Angel - Stellenbosch University Choir

Angel - Sarah McLachlan / arr. André van der Merwe

Recorded on 12 March 2020 in the Endler Hall, Stellenbosch

Sound Engineer: Gerhard Roux

Video: Green Planet Productions: Francois Nolte

Video editing: Brenton du Plessis (Green Planet)

[martindorling]

I am someone who has been in choirs and listened to choirs most of my life (80yrs) and this choir is for me the best in the world

[HeartfGold]

I swear at 1:53 it sounds like you’re listening to angels singing. The composition is simply breathtaking. I absolutely love this choir.

[judeabanobi]

This is the best choir in the world. What makes it even more spectacular is that it is a university choir, so member turnover is high, yet it continues to remain the best. Year after year.

[johnritchie]

Andre plays this choir like a finely tuned Orchestra
Just Genius

[Pearly]

I listen to this 31 years after I lost my best friend to ovarian cancer. This beautiful work of art had not been written yet, but I'm sure Margie would have loved this beautiful song. The choir is flawless.

[katiekulla]

Looking at the date it was recorded, it's haunting to think this was probably their last performance before pandemic lock-downs began. They probably already knew group singing was about to end for a while ... so moving. I'm glad we're back to singing together again!

[dorianarnoldus]

Thanks for bringing so much love, hope and comfort to the world. Stellenbosch University Choir you are an incredible group of blessed humans! Much love.

[antm]

I found myself closing my eyes and just listening to the beauty of this arrangement. No words can describe the desire for these voices to be never ending...those soprano voices were filled with calming magic. All the reasons why this choir wins accolade after accolade are evident in this performance piece. AMAZING!

[senyongamelekizedeki]

2024, 7th. i promise myself to come back 40 years to come, just to listen to this once again. i love the work

[rosiek]

Your voices are the feathers that make up the wings of the angel!! So perfect😩😱😍😍😍😍

[adamshook]

Also someone who’s been in choirs all of my life, and continuously listens to different choirs. This is, by far, the best choir performance I’ve ever heard. The harmonies, dictation… it’s unbelievably amazing. 🙏🏻

[angelotlawrence]

I have been following your work and am an avid fan. What fascinates me most about you is the fact that each year you get new members to join the choir, yet the sound remains exactly the same. Mr van der Merwe, you Sir, deserve the highest honor of the land! You are a genius!

[richardlogan]

Painfully beautiful. It seems you have no limits. You perform with exquisite beauty, but your harmonies speak of hope for your beautiful country's future, and when we look at you, we see the promise of Mandela's Rainbow Nation realized. You are the best choir in the world in many ways beyond your incomparable music.

[Ebuka]

Who is here 2020 and will still be here 2030

[MelusiBhenguthe_great]

My ideal rainbow nation. They make me so proud of being South African

[IkechukwuNwagboso]

The harmony is just out of this world. You can feel the energy, the a beauty to watch. They sound kinda scattered but their voices are still blending, I wonder how they do it ?

[susannewman]

One of the most beautiful performances I've ever heard. WOW. no words

[kevernsmith]

So soothing... Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago from the Caribbean

[iseunifeoluwaakinkugbe]

It seems that God has brought some of his angelic host and messengers into the physical world through this choir; no way these voices are mere mortal voices🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🤧👼🕊🕊

[richardlogan]

If a rainbow was made of musical notes instead of colors, this is what it would sound like. But wait -- this choir IS a rainbow!