I happened upon this clip while surfing this evening:
Then I went an found this longer version.
( Description of the video on youtube)
The video was taken on an iPhone with no effects in the incredible refectory of Mont-Saint-Michel in France. The sound is simply incredible.
Wow..just
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A college acapella chorus visited Lincoln, NE when I lived there. I was with them when they were visiting the state capital building, which included a whispering gallery. The chorus started singing a hymn while standing under the dome, everyone visiting at that time stopped still and listened. For several moments after they stopped singing, you could have heard a pin drop - the crowd of visitors was that hushed. No one raised a fuss about 'separation of church and state' :)
ReplyDeleteBack in the summer of 1983, I was in the All Ohio State Fair Choir.
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I don't remember where, but while in a small chapel/cathedral, we all noticed the acoustics and spontaneously singing Ave Maria.
Acoustics were amazing.
10 thumbs up!
Amazing indeed. Ohio Guy
DeleteThey sound a bit like Clannad.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE singing in such a "live" venue, where the music bounces around for two seconds after you stop singing!
ReplyDeleteThis may have been impromptu, but it was terrific!!
Ditto, Wow.
ReplyDeleteYou sure come up with some interesting stuff Irish.
What Justin said.
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The sounds are fantastic! Reminds me of the harmonies of Voces8. Too bad we don't have any of these medieval fortresses in the US. I know a few choirs I'd like to book in one.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous acoustics! Makes four people sound like 40!
ReplyDeleteMont Ste. Michel is a beautiful structure as well. Very different looking at high and low tide. Tour de France started there on the 100th race I believe.
ReplyDeleteThat is hauntingly beautiful.
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ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful sound. I bet they could do wonders with Rocky Top.
ReplyDeleteSorry I disagree here. They are in God's house. The rules of this house of God is no singing. They choose and planned to wait for no guards to break the rules because there little thing is more special than the community that built and maintained it and as long as they get their likes on their video. Who cares about God or his monks or whomever.
ReplyDeleteThis is why we can't have nice things.
The Pharisee's also had a lot of man made rules.
Delete“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”
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Bear Claw Chris Lapp, you're repeating a common historical misunderstanding. The Pharisees were the ones who held fast to the original Law as given at Sinai, while the Sadducees were the ones in charge at the time, who changed things from the Law to a lot of man made rules.
DeleteEither way, disrespect for the rules of the house are clearly a leftist trait.
Eugene, Oregon.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I semi-settled here is the Music School at the Eww.
Every pub and coffee-shop has performers.
The shopping mauls, street corners downtown.
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Built in 1859 (a century and a half ago), the Abbey Mausoleum in the Masonic graveyard often hosts choirs and small groups of acoustic musicians.
Cello in a high-ceiling surrounded by marble is humbling.
I weep at mens choirs.
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"God's house", yes.
I seem to be not much for arbitrary rules du-jour conjured by humans.
I been that way a long time.
With all due respect Marge, I'm glad you're enjoying the music, but that doesn't change the fact that Eugene is one of the very worst liberal shitholes anywhere in America.
DeleteThe UO truly IS an Eww, and certainly isn't worth visiting or supporting, and that includes the music school, which has a great reputation that it seriously doesn't deserve.
Same goes for the performers in those pubs, coffee shops, malls, street corners, and even the Masonic mausoleum. Fucking leftist trash, every single one I've ever met.
I'm temporarily stuck here for one more year, but what's a gal like you, who expresses conservative patriotic values, doing talking positively about such a shithole?
Singing in The Lord's house is praise to Him, indeed - just make sure it's not "profane" music, please.
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