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VOCES8 20th anniversary concert

VOCES8 are joined on stage at London's Barbican by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, VOCES8 Scholars, former members of the ensemble and special guests, as they celebrate their 20th anniversary.

VOCES8 celebrates two decades of inspiring music-making with its Barbican debut.

The multi-award winning vocal group will be joined on stage by the VOCES8 Scholars, former members of the ensemble and special guests, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in a typically diverse range of music. With music by their acclaimed former and current composers-in-residence Ola Gjeilo, Jonathan Dove, Roxanna Panufnik and Ken Burton, as well as arranger-in-residence Jim Clements, this is just the kind of programme that has won VOCES8 such a huge fanbase around the world.

Introduced by Martin Handley and recorded at London's Barbican Centre on 08 June.

Giovanni Croce: Buccinate in neomenia tuba
Rachmaninoff: Bogoroditse Devo
Jake Runestad: Let My Love Be Heard
Eric Whitacre: All seems beautiful to me
Caroline Shaw: and the swallow
Paul Smith: Nunc Dimittis
Elgar: Nimrod (Lux Aeterna)
Nat King Cole arr. Jim Clements: Straighten Up and Fly Right
Kate Rusby arr. Jim Clements: Underneath the Stars
Porter, Cole / Kander, John & Ebb, Fred / arr. Alexander L'Estrange: I Get a Kick out of New York

Interval

Orlando Gibbons: O Clap your hands - with V8 alumni
Ola Gjeilo: Serenity - with VOCES8 Scholars and violinist Jack Liebeck
Davis, Taylor Scott Davis: Effortlessly - with VOCES8 Scholars and violinist Jack Liebeck
Kristina Arakelyan: An Ode to the World - sung by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Jonathan Dove: Vertue - VOCES8 with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
Roxanna Panufnik: Love Endureth - VOCES8 with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
William Harris: Faire is the Heaven
Ken Burton: A Prayer
Charles Wood: Hail Gladdening Light

Release date:

2 hours, 14 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Jun 2025 19:30