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He is an English singer who was the original bass for
the King's Singers from, 1968 to 1982. After leaving the ensemble, as well
as being the guest-conductor for many orchestras, he became a choral
conductor of choirs that include The Leith Hill Festival Singers and the
Huddersfield Choral Society. As
conductor of the Cheltenham Bach Choir he commissioned John Rutter's Birthday Madrigals which is a cycle
of Shakespeare settings by George Shearing, for whom this recording honours his 70th birthday. He is the founder-chairman of The
Association of British Choral Directors, Chairman of the Young Persons
Concert Foundation and President of the Stars Organisation for
Spastics. As a BBC commentator
he writes and presents over 100 programmes a year, including the BBC Radio
4 Saturday night show Music in Mind.
He and his wife, the soprano Gillian Fisher, were the voices of Papageno and Papagena in the
film Amadeus.
Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus recordings
We All Stand Together (Paul McCartney)
Sources:
- www.kingssingers.com/aboutus/history.htm
- www.kingssingers.com/brian_kay.htm
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