roneyxavier1901]

Obra prima de Gjeilo? Genio Gjeilo da erudita musica atual. A missa do sol nascente e maravilhosa! Tudo de acordo com nossos dias atuais. A nova musica erudita passa sem duvida pela inspiracao das musicas New Age. Parabens a este espetacular coral da Lituania que interpretou bravissimamente esta obra prima magica do genio Gjeilo! Bravo!

[@pilouetmissiou]

la più bella versione di questa splendida opera...

[@iantaylor499]

Such beauty. I am transported to a new emotional height. Thank you.

[@eugeneclasby518]

Tenors and basses are marvelous.

[@alszeeland3138]

...wonderful music...straight to the heart...sung by inspired people...congratulations with this performance

[@laurencewells3673]

incredibly beautiful music. beyond all commendation.

[@martincaracoche4657]

So beautiful! Greetings from Mexico!

[@beatricekoch6679]

un délice de profondeur et de justessei Béatrice

[@Angeltopia3]

Splendidly pleasant!

[@anneremy9893]

17 à 20 mn: magnifique de rythme et de puissance Spendide musique; splendide interpréattion

[@adamabele785]

Great performance, great voices and by the way interesting lighting and excellent videography. This is such a moving piece. The singers have to deal with some unusual intervals and long exhausting passages that need perfect intonation to develop the proper effect. Great experience for all who are able to participate in a performance. If you can travel 100km for this experience, I recomend the trip, you won´t regret it.

[@carlosveliz3569]

magistral, te eleva, una maravilla......

[@drdave21146]

So very beautiful!!!

[@patricklynch1337]

A superb piece of music performed superbly. Absolutely beautiful

[@julie0eugenie]

merci pour ce moment de bonheur

[@mariebrossard9751]

Une pure merveille ! Bravo

[@charlottevanlangevelde1114]

4:43 I’ve heard this tens of times and still cry 😭

[@arnewhouse]

good to see the choral traditions of the Baltics are still strong. terrific piece.

[@wheretheeaglefly4451]

Amazing,just amazing!

[@eyraudpa]

This is so beautiful !!!! Thanks so much ....

[@--79734]

I’ve just listened to this piece and now listening again☺️ absolutely beautiful so many different colours in this piece. Amazing choir and orchestra thank you.

[@luchsmusik]

Outstanding performance of a truly wonderful piece!

[@michaelh8233]

A wonderful performance of this beautiful work...thank you ;)

[@polibop]

beautiful, meditative, and the acoustics are perfect.

[@opusrosae8560]

Magnifique 😍

[@bowerdw]

An awesome work.

[@alternativecoaching6]

Thank you for such a wonderful performance !

[@ritasarcoli4703]

¡Maravillosa interpretación!. Sería un honor poder cantar esta Misa algún día. Música para el alma.

[@jonathansiegel9237]

So looking forward to performing this amazing piece in April. I could rehearse it for a year and never tire of it.

[@DarekK618]

Marvelous!!!!!!!! Thanks for uploadin' :) Greetings from Poland :)