A British vocal octet founded in 2003 by former choristers of the Westminster Abbey. The ensemble has been awarded many times at prestigious international competitions. Their repertoire includes both Renaissance polyphony and contemporary compositions, as well as numerous arrangements of jazz standards or pop music. A significant part of the works has been composed especially for the ensemble, among others as part of a ‘composer-resident’ or ‘arranger-resident’ cooperation.Voces8 has also made numerous world premieres of compositions of, among others, R. Panufnik, O.Gjeilo, P. Stopford. In addition to a capella songs, the group also performs vocal and instrumental music, in which they have been accompanied by L’arpeggiata, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and others.
Voces8 give concerts in Europe, North America and Asia performing at numerous festivals and singing in the best concert halls in the world, eg Royal Albert Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Vienna Konzerthaus or Tokyo Opera City. They also take part in many television and radio programs. The ensemble has recorded a dozen CDs for Decca and Signum Classics. In addition to artistic activity, Voces8 runs vocal workshops around the world according to their own method described in the book Voces8 Method.
Bazylika Mariacka
10 sierpnia 2018 | 20.30