VOCES8 | Towards Paradise
Towards Paradise traces a journey through music of longing, faith, consolation, and peace; a pilgrimage towards rest, light, and eternity.
Saturday, February 20, 2027 at 7:30 pm
$40 General | $35 Senior 60+ | $10 Student
Redeemer Presbyterian Church
2111 Alexander Ave
Austin, TX 78722
“The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’ with meticulous timing and tuning.” Gramophone Magazine
“VOCES8’s gorgeous sound, impeccable ensemble and intense responsiveness to text, harmony and melodic shape is all of the highest quality. Hearing them sing is a joy.” BBC Music Magazine
“VOCES8 is the Rolls-Royce of British a cappella ensembles.” The Arts Desk
The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is the world’s top streaming classical vocal group and proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, and conductors. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos, which is shared both online and in person. VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes “Music Education For All,” reaching up to 40,000 people annually.
VOCES8 has performed at many notable venues from Wigmore Hall to Sydney Opera House. This season they perform over 100 concerts globally. Online the VOCES8 Digital Academy and the LIVE From London digital festival continue. They publish music and educational material with VOCES8 Publishing, E.C. Schirmer and Edition Peters, including The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smith. Taylor Scott Davis is Composer-in-Residence with Jim Clements as Arranger-in-Residence. Their new album is “TWENTY,” joining previous releases “Nightfall,” “A Choral Christmas,” Christopher Tin’s “The Lost Birds” (a Grammy-Award nominee), “Home” conducted by Eric Whitacre, featuring “The Sacred Veil” and “Seven Psalms” by Paul Simon.
VOCES8:
Savannah Porter, soprano
Eleonora Poignant, soprano
Katie Jeffries-Harris, alto
Barnaby Smith, alto and artistic director
Blake Morgan, tenor [Monty Charles?]
Euan Williamson, tenor
Christopher Moore, baritone
Dominic Carver, bass
Program
Giovanni Croce – Buccinate in neomenia tuba
Henry Purcell – Thou Knowest, Lord
Ola Gjeilo – Ubi Caritas
Felix Mendelssohn – Richte Mich, Gott
Pablo Casals – O vos omnes
Antonio Lotti – Crucifixus à 8
Orlando Gibbons – Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
Arvo Pärt – The Deer’s Cry
Orlando Gibbons – O Clap Your Hands
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Magnificat Primi Toni
Robert White – Christe Qui Lux
Charles Villiers Stanford – Beati Quorum Via
Stephen Paulus – Hymn to the Eternal Flame
Caroline Shaw – and the swallow
Stephen Paulus – The Road Home
Spiritual, arr. David Blackwell – Steal Away
Gustav Holst – Nunc Dimittis