VOCES8 joins forces with the VOCES8 Scholars, Apollo5 and the Academy of Ancient Music to perform Handel's masterpiece conducted by Artistic Director, Barnaby Smith.

The performance was recorded and broadcast from Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge on 5th December 2018.

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ルネサンス期を中心とした合唱作品や、メンバーによるジャズやポップスなどのポピュラー音楽の編曲作品を主なレパートリーとする。メンバーのみによるア・カペラ形態での演奏のほか、フィルハーモニア管弦楽団、ロンドン・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団などとのオーケストラとの共演も行っている[1][2]。2017年にはアメリカ、ヨーロッパ諸国、日本を巡るワールドツアーを挙行した。更に、2018年12月には来日ツアーを挙行し、沖縄県でも公演を行った[3]。

また、アウトリーチ活動や音楽教育活動も行っている。元メンバーのポール・スミス（バリトン）によって書かれた教材「The VOCES8 Method」は、イギリスの約3500の学校で使用されている[1][2]。

演奏の内容は下記の通りです。

Part I

0:04 - Sinfony (instrumental)

3:17 - Comfort ye my people (tenor)

6:39 - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (tenor)

9:59 - And the glory of the Lord (chorus)

12:50 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass)

14:14 - But who may abide the day of His coming (alto)

18:25 - And he shall purify the sons of Levi (chorus)

20:48 - Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto)

21:18 - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto and chorus)

26:40 - For unto us a child is born (chorus)

30:49 - Pifa ("pastoral symphony": instrumental)

31:36 - There were shepherds abiding in the fields (soprano)

31:56 - And lo, the angel of the Lord (soprano)

32:16 - And the angel said unto them (soprano)

32:41 - And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)

32:56 - Glory to God in the highest (chorus)

34:42 - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)

39:13 - Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (soprano)

39:42 - He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto and soprano)

45:19 - His yoke is easy (chorus)

Part II

47:39 - Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (chorus)

49:18 - And with his stripes we are healed (chorus)

51:14 - All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus)

55:09 - All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)

55:48 - He trusted in God that he would deliver him (chorus)

57:55 - Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass)

1:00:25 - Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)

1:02:18 - He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

1:02:27 - Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)

1:04:45 - Hallelujah (chorus)

Part III

1:08:42 - I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

1:14:56 - Since by man came death (chorus)

1:17:21 - Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)

1:18:00 - The trumpet shall sound (bass)

1:22:06 - Worthy is the Lamb (chorus)

1:25:49 - Amen (chorus)

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