VOCES8: Send in the Clowns - Stephen Sondheim (arr. Clements) 

When the sopranos come in the humming, it sounds like a string section in an orchestra... AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

It has apparently been 4 years and I am still begging and pleading for this to go on Spotify

'What A Sad Day For Music' But What A Legacy He Has Left Us All. Stephen Sondheim R.I.P

This clip was uploaded on my birthday, and what a gift it was

The most beautiful rendition of Bring in the Clowns I have ever heard. The alto's voice is so golden and full of grace. Not many songs make me a 77 year old man cry. The fact that she is drop dead gorgeous doesn't hurt. Oh! Voces8 is my soul my life my total enjoyment.

the resonance in the opening was... just surreal. and I guess the world needs more songs with Alto and Bass as the soloist. perfect rendition.

Stephen Sondheim is looking down on this wonderful rendition of his creation

Katie's solo voice is so rich and moving. So glad to see her featured....a perfect song for the times.

Human voices with a total Sonic range Bravo 👏

The perfect human oboe ringing bell tones. Honestly couldn’t imagine a more perfect voice from a better singer. She’s just incredible

Katie sings as an angel in the paradise.

You guys always bring tears to my eyes. +++++++++++++++++++++

I think the jury has spoken. We love voces8, and we LOVE KATIE!!!!!

Katie is the best actor among them, so it’s appropriate she leads. Her facial expressions are just right.

The more I understand these lyrics the more I love this interpretation. Oh, and I just love Katie's voice and persona. Just absolutely lovely❤

This was so beautiful it made me cry. I miss singing with other people ❤️😢

Rest in Peace Stephen. Thank you for your music.

THANK YOU FOR FEATURING KATIE. I love her voice so much, this song is perfect

Wow, this group is tremendous. The tuning, the rhythm, the volumes are so perfectly harmonious, it is a great pleasure to listen to them.

I've run out of words... So lovely to hear Katie's voice leading this wonderful octet. Very moving...

rest in peace sondheim, you genius

I've been watching this video for at least 20 times by now and still wonder how Katie's voice can be so mature and refined yet so warm and emotional at the same time. She's incredibly gifted and beautiful, like a visitor from another dimension full of beauty and bliss... And of course the ensemble is in perfect pitch as always, the harmonies are mesmerizing. Thank you.

Chills. Best version of this song I’ve heard. Would love to hear more pieces that feature Katie.

Finally, an alto soloist! I’m so happy!

What you notice first of all is the sheer beauty of the sound, then the quality of the acting.

Katie gets to show her formidable chops. What a voice!

I'm glad to see her getting her own focus in a piece.

My mums favourite song. I used to hear her sing it when she was cleaning and thought nobody was listening . She could hold a note too 😀. Thank you for taking me back x

This was my father's favorite song. I still don't know what it's about but this rendition is absolutely gorgeous. Miss you, Dad.

Another stunner from Voces8 and Jim Clements. He really is the most extraordinary arranger.

Beautiful arrangement and so sympathetically sung by Katie. This song is so easy to get wrong with its deceptive simplicity, but this was full of gentle melancholy that is exactly right xox

"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." - Thanos

You can hear the phasing of perfect pitch at the beginning. Phasing is the physics argument about what frequency is. Astonishing. Freaking astonishing

2:59 'sorry' gives me CHILLS

The versatility of Voces8 never ceases to amaze me! I appreciate how they highlight individual members and their own unique voices; even though when they sing together they are so unified in sound and tone.

Can we talk about the perfection from 4:17 to 4:31? I am rarely a fan of choral renditions of pop and theater tunes but Jesus God, this one's too good.

I have always thought this was one of the saddest yet most real song written. So captures that human relationships. And, of course, this group is unsurpassed in all they do. Love the alto voice featured.

Thank you, thank you, thank you all. What a pleasant and calming way to end my working day. Your singing touches me deep in my soul, and you bring this 77 YO male to tears nearly every time I hear you. Thank you.

I’m visualising Torvil and Dean skating this , brings back memories

What a Miracle: 8 different characters expressing and performing 1 Soul. Heartwarming.🙏🎶

This is gorgeous...also, Katie should go into musical theatre. The emotion/meaning of the song was so evident in her face; brilliant job to her, the others, and Mr Clemens as usual. Thank you all so much, and God bless!

Most songs that Voces8 sings are songs that lots of groups of varying abilities sing; Voces8 shines for its talent and professionalism, but lots of groups sing that song. Most groups would hesitate to try this one; there are multiple parts that require exquisite intonation and control to make this complex arrangement succeed. This is the one I turn to when I want a showpiece for why this is the best a cappella group in the world.

Beautiful. Gosh… I miss singing with a group. How wonderful it must feel to be surrounded by such peers.

Who could give this a thumbs down?? This is beyond gorgeous!

So nice to hear Katie do a solo!

How wonderful Katie’s mezzo-soprano works as lead vocals on this track. It adds a certain somberness to the music that enhances the melancholy expressed in the lyrics. Another brilliant piece of art by the world’s leading vocal ensemble.

Beautiful - I'm glad to hear Katie being featured as a soloist, at last!

