Colin Currie & The King's Singers
| Colin Currie | marimba |
|---|---|
| The King's Singers | |
| Patrick Dunachie | countertenor |
| Edward Button | countertenor |
| Julian Gregory | tenor |
| Christopher Bruerton | baritone |
| Nick Ashby | baritone |
| Piers Connor Kennedy | bass |
Experience choral brilliance and rhythmic mastery in this exceptional performance from Colin Currie & The King’s Singers, set in the intimate and acoustically rich surroundings of Hall One
The King’s Singers join forces with virtuoso percussionist Colin Currie for a captivating and eclectic programme, including a London Premiere of James MacMillan’s A Bunch o’ Craws. Expect flawless vocal blends and marimba magic in Steve Martland’s spirited Street Songs, while Bryce Dessner’s entrancing Tromp Miniature showcases the marimba in a solo spotlight.
This event will last approximately 70 minutes, without an interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Colin Currie
Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist who champions new music at the highest level, hailed as being ‘at the summit of percussion performance today’ (Gramophone). Currie is the soloist of choice for many of today’s foremost composers and conductors, performing with leading orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Philharmonia Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra.
A dynamic and adventurous soloist, Currie’s commitment to commissioning and creating new music was recognised by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2015, when he was presented the Instrumentalist Award. Currie has premiered works by composers such as Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, HK Gruber, Sir James MacMillan, Jennifer Higdon, Anna Clyne, Brett Dean, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Helen Grime, Kalevi Aho, Julia Wolfe, Andy Akiho, Andrew Norman, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Elliott Carter, and most recently Bruno Mantovani, Gavin Higgins, Nicole Lizée and Danny Elfman.
Currie’s conducting career launched with the Colin Currie Group, which he led in performances of music by Steve Reich. He has gone on to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Asko|Schoenberg Ensemble, Britten Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Lapland Chamber Orchestra and Grafenegg Academy Orchestra. This season, Currie conducts the Hallé in a Philip Glass Festival, Asko|Schoenberg Ensemble on a Dutch tour in a programme celebrating Steve Reich, São Paulo Symphony Music Academy, Brighton Philharmonic, and ensembles at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Reviews
Reich/Richter / Asko|Schönberg
‘the music of Steve Reich performed by one of his greatest proponents, British percussionist Colin Currie, joined by Dutch contemporary music ensemble, Asko|Schönberg… The first half was all about the music and the intense effort exerted by the musicians to perform with such precision. Now, with musicians out of view, Reich’s largely consonant and highly accessible musical language in the masterful hands of Currie and Asko|Schöberg, was about the listener.’ Bachtrack
MacMillan, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel / The Hallé
‘Colin Currie’s performance was both energetic and exciting.’ The Arts Desk
About The King’s Singers
The King’s Singers have set the gold standard in a cappella singing on the world’s greatest stages for over 55 years. They are renowned for their unrivalled technique, musicianship and versatility, which stem from the group’s rich heritage and its drive to bring an extraordinary range of new and unique works, collaborations and recordings to life. The King’s Singers’ extensive discography has led to numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine’s inaugural Hall of Fame.
The King’s Singers were officially formed in 1968 when six recent choral scholars from King’s College, Cambridge gave a concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. By chance, the group was made up of two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones and a bass, and the group has stuck to this formation ever since.
Reviews
Snow Concert Hall, Canberra
‘This is an incredibly good singing group. The pitch, the timing, the phrasing was all flawless. They look like they are having a good time and enjoying what they are doing.’ CBR City News
Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
‘With a bass line evoking the threnody of the pipes, and beautiful complex harmonies enhancing a simple melody this was a song for the ages, and there was the “good silence” in the audience as all of us were enthralled…One imagined the acoustic of a cathedral as we heard their glorious harmonies, cut-glass counter-tenor lines soaring to the stratosphere, and counter-balancing deep bass. Just glorious.’ Weekend Notes