Crossings Apollo5

• Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602): Arise, Awake:
• 1 Morley: Arise, Awake 02:07
• Robert White (1538 - 1574): Christe qui lux es et dies:
• 2 White: Christe qui lux es et dies 04:49
• Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585): Euge caeli porta:
• 3 Tallis: Euge caeli porta 01:42
• Piers Connor Kennedy (b. 1991): Strike it up, Tabor:
• 4 Kennedy: Strike it up, Tabor 02:52
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958): Songs of Travel:
• 5 Williams: Songs of Travel: No. 7, Whither Must I Wander (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble by Christopher Moore) 05:16
• Shruti Rajeskar: Who Has Seen the Wind:
• 6 Rajeskar: Who Has Seen the Wind 04:13
• Tim Laycock: Row On (Arr. for vocal ensemble by Penelope Appleyard):
• 7 Laycock: Row On (Arr. for vocal ensemble by Penelope Appleyard) 04:55
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): 2 Choruses, Op. 68:
• 8 Saint-Saëns: 2 Choruses, Op. 68: II. Les fleurs et les arbres 02:07
• Francis Pott (b. 1957): Méditation:
• 9 Pott: Méditation 05:03
• Claude de Jeune (1528 - 1600): Revecy venir du printans:
• 10 Jeune: Revecy venir du printans 02:55
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594): Missa Regina Caeli:
• 11 Palestrina: Missa Regina Caeli: I. Sanctus & Benedictus 05:47
• 12 Palestrina: Missa Regina Caeli: II. Agnus Dei 02:49
• Puer qui natus est:
• 13 Palestrina: Puer qui natus est 03:24
• Orlando di Lasso (1532 - 1594): Quem dicunt homines:
• 14 Lasso: Quem dicunt homines 03:07
• Solo e pensoso:
• 15 Lasso: Solo e pensoso 03:41
• Vicente Lusitano: Regina Caeli:
• 16 Lusitano: Regina Caeli 03:36
• Total Runtime 58:23

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Auf „Crossings“ lädt Apollo5 die Zuhörer zu einer musikalischen Reise quer durch Europa ein, die dem historischen Pilgerweg der Via Francigena von Canterbury nach Rom folgt. Das Album verbindet Schätze der Renaissance mit neu in Auftrag gegebenen Werken und exklusiven Arrangements und erkundet Themen wie Reisen, Verwandlung und zwischenmenschliche Verbindungen anhand eines Programms, das sowohl fantasievoll als auch unmittelbar zugänglich ist.

Die Aufnahme unterstreicht die viel gepriesene Vielseitigkeit von Apollo5 und verbindet Musik von Tallis, Palestrina, Lassus und Morley mit zeitgenössischen Stimmen wie Shruthi Rajasekar, Francis Pott und Piers Connor Kennedy. Zwei Weltpremieren von Auftragswerken und drei eigens für das Ensemble geschriebene Arrangements eröffnen neue Perspektiven auf ein Repertoire, das mehr als 500 Jahre umfasst, und bewahren dabei einen klaren und fesselnden roten Faden.

Von der überschwänglichen Energie von „Strike it up, Tabor“ über die besinnliche Schönheit von „Whither Must I Wander“ bis hin zur stimmungsvollen Weite von „Who Has Seen the Wind?“ und der strahlenden Polyphonie von „Renaissance Rome“ bietet „Crossings“ ein reichhaltiges und abwechslungsreiches Hörerlebnis, das sowohl Liebhaber der Alten Musik als auch das zeitgenössische Chorpublikum gleichermaßen anspricht.

APOLLO5 zeichnet sich als eine der kleinsten, aber dynamischsten Vokalgruppen Großbritanniens aus. Das Ensemble, bestehend aus einer Sopranistin, einer Altistin, zwei Tenören und einem Bass, hat sich einen Ruf dafür erworben, eine innige Verbindung zum Publikum herzustellen und gleichzeitig einen reichen, lebendigen und vielseitigen Klang zu erzeugen. Mit einem Repertoire, das neben Renaissance-, klassischen und zeitgenössischen Chorwerken auch Folk, Jazz und Pop umfasst, erwecken die fünf Stimmen der Gruppe fünf Jahrhunderte Musik auf lebendige Weise zum Leben.

APOLLO5

APOLLO5
is one of Britain’s most dynamic small vocal ensembles, renowned for its ability to connect intimately with audiences while producing a rich, vibrant and versatile sound. Formed in London in 2011 and part of The VOCES8 Foundation, the critically acclaimed a cappella quintet brings together a soprano, mezzo‑soprano, two tenors and a bass, and draws on more than five centuries of music in programmes that move effortlessly between Renaissance and classical repertoire, folk traditions, jazz and pop.

Touring regularly across Europe and North America, APOLLO5 has appeared at leading venues including Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Sinfonia Smith Square, the Barbican Centre, Oper Frankfurt, and Philharmonie Luxembourg. Recent highlights include performances at the Three Choirs Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival and York Early Music Festival, alongside North American tours taking in Memphis, Albuquerque (for SWACDA) and Honolulu. The ensemble’s distinctive sound and programming have made them frequent guests on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, and the group also receive airplay on Classic FM, Magic Classical and NTS Radio. APOLLO5 occasionally appears alongside VOCES8 in concerts and media performances, with both groups forming the core of The VOCES8 Foundation Choir.

The group’s growing discography reflects both its stylistic range and its commitment to storytelling through sound. APOLLO5 has released eight solo studio albums. Their most recent release, Crossings (2026), is a musical meditation on the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage route. Other albums include Anam (2025), a Gaelic-inspired collection, and Haven (2023), which explores music by troubled, displaced and persecuted composers and features William Byrd’s complete Mass for Five Voices. Where All Roses Go (2021) and O Radiant Dawn (2019) both reached the top five of the UK Classical Charts, while the winter album A Deep But Dazzling Darkness (2021) was picked as one of The Observer’s best classical Christmas albums of the year. Invocations (2023), a collaboration with composer‑arranger Fraser Wilson, showcases the ensemble’s flair for contemporary writing and bespoke arrangements. Draw Near, released in 2026 and a collaboration with American composer Alexander Pierce Hill, presents a new five‑part setting of the Greek Orthodox liturgy.

During the COVID‑19 pandemic APOLLO5 played a central role in LIVE From London, The VOCES8 Foundation’s award‑winning digital festival series, helping to launch a platform that has since delivered more than ten online seasons and broadcast over 100 concerts, selling over 250,000 tickets in more than 183 territories and raising over £1.5 million to support over 500 arts professionals on and off screen. The ensemble continues to feature prominently in LIVE From London broadcasts and recordings, reaching global audiences through beautifully filmed performances.

Education and outreach sit at the heart of APOLLO5’s work. As part of The VOCES8 Foundation, the ensemble collaborates with CEO Paul Smith and affiliated groups to deliver transformative workshops, masterclasses and concerts to over 40,000 participants each year across the UK, Europe and the USA. In France, APOLLO5 has worked with thousands of singers through Association Sing’In projects, performing in unique spaces from football stadiums and circuses to royal abbeys. Much of their UK education activity is based at the VOCES8 Centre at St Anne & St Agnes Church in central London, where they lead children’s concerts, residencies and long‑term projects that champion ‘music education for all’.

“Immaculately sung one-to-a-part. Everything here is faultless, from the perfectly balanced pace and imaginative choice of repertoire to Apollo5’s exceptional cohesion and effortless style.” — BBC Music Magazine

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