Eric Whitacre, Eric Whitacre Singers

Regina Scime: I don’t care if you think it’s too long, listen to the whole thing

• Edward James 0 — I really enjoyed this and it’s great for the theme but I just don’t feel like it’s what I wanted. I would rather give my votes elsewhere, but want to be clear it was a great addition.
• Joseph Harvey 0 — I liked the bit where they said “my son”
• shea nowicki 0 — My MDiv classmate said "OMG THE ERIC WHITACRE, best song on there" when I showed her the playlist. I felt like whoever posted this should know
• Claire 0 — I did listen to the whole thing, a few times, and it’s really beautiful. What a lovely setting of this text. I do really think though that scale plays an essential role in an artwork’s ability to make an aesthetic impact, and I do feel like ultimately the length does detract from the impact in this particular case. Maybe this is just me trying to justify my poor attention span…but I do believe this to be true philosophically
• judd.baker 0 — I understand the idea behind submitting a massive sweeping choral piece, especially one that is literally about David, but I think you gotta know your audience and your context. I have to listen to these songs in the form of a Spotify playlist. When your song alone takes up almost 30% of the listening, that’s a massive debt of good will that the song has to make up for.
• fionmul -1 — It is too long and I refuse. I am so sorry but there has to be a line. It feels wrong to downvote in a sense due to the text but I feel quite strongly about this. This is like a family praying a 15 decade rosary as the add-on to their blessing before meals. Too much is too much.