Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How can you respond to the sounds of the world around you? VOCES8 and Apollo5 explore this idea, responding to the sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls with a gentle, meditative and inward performance that encourages the listener to close their eyes, have space to think and to listen deeply.
This is the world premiere performance of a new work, 'Listen' by Paul Smith, performed by VOCES8, Apollo5, Teena Lyle and directed by Paul. The piece is written as a companion piece to John Cage's iconic 4'33" and was performed as part of a concert experience called 'Renewal?' in the summer of 2021, as the world began to emerge from an enforced 'silence'.
'Listen' encourages the singers to create sung responses to the sounds that they hear being created by the Tibetan Singing Bowls. The playing of the bowls themselves is inspired by a piece of music developed as an installation called 'Longplayer', housed in London, which will continue to create new music for one thousand years.
The performers are given directions based on their position in a formation inspired by the Fibonacci spiral, and alongside sung notes, you can hear vocal overtones mingling with the harmonics from the Tibetan Singing Bowls.
'Listen' can be found on the album, 'Renewal?', which is released in early 2022.
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VOCES8 is the no. 1 streamed classical vocal ensemble in the world. Through the VOCES8 Foundation, it runs an innovative and wide reaching education programme reaching 50,000 participants every year, with an aim to inspire people through music.
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How can you respond to the sounds of the world around you? VOCES8 and Apollo5 explore this idea, responding to the sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls with a gentle, meditative and inward performance that encourages the listener to close their eyes, have space to think and to listen deeply.
This is the world premiere performance of a new work, 'Listen' by Paul Smith, performed by VOCES8, Apollo5, Teena Lyle and directed by Paul. The piece is written as a companion piece to John Cage's iconic 4'33" and was performed as part of a concert experience called 'Renewal?' in the summer of 2021, as the world began to emerge from an enforced 'silence'.
'Listen' encourages the singers to create sung responses to the sounds that they hear being created by the Tibetan Singing Bowls. The playing of the bowls themselves is inspired by a piece of music developed as an installation called 'Longplayer', housed in London, which will continue to create new music for one thousand years.
The performers are given directions based on their position in a formation inspired by the Fibonacci spiral, and alongside sung notes, you can hear vocal overtones mingling with the harmonics from the Tibetan Singing Bowls.
'Listen' can be found on the album, 'Renewal?', which is released in early 2022.
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VOCES8 is the no. 1 streamed classical vocal ensemble in the world. Through the VOCES8 Foundation, it runs an innovative and wide reaching education programme reaching 50,000 participants every year, with an aim to inspire people through music.
Become a member of the VOCES8 channel for exclusive performances, behind the scenes moments and early access to new releases 👉bit.ly/4bAwaNA
Subscribe to VOCES8 YouTube channel 👉 bit.ly/43Xg38H
Follow VOCES8 on:
VOCES8 Website voces8.com
VOCES8 Foundation Website https://www.voces8.foundation
Donate to the VOCES8 Foundation 👉 bit.ly/4or0UDO
Facebook facebook.com/VOCES8
Instagram instagram.com/voces8
TikTok tiktok.com/@voces8official
