Maria Vanessa Leão, director

Dolce Voce (“sweet voice” in Italian), with an objective to promote the art of choral singing, enrich the choral music culture of Macau and to offer high standard choral music to people, was founded in 2008. With most members being holders of Degree in Music, and under the leadership of Ms Maria Vanessa Leão, Dolce Voce is determined to perform all pieces in a cappella and to explore different music genres, from sacred to popular, through renaissance to the contemporary. Together they try to blend their voices with different flavors, thus creating a new choral experience for themselves and the audience. Dolce Voce has made over 70 performances after its establishment and is frequently invited by the Government to perform in major musical occasions, including “Dido & Aeneas” in the 24^th Macau International Music Festival and “Gloria” in the 30^th Macau International Music Festival, the original musical “Sing High” produced by the Cultural Centre of Macau, the “Macau Interschool Singing Contest” and the “Asia Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research”, etc. Besides giving regular performances in Macau, the Choir has also travelled by invitation to different places, including “Beijing Modern Music Festival”, “Oriental Concentus International Choral Festival” in Taiwan, “Vienna World Peace Choral Festival” and its debut UK concert tour, giving concerts in Scotland and England. All appearances were highly acclaimed and appreciated by the public.