Alasdair Middleton's charming poems provide the texts for this 13-minute work comprising four songs for children's voices with trumpet, violoncello, and piano. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
A nostalgic vision of childhood relived through dreams, this is a work of subtlety - yet it is powerful and expressive. The music has an incandescent freshness; the flugelhorn soloist heard at the opening
Commissioned by the BBC for the 2000 Proms music festival, this work presents a vision for the future. No matter how technologically developed the world may become, the big questions will always remain the
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This collection of Argentinean tangos for either high voice or medium-low voice and piano offers a cross section of tango across the ages, from the beginnings through the Gardel era, the golden age and
Todd Boss's poem We Tend to Sleep Better When the Clock Is Wound provides the text for this dreamy work that gently unfurls as a clock ticks through the night. Accompanied only by a solo horn in F,
Propelled forward by repeated motives on the text I Shall Arise, this exciting concert work sets a poem from Dora Sigerson Shorter. Affirming and brimming with confidence, it builds to a thrilling
Commissioned by VOCES8 in 2020, this reflective piece is setting of a text from poet Jacqueline Goldfinger. Creating a period of calm during winter storms where we reflect on what we have lost but rise up
Asking the simple but fundamental questions about the need for human contact, this eight-part a cappella concert work features a sustained texture of cluster harmonies with melody lines that call out "Can
Commissioned as a contemporary response to Thomas Tallis' Latin anthem Loquebantur variis linguis, this a cappella anthem uses verses from the Psalms to pick up on the theme of many tongues
Using the traditional Latin text, this modern a cappella concert work for divisi treble choir expresses the thought "Look to the light and you will never see the shadows."
This ancient carol of lament is beautifully arranged with unison lines and subtle harmonies that perfectly complement the spirit of the piece. Arranged for the VOCES8 Scholars and APOLLO5, it remains
Extracted from Gaspard's Christmas, a concert program by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in which a friendly fox named Gaspard entertains young concertgoers, this festive original is a treat
With original words by Katrina Shepherd, this short, lush Christmas carol beautifully captures the hushed rapture of a small parish church in a snowbound landscape just before Christmas.
Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah caused a sensation at its world première performance, sung in English, in Birmingham UK in August 1846. The huge forces marshalled for the occasion delighted
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This collection contains 48 of the most popular German-language folk songs, arranged for three-part choir (soprano, alto, baritone). Covering a wide variety of styles, it combines a selection of pieces from
This epic work evokes moods, events, and sounds, including West African drumming and indigenous melodies, inspired by an ethnomusicological research visit to Nigeria. A primary musical theme is an
This arrangement of the well-known Basque carol features a lilting melody with an English text and a sublimely clean harmonic texture. The setting mixes sonorous choral chords with soft accompanying lines,
This sentimental setting of the Christmas poem by Thomas Hardy evokes the nostalgia of the season with its warm, close harmonies in an arrangement famously sung by both the Swingle Singers and VOCES8.
Setting a text from the Book of Isaiah, this eight-minute work is a reflective composition featuring alto and baritone solos, with sections of counterpoint that build the intensity and journey of one of
Part of the VOCES8 Singles series, this celebratory piece takes its inspiration from the traditions of the early 20th-century English church. Including a significant part for organ, the choral writing based
This beautiful arrangement of the traditional Spiritual brings calm alongside a pensive hope. The piano writing is as much an independent part as an accompaniment, helping to bring about a sense of peace
This is an exquisite piece with text by the 13th-century Persian mystic known as Rumi. This arrangement is very still, pure, and possesses a quiet intensity. Slow-moving chords overlap and interweave
This is a fantastic arrangement of the classic piece that makes for an entertaining stage performance. Arranged for VOCES8, this song with a sultry Latin groove and a cappella styling is perfect for pop or
An exquisite and evocative setting of Paul Simon's folk-rock classic, this VOCES8 arrangement remains true to the spirit of the original, embracing Simon and Garfunkel's haunting vocal style.