
Closing Concert #7: Theatre of Voices
Theatre of Voices, led by Paul Hillier, concludes the festival with the final three of Bach's great motets, recorded for broadcast on DR P2.
Theatre of Voices is a Danish vocal ensemble founded in London in 1990 by British conductor and baritone Paul Hillier. Now based in Copenhagen, the group is regarded as one of the world's leading vocal ensembles, with a repertoire stretching from medieval polyphony to world premieres of new works, often created in close collaboration with composers such as Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich and David Lang. The ensemble has won Grammy Awards and contributed to film soundtracks including the Oscar-winning La Grande Bellezza and Denis Villeneuve's Arrival.
Theatre of Voices and Paul Hillier perform at the 350th anniversary celebration of Fredensborg Slotskirke on July 15, 2026 with Julia Wolfe's Italian Lesson and Bach's motet Jesu, meine Freude.
The ensemble's planned concert at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley on April 26, 2026 was postponed to a future season due to health reasons.
Theatre of Voices and Meta4 perform Mozart's Requiem and Arvo Pärt's Da Pacem Domine at Stradivari Festival in Cremona on March 31, 2026.
Theatre of Voices holds five concerts under their own festival in Copenhagen and Holbaek from June 26 to 29, 2025.
Theatre of Voices premieres Julia Wolfe's Italian Lesson at Carnegie Hall in New York on February 11, 2025.

Theatre of Voices, led by Paul Hillier, concludes the festival with the final three of Bach's great motets, recorded for broadcast on DR P2.

Theatre of Voices presents a Christmas concert at Ølby Kirke, drawing on their experience with classical sacred music.