top of page

Choirboy Inhales Helium

  • Writer: Steven Hansen
    Steven Hansen
  • Apr 3, 2021
  • 1 min read

On April 1, 2014, the legendary Choir of King’s College Cambridge found a possible solution enabling older choir boys to continue to hit those angelic high Cs required for performing some traditional compositions. And on that particular day, the angelic assistance took the form of a big balloon of helium.


In this groundbreaking performance of Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere” in the historic chapel, a male choral scholar is able to hit a C6 (a soprano C, to you and me) simply aided by a gulp of helium from his balloon.



Comments


Happiness Archive

Stories, hacks and odd facts that make us happy.

Get our Happiness Stories delivered right to your inbox - SUBSCRIBE today!

Thanks for submitting! We'll let you know when we post new stories on our site.

HEADER VIDEO:  Early summer in the country by Elements.envato.com

© 2025 by Happiness Archive   

bottom of page