The King's Singers
Saturday, March 10, 2012 | 7:00pm
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One of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, The King’s Singers have a packed schedule of concerts, recordings, media and education work that spans the globe. Championing the work of young and established composers, they remain consummate entertainers; a class-act with a delightfully British wit. From Gesualdo and György Ligeti to Michael Bublé, The King’s Singers are instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, their impeccable vocal blend, the flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing.
During the 2011-12 concert season, The King’s Singers will perform across the world in some of the world’s most beautiful concert halls including the Salle Gaveauin Paris, the Berlin Philharmonie, and the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. The King’s Singers will travel to France, Germany, the US and Canada, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, Armenia, Belgium and the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Mexico, Japan, Korea and China, and will be featured artists at the prestigious Schleswig Holstein Music Festival in July 2011.
With a discography of well over 150 recordings The King’s Singers have garnered both awards and significant critical acclaim. Their studio album Simple Giftson Signumwas awarded a Grammy® in 2009. Swimming over London, a disc that aligns KS ‘favourites’ with new songs and new arrangements was released in 2010, alongside a world premiere recording of music for Vespers by Pachelbelwith Charivari Agréable. While touring the USA in February 2010, The King’s Singers recorded an album with renowned Concordia College Choir including KS commissions by Eric Whitacre and Bob Chilcottwhich will be released in 2011. Over the Christmas season, the group released J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, a disc of Bach’s classic work in jazz arrangements by Bill Dobbins, and recorded a performance of their Joy to the World programme at London’s CadoganHall, released as a ‘live burn’ on the day of the concert. A DVD of their Christmas repertoire, recorded in London in January 2011 will be released later this year.
The King’s Singers maintain a deep commitment to new choral music and have commissioned over 200 works from a host of prominent contemporary composers including Richard Rodney Bennett, LucianoBerio, Peter Maxwell Davies, GyörgyLigeti, GianCarlo Menotti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Ned Rorem, John Rutter, Toru Takemitsu, and John Tavener. This season, The King’s Singers will premiere works by Pavel Lukaszewski, Elena Kats-Chernin and Eric Whitacre.
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RECORDINGS
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