Video of the Day: VOCES8 perform 'Stardust'
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
VOCES8 and the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra give a beautiful performance of Taylor Scott Davis's 'Stardust'
Today's video is a performance of a new arrangement of Taylor Scott Davis's Stardust by VOCES8 and the VOCES8 Foundation Choir and Orchestra, conducted by Barnaby Smith.
Stardust is a setting of Clairel Estevez's poem of the same name, which begins: 'A love like ours / Sincere and pure / Deserves to be guided by Angels / Deep, into the unknown.' Davis perfectly captures the sense of wonder and eternity in the text.
This performance is an extract from a full concert of works including the world premiere of Davis’s violin concerto To Sing of Love: a Triptych (with soloist Jack Liebeck and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb.
The concert is part of this year's LIVE From London Summer festival, a season ticket for all concerts can be purchased for £80 (individual access £14) from livefromlondon.org. And your LIVE From London Summer ticket will also save you 20% on new subscriptions to Gramophone. Enter code 'LIVE23' at the checkout to claim your discount.