UNT A Cappella Choir: Morton Lauridsen - Sure on this Shining Night (2005) 

When I need to destress I pull this performance up, close my eye, and feel the pent-up tightness drain from my body and soul. Gorgeous. The intonation and blend of voices of this particular group of singers is like non other. Thank you!

Having given a constructive criticism below, I now have to say that I think that this particular year of ensemble singers has to be at the top ranking on earth.

Dr. Hightower is a phenomenal conductor and this is a stunning rendition of sure on this shining night. You can really hear the influence from paul salamunovich in the way Dr. Hightower shapes his phrases, especially in the second verse when the men sing "all is healed, all is health"

One of my favourite pieces! and executed superbly. Director, choristers and accompanist functioning as one beautiful organism. This is choral performance at its best.

Really interesting phrasing, and I love that it keeps moving. Beautiful job, and wonderful direction.

Absolutely beautiful performance

This is the most beautiful performance I have ever heard of this piece. I can't wait to visit!

This is the best performance of this work I've seen. Too often it can end up sounding choppy instead of flowing as a continuous sound. The phrasing and dynamics here are perfect!

Such a beautiful performance is this. The accompanist balances with the choir, the singers shape their phrases expressively, the director gives clear gestures to guide them in his unfussy interpretation, and one of the best professional recordings on YT of this work.

This is surely the most captivating rendition of this beautiful choral work. Kudus to this choir and a huge thumbs up for the director !

You are all fantastic on all of your pieces! Great direction, great singing, and excellent musicianship!

Exquisite in every way. Thank you for this beautiful performance.

Wonderful ❤

My choir teacher is in this !

Absolutely stunning!!!

One of my favorite pieces of music!

Lauridsen's work is stunning!

Bellísimo ❤

Lovely music making. Detailed work. And the pianist plays beautifully difirentiated.

Bravo ! c'est magnifique . Tres belle interpretation -Bravo! It's wonderful. Very nice interpretation

🙏 Cudnie!

I would love to hear this arranged for an orchestra and choir

have just come across new information. there are two arrangements of this piece. a samuel barber arrangement and a morton lauridsen arrangement. the morton lauridsen arrangement is the one i have heard and it has been accredited to samuel barber. total confusion. the samuel barber piece is wonderful (love barber's adagio for strings) but the morton lauridsen piece is absolutely, breathtakingly beautiful. the texas boys choir do an amazing job. one of my favourites.

was looking over some of the comments and came across someone who seems to want to credit the choir and slam the pianist. obvously this person does not understand anything about music. the pianist is playing the piece as written. and doing it quite well. plus there is a conductor so how would it be possible for the pianist to not be with the choir? if you are going to fault the pianist then you must also have something to say about the conductor? but to add, this may be an acapella choir but this piece was not performed acapella. this barber (samuel barber) piece is one of my favourites. absolutely, stunnungly gorgeous piece of music.

Wowww soooo beautiful!!!

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also, the tempo is a tad faster than what i like but still well done. tempo is such a subjective thing so maybe never mind on that.

beautiful performance 😭❤️ can i listen this performance on apple music?

Quiero ver la canción con letra

Disappointing! Choir is lovely...pianist sounded like he was doing his own thing. The pianist needs to learn chamber-music skills for voice and choral singing. The beat occurs on the initial vowel not the initial consonant. He's consistently ahead of the choir members who are in precision together. Pianist, learn to LISTEN, know the text so that you are in ensemble with everyone. The Nordic choir and pianist have it wonderfully together, also conducted by maestro Hightower.