All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from Voces8 new Christmas album, A Choral Christmas.
VOCES8, the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble, is pleased to announce the release of their new album, 'A Choral Christmas' showcasing a joyful, cinematic soundscape-packed hamper of choral and orchestral treats. A Christmas musical extravaganza filled with sparkling, cinematic new arrangements of favourite carols from US composer Taylor Scott Davis.
Joined by the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra conducted by Barnaby Smith, the album is packed full of choral/orchestral world premieres and fresh arrangements of favourite carols, breathing new life into Holiday classics, and lending a luxurious, and contemporary cinematic sparkle to this year's festive season. The tracklist features eight world premiere recordings: the album's substantial five-movement centrepiece, 'Magnificat’, by rising American composer Taylor Scott Davis, which will be premiered at Carnegie Hall, New York in May 2024; a new a cappella carol, ‘The Sleeping Child’, written especially for VOCES8 by British composer Bob Chilcott; six sparkling new carol arrangements for choir and orchestra including ‘Joy to the World’, ‘Silent Night’, ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ – five penned by Taylor Scott Davis and ‘Gabriel’s Message’ by Jim Clements.
Tune in at 5:20 everyday this week to hear a selection from this album on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive.