Energy and virtuosity from VOCES8 in an impressive Proms debut

By Nick Boston, 24 July 2019

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 22 July 2019

von Bingen, Spiritus sanctus vivificans

Pérotin, Viderunt omnes (excerpt)

des Prez, Ave Maria … Virgo serena

Mouton, Nesciens mater virgo virum

Victoria, Salve Regina a 8

Dove, Vadam et circuibo civitatem

de Lassus, Missa 'Bell'Amfitrit'altera' – Gloria

Palestrina, Magnificat primi toni

Byrd, Sing joyfully unto God our strength

Sloane, Earthward (BBC commission: world premiere)

Gibbons, O clap your hands together

Rachmaninov, Vespers (Bogoroditsye Dyevo), Op.37: Ave Maria

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Stunning Winter Tales from Voces8 at Wigmore Hall

David Truslove, 14th December

Once again Voces8 entertain a packed audience with an eclectic programme sung with thrilling precision and excellent presentation.

*****

Joy, sadness and excitement in Bach's Mass in B minor

Sandra Bowdler, 4th April

An exemplary performance of Bach’s somewhat mysterious Mass in B minor, in Live from London's Spring series.

****1

Guardian Angel: Rachel Podger and VOCES8

Jane Shuttleworth, 3rd August

Angels abound as Rachel Podger joins with VOCES8 for a collaborative exploration built around music from her Guardian Angel album.

****1

Light shining through tears: VOCES8 at Milton Abbey

Jane Shuttleworth, 1st August

Light shines through tears in a concert with a luxurious line-up of VOCES8, the Academey of Ancient Music and Robert Hollingworth at the Milton Abbey Music Festival in Dorset.

****1

An inventive Dido and Aeneas in Utrecht

David Pinedo, 5th September

A refreshing, unconventional reworking of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by L'Arpeggiata in Utrecht.

****1

Edle Dissonanzen im Advent: VOCES8 beim Chor-Festival Live from London

Michael Vieth, 1st December

VOCES8 und Rachel Podger eröffneten mit Engelsmusik in London eine Folge festlicher Auftritte internationaler Vokalensembles.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.