Our Latest News. http://www.kingssingers.com lt;pgt;The 40th Anniversary Concert from King's Cambridge broadcast:amp;nbsp; We have spent the last few days in the company of former King's Singers, friends and fans celebrating the group's 40th anniversary. amp;nbsp;There will, no doubt, be blogs and plenty of pictures coming to this site soon. amp;nbsp;In the meantime you can still catch our anniversary concert from King's College Chapel on the BBC's 'listen again' website service for a week. amp;nbsp;It was a very special concert - tune in if you can.amp;nbsp; lt;a href=quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/listen/index.shtmlquot;gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/listen/index.shtmllt;/agt;amp;nbsp;(finishes Tuesday 13 May)lt;o:pgt;lt;/o:pgt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 May 05 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Taking part in the National Youth Choir of Great Britain's 25th anniversary concert last Sunday at Birmingham's Symphony Hall was wonderful in itself, but the premiere of Eric Whitacre's lt;emgt;The Stolen Child lt;/emgt;was awesome.amp;nbsp; lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/friends/blogs.phpquot;gt;Read our blog.lt;/agt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Apr 18 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;To coincide with our 40th anniversary this May we are delighted and excited to release on Signum Classics the first full-length light album The King's Singers has made foramp;nbsp;over 10amp;nbsp;years. amp;nbsp;Simple Gifts is a studio-recorded album of ballads and folksongs, which are all unique arrangements. amp;nbsp;Traditional songs like Greensleeves, Swing Low Sweet Chariot and The Gift to be Simple rub shoulders with tracks by Crosby Stills Nash, Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel and others. amp;nbsp;We are proud of it, and are sure you will love it. amp;nbsp;lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/p/cds-aand-dvds/simple-gifts/cd121.htmlquot;gt;Buy itlt;/agt; from our online shop now.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Apr 14 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;divgt;We are delighted to say that we will continue our 40th Anniversary celebrations with a late-night Prom concert in London's Royal Albert Hall on August 5th. It features music from England and France: folksongs from both countries as well as John McCabe's wonderful 'Scenes in America Deserta', and a set of Victorian part-songs written whilst the Royal Albert Hall was being built. The concert will be broadcast on both radio and TV. Click here for full details from the Proms website. lt;a title=quot;blocked::http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0508.shtml#prom26quot; href=quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0508.shtml#prom26quot;gt;http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0508.shtml#prom26lt;/agt;lt;/divgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Apr 10 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;On 1 May 2008 we will be back in King's College Chapel celebrating 40 years of The King's Singersamp;nbsp;with King's College Choir and Stephen Cleobury, giving the world premiere of a newamp;nbsp;piece by Bob Chilcott.amp;nbsp; BBC Radio 3 is recording the concert for broadcast on 6 May at 1900 (UK time) on lt;emgt;Performance on 3.lt;/emgt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Mar 25 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;lt;stronggt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-WEIGHT: normalquot;gt;lt;font class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; size=quot;4quot;gt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-SIZE: 14pxquot;gt;We are really delighted to have a chance to perform at Carnegie Hall again this Christmas with the New York Pops Orchestra. amp;nbsp;Conducted on this occasion byamp;nbsp;Rob Fisher, this is the creme de la creme of Pops orchestras. amp;nbsp;We have had great fun putting together a spirited programme for the two shows on December 19th and 20th. amp;nbsp;It will feature 2 arrangements from Mack Wilberg - arrangements we performed just last Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. amp;nbsp;If you live in Europe, why don't you plan to do some shopping in the Big Apple for Christmas and hear the concert?amp;nbsp;amp;nbsp;We hope to see you there.lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/stronggt;lt;/pgt; lt;divgt;lt;stronggt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-WEIGHT: normalquot;gt;lt;font class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; size=quot;4quot;gt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-SIZE: 14pxquot;gt;lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_10880.html?selecteddate=12202008quot;gt;More informationlt;/agt;lt;/spangt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/stronggt;lt;/divgt; lt;divgt;lt;stronggt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-WEIGHT: normalquot;gt;lt;font class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; size=quot;4quot;gt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/stronggt;lt;/divgt; lt;divgt;lt;stronggt;lt;span class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; style=quot;FONT-WEIGHT: normalquot;gt;lt;font class=quot;Apple-style-spanquot; size=quot;4quot;gt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/stronggt;lt;/divgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Mar 11 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;lt;font size=quot;3quot;gt;lt;emgt;lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;No coffee or whisky blend matches the suavity of the unaccompanied King's Singers. Their intonation is excellent in this sumptuous collection of Spanish, Portuguese and Mexican church Music. The opening processional raises the risks of British politeness, but the voices gather colour and character, and Alonso Lobo's Lamentations offers abundant rewards. The music is centred on death; but where there is beauty there is life.lt;/fontgt;lt;/emgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;Geoff Brownlt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;The Times - 7th March 2008lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/p/cds-aand-dvds/the-golden-age/cd22.htmlquot;gt;The Golden Agelt;/agt;amp;nbsp; (on Signum Classics)lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Mar 07 2008 00:12:30 GMT While touring in the US, Canada and Mexico this February we have been working on the post-production of our first studio album for over 10 years. Produced by Gregg Jackman and recorded at the studio of Status Quoamp;rsquo;s music legend, Francis Rossi, lt;stronggt;Simple Giftslt;/stronggt; has wonderful vocal harmony coupled with the impeccable style for which the group is justly famous. Each of the 16 tracks on the album has earned its place because of its great melody, covering classic pop ballads, spirituals, and folksongs. Out on Signum Records and available in our shop in May 08; US release June 08. