Jubilate Deo - Dan Forrest - COMPLETE - Rivertree Singers & Friends
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rivertreesingers.org/jubilate - If you would like to be a participant in the Rivertree Singers & Friends Choral Festival, please check our website for details each spring. You can also purchase an audio recording of Jubilate Deo at rivertreesingers.org/jubilate PROGRAM NOTES BELOW
The soloists’ names in order of appearance: Nikki Eoute, Laura Brundage, Heather Huron
Jubilate Deo (HMB269) is published by Hinshaw Music.
For more information and free rehearsal tracks visit:
goo.gl/vreqM3
From the composer:
Jubilate Deo portrays the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text, “O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” by setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of musical influences. Each movement combines some characteristics of its language-group’s musical culture with the composer’s own musical language. The opening movement sets the ancient liturgical Latin translation of the Psalm in a rather American musical idiom and introduces key musical motives for the work. The second movement sets the “from age to age” portion of the text in Hebrew and Arabic, evoking ancient cultures from the Middle East. The music intentionally intertwines the two languages in a symbolic gesture of unity between these cultures. Movement three, in Mandarin Chinese, is a tranquil setting of the shepherd-sheep metaphor from Psalm 100 and quotes “the Lord is my shepherd” from Psalm 23. The orchestra evokes the sounds of traditional Asian instruments. The fourth movement sets celebratory portions of the text in Zulu and draws from African vocal and drumming traditions. Movement five represents Latin America, setting Spanish text to a folk-song style melody and blending traditional folk instrumental sounds with imitative textures. The sixth movement, “Song of the Earth,” portrays the Earth itself singing-first wordlessly, but eventually finding its own voice- and leads seamlessly into the final movement. The finale unites many of the key themes and cultures from previous movements with other material, both old and new, as all the earth sings as one, “omnis terra, jubilate!”
- Dan Forrest
1. Jubilate Deo… - 0:50
O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation to generation. (Psalm 100, Latin Vulgate)
2. Ve adthdor vador (From age to age) - 9:40
Bless his name. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endures from age to age. (From Psalm 100:4-5, Hebrew and Arabic)
3. Ta cao chang de yang (The sheep of his pasture) - 18:35
It is he that has made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. (From Psalms 100:3 and 23:1, Mandarin Chinese)
4. Ngokujabula! (With great rejoicing!) - 27:15
Shout with triumph to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with joy, come before his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God! (From Psalm 100:1-3, Zulu)
5. Bendecid su nombre (Bless his name) - 32:27
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise. Be thankful, and bless his name. (Psalm 100:4, Spanish)
6. Song of the Earth - 39:28
Alleluia. (Praise Jehovah - nearly universal transliteration)
7. ...Omnis Terra! - 44:56
Sing for joy, dance in gladness, shout for joy, all the earth!
(Adapted from various English translations)
Commissioned by Henry Leck for the Indianapolis Children’s Choirs, Jubilate Deo was premiered in April 2016 and is Dan Forrest’s largest work to date. The work will receive its Carnegie Hall premiere in March 2017.
Festival Staff
Warren Cook - Artistic Director, Conductor
Jean Cook - Rehearsal Accompanist
Philip Eoute - Festival Producer
Laura Brundage - Assistant to the Director
Kevin Delp - Finance Manager
Nikki Eoute - Orchestra Manager
Caleb Greene - Designer
Joey Hoelscher, Nikki Eoute - Rehearsal Coach
Julianne Brown - Librarian
Nikki Eoute, Kelly Martin - Section Leader
T. J. Ellis, Ryan Martin - Section Leader
Rodney McCarty - Stage Manager
Matthew Steel - Sound Engineer
Bill Kimzey - Video Producer
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As long as there is the miracle of music like this there will always be hope for mankind.
@user-uu9kr6er9c
11 ай бұрын
😊
I can listen to this over and over again. Great comfort during Lock down in Namibia.
No matter how many times I come back to listen to this it never loses it's beauty or epicness! This was an incredible performance to be a part of! Can't wait to sing it again!
@spongbong0
2 жыл бұрын
Damn good job😦👍👍... Im playing Ngokujabula for 10th grade symphony this year and cant wait to learn it!!
