Concert of Voces8: from the Renaissance to jazz and pop

Voces8 is delighted to present Sing Joyfully, a programme that celebrates the joy and beauty of voices in harmony. With music from the Renaissance to jazz and pop, this concert shows Voces8 at its versatile best.

Sacred music from Byrd, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninov is followed by English and Italian madrigals, as well as Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia, the colours and poetry of which come to life when performed by only eight voices.

You will also hear (and see!) some of the most popular of the group’s pop arrangements and a work from current Composer-in-Residence Jonathan Dove.

Programme

Byrd Sing Joyfully
Mendelssohn Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir
Rachmaninov Bogoroditse Devo
Jonathan Dove In Beauty May I Walk
Mundy Lightly She Whipped O’er the Dales
Marson The Nymphs and Shepherds Danced
Hunt Hark! Did Ye Ever Hear Such Sweet Singing?
Britten Hymn to St Cecilia
Monteverdi Book VI: Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata
Kate Rusby Underneath the Stars (arr. J Clements)
Ben Folds The Luckiest (arr. J Clements)
Demetrio & Beltrán Ruiz Sway (arr. L’Estrange)
Van Heusen Ain’t that a Kick in the Head (arr. J Clements)
Duke Ellington It Don’t Mean a Thing (arr. Parry)

Performers

Voces8