VOCES8: Live in Cambridge 2019 (1st Half)

In praise of the European Day of Early Music and celebrating the commencement of our joint education project ‘Roots’, VOCES8 presents 'Sing Joyfully', a celebration of the joy and beauty of voices in harmony. Watch the event on Facebook Live, streamed on Tuesday 19 March at 7pm from the beautiful chapel in Trinity College, Cambridge. “Joy and woe are woven fine” in a programme including Byrd, Tallis, Victoria, Britten and Dove, with Monteverdi’s dramatic rendering of La Sestina at its centre-point. The programme includes a short presentation by students from our project ‘Roots’. Roots partners Cambridge Early Music, VCM Foundation/VOCES8, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Music, Anglia Ruskin University and The Brook Street Band are very grateful for the kind support of the Helen Hamlyn Trust and HERA - Humanities in the European Research Area. 1st Half Programme 00:21 Sing Joyfully – William Byrd 05:08 O Nata Lux – Thomas Tallis arr. VOCES8 09:32 Vadam et Circuibo – Tomas Luis de Victoria 14:24 Vadam et Circuibo – Jonathan Dove 28:06 Book VI: Lagrime D’Amante al Sepolcro Dell’Amata - Claudio Monteverdi 1. Incenerite spoglie, avara tomba 2. Ditelo, o fiumi, e voi ch'udiste Glauco 3. Darà la notte il sol lume alla terra 4. Ma te raccoglie, o ninfa, in grembo 'l ciel 5. O chiome d'or, neve gentil del seno 6. Dunque, amate reliquie, un mar di pianto 47:20 Der Engel sprach zu den Hirten SWV 395 – Heinrich Schütz 50:18 Angelus Domini Descendit – Giovanni Gabrieli ​​​​​​​​ ---- VOCES8 is the no. 1 streamed classical vocal ensemble in the world. Through the VOCES8 Foundation, it runs an innovative and wide reaching education programme reaching 50,000 participants every year, with an aim to inspire people through music. Become a member of the VOCES8 channel for exclusive performances, behind the scenes moments and early access to new releases 👉http://bit.ly/4bAwaNA Subscribe to VOCES8 YouTube channel 👉 https://bit.ly/43Xg38H Follow VOCES8 on: VOCES8 Website https://www.voces8.com VOCES8 Foundation Website https://www.voces8.foundation Donate to the VOCES8 Foundation 👉 https://bit.ly/4or0UDO Facebook   / voces8   Instagram   / voces8   TikTok   / voces8official