The congregation of New Hope Presbyterian Church in La Feria, Texas thanks everyone at Spelman who supports this Glee Club - and all the women who sang so beautifully in this video. This is such a moving version of the hymn -- all who were worshiping with us on Zoom yesterday loved it. Prayers for all who help to bring your music to the world - praise God for your voices! and prayers for everyone's safety in this time of pandemic.

Disappointed to see so many negative comments on this masterful performance. The young ladies of Spelman have beautiful voices and their choir master has utilized those voices to present a powerful version of Roland Carter's arrangement.

WOW. Lovely voices. So much control. I could listen for hours.

Truly one of the best performances of this song I've heard!!!

Oh my those altos!

Some of the cleanest cutoffs I’ve heard in a choir.

what wonderful power the lower altos have! and kudos for the absolutely pristine vowels! superb!!

@leroymckenzie2430

3 жыл бұрын

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This is my favorite!! So Far!!! I thought I had heard them all. Nice work ladies

this is holy. thank you Spelman Glee Club. God bless

Inspiring at this time that challenges us all to be community for justice!

WOW, these young people showed such skill and grace in performing this rendition of our Black Anthem. Kudo's to the director and hats off to all of the voices!!!! Bravo!!!!

What a wonderful performance 👏🏾👏🏾

Clear diction, true lyrics...thanks.

This song makes me cry every time I hear it.

So exquisitely beautiful! Definitely, my National Anthem!

That was BEAUTIFUL!!💖😪💖

What a beautiful tone this choir possesses. Lovely 😍!

Wow, that was absolutely beautiful

Such a gorgeous version. Thank you.

Absolutely fantastic

Powerful. I played it in memory of John Lewis.

All 3 verses 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Just beautiful

@jessiicampbell1450

4 жыл бұрын

aha

Beautiful

Wow! So beautiful!

A beautiful work, done very well. So moving.....and inspiring

Those Altos and Basses🔥🔥🔥🔥

Excellent...well done ladies......

Just what I needed today!!

YA'LL BE AWESOME from a 73yr young Mexican that loves you...so powerful. You make Oprah proud she is tough.

Ok, this is impressively difficult. Dynamics, rhythm, and key changes all on such a well known piece with a lot of internal song knowledge to overcome. BRAVO!!!

This was done beautifully - the best rendition I've heard yet.

Stunning. Thank you.

Wonderful!

BEAUTIFUL

This is amazing.

Bravo!!

Excellent job thank you 🙏🏾

What a lovely and moving -- indeed, thrilling -- version of one of the world's greatest hymns. Thank you so much.

Wonderful, wonderful and yet again wonderful! Bravo!

Beautiful! Love this arrangement.

Wow that was absolutely beautiful!! Bravo!!

So beautiful and crisp...gave me chills.

Maravilhosos!

WOW!

Magnificent!

Beautiful harmony

Amazing

So nice.

Well done!!

Been trying to learn. Wonder-full

Amen!

WOW Buetiful

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I thought this was going to go the wrong way when the conductor started with the air guitar thing, but the girls killed it.

I would very much like to share this as an anthem during a virtual worship service for our congregation. Is that allowable?

@YourClassicalMPR

3 жыл бұрын

You may certainly play this video from KZread in your service.

Jesus I heard a bass in there

Highest improvisation... :) but at this level improvisation the choir just created a new song with the lyrics of the song "lift every voice and sing"... and credit melody.. :) jada holiday sing this song in orisinality.. so i think that's the reason the melody become a song "lift every voice and sing" the melody and it's orisinality the reason you want to song the lyrics "lift every voice and sing"...

Hi! Are there any additional steps to take for playing this video for a small virtual gathering honoring a past president of Spelman? I've noticed in the comments below individuals have requested permission.

Fairly Respectable rendition I'd say ! And that youngin looks like a bust of Nefertiti !

is this copyrighted... hypothetically...

I'm inquiring on behalf of my church (First Congregational Church of Granby, CT) if we could have permission to use this video in our worship livestream for Jan. 17. We are a part of a townwide celebration of MLK and mobilization for racial justice. Thank you!

@YourClassicalMPR

3 жыл бұрын

You may certainly play this video from KZread in your service.

It’s a wrap

You should change the screen thing when you do pull the screen down OK KZread because it’s really annoying because the X button is sick and Big

I really enjoyed this. They seemed really sincere and it was a really effective performance. I'm not sure it's healthy for women to sing that low though.

@barbarachristensen2385

3 жыл бұрын

Trust me, when it comes to altos, the low notes are God-given and perfectly healthy!

@doricles3199

3 жыл бұрын

@@barbarachristensen2385 Hah ha ha. ROFL. Thanks for the burst out belly laugh...

@berakiahboone5135

Жыл бұрын

I chuckled. Very innocent comment. As a music major at Spelman College, who graduated years ago, with my B.A. in piano performance and composition... And a former SCGC member all my years there and proud Alto 2 member.....I assure you, it is a gift and perfectly fine. Thank you for this. It took me back to the moments of awe, when people realized we were all female and could reach notes in the 3 and high 2 range :)

I wish the song would be preformed with soul as it was intended! Sounds like a Christmas carol! SMH

Will just 1 Black man, woman or child sing this song at the FUNERAL of any of the 8,000 BLACK men, women or children who were murdered by another BLACK person each year? Nope, Not a peep.

No! Y'all really should know better. This isn't a summer camp fire song!

@deondrej.jackson8129

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously you don’t know. This is the Roland Carter (a black composer) Arrangement of Lift Every Voice and Sing one of the most known and world renowned choral arrangements of Lift Every Voice and Sing out there. I don’t understand your comment. What’s the problem?

@chim7741

4 жыл бұрын

He should've picked a Christmas song because this is a well orchestrated trainwreck! 😞😞😞

Beautiful