The King’s Singers
»Songbirds« – Hamburg International Music Festival
The best in their field
The King’s Singers are, quite simply, legendary. In 1968, six students from the renowned King’s College gave their first concert in London – and what was initially just an ambitious project among friends quickly became a huge success. With their phenomenal voices, diverse programmes featuring everything from Bach to the Beatles, and their irresistible British charm, they took the world’s church and concert stages by storm. Fans came in droves and the creative minds behind the a-cappella ensemble never ran out of fresh ideas for exciting new projects. 50 years later – with a new cast of singers, of course – the six amazing vocalists still inspire and delight audiences every time: highly musical, and with perfect intonation, sophisticated programmes and a good dose of British humour.
Performers
The King’s Singers vocal ensemble
Patrick Dunachie countertenor
Julian Gregory tenor
Christopher Bruerton baritone
Jonathan Howard bass
Edward Button countertenor
Nick Ashby baritone
Programme
Finding Harmony"
Fleetwood Mac
Songbird / Bearbeitung von Nicholas Ashby
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Blackbird / Bearbeitung von Daryl Runswick
Traditional
She’s like the swallow
György Ligeti
The cuckoo and the pear treNonsense Madrigals / aus: »Nonsense Madrigals«
Huw Watkins
The Poenix and the Turtle
Franz Schubert
Flucht D.825
Maurice Ravel
Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis / from: Trois chanson
Francis Poulenc
Pilons L’orge
Clément Janequin
Le chant des oyseaux
Edward Johnson
Come, blessed bird
Jarques Arcaldet
Il bianco e dolce cigno
Passereau
Il est bel et bon
Malcolm Williamson
The Musicians of Bremen
– Interval –
Beth Orton
Call Me the Breeze / Bearbeitung von Christopher Bruerton
Laura Mvula
Father Father / Bearbeitung von Eric Whitacre
Queen
Good old-fashioned lover boy / Bearbeitung von Nicholas Ashby
Festival
Hamburg International Music Festival