"A beautiful sound" Katie Derham, BBC Radio 3 In Tune
Mosaic Voices, founded by its Musical Director, Michael Etherton, is a professional a cappella choir dedicated to performing, preserving and commissioning new music from the Jewish tradition. It is the resident choir of one of Europe's most beautiful synagogues, the New West End Synagogue in Bayswater, London. The choir had its recording of Kol Nidrei broadcast on BBC Radio 3's In Tune programme in October 2019. The recording was a new choral arrangement of Kol Nidrei written by Mosaic Voices' Composer in Residence, Benjamin Till. The choir's first album, The Blue Book, was released in December 2018, and is now available across major platforms including iTunes and Spotify, as well as on CD.
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The Blue Book Project 2020
This project, supported by Arts Council England, is focussed on breathing new life into the established English Jewish choral repertoire, and propelling it into the future through the commissioning and performance of four new works by composers of diverse backgrounds. |
Composer in Residence We are delighted to announce Mosaic Voices' Composer in Residence is Benjamin Till. The BAFTA- nominated, multi award-winning composer and filmmaker has already composed a series of new commissions for the choir. Benjamin is now in the process of rearranging or transcribing around 60 key pieces from the traditional 'Blue Book', the key work of sacred Jewish choral music. |
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New West End Synagogue
Mosaic Voices is proud to be the resident choir of the stunning New West End Synagogue in Bayswater, London. The foundation stone of the synagogue was laid on June 7th. 1877, and designed by architect George Audsley. Mosaic Voices sings at all regular and festival services for the synagogue. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, services at New West End are currently suspended. |
Upcoming Concert at the British Library Wednesday 1st July 2020, 7pm Mosaic Voices will be in concert at the British Library Theatre on Wednesday 1st July with a beautiful programme ranging from 16th to 21st century choral music, and reflecting the major new exhibition, Hebrew Manuscripts. Tickets on sale soon! |
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Commissioning New Music As part of the Blue Book Project, Mosaic Voices commissioned new works from three outstanding composers, following a call-out on BBC Radio 3 to composers across the UK and beyond. The winning composers were Meta Cohen, Anselm McDonnell and Eamonn O'Dwyer. A fourth work was composed by our Composer in Residence Benjamin Till. The new works were premiered in concert on February 16th 2020. |
Dedicate music in memory of a loved one
You can support Mosaic Voices and the Blue Book Project by dedicating, in memory of a loved one, a new musical transcription for the new Blue Book Supplement. It's only £100 and your dedication will appear at the top of the music in perpetuity. The new Blue Book Supplement will be made available online and hopefully, like the original Blue Book music, it will be around 100 years from now. |