Dwelling in Shadows – Ivor Gurney and William Denis Browne
This is a guest blog post by Dr Kate Kennedy, a Research Fellow at Oxford University. Music by Ivor Gurney and William Denis Browne is featured on the new recording Proud Songsters. And who loves joy as he That [...]
Rebecca Clarke and The Seal Man
This is a guest blog post by Christopher Johnson, a great-nephew of the composer Rebecca Clarke, whose piece The Seal Man is featured on the new recording Proud Songsters. A portrait of Rebecca Clarke, taken 21 July 1925, [...]
King’s alumni record new album of solo song
The first album of the new year on the label of King’s College, Cambridge is a journey through the distinctive musical genre of ‘English Song’, performed by some of the finest former members of the [...]
Apple Music adds time-synced lyrics to King’s carols
Subscribers to Apple Music can now find an option to view time-synced lyrics for Christmas carols sung by King's College Choir. The platform has published lyrics for all the carols featured on its Classic Christmas [...]
Choir records Fauré Requiem for Armistice Day
King's College has marked Armistice Day with the release of an audio webcast interspersing Fauré's Requiem with readings of scripture and poetry. It is the first recording of the full choir since the UK went [...]
Stephen Cleobury’s final album release
King's College has released the final album recording by the late Director of Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury. Recorded just a few months before his death, Sir Stephen recorded with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge [...]
Goldbergs article in New York Times
Credit: Tatiana Daubek Former Organ Scholar Parker Ramsay has published an article in the New York Times on Bach's Goldberg Variations, ahead of the release of his recording on the King's record label. [...]
King’s College announces new recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations
Today we've announced a new recording by the young American musician and former King's organ scholar Parker Ramsay. Bach's Goldberg Variations (arranged for Harp) is released on 18 September and is now available to pre-order. [...]
James Gilchrist presents A Guide to Bach’s St Matthew Passion
King's College has released a half-hour musical tour of Bach's St Matthew Passion, often described as one of the greatest sacred choral works of all time. Presented by the singer James Gilchrist, it uses musical [...]
A new webcast for every day
We announced this week that King's will be releasing a webcast recording of a choral service each and every day between now and July, in place of the choral services that would [...]