Gareth Malone unveils new choir to reinvent choral music
The television choirmaster's new recruits will sing "Guillotine" by Death Grips and other unconventional arrangements
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Gareth Malone has unveiled the new choir, hand-picked after a nationwide talent search, which will accompany the television choirmaster on his latest project.
Malone has chosen 17 young singers whose task is to expand the British choral repertoire and develop “a completely new style and sound-world for choirs”.
The results, released on Malone’s new album Voices, includes a choral interpretation of "Guillotine" by Death Grips, a US experimental punk-rap group.
The record features Malone’s arrangements of modern classics by artists including Fleet Foxes and Alicia Keys.
The new choir assembled by Malone, who topped the charts with the Military Wives, the group formed from the partners of serving military personnel in Afghanistan, features singers gathered from across the UK, aged 18 to 26.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments