I did not know this group till this video so thanks for suggesting it. They have great voices and harmonies. I will be looking up more by them to see what else they have done.
Let me be the first to say; I Love The Swingles!!! Whether it is the 60's the 70's, the 80's any era they do great music. I'll listen to this one again and again. So much to hear! So Complex! I'll try to find a piece where they collaborated with Voces8. So much beautiful music from 7 voices.
Jeff, here's the story on "Songs for a New World": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_a_New_World I've been a Swingles fan since Ward Swingle started the group as Swingle II in England in 1973. Before that, I was a fan of The Swingle Singers, his Grammy winning French group (1962-72). Both the Swingle Singers and the early Swingle II (aka New Swingle Singers & The Swingle Singers before becoming just The Swingles) had rhythm sections of bass and drums (& sometimes Ward Swingle on piano) before the current group went primarily a capella maybe 20-25 years ago. Like the French group, this group originally had eight voices, but they cut to only a septet in 2011. As the curators of the London A Cappella Festival, they have worked with most of the well-known singing groups from around the world, from small ensembles to Perpetuum Jazzile.
This track can be found on The Swingles' album "Theatreland" which was premiered in London a few months ago, and is currently a Grammy award nominated album in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal album .... they have also been nominated for "Best Arrangement, Instrument or A Cappella" for their cover of "Wedding Song" from Hadestown ... which is definitely worth a listen. :-)
If you are into musicals, then it sounds as though "Theatreland" might well be an album you would enjoy since it is devoted to songs from musicals both classic and more recent .I've followed the Swingle Singers (and sung arrangements by Ward Swingle with a choir I sang with a few years ago), but my interest was revived by a couple of collaborations with them as a member of the Stay at Home Choir over the last four years.
Zahhhhh... Perfection. Huge breadth in the harmonies, but also in the individual voice ranges! So nice.
I did not know this group till this video so thanks for suggesting it. They have great voices and harmonies. I will be looking up more by them to see what else they have done.
Simply beautiful. Done to perfection.
Let me be the first to say; I Love The Swingles!!! Whether it is the 60's the 70's, the 80's any era they do great music. I'll listen to this one again and again. So much to hear! So Complex! I'll try to find a piece where they collaborated with Voces8. So much beautiful music from 7 voices.
Man, they are great!!!
I've never experienced anything like this. I'm amazed, and essentially speechless.
Jeff, here's the story on "Songs for a New World": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_a_New_World
I've been a Swingles fan since Ward Swingle started the group as Swingle II in England in 1973. Before that, I was a fan of The Swingle Singers, his Grammy winning French group (1962-72). Both the Swingle Singers and the early Swingle II (aka New Swingle Singers & The Swingle Singers before becoming just The Swingles) had rhythm sections of bass and drums (& sometimes Ward Swingle on piano) before the current group went primarily a capella maybe 20-25 years ago. Like the French group, this group originally had eight voices, but they cut to only a septet in 2011. As the curators of the London A Cappella Festival, they have worked with most of the well-known singing groups from around the world, from small ensembles to Perpetuum Jazzile.
Awesome!!!
Sadly I think the A Capella Festival no longer exists. There is no longer a website and last Facebook entries were in early 2020 pre Covid.
an amazing bunch of humans!
☮❤🙏
Amazing!
This track can be found on The Swingles' album "Theatreland" which was premiered in London a few months ago, and is currently a Grammy award nominated album in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal album .... they have also been nominated for "Best Arrangement, Instrument or A Cappella" for their cover of "Wedding Song" from Hadestown ... which is definitely worth a listen. :-)
If you are into musicals, then it sounds as though "Theatreland" might well be an album you would enjoy since it is devoted to songs from musicals both classic and more recent .I've followed the Swingle Singers (and sung arrangements by Ward Swingle with a choir I sang with a few years ago), but my interest was revived by a couple of collaborations with them as a member of the Stay at Home Choir over the last four years.