When did Katherine Jenkins record "Bring me to Life"? if it was after 2003 she kinda copied off Evanescence
#edit checked and she was only putting a classical spin to it...it sounds really good, i love when songs can cross genres without sounding out of place
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:45 pm
by Flora
Thanks to the trailer for the upcoming Facebook movie (why?? why???) I've just heard about a Belgian girls' choir called Scala & Kolacny Brothers. They don't nearly sound as intricate as Libera, but they do some interesting covers by popular artists like U2, Nirvana, and Radiohead. I enjoyed hearing these songs reinterpreted by a choir! Here are "With or Without You" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Youtube:
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:39 pm
by tcliffy
I subscribe to KBChoir on youtube and they just released this video which is fantastic. Thought I'd share it. It tells you what a choir is.
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:49 am
by Sue
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:48 am
by Libera73
i really quite like the 'celtic woman',.. but they have new people in it now.. and its not quite the same. it was really good with meav and orla in it.
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this is orinoco flow. the singers in this song are Meav (on the left with blonde hair), Lisa (in the middle), and Orla (on the right wih red hair).
they have done lots more songs, especially christmas songs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:36 pm
by symphonica7
PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:45 pm
by Rebecca (:
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
I absoluty love Billy Gilman! I grew up listening to him.. haha
Lets see, I really like Angelis.. as well as any country singer
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:50 pm
by symphonica7
Rebecca (: wrote:
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
I absoluty love Billy Gilman! I grew up listening to him.. haha
Lets see, I really like Angelis.. as well as any country singer
Angelis probably has my favorite version of Pie Jesu by any vocal group.... even the earlier Libera version with Adam.....
Vox Angeli is a really good vocal group, wish they stuck more with classical type songs instead of trying to break into mainstream
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:00 am
by Rebecca (:
symphonica7 wrote:
Rebecca (: wrote:
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
I absoluty love Billy Gilman! I grew up listening to him.. haha
Lets see, I really like Angelis.. as well as any country singer
Angelis probably has my favorite version of Pie Jesu by any vocal group.... even the earlier Libera version with Adam.....
Vox Angeli is a really good vocal group, wish they stuck more with classical type songs instead of trying to break into mainstream
yeah, for sure! And the best version of Angel.
Vox Angeli is pretty good as well, but I'd have to agree with you there....
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:03 am
by symphonica7
symphonica7 wrote:
Rebecca (: wrote:
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
I absoluty love Billy Gilman! I grew up listening to him.. haha
Lets see, I really like Angelis.. as well as any country singer
Angelis probably has my favorite version of Pie Jesu by any vocal group.... even the earlier Libera version with Adam.....
Vox Angeli is a really good vocal group, wish they stuck more with classical type songs instead of trying to break into mainstream
Oh yeah, I forgot...they did do a cover of angel...
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:46 am
by paopao
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
i dunno what you mean when you say "Trash" to a major choir as experienced as VBC. while i'm not a fan of VBC, i think they are way too far from being a "Trash"
anyway, i come to like the newer lineup of the Choirboys, though they are not as good as the original lineup (their self-titled album is near perfection IMO). Personally, i like their rendition of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas better than Libera's.. but that's just my opinion.
i also like Boys Air Choir, though i've only listened to one album by them (which was The Blue Bird).
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:51 pm
by symphonica7
paopao wrote:
symphonica7 wrote:PCCB- eh.....ok
PCSM- eh....better
Vienna Boys Choir- Trash...
Enya- Brilliant!
Celtic Woman- Brilliant!
Justin Beiber- Trash, but I respect his natural talent to be a pop star..
Elie Dupuis- Great Voice and Piano
Billy Gilman- Powerful voice in his early days
The Choir Boys- Trash, except for the original group when they sang Tears in heaven live
Will Dutton- ok but too trained....he belonged in opera
i dunno what you mean when you say "Trash" to a major choir as experienced as VBC. while i'm not a fan of VBC, i think they are way too far from being a "Trash"
anyway, i come to like the newer lineup of the Choirboys, though they are not as good as the original lineup (their self-titled album is near perfection IMO). Personally, i like their rendition of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas better than Libera's.. but that's just my opinion.
i also like Boys Air Choir, though i've only listened to one album by them (which was The Blue Bird).
I guess "trash" is a little over critical....it's not a knock on the boys or the talent they have at all....I just don't like the direction in which the group is heading....I'll have to refresh myself on some of their new work....but lately its been far from overwhelming.
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:03 pm
by maartendas
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There are 2 more videos of him - he has the most moving voice I ever heard from a boy, yet nothing seems known of him....
Other favourites are:
the Holland Boys Choir who do an amazing version of Allegri's Miserere (sadly not on YT)
Eamonn O'Dwyer's version of Now that the sun hath veil'd his light by Purcell (also sadly not on YT - maybe I'll fix that someday )
Choir of New College Oxford - their recent recording of the Monteverdi Vespers sounds really promising: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Daumants Kalnins, a very gentle hobo-like treble voice: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bejun Mehta, a soaring, flowing, full-on treble voice, today an opera singer: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ukrainian Boys Choir Dzvinochok - saw them live a couple of weeks ago and was stunned by their powerful sound: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Philippe Jaroussky - a very lyrical countertenor with great dynamic and passion - saw him live three times already now, most recently in Brussels with Andreas Scholl, already mentioned in this thread - together they are the world's most beloved countertenors of this time - here he is singing one of my favourite arias: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And last but not least I just want to root for my hometown and advertise for the Kathedrale Koor Utrecht, a mixed cathedral choir partly from a choir school - they sang in the same concert with Dzvinochok and I hope to enjoy their brilliant, glowing sound once more next weekend in their Christmas concert - " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:21 pm
by paul
I've just read this thread almost right through, and its opend my eyes to how many talented young singers there are out there.
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:11 am
by jesuspeace34
I don't know if this has been posted or not, but it is a wonderful song for the season.
