LIVE From London Summer 2024

Summer 2024

A Kaleidoscope of Musical Wonder

Welcome to LIVE From London Summer 2024. This 14th festival feast of eleven concerts features captivating international artists such as US supergroup Chanticleer, the Swedish barbershop showmen of Ringmasters as well as the much-loved Ex Cathedra, through to emerging stars such as newly formed women’s vocal ensemble Lyyra. Including repertoire from Monteverdi’s magnificent Vespers of 1610 to films showcasing the dramatic natural landscapes of the Faroe Islands which provide the backdrop for Mars Smith’s cinematic journey Faroe Islands: Echoes on the Wind.

LIVE From London is delighted to welcome soprano Paula Sides and pianist Sergey Rybin to perform Poulenc’s dramatic La Voix Humaine. Pianist Fiachra Garvey enchants with Debussy and Ravel in his programme Fairytales and Fantasy, whilst singer-songwriter China Moses infuses Classical Soul with her signature blend of soul and jazz.

VOCES8 ignites the festival with a concert of its favourite pieces this season and performs in two others alongside its US and UK VOCES8 Scholars from venues as far apart as Houston and Milton Abbey, Dorset in repertoire from Victoria to Parry. APOLLO5 gives a very special concert marking a pivotal moment for the ensemble.

Save the Date...

JUST ANNOUNCED!

On 8 June 2025 we will be celebrating 20 years of The VOCES8 Foundation with a very special concert at the Barbican.

Tickets will be on sale later this year; we hope to see you there!

New Tenor Announcement!

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Joseph Taylor as our new tenor!

Joseph is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, and recently graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. His professional endeavours have seen him perform with distinction across the UK and Europe, performing regularly with world-renowned ensembles including The Monteverdi Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent, The Gabrielli Consort, St Martin’s Voices, Kantos Chamber Choir, Chorus of the Age Enlightenment, and many more.  

In Joseph’s own words, “I’ve always been inspired by the way APOLLO5 performs, educates, and creates music. Becoming a part of such a tight-knit group feels like a dream come true, and I can’t wait to get started!”

Joseph joins APOLLO5 from the start of the 2024/25 season and will make his first appearance in concert with us in late-August.

APOLLO5 European Tour 2024

APOLLO5 is thrilled to announce our exciting new European summer tour. Whether you're a fan of jazz, pop, classical, or early sacred music, we've got something for everyone. Our mission is to entertain audiences around the world and inspire young individuals and communities through the joy of singing. We can't wait to share our passion with you, so don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to experience the magic of APOLLO5. Get your tickets now and let's make some beautiful music together! 🎶 #APOLLO5Sale

Calling All Tenors

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED, Sorry!

This is an unrivalled and exciting opportunity to perform an eclectic repertoire spanning more than 400 years – from renaissance polyphony to jazz and pop standards – to audiences around the world, and to be part of our close-knit family in the studio and on the road. For more information, please download the job pack and have a look at the job specification. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are seeking a tenor to join our ensemble from August 2024.

Deadline: 12pm GMT, 22nd March 2024

Tenor Oli's departure from the group

It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that our tenor, Oli, will be leaving us in August. He’s been a dedicated, warm and vibrant presence in the group for over half our years of existence, and we will miss him more than we can say.

Here’s a message from Oli:

Being part of Apollo5 has meant that I’ve been able to realise my dream job of being a singer. The freedom and responsibility in the music-making, as well as singing in all the genres that Apollo5 offers, is so rare an opportunity in this industry and I’m so grateful to have been able to perform at this level. Particular standout moments include: singing through a thunderstorm in the pouring rain in France; Josh and I being dragged into doing karaoke for St Patrick’s day in the middle of nowhere in North Dakota; and making my Wigmore Hall debut with the group. But – as they say – sadly all good things come to an end, although I hope my new chapter will not take me too far away from this wonderful group of singers. I have to thank many people: my friends for life in Apollo5, Voces8 and the Foundation for all the experience and joy I’ve experienced over the past seven or so years. See you all again soon. x

Latest Album | Haven

Haven, the sixth solo studio album from Apollo5, explores the music and poetry of troubled, displaced and persecuted authors, from the Tudor musician William Byrd – who secretly continued a commitment to Catholicism at the height of the Protestant Reformation – to Romantic poets, twentieth-century songwriters and contemporary Ukrainian composers currently writing in exile.

Haven is released on 20 October 2023 and the group will perform an album launch concert at St James’s Piccadilly on 19 October 2023, 7:30pm

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Annual Review 2021-22

We Are Delighted To Present the VOCES8 Foundation Annual Review For The 2021-22 Season.

