Mosaic Voices, founded by its Musical Director, Michael Etherton, is a professional a cappella vocal ensemble 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 London. In 2020, Mosaic Voices launched The Blue Book, a major new volume of choral works, arrangements and transcriptions of music from the British-Jewish tradition. Mosaic Voices' first album, The Blue Book, was released in 2018, and the group is currently working on its second album. Mosaic Voices regularly commissions new music, including from its Composer in Residence, Benjamin Till, and has been broadcast several times on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM. Recent live performances include at the Almeida Theatre, London.
Mosaic Voices is a registered charity No. 1192386.
Mosaic Voices is a registered charity No. 1192386.
Mosaic Voices wins Sandford St Martins Trustees Award 2021 We are thrilled that our Composer in Residence Benjamin Till and Mosaic Voices have won the prestigious Sandford St. Martins Trustees Award for their film 'Mosaic Voices'. Composed and recorded in the early days of the lockdown in April 2020 when the ensemble was unable to sing together we are now working on a recording for the full ensemble to be part of our forthcoming album. 
Mosaic Voices on ClassicFM We are delighted to be selected by broadcaster Robert Rinder for his brilliant new ClassicFM show, 'Classical Passions', on Sunday 18th July. Tune it at 9.45pm to hear us singing a moving new setting of Uv'nucho Yomar by our Composer in Residence, Benjamin Till. 
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. |
New Mosaic Voices Album We are incredibly excited about our new album, which we have been recording over the last year. Working within the challenging restrictions created by the pandemic, Mosaic Voices has been busy creating a major new collection, including many new commissions from our Composer in Residence, Benjamin Till, and others, as well as new arrangements of familiar works. Watch here for details of the release. 
The Blue Book - 177 New Musical Scores Complete! We are delighted to announce the completion of this unique volume of major new choral works, arrangements and transcriptions of music, both ancient and modern, from the British-Jewish tradition. The volume is the largest new collection of choral scores created for use in synagogues in Britain since 1933. Edited by Michael Etherton and Benjamin Till, the scores are available to download for free with a full book version to follow soon. 
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. |
