The BBC Singers perform Diana Soh’s ‘Vak’ for International Women’s Day

This week, the bbc singers perform DIANA SOH’S work titled ‘Vak’ as part of their concert celebrating female contemporary composers

On 19th January, the BBC Singers will perform a programme of works by female contemporary composers in celebration of International Women’s Day. Kicking off the concert will be Diana Soh’s choral work, ‘Vak’. Initially commissioned by SYC Ensemble Singers, ‘Vak’ comprises three short pieces inspired by Mandarin tongue twisters and other aural utterances. In fact, the title of the work is the Sanskrit word for speech, and so this is reflected in the onomatopoeic quality of the text.

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19th January | 2.00pm | St Giles' Cripplegate, London

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PROGRAMME

BBC Singers
Sofi Jeannin, conductor

Diana Soh

Vak

Gabriela Lena Frank

Jalapeño Blues

Lucy Walker

There Will Be Stars (BBC Commission, world premiere)

Tania León

Rezos

— INTERVAL —

Helen Neeves

Speak of the North! (world premiere)

Nana Forte

Four Sacred Pieces

Roxanna Panufnik

Douai Missa Brevis