JimmyRiddle wrote:Yorkie & Lauren - Agree with your findings, there is definately another adult choir singing alongside Libera. I think they sing the 'chants' and the lower harmonies. Although Libera is the most active choir, exemplified by 'Benedictus Deus'. A track totally dedicated to them alone.
The best example of two choirs involved is the last song "Ascension/Gloria Patri (which is growing on me as probably my second favourite track behind 'Benedictus Deus'). This last song on the album uses both Libera's high harmonies (stunning as ever) and the chants of the adult choir. Again at just 1:47 in duration the only negative is it's far too short!
I would die to see a live stage production of this soundtrack after the movie is released. Something like Stefan did for his solo at the Lord of the Rings orchestral performed in Poland.
Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:53 pm
by Yorkie
Colin wrote:
Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.
Colin wrote:
Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.
Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:59 pm
by Yorkie
Colin wrote:
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:
Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.
Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
You little tiger! You kept that quite
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:59 pm
by JimmyRiddle
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:03 pm
by Colin
JimmyRiddle wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:06 pm
by JimmyRiddle
Colin wrote:Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
Yep, not something you would easily forget in a hurry Nice story.
...and.... by a member called christopher on this forum
The use of the boys choir is fantastic. Their shining moment comes in “Benedictus Deus,†an obviously religious piece with Latin lyrics. The choir sounds phenomenal, as does the glorious orchestral accompaniment. The piece is so beautiful it makes me want to cry.
I think he's caught the Libera bug.lol
The only thing he's not quite so keen on is the actual animated film.
Just reading through that thread too, it appears Mark McKenzie and his symphony orchestra conducted a performance at Crystal Cathedral, California exactly a year after Libera went there. Maybe that's the connection between how he and Robert Prizeman came by each other.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:34 pm
by Yorkie
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:35 pm
by dearmadine
Colin wrote:
JimmyRiddle wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Blimey you kept that quiet. Do you know how many approx. were in the audience? You'll have an idea how nerve wracking it is for the young libera boys. Sometimes I don't know how they do it.
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
Wow. That's an amazing story! Thanks for sharing it with us
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:38 pm
by Colin
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?
I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.
@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:48 pm
by JimmyRiddle
Colin wrote:@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.
singing solo infront of that many people. Not something I could have done at that age. Even had I the talent. My mouth would have opened, but nothing would come out lol Congrats to you. Is there any audio recording of your special moment?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:51 pm
by Murkskis
Colin wrote:
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:Great to have something in common then with Stephan. I did the boy solo in Antwerp 2004. The first time the Symphony came to Europe and conducted by Howard Shore himself!
Well, it's a long time ago for and not long after that concert my voice broke. At first we had to record our voice on CD and that was sent to Shore in Canada, I think. Then me and 2 other boys had to audition live and then he decided that I got the solo. It was the best experience ever in my whole life, that's for sure.
What did you sing? Breaking of the Fellowship?
I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.
@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.
Wow, Colin You are amazing!
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:00 pm
by dani
Colin wrote:
I sung 'the bridge of Khazad-dum', the part when the Balrog takes Gandalf with him and the end of the first part of the symphony which indeed was 'the breaking of the fellowship'.
@Jimmy in the Sportpaleis Antwerp there was about 9000 people.
Was that " In Dreams" , i have that on my iphone by an Edward Ross who sang it origanally on the soundtrack.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:01 pm
by paul
Yorkie wrote:
Colin wrote:
Did Stephan sing the boy solo of the official Lord of the Rings Symphony (composer Howard Shore) in Poland?
Yes, it's on youtube somewhere (links on a thread on the board) you don't get too much of him though unfortunately.
Nice story.
You are amazing!