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Welcome to our 62nd Season
(2011-2012)

The fourth concert of the 2011-2012 Season is
VOCES8
on Monday, February 20, 2012:

group photo from the album "Evensong"
 The international award-winning octet VOCES8 has established itself as the foremost young British a cappella group. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique jazz and pop arrangements,the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color.

Founded in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster Abbey, VOCES8 first achieved success in 2005, winning first prize at the International Choral Grand Prix in Gorizia, Italy. Subsequently the group has performed widely in the UK, Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.

VOCES8’s career has developed both in the classical choral scene and the world of a cappella. In 2009, the group’s first commercial album, Evensong, was nominated for a CARA. The group’s most recent release, Aces High, is a scintillating collection of VOCES8’s unique interpretations of jazz and pop favourites and theme tunes from the legendary James Bond movies. The group’s latest release is a collection of motets by J. S. Bach.

Steal Away featuring VOCES8's, Dingle Yandell as bass Soloist:

 

 
 

 

in performance in Texas
photo courtesy American Choral Directors Association

 

From a photo shoot in England

 

performing in Beijing
Photo courtesy City Weekend, Beijing

 

Press Photo
Photo courtesy The Birmingham News

 

Some press reviews of VOCES8 music:

Exceptionally fresh and charming - both timeless and new.

- Melvyn Bragg

Be it Choral, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical Spiritual or whatever genre you'd care to put them in, Voces8 is one of the best a cappella groups we've ever heard.
- John Neal

VOCES8 have done a super job with the Miss Marple Theme (I love the words!). What a talented young group they are.
- John Rutter

The a cappella ensemble VOCES8 is about as versatile a vocal group as you'll find.

In a concert anchored by motets and lieder by Bach, Bruckner and Brahms, the two women and six men flipped to the Beach Boys, back to Reger, then proceeded to Gershwin, Bernstein and doo-wop without missing a beat.
- Michael Huebner, The Birmingham News (Feb 12, 2011)

Below VOCES8 performs a medley of operatic classics. This witty compilation was penned especially for VOCES8 by the group's Composer in Residence, Jim Clements and is performed here in Autun Opera House, Autun, France:

 

You can also visit their website and their Facebook Page for much more information about them and their music.

VOCES8 has numerous performances available for viewing and listening on YouTube. Some highlights are:

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updated: February 25, 2012