There's something so strong, breathtaking and compelling about a choir in full flight and today I was reminded how potent massed voices can really be at a St. Patrick's service held at Eton College. Granted a great setting too helps where the sound resonates just right off the walls. Stony amplification.
Two pieces of music that have no instrumental accompaniment keep popping into my head.
One was the Scottish choir singing at the Queen Elizabeth II September Garden in New York City on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 - they sang an extraordinary medley of Amazing Grace and Star Spangled banner al fresco (and in a studio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YimrX3hxwhY). The other was the London Youth Gospel Choir just belting out some tunes at a JazzFM Awards ceremony in London. I think they were memorable because they were live, so very raw, human and uniting.
No comments:
Post a Comment