Kiwi joins The King’s Singers

9 November 2011

Kiwi joins The King’s Singers

New Zealand-born baritone Chris Bruerton has been appointed as the first ever non-British member of The King’s Singers.

The King’s Singers is one of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, with a packed schedule of concerts, recordings, media and education work around the world. A place in the a capella ensemble is highly coveted, as there are only ever six places in the group.

On hearing the news of his appointment Bruerton said, “For me, as a Kiwi, it was a privilege to even sing with The King’s Singers once, let alone twice at the auditions. When I got the call back I was just stoked to have made it that far.”

Bruerton will soon be performing in the great concert halls of the world, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Philharmonie in Berlin.

Christchurch-born Bruerton sang in the Cathedral Choir from the age of ten, later becoming a Choral Scholar and Bass Lay Clerk. He graduated from the University of Canterbury and taught at his old school, Burnside High, before leaving New Zealand to pursue a fulltime career as a choral singer. He joined the prestigious choir of the Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford in 2010.

Bruerton was a member of the New Zealand Youth Choir from 2003 to 2007, performing with them around New Zealand and overseas. Ironically, his first tour with The King’s Singers will bring him back to New Zealand as part of a tour that also includes Australia. It is the group’s first tour of Australasia in 27 years.

The King’s Singers will perform in Hamilton and Auckland in February 2012.

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