Podium Music is excited to announce that Daniel Hyde has joined the roster as conductor and organist. Daniel is renowned as Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge. He has preciously held prestigious positions Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. Further to directing the world-famous Choir in daily … more»
Musica Baltica has announced its latest releases for the upcoming holiday season, including it’s first publications of arranger, composer and tenor in VOCES8, Blake Morgan’s arrangements. Originally a traditional Scandinavian Christmas tune, Mit hjerte alltid vanker/My Heart Forever Wanders, text by Hans Adolph Brorson, has become one of Norway’s most treasured festive songs, celebrated for … more»
During their summer tour, Lyyra made a short excursion between concerts in the USA to Europe. On 30th July the all-woman ensemble performed in the historic town of Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany, at the Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik (European Sacred Music Festival). The following day they went on to perform in Otwock Wielki, Poland at the … more»
The VOCES8 Scholars Ensemble has released the first single from its forthcoming debut album, Songs of Doubt and Wonderment, celebrating the evocative choral music of Swedish composer Mårten Jansson. The single, The Sun Riseth, offers a first glimpse of an album that explores themes of faith, uncertainty and hope through Jansson’s richly expressive musical language, … more»
Vocal ensemble APOLLO5 performed an all-English programme, When Music Sounds, at the Three Choirs Festival on Wednesday 29th July at St Nicholas Church. The highlight of the concert was the world premiere of The Road Not Taken by Lucy Walker, one of Britain’s foremost emerging compositional voices, where she set Robert Frost’s famous poem. The … more»
Roderick Williams’s new choral work Never weather-beaten sail received its world premiere at the BBC Proms on 25 July at The Glasshouse in Gateshead. Commissioned by the BBC, the setting of Thomas Campion’s celebrated text was performed by the BBC Singers under the direction of Sofi Jeannin, as part of a special choral programme on … more»
Twelve voices unite in the round to create limitless harmony VOCES8 and Ringmasters come together for a landmark new recording, ‘Shall We Gather’, to be released on 24 July 2026 on VOCES8 Records / Decca Classics. The album features repertoire spanning sacred music, Nordic folk, close-harmony classics, and contemporary works, including Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque, … more»
VOCES8 and APOLLO5 both sing at the Three Choirs Festival 2026 in concerts celebrating “magnificent choral works”, with APOLLO5 giving the world premiere of a work by Lucy Walker. With both concerts sold out, extra seating has been released for VOCES8. They perform at 12:45pm on Saturday 25 July in Gloucester Cathedral, leading its audience … more»
We’re delighted to welcome Kristina Arakelyan to the roster of composers at Podium Music. The Armenian-British composer, pianist and educator, Kristina is celebrated for the emotional honesty of her music and its distinctive sense of colour. Writing across choral, orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire, her works have been performed at some of the world’s leading … more»
US ensemble Lyyra has released its new video, sharing their thought-provoking cover of Paul Simon’s ‘America’, arranged for the group by Blake Morgan. “In hearing the tale of these hitchhikers across America, we can see ourselves and our own relationship to this nation, and Blake Morgan’s creative harmonic approach elevates the beautiful melody in a … more»