The King's Singers Attractions

David Hurley, countertenor; Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor
Paul Phoenix, tenor; Philip Lawson, baritone
Christopher Gabbitas, baritone; Stephen Connolly, bass

“Still unmatched for their musicality and sheer ability to entertain” (The London Times), 2009 Grammy Award-winners The King’s Singers have put forth the highest caliber of a cappella performance since the group’s inception at King’s College, Cambridge in 1968. Regularly performing well over 100 concerts every season, complemented by recording and teaching, The King’s Singers delight audiences around the world with their incomparable musicianship, charm and wit.

The King’s Singers’ expansive musical tastes and abilities are reflected in the ensemble’s critically acclaimed and award-winning released albums, of which there are well over a hundred. Their recent studio album, Simple Gifts, was awarded a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Recording. Winter 2010 will see the release of The King’s Singers’ highly anticipated new album, Swimming Over London, with featured music by Roger Treece.

The King’s Singers have commissioned over 200 works from a host of prominent contemporary composers, including Richard Rodney Bennett, Luciano Berio, Peter Maxwell Davies, György Ligeti, Steve Martland, Gian Carlo Menotti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Ned Rorem, John Rutter, Gunther Schuller, Toru Takemitsu, John Tavener, Eric Whitacre, Bob Chilcott, and Ivan Moody.

The list of venues at which they have appeared is equally diverse, including cathedrals and palaces as well as in many of the world’s major concert halls. They have joined forces with many famous orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra andChicago Symphony Orchestra and with chamber ensembles Concordia, Sarband, Christina Pluhar and L’Arpeggiata.

They also team up with distinguished soloists such as Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Emanuel Ax, George Shearing, Dame 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 over 80 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 master-classes in many countries, and have for 10 years been Prince Consort Ensemble-in-Residence at the RoyalCollege 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.”

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