@jimmygove2883
Жыл бұрын
It was a beautiful solo. You nailed that.
I believe I wouldn’t be able so sing this, not because it is too difficult, but I would be so swept away by its beauty, I wouldn’t be able so utter a sound.
@jlburns2051
Жыл бұрын
I cry through so much if it… beautiful
@josemiguelsacramento3947
10 ай бұрын
It's true! When I sang this wonderful masterpiece, tears felt with emotion!
This has to be one of the most epic of experiences. It was such an honor to be part of this endeavor! It was a challenge in many ways, but everyone made it look easy! Thanks to Dan for writing such compelling music for us as musicians to academically strive for but spiritually to exalt our God with! I loved every minute of this journey and am thrilled that others get to experience the nations and creation praising our God!
@paulordeb
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for using your voice for the Lord...enjoyed your solos.
@nicolefolkert3940
7 жыл бұрын
Nikki, your solos were so wonderful. I absolutely got chills during Bendecid su nombre. We're preparing Jubilate Deo with the Festival Singers of Florida, and that movement has to be my favorite. You really did it justice!
@nikkieoute992
7 жыл бұрын
Nicole Folkert Thank you so much for those encouraging words. Bendecid is my favorite movement! It is just exquisitely written and the solo is so fun to sing! Hope all goes well for your concert! If I could, I would escape the cold and come!
@abelcontreras6873
7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, greetings and blessings, from Santiago to CHILE.
@t4lus_238
7 жыл бұрын
Nikki Eoute your comment is very cool
It was an honor to sing another beautiful composition by Dan Forrest!
@sandywong7001
4 жыл бұрын
Just listened to this again on Independence Day with tears. It's so amazing!
1 0:50 Jubilate Deo 2 9:40 Ve adthdor vador 3 18:35 Ta cao chang de yang 4 27:15 Ngokujabula! 5 32:27 Bendecid su nombre 6 39:28 Song of the Earth 7 44:56 ...Omnis Terra!
@terkimbidking
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. Dan is truly a fine composer and musician. I am blessed watching this work and his "Requiem for the Living".
@leslieackerman4189
3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful.
@KaitlynGClark-yg5px
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this!
@thepfuvikuosechii8227
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this incredible songs..nothing more then this..God blessed every participants n rejoice in the lord
@Chris-fb8bw
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, spielsurfer3412.
The word "beautiful" seems wholly inadequate to describe this work. The singers captured its heart and orchestra was wonderful. I can't help but think that Heaven will be a little like this work...all creation joining in praising the great Creator and Redeemer!
In America 2020, where there has been much tension in discussions on race, the ancient Psalm lifts us beyond individual people groups to "all the earth". No matter your nationality, tribal identity, or ethnic group, it is possible to enter His gates and into His courts. Thank you. We make a joyful shout to YHWH.
@valentincolasMangeon
3 жыл бұрын
Is Dan Forrest protestant ?
@DianeGraft
Жыл бұрын
Except that "all the earth" doesn't share your views about religion, so it's hardly a thing to unite us all. It divides us more than it unites. But people of all religions, or even none at all, can unite in appreciating the art and joy of a wonderful piece of music such as this one.
@allgems6312
Жыл бұрын
“…at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth” Phil 2:10.
@user-uu9kr6er9c
Жыл бұрын
😊😊😊😊
@user-uu9kr6er9c
Жыл бұрын
@@valentincolasMangeon😊
I had the honor of singing this work for the Carnage Hall premiere in NYC this year where I got to meet the composer, who actually accompanied us on piano one of the last days of rehearsal, and Dr. Henry Leck conducted us. It was such an unreal, practically ethereal moment for me as a college student. I was also a soprano solo for the second movement in the East Tennessee premiere. I am blessed by God beyond words can explain.
@nolanconn9169
Жыл бұрын
I was there for that as well. It was an amazing experience.
Awesome !!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is like one if those things. You listen to Bach or Brahms and you're like people don't right music like this anymore. Then you hear Dan's major works. Great music.
