The King’s Singers

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Biography

The King’s Singers have represented the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over fifty years. They are renowned for their unrivalled technique, versatility and skill in performance, and for their consummate musicianship, drawing both on the group’s rich heritage and its pioneering spirit to create an extraordinary wealth of original works and unique collaborations.

What has always distinguished the group is their comfort in an unprecedented range of styles and genres, pushing the boundaries of their repertoire, while at the same time honouring their origins in the British choral tradition. They are known and loved around the world, and appear regularly in major cities, festivals and venues across Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, including Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Mozarteum Salzburg, Tonhalle Zurich, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Edinburgh International Festival, Helsinki Music Centre, Sydney Opera House, Tokyo Opera City and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing. They also work with orchestras, recently including the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, with whom they performed a specially commissioned work by Sir James MacMillan.

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Reviews

“Their vocal production was effortless, stylistically varied and beautifully blended, even in the most complex polyphony.”

The Washington Post

“…these six singers can do almost anything a full-sized chorus can do, with a degree of perfection that drops the jaw and delights the ear.”

Seattle Times

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““Although each of the six King’s Singers’ voices has its own distinctive timbre, as an ensemble they can blend as perfectly as a chord on a pipe organ.””

Seattle Times 

“They make splendid use of vocal arrangements to tap into current cultural idiom. Fusing forms, timbres and styles, they turn education and entertainment into art and back again.”

The New York Times

“Their pitch was so true it gleamed.”

The Washington Post

“…the clarity, control and communicativeness of the King’s Singers’ performance remained unparalleled.”

Los Angeles Times

“…they are still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.”

The Times, London