Sunday Mar 31, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:40 PM EDT
Sunday, March 31st at 4:00pm
The Chorus of Westerly
George Kent Performance Hall
119 High Street
Westerly, RI 02891
Tickets are available online at https://www.chorusofwesterly.org or by calling 401-596-8663.
Kersten Elenteny
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The Chorus of Westerly welcomes to Westerly's Kent Hall the five-time Grammy® winning ensemble, The Swingles, on Sunday, March 31, at 4 pm. Tickets are now on sale by calling 401.596.8663 or at the the George Kent Performance Hall Box Office or at
https://tickets.chorusofwesterly.org/events/the%20swingles/2019-3-31_16.00/main%20hall
The Swingles
Sun, March 31, 4 pm
George Kent Performance Hall
119 High St, Westerly, RI
Tix: 401.596.8663, tickets.chorusofwesterly.org
ABOUT THE SWINGLES
For more than half a century, The Swingles have pushed the boundaries of vocal music. The seven young singers that make up today’s London-based group are driven by the same innovative spirit that has defined the five-time Grammy® winners since they first made waves in the 1960s. At a time when a cappella music is more popular than ever, The Swingles are recognized as masters of their craft.
In 1963, American-born Ward Swingle first assembled a group of Parisian session singers to sing Bach’s keyboard music. The resulting album, Jazz Sebastian Bach, launched the Swingle Singers to fame. Since then, they have won five Grammy® awards and made more than 50 recordings, with a repertoire that has grown to include a huge variety of music, including new original songs. They have also appeared on numerous film and TV soundtracks, including Sex and the City, Milk, Grey’s Anatomy and Glee. In 2017, they co-wrote and performed a song for the end credits of Alexander Payne’s film Downsizing.
Released in March 2017, The Swingles’ latest project is Folklore, a diverse collection of folk music from around the world, inspired by their international travels and featuring collaborations with traditional artists. With creative arrangements that transport these well-loved songs into the group’s unique and rich sound world, the results are powerful and surprising.
The group’s versatility has led to collaborations with artists as diverse as the Modern Jazz Quartet, Jamie Cullum and Labrinth. Luciano Berio was one of the first composers to explore the sound of the Swingles’ amplified voices in an orchestral setting with his groundbreaking Sinfonia. The group continue to perform the piece to great acclaim around the world, with recent performances at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, London’s Royal Festival Hall and Milan’s La Scala; they look forward to bringing it to new audiences for its 50th anniversary in 2018-19.
In addition to a busy touring schedule that regularly takes them to North and South America, Europe and Asia, The Swingles present their own London A Cappella Festival at Kings Place each January in partnership with Ikon Arts Management. The festival is the first of its kind in the capital, welcoming the finest vocal talent from around the world.
This concert is presented as part of the Kent Hall Masters Series with support from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
Printed courtesy of www.oceanchamber.org/ – Contact the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce for more information.
1 Chamber Way, Westerly, RI 02891 – (401) 596-7761 – info@oceanchamber.org