After a lengthy audition process, the King’s Singers have chosen Piers Connor Kennedy as their next bass.
He replaces Jonathan Howard, who departs after 14 years.
Kennedy has held a composing residency at St Peter’s College, Oxford. He has sung with The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, and Sansara.
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