Voces8 - Equinox (2018)

The British vocal ensemble Voces8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the group performs repertoire from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements; versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression is central to the ensemble's performance ethos. Voces8 has performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Bridgewater Hall - Manchester, Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, Cité de la Musique - Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera City, National Centre for the Performing Arts - Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall and Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. Artistic collaborators have included the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, period ensembles Florilegium, L'Arpeggiata and La Folia Barockorchester, and violinist/artistic director Hugo Ticciati. This season they will perform with baroque violinist Rachel Podger with a new innovative project called Guardian Angel. In the 2017/18 Season the ensemble will be touring Europe extensively, returning to Russia, and making three tours to the USA; they will also make debut tours to Singapore and Mexico. With an ongoing programme of recordings and live broadcasts, Voces8 is heard regularly on international television and radio. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist and has released acclaimed recordings that have been at the top of the classical charts. Voces8 has premiered commissions from Roxanna Panufnik, Alexander Levine, Alec Roth, Ben Parry, Ola Gjeilo, Philip Stopford and Thomas Hewitt Jones. The group also performs bespoke arrangements written by arranger-in-residence, Jim Clements.

TRACKLIST

01. In Paradisum (Processional) 00:57
02. Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 03:56
03. A Hymn to the Virgin 03:55
04. Maria Durch ein Dornwald ging (Arr. Stefan Claas) 02:20
05. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein 01:55
06. Angelus ad Virginem 03:06
07. This Ember Night 06:53
08. The Passing of the Year: I. Invocation 01:18
09. The Passing of the Year: II. The narrow bud opens her b 02:49
10. The Passing of the Year: III. Answer July 02:00
11. The Passing of the Year: IV. Hot sun, cool fire 02:50
12. The Passing of the Year: V. Ah, Sun-flower! 02:07
13. The Passing of the Year: VI. Adieu! Farewell earth's bl 05:26
14. The Passing of the Year: VII. Ring out, wild bells 04:38
15. Magnificat 07:04
16. Ave Maris Stella 03:49
17. God Grant with Grace 01:23
18. In Beauty May I Walk 04:47
19. Requiem Aeternam 00:59
20. Pie Jesu (From "Requiem, Op. 48") (Arr. Barnaby Smith) 03:40
21. They Are at Rest 03:53
22. In Paradisum (Recessional) 01:04