Although we are currently preparing the concert recordings from the premier of the “Living Voices” program in Buffalo NY, we thought we would also share this playlist of previews that we originally posted leading up to that event. For those interested in catching the program in Ohio, this will give you some sense of what to expect! Stay tuned for longer recordings of these works and feel free to check out our media page for sample sounds of Voces past.

In less than 2 weeks, Sotto Voce is embarking on our first mini-tour beyond our home city of Buffalo, NY. We will be stopping in both Cleveland and Oberlin, OH over a long weekend to present an extended version of our “Living Voices” program. As both Artistic Director Jessie Downs and tenor Suzanne Fatta are Oberlin graduates or ‘Obies,’ they are excited to share the ensemble’ sounds with friends and mentors in this formative location for so many contemporary musicians. The extended program will also feature an arrangement of an early music piece by another Obie, Mary Larew.

If you are in the Oberlin/ Cleveland area and are interested in contemporary and/ or vocal music, please come check us out!

Program:
Kaija Saariaho – From the Grammar of Dreams, IV (1988)
Alex Huddleston -The Sonnets PREMIER (2018)
Alvin Lucier – Unamuno (1994)
Mary Larew (arr.) – Heu Me Misera (2009)
Nomi Epstein – long, after (2017)
Jamie Leigh Sampson – Dite Me PREMIER (2018)
Marianne Schuppe – der blumen PREMIER (2017)
Brien Henderson – Noli esse vana (2016)
Kaija Saariaho – From the Grammar of Dreams, V (1988)

Oberlin FB Event Page

Cleveland FB Event Page

Both $10 at the door.

We hope you can join Sotto Voce Vocal Collective on Sunday, April 29th at 5pm for a haunting program of new works for voices, including world premieres of new pieces from local composers Jamie Leigh Sampson and Alex Huddleston. The full program is listed here:

Kaija Saariaho – From the Grammar of Dreams, III (1988)
Alvin Lucier – Una Muno (1994)
Alex Huddleston -The Sonnets PREMIER (2018)
Kaija Saariaho – From the Grammar of Dreams, IV (1988)
Nomi Epstein – long, after (2017)
Jamie Leigh Sampson – Dite Me PREMIER (2018)
Marianne Schuppe – der blumen (2017)
Kaija Saariaho – From the Grammar of Dreams, V (1988)

We’ll be performing at our usual venue, Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, located on the corner of Elmwood Avenue and West Ferry Street. Please visit our Facebook event page for more information, and to mark that you’re interested! Tickets are available at the door or online here for $10.

Sotto Voce Vocal Collective is now a fiscally-sponsored entity through Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, or ASIwny! This has been one of the ensemble’s long-term goals, and we are incredibly excited to make it official.

You can donate to Sotto Voce using this platform, which helps us continue to make vocal magic in Buffalo and beyond. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with our rehearsals, concert schedule, and other events. We also have a Donate page, which will allow you to access this information and these links outside of this post. As always, thank you for your continued support!

–Julia, Sotto Voce Vocal Collective Managing Director

Welcome to the brand new Sotto Voce Vocal Collective website! We’re thrilled to continue to augment our presence in the Buffalo, NY new music scene, and wanted to put ourselves out there with this website.

Here we’ll be posting updates on our activities and events in Buffalo and beyond, any relevant news about our group and its members, and archives of and reflections on our musicianship.

Feel free to peruse the site as you need, and make sure to contact us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

– Julia, Sotto Voce Vocal Collective Managing Director