King's Singers © Frances Marshall
Silvester: The King's Singers
»Long Live the King«
Monday
30
December
2024
19:30
Mozart-Saal
Performers
The King's Singers, Chorensemble
Programme
»Long Live the King«
Anonymus
God Save the King
»Coronation«
John Redford
Rejoice in the Lord alway
Ralph Vaughan Williams
O taste and see
Henry Purcell
I was glad
»A Nation Mourns«
John Ellerton
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
Judith Weir
Like as the hart
Henry Purcell
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts (1683 vor)
Hubert Parry
My soul, there is a country
»Fair Oriana«
William Byrd
O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen
Michael East
Hence stars! too dim of light (1601))
Thomas Morley
Hard by a crystal fountain. Madrigal für sechs Stimmen (1601))
»A Modern Oriana«
Howard Goodall
All the Queen's horses
Dominic Muldowney
Leaves on the line
Jocelyn Pook
Mobile
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Paul Drayton
A Rough Guide to the Royal Succession
Note
Medienpartner Ö1 Club
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
Long live music!
A large part of British vocal music can be traced back to ceremonies and celebrations for the British royal family. The King's Singers, named after King's College in Cambridge, where the former members studied, drew and continue to draw from this rich source and, after their concert debut in May 1968, quickly became musical ambassadors for the United Kingdom and its rich choral history. In September 2022, Charles III became the first king to sit on the British throne in the ensemble's 56-year history. Reason enough for the King's Singers to celebrate this with the a cappella program "Long Live the King". The six singers present works by British composers from William Byrd to Ralph Vaughan Williams, popular pop, jazz, folk and spiritual arrangements and, of course, songs that are closely associated with the royal family and its history. Long Live the King's Singers!
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