This album represents five centuries and seven languages, encompassing all themes of Christmas from the piety of the Virgin Mary to the joy of birth and the agony of the innocents.
Performer Biography
The King's Singers have collaborated with numerous famous orchestras and solo musicians, including Kiri te Kanawa, George Shearing, and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys.
Composition History
The King's Singers have commissioned over 200 works from well-known composers such as Krystof Penderecki, Luciano Berio, and Peter Maxwell Davies.
Interpretation
For this album, The King's Singers sought natural acoustics without technical trickery, recording around a stereo pair of microphones in the nave of St Michael's, Highgate.
Album & Artwork
The album features music gathered from many cultures and traditions, including La Peregrinaçion by Argentinian Ariel Ramirez and the Polish-Ukrainian song Szczo to za prediwo.
Performer Biography
The King's Singers have performed in diverse venues globally, including European cathedrals, the Hollywood Bowl, Shea Stadium, and Windsor Castle for the Royal Family.
Performer Biography
The King's Singers, formed in 1968 by six Choral Scholars from King's College, Cambridge, have a repertoire spanning medieval to contemporary, folk, and pop music.
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