The Guest List
Thursday January 2nd, 2025 with Joe Reilly
We talk to Barnaby Smith the artistic director of the choral ensemble VOCES8

The Guest List is sponsored by Spaceman Music at 388 Gladstone Avenue - just west of Bank Street. It's an independent music shop run by musicians who can help you with all your music making needs. Visit them and let them know that you heard about them on the Guest List on CKCU-FM. https://www.spacemanmusic.com/ Barnaby Smith is Artistic Director of the internationally renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8. The group hails from Britain and released one of the most beautiful albums of 2024, Nightfall. Barnaby tells us about the pieces on the album and the group's dedication to music education. Nightfall includes some pretty stunning interpretations of a wide range of musical pieces including Fljótavík by Sigur Ros and Max Richter's On The Nature of Daylight (used in the opening and closing of the amazing film Arrival.) As well, Barnaby tells us the background stories of two stunning pieces on this album - Even When He Is Silent and Good Night, Dear Heart. Learn more about VOCES8 and the group's amazing work in education on their website: https://voces8.com/ Thanks for listening. Get out and see some live music when you can and support independent music in any way that you can.