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David Hurley In 2008 The King’s Singers celebrate 40 years of music making. Regularly performing in excess of 120 concerts every season complemented by recording and teaching, The King’s Singers delight audiences around the world with their incomparable musicianship, charm and wit. With the recent album release ‘Landscape and Time’ having been described as possessing ‘singing of rare distinction’, and ‘stunningly high musical standards’, they have maintained their place at the apex of a cappella singing, and are counted amongst the world’s elite classical performers.
The King’s Singers repertoire is all encompassing; from medieval music to masterpieces of the Renaissance, from lieder to folk, pop and jazz or with a contemporary commission from a leading composer, they are constantly expanding their repertoire. Since their debut concert in 1968 they have commissioned works from many well-known composers including Krystof Penderecki, Luciano Berio, Peter Maxwell Davies, Richard Rodney Bennett and Gyorgy Ligeti. With a dozen such commissions since 2000, the latest works will come from John McCabe, Eric Whitacre, Michael Nyman and Jay Greenberg. The list of venues at which they have appeared is equally diverse, including cathedrals and palaces as well as with many of the world’s major concert halls. They have joined forces with many famous orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinatti Pops Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in the last season with chamber ensembles Concordia, Sarband and L’Arpeggiata. The group also team-up with distinguished soloists like Kiri te Kanawa, Emanuel Ax, George Shearing, Evelyn Glennie, and even Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. These collaborations have often resulted in recordings to add to the group’s discography of nearly 100 albums on the Signum Classics, BMG and EMI labels. Renowned for their commitment to blend, balance and intonation in their own performances, they are keen to pass on their knowledge through educational work. They conduct masterclass courses in many countries, and have for 10 years been Prince Consort Ensemble- in-Residence at the Royal College of Music, London. But above all it is their simple enjoyment of what they do that has captured the imagination of the public all over the world. As the London Times puts it, they are ‘still unmatched for their musicality and sheer ability to entertain.’ Photocredits: Marco Borggreve
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a video excerpt from the King's Singers Christmas (2.8Meg)
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article by John Allison about The King's Singers Christmas