
In the interest of full disclosure: I have been a fan of Eric Whitacre’s music ever since the spring of 2001 when I heard a
Despite the somewhat sterile concert-hall ambiance, this King’s Singers’ performance at the 2008 BBC Proms gives listeners a fair representation of the group’s live concerts,
King’s Singers fans who particularly appreciate the group’s smoothly polished, impeccably balanced interpretations of English, French, and German partsong repertoire will be delighted with this
In 1990, in the same Douai Abbey in Berkshire, England, the Hilliard Ensemble recorded (for ECM) all nine of the responsories for Maundy Thursday presented
It’s hard to believe that this is the King’s Singers’ 40th anniversary season, but this newly recorded program comes as part of the celebration. Of
By now The King’s Singers certainly can record almost anything they want, and this program, focusing on repertoire from the “Golden Age” of Spanish, Portuguese,
Projects with a similar aim–to explore the “sacred bridges” between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism–have been done before, but this one does it uniquely through psalm
The liner notes explain this program’s premise, which at the very least is a novel way of presenting some excellent works of Byrd, Dowland, Weelkes,