♪♪ ♪♪ >> Hello, and welcome to "Youth Music of the World."

In this series, we're saluting young American musicians and showcasing their performances at iconic venues in Europe.

And some of the pieces they performed were also for the very first time.

This piece was a very popular choice.

>> I would probably say my favorite piece was "The Marksman" just because we -- that was the first song we ever started with London and we're like, "Oh, this is so exciting.

We're gonna go to London."

And it was the longest song I've ever had to learn, ever, but it was also the most challenging, and I think that's why it made it so special to us.

>> The changes in energy throughout the song and how it was able to feature all the different voice parts in the music, it was absolutely incredible.

>> The piece kind of has a controlled chaos to it, and with all the different entrances, all the different sounds and the all different parts of it that came together, it really just makes this beautiful piece.

♪♪ >> ♪ Come from the mountain side ♪ ♪ Come from the valleys wide ♪ ♪ See, how we muster strong ♪ ♪ Tramping along ♪ ♪ Rifle on shoulder sling ♪ ♪ Powder and bullets bring ♪ ♪ Manly in mind and heart ♪ ♪ Play we our part ♪ ♪ Come from the mountain side ♪ ♪ Come from the mountain side ♪ ♪ Come from the valleys wide ♪ ♪ Come from the valleys wide ♪ ♪ See, how we muster strong ♪ ♪ Tramping along ♪ ♪ Rifle on shoulder sling ♪ ♪ Powder and bullets bring ♪ ♪ Manly in mind and heart ♪ ♪ Play we our part ♪ ♪ Come tramping along ♪ ♪ Come from, come from the mountain side ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪ See, how we muster strong ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪ Play we our part ♪ ♪ Tramping along ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ If in the trial, in the trial we victors would be ♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay, each hand must stay ♪ ♪ If in the trial ♪ ♪ If in the trial, in the trial we victors would be ♪ ♪ Victors would be ♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Steady each hand must stay ♪ ♪ Sharp is the crack, 'tis done ♪ ♪ Lost is the chance, or won ♪ ♪ Right in the gold is it?

♪ ♪ Huzza!

the hit!

♪ ♪ Sharp is the crack, 'tis done ♪ ♪ Lost is the chance, or won ♪ ♪ Right in the gold is it?

♪ ♪ Huzza!

the hit!

♪ ♪ Sure be each eye to-day ♪ ♪ Sure, sure, sure be each eye to-day ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪ Huzza ♪ ♪ The hit ♪ ♪ The hit ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The sun will sink and light the west ♪ ♪ And touch the peaks with crimson glow ♪ ♪ Then shadows fill the vale with rest ♪ ♪ While the stars look peace on all below ♪ ♪ Shadows fill the vale ♪ ♪ Shadows fill the vale ♪ ♪ While the stars look peace on all below ♪ ♪ Shadows fill the vale ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪ While the stars look peace on all below ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sharp is the crack, 'tis done ♪ ♪ Lost is the chance, or won ♪ ♪ Right in the gold is it?

♪ ♪ Huzza ♪ ♪ Huzza ♪ ♪ Huzza, huzza ♪ ♪ In triumph then we take away ♪ ♪ In triumph then we take away ♪ ♪ And with our prizes homeward wend ♪ ♪ Through meadows sweet with new-mown hay ♪ ♪ A song exultant will we send ♪ ♪ A song exultant will we send ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ A song exultant will we send ♪ [ Indistinct singing ] ♪ A song exultant will we send ♪ ♪ Exultant will we send ♪ [ Song ends ] [ Applause ] >> "The Marksman," a popular but difficult piece for the students, but some had the help of English choir director James Henshaw.

And I asked Eileen Walentin from Somerset College in Florida about that.

>> It was an absolute joy to have James Henshaw work with us.

It wasn't just, "Okay, we're rehearsing the piece.

Make sure you're singing the notes right."

He actually took the time to work on technique, to work on vowel production, to work on their tone, to work on balance, to work on unity.

>> Here's one of the pieces that Eileen's students were very familiar with -- the Goodall version of "The Lord is My Shepherd."

♪♪ >> ♪ The Lord is my shepherd ♪ ♪ I shall not want ♪ ♪ He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ♪ ♪ He leadeth me beside the still waters ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The Lord is my shepherd ♪ ♪ I shall not want ♪ ♪ He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ♪ ♪ He leadeth me beside the still waters ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ I will fear no evil ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ I will fear no evil ♪ ♪ For you are with me ♪ ♪ You will comfort me ♪ ♪ You are with me ♪ ♪ You will comfort me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Comfort me ♪ ♪ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me ♪ ♪ All the days of my life ♪ ♪ And I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Forever ♪ [ Song ends ] [ Applause ] >> It was so fantastic.

I mean, like, all of us were just so fantastic singers and all of us coming together just by coming from schools, creating this one unified sound, it was so gorgeous.

I just -- You just had to be there.

Like, just being there, singing with them and hearing the resonance within the Cadogan Hall -- [ Sighs ] It was just wonderful.

>> I talked to people, and we got to, you know, share our love of music.

It was really awesome.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Applause ] >> My favorite song from when we performed at Cadogan Hall was "Over the Rainbow."

The arrangement -- First off, from the orchestra, that eerie vibe that you pick up from everyone, was honestly like -- it was, like, bone-chilling, and I really enjoyed it.

And then it turned into a settling, kind of almost matronly vibe.

Like, you know, you feel like, you know, you're at a sense of calm, a sense of ease.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ When all the world is a hopeless jumble ♪ ♪ And the raindrops tumble all around ♪ ♪ Heaven opens a magic lane ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When all the clouds darken up the skyway ♪ ♪ There's a rainbow highway to be found ♪ ♪ To be found ♪ ♪ Leading from your window pane ♪ ♪ From your window pane ♪ ♪ To a place behind the sun ♪ ♪ Just a step beyond the rain ♪ ♪ Somewhere over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Way up high ♪ ♪ There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby ♪ ♪ Somewhere over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Skies are blue ♪ ♪ And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true ♪ ♪ Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me ♪ ♪ Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops ♪ ♪ That's where you'll find me ♪ ♪ Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly ♪ ♪ Birds fly over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Why, then, oh, why can't I?

♪ ♪ Someday I'll wake and rub my eyes ♪ ♪ And in that land beyond the skies you'll find me ♪ ♪ I'll be a laughing daffodil ♪ ♪ And leave the silly cares that fill my mind behind me ♪ ♪ Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly ♪ ♪ Birds fly over the rainbow ♪ ♪ Why, then, oh, why can't I?

♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow ♪ ♪ Why, oh, why can't I?

♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Applause ] >> Tell me a bit about the places that you performed in London.

Cadogan Hall was one of them.

>> It's a beautiful venue.

It's intimate enough to where you can really feel the audience and their presence and how they're interacting with the performers, but it's big enough to feel special for the kids, too.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ Land of hope and glory ♪ ♪ Mother of the free ♪ ♪ How shall we extol thee ♪ ♪ Who are born of thee?

♪ ♪ Wider still and wider ♪ ♪ Shall thy bounds be set ♪ ♪ God who made thee mighty ♪ ♪ Make thee mightier ♪ ♪ God who made thee mighty ♪ ♪ Make thee mightier ♪ ♪ Y-e-e-e-et ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] >> Join us next time for more "Youth Music of the World," saluting young Americans in Europe.

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