Listening to this in tears. We will miss you so much, Maestro Sondheim. ❤️

8 beautiful people with wonderful voices, a song full of emotion......VOCES8 you are perfection, I love you

Resplendent with haunting melancholy. Thank you for featuring Katie in this arrangement as she was the perfect choice to bring out the deeper meaning of this beautiful song's lyrics. Heartbreaking and very well done. Thank you

What a beautiful rendition by the lovely Katie.

Those beauty that heals the pain... Being realize that our beautiful souls is in the most beautiful place now... Thank you V8

(One of my favourite songs) + (VOCES8) = Perfection!!!

This is the most gorgeous arrangement and voices I have heard sing this, bravo to you all.

Marvelous! Excellent! Sublime! Fabulous arrangement, too! Ms Katie was great at delivering the lyrics, all the little solos provided nice contrast and Ms Andrea's voice floating on that descant was the icing on the cake! (Liked her dress, too! )

What an international treasure Voces8 is.

Absolutely beautiful. I sit here with tears in my eyes listening to Katie's wonderful voice.

young lady. your voice makes me float. excuse me, i going to listen to this rendition again.

Life is shit at the moment yet such singing, such exquisite sound transcends everything. Just lovely

This broke me. I miss singing with other people so much. Exquisite blend!

Katie has an incredible voice, wonderful...

RIP Stephen Sondheim. Thanks for the Music Sir!

Beautiful

I listen to you so often. Thank you for the joy you bring to me.

How thrilling to hear Katie’s gorgeous voice highlighted here. I’ve never heard this song so beautifully rendered! Thank you!

Just lovely.

How could Sondheim get any better than his own arrangement? Clements managed to transport the blend heavenward and the melancholy deeper. Absolutely perfect! Thank you for a taste of true pleasure.

Es tan dulce, tierno afiatado, extraordinariamente HERMOSO. Me toca el alma. Gracias por tan angelical regalo❤

I love this way of "staging" and filming (except the wall that visually lock them), every chorist seems enchanted by the music they sing. Katie's aura is the best !

I loved this. It showed off Katy's voice beautifully.

Just discovered them. Beautiful sound

Ich verfolge Voces8 schon seit vielen Jahren und genieße diese wunderbaren Stimmen. Was ich sagen muss - es ist schön zu hören, wie sich die Stimmen entwickelt haben! Jede einzelne hat an Reife und Ausdruck gewonnen! Die Schönheit der Stimmen im Ensemble addiert sich nicht, sie potenziert sich! Immer wieder und immer mehr ein Hochgenuß für die Ohren - ob am Feierabend oder auf langen Autofahrten.

I loved this piece so much that I decided to read up on it. It has a lot of emotion from the musical where, in short, a woman who rejected a man's marriage proposal for years returns after changing her mind -- only to learn that the man is married to a young wife already. It emphasizes her regret and anger or loathing at how she spent her own youth. But then I came across this gem: Another example arises from Sondheim's roots as a speaker of American rather than British English: The line "Don't you love farce?" features two juxtaposed labiodental fricative sounds (the former [v] voiced, the latter [f] devoiced). American concert and stage performers will often fail to "breathe" and/or "voice" between the two fricatives, leading audiences familiar with British slang to hear "Don't you love arse?", misinterpreting the lyric or at the least perceiving an unintended double entendre. Sondheim agrees that "[i]t's an awkward moment in the lyric, but that v and that f should be separated."[9]

Resonates in the Soul. BRAVO!

having you voces8 exists on earth is such a great thing !

Beautiful ! and agree that it’s good to hear Katie at the front :-)

So beautiful.... brilliant... touching direct to the ❤ they voices are a gift from God....😊

Those Maj7 chords and the suspended dominants... and that last F#Maj9... 🥰

Nice, nice, nice. The leading voice is superb!

Amazing! Surreal and beautiful harmonies. I've never heard a version of this song I've enjoyed - until now. Absolutely mesmerizing and immersing version, WOW!!! This could not have been performed better!

So wonderful-thank you!🌹

I cry all to easy.... this womans voice and her colleagues had me in floods - its beautiful.

Great rendition of a genius that just passed away. Rip

Katie. Alto. Sultry. Beautiful. Heaven. I've run out of words...

Lovely arrangement by Clements for a cappella ensemble/choir. Beautiful interpretation by Katie. Additionally, it was nice to hear all of the many mini solos by Barney, Blake, El, & Euan, while Andrea, Chris, & Jonny held steady background. Applause.

Beautiful. As always. Thank you!

Absolutely stunning!

The resonance filled my soul. Thank you.

Amazing. Thank you.

Gorgeous. This is wonderful to hear. Thank you

Wundervoll, wieder eine Meisterleistung von Voces8, Danke!

Too beautiful for words. I'm in tears.

Stunning!

Exquisite as always

Lovely. Thanks so much, Voces8, for making "things" (personal and otherwise) easier to deal with.

This is such a delight to hear, with the many layers of voices echoing each other. Thank you! 💕

What a stunning arrangement!!

Katie, I love your voice, your musical sincerity, and your beauty.

The note that the three women sign at 3:06 transports me like nothing else. Can't listen to this without weeping and feeling swept up to an ethereal level, perhaps even to third heaven, as the medieval mystics called it.

too beautiful for words! wow!