Our Latest News. http://www.kingssingers.com We are thrilled to say that Marilyn Horne will join us on stage during our holiday programme in New York's Carnegie Hall in December. Ms Horne has cut back her appearances recently, so if you haven't already bought your lt;a target=quot;_blankquot;href=quot;http://www.newyorkpops.org/html/concerts.htmlquot;gt;ticketslt;/agt;, there is now a double incentive to be there. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Nov 20 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;See The King's Singers perform with the 'White Rose of Athens' on BBC FOUR at 9pm on 5th December.amp;nbsp; lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;Celebrating 74-year-old Mouskouri's illustrious career, this BBC Four Legends documentary features a revealing interview with Nana herself, rare archive footage and fascinating interviews with family and friends amp;ndash; including international stars such as Harry Belafonte, Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznavour and The King's Singers.lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;p class=quot;textSpacerquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;Viewers can also see footage from last July's farewell concert in her hometown of Athens which, following a four-year-long world tour, marked her final retirement from performing and interviews with one of The King's Singersamp;nbsp;who had the privilege to workamp;nbsp;with her, Brian Kay.lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;p class=quot;textSpacerquot;gt;lt;font size=quot;2quot;gt;As well as continuously releasing albums, Nana has toured throughout her career. In 1965, when she toured with Harry Belafonte, the girl who had grown up a shy teenager showed her true mettle. Harry, like many people before him, had tried to persuade her to take her glasses off to perform. She did for two days, but it made her desperately uncomfortable. In what could have been a major career moment, she told the established star that it was a case of amp;quot;Love me, love my glassesamp;quot;. In Harry's own words, she won amp;ndash; he's still not sure about the glasses, however, but he loves her. lt;/fontgt;lt;/pgt; lt;p class=quot;textSpacerquot;gt;amp;nbsp;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;amp;nbsp; lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Nov 19 2008 00:12:30 GMT As our 40th Anniversary year draws to a close we are offering the 40th Anniversary Collection song book at a special price. Published by Hal Leonard it includes some classic and new repertoire for you and your ensemble. lt;a target=quot;_blankquot;href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/p/song-books/the-king~s-singers-40th-anniversary-collection/sb0408.htmlquot;gt;Click herelt;/agt; for more information. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Nov 18 2008 00:12:30 GMT Whilst we continue to give our concerts Tim Wayne-Wright has been 'shadowing', rehearsing and working as a member of the group. We've had a great photoshoot, and fans at our German concerts in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Berlin and Dresden have met him. It's work in progress, but very good progress... One of the pictures on this page gives a glimpse of the new line-up. http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Nov 14 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;The companion song book of print music to our best-selling disc of Salvation Army songs, 'The Quiet Heart' is now available in our lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/p/song-books/the-quiet-heart/sb1108.htmlquot;gt;shoplt;/agt;.amp;nbsp;amp;nbsp; We recorded 'Reflections', the next CD in this wonderful series in September and it will be available within weeks.amp;nbsp; Watch this space.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Nov 04 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;We are frequent visitors to the wonderful Salle Gaveau in Paris. Its size, d

cor and acoustics makes it a great place to sing. We have just given a special anniversary concert there in front of a very excitable audience. We were excited too, as we were joined on the stage by Christina Pluhar
's ensemble lt;a target=quot;_blankquot;href=quot;http://www.arpeggiata.comquot;gt;L
'Arpeggiatalt;/agt; (with whom we recorded the album

