VOCES8: Send in the Clowns - Stephen Sondheim (arr. Clements)

[@brucecliffe6213]

Thank you, thank you, thank you all. What a pleasant and calming way to end my working day. Your singing touches me deep in my soul, and you bring this 77 YO male to tears nearly every time I hear you. Thank you.

[@garyhinkle5736]

'What A Sad Day For Music' But What A Legacy He Has Left Us All. Stephen Sondheim R.I.P

[@alysononoahu8702]

Most folks don't know the context for this gem

[@adventurem8887]

Stephen Sondheim is looking down on this wonderful rendition of his creation

[@Tommeadowcroft]

Most songs that Voces8 sings are songs that lots of groups of varying abilities sing; Voces8 shines for its talent and professionalism, but lots of groups sing that song. Most groups would hesitate to try this one; there are multiple parts that require exquisite intonation and control to make this complex arrangement succeed. This is the one I turn to when I want a showpiece for why this is the best a cappella group in the world.

[@stephendruley6968]

The most beautiful rendition of Bring in the Clowns I have ever heard. The alto's voice is so golden and full of grace. Not many songs make me a 77 year old man cry. The fact that she is drop dead gorgeous doesn't hurt. Oh! Voces8 is my soul my life my total enjoyment.

[@sonjapeterson8959]

A gift that keeps giving... Thank you and the parents and teachers who inspired you...

[@brianforbescolgate2352]

Stephen, this 76 year old feels the same way. I have the original cast recording on vinyl. I first saw A Little Night Music in 2005, then again in Stratford (Ontario) in 2016, and have always especially loved this song. Yes, Katie is outstanding here ... very much worth the tears! (though Andrea is my favourite).

[@ramonlopez4359]

Todavía vives?

[@sudhirchopde3334]

Great singing of a typical disbelieving Jonas of an Englishman "Isn't it rich...........,(now listen to this......)

[@JH-ki2iq]

Their version of Send in the Clowns is very good too…..😊

[@benedictus7081]

the resonance in the opening was... just surreal. and I guess the world needs more songs with Alto and Bass as the soloist. perfect rendition.

[@davidbaker2883]

Exactly right. Great to hear the alto voice leading.

[@MerricMaker]

I'm bass/baritone now, but when I was going from treble 1 to here, Alto was my favorite part. Generally the most skilled singers in a given choir.

[@MickeyKraut419]

Check out their version of Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence...

[@maxmom15]

I love the Alto voice.

[@seanking9084]

🎉

[@1earflapping]

Katie is the best actor among them, so it’s appropriate she leads. Her facial expressions are just right.

[@danielshade710]

The perfect human oboe ringing bell tones. Honestly couldn’t imagine a more perfect voice from a better singer. She’s just incredible

[@keithball6749]

I just adore Katie’s vocal gifts!! This has been my favorite Sondheim song for decades!!!

[@twitchly]

Chills. Best version of this song I’ve heard. Would love to hear more pieces that feature Katie.

[@MisterTayTay]

Beautiful. Gosh… I miss singing with a group. How wonderful it must feel to be surrounded by such peers.

[@fairladyo]

Katie's solo voice is so rich and moving. So glad to see her featured....a perfect song for the times.

[@seanking9084]

🎉

[@EclipseorgsEclipseSimulator]

I think the jury has spoken. We love voces8, and we LOVE KATIE!!!!!

[@yourtravelswithbruce]

Rest in Peace Stephen. Thank you for your music.

[@lewcarynntacandong4755]

Finally, an alto soloist! I’m so happy!

[@avelai9216]

I've been watching this video for at least 20 times by now and still wonder how Katie's voice can be so mature and refined yet so warm and emotional at the same time. She's incredibly gifted and beautiful, like a visitor from another dimension full of beauty and bliss... And of course the ensemble is in perfect pitch as always, the harmonies are mesmerizing. Thank you.

[@christine2334]

It has apparently been 4 years and I am still begging and pleading for this to go on Spotify

[@nedhorner]

When the sopranos come in the humming, it sounds like a string section in an orchestra... AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andrewroberts8139]

What you notice first of all is the sheer beauty of the sound, then the quality of the acting.

[@kaylaburrell4637]

This was so beautiful it made me cry. I miss singing with other people ❤️😢

[@billrobinson9704]

I weep as well, but unfortunately I can't sing.