Just published our Annual Review for 2021-22. See all the wonderful educational, singing and recording projects we have been engaged in. You can also read our new Sponsorship Catalogue for 2023/24 if you would like to help us achieve even more in this year…

LIVE From London Summer 2023

Live From London returns again! Our 10th festival offers another glittering lineup, with 9 concerts to accompany your summer, filmed in locations from Toronto to Denmark, Dorset and Dublin.

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Apollo5 European Tour

So happy to be back on the road, let’s go! Where will we be seeing you?

Apollo5 Records Exclusive Tracks for Hallow App

Apollo5 has partnered with meditation and prayer app Hallow to record a set of seven new a cappella songs that explore the themes of death and resurrection. Listen to the beautiful setting of ‘God So Loved the World’ by John Stainer, ‘Sicut Cervus’ by Palestrina, a chant by Hildegard Von Bingen, and many more! Find out more about the App and how to download it by clicking the button below.

Apollo5: Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo

Set to music by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, this eighth-century text is one of the antiphons used for the washing of feet on Maundy Thursday. The recording is taken from recent album Invocations, for which each member of Apollo5 picked a song (or two) to encapsulate their individual ‘life soundtracks’. 'Ubi Caritas' is tenor Oli Martin-Smith’s choice, which for him summons deep feelings of nostalgia. To listen to Invocations on your preferred streaming platform, head here: https://orcd.co/vpab1pv To buy a ticket for LIVE From London: Easter 2023, head here: https://livefromlondon.org

New Album Invocations

Apollo5’s studio album, Invocations, was born out of the group’s desire to share fragments of their life stories with audiences, and to encourage listeners to discover their ‘life music’ too. Alongside long-term collaborator Fraser Wilson, Apollo5’s singers individually hand-picked songs and texts that have emotionally resonated with them over the course of their lives; the songs selected were then reworked by Fraser into brand new versions. This colourful melange of melody is Apollo5’s most personal project yet, accentuating the power of music as a soundtrack to a life. 

Invocations was released on 10 March 2023 on VOCES8 Records.

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LIVE From London Easter 23

What better way to contemplate new life and new beginnings than through the music of Bach? Synonymous with Easter but transcending belief, Bach’s music speaks of the hope of being human in a way no other does. Wrapped up with concert celebrations for two new album releases, Barnaby Smith ‘Bach’ and Apollo5 ‘Invocations’, VOCES8 and its Foundation Choir bring you Bach’s St John Passion from Cadogan Hall with the English Chamber Orchestra and Evangelist James Way. Alongside this, a clamoured for re-showing of its 5* The Times reviewed Bach B Minor Mass, filmed at St Bartholomew the Great with the Academy of Ancient Music, Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Jeremy Budd and Matthew Brook – both under the baton of Barnaby Smith.

New Single - What a Wonderful World

Our new album 'Invocations' drops on March 10th across all streaming platforms (and you'll be able to own that luscious artwork by Keliris Music as a CD too!). We couldn't be more excited to share with you our most personal project to date. You can pre-save the album via the link below, and please do also check out our new single, 'What A Wonderful World', which is the last recording to feature our long-standing bass Greg Link on solo duties.

Listen/download/pre order here

ANÚNA | 'Behind The Closed Eye' Documentary Featuring Apollo5

On Monday, February 13th at 6pm GMT the documentary 'Behind The Closed Eye' will be released to view.

Filmed across Ireland and featuring stunning landscapes and music, the feature-length film 'Behind the Closed Eye' follows the creation of the eponymous album by ANÚNA and The Ulster Orchestra and features live performances by ANÚNA (Ireland), Cantus (USA) and Apollo5 (UK).

The documentary also features an interview with Apollo5's Artistic Director, Clare Stewart.
 

Apollo5 US tour 2023

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Album Launch | Invocations | Honolulu

New Single Ubi Caritas

Ubi Caritas is the new single from Apollo5, taken from their forthcoming album Invocations. Set to music by contemporary Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, this eighth-century text is one of the antiphons used for the washing of feet on Maundy Thursday. For Invocations, each member of Apollo5 picked a song (or two) to encapsulate their individual ‘life soundtracks’. Ubi Caritas is tenor Oli Martin-Smith’s choice, which for him summons deep feelings of nostalgia.

Ubi Caritas will be released on 6 January 2023 on VOCES8 Records. Invocations will be released on 10 March 2023 on VOCES8 Records.