For me it's the magnificent harmonic sound they're able to create. Quite magic!

Sublime est le terme.

No ita a tribute to your attention. Cats disapprove of these human activities sadly paired with listening to music at home: toilet breaks, dusting, tidying, singing along, tea or coffee making and consumption. Their expections are shut up, sit still and LISTEN!

@Pieter de Raad you write such beautiful prose. You are a poet. WIth warm wishes from Australia

Voces8 is a flock of singing Angels with fluorescent spheres. Glorious.

@@AndrewDean777 Dear Andrew thanks for your comment. I am not a professional poet nor pianist but I cannot help loving singing and playing my 130 year old Schiedmayer and Sons grand piano. I am preparing now an Humoresque based on Send in the Clowns in Spanish. Love and Yours, Pieter

Take care. Peace to you also, friend.

May this beautiful music comfort your soul friend

The Lord’s peace be with you Mr. Eckert.

Music always heals me.

I was wondering that exact thing so I looked up every Harris performance I could find on KZfaq, including several excellent choirs. Obviously, none could come close to the clarity, precision and perfection of VOCES8, but interestingly, the one that came closest to my ear was the Trinity College Choir. As a part of the British Church Choral Music Tradition that I am sure every member of VOCES8 grew up with, you could hear the seeds of the training that they each received.

@@saetmusicIndeed, Molly, the current 2nd sop. was a choral scholar at Trinity! All of them except for the second bass and 1st tenor were choristers

We hope for that too John, and wish you all the very best for your recovery.

Bob Donaldson go to VOCES8.foundation and they will email you

@@AndrewDean777 Thanks. Meanwhile I found a non-Amazon site and ordered 2 CD After Silence, but may not be the book version.

I feel the same dude, don't worry

Many of the pieces are in languages other than English.

Is this music of Eric Whitacre? @joshjones6674

A breathtakingly stupid and ignorant comment. If you don't like the more contemporary pieces that's fine, but to criticise them in such over the top terms is inexcusable.

@@garethwatson874 Then don't excuse it. I am welcome to my opinion, and you are to yours. So be it!

Like it or not, beauty is somewhat subjective. Some songs are not my my preference either, but I would say that the interpretive nature of some poems lends itself to that sort perhaps. Some things are an aquired taste too.

You make three observations, Gary - all of which reflect on you personally. Firstly, your incredibly condescending "probably very well performed". Simply no comment. Second: "a hideously ugly composition". Which one are you referring to? And why? Third "their infatuation with such challenging but ugly pieces". Really sorry that your response to some sublime and varied music doesn't enable you to get beyond hearing "fingernails on a slate blackboard". Anybody want to take a vote?

I see what you are doing. You are saying that you have your opinion and can express it no matter how hurtful it might be to this "excellent ensemble". But they can't have their opinions (as expressed in the music they chose as worthy of performance) that might be hurtful to you (assaulting your ears) without being ridiculed and put down? I call double standard.