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Chatter Vox

Vox Chamber Choir & Franco Prinsloo

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Chatter Vox is the official podcast of Vox Chamber Choir. The choir was founded in 2017 by composer, Franco Prinsloo, as an instrument for showcasing his choral compositions. The choir has since grown into a semi-professional choir renowned for its recordings and cutting edge live performances. The podcast features fascinating discussions about concerts, collaborating artists, debut performances and recordings. Our guests will include poets, fine artists, performance artists, filmakers, musi ...
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New Podcast Episode: ’n Namagowab lied van die lier Have a listen to our latest podcast episode featuring Franco Prinsloo’s powerful new choral work commissioned for Afrikaans 100, ’n Namagowab lied van die lier. This special composition was created in collaboration with three acclaimed Afrikaans poets, Veronique Jephtas, Lynthia Julius and Alwyn R…
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Haven’t found the perfect Mother’s Day gift yet? We’ve got you covered! In this episode, we’re diving into one of Pretoria’s most heartwarming annual events – the Vox Chamber Choir’s Mother’s Day Choral Festival, taking place on Sunday, 11 May 2025 at 15:00 at NG Universiteitsoord, Pretoria. Treat your mom (and yourself!) to an unforgettable aftern…
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Visual artist, actor and word artist Stephanie Gericke (Nana Maria) in conversation with Chatter Vox about her recent collaboration with Vox Chamber Choir. Stephanie created the new album art for Franco Prinsloo and Vox Chamber Choir's release, Bly By My. A setting of the famous poem by South African poet, Antjie Krog. Guest: Artist, Stephanie Geri…
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Cantata “Modimo” - Composed by Franco Prinsloo (Text scored from Biblical texts) In this cantata for mixed voices, composer Franco Prinsloo created a libretto from sections taken from the bible, addressing the preservation of our natural world through unity and love. This is a directive that humanity often outright rejects. The cantata starts with …
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Walvisnota - Composed by Franco Prinsloo (Poetry: René Bohnen) This piece was the prescribed work for the 2017 ATKV Applous competition for Advanced Mixed High School Choirs. The work opens with the choir imitating the song of a whale. Creating shimmering textures using only basic vowels. The notes glide and slide from one to the other creating thi…
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Terrella: I. Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? -A choral chant composed by Franco Prinsloo on geomagnetic music composed by Amanda Cole and conceived by Michaela Gleave. (Artists from Australia) Terrella is a self-generating music app that ‘plays’ the Earth’s magnetic field. Using live data from geomagnetic monitoring stations…
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RED LIST: AB-AF - Composed by Franco Prinsloo (Text: South African Red List of Critically Endangered Flora) “RED LIST: “AB-AF" is an Alphabetical list of the first fifty critically endangered South African plant species for mixed choir and percussion composed by Franco Prinsloo. The work was commissioned by marimba and percussion specialist, Magdal…
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Inspired by the iconic poem by Afrikaans poet DJ Opperman, Vuurbees, the Vox Chamber Choir with composer and conductor, Franco Prinsloo, presents this “creative expression of advocacy for environmental protection”. In our very first sound note, we explore South African Composer and conductor of Vox Chamber Choir, Franco Prinsloo's setting of Afrika…
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