AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING S SINGERS

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1 AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING S SINGERS Great music lies at the heart of everything we do. In tonight s programme, all kinds of compositions by all kinds of musicians sit side by side, to demonstrate just how rich, how dynamic and how diverse our world of great music is today and just how much there is still for us all to discover. ORLANDUS LASSUS Dessus le marché d Arras CYRILLUS KREEK Taaveti Laulud (Psalms of David) PAUL PATTERSON Timepiece THE BEACH BOYS The Lord s Prayer BOB CHILCOTT Oculi omnium ORLANDUS LASSUS Ad te levavi CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS Saltarelle STANLEY GLASSER Uhambo Ngesitimela Lala Mntwana Mambabo! UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tonight s second half is fuelled by the same lifeblood that guided the original six King s Singers when they came together in 1968: a maverick spirit that held musical quality, storytelling and entertainment above everything else. Invigorating our rich musical heritage with some unexpected new surprises, Up close and personal opens up our vault of popular music, with stories from our unique history thrown in, whilst also giving us a chance to share a glimpse of what s to come.

2 AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING S SINGERS Great music lies at the heart of everything we do. In tonight s programme, all kinds of compositions by all kinds of musicians sit side by side, to demonstrate just how rich, how dynamic and how diverse our world of great music is today and just how much there is still for us all to discover. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Otche Nash! BOB CHILCOTT Oculi omnium Thou, my love, art fair We are THOMAS TALLIS The Lamentations of Jeremiah MAURICE DURUFLÉ Notre Père GEOFFREY POOLE Wymondham Chants HAROLD ARLEN Get happy! I ve got the world on a string It s a new world GEORGE GERSHWIN Oh! I can t sit down UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tonight s second half is fuelled by the same lifeblood that guided the original six King s Singers when they came together in 1968: a maverick spirit that held musical quality, storytelling and entertainment above everything else. Invigorating our rich musical heritage with some unexpected new surprises, Up close and personal opens up our vault of popular music, with stories from our unique history thrown in, whilst also giving us a chance to share a glimpse of what s to come.

3 AN AUDIENCE WITH THE KING S SINGERS Great music lies at the heart of everything we do. In tonight s programme, all kinds of compositions by all kinds of musicians sit side by side, to demonstrate just how rich, how dynamic and how diverse our world of great music is today and just how much there is still for us all to discover. STEVE MARTLAND Poor Roger JEAN SIBELIUS Rakastava WILLIAM BYRD Tho Amaryllis dance in green O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen FRANCIS POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint François d Assise ARVO PÄRT Bogoróditse Djévo RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT The seasons of his mercies PAUL SIMON Paul Simon Medley UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Tonight s second half is fuelled by the same lifeblood that guided the original six King s Singers when they came together in 1968: a maverick spirit that held musical quality, storytelling and entertainment above everything else. Invigorating our rich musical heritage with some unexpected new surprises, Up close and personal opens up our vault of popular music, with stories from our unique history thrown in, whilst also giving us a chance to share a glimpse of what s to come.

4 GREAT MUSIC MUST SHINE. We want to take you on a new musical adventure to celebrate The King s Singers 50 th birthday. It s an adventure that gives thanks for all the music that s defined our first fifty years, inspired by the unique maverick spirit that guided the original six King s Singers to keep every performance as fresh and varied as possible. We still share their mission today: the future of music deserves to shine as brightly as it can. This is about savouring the amazing diversity of music and musicians in our world today, holding up composers, songwriters and singers of all kinds side by side to create something truly special. Come and join us for the ride. THIS IS GOLD. THE FAMILY Henry Ley The Prayer of King Henry VI Bob Chilcott We are* THE JOY OF THE RENAISSANCE William Byrd Tho Amaryllis dance in green Juan Vasquez Lagrimas de mi Consuelo Orlandus Lassus Dessus le marché d Arras THE NEWCOMER Toby Hession Master of Music* THE CHARM OF ART SONG Gabriel Fauré, arr. Goff Richards Le papillon et la fleur Georges Auric, arr. Gordon Langford Quand tu dores près de moi Roger Quilter, arr. Goff Richards Love s philosophy THE STORYTELLER Peter Louis van Dijk Horizons THE ROMANCE OF FOLKSONG Trad, arr. Goff Richards Lamorna Trad., arr. Bob Chilcott Shenandoah Trad., arr. Bob Chilcott I bought me a cat THE ENTERTAINER Joanna and Alexander Forbes-L Estrange Quintessentially THE FIRECRACKER Steve Martland Poor Roger THE VISIONARY Nico Muhly To stand in this house* THE PARTY BAG Classic audience favourites and brand new surprises in their signature close-harmony style from the lighter side of The King s Singers repertoire * = New Anniversary Commission

