Virtuoso Voices - The King’s Singers (Merry Glitzmas)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Length: :23
Use this clip to introduce The King's Singers performing any selection from one of their holiday recordings, especially Simple Gifts (Signum UK 121); King’s Singers Christmas (Signum UK 502); Rejoice and Be Merry (Mormon Tabernacle 5007325); Christmas Time is Here (Telarc 80538); From the Heart (Signum UK 177). The King’s Singers’ complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.
SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
It’s hard to point to just one reason behind the artistic success of the King’s Singers, but their approach to Christmas music is a fine place to start. Their long time bass, Stephen Connolly, says each member of the group received special Christmas training.
The King’s Singers Clip (Stephen Connolly):
“I think we’ve all grown up, you know, from the age of about 7 or 8, with very intense Christmases of singing in the bleak mid-winter and we, we’ve part of church choirs and that English choral tradition around Christmas. We don’t really have glitzy kind of Christmas music back home really; we don’t do it as well as you guys do it.”
SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
(Segue directly to music.)
OR
Here are the King’s Singers doing one of the things they do best: Christmas. (Introduce glitzy or non-glitzy performances as desired.)
(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)
WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?
Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.
Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music. These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.
Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.
For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.
Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service
Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.
Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information. www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.
VIRTUOSO VOICES
"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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Piece Description
Use this clip to introduce The King's Singers performing any selection from one of their holiday recordings, especially Simple Gifts (Signum UK 121); King’s Singers Christmas (Signum UK 502); Rejoice and Be Merry (Mormon Tabernacle 5007325); Christmas Time is Here (Telarc 80538); From the Heart (Signum UK 177). The King’s Singers’ complete discography is available at arkivmusic.com.
SUGGESTED HOST INTRO
It’s hard to point to just one reason behind the artistic success of the King’s Singers, but their approach to Christmas music is a fine place to start. Their long time bass, Stephen Connolly, says each member of the group received special Christmas training.
The King’s Singers Clip (Stephen Connolly):
“I think we’ve all grown up, you know, from the age of about 7 or 8, with very intense Christmases of singing in the bleak mid-winter and we, we’ve part of church choirs and that English choral tradition around Christmas. We don’t really have glitzy kind of Christmas music back home really; we don’t do it as well as you guys do it.”
SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO
(Segue directly to music.)
OR
Here are the King’s Singers doing one of the things they do best: Christmas. (Introduce glitzy or non-glitzy performances as desired.)
(To download a .txt file of this suggested copy, look under the "Additional Files" for this piece.)
WHAT IS VIRTUOSO VOICES™?
Virtuoso Voices™ is a performer interview service that provides short interview segments to radio stations, their websites and other online platforms.
Virtuoso Voices provides stations with a new strategy for presenting classical music on the radio by directly involving the performer in the introduction of the music. These topical and evergreen clips enable announcers to bring an additional insider's perspective to the music they introduce and play on their shifts.
Program content is taken from interviews with internationally recognized classical music performers, such as Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, Lorin Maazel, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Michael Tilson Thomas.
For more information and to see additional ways to use these clips, please visit our website, www.virtuosovoices.org.
Virtuoso Voices™ Fundraising Service
Virtuoso Voices(tm) is also Public Radio's primary source for classical music fundraising messages.
Please visit the fundraising page of our website for examples and further information. www.virtuosovoices.org/fundraising.
VIRTUOSO VOICES
"Classical Music's Virtuosos Want a Word with Your Listeners."
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Additional Files
- Suggested copy for this clip. (VV_The_Kings_Singers_Merry_Glitzmas.txt)
Additional Credits
This clip is also available on the December 2010 Virtuoso Voices CD.
Photo Credit: Marco Borgreve
Virtuoso Voices is a trademark of Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
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