A great performance by the choir and orchestra. I do like the joy that radiates on the singers' faces, and the uniformity of dress is most attractive too.
I love this song, it brings glory to the One who undeservingly bore my sin and shame on the cross, Christ Jesus it is He. God poured out His wrath upon His Holy, blameless and Righteous Son, for a sinful wretch such as me. Grace, grace, grace, grace, grace 🌷
I don't like your username. Grace is NOT irresistible! You are completely wrong! Your theology is heresy! Calvinism is BOGUS and unbiblical! So is Arminianism. I am neither one, as you would assume! I believe once saved, always saved. I do think you need to make sure you are saved, instead of assuming you were irresistibly drawn. You CAN reject His calling. God is sovereign but not in the way you think. He is so sovereign that He did give man free will. He chose to give us a choice. We are not robots or zombies. You better make sure you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.
I had to listen to this several times...I got the message the first time, but needed to get the same wonderful feelings and blessings again and again each time I heard it.
“Jesus tilted His head back, pulled up one last time to draw breath and cried, "Tetelestai!" It was a Greek expression most everyone present would have understood. It was an accounting term. Archaeologists have found papyrus tax receipts with "Tetelestai" written across them, meaning "paid in full." With Jesus' last breath on the cross, He declared the debt of sin cancelled, completely satisfied. Nothing else required. Not good deeds. Not generous donations. Not penance or confession or baptism or...or...nothing. The penalty for sin is death, and we were all born hopelessly in debt. Jesus paid our debt in full by giving His life so that we might live forever with Him.” ― Charles R. Swindoll
Maybe we should let you know that Doc knows MANY of the composers that he chooses music from personally. A lot of them have heard his groups sing their songs and LOVE the way they do them.
You are right about the arrangement, it is Mark Hayes. And I believe this is an INCREDIBLE interpretation. Dr. Gary Bonner did a wonderful job of conducting this fine group of students!
"Excessive ad libbing by the pianist" I think it's safe to say that most directors would love to have a pianist who could play like that, myself included. The drummer is one of the most tasteful drummers I've heard, not your typical "constantly ride the cymbals" drummer.
As I mentioned before, this isn't an "excitement, energy, and fanfare" kind of arrangement, as Mark Hayes wrote it, which is exactly why he DIDN'T include a drum set in his orchestration. In this presentation, they took a great many liberties with a very moving and contemplative piece of music and turned it into "The Hey Song".
I couldn't help but get a chuckle from your response about observing the composer’s intent. You gleefully pointed out that Mark Hayes was not the original composer, but was ‘merely’ the arranger of this particular composition. It seemed as if your point (if there was one) was that since it’s ONLY an arrangement, one needn’t adhere to the directions in the score (tempo markings, dynamics, etc.). What the heck, let’s make it a free for all, since it’s not the original composition, right? Haha
'Tasteful' (I don't find it so) or not, there is no part for a drum set written in this arrangement, nor is what the pianist is doing a part of what Mark Haye's wrote either. The tempo is a bit (not a lot) faster then what is marked. As I tried to explain to Mr. Samaniego, this was not written as a 'high energy' kind of piece. There are so many lovely and subtle things that happen in the orchestra that are completely covered up here by the pounding of the drums.
I'm embarrassed by your attitude. This is a sad witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is where I stand: the conductor took some liberties and did not follow the arrangement exactly as it was written. The end result was a new interpretation of a beautiful song, the message of salvation was communicated, and the performers connected with their audience in a very special way. There need not be more arguments in regards to this performance. We can agree to have different opinions.
No this arrangement is by Mark Hayes, and published by Lorenz. I'm quite familiar with it as I have conducted it several times.. This was not a good interpretation however. Too fast from beginning to end.
We? Who is we? I know Mark Hayes too. So what? Most of these arrangers (Mark included) are quite gracious and just appreciate having their music performed. That doesn’t mean they necessarily agree with the interpretation.
You said nothing in the rambling diatribe you privately 'messaged' me. Mark Hayes supposed friendship with Gary Bonner is rrelevant to my point, as is the fact that Keith and Kristyn Getty are the original composers. In fact, pretty much everything you said was irrelevant and unrelated to my point. I was talking about artistic integrity, something about which you are evidently unfamiliar, and seem intent to remain so.
t's not an "Energy" kind of song. The pitch shouldn't drop no matter how fast or slow the tempo. They are experienced singers, aren't they? ALSO The drum set is an unwelcome addition, and not part of the original orchestration.. At 2:17 it sounds like 'war drums' pounding, and completely covers up the beautiful line that the strings and woodwinds have. Excessive ad libbing by the pianist This piece was written to be sung with finesse and feeling, not pound the listener over the head.
It would appear that Mr. Jorge Samaniego is 'taking his ball and going home' as opposed to defending some of his naive & illogical comments. Everyone, say bye bye Jorge.
I understand they chose to do it and I wouldn't want to change it. Just don't care for it. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir doesn't, nor does any other choir I've seen, so must not be that popular.
And I’m embarrassed by your attitude. So am I to understand, one need not have integrity if one is singing a religious song, or if, as you put it, ‘the message of salvation is communicated’? I just want to get this right. Taking excessive liberties is OK if the ‘performers connect with their audience in a very special way’? Is that how it works? Where was the harp? Where were the chimes? Of course, they probably wouldn’t have been heard anyway.
This is coming very late, and I'll probably get roasted for this, but it is just my opinion that all that movement that the choir is making is a huge distraction. It is a powerful song, but all of the swaying, head bobbing, bending of knees and popping back up distracts from the music and the words. The choir has a beautiful sound, however I believe that a choir should not be moving and bobbing around. I also believe they should have a neutral expression. The focus should be on the words and the music. Anything that takes away from that is a negative. Take a look at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as an example of how a choir should perform. Anyway, just my opinion.
