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2009 Grammy Nomination

2008-12-04T14:06:00.001-08:00

The Singers are very excited to have been nominated for the 2009 Grammy Awards with "Simple Gifts" as the best Classical Crossover album!! This is also at high demand on our tour sales table and also has a Songbook to go with the album. All of this is available on our website.

New Items in stock

2008-12-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

It is December, 2008 and I am on tour with The King's Singers. Just before I left on Thanksgiving Day we received the items we were expecting in December. We now have these new items on our website:

"Reflections" CD--Vol. 2 of the Salvation Army top seller "Quiet Heart".
"Live and the BBC Proms" CD & DVD of the 40th Anniversary summer concert at Royal Albert Hall.
"Rejoice and Be Merry" CD & DVD of the December 2007 Christmas Show with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City. This exceptional concert will be seen on PBS-TV on Christmas Eve across America. Check local listings for exact time--we will be getting it in Washington State at 9 p.m.

Seasons Greetings from The King's Singers and all of us at DJ Records!!

Other New Items in the Works

2008-10-12T16:20:00.000-07:00

A DVD and CD of the 40th Anniversary Concert at The Proms this summer in London will be released by Signum "in December." We will do all we can to get copies of this in time for the December U.S. tour. We will post it on our website as a pre-issue/pre-order item as soon as we have details and have permission to mention it.

The UK Salvation Army has a Volume 2 of "Quiet Heart" in the works that also is scheduled "for December."

An album, being recorded as you read this, will be out by mid-2009. It is a light classical album from composers of the Romantic Period.

Hal Leonard is in the final production phase for a songbook to go with the "Simple Gifts" album.

Philip Lawson's words on "Born On A New Day" are on a cut on the latest Cambridge Singers disc, "A Christmas Festival" which we will have in stock soon.

MoTab Recordings in Stock

2008-10-12T16:18:00.000-07:00

The CD and DVD of the 2007 Christmas Show with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is now in stock and can be ordered from our website.

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir

2008-09-11T22:41:00.000-07:00

We have just received notice that the release date for the CD and DVD of "Making Spirits Bright" recorded by The King's Singers last December at the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Show will be September 30, 2008. Janet and I had the opportunity to attend this live performance with 21,000 other people in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT. The program was given four times to a full house every time--that's right, 84,000 people saw this live! Where as the tickets were free, there was a lottery drawing with winners entitled to 4 tickets. If everyone who applied would have gotten tickets there would have been 1.2 MILLION people in attendance so we expect the demand for these items to be very high! The contents of the CD and DVD are the same and include The King's Singers with The Orchestra at Temple Square, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and a collection of dancers, costuming, and exceptional lighting effects. The King's Singers are not on every cut but they get way more "air time" than past guests at this annual show. Of special note is Paul Phoenix' feature on "O Holy Night." Those of you who enjoy his voice will hear it in unbridled glory on this piece. This show will be broadcast on PBS-TV this December, usually on Christmas Eve, so check your local listings. These items will be offered in our First Issue Program so those of you registered for these modest discounts will be getting an email from Kris at our California Office very soon. Others may wish to sign up for the First Issue Program by going to our website because the modest discount will apply to members who may wish to buy multiple copies for Holiday Gifts. :>)

EMI 5-CD Collection now in stock

2008-08-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

As another 40th Anniversary product, EMI has just released a 5-CD box containing "Believe In Music," "Annie Laurie," "Beatles Connection," "Madrigal History Tour," and "A Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists." This is an excellent selection of some of their best-sellers showing a variety of styles: Annie and Beatles are among our top 5; Believe and Tribute are no longer printed by EMI but remain highly requested; the Madrigal album is a Who's Who of madrigals from 5 countries. An excellent value at $33.95, and would make an excellent gift, a great starter set, or a good way to add to a school choral department library. (Note: Believe and Tribute are still available at DJ RECORDS as singles)

The Quiet Heart Songbook is in stock on The King's Singers pages

2008-08-05T17:44:00.000-07:00

By popular demand, The King's Singers have published 13 of the songs on "The Quiet Heart" disc of Salvation Army music. We are offering a Bundle Special of $19.90 for the CD and Songbook together. Normal book price is $6.95.

New Seattle Pro Musica disc

2008-08-05T17:41:00.000-07:00

The new Seattle Pro Musica disc "American Masterpieces" is now in stock in our Classical Choral Catalog. As the title would indicate it contains pieces by Lauridsen, Whitacre, Bernstein, Hogan, and conductor Karen Thomas. This is a highly respected choir in the Pacific Northwest and is a frequent performer at ACDA Conventions.

2008-06-30T15:45:00.000-07:00

Genesis '08 in stock

2008-06-30T15:43:00.000-07:00

We have just received the 2008 Genesis Jazz Choir of Mt. Hood Community College. We have many customers who have a complete collection of available recordings by the model group.

New CD from earthsongs

2008-06-18T21:22:00.000-07:00

In Stock!! One World-Many Voices-Vol. 6 from earthsongs, our most popular source for world music recordings and sheet music.

A Letter To Phil

2008-06-08T09:53:00.001-07:00

Hi Philip,

I know you are on the other side of the Earth on the Asia Tour but we enjoyed a little part of you this morning as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang your “Lord We Thank You For This Day” on their Music and the Spoken Word TV broadcast this morning. Congratulations!

I thought that was a piece that we carried, but I do not find it listed on either our site, nor your official site. Perhaps it is coming soon? Very nice piece as usual!!

Enjoy your tour.

Doug

Out-of-Print Discs are Back!!

2008-06-05T17:12:00.000-07:00

We have just obtained re-issued copies of the following out-of-print King's Singers discs:

Deck The Hall
On The Beautiful Blue Danube
La Dolce Vita
Get Happy! / George Shearing
A Tribute To The Comedian Harmonists
A La Française
Believe In Music This Is The King's Singers (we have had some request for “Slow Train” after they sang it at the 40th in London!!)
and Here’s A Howdy Do has been promised for “June”.

These will be posted on our website very soon!

DJ RECORDS

2008-05-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to add three rather unique Music for Healing disks to the catalog page for the Vancouver Chamber Choir, one of the national treasures of Canada, directed by Jon Washburn. Unique, in that they are intended for inspiration for healing through this beautiful music. “Finding The Still Point” has Gregorian Chant interspersed among this classic choral literature and the “healing” in this album would be in the form of music therapy. “Unexpected Gifts” is packaged as a single disc which has short meditation thoughts narrated among the pieces; and as a 2 CD package, which contains the single I just described, but also has 13 of the same titles with extended narration about family thoughts when dealing with the serious illness of a child. The choir’s admirable intent here is to “inspire a safe ‘permission to talk’ time, when parents can put aside their own fears momentarily and talk to their children and to each other with openness and honesty. By encouraging gentle family time this album is meant to enable touching—to provide a respite from fear—to help parents reconnect with each other. In the midst of the chaos of hospitals, tests, and the unending, awful waiting, this CD is meant to provide a moment of grace.” To help clarify: If you are attracted to “Unexpected Gifts” for your own use you should not buy both packages, but rather the 2 CD set because the single disc is included in that package. Then, if you would be inspired to give that single disc as a gift I has been made available to you in that format. Bravo to VCC for adding this additional dimension to this offering! They reported to me that these discs have been received very well in the medical profession in their area.

Thanks,
Doug