BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Âé¶čÊÓÆ”//College Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:/calendar/export/ical?tags[0]=VOCES8 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT PRIORITY:0 CLASS:PUBLIC UID:46010-74802@gustavus.edu DTSTAMP:20250504T103432Z SUMMARY:VOCES8 DESCRIPTION:The Âé¶čÊÓÆ” music department welcomes VOCES8\, the internation ally acclaimed vocal ensemble\, for a special performance in Christ Chapel. The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspir e people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians\, orchestras\, conductors and solo ists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are centr al to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. The concert will also feature the Âé¶čÊÓÆ” Choir und er the direction of Dr. Brandon Dean.The 2023 Grammy-nominated British voca l ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the jo y of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchest ras\, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse mus ical expression are central to the ensemble's performance and education eth os which is shared both online and in person.VOCES8 has performed at many n otable venues since its inception in 2005 including Wigmore Hall\, Elbphilh armonie Hamburg\, Berlin Philharmonie\, CitĂ© de la Musique Paris\, Vienna Konzerthaus\, Tokyo Opera City\, NCPA Beijing\, Sydney Opera House\, Mariin sky Theatre Concert Hall\, Victoria Concert Hall Singapore\, Palacio de Bel las Artes Mexico City amongst many others. This season they perform over 10 0 concerts around the world\, their 20th Anniversary season\, including a b irthday celebration concert at the Barbican\, London.They have collaborated in concert and in the recording studio with musicians including Paul Simon \, Jacob Collier\, Eric Whitacre\, Christopher Tin\, Olafur Arnalds\, Cody Fry\, Rachel Podger\, Jack Liebeck\, Bomsori Kim\, Jonathan Dove\, Chanticl eer\, The King’s Singers\, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra\, English Ch amber Orchestra\, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Philharmonia Orche stra and others.VOCES8 is passionate about music education and is the flags hip ensemble of music charity the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’. Engaging in a broad range of in-person out reach work that reaches up to 40\,000 people a year\, the Foundation runs an annual programme of workshops and masterclasses at the VOCES8 Centre a t St Anne & St Agnes Church\, London. Dedicated to supporting promising y oung singers\, VOCES8 awards eight annual choral scholarships through the VOCES8 Scholars initiative. These scholarships are linked to the annual M ilton Abbey Summer School at which amateur singers of all ages learn and p erform with VOCES8. Through the separate VOCES8 USA Foundation there is ano ther set of twelve talented Scholars.VOCES8’s entrepreneurial and communi ty spirit is fostered by Co-Founders Paul and Barnaby Smith. The Covid-19 p andemic gave the impetus for VOCES8 to transform its already exceptional of ferings\, nurturing a new online audience community providing a chance to e ngage with classical music in new ways. Pioneering initiatives include the LIVE From London online festival and the VOCES8 Digital Academy.LIVE From L ondon was created as a specific response to the pandemic. Winning praise fo r its collaborative approach with artists\, press and audiences around the world the team has delivered ten digital festivals to date\, broadcasting o ver 150 concerts and selling over 250\,000 tickets around the world. This s eason will see both Christmas and Summer online festivals. The VOCES8 Digit al Academy is an online choral programme for high schools\, colleges and in dividuals featuring live interaction with members of the ensemble\, live an d recorded lectures\, and video resources to learn and perform music from t he renaissance to today. Both LIVE From London and the Digital Academy are filmed by VOCES8 Studios\, the in-house recording company.Alongside their o nline work VOCES8 is heard regularly on albums\, international television a nd radio. