International award-winning octet VOCES8 in Aces High February 19, 2011

Augustana Arts presents

VOCES8

"ACES HIGH"

Augustana Arts presents the international award-winning octet VOCES8 in “Aces High” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 19 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. Tickets are $30 Adult / $15 Senior & Student and available by calling 303-388-4962 or online at www.augustanaarts.org
. Group discounts are available.

Inspiring people through music, VOCES8 presents a musical journey with a repertoire that includes arrangements of pop and jazz, and harking back to their roots as English choristers, they share the sacred and secular music from the Baroque and Renaissance eras.

VOCES8 has established itself as the foremost young British a cappella group. Founded in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster Abbey, VOCES8 first achieved success in 2005, winning first prize at the International Choral Grand Prix in Gorizia, Italy. Subsequently the group has performed widely in the UK, Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.

VOCES8’s career has developed both in the classical choral scene and the world of a cappella. In 2009, the group’s first commercial album, Evensong, was nominated for a CARA. The group’s most recent release, Aces High, is a scintillating collection of their unique interpretations of jazz and pop
favorites and theme tunes from the legendary James Bond movies and is on general release on the Signum Classics label. The group’s latest release on the Signum label is a collection of motets by J. S. Bach.

Notable London appearances include the Royal Festival Hall, the Wigmore Hall, Alexandra Palace, Kings Place, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. VOCES8 broadcasts regularly on international television and radio, including live recordings for Deutschlandradio Kultur and Radio France Musique.

VOCES8 plays a key role in the education work of the non-profit foundation Voces Cantabiles Music. The group leads innovative workshops as part of larger outreach projects in two-hundred schools throughout the UK, France, Sweden and the USA. VOCES8′s education work extends to workshops and master-classes with people of all ages and abilities around the world with
the aim of inspiring creativity through music.

"The a cappella group, VOCES8, offers an impressive stage presence with imaginative theatricality and a well-balanced program." Classical Music Daily.

PSA/Listing Information

Augustana Arts presents VOCES8 - “Aces High” - VOCES8 unique interpretations of jazz and pop favorites and theme tunes as well as sacred and secular. Sat., Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. $30 Adult / $15 Senior & Student - 303-388-4962 or online at www.augustanaarts.org