[@salvaldez5146]

Kayla Burrell same, I miss my choir. And online singing is just not the same, harmonies just don’t lock and sounds as beautiful as live.

[@TheAscoltati]

I miss my choir so much....but there WILL be singing again! Be strong 😊

[@larrymiller4]

Katie gets to show her formidable chops. What a voice!

[@robertodetree1049]

Wow, this group is tremendous. The tuning, the rhythm, the volumes are so perfectly harmonious, it is a great pleasure to listen to them.

[@waynelawrence6972]

The more I understand these lyrics the more I love this interpretation. Oh, and I just love Katie's voice and persona. Just absolutely lovely❤

[@lizzystephen3851]

My mums favourite song. I used to hear her sing it when she was cleaning and thought nobody was listening . She could hold a note too 😀. Thank you for taking me back x

[@mickeyb2927]

I've run out of words... So lovely to hear Katie's voice leading this wonderful octet. Very moving...

[@jorgreuter5806]

Einfach nur schön

[@yordankaacosta2849]

Finally!! She deserves more solos. Truly!! All of them are wonderful, together and alone.

[@garymoore8711]

8 voices better than one Striesand or Collins. Calm,my heart, VOCES8

[@prometheusrex1]

you found words somehow 🙄

[@KevinVanOrd]

@@prometheusrex1 Such helpful feedback. Your pedantry has brought so much to the comments section.

[@edmontoninuit6489]

I listen to you so often. Thank you for the joy you bring to me.

[@tylercriss6435]

I'm glad to see her getting her own focus in a piece.

[@RKNsword]

rest in peace sondheim, you genius

[@polderknaap9794]

We never had a bath ourselves. This, however is one, and what a luxury! A warm, warm, bubbling musical bath for spiritual cleansing. My ultimate gratitude for one of the many choral gifts you offered this world. Thanks Katie, thanks Voces8, thanks Stephen Sondheim, thanks Jim Clements. This is so heartbreakingly beautiful 🥲

[@antoniorosello1341]

Katie sings as an angel in the paradise.

[@vensan34]

THANK YOU FOR FEATURING KATIE. I love her voice so much, this song is perfect

[@russellsvenningsen7051]

This was my father's favorite song. I still don't know what it's about but this rendition is absolutely gorgeous. Miss you, Dad.

[@singingtutorpro2181]

Another stunner from Voces8 and Jim Clements. He really is the most extraordinary arranger.

[@composer_jim]

I'm glad you like it!

[@erlethepearl]

What a beautiful rendition by the lovely Katie.

[@kazzieloo]

Who could give this a thumbs down?? This is beyond gorgeous!

[@observer6567]

This is pure speculation, of course, but I suspect that the negative responses are generated by some seriously invested, possibly doctrinaire, hairdressers.

[@kazzieloo]

@@observer6567 That made my morning. 😂Merry Christmas!

[@Skylikeday]

This clip was uploaded on my birthday, and what a gift it was

[@AugieTaylorSong]

You guys always bring tears to my eyes. +++++++++++++++++++++

[@danielshade710]

You can hear the phasing of perfect pitch at the beginning. Phasing is the physics argument about what frequency is. Astonishing. Freaking astonishing

[@WadeHarmanwlh]

What an international treasure Voces8 is.

[@KevinVanOrd]

Can we talk about the perfection from 4:17 to 4:31? I am rarely a fan of choral renditions of pop and theater tunes but Jesus God, this one's too good.

[@kathleenemerson5248]

I have always thought this was one of the saddest yet most real song written. So captures that human relationships. And, of course, this group is unsurpassed in all they do. Love the alto voice featured.

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Resonates in the Soul. BRAVO!

[@mfwanfy]

So nice to hear Katie do a solo!

[@kensalsman7737]

The versatility of Voces8 never ceases to amaze me! I appreciate how they highlight individual members and their own unique voices; even though when they sing together they are so unified in sound and tone.

[@KevinArchitect]

Great acoustics 🎉🎉🎉 both contemporary and ancient ❤

[@terrymc578]

I cry all to easy.... this womans voice and her colleagues had me in floods - its beautiful.

