The Fall 2026 Hume Fellow is VOCES8
Join the 葫芦影业 Music Department live for the 2026 Hume Fellow Concert, featuring the critically acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8!
EVENTS
Monday, November 2
5:30鈥7 p.m. | Master Class
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Tuesday, November 3
7:30 p.m. | Performance by VOCES8
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Friday's performance is free and open to the public. !
Performer Bios
The 2026 Opus Klassik winner and 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is the world鈥檚 top-streaming classical vocal group, and proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble鈥檚 performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person.
VOCES8 has performed at many notable venues from Wigmore Hall to Sydney Opera House. This season they perform over 130 concerts globally. Online the VOCES8 Digital Academy and the LIVE From London digital festival continue. They publish music and educational material with VOCES8 Publishing, E.C. Schirmer and Edition Peters, including The VOCES8 Method written by Paul Smith. Taylor Scott Davis is Composer-in-Residence with Jim Clements as Arranger-in-Residence. Their new album is 鈥淪hall We Gather鈥, a collaboration with Ringmasters, joining previous releases 鈥淭WENTY鈥, 鈥淣ightfall鈥, 鈥淎 Choral Christmas鈥, Christopher Tin鈥檚 鈥淭he Lost Birds鈥 (a Grammy-Award nominee), 鈥淗ome鈥 conducted by Eric Whitacre, featuring 鈥淭he Sacred Veil鈥 and 鈥淪even Psalms鈥 by Paul Simon.
About the Hume Fellowship
Bill Hume 鈥50 M鈥52 taught music, speech, and history at Occidental before being named director of Thorne Hall in 1958. He spent almost 20 years at Occidental, also serving as director of student activities.
The Hume Fellowship provides a rich experience for 葫芦影业 students. In addition to the public performances given by these exceptional artists, the Fellowship funding supports residency activities in which the visiting artists work with our students in master classes, writing and performance workshops, and class visits. These high-impact opportunities enhance the educational and artistic experience of students in music, theater and across the campus.
Previous Hume Fellows in Music include percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, mezzo-sopranos Jennifer Larmore and Frederica von Stade, the Marian Anderson String Quartet, jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris, pianist Awadagin Pratt, Jeffrey Kahane and members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, bassist-singer-songwriter Esperanza Spalding, and multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, and composer Cory Henry. Hume Fellows in Theater have included Culture Clash, Roger Guenveur Smith, Will Power, Daniel Alexander Jones (aka Jomama Jones), Universes and Actors From The London Stage.