Hold On By Moses Hogan

Here is one of my favorite choral works, by one of my favorite choral arrangers/composers, "Hold On" as arranged by Moses Hogan. The conductor of the first choir is quite exciting to watch, however the second choir does a better job of actually singing the piece, especially at the end where the sopranos take the high, high "C" (one of the soloists reaches a high "F"). I also like the tenor solo on the second one, the guy is really SINGING this song. However I think it is a differences can be attributed to the the different levels of the choir, one a High School mass choir and the other a professional mature choir. Nonetheless, both renditions are simply excellent. And on that note, the music critic is heading to bed.