‘Christmas with the King’s Singers’ aims to leave the audience smiling

By Peter Alexander

The King's Singers. Photo by Alex Nickolaus.

The King’s Singers. Photo by Alex Nickolaus.

It’s all about the blend.

No, not coffee. Blend is how countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright explains the unique and unmistakable sound of the King’s Singers, who bring their men’s a capella singing to Macky Auditorium for “Christmas With the King’s Singers” next Thursday (7:30 p.m. Dec. 11).

“At the core of everything we do is the blend [of the voices],” Wayne-Wright says. “We say that we go on stage as six voices but we want the audience to hear just the one voice.”

Read more in Boulder Weekly.

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Here is a partial listing of other holiday events in the area:

A Broadway Christmas Carol
CU Theatre and Dance
Dec. 4–21, University Theatre

Nutcracker Ballet
Boulder Ballet and Longmont Symphony Orchestra
4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6
2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7
Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, Longmont

December Reflections
Christmas with Ars Nova Singers
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 and Friday Dec. 12
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Boulder

4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Denver
2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Bethany Lutheran, Cherry Hills Village

Candlelight Concert
Longmont Symphony
4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14
First United Methodist Church, Longmont

The Gift of Music
Boulder Chamber Orchestra and Seicento Baroque Ensemble
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, First United Methodist, Boulder
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, Montview Presbyterian, Denver

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