Sleep

[@MaxTooney]

This performance should be the tutorial: "How to blend chorus and wind ensemble". Wow, what a great rendition!

[@fgbowen]

Max- 💯 % agree.

[@topsinblued]

Agreed. Superior in every way.

[@pigsnot1]

For all those wondering, the chord at 1:08 on 'bed' is an F major with an added fourth at the top. This unresolved suspension of the B flat in the sopranos creates this kind of shimmering/ringing effect which is why it sounds so lovely :)

[@ttw162429]

there’s also a second added in the tenor two part (G natural) that makes it even better :)

[@leylacharlottesaffarian6116]

Thank you! :)

[@literallyhankhill]

I actually love you

[@tylercriss6435]

That chord is the most chilling sound that I have ever heard, it strikes like unfiltered sunlight.

[@molly456]

Ok the tenors at 3:39 gives me freaking chills every single time oml I love this arrangement so much

[@ryanfoo9386]

The best rendition of Eric Whitacre's Sleep I've heard.

[@alihijazi4451]

Ryan Foo I was gonna comment just that. Spectacular version!

[@TheShiftingSounds]

Then you have not heard #thatcelloguy yet.

[@Cornodebassetto]

You haven’t heard the Voces8 recording. Sublime

[@Adi_Ivgi]

Haven't you heard voces8??

[@ryanfoo9386]

@@Adi_Ivgi Yes I've heard. It was released only a year ago. But in my opinion the culmination of both choir and band makes this performance much more spectacular.

[@zacharymckinnon6832]

I love how the chorus is almost just another section of the ensemble. They are not necessarily the star but blend so perfectly with the band that I just makes me feel a way words can't describe. This is why I'm a musician. To make others feel that feeling too. I listen to this whenever I need a reminder of that. Thank you so much for this!

[@F_the_T]

Zachary McKinnon exactly what I was thinking

[@theedonny8314]

I love how the ensemble is just another section of the Chorus;)

[@AA-ek4fh]

What a beautiful rendition of Sleep, the Navy band hit this out of the ballpark! The musical phrase from 3:00 to about 4:15 is probably one of my favorite musical phrases ever. Humans are capable of such beauty, and greatness. I love how well the choir, and the band blend so well with each other. They harness an amazing intensity, that just doesn't let go of you!

[@olivesouthwick8111]

The chorus and the band blends so well that I didn't even know the band was playing for like the first minute

[@neubernd]

I have conducted this masterpiece with both a capella choir and a wind orchestra. But this performance catapults Whitacre's idea into new spheres: the winds carry the singers in intonation, the singers guide the winds in terms of sound balance. This is how heavenly paradise sounds!

[@JJBRMusic]

Can we talk about the build up from 3:52 - 4:02. What a moment.

[@Axee_man]

I agree.

[@joer3481]

this performance is next to absolute perfection.....

[@quadruplator8727]

One of the most beautifully performed pieces I have ever heard.

[@joer3481]

Did just hear absolute perfection?.. I truly believe I did..

[@avinavar4818]

wow such an amazing blend of the choir and ensemble. I get goosebumps at the right before the climax when the choir is singing the last "surrender unto..." (3:52) and their voices turn/drown into the trumpets' voices and you can not tell who is who anymore! so amazing!

[@lemondude6174]

Yes. Finally a combined choral/wind ensemble I found for this song!

[@TheNavyJim]

As a former U.S. Navy Bandsmen (retired) THIS is absolutely gorgeous music. Makes me so proud that this organization just gets better and better and better as they continue to grow. What a proud group of professionals. As we say in the Navy BZ Well Done!

[@cadenza23]

TheNavyJim we say well done in other places too

[@anitalundgren8642]

This has been a favorite choral work for many years and I have had the opportunity to sing it many times (before my soprano voice retired). The peaceful and spiritually stilling poetry comes to my memory often. "Sleep" is beautifully presented here by the band and chorus. Well done!

[@SRAAB211]

I'm pretty sure 1:07 is the greatest sound I've ever heard in my entire 41 years on this earth. Brought me to frickn' tears.

[@alihijazi4451]

Steve Raab Indeed!

[@RTScorp]

Great "band", My congratulations to United States Navy Concert Band and Sea Chanters Chorus, if here is impressive, LIVE... i can only imagine. Simply great these and other musics. Simply perfect.

[@ianfield17]

4:34 with the guy staring at the camera was great lol- Beautiful song! I love it!

