Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
Hannover is fast becoming one of our more regular stops in Germany - at least in part because our German representatives are KD Schmid, based here in this great city in Lower Saxony. There are of course links between Hannover and Great Britain - it's 300 years this year since the first Hannovarian ascended the throne in England, and there are still strong ties between our Royal Families.Not just those two Royal Families, either. Last night we were honoured to sing for Queen Sofia of Spain, who is part of the Greek Royal family that is also linked with Denmark and northern Germany - our own Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is part of that same family. If you go back to Queen Victoria of England everyone in the European Royal Families is related, of course. An Eddie Izzard sketch about small gene pools springs to mind...Anyhow, it's been a good week, starting in Stuttgart and passing through Budapest (where we helped to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the wonderful Palace of the Arts), continuing to Madrid and ending here in Hannover. Our concert here celebrates the Hannovarian anniversary I mentioned above, and gives us the chance to cement a modern link between our two countries, by combining forces with the Hannover Girls' Choir to sing music by Bob Chilcott and a world premiere performance of a wonderful piece written especially for the occasion by the English composer Francis Pott.Francis has long been a friend to the group, and is one of the most distinguished British composers of the last 20 years. Some of you may remember his wonderful piece "Master Tresham: His Ducke" written as part of our commemorative project 1605: Treason and Dischord that marked 400 years since the Powder Treason in London. He writes sensitively and skilfully, whether for voices or instruments, and imbues his work with keen intellectual threads that tie thematic material together in a unique way. One of the most satisfying and thrilling part of being in The King's Singers is the chance to interpret new music. By definition it's fresh, and never been performed by other musicians, so there's the chance to make a mark on the musical landscape that's not possible when performing older music. I'm looking forward to it, immensely!Another date for your diary: there will be our second Google Hangout coming very soon (next week!) to be hosted by Tim and me. The subject will be "creating a group sound" so please join us if you can and we'll try to help with any questions you may have! The date and time will be announced on our website and Facebook as soon as we've confirmed the tech availability.
