Stunning Winter Tales from Voces8 at Wigmore Hall

Voces8

By David Truslove, 17 December 2023

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“Voces8 remains a compelling and stylish ensemble, tuning, blend and balance in a class of its own”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 14 December 2023

Byrd, Rorate caeli

Esmail, A Winter Breviary: The Unexpected Early Hour

Praetorius, Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

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

Pott, Balulalow

Dove, The Three Kings

Praetorius, Magnificat Quinti toni a 8

Beamish, In the Stillness

Mayernik, The Lamb

Traditional, Joseph and Mary (arr. John Rutter)

Anonymous, Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (arr. Stefan Claas)

Rathbone, The Oxen

Livingston, Silver Bells (arr. Blake Morgan)

Styne, Let It Snow! (arr. Jim Clements)

Coots, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (arr. Jim Clements)

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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

Energy and virtuosity from VOCES8 in an impressive Proms debut

Nick Boston, 22nd July

VOCES8 perform choral music spanning 800 years, including a BBC commission from Alexia Sloane, with great energy, articulation and virtuosity in an impressive Proms debut at Cadogan Hall.

****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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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.