St John's Smith SQ Christmas Concert 2020 (Dec 6)

[crunchiejeff]

Just hope the vaccine works and distribution goes well and we will soon be able to see them on stage once again

It's been over 7 years since their last and only visit to Taiwan, missing the vibe and harmony they made on the stage

[Surpinto]

Just hope the vaccine works and distribution goes well and we will soon be able to see them on stage once again

It's been over 7 years since their last and only visit to Taiwan, missing the vibe and harmony they made on the stage

Welcome to Libera Dreams! I gather you are from Taiwan then? Good to have even more people here from all around the world who support this choir. Would be even better if you decided to introduce yourself over on the new member sub-forum as we love hearing how others discovered Libera and what their favorite songs are.

[crunchiejeff]

Just hope the vaccine works and distribution goes well and we will soon be able to see them on stage once again

It's been over 7 years since their last and only visit to Taiwan, missing the vibe and harmony they made on the stage

Welcome to Libera Dreams! I gather you are from Taiwan then? Good to have even more people here from all around the world who support this choir. Would be even better if you decided to introduce yourself over on the new member sub-forum as we love hearing how others discovered Libera and what their favorite songs are.

Sure, will do!

[filiarheni]

Libera has just tweeted: "Our final clip from our concert at St John's Smith Square is live... https://buff.ly/2ZKpPJC."
So - that's finished.

Well, evidently language is constantly subject to change. I always thought that final means final. Here is Deep Peace, published yesterday.
So as the last videos were released in a more or less fortnightly rhythm, may we expect Total Praise for the weekend of 20th March?

And here are their concert photos:
https://libera.org.uk/gallery/st-johns- ... uare-2020/

[Surpinto]

Nice to see the photos!

Moose with hand sanitizer!

[maartendas]

Nice to see the photos!

How nice to see these and be reminded of that special night in December!
For some reason I like the black and white photos in particular.
And Victor always has a smile ready, even in such trying circumstances. Wonderful

[GlennJalmas]

Nice to see the photos!

How nice to see these and be reminded of that special night in December!
For some reason I like the black and white photos in particular.
And Victor always has a smile ready, even in such trying circumstances. Wonderful

I truly agree,no doubt Victor was the one chosen for Smile.

[filiarheni]

So as the last videos were released in a more or less fortnightly rhythm, may we expect Total Praise for the weekend of 20th March?

Total Praise, just released:
https://youtu.be/7bab_yvcTx8

Well, it wasn't a challenge to foresee it, was it? Libera is reliable. The far more interesting question is: Now that all of the "old" songs are done, will Libera continue in that same rhythm with the three new ones? Or are they stopping now in order to wait for the time around the album release?

[Mercurial909]

When you look at the video of In The Bleak Midwinter (link below) I think it is Joseph Cranitch at 1:32 to the left of the screen (with Daniel White on your right) but I am not sure.

I believe that's Alexandre.

I have not watched the concert.

WHAT?! You must watch the concert immediately and write a full review!

Dominic Clarke is AWESOME in this video. His voice is so smooth, controlled, and beautiful. I hope they let him continue to do solos when he gets alto or tenor voice

He is really good.

I think Dominik has been the stand out soloist from this generation. And coming up after him is Luca.

When you watch this concert it’s so noticeable how much of a growth spurt Laurence T, Oliver W-R and Alex Menuet had had even from the 2020 summer online concert. It’s likely all three will be singing tenor/baritone at the 2021 Christmas concert, if they’re still in the group.

[Citlec]

Moose with hand sanitizer!

Hoof sanitizer, surely?

While checking my diary for what I wrote about Daniel singing "If" I stumbled over the poem I wrote that day, while sitting in a nearly empty Wetherspoons in Victoria in between the two concerts. Crazy times. Comrade from the north is Yorkie by the way.

Libera Me

Familiar but different that's how it feels, watching out of the window, as the world wheels.
The tables are empty, with no friend in sight, while everyone waits for the end of the blight.
Supping on a pint, trying to make it last, filling the silence with conversations past.
Before long it is time to wander the streets, looking for a chance to hear the wondrous beats.
A concert of carols to herald the yule, under the four towers of an upturned stool.
A new but familiar comrade from the north, provides a partner for the old back and forth.
In troop the singers and they are not immune, to the changes wrought by the pandemic tune.
Distanced like us it is hard to shake the gloom, as they turn their backs on that alien room.
It starts with a blur of the new and the old, the joy of their singing driving out the cold!
And as magical voices build and then fade, they make it impossible not to be swayed.
By the time that the notes have faded and died, there is a new feeling blossoming inside.
After the applause of a rapturous crowd, an encore, finally, banishes that cloud.
It's time to ponder to review and dissect, but on the steps there is no time to reflect.
An old friend calls out as a final surprise, but he's in a hurry and says his goodbyes.
It's over for now, it is time to make hay, and the bliss of that hour warms me on the way.
I know there's no reason to feel sad or blue, as I will be back here, in an hour or two!

[Surpinto]

Moose with hand sanitizer!

Hoof sanitizer, surely?

Nice poem too, I think during those dark lockdown periods we all needed a creative outlet to maintain our sanity. Some of us failed in this maintenance, with the effects staying with us to this very day