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Feb 19 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;span class=quot;Caption1quot;gt;By popular demand, an additional concert has been added to our 'An Evening with The King's Singers' show on April 30th, which has all but sold out. The extra date is May 4th at 7pm. Our advice is to act fast and buy tickets here: lt;/spangt;lt;span class=quot;style3quot;gt;lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.cadoganhall.com/showpage.php?pid=610quot;gt;Tickets...lt;/agt;lt;/spangt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Feb 07 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;h3gt;Review - 40th Anniversary concert at Cadogan Halllt;/h3gt; lt;br /gt; lt;pgt;lt;stronggt;Evening Standardlt;/stronggt; lt;br /gt; Harmonious:amp;nbsp; The King's Singers - It's an ancient conundrum: If the constituent parts of an object have been replaced one by one, is it still the same object? For The King's Singers, the answer is definitely amp;quot;Yesamp;quot;.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;This year marks their 40th anniversary and while none of the current members was in at the beginning, it is recognisably the same ensemble with the same characteristics: immaculate harmony, minutely synchronised delivery, identikit blazers and ties. This opening concert of its birthday celebrations could easily have been a greatest hits package.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Nothing so frivolous. Instead we got an austere, even ascetic survey of 16th-century Iberian polyphony, the first half sacred, the second mostly secular.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;It may not have been obviously crowd-pleasing but it made a perfect showcase for the sextet's architecturally layered sound, keening falsetto and droning bass providing top and bottom, tenor and baritone floating discreetly in between.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Before the interval, renaissance bassoon provided another texture, low and intestinal one minute, pleading and mournful the next. Merging perfectly with the voices, it floated like pungent incense.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;The centrepiece was a massive, 20-minute setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah by Alonso Lobo, a vocal challenge despatched with almost nonchalant precision. They are too refined ever to sing loud, of ocurse, but they have an imposing weight of sound that it seems impossible for just six voices to achieve.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;After the interval, things got as near raucous as they ever do with this group. The good humour was infectious, yet even in bawdy songs about well-hung sailors there was no hint of vulgarity.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;At times it might be nice to hear some grit and grime in the glistening pearl of their harmonies but then they would no longer be The King's Singers.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;stronggt;Nick Kimberlylt;/stronggt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Feb 07 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;lt;span class=quot;Caption5quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;We have sung the first of three concerts spread throughout the year in London's Cadogan Hall. The mini-series celebrates our 40th Anniversary. The first concert included music from our new CD, which will be available on full release soon. Find out more about the series at Cadogan Hall's official web sitelt;br /gt; lt;br /gt; lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;lt;stronggt;Here is a review of that concert, from the London Times:lt;/stronggt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;span class=quot;Caption5quot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;lt;br /gt; lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/spangt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;Scarlet ties, blue velvet suits and little dumbshows of fluting, plucking and drumming: this was the start of a series of three concerts celebrating the 40th anniversary of the King's Singers. And the audience loved it every bit as much as on that day in 1968 when six entirely different King's Singers took to the stage at the new Queen Elizabeth Hall and performed everything they knew.lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;That suave, quintessentially English answer to the barber-shop tradition has somehow stayed in character over four decades, yet retuned itself to the times. With every choir worth its salt now joining the pilgrim route to Santiago di Compostela, the King's Singers clearly decided not to be left behind. They brushed up their Hispanic dialects, and offered a Spanish Renaissance programme.lt;br /gt; lt;br /gt; lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;br /gt; lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;amp;nbsp;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;Their own take on the Santiago theme was to mock it gently. They rifled the Cancionero Musical de Palacio, an early 16th-century anthology, and found a song about shipwrecked sailors who promise the saints to go on a pilgrimage - but forget all about it once they're saved from the briny. La Bomba, by the Catalan composer Mateo Flecha, was a riot of music and mime, causing visiting Spaniards in the audience to jump out of their seats with joy.lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;This piece was an ensalada - a mixed salad of original composition, folk and religious music. And so was Flecha's El Fuego, with its little melodrama of the fire of sin being doused by the life-giving waters of faith. The preceding bawdy song, about a withered old wine-bag, was delightfully understated in its tongue-twisting declamation of the wisely anonymous words.lt;br /gt; lt;br /gt; lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;All this Hispanic hilarity had followed a first half of sublime lamentation. Three settings of the responsory, Versa est in luctum, from the Book of Job, was El Greco for the ear. And the Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae by Alonso Lobo interspersed exquisite vocal melismas on single Hebrew letters with its Latin text. Finely imagined timbres and immaculate blend characterised all this singing. lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;Anniversary series continues at Cadogan Hall on April 30 and November 21 (020 7730 4500)lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;lt;font face=quot;Arialquot;gt;lt;stronggt;Hilary Finchlt;/stronggt;lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Feb 06 2008 00:12:30 GMT We are very excited to announce that we will be spending part of our Christmas tour to the US with our friends at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Dec 12 2007 00:12:30 GMT Next year is a special one for us and to celebrate we have 3 special concerts in London's Cardogan Hall. The first is on the 30th Jan. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=1 Dec 01 2007 00:12:30 GMT