Gramophone Hall of Fame 2013

The King's Singers have been voted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame 2013. Launched in 2012, the Gramophone Hall of Fame was set up to "celebrate those performers, producers, engineers and label executives whose contributions to classical music recording, whether through artistic excellence, innovation or imagination, have proved the most influential and inspiring." Members of the public from across the world were able to vote

Gramophone Hall of Fame 20132014-03-03T15:16:18+00:00

Choral Gems from Russia on Radio 3’s The Choir

Tenebrae’s founder and conductor, Nigel Short, will be guest presenting an episode of The Choir on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 19 May 2013 at 5pm. Focusing on the music of the Russian Orthodox Church, he will be discussing the challenges for British Choirs in recording Russian music with linguist and Church Slavonic expert, Xenia De Berner. In addition to this, he will be looking

Choral Gems from Russia on Radio 3’s The Choir2014-03-03T15:03:39+00:00

Steve Martland (1959 – 2013)

King's Singer David Hurley reflects on the death of Steve Martland "We were sad to hear of the untimely death of the hugely talented British composer Steve Martland. We commissioned him to write a set of songs for our CD and concert tour with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and his "Street Songs" provided us with the title of the project. He was best known for

Steve Martland (1959 – 2013)2014-03-03T15:01:44+00:00

The King’s Singers: Lullaby of Birdland

On 15th June, The King’s Singers will join forces with Gwilym Simcock (piano) and Malcolm Creese (double-bass) to pay tribute to two legendary musicians and highly respected composers, Richard Rodney Bennett and George Shearing in an evening concert at Cadogan Hall in London. The evening will be hosted by radio presenter, conductor (and former King’s Singer), Brian Kay, who will also lead the pre-concert talk

The King’s Singers: Lullaby of Birdland2014-03-03T15:00:51+00:00
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