Performances in extraordinary spaces

From intimate a cappella masterpieces in wine cellars to majestic orchestral works in the City Hall, every VOX performance is curated to reflect its venue, its repertoire and its audience.

Upcoming performances

Sunday 6 December 2026

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Join us for music from across the world that celebrates Advent and Christmas.

St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant

11:00

Flagship projects & highlights

'Memento Mori'

On the eve of All Saints' Day, we hosted a deeply atmospheric meditation on mortality, loss, remembrance and reverence. Drawing inspiration from the idea of memento mori, the programme brought together music spanning centuries, styles and soundworlds.

NanoVOX

In March, we proudly launched NanoVOX—a small vocal ensemble dedicated to exploring the expressive possibilities contained within intimate forces. Showcasing the versatility of our singers, this is choral music up close.

VOX Turns Ten

As we celebrated our first decade and reflected on our diverse portfolio of performances, we planned a constellation of concerts that spanned the intimate to the immersive in a host of interesting venues around the Mother City.

New Soundscapes

VOX's pioneering series of immersive performances, spanning history and geographies and taking us from the icy reaches of the Baltic to the timelessness of the Karoo, was intended to expose Cape Town's audiences to fresh choral sounds (and sights).

In The Dark

'Imagine the magical sensation of listening to exquisite choral music in complete darkness…' This conceptual concert series, co-hosted with Biblioteek Productions, took place in the cathedral-like space of the Youngblood Gallery in Bree Street.

UCT Summer School

VOX is delighted to be a fixture at these January lecture-recitals in the Baxter Concert Hall, first with Barry Smith and more recently with Grant McLachlan, in which we have presented choral music in a novel and interactive manner.

ViniChoral

Our unique, multisensory pairing of wine and choral song was held on three occasions at Groot Constantia, South Africa's oldest wine-producing estate. Fancy a spirited madrigal with your glass of MCC, or sonorous polyphony to accompany a red blend…?

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Every December, VOX presents a local adaptation of the famous Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols; short Bible readings are interspersed with the singing of new and familiar Christmas hymns and carols from around the world.

Cape Town Philharmonic

Collaboration is the key to our versatility, and we have enjoyed many performances with the country's most active and versatile orchestra, from the Shakespeare-steeped oaks of Maynardville to the iconic grandeur St George's Cathedral.

New choral music for SA

VOX Cape Town aims to promote South African choral music by performing music by local composers. VOX also supports the genesis of new music to expand and invigorate the local choral repertoire. To demonstrate its commitment to contemporary South African choral music, VOX intends to commission new music from local composers annually.

Thula! Nunu, zola ulale ('Hush! My dear, lie still and slumber')

Denise Onen

2025

Usque ad sidera tellus ('Earth rising up to the stars')

Denise Onen

2023

Find the Light

Kristi Boonzaaier

2023

Weggewerp

hans huyssen

2020

The art of VOX

Our principal musical vision is to create immersive, multisensory experiences for its audiences. Typically, these projects extend much further than the music and usually require accompanying visual motifs. This has often given rise to unique works of art and these commissions demonstrate VOX's commitment to the broader creative community.

Plantable Programmes for 'Tree of Life'

Album art and motif for our Annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Origami disas for 'Flower Songs'

Every performance since 2015!

A complete record of all VOX performances—programmes, recordings, photographs and press coverage—going back to our founding season.

200+ Performances Documented