“WelcometoVoxAnimaLondon.Whata
thrillithasbeenforthisAmerican conductortomovetoLondonandmake musicinthishistoric,musically-vibrant city.Iinviteyouandyoursingerstojoin meinLondonforoneofourupcoming performances.Let’sexplorethe possibilities.”
Dr.JamesM.Meaders FounderandArtisticDirector
ABOUTUS
VoxAnimaLondonisfoundedonthreecentralpassionsChoralArtistry,MusicEducation,andCulturalExchange.
Basedonthesefoundingideals,wearecommittedtotheseguiding valuesandstandards:
Toprovideunforgettableandaffordableconcertopportunities foramateurchoirs/singersaroundtheworldinLondon’sfinest concertvenues
Topromotetheartisticperformanceofthemusicoftoday’s composers
Toengageexceptional,diverseconductorsfromaroundthe worldtoleadourevents
Tocreateopportunitiesformeaningfulinteractionbetween performersandcomposersthroughcomposerresidencies
Toencouragediversityasexemplifiedinleadership,participants, andrepertoire
Toincludelocalstudentsinourconcerts
Tostriveforexcellenceandartistryineveryperformance
Tocommittopersonalizedattentiontoeverygroupthatworks withus
OurFounderandArtisticDirector,JamesMeaders,hasvast experienceinthetransformingpowerofinternationaltraveland performanceforchoralensembles.
AsaconductorintheUS,heledmultipleinternationaltoursforhis universityandchurchchoirs.Whileamemberoftheartisticstaffat DistinguishedConcertsInternationalNewYork,heworkedwith conductors,singers,andcomposersfromallovertheworld, assistingandguidingtheirexperiencesfrombothsidesofthe podium.
HebringsthiswealthofknowledgeandexperiencetoVoxAnima Londonaswesetouttoestablishourselvesasyourdependable andtrustworthypartnerforcreativeandimaginativeconcert opportunitiesinLondon.Wearecommittedtoalimitednumberof concertseachyearthatarecarefullycraftedtoreflectourcore passionsofchoralartistry,musiceducation,andculturalexchange.
SingHereTogether
ThisistheessenceoftheworkofVoxAnimaLondon.Webring amateurchoirsandindividualstogetherfromallovertheworldto singthemusicoftoday’scomposersinhistoricLondonvenues.
Ourprimarymodelforthisexperiencebeginswiththemusicofa livingcomposerandaninvitationtothecomposertojoinusfora fewdaysasComposer-in-Residence.
Whentherepertoireisselected,wesecureaknowledgeable conductorwhowillinterpretthescorewithfaithfulnessand imaginationandengageandchallengeourvisitingsingersin rehearsalandperformance.
Basedonrecommendations,affiliationswithconductors,and expressedinterest,wetheninviteensemblesandindividualsto traveltoLondontobeapartofthisphenomenalexperiencethat includesrehearsalsandperformancewithsingersfromlocations allovertheworld.
Therehearsals,spacedoveracoupleofdays,willbechallenging, inspiring,andrewarding.Evenonrehearsaldaysthough,thereis plentyoftimeallottedtoexploretheinnumerabletreasuresof London.
Thoughthisisourprimarymodel,thereareotheroptionsfor performingensemblesaswell,includingsoloperformancesonour concertsbasedonauditionandinvitationfromourArtistic Director.
“IamgratefulforVoxAnimaLondon'svisionfor whatpeoplecandoandbetogetherthrough makingmusic,andI'mgratefulthatIgottobea partofitthissummer.“
