Head Space: Candlelight
The King's Singers
Unanimity of phrasing and clean intonation are two strengths of the six Singers. They lend an extra degree of textural clarity to the modern harmonies of Judith Bingham's Ave Virgo Sanctissima,...
Head Space: Candlelight
The King's Singers
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Unanimity of phrasing and clean intonation are two strengths of the six Singers. They lend an extra degree of textural clarity to the modern harmonies of Judith Bingham's Ave Virgo Sanctissima,...
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Head Space: Candlelight is the first EP in The King’s Singers’ Head Space series, aiming to connect choral music with calmness and reflection. Inspired by compline, the Catholic night service, it features plainchant, including “In manus tuas Domine” and “Salva nos Domine vigilantes,” emphasizing breath-led pacing. The album also includes wordless Orlando Gibbons “Songs,” contemporary pieces by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Judith Bingham, and Arvo Pärt, and the experimental “4’33”” by John Cage, concluding with Robert Parsons’ “Ave Maria” and Edvard Grieg’s “Ave Maris Stella,” all designed to create a contemplative atmosphere.
Contents and tracklist
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Jeremy West, Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Jeremy West, Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
- King's Singers
- Patrick Dunachie (countertenor), Edward Button (countertenor), Julian Gregory (tenor), Christopher Bruerton (baritone), Nick Ashby (baritone), Piers Connor Kennedy (bass-baritone)
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Awards and reviews
March 2026
Unanimity of phrasing and clean intonation are two strengths of the six Singers. They lend an extra degree of textural clarity to the modern harmonies of Judith Bingham's Ave Virgo Sanctissima, where the normal passage of time seems curiously suspended
March 2026
A recurring theme throughout is Gibbons's hymns and songs, treated as palate-cleansing 'musical sorbets' performed wordlessly by the singers in two cases joined by cornettist Jeremy West, adding quasi-improvisations by composer Timothy Roberts in a gentle Hilliard/Garbarek-homage.