David Hurley, countertenor
Robin Tyson, countertenor
Paul Phoenix, tenor
Philip Lawson, baritone
Christopher Gabbitas, baritone
Stephen Connolly, bass
Founded at King's College in Cambridge in 1968, the King's Singers are one of the world's most sought-after
and acclaimed vocal ensembles. Known for presenting diverse programs encompassing a wide range of repertoire,
they have performed throughout North America in such prestigious venues as New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln
Center, Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in the major halls of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and San Francisco, and at major American music festivals such as
Tanglewood, Ravinia, the Hollywood Bowl, Wolf Trap and Interlochen. In addition to the King's Singers'
countless a cappella recitals, the ensemble has appeared with the symphonies of Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago,
Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Toronto, as well as the National Symphony
Orchestra, and the New York, Boston and Cincinnati Pops Orchestras. The ensemble is a perennial favorite
of the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, with whom they have performed as part of the Olympic Arts Festival
at the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City. The Washington Post has written: "The singing was technically
breathtaking, luxuriously beautiful and musically intact."
Internationally, King's Singers uphold a strong presence across most of the globe. The group has performed in the
major halls of London, Paris, Rome, Salzburg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Budapest, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Beirut, Taipei,
Hong Kong, Macao, Seoul, Tokyo and Mexico City, among others. They have toured throughout almost every European
country from Iceland to Turkey and have ventured as far abroad as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
This renowned ensemble shows its versatility by working with other fine musicians on collaborative projects.
Their widely acclaimed 2005 recording, "Sacred Bridges," with the Middle Eastern musicians of Sarband, was chosen
as Editor's Choice by Gramophone magazine. Other collaborations have included performances with pianist Emanuel
Ax and percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, jazz with the Orchestra di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Lebanese folksongs with
the singer Fadia El-Hage and Spanish Renaissance music with The Harp Consort. As part of a strong commitment to
music education, the King's Singers frequently teach as part of their international performance schedule, giving
presentations and master classes. They are the Prince Consort Ensemble in Residence at the Royal College of
Music in London and sustain a bi-annual teaching post at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany.
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