Our Recordings
Some performances deserve a second life. Our recordings capture pieces of VOX beyond the concert itself—music we love, projects we want to remember and South African works we believe should travel further.
Albums
Eternity in an Hour (2025)
Submerge yourself in a soundbath of the sublime…
Of Barrels and Blossoms (2020)
A rich bouquet of musical highlights from our “ViniChoral” and “Flower Songs” projects
Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins (2019)
A live recording of our choral and orchestral journey to solace
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (2018)
A local adaptation of the famous Christmas Eve service from King’s College, Cambridge
Northern Lights: A Baltic Voyage (2018)
A smorgasbord of contemporary choral compositions from the North
Trust the silences (2017)
Our first album, blurring the boundaries between classical and contemporary music
EPs and Singles
The Place of the Stars: Live from the South African Astronomical Observatory (2026)
A live recording of our winter solstice recitals entitled |gamirodi !khaes
Somerkersfees: A Bright Summer’s Christmas from Cape Town (2020)
A collection of seven carols from our Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in 2019
The Creation by Thomas Rajna (2019)
A vivid retelling of the story of Genesis interwoven with the melodies of African American spirituals
Molweni (“We Are One”) (2018)
An environmental anthem commissioned for the Eco-Logic Awards 2018
Fly to Paradise: Pop Mix (2018)
Reimagining Eric Whitacre’s hit single in a pop style, featuring the voice of Richard Brokensha
Fly to Paradise: Classic Mix (2018)
Reimagining Eric Whitacre’s hit single in a classic style, featuring the voice of Richard Brokensha
Live Recordings
VOX LIVE is a playlist of recordings of live performances in which VOX Cape Town has performed but that are not published on VOX’s own YouTube channel.
VOX LIVE
This playlist includes the live performance with local rock band ISO at the Two Oceans Aquarium in July 2023, the San Gloria by Péter Louis van Dijk that was performed in the Endler Hall in March 2023 to celebrate the composer’s 70th birthday, the performance of the Requiem for Solace by Kim André Arnesen that opened the first National Conductors’ Convention held in the Cape Town International Convention Centre in March 2023, and the performance of Thomas Tallis’s monumental motet Spem in alium that formed part of the 2022 Cape Town Baroque Festival.
LIVE at the Norval Foundation
In April 2019, VOX Cape Town presented a constellation of exquisite choral music at the breathtaking Norval Foundation in Steenberg. These choral masterpieces, complementing the contemporary art on display, were written by five great living composers of our time. From the “pillow-soft dissonances” of Eric Whitacre and the repetitive structures of Philip Glass to the mesmerising soundscapes of Ola Gjeilo and Kim André Arnesen, the musical odyssey concluded in South Africa with Peter Klatzow’s Two Songs from the /Xam. To share this music more widely, a special preview performance was held, free of charge, the week before.
LIVE at the Baxter Concert Hall
VOX Cape Town enjoys a special relationship with the Baxter Theatre Centre. Over the years, VOX has contributed to many performances at the annual UCT Summer School (first with Barry Smith and later with Grant McLachlan) and the Cape Town Concert Series. This playlist features a selection of live recordings from these events. More recordings are coming soon!
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VOX on Air
FMR 30th Birthday Benefit Gala Concert
We were not the only local musicians celebrating a big birthday in 2025 – Fine Music Radio also marked three decades on air! On Sunday 6 April at 2:30 PM, FMR presented a magnificent benefit gala concert to commemorate this milestone and to raise much-needed funds. The concert featured a mix of classical music and jazz, stunning visuals, lighting and sound, and your favourite FMR presenters! VOX is thrilled to have shared the Artscape Opera House stage with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Louise Howlett, William Berger, James Grace, Andrew Ford and many others!
You can now rewatch our contribution on our YouTube channel! You can also listen to the entire Benefit Gala via a podcast on FMR Plus!
Past broadcasts on FMR
- Wednesday 30 July 2025: Presented by Dirk Binneman from 7 PM to 9 PM SAST, this special birthday broadcast of ‘Music Among Friends’ showcased our versatility and collaborative projects over the past decade—exemplifying the name of this programme.
- Friday 18 April 2025: On Good Friday this year, we broadcast our live recording of the poignant Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins that we performed together with Stadskoor Tygerberg and Cantique Chamber Choir, under the baton of Linda Claassen, in St George’s Cathedral in 2018.
- 24 December (Christmas Eve): Every year since 2016, VOX Cape Town has broadcast a local adaptation of its Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
- Friday 31 July 2020:
To mark five years of imaginative, immersive choral experiences in July 2020 (while staying physically distant), VOX Cape Town invited its musical family to tune in to a special evening broadcast entitled Celebrating Five Years of VOX - Thursday 24 October 2019: A broadcast of the live recording of the Stabat Mater by Karl Jenkins that was made during our performance of the work in October 2018. The recording was preceded by a listening guide presented by John Woodland.
- Friday 21 September 2018: “Glorious Baroque”, the opening concert of the 2018 Cape Town Baroque Festival, was broadcast live on FMR from St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Cape Town.
- Saturday 27 January 2018: “Mozart Winds”, part of the Cape Town Concert Series, was broadcast live on FMR from the Baxter Concert Hall in Rondebosch.
We also frequently contribute to FMR’s monthly newsletter for members, Opus—such as this article that appeared in 2023 celebrating our forthcoming performance ‘Eternal Echoes’.
Fine Music Radio broadcasts on 101.3 FM in Cape Town and worldwide on www.fmr.co.za. You can download the free FMR app from Google Play and on the App Store.