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"The Swingles: Live"
The Swingles have been challenging the boundaries of vocal music for over 60 years.
Their unique sound quickly established them as one of the world’s most beloved and admired vocal groups, winning 5 Grammy® awards, and their sophisticated arrangements remain unparalleled to this day. The current seven singers are masters of their craft, constantly seeking new ways to reimagine music from jazz, folk, classical and pop genres. Their fans span several generations, with each live performance capturing the hearts of audience members across the globe.
The Swingles have appeared on numerous film and TV soundtracks, recently including ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Glee’. In 2017, they co-wrote and performed a song for the end credits of Alexander Payne’s film ‘Downsizing’, and in 2021 sang on Disney’s blockbuster, ‘Cruella’.
With their trademark vocal dexterity and innate musicality, the group’s secret ingredient is the ability of the seven singers, soloists, songwriters and storytellers to combine as one seamlessly blended and timeless sound. The Swingles have always made creative use of close-mic amplification, and in the last decade, they have added unique live audio looping techniques to their stage performances – an immersive layering up of vocals to mesmerise the audience.
“The Swingles: LIVE” their worldwide touring a cappella show is a captivating journey through six decades of musical evolution, featuring powerful original compositions, daring live-looping techniques, beloved pop and jazz arrangements, and brand new musical theatre reinventions, along with iconic Bach pieces from their roots and haunting folk tunes from their global travels.
The Swingles’ hallmark spirit of innovation and playfulness shines through their signature Swingle sound - warm yet crystalline. Join us for an unforgettable live performance, where The Swingles transcend time, genre and vocal expectations, inviting you to witness their extraordinary musical legacy.
The Swingles are Mallika Bhagwat (India/UK), Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson (UK), Katelyn Dietz (USA), Oliver Griffiths (UK), Owen Butcher (UK), Jamie Wright (UK), and Tom Hartley (UK).
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson makes her return to Alleyn's School as a former student of the school. The performance will also feature appearances by current students in the vocal groups "Schola" & "Alleynian Blues"
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January 29th 2024
The Swingles were a phenomenal hit. Such scrumptious music sung to an appreciative crowd in Boerne Texas.
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The Swingles Biography
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 recognised 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 pop, jazz, folk, contemporary classical and new original songs. Recent releases include Folklore, inspired by traditional music from around the world; 50th anniversary album Deep End; and holiday collection Yule Songs vol. II.
The Swingles have appeared on numerous film and TV soundtracks, including Sex and the City, Wedding Crashers, Grey’s Anatomy and Glee. In 2017, they co-wrote and performed a song for the end credits of Alexander Payne’s film Downsizing. Their prolific output of music videos has also earned them millions of views online and new audiences around the world.
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, first performed in 1968. The group continue to perform the piece to great acclaim around the world, including recent performances at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall with Michael Tilson Thomas, London’s Royal Festival Hall with Vladimir Jurowsky, and Milan’s La Scala with John Axelrod.
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.
Read MoreIn 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 pop, jazz, folk, contemporary classical and new original songs. Recent releases include Folklore, inspired by traditional music from around the world; 50th anniversary album Deep End; and holiday collection Yule Songs vol. II.
The Swingles have appeared on numerous film and TV soundtracks, including Sex and the City, Wedding Crashers, Grey’s Anatomy and Glee. In 2017, they co-wrote and performed a song for the end credits of Alexander Payne’s film Downsizing. Their prolific output of music videos has also earned them millions of views online and new audiences around the world.
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, first performed in 1968. The group continue to perform the piece to great acclaim around the world, including recent performances at San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall with Michael Tilson Thomas, London’s Royal Festival Hall with Vladimir Jurowsky, and Milan’s La Scala with John Axelrod.
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.
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