CGE230 The Old Mill - Kenneth Riggs

Rigg's intriguing setting of this poignant, reflective poem by Thomas Dunn English features an accompaniment that emulates flowing water and the turning of the mill wheel. The minor mode and 6/8 pulse effectively establish the mood for this haunting piece which will provide a unique contrast for your concert or festival programming needs.
Voicing: SATB
Arranged by: Kenneth Riggs
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  • @dasaf.2382
    @dasaf.23825 жыл бұрын

    From the souls of nervous chorus students, thank you!

  • @sophia_61

    @sophia_61

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your welcome✨

  • @TheShiningLunaEclipse

    @TheShiningLunaEclipse

    Ай бұрын

    No problem!

  • @Dragonspirit223
    @Dragonspirit2235 жыл бұрын

    I sang this song for my choir, definitely my favorite song so far.

  • @jk5846

    @jk5846

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did this song in my freshman year of high school, I loved it so much

  • @chiccen8674

    @chiccen8674

    4 жыл бұрын

    My 7th grade did this and it’s still my favorite overall

  • @nicoleboatwright2190

    @nicoleboatwright2190

    4 жыл бұрын

    I want to sing it so badly, but I know the class I'm in is definitely not ready for it

  • @colinf3963

    @colinf3963

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nicoleboatwright2190 it is a somewhat advanced song but any choir at or above the level of a decent middle school choir should be able to do great things with it

  • @ees3155

    @ees3155

    4 жыл бұрын

    same it's sooo pretty, we're doing it for 8th grade choir

  • @gabbyleach7436
    @gabbyleach74364 жыл бұрын

    I love how the piano part is pretty much the same throughout, going up and down constantly, representing the wheel turning. Nice touch

  • @blindvision4703

    @blindvision4703

    2 ай бұрын

    Wait, OP roses? I don’t know if that’s true or not, but that is a nice detail to notice. Kind of like the theme throughout “satisfied“ and Hamilton represents the rigid, unyielding obligations to family honor, which is also a play off of, the court progression from the intro song and “my shot,” among others.

  • @Singing_angel15
    @Singing_angel154 жыл бұрын

    I was about to cry when our ensemble was singing it, such a beautiful yet sad story😭💕💕💕💕💕💕

  • @arts.all.i.got.4727
    @arts.all.i.got.47272 жыл бұрын

    We are singing this in my school choir. It gives me chills. :)

  • @AverageJoe_flips
    @AverageJoe_flips5 жыл бұрын

    Our school recently did this piece, and it has to be my favorite piece we've done all year.

  • @cararosievods8864
    @cararosievods88645 жыл бұрын

    We're starting to learn this piece, and I love it so much. I hope our choir can sound as good as this! Its such a sad story... ;-;

  • @Coledman
    @Coledman5 жыл бұрын

    Such beautiful voices, this chior did such a beautiful, wonderful, amazing work turning a sad story into an amazing song

  • @masondanskin7012

    @masondanskin7012

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree

  • @TheNutshaq
    @TheNutshaq4 жыл бұрын

    I was fortunate enough to sing in Mr. Riggs’ choirs for 2 years, he is an amazing teacher and an incredible composer

  • @luvfrommia

    @luvfrommia

    5 ай бұрын

    I am so exicted for when I get to sing with him! only 2 more years!!! his wife is also the sweetest person on earth!

  • @irisirisirisirisirisiris
    @irisirisirisirisirisiris Жыл бұрын

    sang this years ago in 8th grade, i'm a rising junior in college now :") still think about this song often

  • @shuffle2220
    @shuffle22202 жыл бұрын

    I remember singing this song in eighth grade. At a choir event, since the next group performing was late, my choir just randomly started singing this. No conductor or anything. It was awesome

  • @ghosttrainertjo-o5467
    @ghosttrainertjo-o54672 жыл бұрын

    My junior year we got this song, practiced it for three classes, then school was cut because of COVID. The next year we finally got to perform it and it's been my favourite song ever since. Now that I'm out of school I'm actually really sad that I can't sing songs like this with others. :-( But I guess I should be happy about being able to perform this beautiful song at least once.

