May 26th - 27th

Galway Early Music Festival 2023

Crossroads

Vox Orbis

Taking the high road: Women’s voices in Renaissance & Baroque Music

Artist Biography

Founded in 2019, Vox Orbis is a female choral ensemble based in Galway and directed by Mark Keane. Recent performances include Cecilia McDowall Missa Mariae and Regina Coeli in Arundel Cathedral, UK.

In February 2020, Vox Orbis won the Plainchant Competition and the Dr Patrick McCormack Trophy for the best overall performance of an a capella piece at the Limerick Choral Festival. The choir will compete at the Cork International Choral Festival in May 2020.

Vox Orbis performed Pergolesi Stabat Mater with motets for Passiontide, including excerpts from Victoria Tenebrae Responsories in Tuam Cathedral in April 2022. Future performances include Michael Haydn Missa Sancti Leopoldi and Vespers in Galway Cathedral in June 2022.

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