My New Favorite Choral Group

by May 21, 2015Music2 comments

Voces8 blows me away. So smooth. I’ve been listening to their classical albums on repeat for weeks as I write (their early pop stuff is kind of silly), and Rachmaninoff is a perfect way to show off their skill:

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  1. bradkelly
    bradkelly on May 22, 2015 at 7:55 am

    Doesn’t get much better than The All-Night Vigil

    • Mark Ward
      Mark Ward on May 22, 2015 at 9:44 am

      Amen—or “Ah-meen,” as they say. Yes, I deeply love that composition. I go on Vigil binges every so often.