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist\, also releasing on its o wn label\, VOCES8 Records. The Decca Classics recording of Christopher Tin⠀™s “The Lost Birds” featuring VOCES8 and the Royal Philharmonic Orches tra was nominated for a Grammy-Award in 2023. Their new album “Nightfall⠀ is released in September 2024. Recent releases are “A Choral Christmas ” in which VOCES8 joins its own Foundation Choir and Orchestra in a joyfu l selection of favourite carols and featuring the premiere of Taylor Scott Davis’s “Magnificat”\; “Home” conducted by Eric Whitacre\, featur ing his extraordinary work “The Sacred Veil” which reached the top of t he classical charts in both the UK and USA\; and “Seven Psalms” by Paul Simon in which VOCES8 was thrilled to participate.VOCES8 is proud to be wo rking with Ken Burton as the group’s Composer-in-Residence and Jim Clemen ts as Arranger-in-Residence. The ensemble has premiered commissions from Jo nathan Dove\, Roxanna Panufnik\, Roderick Williams\, Paul Smith\, Jason Max Ferdinand\, Jocelyn Hagen\, Melissa Dunphy\, Ken Williams\, Taylor Scott D avis\, Alexander Levine\, Alexia Sloane\, Alec Roth\, Ben Parry\, Ola Gjeil o\, MĂ„rten Jansson\, Philip Stopford\, Graham Lack\, Thomas Hewitt Jones a nd Owain Park. They publish arrangements of its music\, original compositio ns and educational material with the new digital VOCES8 Publishing house\, as well as E.C. Schirmer with whom they curate the VOCES8 Foundation Choral Series\, and with Edition Peters with whom they have published two antholo gies and a series of single octavos. The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smi th is a renowned and unique teaching tool now available in four languages that adopts music to enhance development in numeracy\, literacy and lingu istics.\nTo order tickets\, go to www.gustavustickets.com or contact Kristi Borowy at 507-933-7353. LOCATION:Christ Chapel CATEGORIES:fineArts URL:/calendar/voces8 ORGANIZER;CN=Kristi Borowy:MAILTO:kborowy@gustavus.edu CONTACT:Kristi Borowy\, kborowy@gustavus.edu\, 507-933-7353 CREATED:20250208T034908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T203603Z STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:13 DTSTART:20250329T000000Z DTEND:20250329T013000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT PRIORITY:0 CLASS:PUBLIC UID:46010-73494@gustavus.edu DTSTAMP:20250504T103432Z SUMMARY:VOCES8 DESCRIPTION:The Âé¶čÊÓÆ” music department welcomes VOCES8\, the internation ally acclaimed vocal ensemble\, for a special performance in Christ Chapel. The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspir e people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians\, orchestras\, conductors and solo ists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are centr al to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. The concert will also feature the Âé¶čÊÓÆ” Choir und er the direction of Dr. Brandon Dean.The 2023 Grammy-nominated British voca l ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the jo y of singing. Touring globally\, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchest ras\, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse mus ical expression are central to the ensemble's performance and education eth os which is shared both online and in person.VOCES8 has performed at many n otable venues since its inception in 2005 including Wigmore Hall\, Elbphilh armonie Hamburg\, Berlin Philharmonie\, CitĂ© de la Musique Paris\, Vienna Konzerthaus\, Tokyo Opera City\, NCPA Beijing\, Sydney Opera House\, Mariin sky Theatre Concert Hall\, Victoria Concert Hall Singapore\, Palacio de Bel las Artes Mexico City amongst many others. This season they perform over 10 0 concerts around the world\, their 20th Anniversary season\, including a b irthday celebration concert at the Barbican\, London.They have collaborated in concert and in the recording studio with musicians including Paul Simon \, Jacob Collier\, Eric Whitacre\, Christopher Tin\, Olafur Arnalds\, Cody Fry\, Rachel Podger\, Jack Liebeck\, Bomsori Kim\, Jonathan Dove\, Chanticl eer\, The King’s Singers\, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra\, English Ch amber Orchestra\, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra\, the Philharmonia Orche stra and others.VOCES8 is passionate about music education