O: is it me or does the female vocal in the River Belle seem to be capable of singing higher notes?
It most likely sounds high because there's a build up that starts pretty low.
The way voices work... if you make a note too high... the voice just won't sing it. So if you make high notes... you have an awkward pause.
EDIT:
[video=youtube;NJpJU4vxKt0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJpJU4vxKt0&feature=youtu.be[/video]
Full male ensemble?
Do you prefer this over the previous version?
If so, I'll release the MML.