[@EDarylDuff]

Red indicates less than 12 years of serving in the Navy. The Gold inducates 12 or more years of consistant service in the Navy with Good Conduct.

[@hazelangeloflove]

+E. Daryl Duff Thank you I was wondering that myself

[@tobianpesik7913]

no ur wrong. gold means the serviceman is eligible for a good-conduct service. the bars indicate whether it is more than 12 years or not

[@EDarylDuff]

States military which is presented to members of the U.S. military to denote length of service. The United States Navy awards each stripe for four years of duty. The Navy also issues gold service stripes to those service members with over twelve cumulative years service free of disciplinary action in the United States Navy, United States Navy Reserve, United States Marine Corps, or the United States Marine Corps Reserve. In cases where a disciplinary infraction has occurred, the service member is not denied a service stripe but simply is issued the standard red stripe design. Navy Hashmarks consist of embroidered diagonal stripes, 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male CPO's. Male E1-E6 personnel wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. Navy women wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. The stripes are worn on the left sleeve of Dress Blue, Dress White, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket, and the Dinner Dress White Jacket with the lower ends to the front. The lower end of the first stripe is 2 inches from the end of the sleeve. On jumpers having a buttoned cuff the lower end of the first stripe is 1-1/2 inches above the upper edge of the cuff. The trailing edge of the stripe is in line with the trailing edge of the rating badge. The stripes are at a 45 degree angle. When more than one stripe is authorized they are placed 1/4 inch apart.

[@gavinsawhill]

BY FAR THE BEST performance of Sleep I have heard. Congratulations.

[@johanneswolfgangkolbneuhau5231]

US Navy Band, congratulations, soft and brilliant voices, excellent wind instruments sound ! thank you

[@kevinhambrick2035]

Am I the only one noticing the horn player at 4:34 staring straight into my soul?

[@bffs4lifeliz]

Haha, I just noticed!!!!

[@jsaavedr1]

He's saying sleep...with his eyes. Lol

[@iamfrank5171]

A. Mazing. Hearing this arrangement live (played as well as this!) would be a sublime experience.

[@Klffsj]

I'd like to point out that this isn't an arrangement. Eric Whitacre composes many of his pieces (including this one) to be performed by choir, band, or orchestra. Each composition is (somewhat) unique from the others and complete, not requiring them to be performed together while allowing them to be. It's fantastic because its hard to get a choir, band, and orchestra all together; but if you can (at least two of the three), you just stick the parts on top of each other--easier than building with Lego's... at least until you get to actually making it sound nearly as good as this.

[@BassoReichert]

Love this rendition of Eric's literature. Their voices are really well designed for his clean,tight sound. I have become an admirer of this chorus based on their KZbin videos. Exquisite !

[@yanissaamadis7308]

i didn't even know there was a wind ensemble in front of the choir until it was shown. they blend so well im crying inside

[@tryston7702]

I've never seen a more perfect mix of instrumental and vocal music in my life, nor did I know I needed this. Beautiful performance!

[@chvne_eckhvrdt]

Pure. Chills. This may be the most beautiful rendition I’ve heard. Absolutely incredible.

[@MuriloMBarquette]

Fantastic version! Fantastic performance! Fantastic Tune... Simply perfect!

[@delainaconway3226]

This is so beautiful and moving! I'm just so sad that Eric Whitacre is only a few years older than me so I never got to sing his music in college choir. Also the 16 people who dislike this are crazy. I miss singing in a choir sooooo much.

[@timotheusmiller]

Unbelievably beautiful! Fantastic job! This IS the best version of this song!

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Agreed.

[@Kegan.palmer2022]

Avant garde and a rendition of high regards. Thank you

[@matthewsneed5752]

I don’t believe in perfection, musically or otherwise, but this performance of this Eric Whitaker piece is in the 99.44% range. Just astonishingly beautiful!

[@benpowell5348]

I just love how the trumpets and reeds blend to make the band sound like an organ. That's crazy talent

[@gracedriggers9082]

Breathtaking, marvelous, and lovely. 👏🏽

[@Luca-gj9xn]

You are very good and this song is really beautiful! My choir sang it during one of our last performances. Write this in the search. You're going to love it for sure! Corale Novarmonia - Sleep (E. Whitacre)

[@soleeombra6261]

It's wonderful! You are very talented! :)

[@NickKuthe]

Absolutely amazing. Pure beauty

[@thierrywarot5792]

La Divine splendeur de la musique servie admirablement par cet orchestre

[@ingewoudstra4209]

Exquisite! A beautiful composition, superbly performed! A delight.

