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| Label Signum Classics |
UPC 0635212050026 |
Catalogue number SIGCD 500 |
Release date 03 November 2017 |
The King’s Singers celebrate their 50th anniversary with a celebratory 3-CD set, combining three complete programmes of Close Harmony, Spiritual and Secular pieces.
De King's Singers op een muzikale reis
Het maakt niet uit waar het vandaan komt, door wie het gecomponeerd is en wanneer. Tijdens de viering van hun 50ste jubileum nemen de King's Singers hun luisteraars mee op een nieuwe muzikale reis: een die hulde brengt aan het erfgoed, maar tegelijkertijd de diversiteit van muziek toont. Van oud tot modern, serieus tot luchthartig, verwacht tot onverwacht.
In 1968 kwamen de zes originele King's Singers samen door hun gezamenlijke liefde voor zingen. Nu, vijftig jaar later, vieren de King's Singers hun jubileum met het album Gold. Dit album brengt de muzikale reis van de King's Singers in kaart met muziek die hun carrière de afgelopen 50 jaar heeft gedefinieerd.
Patrick Dunachie countertenor
Timothy Wayne-Wright countertenor
Julian Gregory tenor
Christopher Bruerton baritone
Christopher Gabbitas baritone
Jonathan Howard bass
The King’s Singers were officially born on May 1st 1968, formed by six recently-graduated choral scholars from King’s College, Cambridge. Their vocal line-up was (by chance) two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones and a bass, and the group has never wavered from this formation since.
What really distinguished the group in its early years was its musical diversity. The King’s Singers were a weekly fixture on prime-time television, celebrating popular music never usually touched by choral ensembles, and their unique British charm, combined with their musical craft, captured audiences’ hearts the world over. The group has consistently been welcomed on the world’s great stages throughout its history – from London’s Royal Albert Hall to the Opera House in Sydney or New York’s Carnegie Hall – as well as being ambassadors for musical excellence at numerous significant global events. Two Grammy® Awards, an Emmy® Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine’s inaugural Hall of Fame sit among the numerous accolades bestowed upon the group.
This love of diversity has always fuelled The King’s Singers’ commitment to creating new music. A panoply of commissioned works by many of the supreme composers of our times – including Sir John Tavener, György Ligeti, Toru Takemitsu, John Rutter, Luciano Berio, Nico Muhly and Eric Whitacre – sits alongside countless bespoke arrangements in the group’s extensive repertoire. The group is determined to spread the joy of ensemble singing, and leads workshops and residential courses all over the world each season.
The world may have changed a lot in the fifty years since the original King’s Singers came together, but today’s group is still charged by the same lifeblood – one that wants to radiate the joy singing brings every day, and to give life to audiences with their virtuosity and vision for an exciting musical future.
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