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The King’s Singers were officially born on May 1st 1968, formed by six recently-graduated choral scholars from King’s College, Cambridge. Their vocal line-up was (by chance) two countertenors, a tenor, two baritones and a bass, and the group has never wavered from this formation since. 2018 marks the 50th birthday of the group, and to celebrate, The King’s Singers are presenting their anniversary season: GOLD. Everything in this GOLD season, from triple-album to book and concert tour, celebrates the amazing musical heritage of The King’s Singers, and also looks at the bright future of vocal music in all its forms.

What really distinguished the group in its early years was its musical diversity. The King’s Singers were a weekly fixture on prime-time television, celebrating popular music never usually touched by choral ensembles, and their unique British charm, combined with their musical craft, captured audiences’ hearts the world over. The group has consistently been welcomed on the world’s great stages throughout its history – from London’s Royal Albert Hall to the Opera House in Sydney or New York’s Carnegie Hall – as well as being ambassadors for musical excellence across the globe. Two Grammy® Awards, an Emmy® Award, and a place in Gramophone magazine’s inaugural Hall of Fame sit among the numerous accolades bestowed upon the group. 

This love of diversity has always fuelled The King’s Singers’ commitment to creating new music. A panoply of commissioned works by many of the supreme composers of our times – including Sir John Tavener, Toru Takemitsu, John Rutter, Luciano Berio, Nico Muhly, György Ligeti and Eric Whitacre – sits alongside countless bespoke arrangements in the group’s extensive repertoire. The group is determined to spread the joy of ensemble singing, and leads workshops and residential courses all over the world each season.

The world may have changed a lot in the fifty years since the original King’s Singers came together, but today’s group is still charged by the same lifeblood – one that wants to radiate the joy singing brings every day, and that wants to give life to audiences with their virtuosity and vision for an exciting musical future.

