Down in the river to pray COLORADO ALL STATE TREBLE CHOIR 2019

Down in the River to pray - Arr. Jace Wittig

*not the same as the choir that sings the national anthem*

Also the "oh they're above us" is referring to the soloists directly above us as we couldn't see where they were like we could see the rest of the soloists throughout the piece

[DocGliss]

Simply breathtaking. I can only imagine what it must have sounded like in person. I am fighting back tears.

[Emily-uucl]

recorder: "Oh they're above us."
random dude: *whispers back* "they're...EVERYWHERE..."

[davidb]

_hotel space with good acoustics exists_
*high school choirs:* "its free real estate"

[qg]

[getting baptized in the hotel lobby fountain]

[somedudecalledben]

What strikes me is how clearly hear the lyrics despite the being sung by hundreds of individual voices. Very impressive

[AlmostProfessional]

Hotel Manager: Okay. Just keep it down, please.

Choir gathers: 🤓

[hugekingkibblefan]

I showed this to my glass of water

Now it's a glass of wine

[Ryan_omalley]

The one person who isn’t a choir kid trying to sleep

[CRizzleNDaHizzle]

The “oh their above us” at the end has the same energy as “and they were roommates”

[aidanmartinez]

Literally everybody in the hotel: Can I just get some SLEEP- oh nvm this is better

[Deus_Vult]

Boys in the locker room:*Sings Halo Theme song*
Girls in the locker room:

[kaitlinniiicole]

some of y'all fail to realize that they rent out pretty much the whole hotel.. everyone from colorado who made it in stays in that very hotel. its all choir kids.

[jaxbergquist]

As an ex choir kid this hit hard. The way they're laid out means there's no way they can see the director. They know the song so well and know each other and their own sound well enough to fly solo like this. It's the most amazing feeling to do and creates the most amazing sound. True talent, skill, and grace.

[DavidAbell]

“Oh they’re above us”
Carefully...he’s a genius

[emmathe_official]

The boys locker room: having wars

Aliens locker room:

[bayleeewing]

“Oh they’re above us.”

“The angels singing? Yes, yes they are.”

[clude]

Imagine staying in the hotel, going to bed early, and then waking up to this...
You'd think “GOD?! Is that you!”

[imjustjalen_]

*imagine having a mental breakdown then you run out to here this*

[georgettesanchez]

As a member of the 1989 Colorado All State Choir, I can attest that the hotel balcony sing was the most memorable and awe inspiring of the entire weekend.

[caseygreyson]

I remember this performance like it was yesterday. I was on the second to the top floor. A little ways into the song, this woman left her room and joined in. She knew the part in everything. After we had finished, she told me and my roommates about how she had sang this song before. I had assumed it was something she had sang in church maybe a year or so ago, but it turns out the last time she had sang this was when she sang in an Allstate choir in New York, about 10 years ago. That really stuck with me. Her story really showed me how music stays with you. No matter where you are or however long it’s been, when a piece of music means a lot to you, it becomes engraved into your mind, and so do the memories that go along with it.