A Choral Tapestry / Voces 8

International award-winning octet Voces8 has established itself as the foremost young British a cappella vocal group. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique jazz and pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal color. 'A Choral Tapestry' explores the rich vocal timbres of sacred vocal music spanning five centuries. Interweaving genres create an ethereal sonic tapestry that centers on the haunting beauty of William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices. The program includes anthems and motets from the English Chapel Royal, the Sistine Chapel in Rome and St. Thomas' Church, Leipzig

"The slickest of the lottwo parts King's Singers, three parts Swingle Singers, a dash of Bobby McFerrinn and California sunshinefans of a cappella ought to hear this, not just for the singing but the production values and Jim Clements audacious arrangements." -BBC

American Record Guide, July / August 2012
If you haven't heard these marvelous singers, I urge you to give this one a try. You may well have never heard intricate polyphony or complex harmonic structures quite so precisely delineated as they are here, in a collectively cool and transparent overall vocal context; still, they are capable of more full-throated sonorities at need. Their technical and interpretive qualities leave nothing to be desired. We choral nuts thus have yet another fabulous English vocal ensemble to keep track of, amid Britain's embarrassment of top-tier choirs. Sound quality is faultless, and the interesting multi-fold booklet that doubles as a group poster wraps up a package you won't regret investing in.

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Recording information: Brinkham Priory, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011).

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Bruckner, Anton : Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30

Ensemble: Voces 8
Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1879

Byrd, William : Liber primus sacrarum cantionum

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Byrd, William : Mass for Four Voices :: Kyrie

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1592-1593

Monteverdi, Claudio : Cantate Domino

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: circa 1615

Victoria, Tomás Luis de : O magnum mysterium

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1572

Palestrina, Giovanni : Magnificat primi toni a 8

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Brahms, Johannes : Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen?, motet for chorus, Op. 74/1

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 8 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1863-1864

Traditional Spiritual : Go Down Moses

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: by 1865

Gibbons, Orlando : O clap your hands

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Reger, Max : Das Agnus Dei ( "O Lamm Gottes, unschüldig"), sacred song for chorus, Op. 138/6

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 09/1914

Reger, Max : Wir glauben en einen Gott, sacred song for chorus, Op. 138/8

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 09/1914

Brahms, Johannes : Fest- und Gedenksprüche (3) for double chorus, Op. 109

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 7 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1886-1888

Traditional Spiritual : Steal Away to Jesus, spiritual

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Rheinberger, Joseph : Abendlied, for chorus, Op. 69/3

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Tavener, John : The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1982

Byrd, William : Mass for Four Voices :: Agnus Dei

Notes: Brinkburn Priory, Northumberland, England (03/04/2011-03/07/2011)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1592-1593

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