Voces8 is a vocal octet, founded in London in 2003. They sing a wide range of music, from medieval and Renaissance choral works to jazz and 21st-century pieces. They also love to teach the art of choral singing, mentoring the next generation of singers in a group called the Voces8 Scholars. We'll hear holiday music from Voces8 and the Voces8 Scholars on today's show.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Traditional Polish, arr: Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher: Jezus Malusienki
Hania Rani, piano | Dobrawa Czocher, cello
Album: Winter Tales
DG 28948615049
George Chadwick: Noel, from Symphonic Sketches
St. Olaf Orchestra | Chung Park, conductor
St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
Susan Brumfield: See Amid the Winter's Snow
Spivey Hall Children's Choir | Martha Shaw, conductor
Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA
Michael Delalande: Simphonies des noels/Christmas Symphony
The King's Violins | Bernard Labadie, conductor
Album: Simphonies des Noels: A Treasury of Baroque Christmas Concerti
Dorian 90180
Traditional Venezuelan, arr. Michael Culloton: Nino Lindo
Choral Arts Ensemble | Michael Culloton, conductor
Album: Joy to the World
Rochester 102009
Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, & Harry Simeone, arr. George Andrews: The Little Drummer Boy
The Hampton String Quartet
Album: What if Mozart Wrote Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
RCA 5625
Franz Gruber: Silent Night
Lahti Symphony Orchestra | Osmo Vanska, conductor
Album: Christmas Wonderland
Bis 947
Traditional: Away in a Manger / Friendly Beasts
Adagio Trio
Album: Winter Gift
Adagio Trio 2
Timothy Stephens, arr. Desmond Earley: The Adoration of the Magi
Katherine Hunka, violin | Tristan Russcher, piano | The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin | Irish Chamber Orchestra | Desmond Earley, conductor
Album: Be All Merry
Signum 643
Hour 2
Ola Gjeilo: Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III)
Ben Hancox, violin | Voces8
Album: Ola Gjeilo
London/Decca 24646
Pietro Locatelli: Concerto grosso in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 8
Concerto Copenhagen | Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor
Album: Per la Notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concerto
Naxos 8574264
Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 6
Concerto Copenhagen | Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor
Album: Per la Notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concerto
Naxos 8574264
Traditional English, arr. Barnaby Smith: Coventry Carol
Voces8 Scholars
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, Saint Paul, MN
Traditional German, arr. Robert Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo
Voces8
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, Saint Paul, MN
Mykola Leontovych, arr.: Peter Wilhousky: Carol of the Bells
Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars
Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Recording Studio, Saint Paul, MN
Ottorino Respighi: Notturno
Roberto Plano, piano
Grand Piano Series, Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples, FL
Ottorino Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano: Movement 2 L'Adorazione dei Magi
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège | John Neschling, conductor
Album: Respighi: Vetrate di Chiesa | Il Tramonto | Trittico botticelliano
Naxos 2250
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