The Moses Hogan Chorale (Elijah Rock: Live)

This was their performance at the 114th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc. in New Orleans, LA.
The first selection is "Come Here Jesus, If You Please" arr. R. Carter. The second is "Elijah Rock" arr. by Moses G. Hogan.

[@gardenoftwitty]

My high-school chorale teacher took us to hear this chorale because we sang "Elijah Rock" for competition. What an amazing treasure. Moses came out shook our hands and personally spoke to me. It was like I was speaking with a great uncle. A wondrous soul. This song is ingrained into my bones and DNA

[@aaronmhowe]

There will never be a choir that sings Moses Hogan music as well as this choir. Those sopranos absolutely fill my heart.

[@hpowe1]

Thank you. We were hand-picked!

[@averageloobs9597]

You heard of UST singers and the Philippine Madrigal Singers?

[@ocdivine]

I wish I had the tape to show you that my high school choir sang it better! And in not starting this because of my talents (or lack there of) but because we had one of the most talented instructors of all time!!! Mrs Lloyd taught two generations of the Winnans! If you don’t know who they are google them. Not only Grammy award winning artist but many say angelic voices straight from God. #gifted PS My high win awards around the globe and a few actually perform operas currently across continents

[@ocdivine]

Please note: the above statement was not to take away from this great performance. Only the trained ear can tell where there’s room for improvement and the s subtle miscues

[@Reluctantwriter7]

What a beautiful gift Moses Hogan left for the world. Thank God we were blessed by him.

[@SuperDaveOkie]

Absolute shame Moses Hogan died too young. One of my favorite composers/arrangers.

[@tmac50488]

MY AUNT IS IN THIS VIDEO!!!! She is the Alto to the far left! I was trained by the late, great Moses Hogan and had the opportunity to sing for his the winter before he passed away. Mr. Hogan- you will most definitely be missed!

[@chicky28799]

I love the guy sitting at the drumset watching for his cue. It's not gonna come, buddy

[@sweetJesus1234]

moses hogan is in my top 3 people to meet when i go to heaven

[@rahraysymma]

OMG i wanted to cry beautiful High note in the soprano line ..gave me chills ..

[@forloveoffur]

Breathtaking. There are no other words.

[@wwadcom7421]

Was SO BLESSED to sing with Maestro Moses G Hogan!!!!!

[@denish1]

Where's the 'love' button?! I have chills and tears. I had the privilege of meeting Moses Hogan and singing in a choir directed by him twice and I'll never forget the feeling. I can't love this enough!

[@marvinmills9351]

Moses' passion, musicality & arrangements ignited the re-engagement with the Negro Spiritual in the wider musical community. It was thrilling to see it happen, from the first CD in the late '80s through the singularly brilliant performance at ACDA in 1995. Even if "Elijah Rock" had been his only arrangement he would stand as the heir to Hall Johnson, both premiere exemplars of conveying the sweeping expression of humanity that is the Negro Spiritual.

[@squillodivoce]

This is very precious. So wonderful to see Mr. Hogan - and the Chorale. I love Mr. Hogan´s arrangements. What a divine gift to the world (and the world of music) he was (and still is as his legacy lives on). Thanks for posting this.

[@MovableBass]

I love Moses Hogan and sing his music ever chance I get!!!

[@frederickdantzler917]

We did a lot of Moses Hogan's work in high school at Orangeburg Wilkinson High and at South Carolina State University. This was one of my favorites.

[@classydancer84]

I am a countertenor, and I have done tenor 1 and soprano 1 on this song.. even sung the high D... on the obligato! I have sung this song so much.. I miss Moses Hogan!!!

[@aacourtland]

Wonderful. We better remember these gems and sing them often. Gospel music has become too secular!

[@lilricksaidso02]

when we lost moses hogan we lost the Michael jackson of choral music. my HS director and i both worship his musical genius. and my college director sang in his choir so i feel connected.. it would have been my dream to meet him

[@Troubleclef02]

it was such a pleasure in meeting him.. Wonderful and man and Composer.. gone too soon

[@NicoleTaylorSoprano]

Absolutely Fantabulous!!

[@juanbetancourtg68]

Breathtaking.

[@JacobPadlock]

Got to sing this last year with our high school choir. What an experience.

[@Sabralh05]

Ugh the GEEAT MOSES HOGAN UGH YES YES YES YESHIS SOPRANOS OMG HEAVENLY

[@mbaggarly]

I believe that any means of keeping the spirit of Moses Hogan and his music alive is a blessing. Spirituals are a way of story telling and in many ways, we are offered a glempse into the lives of those who suffered through slavery. The main theme behind the spiritual is sufferage and the love of God. That being said, if we can touch and inform more lives through the singing of spirituals, then I think that is wonderful.

[@sharonmoore3184]

I sang with "South Dallas Concert Choir" and this truely hist home for me with this ong in prayer and the choir we had in Dallas,Tx that once existed. I wish we could do it again beacuse I truley loved singing all of Moses Hogan's spirtuals!

[@mbaggarly]

Much youth of the day has no idea or appreciation of this art or where it stemmed from. Spirituals are unique to the past lives of Africans, African Americans, and blacks; however, Art is Art and it is here for us to appreciate and learn from; white, black, etc.

[@scarygreengiant]

I love Moses Hogan!

