Voces8 – Choral Dances

VOCES8 return to Malvern with their new programme Choral Dances, following their sell out concert here in 2019.

William Byrd – Haec Dies
Benjamin Britten – Choral Dances from Gloriana
Nat King Cole – Straighten Up and Fly Right
Irving Berlin – Cheek to Cheek
Sergei Rachmaninov – Bogoroditse Devo
Jake Runestad – Make my Love be Heard
Palestrina – Magnificat Primi Toni

Interval

JS Bach – Bourée (arr)
Thomas Weelkes – As Vesta Was
Lassus – Dessus le Marché D’Arras
Kate Rusby – Underneath the Stars
Van Morrison – Moon Dance
Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltran Ruiz – Sway
Bart Howard, Jimmy van Heusen and Sammy Cahn – Come Fly me to the Moon

The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, composers and soloists. In a busy season it will give 100 concerts around the world, release the album “Infinity” with Decca Classics, and publish sheet music with Edition Peters. It also continues 2 exciting initiatives: the ground-breaking online festival LIVE From London which to date has broadcast 70 concerts and sold 150,000 tickets in 75 countries; and the VOCES8 Digital Academy – an online choral programme featuring live interaction and video resources for choirs around the world. The ensemble is proud to be working with its Composer-in-Residence Roxanna Panufnik, and Arranger-in-Residence Jim Clements. VOCES8 is passionate about music education and is the flagship ensemble of its music charity the VOCES8 Foundation.

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