The Triangle Vocal Project was founded in 2022 to explore and promote great choral music and support musical charities throughout the Triangle. The 16-voice chamber choir presents two concerts annually, all proceeds going to a unique musical charity. The ensemble explores a wide and eclectic range of repertoire from Renaissance to music written today, including close harmony jazz and popular selections.
The Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham was founded in 1996 by Rodney Wynkoop to provide superior choral performance opportunities for outstanding singers in the Triangle region. Its members are selected mainly from among musicians who have sung in other choral groups under Dr. Wynkoop’s direction. VAE performed by invitation at the at the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in 2005 and has performed at numerous ACDA Southern Division Conferences and NC-ACDA Fall Conferences. The group has released two CD recordings: My Spirit Sang All Day (on the Arsis label) and O Holy Night, a collection of holiday music from past VAE concerts. The choir’s mostly a cappella repertoire ranges from the Renaissance to the present and has included such diverse and challenging works as Tallis’s Spem in Alium, Poulenc’s Mass in G, Martin’s Messe, Penderecki’s Agnus Dei, MacMillan’s Cantos Sagrados, and Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine. They have presented world premieres of works by Imant Raminsh, Daniel Elder, and, in June 2024, Mark Kilstofte.
Vox is a community men’s ensemble. The group focuses on traditional men’s glee club repertoire with a dual emphasis on musical excellence and camaraderie.