[@daniellereid01]

Beautiful arrangement and so sympathetically sung by Katie. This song is so easy to get wrong with its deceptive simplicity, but this was full of gentle melancholy that is exactly right xox

[@Mukundanghri]

Stephen Sondheim indicated in an interview with Terry Gross, that it is where the accents are to fall which sets this apart form generic simplicity.

[@KVCBTopeka]

Beautiful - I'm glad to hear Katie being featured as a soloist, at last!

[@kelvinredward3013]

Human voices with a total Sonic range Bravo 👏

[@matthewpurnell876]

This is the most gorgeous arrangement and voices I have heard sing this, bravo to you all.

[@Sjb2077]

Life is shit at the moment yet such singing, such exquisite sound transcends everything. Just lovely

[@clairecockerellbiermann5303]

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[@clairecockerellbiermann5303]

Beautiful!

[@genevievesulway830]

RIP Stephen Sondheim. Thanks for the Music Sir!

[@pieterderaad]

What a Miracle: 8 different characters expressing and performing 1 Soul. Heartwarming.🙏🎶

[@holgiwankenobi]

How wonderful Katie’s mezzo-soprano works as lead vocals on this track. It adds a certain somberness to the music that enhances the melancholy expressed in the lyrics. Another brilliant piece of art by the world’s leading vocal ensemble.

[@bagussyafriezaparadhika4087]

Those beauty that heals the pain... Being realize that our beautiful souls is in the most beautiful place now... Thank you V8

[@Salvejohnny93]

Listening to this in tears. We will miss you so much, Maestro Sondheim. ❤️

[@nigelb5340]

Katie has an incredible voice, wonderful...

[@donsharpe5786]

I loved this. It showed off Katy's voice beautifully.

[@thomasbothmann]

Absolutely beautiful. I sit here with tears in my eyes listening to Katie's wonderful voice.

[@mariaelenablanconoelke]

Es tan dulce, tierno afiatado, extraordinariamente HERMOSO. Me toca el alma. Gracias por tan angelical regalo❤

[@bernhardkirchner5447]

Marvelous! Excellent! Sublime! Fabulous arrangement, too! Ms Katie was great at delivering the lyrics, all the little solos provided nice contrast and Ms Andrea's voice floating on that descant was the icing on the cake! (Liked her dress, too! )

[@alisonalcock5218]

8 beautiful people with wonderful voices, a song full of emotion......VOCES8 you are perfection, I love you

[@andreguerne9713]

Une pure merveille ! Katie bouleversante d'humilité et d'émotion, Voces8 frise la perfection. Bravo, thank you !

[@zyr3554]

having you voces8 exists on earth is such a great thing !

[@Cubasenet33]

Nice, nice, nice. The leading voice is superb!

[@tortoiseperson]

I've heard this song many times but this is the first time I've really appreciated what it's saying. Bravi tutti especially Katie.

[@TheForceOfMusic101]

(One of my favourite songs) + (VOCES8) = Perfection!!!

[@leslieeden8886]

Had to watch this again and simply sit and cry - such pathos and such beauty.

[@cee5329]

Resplendent with haunting melancholy. Thank you for featuring Katie in this arrangement as she was the perfect choice to bring out the deeper meaning of this beautiful song's lyrics. Heartbreaking and very well done. Thank you

[@jsleahey3247]

Beyond tremendous!!

[@WHATTHEBUCKSHOW]

Wow!!!!

[@suellensimons-peters1597]

Utterly fabulous. Thanks so much! Katie!

[@grimwriter7490]

This is gorgeous...also, Katie should go into musical theatre. The emotion/meaning of the song was so evident in her face; brilliant job to her, the others, and Mr Clemens as usual. Thank you all so much, and God bless!

[@stevenmcewing2883]

I thought I'd share that what VOCES8 does in filming performances is musical theatre...the rehearsals, private practice, etc. I'm sure that theatre is included... past, present and future with all members. I agree and enjoy with you!

[@lindsay2em]

Too beautiful for words. I'm in tears.

[@ericksor98]

Katie, I love your voice, your musical sincerity, and your beauty.

[@rikitenor1821]

This broke me. I miss singing with other people so much. Exquisite blend!

[@LoisSharbel]

This group is magical! Thank you! Loved hearing you in Birmingham,, Alabama this past year! What a gift!

