Proms 2024 Prom 3: The King’s Singers and VOCES8 - BBC Proms

21 Jul 2024, Royal Albert Hall

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Prom 3: The King’s Singers and VOCES8

11:00 Sun 21 Jul 2024 Royal Albert Hall

United on stage for the first time, British choral groups The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that mingles pop classics with classical, showcasing their world-class close-harmony singing.

Programme

- - Cheryl Frances-Hoad
  - Beyond the Night Sky(5 mins)
- - Ēriks Ešenvalds
  - Stars(4 mins)
- - Bob Chilcott
  - High Flight(6 mins)
- - Leigh Harline
  - Pinocchio – When You Wish Upon a Star(3 mins)arr. J. Rutter
- - Elton John
  - The Lion King – Can You Feel the Love Tonight(3 mins)arr. J. Ray
- - Oliver Wallace
  - Dumbo – ‘When I See an Elephant Fly’(3 mins)arr. N. Ashby
- - Kate Rusby
  - Underneath the Stars(3 mins)arr. J. Clements
- - Gustav Holst
  - The Evening Watch(4 mins)
- - Melissa Dunphy
  - Totality(6 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
- - Harold Arlen
  - I’ve Got the World on a String(4 mins)arr. J. Clements
- - Paul Simon
  - The Sound of Silence(5 mins)arr. A. L’Estrange
- - Bart Howard
  - Jimmy Van Heusen
  - Come Fly With Me (to the Moon)(4 mins)arr. A. L’Estrange
- - Robert Lowry
  - Shall We Gather at the River(5 mins)arr. B. Morgan
- - Billy Joel
  - Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)(5 mins)arr. P. Lawson
- - Dougie MacLean
  - Caledonia(5 mins)arr. B. Morgan

Performers

Composers

About This Event

When it comes to ensemble singing, two British groups have rewritten the rule book. United on stage for the first time, The King’s Singers and VOCES8 present a Prom that mingles pop classics with classical, showcasing their world-class close-harmony singing. Expect superlative vocal precision and beauty from two of the UK’s most thrilling vocal outfits.

There will be no interval

Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

Part of

Proms 2024

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