@mariorossi9655
2 жыл бұрын
Rythm is the next frontier of classical music. Composers of the 19th-20th centuries got everything out of harmony and chromaticism that they could, all the way to breaking point with atonality. But percussion and rythm still have so much to offer, Walton's work is prophetic (Belshazaar's Feast espescially). Very exiting times!
Beautiful rendition
Such a joy and privilege to be a part of this performance!
Performed this at Carnegie hall this past summer. Epic
@bradybruns5533
6 жыл бұрын
So did I! with tracy? I came from Colorado with Dr. Atkinson who conducted Song of Democracy
@leev2463
5 жыл бұрын
I seen it! Just fantastic
@carolineinman6099
5 жыл бұрын
I did too
@spongbong0
2 жыл бұрын
@@carolineinman6099 😳
The conductor...wow!!!...I can't stop staring.
40 minutes in is pure bliss
I love Warren Cook's "aw shucks" style. He makes it look easy. I got to be a part of his BJU Chorale from 1990-1993... An experience I'll cherish as long as I live.
I'm one of the singers from the Indianapolis Children's Choir who got to do the world premier of this piece :) Everyone in this video sounds amazing! I'm so happy others will now get to sing this piece.
@marissakelley6639
6 жыл бұрын
That’s really cool you got to be a part of the world premier! Congrats!
@lincolnpierce7895
2 жыл бұрын
I'm in the ICC Youth Coral in Anderson. We got to perform Jubilate Deo in 2021. All I have to say afterwords is that it was so much fun, and a memory to cherish for a life time.
@mikaelacash3791
2 жыл бұрын
@@lincolnpierce7895 Wonderful! I graduated from ICC almost 3 years ago now, but I will never forget any of it.
I can't stop listening to this marvellous, beautiful, uplifting and moving work of pure genius. One of the great choral works of all time and, sung and played with fantastic🎉 enthusiasm by the superb River tree group. Music of epic proportions
During the disturbing times in which we live today, I prefer to find solace in beautiful music . It calms the spirit and gives me hope.
Back here in September of 2021, enthralled, yet again.
A little bit of heaven! What gorgeous, lush, and refreshing insight into Psalms 100!
I have become a big fan of anything Dan Forrest does and this recording reaches in and yearns for a place to settle in your heart and soul. It assures me that sacred music will always keep alive the joy and hope we have for mankind but it deepens our Faith. During this pandemic, we all need to return to the music and spoken word inspired by the new and old testament. This recording by the Rivertree Singers and Friends is electrifying and emotional. Thank you Rivertree and Dan Forrest!
Simply magnificent. A soul-take-flight experience every time I listen. If anyone unfamiliar with Dan Forrest's work heard Requiem For The Living and thought it was a fluke, this composition permanently puts any such notion to rest. And as for the performance itself, this wonderful group of musicians have yet again set the bar even higher. Bravo to all!
I am fortunate to be the Audio Engineer for the Nova Singers of S FL. To be privy to these fine recordings, sectionalized for true study and the final Master Version is an engineers DREAM! I have worked Dr Forrests' Requiem and now on to Jubilate. What amazing, inspirational and truly epic pieces! God smiles upon us all through this music. E. Griffin
@RivertreeSingers
7 жыл бұрын
Edmund, are you referring to the rehearsal tracks available online? rivertreesingers.org/jubilate-rehearsal-tracks/ We recorded those in the studio with two members of Rivertree Singers for the preparation of the festival participants. It was a fun project, but a lot of work!
Thanks to Rivertree Singers for providing this wonderful opportunity to participate in singing "Jubilate Deo"! What a fabulous experience on every level!
Absolutely gorgeous! My husband and II sing in the Arlington Master Chorale in Arlington, TX and we are going to perform the 1st movement of this wonderful work at our upcoming concert June 3. So, I've been rehearsing w/ this recording. I decided today to listen to the entire work, and all I can say is WOW! As usual, Dan Forrest delivered on this music beautifully! BRAVO to Mr. Forrest and to the Rivertree Singers and Friends! LOVED IT!
@RivertreeSingers
Жыл бұрын
Wondereful! Hope your concert went well in June!
