330 N HUBBARDS LANE, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40207
administrator@vocesnovaelouisville.com
ABOUT VOCES NOVAE
Louisville's own Voces Novae (VN) is a unique, semi-professional choral ensemble conducted by our Artistic Director, Angela Vaughn Hampton. The ensemble was founded in 1993 by Frank A. Heller, III, and is composed of selectively-auditioned singers from the Louisville and Southern Indiana metropolitan area. The Latin phrase voces novae ("new voices") reflects its mission and vision:
A community uplifting the human spirit by performing the finest in choral literature. We are dedicated to awakening the highest musical artistry, providing a camaraderie that nurtures our members' musical and personal development, and delivering a gift to our audience that evokes the spirit with which we embrace our music.
In June 2023, Voces Novae traveled to London to join with Vox Anima and choral groups from around the world for the UK premiere of Elaine Hagenberg's Illuminare. VN members joined the Eagles onstage as part of their "Hotel California" tour stop at the KFC Yum! Center in 2022. The Louisville Orchestra (LO), under the direction of Teddy Abrams, performed Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in 2019, inviting Voces Novae to perform with them onstage in collaboration with U of L's Collegiate Chorale, the Louisville Chamber Choir, and several local-area high school and church choirs. In years prior, VN performed Carmina Burana with the LO, as well as another iteration of Beethoven's Ninth, directed by Jorge Mester.
Voces Novae's repertoire includes a particular focus on a cappella and contemporary American music; however, the ensemble consistently performs an eclectic array of works ranging from early chant to European classical to living modern composers.
As Marty Rosen wrote in The Courier-Journal, "Though Frank Heller III and company are masterful interpreters of established repertoire, hardly a concert goes by that they don't also find at least one brilliant contemporary work that seems to transcend the limits of choral performance." Mr. Rosen praised Voces Novae as "one of Louisville's most treasured musical institutions" (The Courier-Journal) and later wrote, "Of all of Louisville's musical ensembles—including the orchestra and the opera—none more consistently creates heart-wrenching, jaw-dropping, emotional moments than Voces Novae." (LEO)
"Heller knows how to coax a sound from his colleagues that is blended elegantly from top to bottom without ever sounding homogenized. … I wanted more, more and more." (Andrew Adler, The Courier-Journal)
VN continues to grow into our new era under the direction of Angela Vaughn Hampton, and we are glad you are with us on this journey.
CONTACT US
330 N. HUBBARDS LANE
LOUISVILLE, KY 40207
ADMINISTRATOR@VOCESNOVAELOUISVILLE.COM
VOCES NOVAE BOOKING INFORMATION
CONTACT: NANCY HARRIS, HARRIS ENTERTAINMENT
PHONE: (502) 267-0148
E-MAIL: NANCY@HARRISENTERTAINMENT.COM