  • @fergus92727

    @fergus92727

    Жыл бұрын

    Me who’s doing it in 7th

  • @Cindy-tv8vf
    @Cindy-tv8vf4 жыл бұрын

    HERE from the brow of the hill I look, Through a lattice of boughs and leaves, On the old gray mill with its gambrel roof, And the moss on its rotting eaves. I hear the clatter that jars its walls, And the rushing water’s sound, And I see the black floats rise and fall As the wheel goes slowly round. I rode there often when I was young, With my grist on the horse before, And talked with Nelly, the miller’s girl, As I waited my turn at the door; And while she tossed her ringlets brown, And flirted and chatted so free, The wheel might stop or the wheel might go, It was all the same to me. ’T is twenty years since last I stood On the spot where I stand to-day, And Nelly is wed, and the miller is dead, And the mill and I are gray. But both, till we fall into ruin and wreck, To our fortune of toil are bound; And the man goes, and the stream flows, And the wheel moves slowly round.

  • @Tritanaa
    @Tritanaa3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Altos we have moving notes! :D

  • @The_cozygamer_offical
    @The_cozygamer_offical3 ай бұрын

    A beautiful song about love and loss with the feeling of being sad and happy at the same time

  • @despa2336
    @despa23364 жыл бұрын

    I did this back in 7th grade, still my favorite piece ever. Such a beautiful song

  • @sethdove8847
    @sethdove88475 жыл бұрын

    Singing this in Concert Choir

  • @LightGlitcher

    @LightGlitcher

    5 жыл бұрын

    Seth Dove I sang this in Chorus 1

  • @shrimp5278
    @shrimp52784 жыл бұрын

    My chorus was supposed to sing this for our spring concert. Due to COVID it was cancelled but I really hope we can try again this next year.

  • @Ari-hc1vr

    @Ari-hc1vr

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope you were able to! I loved singing this song. It's beautiful.

  • @alyssarivera3714
    @alyssarivera37144 жыл бұрын

    We just got this song in chorus TWO count 'em TWO days ago and I already love this song and know like half the words 😂😂😂

  • @evildoritoman4472
    @evildoritoman4472 Жыл бұрын

    I sang this for my choir (although it was only SAB and not SATB) and oml it was BEAUTIFUL. I would put the youtube link here, but they took it off of youtube because something went wrong :(

  • @JuliaDouglasLove
    @JuliaDouglasLove2 жыл бұрын

    I often come back to this video. This is my favorite song I ever did in all my 5 years of choir, I adored my conductor and I have such good memories from this class. ❤️

  • @cojiro9616
    @cojiro9616 Жыл бұрын

    Sang this song years ago and still can't get it out of my head! My all time favorite choral piece.

  • @leonie364.
    @leonie364.4 жыл бұрын

    We're singing this in choir and I love it!

  • @DestinyBSeanightcore
    @DestinyBSeanightcore Жыл бұрын

    Love this song so much ❤❤ in my school choir we are singing this song at our upcoming spring performance in May ❤❤

  • @aleshasorenson3925
    @aleshasorenson39253 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite choir song of all time. It’s such a beautiful song to perform

  • @rainingruby9353
    @rainingruby93534 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Riggs is one of the choir teachers at my school, it was super cool to find out he wrote this song :3 I really enjoyed singing it with my choir 😁

  • @ChoristersGuild

    @ChoristersGuild

    4 жыл бұрын

    You should let him know about this video! We love having him as one of our composers!

  • @rainingruby9353

    @rainingruby9353

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ChoristersGuild Of course, I'll do that :)

  • @abc11645
    @abc116454 жыл бұрын

    So far in my school choir this is my favorite piece of music... kinda haunting, all-around amazing!

  • @br1lliantplanets643
    @br1lliantplanets6434 жыл бұрын

    We’re singing it for our concert next week, this is my favorite song.

  • @spvcekitt3305
    @spvcekitt33054 жыл бұрын

    Sang this song in Honor's Choir earlier this year. I fell in love with it!

  • @namjoonsbitch8943
    @namjoonsbitch89433 жыл бұрын

    This was my favorite song that we sang in my high school choir. I miss our teacher, she was the best. This song really made me cry when we first started learning it.

