Consona by OcTech

Consona is the debut release from OcTech, Caltech’s choral octet. The album’s title, drawn from the Latin "consonare" — meaning "to harmonize" or "to sound together" — captures the heart of OcTech's vision: a celebration of unity, friendship, and beauty. Consona takes listeners on a journey through four centuries of Western music, from the sacred elegance of William Byrd and Raffaella Aleotti to modern masterpieces by greats including Arvo Pärt and Caroline Shaw. The album even features two standout tracks crafted by OcTech’s own singers: Noah Epstein’s breathtaking arrangement of Danny Boy and Kate Radford’s hauntingly evocative setting of the Sandia Labs nuclear waste message.

OcTech is Caltech's choral octet group. Founded in early 2022, we perform a variety of choral music including Renaissance works, folk arrangements, and contemporary compositions.