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Oct 2007 - Ken Burton is presented to the Queen for the fifth time
Ken Burton was presented to Her Majesty the Queen following a Royal Gala performance to commemorate the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall, of which Her Majesty is patron.
Co-conducting alongside Harry Christophers, Burton directed both the Croydon SDA Gospel Choir and London Adventist Chorale in RCG Willian's reworking of Henry Purcell's Sound The Trumpet. Previous presentations to Her Majesty were:
following two Commonwealth Day services at Westminster Abbey;
on the podium outside Buckingham Palace on the night of Prom At The Palace (also present on the special podium were Michael Parkinson, Kiri Te Kanawa among others);
in the same year as the Prom At The Palace Jubilee Concert, Burton was presented to Her Majesty at an interfaith celebration for an environment charity run by the Duke Of Edinburgh

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Sep 2007 - NEW ALBUM
The Adventist Vocal Ensemble (aka AVE) is a regular face on your screens. This fine group of session singers has a versatile easy-listening vocal sound covering favourite hymns,spirituals and contemporary gospel music, with rich harmonies, a massive vocal range, and a range of vocal tones that could be described as 'uncompromisingly Classical','uncompromisingly Jazz', 'uncompromisingly Soul' or 'or uncompromisingly gospel'.
The first album is a feast of sixteen songs, which have all been favourites of viewers of the various programmes on which the ensemble appears.

The album is under the brand new AVE International label.
Ave International Ltd, based in Hertfordshire, is a new shareholding company, looking after the funding and sales of the albums of AVE.

YOU CAN BUY YOUR COPY NOW

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VOICELAB GOSPEL WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE
LED BY KEN BURTON
& FEATURING SIR WILLARD WHITE
Sunday 27 January, 5pm

As part of Voicelab’s mission to engage with singing in all musical styles, world-renowned bass-baritone Sir Willard White joins 170Voicelab singers, led by Ken Burton with singers from his London Adventist Chorale, for a free concert of gospel songs. Singers perform music learnt throughout the day’s workshop and cover everything from traditional to contemporary gospel.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall
Admission Free

More information

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