Who doesn’t want to spend Valentine’s Day with The King’s Singers? This British ensemble has set the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for more than 50 years. They appeared in Hodgson Concert Hall during the first UGA Presents season nearly three decades ago, and will return Friday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Their program includes beloved classical music, folk songs such as “Shenandoah,” and standards like “The Way You Look Tonight.” They conclude with a set titled “A World of Close Harmony,” consisting of “a few of our favorite close harmony songs that we’ve picked up on our travels, and from across our 56-year history.”
THE KING’S SINGERS
The King’s Singers — whose membership has changed periodically over the years — are renowned for their unrivaled technique, musicianship and versatility. These stem from both the group’s rich heritage and its drive to bring an extraordinary range of new and unique works, collaborations, and recordings to life. Their extensive discography has led to numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine’s inaugural Hall of Fame.
Growing the global canon of choral music has always been one of the group’s key aims, and The King’s Singers have now commissioned more than 200 works by many of the most prominent composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. These composers include John Tavener, Eric Whitacre, György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, and Toru Takemitsu. All of this new music joins their unique body of close harmony and a cappella arrangements, including those by individual King’s Singers past and present.
The King’s Singers were officially formed in 1968 when six recent choral scholars from King’s College, Cambridge gave a concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. By chance, the group was made up of two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones and a bass, and the group has stuck to this singular formation ever since that debut. Alongside their demanding performing and recording schedule — with more than 100 concerts worldwide every season — the group also leads educational workshops and residential courses across the globe, working with both ensembles and individuals on their approaches to group singing.
SUPPORTED BY
W. Thomas Wilfong
Ian Russell Hardin and Carol Alice McKay
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