The King's Singers

$45.

press release:

In 1968, the original six King’s Singers came together through their shared love of singing and quickly became renowned for their mesmerizing performances and the unique diversity of their music. In 2018, the group looks back over the last 50 years with a celebratory world tour, including an engagement at Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison, WI on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:30pm, presented by Watertown Concert Association. Tickets are $25-$45 general admission, $20 for youths and $10 for UW students; visit union.wisc.edu to purchase or call 608-265-2787 for more information.

The program, GOLD, charts a journey through the music that has defined The King’s Singers so far, from Renaissance polyphony to art song to, naturally, close harmony favorites. The group also looks toward the future with several commissions for the 50th season from composers and arrangers with who they have ties, including "To Stand in this House" by renowned contemporary classical composer Nico Muhly; "We Are" by composer/conductor Bob Chilcott, himself a former member of The King's Singers; and "Quintessentially" by Joanna and Alexander L'Estrange, which humorously tells the story of The King's Singers' past 50 years.

November of 2017 marked the worldwide release of the King's Singers' latest recording, GOLD, a commemorative three-disc album comprising 60 tracks spanning nearly 500 years. GOLD’s 60 tracks are divided across three albums themed as Close Harmony, Spiritual and Secular. The cover artwork for GOLD was created especially by the group, with each member providing a contribution.

An alchemy of ancient and modern, serious and lighthearted, expected and unexpected, GOLD crowns half a century of dedication to music, and looks ahead with unbridled energy to the next 50 years and beyond.

About The King’s Singers

Patrick Dunachie Countertenor

Timothy Wayne-Wright Countertenor

Julian Gregory Tenor

Christopher Bruerton Baritone

Christopher Gabbitas Baritone

Jonathan Howard Bass