At the centre is Shaw’s Partita for 8 Voices. Eight singers build sound from breath and language. You hear how individual elements gradually come together into a whole that constantly changes colour. This idea runs throughout the entire evening. Composers from different periods connect and open up new perspectives.

From medieval mysticism to romantic melancholy and contemporary strength: each voice tells its own story. You hear longing, loss and resilience. And you notice how these themes still resonate today.

CHORWERK RUHR sings with precision and boldness. Under the direction of Florian Helgath, a programme emerges that continues to evolve. What begins as separate lines grows into a musical world in which everything becomes interconnected.

• conductor Florian Helgath choir CHORWERK RUHR
• programme Hildegard von Bingen - O virtus sapientiae | Caroline Shaw - Partita for 8 Voices | Maddalena Casulana - Morir non puo | Vittoria Raffaella Aleotti - Surge, proper amica mea | Fanny Hensel - Nacht ruht auf den fremden Wegen | Florence B. Price - Resignation | Alice Tegnér - En hymn till stjärnan | Clara Schumann - Gondoliera | Imogen Holst - Hallo, my fancy | Nana Forte - We are the future rhymes