  • @jessicapeets6429
    @jessicapeets64293 жыл бұрын

    i never sang this in school but im so glad i found it-- definitely suggesting this to my choir teacher, i got chills!

  • @faithhuisman5073
    @faithhuisman50735 жыл бұрын

    We're doing this for our concert tonight :)

  • @kaleiahp7599
    @kaleiahp75995 жыл бұрын

    We’ve been working on this and I can’t wait to preform this

  • @ThunderbirdC1958
    @ThunderbirdC1958 Жыл бұрын

    Singing this as a bass in my choir was an experience, made my hairs stand up each time

  • @lavi_kiwi9972
    @lavi_kiwi99724 жыл бұрын

    We are doing this for a Choir Contest, it’s so beautiful, I-

  • @CLPD02
    @CLPD022 жыл бұрын

    I have to sing a song for us and I get goosebumps every time I hear it

  • @CLPD02

    @CLPD02

    2 жыл бұрын

    I meant I have to sing this song in choir and I get goosebumps every time I hear it 😂

  • @Zmrt457

    @Zmrt457

    2 жыл бұрын

    I sang it in my high school chorus in 2016 and it was by far our favorite piece

  • @vulture6087
    @vulture60874 жыл бұрын

    Last year my choir sang this song and got superior because of it absolutely love this song

  • @Yourdudechris
    @Yourdudechris4 жыл бұрын

    We did this at Sig Rogich Middle School and this is the BEST song we have done in the three years I have been there

  • @colinf3963

    @colinf3963

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey same. I'm in rogich concert choir. What part are you?

  • @alisonbarlow7836
    @alisonbarlow78363 жыл бұрын

    I had Mr. Riggs as a choir teacher when I was in high school and I sang this song while in high school and he was my teacher.

  • @puppypaws2858
    @puppypaws28584 жыл бұрын

    We sang this on Ash Wednesday

  • @dragnsmeldy3566
    @dragnsmeldy35664 жыл бұрын

    Me and my choir are going to be performing this song, which I love so much, and I cannot stop listening to these beautiful videos.

  • @DannyLindsey938
    @DannyLindsey9386 ай бұрын

    This song is a staple at my school and we do it every year we can by the time I graduate I’m probably going to have sang all the parts in concert

  • @onefreshboi
    @onefreshboi3 жыл бұрын

    we're doing this in my school choir this year and im so happy we're doing it my senior year such a good song

  • @marissa5278
    @marissa52783 ай бұрын

    im singing this with my senior choir and it's actually my fav thing ever it's so beautiful

  • @britgou8015
    @britgou80154 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this wonderful piece that we are learning to perform. It really touches my hart. One of my favorits!

  • @leslie5764
    @leslie5764 Жыл бұрын

    “And the mill and I are gray.” That hits so hard, and I’m not even 18 yet 💀

  • @Macmaughan
    @Macmaughan Жыл бұрын

    Good to know pretty much every other choir is learning this song

  • @vee2384
    @vee23844 жыл бұрын

    My choir is doing this, and honestly I love this song. It’s my favorite so far.

  • @daisye7786
    @daisye77865 жыл бұрын

    probably my favorite choir song we've ever done, thanks for posting this!

  • @PuppetBoy.
    @PuppetBoy.3 жыл бұрын

    Sang this in my chior during my freshman year. Still a huge favorite of mine. ♡♡

  • @auggieluvsyou
    @auggieluvsyou Жыл бұрын

    sung this in my show choir for reflections, amazing.

  • @ChoristersGuild

    @ChoristersGuild

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! :)

  • @bluejwolf8698
    @bluejwolf86983 жыл бұрын

    I sang this 2 years ago for the all state process. I still the music on me

  • @zigg8798
    @zigg87984 жыл бұрын

    My choirs did this. It's one of my favorites

  • @noahklauser
    @noahklauser3 жыл бұрын

    Favorite piece I’ve ever gotten to do

  • @hannahharolds3974
    @hannahharolds39744 жыл бұрын

    I love this song! I am singing this in choir. My choir got gold ranking in Nationals so I am so excited to see what we can do with song! Thank you!

