Update from Dr. Brown (6.19.2025):

Dear Voces Pacis Singers,

We have uploaded the Schedule for next weekend on our Singers Resource page (https://www.vocespacis.org/season/singerresources) as well as the form to tell us what lunch you prefer!  Please complete the form below to let us know your preference for lunch on Saturday. 

CLICK HERE TO PROVIDE YOUR LUNCH ORDER

Note that given we have two performances and limited time, we are providing a FREE Chick Fil A centric lunch since there will not be time for folks to go get lunch.  

We will do our best to honor the requests of those who submit the form by the deadline of Monday 6/23 at 5 PM.

Rehearsals will be at Park Cities Baptist Church in the Choral Rehearsal space; we will be sharing parking instructions and directions at some point soon.  Be on the look out for those which will be uploaded soon to go along with all the other resources on the Singers Resource Page!  We look forward to seeing you all in next weekend!

Dr. Brown

Executive Director

Update from Dr. Brown (6.12.2025):

Dear Voces Pacis Singers,

We have uploaded the PDFs of all the scores for June through the link on our Singers Resource page (https://www.vocespacis.org/season/singerresources).  Email Joshua.Brown@vocespacis.org for the password.  A reminder that there will be TWO concerts in June (2:30 and 4:00) and audience members will need to have tickets.  To purchase tickets, visit our main page www.vocespacis.org for details and be sure to tell your friends and family to not delay to secure their tickets.  We are working with a limited capacity and once they are gone, they are gone!  You can also share the Facebook events on social media:

2:30 Concert - https://www.facebook.com/share/15FsWaNhRs/

4:00 Concert - https://www.facebook.com/share/1CS7noFwf9/ 

Speaking of friends, the deadline for folks wanting to sign up to sing is tomorrow 6/13 at noon.  They can register to sign through this link - https://www.vocespacis.org/season/singerregistration.  We would love to have them join us!   

Rehearsals will be at Park Cities Baptist Church in the Choral Rehearsal space; we will be sharing parking instructions and directions at some point soon.  Be on the look out for those, Conductors Notes, weekend schedule/details which will be uploaded soon to go along with all the other resources on the Singers Resource Page!  We look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks!

Dr. Brown

Executive Director

Update from Dr. Holcomb (4.22.2025):

Dear Voces Pacis Singers,

I once again want to congratulate you on a wonderful concert last month as we collaborated with Kings Return for a rich and rewarding weekend. Now it is time to begin looking forward to our 2025-2026 Season 4 that will stretch us musically but will be well worth our efforts.

On the website you will find information outlining the concert programs for the June 28 and October 18 concerts. We have not made final decisions on repertoire for the March 21 concert, but we will be performing Heather Sorenson’s new work, SOLAS, on that concert; because it is not being premiered until October, published scores will not be available until late summer. So, we will have to provide you with the March repertoire selections in the fall and that will necessitate a separate order of music. Sorry about that, but we have no control over the release date of the publisher.

In the meantime, Penders is ready for you to place your order for the June and October concerts. Be sure to look at the repertoire selections (below) carefully. I have included a few pieces that we have performed before, and you will not want to purchase duplicate copies. Also, there will be two pieces on the June concert that will be available for you to download from the singers resource page on our website: those titles are “I Sat Down Under His Shadow” – E. C. Bairstow and “I Hear Thy Welcome Voice” – Ken Medema.

As a reminder you should ALWAYS have a copy of the Rutter “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” in your folder for each concert.

One selection on our June concert, the Eric Whitacre “Five Hebrew Love Songs” is a beautiful collection of contemporary love poems that will be a challenge for us, both musically and textually, since it is in Hebrew. FEAR NOT, most of the sounds are just like our English pronunciations, and those that are not, are like the German guttural sound; like the “ch” in “ach”. I have prepared a layman’s pronunciation guide to go along with a YouTube video where the poet reads the text; the link is in the guide. It will take a little practice, but once you have it in your head and ear, it is achievable. Please begin looking at it and practicing when you get your music and not wait until the week of the concert to work on it. I am sure the guide isn’t perfect, but it is a start.

Remember that for our June 27-28 weekend, we will be practicing on Friday evening and Saturday morning in the Choral Hall of Park Cities Baptist Church. We are most appreciative of this. The church is close to the Museum, so it makes complete sense to be close to the performance venue. Because we are having expenses for venue rental and have a somewhat limited audience space, we are presenting this concert twice on Saturday (2:30 and 4:00) and selling tickets to assist in defraying rental cost of the venue. Please order tickets early. Also note that there is a family rate for tickets.

This will be our best season yet. I am so honored and overjoyed to make quality music with you.

Dr. Holcomb

Artistic Director