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The ever-versatile and always entertaining vocal ensemble VOCES8 celebrates the extraordinary breadth and variety of the human voice.Taking its title from the final invitation of ‘Come Fly with Me’, made famous by Frank Sinatra, Let’s Fly Away is an exhilarating ride. Spanning over five centuries of music, the programme moves freely between sacred polyphony and jazz standards, romantic choral writing and contemporary song, folk tunes and pop classics. The radiant sonorities of Byrd, Palestrina and Bruckner sit next to the searching lyricism of Arvo Pärt and Paul Smith, and the timeless sophistication of Rodgers and Hart complements the big-hearted warmth of Ben Folds, Bobby McFerrin and Simon & Garfunkel.
VOCES8 are famed for their verve and versatility; appropriately for the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group, this is a live concert of their extensive mixed repertoire – joyful, reflective, intimate and exuberant.
Programme
Byrd Laudibus in sanctis
Mendelssohn Richte mich, Gott
Arvo Pärt The Deer’s Cry
Nat ‘King’ Cole (arr. Clements) Straighten Up and Fly Right
Rodgers & Hart (arr. L’Estrange) Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Paul Smith Kyrie
Bruckner Locus iste
Taylor Scott Davis The Wonder of It All (world premiere)
Palestrina Magnificat primi toni
Mumford & Sons (arr. Clements) Timshel
Bobby McFerrin The 23rd Psalm
Ben Folds (arr. Clements) The Luckiest
Schubert Die Liebe
The Beatles (arr. Clements) Free as a Bird
Simon & Garfunkel (arr. L’Estrange) The Sound of Silence
Berlin (arr. Clements) Cheek to Cheek
Howard/Van Heusen/Cahn (arr. L’Estrange) Come Fly with Me
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Event venue
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace,London, United Kingdom
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