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The King’s Singers – Angels and Demons
Friday 27th June 2025 at 8:00 pm

Find a Christian church anywhere, and you will likely find four figures represented in its architecture, artwork and iconography. Angels, doing God’s work on Earth and guarding over humanity; Demons, the representation of all evil and temptation at play in the world; the Virgin Mary, the figure of purity, perfection and humility; and Christ, the Son of God whose life and teaching sits at the centre of the Christian faith. Using these four symbols and also Geoffrey Poole’s dramatic Wyndomham Chants (1970) as our guide, Angels and Demons collects together extraordinary choral music written over 500 years, to explore both the light and the darkness of the human experience, and its potent symbolism in Christianity.

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Angels

Geoffrey Poole	Prologue: Ave rex angelorum (from Wymondham Chants) * †

Edward Bairstow	Psalm 67

William Byrd	Haec dies †

Demons

Geoffrey Poole	Scherzo: Tutivillus (from Wymondham Chants) * †

Arvo Pärt	Zwei Beter

William Byrd	Miserere mei Deus

Mother

Judith Bingham	Ave virgo sanctissima

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Regina coeli †

Geoffrey Poole	Prayer: Mary Modyr (from Wymondham Chants) * †

*Son*

Hans Leo Hassler	Cantate Domino †

Maurice Duruflé	Ubi caritas

Geoffrey Poole	Epilogue: Blessed Jesu (from Wymondham Chants) * †

Interval

Songs of harmony and hope

The second half will comprise topical material decided at last moment and based on current arrairs.

* Written for The King’s Singers

† Recorded in The King’s Singers discography

Please note that the King’s Singers reserve the right to vary the published programme.

Refreshments

Refreshments will be available for purchase during the interval Cash Only

Event Artists

The Kings 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… (click for more information)

Patrick Dunachie

First Countertenor

I was born in 1993 into a family of musicians and at the age of five started learning piano with my father, and singing in my local church choir. I later became a chorister at Hereford Cathedral under Geraint Bowen, and it was here that my love of choral music took hold. I developed a… (click for more information)

Edward Button

Second Countertenor

My love of singing began at the age of just seven when I was given a choristership in the Chapel Choir at Warwick School. At first the early Sunday mornings were a struggle, but after a few months I was raring to leave the house to get to practice. After finishing school, I read geography… (click for more information)

Julian Gregory

Tenor

I was born into a musical and bicultural household: my English father, a Cathedral organist and choir trainer; and my Japanese mother, who loves to sing in his choirs! Having fallen asleep most nights as a baby to Dad’s recordings of Bach and other organ works, inevitably I wanted to learn the piano and to… (click for more information)

Christopher Bruerton

First Baritone

It all started in December 1994. I was taken to the Anglican service of Nine Lessons and Carols at Christ Church Cathedral, New Zealand, and as the choir proceeded down the aisle, I whispered to Mum and Dad, 'l want to be in that choir.' Then in 2010, after fifteen years in that very cathedral… (click for more information)

Nick Ashby

Second Baritone

For me the best thing about making music is the subconscious, unspoken connections with other musicians. I love blending my voice with others, and creating something larger than the sum of its parts. I've been singing pretty much constantly from as early as I can remember, and generally with increasing levels of success. Growing up… (click for more information)

Piers Connor Kennedy

Bass

I’ve always maintained that I am not ‘a singer’, but merely someone who sings a bit. This position has become somewhat more difficult to justify recently. But at this very exciting time as I begin my King’s Singers journey, it’s a peculiar pleasure to consider the various meandering experiences which have led me to this… (click for more information)