The King’s Singers
Concert Tours
Touring producer and promoter for multi – Grammy ® Award winning UK a cappella ensemble, The King’s Singers.
Location: Australia and New Zealand
Year: 2012
Venues / Dates: Adelaide Festival Centre (10, 11 February) Melbourne Recital Centre (14, 15 February), Sydney Opera House (16 February), Queensland Performing Arts Centre (18, 19 February), Gallagher Academy, Hamilton (22 February), Auckland Town Hall (25 February)
Presenting Partners: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Melbourne Recital Centre
Workshops and Masterclasses: New Zealand Choral Federation, Melbourne Recital Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, St James Church, Sydney.
About
Performing at the Southern Hemisphere’s most prestigious venues, with both orchestra’s and in an A Capella mode, The King’s Singers made their long awaited return to Australia presenting three magnificent programs.
The A Capella Program featured works from the lighter side of their repertoire, consisting of early music, arrangements of English and Australian and New Zealand folk songs, spirituals and a recently commissioned work by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. The Orchestral Program included popular contemporary songs from the groups release Swimming Over London, and a jazz set that includes arrangements of Gershwin and Ellington. A special Valentine’s Day Program – A Lover’s Journey, saw The Kings Singer’s presenting songs of love, yearning and romance from throughout the ages.
David Hurley & Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenor; Paul Phoenix, tenor; Christopher Bruerton & Christopher Gabbitas, baritone; Jonathan Howard, bass
Reviews
“…unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.”The London Times
“..a musical group of the very highest order.” Gramophone Magazine