[@th.simmel8335]

Ich verfolge Voces8 schon seit vielen Jahren und genieße diese wunderbaren Stimmen. Was ich sagen muss - es ist schön zu hören, wie sich die Stimmen entwickelt haben! Jede einzelne hat an Reife und Ausdruck gewonnen! Die Schönheit der Stimmen im Ensemble addiert sich nicht, sie potenziert sich! Immer wieder und immer mehr ein Hochgenuß für die Ohren - ob am Feierabend oder auf langen Autofahrten.

[@thermalbug]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Beautiful singing! Excellent arrangement. Lead singer has a beautiful voice... and is super hot! Just sayin'.... Thank you each and every one of you for sharing your gift with us.

[@Sellouth]

I love this way of "staging" and filming (except the wall that visually lock them), every chorist seems enchanted by the music they sing. Katie's aura is the best !

[@johntournay7556]

Thanks to you all for easing the pain of loss . Katie , you really bring out the emotion of this song with your beautiful presentation

[@billwatt2528]

Simply breathtakingly beautiful

[@cyriacjohn9915]

Thankyou so much

[@kanealoha]

It touched my soul. Thank you so much.

[@stevensulainis]

Wow!!! Such a pairing . . . Sondheim's haunting melody and this arrangement is great but these voices performing this brilliant work, adding to perfect pitch all the heart this song needs! I was moved to tears of beauty and joy! For me, this song will never be closer to perfection than what I just heard. God bless you for using your talents to bring all of us such art. Praise be to God!

[@keithc.rasmussen6943]

They came to our tiny Alamosa, Colorado, a gift from God. I’ve followed them ever since!

[@stuartkarp5077]

So beautiful.... brilliant... touching direct to the ❤ they voices are a gift from God....😊

[@karenblust814]

How could Sondheim get any better than his own arrangement? Clements managed to transport the blend heavenward and the melancholy deeper. Absolutely perfect! Thank you for a taste of true pleasure.

[@composer_jim]

Glad you like it!

[@leighlowe7131]

How thrilling to hear Katie’s gorgeous voice highlighted here. I’ve never heard this song so beautifully rendered! Thank you!

[@jonathangriggs9123]

I’m visualising Torvil and Dean skating this , brings back memories

[@verenamaharajah6082]

Just lovely.

[@sylviekillin2762]

.... Harmonies parfaites ...et cet Accord Final , toujours MAGIQUE chez Voces 8 ! Merci

[@anzeerjavec297]

"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." - Thanos

[@Jamesdamian73]

Lmao. Yes. Wait....is Voces8....Thanos? 😂

[@user-km9bx3gf3z]

@@Jamesdamian73 oh snap

[@TheophilosPorter]

@@user-km9bx3gf3z underrated reply

[@user-km9bx3gf3z]

@@TheophilosPorter i forgot i wrote that but hooray for me being clever

[@arc4155]

@@user-km9bx3gf3z JJ

[@cynthiat6505]

Wonderful! Thank you! The best arrangement I’ve heard! Katie, beautiful!

[@CaresinVerse]

Overwhelmingly beautiful, as always. When VOCES8 sings a song, they own it! THANK YOU!

[@PLA5207]

Excellently done Katie! Brava.

[@janfrederick9034]

Just discovered them. Beautiful sound

[@williamlewis8741]

Greetings Voce8ettes :-) i'm just enthralled by the harmonic sound they produce. This journey stated in 1979 when I heard a group called 'Waverly Consort' sang "When David Heard." I'd pay good music to hear Voce8 sing it. Personally, I'd want a front row seat in front of the bass voice. Gracious people, each voice is beyond perfect for me. I can't get Lux Aeterna out of my head. Merci beaucoup Voce8

[@helenpanshin5589]

Which arrangement of "When David Heard"?

[@williamlewis8741]

@@helenpanshin5589 good morning Helen. I love the arrangement by Michael Jaffee from Waverly Consort, but it's not available. In it's place, i've found the following: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enenaWh3qdaJaLc it's brilliant

[@williamlewis8741]

@@helenpanshin5589 1979 when I heard a group called 'Waverly Consort' sang "When David Heard

[@woodwyrm]

1:37 and I'm literally in tears, how a choir performing a piece like this can catch the full meaning of a movie is almost divine. Thank you.

[@gregorywilson9577]

By far my favorite version!