VOCES8 Choral Repertoire

The VOCES8 singles' series includes songs for which the group is particularly well known, in choral arrangements produced specifically for VOCES8. The composer’s poem is based on the early 15th

Written for, performed, and recorded by vocal ensemble VOCES8, this beautiful a cappella work has flowing and independent vocal lines as well as mixed meters that accentuate the Lord Byron text.

A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a

A standalone work for SATB choir and SATB solo quartet, painting a picture of the different characters of a dream. This movement is both comforting and confusing, and is inspired by the Palestinian poet

A lullaby for choir and children’s choir (or sopranos) setting an ancient nursery rhyme that explores the idea of the journey through life. A New World is a musical story across five

A New World is a musical story across five movements with texts by authors from Cicero and Ovid to George William Russel; from nursery rhymes to war poets. The music and texts link to form a

A beautiful and flowing work for SATB choir, SATB solo quartet and piano, with textures that celebrate love, cherishing our place among the stars. A New World is a musical story across five

One of a series, all premiered and recorded by the vocal ensemble VOCES8, this a cappella work is challenging, with independent parts, and a rich and diverse harmonic vocabulary.

A beautiful a cappella piece for double choir set to George Herbert's poem Vertue. One of the VOCES8 series, this work premiered in 2019.

A VOCES8 a cappella setting of Gabriel Faure's famous Pie Jesu, taken from his Requiem. In this arrangement, the famous melody is framed at the start and end by atmospheric plainsong.

A rather tranquil and meditative a cappella setting of the traditional sacred text. A VOCES8 arrangement.

Set to one of Ireland's most famous folk tunes, this is Danny Boy ina cappella arrangement written for VOCES8 featuring SATB with divisi into eight parts with bass and tenor solos.

An a cappella SATB arrangement written for VOCES8 of the famous Scottish folk song with text by Robert Burns.

A beautiful traditional Japanese folk song originating from Edo, the old name for modern-day Tokyo, arranged for unaccompanied mixed voices. Written for and performed by VOCES8.

Composed for VOCES8, this hymnlike piece features lyrics by Daniel Simpson that encourage connection and interaction. The gentle walking pace uplifts the lyrics into purpose and movement.

This tranquil selection uses a touching translation of an anonymous Japanese text in which the health and well-being of a mother's child is sought. With the sensibility of a lullaby, this piece commissioned

This traditional Irish ballad arranged for VOCES8 will make your audiences wish they were in Carrickfergus, if only to experience the longing felt in this lovely arrangement. A beautiful soprano solo offers

This is a gorgeous unaccompanied arrangement of the classic song, surely one of the most famous melodies from the 1930s. Written to be performed at leisurely pace with indulgent harmonies, this arrangement

This classic Irving Berlin tune gets the VOCES8 treatment in this effortless swing arrangement. Colorful harmonies with a hint of soul will challenge and delight your ensembles.

This a cappella arrangement of the Simon and Garfunkel song is an outstanding selection from the VOCES8 series. With rhythmic riffs shared among all voice parts, close harmonies and a classic feel, this

Sublime and otherworldly, this arrangement of the iconic song by Radiohead holds true to the original. Flowing and mysterious, tranquil yet pensive, this concert piece from VOCES8 is both simple and complex

This is a gently flowing arrangement of the traditional Scottish folk song with Irish influences. Beautifully arranged with soprano and tenor solos, this piece from VOCES8 features close harmonies and a