[@allenrussell1947]

I love this piece and this is one of the nicest renditions I've heard.

[@joerumler48]

You can't get much closer to perfection than that.

[@JamesTrumpet2025]

Wow!! Didnt know this song had actual lyrics!! My high school wind ensemble and i got to play this at my spring concert, i played 2nd trumpet

[@Calypso19]

You all just took my breath away!

[@tylera86]

I can’t be the only one who appreciates how well the soprano voices in both ensembles matched vibrato and dynamics. What a nice professional touch! Kudos to the performers.

[@SingInTune]

Grand!! And Superb!! So much intense focused control. This piece certainly teaches that. Incredible quality. Interesting balance.

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

Our military bands are some of the greatest examples of virtuosity in the world. This rendition is ethereal and carries one on a trip through the heavens.

[@fgbowen]

Well... ... ... .. I am speechless.

[@kenmackie8877]

Not heard this piece with an orchestral accompaniment before. Adds another dimension to the piece that already has incredible depth. Eric had written this piece in hopes of using Frost's "Stopping By the Woods On a Snowy Evening" as the text, but the poem was still under copyright. He commissioned Charles Anthony Silvestri to write an original text instead. This is the result.

[@rossi6113]

OUTSTANDING!

[@JoelByrd1]

I've heard a *ton* of renditions of this piece. As far as the version with orchestra, this is by far the best I've been able to find on the internet. (I think Voces8 would qualify for the best small ensemble version).

[@EDarylDuff]

The Navy Sea Chanters recorded 'Sleep' about ten years ago sans wind ensemble.Type in 'Navy Sea Chanters Eric Whitacre' you should get 'This Marriage"; 'A Boy and a Girl' live performance in the same venue. While 'Sleep' is recorded on their "Homeward Bound" cd

[@nathanholmes4942]

3:55 - 4:05 never gets old 🥰

[@geerttimmerman6985]

probably the best recording out there

[@OniBurei]

Can I possibly buy this anywhere in high quality? I'm desperate to own this rendition, it's genuinely the best I've heard, I might even like it a little better than the original, it's SO DAMN GOOD!

[@NoferTrunions]

You BETTER play this in ALL FUTURE PERFORMANCES..... Or Else! LOL

[@williamsaunders7672]

Wow simply amazing

[@brothertaras]

Perfection.

[@joshgerber718]

Ahhh the goosebumps are real!

[@caylalimelightforevervansforev]

Outstanding performance! I'm greatful for instrumental and choir music. Music is better with band and choir

[@ronron5197]

Superbe musique !!!

[@ryo5371]

magnificent！

[@poyapie2020]

chills throughout the whole video!!

[@TheRealAaron.]

I think I'm gonna join the Navy.

[@Artemusicstring]

OMG, great

[@JJBRMusic]

Wow.

[@NoferTrunions]

This is a great performance of this special piece. I know you are professional musicians, but does this piece have its way with you emotionally when you perform it? This piece is phenomenal. NOTE: I saw you guys perform at the Hempfield High School in Pennsylvania a few years ago. I loved the concert to death! The days program had the bassoon concerto and unfortunately had the Bernstein instead of the Shostakovitch. If it had been the Shos, I would have lost it - I love that symphony. (It is so spectacular, how could you sub it?) You did Stars and Stripes and I hate to say this, but I wish you had played it at a marching tempo - the piece becomes grander and more majestic. See you next time you're in town(!)

[@mismamentebalty62]

precioso!!!!!!

[@thelasskicker8987]

Benjamin bransford keep singing you are good at singing

[@EDarylDuff]

Tobian Pesik States military which is presented to members of the U.S. military to denote length of service. The United States Navy awards each stripe for four years of duty. The Navy also issues gold service stripes to those service members with over twelve cumulative years service free of disciplinary action in the United States Navy, United States Navy Reserve, United States Marine Corps, or the United States Marine Corps Reserve. In cases where a disciplinary infraction has occurred, the service member is not denied a service stripe but simply is issued the standard red stripe design. Navy Hashmarks consist of embroidered diagonal stripes, 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male CPO's. Male E1-E6 personnel wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. Navy women wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. The stripes are worn on the left sleeve of Dress Blue, Dress White, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket, and the Dinner Dress White Jacket with the lower ends to the front. The lower end of the first stripe is 2 inches from the end of the sleeve. On jumpers having a buttoned cuff the lower end of the first stripe is 1-1/2 inches above the upper edge of the cuff. The trailing edge of the stripe is in line with the trailing edge of the rating badge. The stripes are at a 45 degree angle. When more than one stripe is authorized they are placed 1/4 inch apart.