  • @michaelrowell-guillermo1309
    @michaelrowell-guillermo13094 жыл бұрын

    This song is stuck in my head i hear it when im sailing the sea in sea of thieves

  • @vekomavich4013
    @vekomavich40132 жыл бұрын

    Thompson Jr High School’s Class of 2026 Choir loves this song.

  • @muffin8437
    @muffin84373 ай бұрын

    I’m singing this in chorus at this moment and I love the accompaniment and the story this story tells.

  • @bencs6248

    @bencs6248

    2 ай бұрын

    I am to what school?

  • @jasperinooo
    @jasperinooo4 жыл бұрын

    we're doin g this in choir. LOVE IT. except in SAB not SATB

  • @daizgames6635

    @daizgames6635

    3 жыл бұрын

    same, whenever I'm in class and only hear one voice at 1:50 I get thrown off because I listen to this so often lol! Me and my tenor friend would joke about how the teacher basically said "you know what, you guys can go fuck yourselves actually" when she bought SAB. Thanks to COVID our class is so small we don't even HAVE a bass anymore! Sorry, I just wanna ramble about this song IT'S SO GOOD!!!!!!!

  • @MrGumby385
    @MrGumby3855 ай бұрын

    Wow…this is beautiful.

  • @Chairoum
    @Chairoum Жыл бұрын

    did this song for my 8th grade year of choir, even as a senior it's still one of my favorite songs ever

  • @quip1575
    @quip15754 жыл бұрын

    Learning this piece, it sound great.

  • @_That_one_guy
    @_That_one_guy5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @splat-tastic
    @splat-tastic3 жыл бұрын

    Was gonna sing this for our spring concert before covid cancelled everything I still love the song and still have my part memorized by heart ❤

  • @wesleypools8900
    @wesleypools890010 ай бұрын

    Our choir teacher Paul Putnam will be known as a good friend a good teacher and a mentor. Thank you Putnam

  • @andrewevans8615
    @andrewevans86154 жыл бұрын

    This song is great, it has a great accompaniment too

  • @Lordestroyer
    @Lordestroyer2 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful song. I did 4 years in show choir back in 86-90. My youngest daughter just did this song. I was jealous.

  • @ChoristersGuild

    @ChoristersGuild

    2 жыл бұрын

    Music lives on!

  • @spacebread7
    @spacebread72 жыл бұрын

    My ensemble is singing this piece this year and it's one of my favorites that I've ever performed

  • @alaynahaw8873
    @alaynahaw8873 Жыл бұрын

    this song gives me chills everytime i sing it in my choir.

  • @kreesaisbury197
    @kreesaisbury1973 жыл бұрын

    My chior group is learning this rn and it's such a beautiful song I can't wait to sing it for festival!

  • @joshthebaptist1270
    @joshthebaptist12702 жыл бұрын

    So many mementoes from freshman year thanks 🙏🏾

  • @darkaura8466
    @darkaura84662 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this song. This song is one of my favorite songs I've done apart from another one that I did

  • @its.sav.guysss
    @its.sav.guysss11 ай бұрын

    We’re singing this song in chorus rn and I love it, so pretty :)

  • @masondanskin7012
    @masondanskin70124 жыл бұрын

    My favorite song in choir

  • @kevinbrock4891
    @kevinbrock489110 ай бұрын

    Bro I learned this in 7 grade and now I’m in freshman year and I still love it

  • @SavedRickAstley
    @SavedRickAstley5 ай бұрын

    never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna run around and desert you

  • @mrx8320
    @mrx83202 жыл бұрын

    I just noticed this is 2 years old and the creator hearts every comment, also thanks I like this song and need to practice it for choir

  • @ChoristersGuild

    @ChoristersGuild

    2 жыл бұрын

    And we won't stop now

  • @Melanie_15Bombastic
    @Melanie_15Bombastic Жыл бұрын

    We are learning this song, and it makes me remember all the happy moments of my animals, and my dog died recently and it makes me remember him. Overall this is a good song

