On March 5th, Eric Whitacre will collaborate with the Centre for Performance Science, Royal College of Music and Imperial College to lead a voluntary research study investigating the effects of singing on the health and wellbeing of singers and audience members at his concert at Union Chapel, London. The research team will be analysing psychological data, stress hormones in saliva samples, and electrocardiogram data. The research will be

Haven't confirmed your Valentine's Day plans yet? Join The King's Singers at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, MN on Saturday 14th February at 20:00 for a wonderful evening of choral favourites & classic love songs and support the great work of Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Center. The performance is dedicated to good friends of the group, Jerry and Cathie Fischer, for their incalculable advice, support and friendship over the last thirty

“Julian then gave a most serene performance of the slow movement, and the finale had all the wit, grace and rhythmic bounce one could have wished for.” Julian Bliss with Sinfonia Viva on 27th January 2015. Read the full article on the Nottingham Post website.

Tune in this evening at 19:15 to hear composer Joanna Marsh on BBC Radio 4's Front Row. She will be discussing her new work 'Arabesques', a piece commissioned for The King's Singers. The broadcast will feature an extract of the piece recorded by the group during their recent visit to Anger. They will be performing the world premiere of this piece tomorrow evening, Thursday 29th January, at

Nicki Wells is an extraordinary young artist who has been singing and touring the world with Nitin Sawhney for the past 5 years. Having enthralled audiences with her incredible versatility from the Royal Albert Hall to Sydney Opera House, she is now about to release her much anticipated album ‘Ocean’. The song she will be performing at the Union Chapel is the pivotal track establishing

Julian’s live performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major from the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, recorded in 2006, is available to watch for a short-time on BBC iPlayer.  Julian, only 17 at the time and already established as an incredibly-talented clarinettist, performs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Jirí Behlohlávek. The concert is available to watch on

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Ward Swingle. Born in Alabama, Ward Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a very young age and went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.  Following graduation, he moved  to France, where he became a founding member of Les Double Six of Paris.  He went on to found

Hear Director of the Royal Holloway University of London Chapel Choir, Rupert Gough on BBC Radio 3’s The Choir, discuss how his choir and ensembles benefit from The King’s Singers as Artists in Residence. Listen again to Rupert, and alto Leilani Barratt, as she recounts her personal experience and learning from the workshops. You too can have this experience! Join The King's Singers at their Summer School in July, along with

NPR’s Here & Now DJ Sessions recently featured a programme on choral music from from older classics, including the late Frank Martin, through to Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir. To listen to the programme in full, visit the Here and Now website.

Julian Bliss will be presenting BBC Radio 3’s Saturday Classics on Saturday 31st January. Tune in at 14:00 to hear him recall the effects of hearing particular pieces of music for the first time, and recollect on personal experiences both as a performer and listener. Visit the BBC Radio 3 website to listen live or On demand on BBC iPlayer for up to four weeks following the