[@elixir4483]

And that's how it's done!

[@Troubleshooter125]

I agree that the balance between the choir and the horn section in particular needs a bit of work. That said, this performance ranks among the best I have ever heard, with the BYU Singers and Ron Staheli at the top and this not far behind it!

[@jesseblair847]

Does anyone know what the chord at 1:08 is ??

[@IAmTheEg7]

Soprano: Bb, A Alto: F, C Tenor: A, G Bass: C, F

[@bentleyboy67]

Aka f major 9/11 aka secsi af brudda

[@Αλέξανδρος-τ2λ]

Jesse Blair f maj add 4th and 2nd

[@OneForTheDollyBirds]

Hi. I'm a writer, an arranger, a keyboard player, and a private music teacher who just looked at the score for "Sleep" and found that the voicing for "bed," in m17, at the end of the phrase "Upon my pillow, safe in bed," is an F(9, 11) voicing. There are several things, however, that you need to know about why it sounds the way it does. According to the rules of good harmony, a natural eleven above the third is generally NOT AVAILABLE on a major chord, which means that, technically, if you play something that's "not available," it will sound bad. (Usually, on a major chord, we play a #11 instead, because THAT'S what's "available" instead.) So, if a natural eleven is unavailable, then why does it sound so great here? Eric knows that (1) complex string timbres like human voices and string sections can play ANYTHING--even improperly voiced harmonic structures--and sound good, because of the nature of complex string timbres, (2) voicing the natural eleven ADJACENT to the third can often sound good (though, at the top of the voicing, it can sometimes be unacceptable), (3) the third of this F(9, 11) is NON-DIATONIC to the key of the piece, so that note's inclusion to begin with is deliberately designed to bring a SURPRISE, (4) the natural eleven is functioning as a suspension that is stubbornly refusing to resolve but still wants to, which is creating good musical interest, (5) voicing the structure with large intervals at the bottom (which is what he's done) will sound very good, and (6) he is STRATEGICALLY placing the intended harmonic surprise at THAT syllable (and since we know that Eric often does those types of things, it sounds good to us when he finally delivers). There are four things in particular that are making that voicing sound especially good: (1) The tension 9 in the voicing, (2) the large intervals at the bottom, (3) the fact that the F chord is non-diatonic to the key center, and (4) the fact that we are expecting/wanting a surprise at the end of that phrase "safe in bed." In short, Eric knows that an unconventional or improper thing can still sound good given the right conditions--and he knows what the right conditions are. The final thing to say is that Eric has great musical taste, which ultimately is the key ingredient. I agree wholeheartedly that THAT voicing happens to be . . . a momentary capture of heaven. It is ESPECIALLY odd that I am saying this, because I personally NEVER allow minor seconds at the tops of voicings, and I would NEVER play a natural eleven above a (major) third. (I'd stick it BELOW the third, if necessary.) Since my choral writing exploits independence of the voices in the context of polyphony, instead of strategically placed, tension-rich, large homophonic voicings the way Eric does, the rules are a little different. Something that works in one context is not guaranteed to sound good anywhere else. Often, it just comes down to a combination of know-how and great musical taste.

[@corbeaudejugement]

how do people just sound like that. how do they. how do human voices just glimmer into instruments. how do instruments fizzle in and out of the voices. how do they do that.

[@MegaAwesomeLady15]

how can I join? because this is absolutely wonderful!!!!

[@Rv12_pilot]

What’s sleep

[@somenamestaken7376]

I premiered this in Berlin

[@Tamadehenzhan]

Stimmungsvoll

[@hazelangeloflove]

On this particular song it is a shame the orchestra drowns out the wonderful voices, I still like it though, ever thought of placing the orchestra up higher at the back, choir aqt the front for these kind of songs,,, just saying..... Carry on the good work Ladies and Gentlemen

[@EDarylDuff]

Hazel Patience, you are very welcome. There are more videos of the Sea Chanters singing Eric Whitacre songs. Look at my comment. Have a great day!

[@elabnerboy]

pearsall kids wya

[@ryo5371]

酒池肉林

[@imperialofficer6185]

I want to hear this song as part of a soundtrack of a hard sci-fi movie