5 GREAT MUSIC MUST SHINE. We want to take you on a new musical adventure to celebrate The King s Singers 50 th birthday. It s an adventure that gives thanks for all the music that s defined our first fifty years, inspired by the unique maverick spirit that guided the original six King s Singers to keep every performance as fresh and varied as possible. We still share their mission today: the future of music deserves to shine as brightly as it can. This is about savouring the amazing diversity of music and musicians in our world today, holding up composers, songwriters and singers of all kinds side by side to create something truly special. Come and join us for the ride. THIS IS GOLD. THE FAMILY Henry Ley Domine, Jesu Christe Bob Chilcott We are* THE JOY OF THE RENAISSANCE Heinrich Schütz Das ist je gewißlich wahr Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Pulchrae sunt genae tuae William Byrd Sing joyfully THE HERALD Orlandus Lassus Musica Dei donum THE BEAUTY OF THE ROMANTIC ERA Max Reger Morgengesang Camille Saint-Saëns Romance du soir Josef Abendlied Abendlied THE MAVERICK Geoffrey Poole Tutivillus THE POWER OF MODERN MUSIC Richard Rodney Bennett The bell doth toll Eric Whitacre This marriage Arvo Pärt Bogoróditse Djévo THE VISIONARY Nico Muhly To stand in this house* THE LOVE LETTER Bob Chilcott Thou, my love, art fair THE MEDITATION Francis Poulenc Quatre petities prières de Saint François d Assise THE PARTY BAG Classic audience favourites and brand new surprises in their signature close-harmony style from the lighter side of The King s Singers repertoire * = New Anniversary Commission

6 GREAT MUSIC MUST SHINE. We want to take you on a new musical adventure to celebrate The King s Singers 50 th birthday. It s an adventure that gives thanks for all the music that s defined our first fifty years, inspired by the unique maverick spirit that guided the original six King s Singers to keep every performance as fresh and varied as possible. We still share their mission today: the future of music deserves to shine as brightly as it can. This is about savouring the amazing diversity of music and musicians in our world today, holding up composers, songwriters and singers of all kinds side by side to create something truly special. Come and join us for the ride. THIS IS GOLD. THE FAMILY Henry Ley The Prayer of King Henry VI Bob Chilcott We are* THE JOY OF THE RENAISSANCE Claude le Jeune Revecy venir du Printans Juan Vasquez Gentil señora mia Ludwig Senfl Das G läut zu Speyer THE TRAVELLER Camille Saint-Saëns Les Marins de Kermor THE ROMANCE OF FOLKSONG A selection of three folksongs from around the world, including music from the country in which we re performing THE PHILOSOPHER Toru Takemitsu Handmade Proverbs THE BOYBAND Lennon and McCartney, arr. Bill Ives I ll follow the sun Lennon and McCartney, arr. Bob Chilcott And I love her Lennon and McCartney, arr. Paul Hart Honey pie THE ENTERTAINER Joanna and Alexander Forbes-L Estrange Quintessentially THE BARD John Rutter Be not afeard* THE VISIONARY Nico Muhly To stand in this house* THE PARTY BAG Classic audience favourites and brand new surprises in their signature close-harmony style from the lighter side of The King s Singers repertoire * = New Anniversary Commission

7 C O M M U N I O The Christian Mass service is a living, breathing rite; a ritual that has its roots in the last supper in c.30ad, and that has developed organically over centuries into what is a piece of theatre as much as an act of devotion. In its current form, the service is such that the particular musical and rhetorical elements are arranged to create a sense of drama and climax as the Mass unfolds. This shape, and its different textual components, are the basis of our concert programme. From plainchant introit, through mass movements by the great composers of the Renaissance, to a creed which speaks to modern issues and a musical sermon which sets ancient oratory in contemporary musical language, Communio is a sequence that explores some of the greatest compositions of the last thousand years. Come with us to explore this remarkable ritual in the best way we know: through its music. Plainchant Rorate coeli Josquin des Prez Pater Noster Thomas Tallis In manus tuas Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Kyrie (from Missa Papae Marcelli) Alonso Lobo Gloria (from Missa Maria Magdalene) Orlandus Lassus Domine Dominus noster Richard Rodney Bennett The seasons of his mercies Bob Chilcott We are Maurice Duruflé Ubi caritas William Byrd Ave verum corpus Jean Richafort Sanctus and Benedictus (from Missa Pro Defunctis) Max Reger Das Agnus Dei Francis Poulenc Quatre petites prières de Saint François d Assise Nico Muhly To stand in this house (excerpt) Orlando Gibbons Almighty and everlasting God Cyrillus Kreek Õnnis on inimene Plainchant Rorate coeli The programme is to be performed as a sequence, with one announcement at the beginning to explain the musical journey through a traditional Mass.

8 ROYAL BLOOD Life in Tudor England was turbulent. Rich for its art, thought and science, but plagued by religious and social upheaval in no small part because of the erratic mind of the period s foremost king, King Henry VIII. Royal Blood investigates his life and his legacy, from music of his court in the early sixteenth century, then to his daughter Queen Elizabeth I and her love for music, then further into the seventeenth century. By delving into the cultural psyche of that time and exploring music on themes of life, death, health and love, we unravel the drama that characterised life at the mercy of some of England s most intriguing and unpredictable monarchs. King Henry VIII William Byrd Pastime with good companie Ne irascaris, Domine - Civitas sancti tui William Byrd Benjamin Britten Thomas Weelkes Thomas Tomkins Henry Purcell Richard Rodney Bennett O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen Choral dances from Gloriana As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending When David heard I was glad The seasons of his mercies Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott Trad. arr. Goff Richards Trad. arr. Gordon Langford Trad. arr. Gordon Langford Greensleeves Lamorna The Oak and The Ash Bobby Shaftoe A selection of songs to be announced during the concert in The King s Singers signature close-harmony style.