British Vocal Ensemble VOCES8 Releases "Lux"
The British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is now established as one of the most versatile and best-loved singing groups in the world. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the ensemble performs a repertory from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions and arrangements. On February 3, they will release their brand new album via DECCA MUSIC, "Lux."
Lux (the Latin for "light") brings hope, banishes darkness and nurtures both the body and the spirit - it has inspired composers from the earliest times until the present day. The album finds the British ensemble tackling a luminous selection of pieces spanning over 400 years: from Thomas Tallis and Gregorio Allegri to Massive Attack (Teardrop) and Ben Folds Five (The Luckiest - which appeared on the soundtrack for Richard Curtis's film About Time).
One of the songs, Paul Mealor's "Ubi Caritas," was commissioned by Prince William and sung at the Prince's wedding to Catherine Middleton in 2011. "Lux" features works by two of the most talked about composers of our time: Norway's Ola Gjeilo and Will Todd (UK). The album also includes popular classics such as Allegri's "Miserere" and Elgar's "Nimrod."
In recent seasons VOCES8 has performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Cite de la Musique Paris, Tokyo Opera City, National Concert Hall Taipei, National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing, Shanghai Concert Hall, Tel Aviv Opera House and Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. Highlights of the 2014/2015 season include performances at Bozar Brussels, Lund Festival, Berliner Dom, Hamburg Laeiszhalle, Canterbury Festival, 3 Choirs Festival, Moscow International House of Music, the ACDA National Convention in Salt Lake City, return visits to Tokyo Opera City, Wigmore Hall, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, La Folle Journée France, and a debut tour of Canada.
Track Listing
01. Ubi Caritas (1999)
02. O Nata Lux
03. Lux Aeterna
04. Teardrop
05. Mother Of God, Here I Stand
06. Miserere
07. Stars
08. Ave Maria 1
09. Prayer To A Guardian Angel
10. Bogoroditse Devo
11. O Nata Lux
12. The Luckiest
13. Corde Natus Ex Parentis
14. My Lord Has Come
15. Ubi Caritas
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