Libera songs that would be difficult to perform live
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:04 pm
I always found this to be an interesting aspect of Libera's studio recordings. It hasn't been an issue lately with their live concert recordings, but there are a couple difficult songs on their Hope album. They have modified a couple songs in the past to make them easier to perform live, but that's not always an option. I would love to hear "Venite Adoremus" from the latest album in a concert, but it may be difficult to coordinate the wordless vocals in the opening and closing sections. "The Three Ravens" may also be quite challenging, but they might be able to pull it off, except now I realize that a soprano sax was used, so I don't know how they would deal with that on a tour. I am also hoping they can perform "Benedictus Deus" live, but they need a sufficient number of string players. "Stabat Mater" would also need a decent number of string players, but also a mature treble voice with the right timbre. I used to think that "Sancte" from the New Dawn album had never been performed live until I found out that they did it in some concerts years ago. "Sancte" would be a good one to revive for future concerts.