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Review: An exquisite and evocative arrangement by Alexander L'Estrange of Paul Simon's 1960s classic song as performed by Simon and Garfunkel. This 4.5-minute unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement embraces the classic folk-rock song style so loved by Simon and Garfunkel. Alexander L'Estrange is a multi-faceted composer, arranger, jazz musician and choral animateur who has been dubbed 'the added 9th of choral music'.
Review: The classic Irving Berlin tune that was sung by Fred Astaire in the movie Top Hat, here in a 3-minute arrangement by Jim Clements for unaccompanied SSAATTBB. A wistful start leads to an effortless swing arrangement over a walking bass. From VOCES8 arranger-in-residence Jim Clements, who helped create the distinctive jazz sound of VOCES8.
Review: This arrangement is one of several Jim was commissioned to write by Voces8 for their Christmas album, Snowed In, and it was nominated for a 2009 CARA award. Its stillness and simplicity is intended to evoke both the awe and fear that Mary must have felt upon being told she was to give birth to the long-expected Messia Jim Clements is a British choral composer, arranger, orchestrator, and singer. He has written for numerous world-famous artists, including Tom Jones, The King's Singers, Tim Minchin, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been nominated for three CARA awards. His music is published by Edition Peters, and has been recorded on Decca Classics, Inertia Records, Priory Records, Signum Classics, Universal Records, and others. He is a member of the GRAMMY-nominated early music vocal ensemble, Stile Antico, which records exclusively for Harmonia Mundi.
Review: A wonderful unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement made for VOCES8 by Naomi Crellin of the classic Simon and Garfunkel song. This 3.5-minute arrangement revels in the atmosphere of the original song while also fusing brilliant harmonies. Naomi Crellin is an Australian composer, arranger and musical director/singer with a cappella ensemble 'The Idea of North'.
Review: Eight songs for eight-part vocal groups. The VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook includes many of the group's favorite songs - ranging from folk and classical through spiritual and pop.
Songlist: Feeling Good, Nobody Does It Better, Folksong Medley, Erlkoenig, Shenandoah, Opera Medley, Wade in the Water, The Luckiest
Review: A gorgeous unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement of Manning Sherwin's classic song, surely one of the most famous melodies from the 1930s. Written to be performed at leisurely pace with indulgent harmonies, and 3.5 minutes in length.
Review: A sublime and otherworldly 4.5-minute arrangement by Geoff Lawson of the iconic 2001 song by the British rock band Radiohead. Arranged for SATB (with divisi) and piano (with an option for strings and harp replacing piano). Flowing and mysterious, tranquil yet pensive, Pyramid Song is both simple and complex and endlessly fascinating. Geoff Lawson is an arranger and orchestrator who frequently works with VOCES8 on arrangements for their albums.
Review: A fantastic arrangement by Alexander L'Estrange of Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltran Ruiz's classic piece that makes for an entertaining stage performance piece. Arranged for unaccompanied SSAATTBB, this 4-minute sultry Latin groove is perfect for dance-themed or jazz programming. Alexander L'Estrange is a multi-faceted composer, arranger, jazz musician and choral animateur who has been dubbed 'the added 9th of choral music'.
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This vocal arrangement of the classic Schubert song by Jim Clements for VOCES8 tells the terrifying tale of a young boy and his father being chased by the Erl King. Each voice has a chance to inhabit the characters from the story, while Schubert's original piano part is brought to life by the other voices.
Arranger: Jim Clements | Performed By: Voces8
This 5 minute arrangement by Emily Dickens for VOCES8 draws together a pair of stunningly emotive melodic lines from the Scottish and Irish folk traditions: My Lagan Love and She Moved Through the Fair. The lower voices create a drone on which the tenor and upper voices explore the beautifully simple and instantly recognisable harmonies of these folk songs.
Arranger: Emily Dickens | Performed By: Voces8
This arrangement of the well-known Basque carol was among the first to be written for us by our Arranger-in-Residence, Jim Clements. Mixing sonorous choral chords with soft accompanying lines, this setting finds both the glory and humility of the Angel's appearance to the Virgin. Such is the popularity of the arrangement that it has always formed an important part of the group's seasonal programming and is recorded on ouralbum, 'Christmas'.
Arranger: Jim Clements | Performed By: Voces8
For their wedding ceremony, Jim's wife requested that he set this beautiful text by W.B. Yeats, to be performed by a choir of their friends.
Arranger: Jim Clements | Performed By: Voces8
This beautiful folk song was commissioned as part of our fifth anniversary celebrations in 2012, and was included in our EP 'In the Beginning' and on our US concert tour. It has always been a fun challenge to perform, with gorgeous flowing lines and a great opening solo for the bass. Our annual visit to sing for friends in the Shenandoah Valley is never complete without a rendition of this arrangement; performing it at Abbey Road Studios was also an unforgettable experience.
Arranger: Thomas Hewitt-Jones | Performed By: Voces8
The composer's poem is based on the early 15th Century Middle English carol 'This Endris Night', that is cast as a discourse between Mary and the infant Jesus, where her lament alternates with his responses on what the future holds. In the arrangement the sacred meaning is combined with the secular tradition of Ember Days, so that it is not clear whether the poem is religious or secular, nor if the poet is expressing personal belief or musing on the passing of the year. The composition worked so wonderfully with the themes of the VOCES8 album, 'Equinox'.
Arranger: Graham Lack | Performed By: Voces8
Underneath the Stars, in this beautiful arrangement for SATB choir by Jim Clements, is one of the most requested songs performed by the group. It is featured on the VOCES8 Album 'Eventide' on the Decca Classics Label.
Arranger: Jim Clements | Performed By: Voces8
Arranged by Jim Clements for Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir and adapted for VOCES8, this is a beautiful song of faith and hope which is as enjoyable to listen to as to sing.
Arranger: Jim Clements | Performed By: Voces8
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