VOX 3 Collective has published seven editions of its scholarly journal, Collective Voice, to date.  Based on repertoire included on the collective’s concert programs, Collective Voice contains original scholarly essays to aid understanding of the music, along with pieces providing historical context and other reflections.  From harmonic analysis of the music, to biographical insight, to examination of poetry, to cultural connections, Collective Voice is the main educational outlet for the ensemble.  We encourage you to explore vocal music along with us!  You may read articles in our new online format, or download archived versions of past issues below. 

Collective Voice, Issue 7  |  November 2010

Programs included are: 

glorious food  |  climate change  |  nordic wind  |  new song

Featured pieces include an essay on the development of the jingle as a marketing tool; a connection of Scandinavian poetry to the ancient Icelandic sagas; an opinion piece on global warming; musings by the composer of a brand new song cycle; an interview with cabaret divas Kimberly Gunderson and Rachel Fry; and an article connecting the legacy of Boismortier to pop star Katy Perry.

Collective Voice, Issue 6  |  September 2009

Programs included are:

folk/art  |  major/medical  |  night/music

Featured pieces include an exploration of Scottish folk material set by Beethoven & Haydn; an interview with performers Kimberly Beasley & Myron Silberstein; a piece on music therapy; a cause-of-death match game; musings on night in the arts; and biographies of Barber, Dvorak & Pizzetti.

Collective Voice, Issue 5  |  March 2009

Programs included are:

VOX Germanica |  VOX Peccati  |  VOX Femina

Featured pieces include a recommended discography for vocal works by female composers; an interview with Angela Zawada & Brian von Rueden about singing German art song; an exploration of the seven deadly sins, then and now; and biographies of Strozzi, Schubert & Schumann.

Collective Voice, Issue 4 |  September 2008

Programs included are:

VOX Rhythmus  |  VOX Nocturna  | VOX Caelestis

Featured pieces include a recommended discography for Spanish art song; an interview with collective members about childhood fears; an exploration of the connection between music and spirituality; composer notes by Myron Silberstein; and biographies of Holst, Rodrigo & Montsalvatge.

Collective Voice, Issue 3  |  August 2008

Programs included are:

From Russia with Love  |  Chanson d’Amour  |  Opera Alfresco  |  Of Fortune and Foolery

Featured pieces include reflections on Russian art song by pianist Irina Feoktistova; an interview with Brad Jungwirth about singing Mussorgsky’s Songs & Dances of Death; a reflective piece about the trials of singing outdoors; and biographies of Quilter, Lully & Rameau.

Collective Voice, Issue 2  |  August 2007

Programs included are:

Here I Stand  |  Classical Cabaret  |  East Versus West  |  Myths and Fairytales

Featured pieces include a list of events and personages of the Protestant Reformation; a perspective on Britten’s collaboration with Auden; analyses of the development of music in East and West Germany; a rehearsal journal for Ravel’s Shéhérazade; and biographies of Hindemith, Respighi & Poulenc.

Collective Voice, Issue 1  |  May 2007

Programs included are:

Buxtehude Abendmusik  |  North and South  |  Blithe and Bonny |  The Great Outdoors

Featured pieces include an analysis of poetry by Elizabeth Bishop; explorations of compositional techniques by Hoiby & Harbison, an interview with Rebecca Prescott about First Folio Technique; memories about growing up with classical music; and biographies of Buxtehude, Korngold & Chausson.