More Love LYYRA

• Eleonora d'Este (1515 - 1575): Sicut lilium inter spinas:
• 1 d'Este: Sicut lilium inter spinas 01:49
• Don Macdonald (b. 1966): When the Earth Stands Still:
• 2 Macdonald: When the Earth Stands Still 03:59
• Taylor Scott Davis (b. 1980): More Love:
• 3 Davis: More Love 03:28
• Traditionell: Jhoro Jhoro (arr. Shabnam Abedi):
• 4 Abedi): Jhoro Jhoro (arr. Shabnam Abedi) 03:53
• Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Paul Smith):
• 5 Smith): Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Paul Smith) 04:43
• Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989): Blue Skies (arr. Michael Wheaton):
• 6 Berlin: Blue Skies (arr. Michael Wheaton) 05:08
• Cyndi Lauper (b. 1953): Time After Time (arr. Blake Morgan):
• 7 Lauper: Time After Time (arr. Blake Morgan) 06:00
• Total Runtime 29:00

Info for More Love

Choral music education charity the VOCES8 Foundation has today launched its latest project, a new six-voice women’s a cappella ensemble Lyyra. With the release of the group’s debut single and premiere concert performance this afternoon, Lyyra aims to make its mark as the only professional six-voice women’s a cappella group in the US.

Today’s launch is the result of a global audition process for the group, which started with open-calls in May 2023 and live auditions in September. The group’s debut recording, When The Earth Stands Still was composed by Don Macdonald in 2017, and is the first single from the Lyyra’s debut EP More Love, which is due for release on 10 May.

LYYRA

LYYRA
New ensemble Lyyra looks set to reach a glittering place in choral music’s constellation – it was created by The VOCES8 Foundation to build support and visibility for upper voices and their potential. The group’s sound combines velvety richness alongside starlike brilliance. With a broad texture and exhilarating range of sound, the group’s members specialize in classical, jazz, pop, and folk music from diverse traditions and backgrounds. Lyyra is the only professional six-voice women’s a cappella group in the US.

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston plays host to Lyyra’s debut concert on February 16, 2024. The group’s launch day will also be marked by the release of its debut video single “When The Earth Stands Still” by Don Macdonald and the world premiere performance of “More Love,” written for Lyyra by Taylor Scott Davis.

Lyyra joins colleagues VOCES8 to perform at the American Choral Directors Association conference in Providence later in February before setting off on its first US tour in April. Preceded by single and video releases, including works arranged for Lyyra by its own members, Lyyra releases its debut EP, More Love, on May 10 in time for Mother’s Day.

Reflective of music, harmony and the night sky, Lyyra takes its name from the constellation that represents Orpheus’ famed lyre. Formed of six exceptional women, Lyyra seeks to redefine what is possible for upper voices in this genre, and to extend The VOCES8 Foundation’s global mission to deliver world-beating concert experiences alongside integrated learning and participation work. Lyyra delivers inspirational, uplifting, dynamic performances and has the desire to make change in the world.

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