Voces8

Voces8 is the international award winning a cappella octet from the United Kingdom. Formed in 2005, Voces8 has a diverse repertoire ranging from early English and European Renaissance choral work, such as Orlando Gibbons to their own arrangements of jazz and pop songs. The group has recently recorded a new disc of a cappella jazz and pop arrangements.

The group has recorded a number of CD's. 'From Gibbons to Gershwin' (2007), 'Blessings' (2006), 'Snowed In' (2006).

Voces8 is the flagship ensemble of Voces Cantabiles Music, a music foundation based in South East England. Other ensembles in this organisation include [http://www.vocescantabiles.com Voces Cantabiles] , the international award winning chamber choir. Voces Cantabiles, conducted by Barnaby Smith, has released a CD of previously unrecorded music by the Renaissance composer, Robert Parsons, on Naxos.

Voces8 performs in concert across the UK and in Europe, and won 1st prize and the audience vote for Best Act at the challenging International Choral Competition in Gorizia, Italy, 2005. In 2006 Voces8 won two first prizes at the international choral competition in Tolosa, Spain.

The group has appeared on the BBC and performed on television and radio in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Slovenia, France, Spain and Italy.

Voces8 members:Catherine Backhouse (soprano)Rachel Major (soprano)Chris Wardle (counter-tenor)Barnaby Smith (counter-tenor)Charles MacDougall (tenor)Robin Bailey (tenor)Paul Smith (baritone)Dingle Yandell (bass)

'Rich sounds of beautifully blended voices intertwining in pristine velvety textures. The a cappella group Voces8 offers more: an impressive stage presence with imaginative theatricality and a well balanced programme' - Malcolm Miller,Classical Music Daily www.mvdaily.com, May 2006 [http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2006/02/voces1.htm MV Daily]

'To hear Voces8 is an aural experience for their crisp intonation, sensitive attention to phrasing and the ability to produce a sound that spans the entire range of vocal colour.' - David Sonin, Ham and High, July 2006 [http://www.hamhigh.co.uk]

External links

* [http://www.voces8.com Voces8.com for more information]
* [http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2006/02/voces1.htm MV Daily]
* [http://uk.visitlondon.com/whats_on/open_rehearsal/event_32.html Open Rehearsal]
* [http://www.ipos-mk.cz/clanek.asp?ID=628 Czech Republic]
* [http://www.musicmanifesto.co.uk/signatories/signatory.cfm Music Manifesto]
* [http://www.hatchmyideas.co.uk Hatch My Ideas]
* [http://www.vocescantabilesmusic.org.uk Voces Cantabiles Music]