We’re very pleased to announce that we will be touring parts of England this summer. We enjoyed our wonderful (rather busy) tour last August very much and we’ve been working hard to secure further events and concerts for this coming August and September. Full tour dates will be released soon… Continue reading
Our first Composition Competition was held in 2016, in conjunction with St John’s Smith Square and Music Sales. The judges were John Rutter, Stephen Layton, Kate Johnson, Owain Park and members of the group. We were all amazed by the number of entries (173) and the extremely high standard of… Continue reading
We are thrilled to announce that we have appointed Alex Chance as our new Countertenor II. Alex recently graduated from New College, Oxford, where he read Classics and was a choral scholar under the direction of Edward Higginbottom and Robert Quinney. Born in London, Alex took up the recorder at the… Continue reading
The results of our inaugural Composition Competition will be announced this Friday. We thank composers for their patience while the panel deliberated. To find out more about the competition, visit this page. Continue reading
We are delighted to have appointed Josh Cooter as our new Tenor II. Josh began his musical studies as a chorister at Chichester Cathedral before accepting a music scholarship to Eton College. Having finished his degree at King’s College London, where he sang in the chapel choir under the late David… Continue reading
It is with sadness that we announce that Hiroshi will perform his last concert with us in June. Hiroshi joined the group in September 2014 and has since performed with us all over the UK, delighting audiences with his charming renditions of Poulenc’s Les Petites Voix and characterful interpretations of Ligeti’s Nonsense Madrigals. There are… Continue reading
“The Gesualdo Six have everything going for them – talent, youth, stamina, confidence and years of experience of singing the most difficult vocal polyphony in the repertoire. “they sang with utter conviction, perfect intonation, impeccable blend, just balance and even a little humour. “they created the stillness and peace of… Continue reading
Pat Dunachie, one of our countertenors, will be joining The King’s Singers in September. We look forward to spending several more months with Pat, before he takes up his post later this year. See Pat in action with us here: http://youtu.be/MSRocN1dTrM Continue reading
We’ve had a brilliant year – here are some of our highlights from 2015. A series of concerts to start the year We began the year with four concerts in Cambridge Colleges, performing in the chapels of Jesus, Caius, St John’s and King’s. Our one-year anniversary concert of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae… Continue reading
We are delighted to have appointed Sam Mitchell as our new bass. Sam begins working with us in the New Year, as we say a fond farewell to Jonny. We offer our warmest congratulations to Sam who gave an outstanding audition. Here are a few words from him: “I’m… Continue reading
