A different kind of ‘water music’

When kids stay at a hotel, often the best part for them is getting to swim in the hotel pool. When those kids are also talented members of a high school choir, the fun goes even further.

The members of the Stillwater Area High School Concert Choir proved just how far the fun can go when they discovered the acoustics of the indoor pool at their hotel in Ames, Iowa, were ideally suited for a performance of "O Day Full of Grace" by F. Melius Christiansen. Many choral-music fans seem to agree; as of this report, the resulting YouTube video has been viewed nearly 1.4 million times. Here's the video of the performance:

h/t John Birge

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