Padmachou wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:48 pm">5 years ago</span>
gingerthedog1 wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:33 am">5 years ago</span>
During the signings, I asked Olver WR which was his favorite solo [...]
He performed "How Great Thou Art" in 2018, maybe he says he prefers "In Paradisum" to "How Great Thou Art" ?
Other hypothesis, did he not sang a solo in "Exultate" ? I think he did in Arundel, so that is why I ask. But I would be surprised if he liked that small solo part to the main one "In Paradisum" ! So I'd go for the first hypothesis.
In Arundel, Sam sang the solo in
Exsultate "We hear a distant music etc.".
Gaudete and
Exsultate are musical siblings; Sam sang both songs' solos and I don't think that this is a coincidence.
gingerthedog1 wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:33 am">5 years ago</span>It was well done but I think Sam's voice suits more meditative and grounded music, versus this somewhat suspended and quick song.
This is what I've been wishing for several weeks now too, I hope he gets a lyric-style solo once as well, as I think it would be beneficial for his voice.
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:56 pm">5 years ago</span>
filiarheni wrote: ↑<span title="Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:10 pm">5 years ago</span>
Surpinto wrote: ↑<span title="Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:51 am">5 years ago</span>
[...] the acoustics were really special with the last note of a song lingering in the air for a few precious seconds allowing the fullness of the piece to settle in. Wow!
Yes! I entirely share your feeling that this resonance belongs to a piece and should therefore not be interrupted by pre-mature applause. So I'd like to ask you if the audience admitted this settling in by waiting with clapping?
Yes they very much did which added to the magic. No one in the audience was rude enough to applaud or shout anything until the note had diminished which made the effect all the more pronounced.
This is wonderful to hear for someone who wishes so much for such a sensitive audience more often.
Thank you for your reviews, gingerthedog11, henrylonghorn, bachmahlerfan and gingerthedog12!
Very interesting all of them, each of them focusing on different aspects of the night.
As I'm so convinced of Dominik, I'm enthusiastic to hear that he was so good, and I also take it that Luca must have been top-notch at the
Voca Me vocalises, when I recall the ones he sang at
Always With Me in Arundel. Last year in Ely, Leo's vocalises at
Voca Me made me think of a needle, and so it was with Luca's vocalises in Arundel. His voice certainly is perfect for
Voca Me.
Only afterwards I got aware that he is so very young. Imagine, 9 years old! Amazing!
henrylonghorn wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:17 am">5 years ago</span>
Not having done my homework of reading previous concert reviews
But ... that's fine, right? If this is homework, I have to be embarrassed, as I never do such kind until my review is done and posted. This in your and my defense and hopefully no teacher is watching now!
henrylonghorn wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:17 am">5 years ago</span>
Cassius’ solo in Amazing Grace was another highlight of the show and won much applause.
Well-deserved I assume - Cassius is one of those who makes me curious the most. He seems mischievous to me (I mean that positively and hope it's the correct word) and it somehow was fun then to unexpectedly see him with
Amazing Grace, as if just this surprise had been his very intention.
And he was very good at it and seemed to enjoy himself, which was a joy to watch for me!
henrylonghorn wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:17 am">5 years ago</span>Poor Little Jesus was a touching piece also, however its position right after the uplifting Libera was strange.
It was sandwiched by such songs with
Libera and
Exsultate and honestly: I think it was a good idea. The big contrast between full choir sound / vividly rhythmic songs and
Poor Little Jesus, whose arrangement is reduced to a minimum, in my opinion reinforced its impact by drawing the audience's attention to the sudden low tone in a very particular way. As the only Christmas song in a summer concert, it furthermore had a singular role; so where to place that song? I think Robert handled this difficult question in a very clever way.
gingerthedog1 wrote: ↑<span title="Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:33 am">5 years ago</span>
Oliver WR then started on In Paradisum. His voice was so clear it reminded me of traditional cathedral chorister singing. Very pure head voice, light, little vibrato with no hint of breathiness. [...] He is able to communicate a lullaby like meaning to the song, and it sounded effortless.
Sam stepped forward to accompany Oliver for the second verse, and he did a great job as well. Oliver’s last note literally rang out in the cathedral and echoed for longer than usual due to its purity of tone and pitch. This was another one of my highlights for the concert.
This comes very close to how I experienced the song in Arundel. Good duet partners, the two of them.
I could comment on so much, but I don't want to be neverending again. There's only one question I'd like to ask those who attended and will be attending: How did you like
Veni Creator as the very starting song into a Libera concert? This was a point of debate after Arundel, and while I did enjoy it for being so unexpected and so special, I'm eager to hear how you perceived it?