Members of the world-renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8 join Oliver for an interview in advance of their concert at St. James Cathedral on March 4. Topics include the ensemble’s origin, championing and commissioning new music, education initiatives and the VOCES8 Foundation, and the qualities they are looking for as they hold auditions in Chicago!
The Impeccable Artistry of VOCES8
VOCES8 (Photo: Andy Staples)
Playlist
All selections performed by VOCES8.
Edward Elgar: Lux Aeterna (Nimrod)
Arranged by James Cameron
Lux
Decca 478 8053
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Magnificat Primi toni
A Choral Tapestry
Signum Classics SIGCD-283
Nat King Cole: Straighten Up and Fly Right
Arranged by Jim Clements
Evensong
VCM Records VCM-107
Eric Whitacre: A Boy and a Girl
After Silence
VOCES8 Records VCM-129A
Kate Rusby: Underneath the Stars
Eventide
Decca 478 5703
Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell
IV. “There is an old belief”
After Silence
VOCES8 Records VCM-129A
Paul Simon: The Sound of Silence
Arranged by Alexander L’Estrange
VOCES8
VOCES8 Records (for sale at concerts)
Ben Folds: The Luckiest
Arranged by Jim Clements
Lux
Decca 478 8053