Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
Thinking back to eleven years ago, when I was a fresh-faced, newly-appointed member of The King's Singers, one memory that sticks firmly in my mind is that of performing eleven concerts (on consecutive days) during my first December with the group. Needless to say, this was unusual practice for a group that normally wouldn't sing more than three in a row!This event came about because one of our summer concerts had been rained off - a concert held in the same venue as that of last night's performance, in Cervo on the Italian Riviera. It became clear pretty quickly on that evening that the rain was not going to abate, so we retired to a local restaurant for a decent meal followed by a quick flight home the following morning. The replacement concert (plus another that had been cancelled for different reasons) was slotted into an already busy Christmas tour, leading to the eleven-in-a-row situation. It was a busy tour!Luckily, last night's concert in Cervo did not suffer the same misfortune and we performed outdoors in the beautiful town square, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was a great experience to be able to perform there (eleven years later) and the audience and organisers were so pleased that we were able to return to the Festival.Today we fly to Germany in order to perform on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. There's rain forecast, so we may not be so lucky this evening....!! Assuming we're fine, and it stays dry, this promises to be an enjoyable final tour of the season. We have a number of dates with the NDR Sinfonieorchester, performing our American Songbook programme (including at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) and finish in Gstaad, one of the most beautiful places we visit in Europe. A great way to sign off the year.Next season is shaping up nicely - our last with David Hurley as our wonderful first countertenor. We know already that he'll be hugely missed both within and without the group, and preparations are well underway to find a successor. Thankfully we have still enough time to enjoy and celebrate his time with the KS, and we hope you can join us at some point along the way - check out our concerts calendar and Facebook posts to see when we're coming close to you!
