Modern Repertoire
The King's Singers are also known for frequently commissioning works from contemporary composers. Starting with "Timepiece," commissioned by the Camden Festival in 1972 from composer Paul Patterson (and still regularly performed today), they have continued by commissioning pieces from (amongst others) Malcolm Williamson, Ned Rorem, György Ligeti, Libby Larsen, Daron Hagen, Francis Pott, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir John Tavener, John McCabe, Sally Beamish, Jackson Hill, Geoffrey Poole, Joby Talbot, Jocelyn Pook, Graham Lack, Ivan Moody and Bob Chilcott. In 2008 they performed a piece commissioned jointly for them and the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain written by Eric Whitacre.
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