November 21, 2018
Voces8 has been highly praised for its Capella Octet from the UK, focusing on medieval and Renaissance work and unique arrangements of modern pop tunes. This episode is an interview with Burnaby Smith, the group’s artistic director and countertenor. We discuss the group’s history and educational outreach, the creative challenges of Chamber song, and some of the sacred works the group has recorded over the past decade.
This episode includes the following recordings with permission from Voces8 (links are in the lyrics):
William Bird (1538-1623), Warning from Choral tapestry2011 http://www2.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/vigilate_(william_byrd)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Corpus Christi Carroll from
Eventide2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/corpus_christi_carol#lyrics
Anonymous French, Angelus Ad Virginem from
equinox2018 http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/bvm/angelusadvirg.html
link
Cluny Media, New Catholic Publishing Company https://clunymedia.com
voces8 http://www.voces8.com
Voces8 Music Store http://www.voces8.com/shop
VCM Foundation https://vcm.foundation/
Good article on William Byrd’s Catholicism https://www.firstthings.com/article/2014/03/a-double-life
