Name: VOCES8
Start: 2024-12-13T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario M5S 1W2

The Grammy Award nominated British vocal ensemble makes its Koerner Hall debut with a special Christmas concert.
Touring globally, VOCES8 performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in 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 which is shared both online and in person.
“VOCES8 are the Rolls-Royce of British a cappella ensembles.” (The Arts Desk)

Program: Winter Tales
Chant: Angelus ad Virginem (arr. VOCES8)
Reena Esmail: “The Unexpected Early Hour”
Michael Praetorius: “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen”
Kerensa Briggs: “A Tender Shoot”
Sergei Rachmaninov: “Bogoroditse Devo”
Tamsin Jones: “Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est”
Philip Stopford: “Lully, Lulla, Lullay”
Hieronymus Praetorius: “Magnificat Quinti Toni”
Hieronymus Praetorius: “Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein”
Hieronymus Praetorius: “In Dulci Jubilo”
Elizabeth Poston: “Jesus Christ the Apple Tree”
“In Dulci Jubilo” (arr. Robert Lucas Pearsall)
Luke Wenceslas Mayernik: “The Lamb”
Traditional Scandinavian: “Mitt hjerte alltid vanker” (arr. Blake Morgan)
Traditional: “Joseph and Mary” (arr. John Rutter)
Traditional: “Silent Night” (arr. James Burton)
Jay Livingston & Ray Evans: “Silver Bells” (arr. Blake Morgan)
Jule Steyn: “Let it Snow” (arr. Jim Clements)