Biography

Hailed for their passion, artistry and technical brilliance, Voices of Music is currently the most popular Early Music ensemble in America. Under the leadership of Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler, San Francisco based Voices of Music performs music from the middle ages, renaissance and baroque, drawing upon the many sources of historical performance practice. Our ensemble members are some of the finest musicians in the world. Voices of Music is a pioneer in digital technology for the arts. Since 2007, we have been building an online library of music from our concerts, free for anyone to see: our videos have reached 70 million viewers. We have released more than 370videos, many of which are being used in classes at high schools, colleges and universities across the world. Our music appeals to people of all ages, and we are especially delighted that our largest online audience in now aged 18-34. Voices of Music offers a Concert Series with performances in Berkeley, Palo Alto and San Francisco. In addition to concerts, we offer highly innovative and successful outreach programs, including the Young Artists Program, the Bach Competition, the Junior Recorder Society and the Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra.