GOLD available now: http://radi.al/KingsSingersGold

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.

The most Grammy nominated vocal group in history.

The Venice Vocal Jam (VVJ) is an Italian A Cappella Vocal Group with a contemporary matrix. 

We offer a sophisticated repertoire, with an international scope, ranging from jazz to pop to spiritual music, we are inspired by the most prestigious vocal groups of the European and international scene (such as The Swingle, The Real Group, Rajaton, Cluster, Pentatonix) and we work on original songs and arrangements.

VVJ is born in 2010 from the idea of some members of the most famous Luca Pitter & VGE Vocal Project, an historical Venetian Gospel Choir, protagonist of numerous television shows on national television (Mediaset, RAI, etc..). Over the years the Venice Vocal Jam has evolved artistically experimenting with new music genres.

In 2015 VVJ has broaden its horizons to the art work of some of the most important and long-lived a cappella groups in the today vocal music scene. We moved our focus on the exclusive use of the voice, through the study of the complex scores of these great artists and taking part to specialized training courses, individually and in groups (such as the RAMA Vocal Center Summer Camp in Aalborg, Denmark, the IACS Italian A Cappella Summit in Treviso, the VocalMentor in Fossano and the Anùna Masterclass in Pavullo, Italy).

In a short time, VVJ has become one of the most appreciated emerging Italian vocal groups in the current scene. We join the most important national festivals in the sector - including the International Choral Festival of the Euganean Hills (2016), the Festival Vivavoce of Treviso (2017) and the Festival Vocalmente of Fossano (2018) - thanks to which we have the opportunity to work with professionals such as Erik Bosio (Cluster), Morten Vinther Sorensen (The Real Group) and Jussi Chydenius (Rajaton), authors of some of the songs that will be part of the VVJ debut album "Raìse" released in 2020. It's a quality work, containing unpublished songs and original arrangements, which boast prestigious collaborations with national and international artists. The album contains 5 original songs and 5 covers sung in Italian, English and Venetian dialect.

I'm an Italian composer and arranger.
I principally work on the creation of soundtracks and other musical content for various television or multimedia productions; I most recently scored the documentaries "FUOCHI" and "IL SANTO DI CARNE" (2024) and a few spots for the Italian Prosecco brand.

Moreover I collaborate with many choirs and vocal groups, both in Italy and internationally, and with various instrumental groups for which I produce original pieces and arrangements / orchestrations.

In 2018 I co-create the electronic vocal group Rebel Bit with which he received 2 Contemporary a cappella recording awards (with 9 nominations) for our two albums (PAPER FLIGHTS and COME). 
I'm also a member of the award winner Italian vocal group CLUSTER with whom I took part of the national TV show “Voice Anatomy” in 2020/2021.

Rebel Bit is an innovative team of musicians, united in the aim of creating a soundscape combining vocal music and electronic experimentation. 

Following four nominations for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards in Boston (USA), they make their debut in the world of international vocal music with the release of PAPER FLIGHTS, an album taken from the original show of the same name.

Ancore d'Aria, coro polifonico e laboratorio di sperimentazione vocale - Milano


Progrock, world choral music a cappella

Organico:

Direzione e arrangiamenti: OSKAR BOLDRE

BASSI: Andrea Depau, Tommaso Correale Santacroce, Giovanni Dighera, Fabio Maccioni

TENORI: Luca Fettolini, Corrado Primier, Walter Grandi, Domenico Vena, Marco Pisasale

CONTRALTI: Gabriella De Mango, Serena Granzini, Alessandra Meli, Giulia Polifroni, Gloria Frappietri, Chiara Boldreghini, Francesca Bartucci, Laura Albertini

SOPRANI: Valentina Gallotti, Clara Tadini, Martina Pavone, Luisella D'Agostini, Giulia Faggioni, Rosaria Indelicato, Deborah Seccafieno, Eleonora Aliverti


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