Vox Globale is a musical initiative established by Adam Farouk. Its goal is to bring communities together through the creation of innovative, cutting-edge high-quality vocal music, using techniques common to contemporary professional a cappella. At the time of the Breaker's Vocal Band's disbandment, Vox Globale was BlueDorian’s longest active project, continuously operating for thirteen years between 1996 and 2009. A new vocal ensemble currently in development.
Project Summary:
BlueDorian’s oldest initiative, Vox Globale began during Creative Director Adam Farouk's tenure at Cornell University (1996-2001). With the goal of bringing people together through the creation and performance of high quality vocal music, Farouk, already performing in both the university men's glee club and its a cappella subset, The Hangovers, began outlining a set of ongoing vocal repertoire to bring to wherever he might travel next. This initiative facilitated the formation in 2002 of the Beijing-based vocal group The Temporaries (2002) which, despite being mostly an underground presence, nonetheless brought delight to night-lifers, students, and corporate executives alike with its exuberant renditions of contemporary pop.
In 2003, The Breakers began its life as an experimental vocal outfit developing cutting-edge material along Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The group evolved into the five-member musical and performance tour de force, The Breakers Vocal Band (or "BVB") (2004-2009). From 2005 through 2006, The Breakers Vocal Band would take part in a two-year extended worldwide touring season, from its official base in New York City, to: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Cadaques, Spain; and, finally, a performance at the Syracuse Jazz Festival in Syracuse, NY, as part of the Vox Globale mission. They released a five-song EP "V" ("Five") in 2008. In 2009, BVB would officially disband, ending Vox Globale's thirteen-consecutive-year run as an active BlueDorian project, a record yet to be broken by any other BlueDorian project or initiative.
In 2003, The Breakers began its life as an experimental vocal outfit developing cutting-edge material along Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The group evolved into the five-member musical and performance tour de force, The Breakers Vocal Band (or "BVB") (2004-2009). From 2005 through 2006, The Breakers Vocal Band would take part in a two-year extended worldwide touring season, from its official base in New York City, to: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Cadaques, Spain; and, finally, a performance at the Syracuse Jazz Festival in Syracuse, NY, as part of the Vox Globale mission. They released a five-song EP "V" ("Five") in 2008. In 2009, BVB would officially disband, ending Vox Globale's thirteen-consecutive-year run as an active BlueDorian project, a record yet to be broken by any other BlueDorian project or initiative.