  • @korosenai-chan6558
    @korosenai-chan65585 жыл бұрын

    I’m doing this for TMEA I’m here to practice

  • @friedchicken8876
    @friedchicken88764 жыл бұрын

    This song is so beautiful twt

  • @timberly4309
    @timberly43092 жыл бұрын

    this was my first song I sung jn a high-school chpir, and I was only in 7th grade and I was very nervous but this definitely got my confidence in singing up and it's my favorite song I've sung

  • @mariah8924
    @mariah89244 жыл бұрын

    1:01 😍

  • @Potatoes-and-Turtles
    @Potatoes-and-Turtles3 жыл бұрын

    I sang this song for my choir this year but let's be honest this was so much nicer to listen to cause it wasn't recorded on a phone these are quality mikes.

  • @user-yi4nf4ml7k
    @user-yi4nf4ml7k Жыл бұрын

    I love it

  • @nijaking8629
    @nijaking86294 жыл бұрын

    Sang this for honors, was going to do it for our concert 5 months ago but school was cancelled the day before

  • @Jalana-kc9bu
    @Jalana-kc9bu6 ай бұрын

    Im singing this in a school concert in March, I'm so excited! Wish me luck!

  • @bencs6248

    @bencs6248

    5 ай бұрын

    Wait so am I but for highschool hbu

  • @Jalana-kc9bu

    @Jalana-kc9bu

    5 ай бұрын

    @bencs6248 I'm in high-school too lmao

  • @bencs6248

    @bencs6248

    5 ай бұрын

    We might be singing at the same school

  • @Jalana-kc9bu

    @Jalana-kc9bu

    5 ай бұрын

    @@bencs6248 what school do you go to?

  • @bencs6248

    @bencs6248

    4 ай бұрын

    ​​@Jalana-kc9bu enfleild highschool. Sorry it took so long to reply I had a lot of projects

  • @blindvision4703
    @blindvision47032 ай бұрын

    I sang the song in middle school. Beautiful use of F sharp minor/a major, depending on how you think of it. Maybe Sing For Serenity Virtual Choir will pick it up. I’ve filled it to the believer. God bless.

  • @Italiakay
    @Italiakay Жыл бұрын

    I have this song for choir 8th grade, we do well and I love it I'm the alto witch is like the very cool echo

  • @hahayoudontknowme99
    @hahayoudontknowme992 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite chorus song ive ever done.

  • @carringtondavis1418
    @carringtondavis14182 жыл бұрын

    I love that all of us in the comments are choir kids who sang this 😂❤️

  • @criminalmindsjunkie_
    @criminalmindsjunkie_3 жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure my choir class is doing this for state festivals this year

  • @danieldavila699
    @danieldavila6994 жыл бұрын

    It's a great song to sing in choir

  • @doozywoozymusic1091
    @doozywoozymusic10913 жыл бұрын

    my choir is doing this piece, its so pretty

  • @lulup3052
    @lulup3052 Жыл бұрын

    I've sang this song for the 2 years I've been in highschool so far but the upperclassmen say that they sang it their freshmen year too It's kind of overplayed in our choir

  • @shotaaizawa9706
    @shotaaizawa9706 Жыл бұрын

    I just song this at school

  • @emmadeloff9200
    @emmadeloff92003 жыл бұрын

    My choir was supposed to sing this, but our teacher never really had us practice it. 😕

  • @benbrinkmann6201
    @benbrinkmann62014 жыл бұрын

    JR Gerrits concert choir 17-18 gang

  • @anikalynn5698
    @anikalynn5698 Жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know some songs similar to this one?

  • @kronsoplayzz9852

    @kronsoplayzz9852

    Жыл бұрын

    send down the rain is a good one, i think it’s on a playlist in my channel, “all choir songs i have sang” and it was my choir🤩🤩

  • @Gatornadenado
    @Gatornadenado Жыл бұрын

    Do you also have the SAB version? I’m on a choir nostalgia mission!

  • @ChoristersGuild

    @ChoristersGuild

    Жыл бұрын

    We actually do... stay tuned!

  • @Gatornadenado

    @Gatornadenado

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ChoristersGuild Thank you! I’ll keep an eye out!

  • @julianafuller4624
    @julianafuller46243 жыл бұрын

    Not me playing this in the car