The King's Singers announce new baritone for Feb 2011 tour

The King's Singers announce new baritone to join tour Feb 2012 across Australia/NZ

The King’s Singers are thrilled to announce that New Zealand born baritone Christopher Bruerton has been appointed as the first ever, foreign national member.

In a wonderful twist of fate, his first duty with the ensemble is a global tour that returns him to his home nation via Australia. The King’s Singers first official performance with Christopher will be with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the Adelaide Festival Centre on Friday 10th February, followed by performances in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and on to Auckland, New Zealand.

On hearing the news, a euphoric Chris said: ‘For me, as a Kiwi, it was a privilege to even sing with The King’s Singers once, let alone twice at the auditions. When I got the call back I was just stoked to have made it that far… Then they offered me the job and I was astonished!”

Australian & New Zealand Tour - February 2012

The King’s Singers & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Fri 10 & Sat 11 Feb, 8pm I Adelaide Festival Centre | www.bass.net.au | 131 246

The King’s Singers - A Cappella
Tues 14 & Wed 15 Feb, 7.30pm I Melbourne Recital Centre |melbournerecital.com.au | 03 9699 3333

The King’s Singers - A Cappella
Thurs 16 Feb, 8pm I Sydney Opera House | sydneyoperahouse.com | 02 9250 7777

The King’s Singers & Queensland Pops Orchestra
Sat 18 Feb, 8pm & Sun 19 Feb, 3pm I QPAC
qpac.com.au | 136 246

The King’s Singers - A Cappella
Sat 25 Feb I Auckland Town Hall | www.buytickets.co.nz | 0800 289 842

“They are still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.” - The London Times

“...the clarity, control and communicativeness of The King’s Singer’s performance remains unparalleled.” Los Angeles Times

The King’s Singers, tour of Australian and New Zealand in February 2012 will be their first visit to these shores since 1984.

With a vast repertoire that ranges from medieval to renaissance, romantic to contemporary, folk and pop, The King’s Singers are instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, their impeccable vocal blend, the flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing. Described by Gramophone Magazine as ’enchanting the ear from first to last note’, The King’s Singers are renowned as consummate entertainers; a class-act with a delightfully British wit.

With a prolific discography of over 150 recordings and with over two million pieces of sheet music in circulation, The King’s Singers have garnered both awards and significant critical acclaim. Their studio album Simple Gifts was awarded a Grammy in 2009 and they won Best Concert DVD at the MIDEM Classical Awards in 2010. The groups new CD High Flight has just been released.

Performing at the Southern Hemisphere’s most prestigious venues, with both orchestras and in an A Capella mode, The King’s Singers will present three magnificent programs;

The A Capella Program will feature KS ‘favourites’ from the lighter side of their repertoire, consisting of early music, arrangements of English and Australian and New Zealand folk songs, spirituals, contemporary pop songs and a recently commissioned work by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin.

The Orchestral Program promises to be lively and cheerful and features popular contemporary songs from the groups recent release Swimming Over London, and a jazz set that includes arrangements of Gershwin and Ellington.

A special Valentine’s Day Program – A Lover’s Journey, is scheduled for Melbourne Recital Centre on February 14th, with The Kings Singer’s presenting songs of love, yearning and romance from throughout the ages.

Since their formation at King’s College Cambridge in 1968, the group has had only 20 members. This very low turnover, has, as The London Times puts it, allowed this ‘quintessentially English answer to the barber-shop tradition to stay in character over four decades, yet retuned itself to the times’.

The long term line up of David Hurley (countertenor), Timothy Wayne-Wright (countertenor), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Christopher Gabbitas (baritone), Jonathan Howard (bass) will now be joined by new baritone Christopher Bruerton from February 2012, after current baritone Philip Lawson performs his last concert at his home city of Salisbury in January 2012, after 18 years with the ensemble.

www.kingssingers.com

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