If your heart is hungry for live music of the vocal variety, New Haven resident George Jaeger is passing on news of an opportunity to hear some. “My English son-in-law Robin Tyson,” wrote Jaeger, “a graduate of the King’s College Choir and for years a countertenor with the King’s Singers, has more recently been managing choirs, conductors and other musical performers. It all came to a screeching halt when the virus broke out.”
During a drought in live entertainment, this choir member is hoping to reach audiences online during a virtual music festival. “Necessity being the mother of invention” wrote Jaeger, “Robin and his friends at Voces8 struck on the idea of launching a major online music festival, with weekly performances by some of the world’s best vocal groups — to be transmitted in high fidelity format across Europe, Australia, Canada, the U.S., etc.” 
The series, called “Live from London,” will include performances on eight Saturdays from Aug. 1 to Oct. 3. Those who sign up can tune in to live performances whenever they feel inclined and will even be allowed to record the performances. 
Tickets are $100 for the entire series or $15 for individual shows. More information can be found at voces8.foundation/livefromlondon. 
Jaeger wrote, “In the current cultural desert this should be a bright spot for many people who love good choral music.”