[@ChronosRaikou]

Thank ya' Jesus

[@italianboi1234]

breath taking

[@EraseAllMemory]

My Concert Choir is performing this piece this semester - Oh My Gosh! I sure hope we can do it justice...this is amazing!

[@tdavidray]

"Come Here Jesus, If You Please" by Roland Carter

[@jvjohnso]

I love come here jesus if you please!!

[@johnnybutler2704]

They don't like the way you teach! LOL. I love it!

[@ericodaly8740]

Crushing

[@cameronharris3345]

I would have loved to work with him

[@tdavidray]

A reunion concert was planned for this year (2007) Moses' 50th birthday. However, many of the members were unwilling to cooperate. It was a very unfortunate time. There were a FEW who tried very hard to make it happen.

[@musiclova021]

@ajcooper2008 he's probably singing the alto 2 part, actually. i sing A2 in our school's chamber choir with this song and the part goes quote low. most likely he's a T1 who was put on A2 just for that section.

[@brandimartin557]

wonderful

[@kenndogg]

me and my friends play around with this song and we kill it!!! the good kind of killing!!! lol and i, yes i hit that high soprano part every time!!!! yeah range!!!

[@johnnybutler2704]

Keep preaching!

[@deborahrhoades7544]

💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@johnnybutler2704]

Preach!

[@SuperDaveOkie]

It speaks a lot to the human race we sing at all. We took a valve (the larynx)designed to close to allow food to slide to the esophagus and open to allow air into the lungs. We close the vocal cords and force a steady stream of air through it keeping the vocal cords at very precise tension. This causes flapping of the vocal folds, starting the sound in motion. Vibrato comes about from this mechanism, while the rate regulation comes of the electrical impulses from the brain to the muscle.

[@robbandchristina]

wow...

[@emacstudios]

The solo "high notes" at the end is a good friend of mine. Her name is Bridget Bazile. I've always loved this piece.

[@Babykinz5192008]

The High School choir i'm in is doing this song this Thursday. I'm sooo excited to sing it on stage :D and so what if he's singing with the women.. Go Sop2's :D

[@TuskegeeFellow]

He's singing the alto part which is very low and hard for most altos to project in that section.

[@angelo90990]

post more video of this choir pls!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ninjewz62]

Jesus

[@TheDonovansofficial]

They dont have the best rendition, but definitely the best soprano section.

[@lash1024]

That man is probably a countertenor, I know there was at least one in the Chorale.

[@detroitsinger02]

thank you jesus! Please let me know that choir still singing. I know that Moses Hogan would be so happy for them to keep going.

[@Clemsonshawty]

@ajcooper2008 he must have been singing the lower alto part because at 4:27 you;ll notice that he's singing the T1 part

[@Montyrico_Outdoors]

It could be a tenor singing "if i could", or "where moses stood" because the notes on "where moses" are low low e flats. hell idk if i can hit that note and i'm a baritone.

[@rabzog]

Excellent!!!!! Is this Moses Hogan himself directing? When was it performed?

[@brandonwalker18]

I love the first song while the young lady was announcing. Whats the title of that piece and how do I get my hands on it? I would like for my chorale to sing that one day

[@derekyaay]

What is the name of the first song they sing before elijah rock as the introducer is giving her speech?

[@dfadchoco]

mic's sound terrible. get them in a better sounding auditorium and it sounds great. there's also a bass whos voice sticks out like soar thumb. how hard is it to blend?

[@Jdot185]

I heart this song. Those T1's better sing "Hallelujah Jesus"!!! 4:22 You see their heads moves down with the notes?????? #LoveIt. And is it just me or the A2's are slowing every1 down with their "Rock Elijah" and/or the Sopranos' "Comin Up, Lordy" is being rushed. the end started getting a lil crazy as far as timing with the women's parts.

[@theoneandonly09]

They betta sang lol.

[@garthbaker-fletcher448]

An excellent arrangement. Distinctive from the Burleigh version that is Boomers grew up with.

[@tdavidray]

Thank You and she is african-american.

[@musicalviolinist]

I felt that the soprano solo had a weak entrance and I couldn't hear the bottom solo.

[@33sagg]

Its not Its insulting not to have more black ensembles sing them w/o goin flat....

[@SuperDaveOkie]

No, you can't. You might not be particularly sensitive to the tension, and may not understand the subtle differences unless you're a voice teacher or high level singer. However, vibrato from the human voice is simply a byproduct of what is known as the "Bernoulli Effect", which allows humans to sing in the first place. Simple physics and biomechanics.

[@SuperDaveOkie]

I couldn't disagree with you more. It would be totally inappropriate to have sung this without vibrato, and would not properly tune with a straight tone. The vibrato is a natural occurring phenomenon in a voice free of tension. Tension has to be added to take it away, and it screws up the overtone series and resonance.

[@tdavidray]

You clearly don't know anything about this piece. Some people just don't know what to say.

[@MatthewSychantha]

I love the music, but I want to kick the narrator and listen to the music by itself.

[@enkiitu]

Sing from your throat? Dude you need a different voice teacher. Leave your thoat alone or you'll get hurt. Saludos.

[@SuperDaveOkie]

Gospel and spirituals are fundamentally different art forms. Doing spirituals as gospel is a travesty.

[@TheInfectiousGroove]

i'm really dissapointed. i thought this would be really good. I think the women might just be too old. They have that turkey wobble vibrato.

[@theoneandonly09]

They betta sang lol.