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20.03.2022 19:00
The King’s Singers
Budapest, Erkel Színház

Thousands of concerts are related to the name of the ensemble, which has had  53 years of history and thanks to their inimitable sound culture, their performances are always a guarantee for full house and loud success. Performing popular music never sung by choirs, they won the hearts of audiences worldwide with their English appeal and precise musical knowledge. They will come and conquer the audience of Budapest in March!

ARTISTS:

The King’s Singers
Patrick Dunachie - countertenor
Edward Button - countertenor
Julian Gregory - tenor
Christopher Bruerton - baritone
Nick Ashby - baritone
Jonathan Howard - bass


PROGRAMME:

Fleetwood Mac, arr. Nicholas Ashby: Songbird
The Beatles, arr. Daryl Runswick: Blackbird
Traditional, arr. Bob Chilcott: She’s like the swallow
György Ligeti: The cuckoo and the pear tree
Huw Watkins: The Phoenix and the Turtle
Schubert: Flucht
Ravel: Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis
Poulenc: Pilons l’orge
Clément Janequin: Le chant des oiseaux
Edward Johnson: Come, blessed bird
Jacques Arcadelt: Il bianco e dolce cigno
Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon
Malcolm Williamson: The Musicians of Bremen
Beth Orton, arr. Christopher Bruerton: Call me the breeze
Laura Mvula, arr. Eric Whitacre: Father Father
Queen, arr. Nicholas Ashby: Good old-fashioned lover boy
The King's Singers: Selection from the series 'The Library'