As I said before, my love for music has concentrated greatly in instrumental music. Concert Band, Orchestra, Marching Band, Film and game music, etc. I've been performing in many ensembles to this day that mostly concentrates in instrumental literature. But all my life since middle school, I have never been in an actual choir. Sure I sang in elementary school, but that's hardly a concert choir where we could sing various literature. And I never participated in church choir because I was too busy being an altar server.
But in order to graduate with a degree in Music Education, I had to take 4 semesters of concert choir. My sophomore year fall semester was the start of a new adventure. I had taken a required course called Voice Class I & II in order to learn how the typical professional singer sings, so I know the basics. But to be in a concert choir is pretty new. And I was excited to try it out.
I'll be honest, the first semester was one of the best semesters for singing ever. Not only did we go over great literature, but we got to sing some awesome compositions that varied in different genres and culture as well. But the most memorable piece of that semester was singing John Rutter's "Gloria".
John Rutter's "Gloria" is one of the most well-known modern renditions of a classical-style choir piece. It comprises of 3 movements sung by a choir and brass ensemble with percussion. I had a blast singing this entire piece. And performing it live was even more fun. It's such a great piece that I still remember my part to this day.
I present to you, my performance with the Concert Choir of John Rutter's "Gloria"! 1st Movement!