That you KZread for introducing me to this amazing choir. I'm encountering them for the first time, and I can't seem to turn them off. Music is my passion, and I must say that I have truly been blessed tonight. Thanks once again.
2nd movement 'From Generation to Generation' : Bass flute and harp... mystical. Ethereal... Hebrew lyrics, great solo. (Touched the heart, so hearts ❤❤ for the handsome mezzo!) But oh, that duo!... fabulous. Those women percussionists are truly awesome. They don't miss a beat.
Performed this piece as a first violin yesterday and today. Such an amazing composition! Other than movement 4 going horribly wrong during one of the performances it was a wonderful experience and I loved the whole thing.
@geoffstemen3652
4 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Goodwin - noo not ngokujabula 😆
I happened on this by accident or was it divine intervention. Beautiful, exalted , music.
Wow, beautiful!
Words fail me...Even so come quickly Lord Jesus.
@leondufresne9900
5 жыл бұрын
AMEN AND AMEN!!!!!!!
La beauté de cette performance transande tellement l'ame qu'il ne puit exister de discorde sur terre entre hommes
Dan Forrest has truly outdone himself once again! Absolutely loved his "Requiem for the Living" and it's no surprise to me that I love this work as well!
@marissakelley6639
6 жыл бұрын
Italo's Music Studio - Music Theory, Piano and more! I had the honor of singing Requiem for the Living with my school choir last January and I loved it!
Beautiful and profound. I cried - this truly moved me. Thank you for sharing.
Listening to this amazing performance has just left me crying.. Praise God that there are Talented and Good People on Earth... Such an awesome Rendition and Great Music.. Thank you so Much for this Treat.. God Bless you all... Love from India.
Incredibly beautiful, wow these people can sing!
Stupendo! Great
Mi favorita es Bendecid su nombre 💙 y no solo porqué esté en español. La solista interpreta maravillosamente su solo y en unión al coro y orquesta es simplemente elevador. Sueño con poder cantarla alguna vez.
@leslieackerman4189
3 жыл бұрын
Es un movimiento muy hermoso. La mezzo es bella y canta bello. Cada parte de la pieza entera contiene colores propios sin perder el contexto.
At this point 61 people have said they did NOT like this. If you don't like it, DON'T LISTEN!!!!! And don't GRIPE!!!!!!
@jonathanpalmquist4894
5 жыл бұрын
This is not a good recording of the piece. The groove is off the whole time. The Salzburg Cathedral one is way better.
@timosmith8633
4 жыл бұрын
@@jonathanpalmquist4894 See what you think of this recording: livestream.com/BJU/jubilate/videos/150807665 I like that it is almost all students and overall better 'groove'
Wonderful. Congratulations to Drs. Cook and Forrest, and thanks to the choir, instrumentalists, and the gifted soloists who brought this beauty to life. Forrest is building on the grand tradition he was given but doing so with a fresh voice-and I think that's just what the Bible calls us to do (Gen 1:26-28).
@valentincolasMangeon
3 жыл бұрын
Is Dan Forrest protestant ?
@spongbong0
2 жыл бұрын
@@valentincolasMangeon wtf does that mean
We in the Tallahassee Community Chorus performed this piece last night, 27 Jan '18, in the Florida State University Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. It might be hard for some to believe, but it is more thrilling to perform this piece than it is to listen to it.
@meganhope313
2 жыл бұрын
oh yes- I can believe it! Tomorrow is the first day of orchestra rehearsals (1/6) before we perform this piece in October. I can't wait to perform it!! I always get tingles when i play in concerts during the songs that sound amazing and I've worked hard on :) (it's gonna be pretty crazy though, lol!!!)
MAGNIFICO!!!
Bravo everyone!
I am still "leaking"... heavenly and glory, honor and praise to YHWH - the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! Sure this exceptional composer, Dan Forrest had help from above. It is hard to me to imagine that such magnificence can come from man. This multitasker could not do anything be but listen and engage. Oh my! The entire ensemble was so totally engaged and within this masterful composition. The beauty and lingering experience is so sweet as the leaking continues. I could not but praise the holy One throughout - utterly out of my control. Thank you, thank, thank you!
