King's Singers
King's Singers
Radio
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Biography
The King's Singers grew out of a group of choral scholars at King's College
in Cambridge, England, in 1965. After a copy of their one-off joke album
fell into the right hands and a concert was arranged, the Singers realized
they had a potential moneymaker on their hands. They parlayed that success
into more concerts and a record deal with EMI. Their approach? "Nothing that
could be sung in six parts was ignored," the Singers have said. Their
repertoire mingles traditional choral music with Beatles arrangements; the
group has even covered the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkle, and their
classical choral work can also be stunning. As for their pop music, listen
for yourself and decide if, in their words, "vocal music...can be enjoyed
rather than endured." Although none of the original members are with the
group now, the Singers have enjoyed considerable stability: two original
members sang with the band for 25 years.