Los Impossibles
', and by Swedish jazz singer (and former Real Group member) lt;a target=quot;_blankquot;href=quot;http://www.margaretabengtson.comquot;gt;Margareta Bengtsonlt;/agt;. There was, of course, a party atmosphere, with the audience twice singing us

bon anniversaire
' and keeping us on the stage for a number of encores. We still have special concerts to come this year in London, Berlin and New York, but with this year drawing to a close we are already wondering how to celebrate the golden anniversary in 2018.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Oct 21 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;We appeared as guests of the Windsor Festival last Friday and presented to a very English audience a very English programme which well suited the rather prestigiously regal environs in which we were performing and the elegantly dressed members of the audience to whom we had the pleasure of entertaining. If any of you are familiar with the Waterloo chamber in Windsor Castle, it will not surprise you to hear that the dress code for the audience was strictly Black Tie (Tuxes, suspenders etc.. for our American friends out there.). There was even as chap sitting in the aisle on the second row wearing the Scottish equivalent of evening dress which included a rather colourful kilt, long woolly socks with a somewhat dangerous looking dagger protruding from the top of the right one. How he managed to get through security with a long menacing knife was a complete puzzle. Perhaps he WAS the security...they tend to do things in a beautifully traditional manner at Windsor.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;The program consisted of Oriana Madrigals, Britten's Gloriana Dances, some Victorian part songs and some of the pieces we had commissioned and premiered at the BBC proms a few years ago to help celebrate the present Queen's Golden Jubilee. A right royal mix was enjoyed by all. The audience loved the mix and by the end of the programme were rushing out to the foyer to buy the new CD Simple Gifts which had been featured quite by chance in the finally group. Paul kindly pointed this out (several times) for those who had not gathered the link.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;The evening and indeed the whole day was highlighted by the presence of Tim Wayne-Wright, Robin's replacement come February. Tim, as you may have read, has the distinguished job of singing for the Royal family in their Chapel as part of the famous choir there. At present Tim lives within the high walls of Windsor castle in the most wonderfully historic apartments where he entertained several of his future colleagues for Lunch and refreshments throughout the day. It was lovely to meet and spend some time with his close family and get to know one's new quot;colleague to bequot; in such a wonderful setting... and the Plum Crumble was fantastic... mmm.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Two days later saw us in Eastbourne on the south coast where we sang in the Victorian Festival there...another regal array of British pride in its Monarchy.... a Right Royal weekend was had by all.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;The very Best of British Wishes to you all and God Save the Queen.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Stephen Connollylt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Sep 30 2008 00:12:30 GMT Rejoice and Be Merry. New CD and DVD release with the Mormon Tabernacle Choirlt;brgt; lt;pgt;We are delighted to announce two new product releases for the festive season, based around the same concert. quot;Rejoice and Be Merryquot; performed by lt;a target=quot;_blankquot;href=quot;http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.orgquot;gt;The Mormon Tabernacle Choirlt;/agt;, The Orchestra at Temple Square with us as special guest is released on September 30th. The album consists of tracks featuring The King's Singers arrangements of quot;The Little Drummer Boyquot;, quot;Rise Up, Shepherdquot;, quot;Jingle Bellsquot; and Spanish and Latin American carols quot;El Ni