Nothing like beautiful Dan Forrest. We (Salt Lake Choral Artists) already love his music & did his Requiem for the Living as our spring concert this past year. In October we will be performing THIS work, so I am thrilled to hear it. Thank you!
@philgolson6306
8 жыл бұрын
We will get the same happy joy like a parent who has wrapped a wondrous gift for a child, and waits in eager expectation to see their response--in this case, the beauty and grace of this work with you, our peers.
@tannerbeymer567
7 жыл бұрын
Okay, I've been trying to find tickets to the SLCA concert this October! Are they available yet?
@libbysings
7 жыл бұрын
We are just barely 2 weeks in to our new season. However, hit up our website & there will be tickets available soon! www.saltlakechoralartists.org
Excellent conductor!
I sit, even now, as I stood, then, with goosebumps, listening to this masterful and beautiful work. Bravo to all who surounded me in that majestic setting, as together we brought this work to life. It is absolutely a thrill to sing, and hear the entire work from "out front." Well done, Dr. Warren Cook and Dr. Dan Forrest, Dr. Michael Moore, and to Phil Eoute, for all you poured into this performance. May it live on and on and on.
I don't know how many times I listen this ......more than 100
So inspiring to sing for God's Glory...
@valentincolasMangeon
3 жыл бұрын
Is Dan Forrest protestant ?
with great love, from Mizoram, India 🇮🇳👍
yay! I just sang this piece last night with the Brevard Community Choir, Youth Chorale and the Brevard Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne Florida! 150 voices plus orchestra 😜
Je découvre et je suis ébloui. Bravo les Américains !
I want to make Dan's music in Italy, where practically no one knows him. this has to be known! 💕
Awesomeness !!!
So great....... thanks
Beautiful beyond words ❤
Sacramento got to hear the West Coast premiere of this work as conducted by Donald Kendrick of Sacramento State last weekend (May 12, 2018). It was chosen to honor Kendrick's retirement after 33 years as professor of choral music. It was a major event and a major success.
@elaineschechter2376
6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Barcellos Hello, Tony - Thank you so much for introducing me to this beautiful work! It’s after 1 AM, NYC time, and as I listen to this, I can feel myself relaxing. - Elaine
Fantástico!!!!
Love this piece, I performed this last Sunday, such a masterpiece
Music takes us to the depths of the human soul and then takes us to the God of heaven and this universe!
Voices international sang this wonderful Oath to Earth Jubilate Deo in 8 languages and 7 movements. Our great Conductor , James Libbey had this big dream on our 25th anniversary to finally make it happen. The author Dan Forrest had his eye on us from afar. Oh yes each movement was magical and breathtaking. It was challenging with everything coming together,instruments and voices. Absolutely beautiful. 😊 ❤ Hopefully it’s written in the stars that we make it happen. One more time.
Che meraviglia, grazie mille!
This is incredible
This was so awesome it was the first time I was in the proformance and every time I sang my legs itched.
Attended the Tallahassee Community Chorus performance of this magnificent work last month. Blown away by it. This performance captivates, too.
love it love it your are phenomenal, amazing. And I echo the comments down blow. It's really a privelleg to enjoy Dan Forrest composing. Thank You Warren Cook! And also my Thanks for every singel Member oft the wonderfull, incredible and wonderfull unique sound experience ever. Greetings from Cologne Elijah
Just sang this piece last night. Terrific.
Absolutely amazing! My choral group is currently practicing this for our Christmas concert. It was awesome to watch it performed first-class!
Mooi!!!!
Fantastic !!!! what a coloration from many music cultures in the world. Congratulations to Dan Forrest for his deep researches and studies.
Faço questão de deixar um comentário em português. Essa Beleza toda me arrebatou. E por ser essa emoção universal, é justo que se evidencie a todos seu alcance a todos os povos... a todos os puros de coração que viram Deus sorrir ao ouvir essa... enormidade!...
Just wow. This was amazing and a true blessing and glory to God! Thanks for sharing.
I'm in a highschool choir doing this for our Masterwork. 10/10 would sing again
@iceseeker5452
2 жыл бұрын
What high school? Would it be NWSA?
