VOCES8

The British ensemble VOCES8 is the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group. The ensemble performs an extensive repertory in both its a cappella concerts and collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, conductors, and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos. Program: “Let’s Fly Away”Taking its title from the exuberant final invitation of Come Fly with Me, Let’s Fly Away is a celebration of the extraordinary breadth and versatility of the human voice. Spanning over five centuries of music, the program moves freely between sacred polyphony, romantic choral writing, contemporary song, jazz standards, folk melodies and pop classics. From the radiant sonorities of William Byrd, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Anton Bruckner to the searching lyricism of Arvo Pärt, Caroline Shaw and Paul Smith and from the timeless sophistication of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart to the warmth of Ben Folds, Bobby McFerrin and Simon & Garfunkel, this program offers a kaleidoscopic journey through VOCES8’s famed mixed repertoire. Joyful, reflective, intimate and exuberant in turn, Let’s Fly Away is an invitation to experience VOCES8 at its most versatile and entertaining.