Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Youth Choir is now live

The Virtual Youth Choir video is now live at virtualyouthchoir.com. This taggable video allows you to search for individual singers and share the moment on social media. 2292 singers aged 18 and under from 80 countries across the world have come together to sing What If from the musical Paradise Lost. The film, in partnership with UNICEF, premiered at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Youth Choir is now live2014-07-31T16:14:40+00:00

Three Choirs Festival Artists

Both Tenebrae and The King's Singers will be appearing at The Three Choirs Festival this week. As one of the world's oldest classical music festival, The Three Choirs has been held annually since the early eighteenth century, rotating between the three great cathedral cities of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford. Tenebrae will be performing "Russian Treasures" in Worcester Cathedral on the evening of Tuesday 29 July.

Three Choirs Festival Artists2014-07-29T10:28:57+00:00

Julian Bliss at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest 2014

This week Julian Bliss has travelled to Louisiana to perform at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest. He will be performing the Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra by Gerald Finzi on Wednesday 30th July at the Union Theatre Stage at Louisiana State University. Other performers in the concert include Julien Herve playing the Penderecki Sinfonietta No. 2, Todd Cope performing the Overture of Hebrew Themes

Julian Bliss at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest 20142014-07-29T09:02:41+00:00

Eric Whitacre on BBC Proms Extra

Last Saturday, 26th July, Eric Whitacre appeared on Proms Extra alongside pianist Imogen Cooper and conductor Sir Mark Elder to discuss the opening nights of the Proms 2014. Presenter Katie Derham, led the discussion of Elgar's The Kingdom and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony. The episode is available to watch on BBC iPlayer until Saturday 2nd August.

Eric Whitacre on BBC Proms Extra2014-07-28T13:02:46+00:00

Virtual Youth Choir premieres at opening ceremony of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Youth Choir, in association with UNICEF, will premiere at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday 23rd July. The event will be broadcast live and webcast. Eric Whitacre will conduct the Virtual Youth Choir and the National Youth Choir of Scotland in front of 40,000 people in Celtic Park stadium and a huge global audience. The choir will

Virtual Youth Choir premieres at opening ceremony of Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games2014-07-22T16:15:29+00:00

Julian Bliss at Ryedale Festival

This week Julian Bliss has been performing at the Ryedale Festival. He shared the stage yesterday with the Endellion Quartet, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Rie Koyama and David Tollington to play the Schubert Octet at St Martin-on–the-Hill, Scarborough. Julian will now go on to perform a coffee concert on Wednesday 31st July at The Saloon, Duncombe Park with Christopher Glynn and Elizabeth Holmes. They will be playing a

Julian Bliss at Ryedale Festival2014-07-22T08:27:01+00:00

Julian Gregory joins The King’s Singers

The King’s Singers are proud to announce that Julian Gregory (tenor) will be joining them in September this year following the withdrawal of Benedict Hymas from the position for personal reasons. "We were blessed with a world-class field of singers for this position and are thrilled that Julian has agreed to become a member of The King's Singers, his voice having been on our radar

Julian Gregory joins The King’s Singers2014-07-18T16:48:44+00:00

Julian Bliss to perform at Classic FM Live

Classic FM live returns to the Royal Albert Hall on 23 September, and Julian Bliss will be taking to the stage with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of two clarinet show-stoppers. The infamous Czardas by Vittorio Monti will be performed by Julian on multiple clarinets, swapping on to the A flat clarinet for the harmonics section. To finish, Julian will introduce Flight

Julian Bliss to perform at Classic FM Live2014-07-18T13:35:29+00:00

Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers on SWR German TV

Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers took to the stage of Rhein-Mosel-Halle in Koblenz, Germany on 13th July as part of the RheinVokal Music Festival. SWR TV featured footage from the rehearsal and concert as well as an interview with Eric on the Sunday night news programme. The clip includes Eric's compositions including, "With a Lily in Your Hand" and "Lux Aurumque", accompanied by

Eric Whitacre and the Eric Whitacre Singers on SWR German TV2015-05-18T09:10:54+00:00

Postcards Album Available for Digital Download

The King's Singers brand new album "Postcards" is now available for digital download from the iTunes store. The King's Singers have amassed a wonderful collection of folksongs and popular songs from numerous countries throughout their career, many of which they use as encores when they visit. The influences and sources are extraordinarily far-ranging, and each song has its own local characteristics. They have decided to

Postcards Album Available for Digital Download2014-10-14T09:00:56+00:00
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