We're planning to sing Dan Forrest's Requiem in the Fall in Colchester, CT. Always looking for singers, especially basses.
Wicklow Choral Ireland. A wonderful Concert - Jubilate Deo - Dan Forrest. Our Choral Society is Performing The Jubilate Deo - Complete Concert, on May 2018, and I can't wait for Rehearsals to begin. N Drew Alto.
A chaque écoute, j'éprouve toujours le même bonheur !
This is breathtaking. I had the privilege of singing with the BJU Chorale under Dr. Warren Cook's direction in my college days. It was and still is one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Such a humble, talented, kind man. I really miss singing with a choir of this caliber. I'm super jealous that Dan Forrest's music wasn't around back then. He's right up there with John Rutter in my book. Simply mesmerizing, beautiful music. It's been a long time since a piece of music brought tears to my eyes like this does.
I consider the highlight of my college experience being able to learn and preform this work both in Greenville SC, but also at Orchestra Hall in Chicago! Dan Forrest is a brilliant composer and a genuinely kind and gracious man. Thank you for the MANY wonderful memories I will carry with me for the rest of my life!
Experienced the performance of this on April 12 at Missouri Baptist University. It was an incredibly moving, spiritual experience for both of us. Delighted to find a recording of it.
Tears runnig down my cheeks! It is so incredibly beautiful! And what a great performance this was from all involved! Reminds me of the year when we sang this masterpiece with the Eastern Shore Choral Society of Fairhope and the USA Concert Choir of Mobile together with the Mobile Symphonie. The following summer, i believe it was 2016, we sang it with singers from 5 other choirs at Carnegie Hall. ❤
This may be the bias speaking but I love how lively Ngokujabula was performed.
@spongbong0
2 жыл бұрын
Same and im playing it for 10th grade symphony on Violin so wish me luck😬
Thank you to Dan and everyone who took part in this! I love Dan's version of Nearer my God to thee.
@valentincolasMangeon
3 жыл бұрын
Is Dan Forrest protestant ?
I was lucky enough to perform this in Carnegie hall 🖤
Espectacular, sin palabras
@marissakelley6639
6 жыл бұрын
José MÚSICO José Antonio Muñoz ¡Estoy de acuerdo contigo!
So beautiful... I always appreciate the soloists you choose who add so much both in their voices and expression to the whole work!
My 6th grade chorus did a Jubilate Deo intro for our concert. Some good stuff here.
Listen to this so often, and sing it so often because it reminds me of God's amazing power through music. This music is just so astoundingly beautiful, in some parts it makes you want to tear up! This makes me yearn for the day we'll all be in Heaven singing praises to the Lord with the angels. Just imagine how glorious that will be!
@spongbong0
2 жыл бұрын
How do u know God exists tho...
@euniceraquintan2055
2 жыл бұрын
@@spongbong0 bro if you’re looking to debate someone on the existence of God, please find someone else. I don’t have that kind of time or energy on my hands lol. I commented to express how much I love this entire masterpiece and to express thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this concert, that’s it. Sorry, don’t have to engage in an online debate with you. You’ll find plenty of people who have the time to discuss that with you tho and I hope you find the answers you’re looking for there.
que maravilla una fista para mis oidos y quienes la escuchen en el futuro...
저 수능공부하면서 자주 들었던 음악입니다...요즘 생각나서 들어왔네요...너무 좋은 음악입니다. 감사합니다 ...
Um espetáculo digno de ouvir muitas vezes. Aprecio muito este gênero musical.👏👏👏
selling replay of my favotite piece here 27:17
That Zulu section really rocked ,let's all dance.
The ending of Bendecid su nombre is perfect. I LOVE that ending. So excited to sing this with my choir! (27:40, BA BA BOM BUBBA BOWW!)
Now i can finish my music project
Grossartig Da wäre ich gerne dabei
This might seem random but, after listening to the entire piece several times (in the background while working), it came to mind that it might be fun to choreograph fireworks to Ngokujabula (especially given the pronounced and varied use of percussion).
Sounds like Aaron Copland with a dash of Morton Lauridsen.