Bella Voce

Since its founding in 1983 under the name His Majestie’s Clerkes, Bella Voce has delivered unique, disciplined choral performances to live audiences in the Chicago area, earning recognition as a leading ensemble within early music and historical performance practices. Over time, as the ensemble’s repertoire expanded, a name change was in order and the group became Bella Voce in 2001. For over forty years, Bella Voce has cultivated the living tradition of choral music from the earliest chant to contemporary creations. Its wellspring is in the works and performance practices of the European Renaissance and Baroque traditions, and modern masters who invoke or innovate within those traditions.