Libera Dreams

Speaking of promise...

How about Daniel for "Panis Angelicus"? The whole song itself is (to my ears at least) the closest Libera came close to sounding like your regular cathedral choir without losing that signature Libera sound. And Daniel's solo came close to sounding like your regular cathedral choir boy soloist.

The song didn't stand out to me at first, mostly because I've heard it sung a lot of times. But as I play the album more, I'm beginning to appreciate the tracks that didn't stand out at first. And "Panis Angelicus" is one of these. I'm beginning to love this song and how Libera sang it.

But "Ave Virgo" is still my favorite. I think there's a reason why Tom stands to the left of the "Libera Dreams Fan Forum" logo above.

phlibera wrote:Speaking of promise...

How about Daniel for "Panis Angelicus"? The whole song itself is (to my ears at least) the closest Libera came close to sounding like your regular cathedral choir without losing that signature Libera sound. And Daniel's solo came close to sounding like your regular cathedral choir boy soloist.

The song didn't stand out to me at first, mostly because I've heard it sung a lot of times. But as I play the album more, I'm beginning to appreciate the tracks that didn't stand out at first. And "Panis Angelicus" is one of these. I'm beginning to love this song and how Libera sang it.

But "Ave Virgo" is still my favorite. I think there's a reason why Tom stands to the left of the "Libera Dreams Fan Forum" logo above.

Daniel i think is not as good live. He was not perfect on Stay with Me at Arundel and last year he was taken off a song in one concert as he was poor the night before or something. I think it could of been Scotland and Ireland concerts. He seems to be too nervous and it shows.

dani wrote:Daniel i think is not as good live. He was not perfect on Stay with Me at Arundel and last year he was taken off a song in one concert as he was poor the night before or something. I think it could of been Scotland and Ireland concerts. He seems to be too nervous and it shows.

One of the reasons why I started that post with "speaking of promise". There are some hints, very little, of that nervousness in the track itself. Can't comment on "Stay With Me" though because that wasn't sung at the April 2010 Manila shows and I only knew a few members by name and face in their October 2009 Cebu concert so I'm not really sure whether he had a solo last October. Hopefully he overcomes this nervousness in the future concerts. His voice shows a lot of promise, a chorister material of the head-ish kind. Hehe...

By "taken off" you mean he entirely sat out a song? Or just as a soloist? I guess it's one of the reasons why RP when he finds a few good soloists he would stick to them to the very end of their treble careers. I imagine some members actually turn down RP's offer of a concert solo.

phlibera wrote:

dani wrote:Daniel i think is not as good live. He was not perfect on Stay with Me at Arundel and last year he was taken off a song in one concert as he was poor the night before or something. I think it could of been Scotland and Ireland concerts. He seems to be too nervous and it shows.

One of the reasons why I started that post with "speaking of promise". There are some hints, very little, of that nervousness in the track itself. Can't comment on "Stay With Me" though because that wasn't sung at the April 2010 Manila shows and I only knew a few members by name and face in their October 2009 Cebu concert so I'm not really sure whether he had a solo last October. Hopefully he overcomes this nervousness in the future concerts. His voice shows a lot of promise, a chorister material of the head-ish kind. Hehe...

By "taken off" you mean he entirely sat out a song? Or just as a soloist? I guess it's one of the reasons why RP when he finds a few good soloists he would stick to them to the very end of their treble careers. I imagine some members actually turn down RP's offer of a concert solo.

I mean he was taken off the solo

Problem with him is he is about 13 so he is an older boy. So he should be deliverying now.

dani wrote:I mean he was taken off the solo

Problem with him is he is about 13 so he is an older boy. So he should be deliverying now.

Well, stage nervousness is not the easiest one to overcome. Some bring it to their adult life. I think it's one of the most common frights like the fear of heights. So I could entirely understand. Would be nice to listen to his "Panis Angelicus" live.

phlibera wrote:

dani wrote:I mean he was taken off the solo

Problem with him is he is about 13 so he is an older boy. So he should be deliverying now.

Well, stage nervousness is not the easiest one to overcome. Some bring it to their adult life. I think it's one of the most common frights like the fear of heights. So I could entirely understand. Would be nice to listen to his "Panis Angelicus" live.

I think if he struggles with Stay with me there is no way he could pull off Panis Angeliscus live as soo much tougher to sing.

phlibera wrote:Can't comment on "Stay With Me" though because that wasn't sung at the April 2010 Manila shows and I only knew a few members by name and face in their October 2009 Cebu concert so I'm not really sure whether he had a solo last October.

Daniel sang Stay With Me last October, with Matthew doing the high part. Both did a marvelous job in the PICC concert. I remember thinking that Daniel's voice was very sweet. Maybe he was not as nervous that time.

carina_gino20 wrote:Daniel sang Stay With Me last October, with Matthew doing the high part. Both did a marvelous job in the PICC concert. I remember thinking that Daniel's voice was very sweet. Maybe he was not as nervous that time.

Oh, if that's the case then for sure he also sang the same song in Cebu. Come to think of it, though, I don't remember any soloist being that nervous last October in Cebu except for one. It was Mini Ben in the song "Bayan Ko". Understandably it was his second time to perform that solo in front of thousands of people who speak the language fluently. His voice quivered a bit at the start of his solo. But his face/facial expressions didn't show a hint of it.

Daniel should be given a chance to sing "Panis Angelicus" in future concerts. It would showcase his cathedral-like chorister voice.

dani wrote:Yep Ralph is showing a lot of promise. I still dont like him on Far Away tho .

I would have to agree with that. Unfortunately, the subsequent singers for "Far Away" lacked the emotions that made it special, including Tom.

lacrymosa2 wrote:

dani wrote:Yep Ralph is showing a lot of promise. I still dont like him on Far Away tho .

I would have to agree with that. Unfortunately, the subsequent singers for "Far Away" lacked the emotions that made it special, including Tom.

Far Away will always be Michael Horncastle's song.