In 1970, when we moved to Maryland, our friends Carolyn and Tom visited us from their home in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. While they were there, we four attended a concert at The Smithsonian Museum. The featured artists were The King's Singers. It was their first tour in The United States. The group was new to us too. But they were wonderful and still are today, although the personnel has changed. I have been listening to them ever since.
Tonight I listened to a new Christmas You Tube video by The King's Singers.. For 53 minutes I heard all the new and old christmas songs sung with great finesse and enthusiasm. This group is as good as ever. When we were in New Zealand, a young man from that country had just been hired by The King's Singers, the first time a non British member had joined the group. The news was all over the television stations, radio and newspapers. Now I got to hear and see the new young member of the group in action. They chose well.
After the concert in 1970, we four went to Georgetown for dessert. While we were walking down Wisconsin Avenue, we ran into The King's Singers, who were looking like tourists too. We stopped to chat and told them how much we had enjoyed their concert. They were so surprised that anyone recognized them. And they were delighted too. The group was fairly new and were not used to have people recognize them, especially in the US. They clearly were pleased to be recognized. I wonder what they would feel about that today, now they are famous?
The You Tube video is wonderful. Now I am really ready for Christmas.
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