VOCES8

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GREAT VOCALISTS
The Art of Expression: Music of the Renaissance
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN  –  Spiritus sanctus vivificans 
PÉROTIN  –  Viderunt omnes (extract) 
ORLANDO GIBBONS  –  Drop, Drop, Slow Tears  
THOMAS TALLIS – O Nata Lux   
JOSQUIN DES PREZ  –  Ave Maria Virgo Serena 
JEAN MOUTON  –  Nesciens Mater
TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA  –  Regina Caeli á 8  
ORLANDO DI LASSO  –  Gloria from Missa Bell' Amfitrit' Altera 
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA  –  Magnificat Primi Toni 
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI  –  Book VI: Lagrime D’Amante al Sepolcro Dell’Amata (Sestina Madrigals) 
THOMAS MORLEY  –  Hard by a Crystal Fountain 
THOMAS WEELKES  –  As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending 
WILLIAM BYRD  –  Haec Dies 
WILLIAM BYRD  –  Ave Verum 
ORLANDO GIBBONS  –  O Clap Your Hands 

The Renaissance saw increasing freedom and development in music, with more variety in range, rhythm, notation, form and harmony than ever before. Music became a vehicle for personal expression, with composers finding ways to make vocal music ever more expressive. This program charts some of the most prolific and influential European composers of the age, with a reflection on their legacy through the response of contemporary composers.

“The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance,” writes Gramophone Magazine. “They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’ with meticulous timing and tuning.” The “Rolls-Royce of British a cappella ensembles” (The Arts Desk), the 2023 Grammy-nominated British ensemble brings their signature virtuosity of vocal chamber music to repertoire from early to modern.
 

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