I'm such an old softie

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:47 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K2EA8SWhh8

This kind of stuff always makes me tear up.

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:23 pm

Gotta feel sorry for choirboys. It can't be easy.

ketida · Post by **ketida** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:19 pm

That was stunning, and yes, I teared up, too.

But, but....he's only got a limited time with that voice, right? How sad!

Do any of these angel-voiced choir boys successfully carry on singing with adult vocal chords?

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:39 pm

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djm

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:40 pm

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djm

I doubt it.
He's got a year left.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:43 pm

ketida wrote: Do any of these angel-voiced choir boys successfully carry on singing with adult vocal chords?

Gordon Lightfoot was a former choirboy.

Quite a few go on to musical careers as instrumentalists, as well.

Ronbo · Post by **Ronbo** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:14 pm

emmline wrote:
djm wrote:<snip> <snip>

djm
I doubt it.
He's got a year left.

The new Castrati.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:33 pm

Michael Jackson?

(OW!)

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:01 pm

amazing... I got chills...... and he smiled at the end.

ketida · Post by **ketida** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:46 pm

djm wrote:<snip> <snip>

djm

Yikes!

He does sing so beautifully...

What would you sacrifice for your music?

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:24 pm

ketida wrote: Do any of these angel-voiced choir boys successfully carry on singing with adult vocal chords?

I have two boys in the American Boychoir. Their voices have changed, but they can still sing treble when they want to. If you develop that voice before your voice changes, and if you have training and keep using it, you don't have to lose it. Once they got past the period when their voices were breaking, they ended up with basically two ranges -- they still had that treble head voice and they picked up a very nice baritone. Where they have a bit of trouble now is in the middle.

A lot of boychoirs kick the boys out when their voices change, but not the American Boychoir. For example, the Vienna Boys' Choir only has boy sopranos and altos, but American Boychoir uses arrangements that also include changed male voices. The sound is very different, much richer than an entirely treble boychoir.

Here's a sample -- ABS tour choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus arranged by Quincy Jones. You can hear the changed voices as well as some really kick-ass high range.