Honorary Worker of Art of Ukraine,
winner of national and international competitions,
laureate of the L.M.Revutsky Prize,
laureate of the Artemiy Wedel “Kyiv” Art Prize
and title "Composer of the year 2014", 
laureate of the M.V.Lysenko Prize,
Associate Professor of Composition
of the National Academy of Music of Ukraine
IRYNA  ALEKSIYCHUK
was born in Dovzhansk Lugansk region (Ukraine). 
From 1986 to 1993 got musical education in Kyiv National Academy of Music as a pianist (under the creative guidance of professor Igor Riabov); as a composer (under the creative guidance of professor Yakov Lapinsky); as an organist optionally (under the creative guidance of professor Halyna Bulybenko).
In 1993 completed the full course of above Academy of music on specialities Piano and Composition with Honour diplomas. From 1993 to 1996 post-graduate student at the composers’ department of Kyiv National Academy of Music. 
From 1974 to 1983 Prize-winner of numerous regional competitions for young composers and for young pianists (Khmelnytskiy). 1993 Diploma-holder of the S.Prokofiev National Competition for young composers (Donetsk). 1993 Prize-winner of the First International Competition for chamber music performers “Golden Autumn” in category Piano Duo with Yurii Kot (Khmelnytski). 1996 Prize-winner of the 45th International ARD Competition in category Piano Duo with Yurii Kot (Munich). 1997 Prize-winner of the 6th International Murray Dranoff Piano Duo Competition with Yurii Kot (Miami). 2001 Prize-winner of the All-Ukrainian Composers Competition “David Psalms” (works for choir by Bible Texts). 
Since 1983 performs a lot in Ukraine (Kyiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, Chernigiv, Ternopil, Lviv, Khmelnytski, Kamenets-Podilski, Shostka, Bila Tserkva, Sumy, Zhytomir, Kherson, Lugansk); Moldova (Chisinau); Serbia (Kragujevac); Germany (Munich, Dresden, Darmstadt); Italy (Carrara) and U.S.A. (Miami) as a pianist, composer, organist and with Yurii Kot as a piano duo.
Often performs with symphonic orchestras of Ukraine, Germany and U.S.A. Among them:
Symphonic orchestra of Bavarian Radio, Munich (conductors - Lothar Zagrosek, Wolfgang Balzer); Chamber orchestra “Merck”, Darmstadt (conductor - Christian Rudolf Riedel);  New World Symphony Orchestra, Miami (conductor – Neal Stulberg);  State Symphonic orchestra of Zaporizhzhia philharmony (conductor - Viacheslav Redia);  Chamber orchestra “Archi”, Kyiv (conductor – Igor Andrievski) Chamber ensemble “Kiev’ Soloists” (conductor – Bogodar Kotorovich) National symphonic orchestra of Ukraine (conductor - Volodymyr Sirenko), National estrada symphonic orchestra of Ukraine (conductor - Natalia Ponomarchuk) and others.
Since 1994 professor of composition, instrumentation and scores reading at the composers’ department of the above Academy.
Since 1998 Member of the Union of Composers’ of Ukraine and National All-Ukrainian Music Union. Member of Ukrainian Association International Piano Competitions’ Prize-winners.
24.02.2000 awarded by L.Revoutski National Prize of Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, National Composers’ Union of Ukraine and National All-Ukrainian Music Union for concert activities and performing of modern music.
Took part in the International Music Festivals. Among them:
“Musiksommer - 97” (Dresden, Germany), “Two Pianos Plus” (Miami, U.S.A.), “Oktoh” (Kragujevac, Serbia), “Music Premieres of the Season" (Kiev, Ukraine), “Regina and Vladimir Horowitz – in memoriam” (Kyiv, Ukraine), “Kyiv Music Fest” (Kyiv, Ukraine), “Farbotony” (Kaniv, Ukraine), “Polisska Rhapsody” (Shostka, Ukraine), “Golden Autumn” (Bila Tserkva, Ukraine)  and others.
Numerous radio- and TV-recordings in Ukraine, Germany, U.S.A. and Serbia.
I.Aleksiychuk works in various genres, such as: symphonic, choir, vocal chamber and instrumental. Many choirs repeatedly received awards and grand-prixes in the international choir competitions for performing the compositions of a contemporary composer after choosing Iryna Aleksiychuk’s choir pieces.  Among the performers of her choir music are municipal chamber choir “Kyiv” (conductor – M.Hobdych), Kyiv municipal chamber choir “Hreshchatyk” (conductors – L.Bukhonska, P.Struts), Female choir of R.M.Glier Kyiv State Higher Music College (conductor – H.Horbatenko), Female choir of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (conductor – L.Bayda),  Boy’s choir “Dzvinochok” (conductor – R.Tolmachov), Female chamber choir of Kyiv Lysenko Secondary Specialized Music School (conductor – Y.Puchko-Kolesnyk), Military music Centre Choir of Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chernihiv (conductor – M.Honcharenko), Kropyvnytski municipal chamber choir (conductor – Y.Liubovych), Kirovograd female choir (conductor – O.Trushyna), Khmelnytski municipal chamber choir (conductor – I.Tsmur); Chamber choir “Taipei Chamber Singers” (conductor -  Chen Yun-Hung, Taiwan) and others.

Female vocal ensemble “Making Waves” was established in January, 2010.
Most members of the ensemble have technical education and experience of singing with National Academic Choral Capella of National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”.
The conductor of “Making Waves” is Viktoriia Vitrenko who has graduated from The Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music and now studies at The Musical Academy of Stuttgart, Germany. Viktoriia is the winner of the 5th Ukrainian Choral Conducting Competition (Kyiv, Ukraine, 2012). She was also awarded during different ukrainian and european youth vocal competitions.
The debut of “Making Waves” took place in April, 2010 on the stage of Lviv Organ Hall with Francis Poulenc “Le petite fille sage” from “Petit voix”. During next 3 years of existence “Making Waves” has become the winner of different choral and vocal competitions among which “Art-premiere” (2011, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 1 place), “Ukrainian vocal competition named after B. Liatoshinsky” (2011, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 place), “Singing World” (2012, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 1 place) and “Ohrid Choir Festival” (2013, Ohrid, Macedonia, 1 place). In Saint-Petersburg the ensemble’s conductor Viktoriia has become the best soloist (woman) of the competition. In Ohrid “Making Waves” was awarded by a special prize as the most expressive participant of the competition. Besides participating in competitions “Making Waves” regularly performs solo concerts in Ukraine and abroad (Norway, 2011; England, 2012), takes part in various public events, radio and TV shows, charity programmes.
In 2013 a debut album of the ensemble “Sing for joy” was released.
The ensemble’s repertoire is diverse. It includes classical and sacred compositions, contemporary arrangements of Ukrainian folk music and popular songs, world choral music. All songs are performed a capella.

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