Voces8: Sergei Rachmaninoff's Bogoroditse Devo

Voces8 presents a gorgeous performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Bogoroditse Devo" -- the "Ave Maria" from his "All-Night Vigil." This is our final video from the British group's incredible concert a year ago with STMA Choirs in St. Michael, Minn.
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Venue: St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Michael, Minn.
Recorded Feb. 19, 2020, by Classical Minnesota Public Radio
Video: Veronica Rodriguez, James Napoli
Audio: Cameron Wiley
Post-production: Venn Creative
Executive producer: Randy Salas
Voces8: voces8.com and voces8.foundation

[@saetmusic]

Note to audiences: When attending a VOCES8 concert, TURN OFF YOUR CELLPHONES! Thanx!

[@AndreFernandesMovies]

Not just a Voces8 concert. Any concert or other types of performance for that matter. It's extremely disrespectful. I got so pissed off when I heard the fucking phone ringing.

[@jdryak]

@@AndreFernandesMovies Ibid, with a punch!

[@AndrewLumsden]

They need to employ a sniper to remove them from the performance - permanently . lol 🤣 I had the same in a performance my choir were giving.

[@ninonicolas7351]

Right ? So rude 😪

[@ZuraGagnidze]

Any other concerts too! 😊

[@kristieroybal4888]

Their performances are always flawless. Unfortunately the same can't be said for the audience.

[@lizvaughnmusic]

Sang this in university. Brings back such good memories

[@DaveSuperThomas]

Heard this sung in Canterbury Cathedral by the Armonica Consort, Brings back such good memories.

[@lynnhuidekoper8647]

They are amazing! I have performed it 3 times in Russian in my choral career and it's almost always sung with a large chorus. It is the 6th (and most beautiful) hymn in Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil. But they nailed it!

[@BalkyDj3.369]

Best comment here . . . You nailed the Soul & Essence of the meaning.

[@lesliewoodhull5383]

No one, NO ONE and NO ENSEMBLE can match Voces8!! They are absolutely THE BEST!!!💖💖🎻💖💖🎶💖💖 I LOVE their sound and their music! JUST LISTEN TO THOSE OVERTONES!!!💖🎻💖🎶💖

[@TrevorduBuisson]

Sublime. What a gifted and empathetic ensemble!!

[@lucybowers7933]

This one piece, of the Vespers, is so exquisitely sung by Voces8 voices… I am all goosebumps, and in (happy) tears of appreciation of a very hard job well done! Would that my singing group had done this … We would have sung it well, even if in English(!)… 😉😘🥰❤️🎶🎵

[@gunnarliljas8459]

Either the recording has been cut or they made a very strange cut in the ending. Several bars missing.

[@literallyallthingsonice]

Yeah, almost like they shortened the arrangement at the end. Either way, it’s not too offensive.

[@HamiltonProvonsha]

@@literallyallthingsonice I would wager this is a clip from the video. There's no way Voces8 pointlessly cut a few bars saving almost no time at all. Ha!

[@ksan4944]

I really love Katie's voice! ❤

[@mkshffr4936]

❤️❤️❤️

[@dezangerman]

Love this song. I sang the bass part as an audition piece and became part of the symphonic orchestra choir in M.

[@DaveSuperThomas]

Rejoice, O Virgin Mother of God, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls.

[@Nienpet]

I’m a chorister. There’s a special place in hell for people who don’t turn off their phones at choral events. 🤬

[@blakegressen9260]

Think about what you said and then forgive yourself for saying it

[@bogdanshevchenko]

this sounds much more full with a larger choir, but somehow more heartfelt with the chamber group

[@humanedane]

Amusing the phone going off on such a serenely sacred moment. It was an honor to have auditioned for you all on 2012. I enjoyed London so much that summer. Okayed ping pong on the outdoor tables at the Embankment Gardens Then probably had too much Guinness that night after the audition ;) peace my singing friends. Hope to catch you in concert again sometime. DJW

[@misssophie6515]

wonderful music, would be amazing if they could do it again with all phones switched off and with octavists/ basso profondo, the recordings that have those are reallly something else

[@elizabethwilcox8006]

Can people in audiences NEVER turn off their stupid phones?? It is amazing ...why do they bother going to hear such rapturous sounds anyway and have other man-made devices near them?

[@jens-olafbodemann3653]

Zu Tränen gerührt! Danke!

[@AndrewLumsden]

Just a bit too slow and it looses it's momentum. A little suspect Russian pronunciation and a few bars missing towards the end!

[@alexrudner5548]

Yes. The text is in Russian and It,s performed in Russian language . Thanks.

[@richpellegrin7713]

I noticed the missing measures too! Don’t know why? There is a rehearsal video, with some different singers, where those measures are not omitted.

[@DaveSuperThomas]

@@alexrudner5548 - Russian? Or Church Slavonic?

[@alexrudner5548]

@@DaveSuperThomas church Slavonic is Russian language. And Russian is Slavonic modern Russian has been corrupted as well as Christianity has been corrupted.

[@alexrudner5548]

@@DaveSuperThomas . Church Slavonic . They sing in the hall, .I see. Very good.

[@giovannademarcellis]

bellissima performance.....peccato per quel cellulare......io obbligherei lo spegnimento all'ingresso

[@Sergey171092]

They have not good enough Russian pronunciation. But it is nice and clear perfomance. I've got enjoy with it.

[@DaveSuperThomas]

Russian? Or Church Slavonic?

[@alexrudner5548]

Kpacivoe penie. Blagodaryu. Ho Eto Partesnoe penie ,Ono Xarasho no v Xrame podobaet ynisonnoe penie . A TAK Molodtsi rebyata,. Odareni krasivimi golocami. Priyatno clyshat. Zdraviya BCEM.

[@r1p2m32]

Singers were wonderful, but... The point of this song is -- bass. Please hire a real bass for this song -- only!

[@kitbirskovich1838]

Cannot like this with missing measures near the end. Shameful. Surprising too.

[@johnwade1325]

Just a note or two - but this omits the important words "Thou" (yesi) "souls" (dush) and leaves the word "our" (nashikh) hanging out with nothing to go with. Exquisite singing, though, as always.