o Queridoquot;, quot;Riu, Riu, Chiu,quot; and quot;La Peregrinaci

nquot;. Performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir there are carols in sensational brand new arrangements by choir Musical Director Mack Wilberg. We have been asked many times by fans for a recording of quot;O Holy Nightquot;: this version will not disappoint you.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;We have performed a number of times with this famous choir, including the 2002 Winter Olympics, but this is the first album release of what has become a wonderful friendship. The live recording comes from our visit to Salt Lake City last year, where a total audience of 80,000 people (spread over four days) watched the spectacular show. With a million ticket requests for those concerts it is understandable that the nationally televised broadcast is expected to be the most watched PBS programme of the year. Happily, the show will be available worldwide as a DVD. Both products are available from the usual places, and we will soon have stock in our online shop. Make sure you have them both in your home this Christmas.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Sep 29 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Robin Tyson, our second countertenor since 2001, has announced his retirement from the group. Last week Robin sang his 800th concert as a King's Singer. He will sing his last concert in January 2009 before moving into the music management world. Sad as this news is, we are delighted to be welcoming a new member to the group. Changes don't come very often to The King's Singers - in fact the current line-up is the second longest team of six since the group began. The new chap is Timothy Wayne-Wright, who will become the 20th person able to call himself a King's Singer. Tim currently sings at Windsor Castle and also works as a music educator. Details of his first concerts (a tour to the USA in February 2009) will be online soon. In the meantime, now is the time to book for one of Robin's last appearances.lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Tim says: quot;It is a great honour to have been chosen by the present members of The King's Singers to replace Robin Tyson. I have listened to the group for many years and am so privileged to be asked to contribute to their world-renowned sound. It is going to be hard work but I am fully prepared to enjoy every moment of this unique and fantastic opportunity.quot;lt;/pgt; lt;pgt;Stephen Connolly, celebrating 21 years in The King's Singers says: quot;Facing a change in personnel in a group such as the King's Singers can appear as a looming grey cloud on the horizon, set to rock the group's ship in more ways than one. However, the group is able to see the advantages of change and the benefits and new leases of life that the occasional infusions of new blood have brought to us over the years. We have good history of choosing the quot;right man for the jobquot; and put complete trust in our rigorous audition process which never fails to provide the next member to continue this prestigious musical legacy. Tim will most certainly be no exception and we are looking forward to welcoming him on board in the new year to join the existing crew. Full Steam Ahead..lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Sep 16 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Not naturally pre-disposed to enjoy 'Simple Gifts', read Valerie's thoughts - lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/about.php?pid=89quot;gt;herelt;/agt;. (Minnesota Public Radio)lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Sep 01 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Hear The King's Singers in the glorious surroundings of Exeter Cathedral in south west England, a building that boasts the longest uninterrupted mediaeval gothic vaulting in the world.amp;nbsp; lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/calendar.php?date=20/11/2008quot;gt;Click herelt;/agt; for more details of the concert on 20 November, or call the box office on 01392 667080.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Aug 19 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Although we are technically on holiday for the next few weeks, we couldn't resist the offer to perform in Tewkesbury Abbey in the Three Choirs Festival on 4 August and thenamp;nbsp;at the BBC Proms in a television and radio broadcastamp;nbsp;concert on Tuesdayamp;nbsp;5 August.amp;nbsp;amp;nbsp; Our new 'term' starts in September with a recording, followed by a trip that takes-in Switzerland, several wonderful concerts in Poland, Germany, Italy and back to the UK for concerts at the end of the month.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Jul 22 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Tonight we will sing in the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels on the Saint Theresa Campus of Saint Mary's University, Winona, Minnesota.amp;nbsp; Flying out of Berlin yesterdayamp;nbsp;following a European tour, we touched down at Heathrow for coffee and lunch, changed planes and headed for Reykjavik for tea and then on to Minnesota, US.amp;nbsp; Next stop Llandeilo, mid-Wales UK on Saturday 12th.lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Jul 09 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;To celebrate the King's Singers' 40th anniversary, guest presenter Robert Hollingworth is joined by one of the founder baritones of the group, Simon Carrington, and two current members David Hurley and Christopher Gabbitas. They look back at the 16th and 17th century repertoire covered by the King's Singers since they formed in 1968, and talk about their approach to performing sacred and secular music from this time.amp;nbsp; Listen live on the radio or online, or via the 7 day listen again service on the lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/earlymusicshow/pip/z6cy4/quot;gt;Early Music Show website.lt;/agt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Jun 17 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;We are posting lt;a href=quot;http://www.kingssingers.com/friends/blogs.phpquot;gt;blogslt;/agt; each day from Taiwan, China and South Korea.amp;nbsp; Tour with us in spirit ...lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 Jun 13 2008 00:12:30 GMT lt;pgt;Take a look at the website foramp;nbsp;our trip to lt;a target=quot;_blankquot; href=quot;http://www.ks-2008asiantour.com/quot;gt;Asia here.lt;/agt;lt;/pgt; http://www.kingssingers.com/news.php?nid=4 May 15 2008 00:12:30 GMT 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 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=4 Feb 07 2008 00:12:30 GMT