and is the flags hip ensemble of music charity the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’. Engaging in a broad range of in-person out reach work that reaches up to 40\,000 people a year\, the Foundation runs an annual programme of workshops and masterclasses at the VOCES8 Centre a t St Anne & St Agnes Church\, London. Dedicated to supporting promising y oung singers\, VOCES8 awards eight annual choral scholarships through the VOCES8 Scholars initiative. These scholarships are linked to the annual M ilton Abbey Summer School at which amateur singers of all ages learn and p erform with VOCES8. Through the separate VOCES8 USA Foundation there is ano ther set of twelve talented Scholars.VOCES8’s entrepreneurial and communi ty spirit is fostered by Co-Founders Paul and Barnaby Smith. The Covid-19 p andemic gave the impetus for VOCES8 to transform its already exceptional of ferings\, nurturing a new online audience community providing a chance to e ngage with classical music in new ways. Pioneering initiatives include the LIVE From London online festival and the VOCES8 Digital Academy.LIVE From L ondon was created as a specific response to the pandemic. Winning praise fo r its collaborative approach with artists\, press and audiences around the world the team has delivered ten digital festivals to date\, broadcasting o ver 150 concerts and selling over 250\,000 tickets around the world. This s eason will see both Christmas and Summer online festivals. The VOCES8 Digit al Academy is an online choral programme for high schools\, colleges and in dividuals featuring live interaction with members of the ensemble\, live an d recorded lectures\, and video resources to learn and perform music from t he renaissance to today. Both LIVE From London and the Digital Academy are filmed by VOCES8 Studios\, the in-house recording company.Alongside their o nline work VOCES8 is heard regularly on albums\, international television a nd radio. The ensemble is a Decca Classics artist\, also releasing on its o wn label\, VOCES8 Records. The Decca Classics recording of Christopher Tin⠀™s “The Lost Birds” featuring VOCES8 and the Royal Philharmonic Orches tra was nominated for a Grammy-Award in 2023. Their new album “Nightfall⠀ is released in September 2024. Recent releases are “A Choral Christmas ” in which VOCES8 joins its own Foundation Choir and Orchestra in a joyfu l selection of favourite carols and featuring the premiere of Taylor Scott Davis’s “Magnificat”\; “Home” conducted by Eric Whitacre\, featur ing his extraordinary work “The Sacred Veil” which reached the top of t he classical charts in both the UK and USA\; and “Seven Psalms” by Paul Simon in which VOCES8 was thrilled to participate.VOCES8 is proud to be wo rking with Ken Burton as the group’s Composer-in-Residence and Jim Clemen ts as Arranger-in-Residence. The ensemble has premiered commissions from Jo nathan Dove\, Roxanna Panufnik\, Roderick Williams\, Paul Smith\, Jason Max Ferdinand\, Jocelyn Hagen\, Melissa Dunphy\, Ken Williams\, Taylor Scott D avis\, Alexander Levine\, Alexia Sloane\, Alec Roth\, Ben Parry\, Ola Gjeil o\, MĂ„rten Jansson\, Philip Stopford\, Graham Lack\, Thomas Hewitt Jones a nd Owain Park. They publish arrangements of its music\, original compositio ns and educational material with the new digital VOCES8 Publishing house\, as well as E.C. Schirmer with whom they curate the VOCES8 Foundation Choral Series\, and with Edition Peters with whom they have published two antholo gies and a series of single octavos. The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smi th is a renowned and unique teaching tool now available in four languages that adopts music to enhance development in numeracy\, literacy and lingu istics.\nTo order tickets\, go to www.gustavustickets.com or contact Kristi Borowy at 507-933-7353. LOCATION:Christ Chapel CATEGORIES:fineArts URL:/calendar/voces8 ORGANIZER;CN=Kristi Borowy:MAILTO:kborowy@gustavus.edu CONTACT:Kristi Borowy\, kborowy@gustavus.edu\, 507-933-7353 CREATED:20250208T034908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T203603Z STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:13 DTSTART:20250330T000000Z DTEND:20250330T013000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR