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Legendary Swingle Singers Hit Boston On A High Note
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Fans of "Glee," the hit musical show on Fox, love the singing.
In a scene from the very first episode, fans will remember an a capella version of Beethoven's "5th Symphony." That version was performed by the multi-Grammy Award winning group, The Swingle Singers.
The group was founded in 1962 by Ward Swingle, a Mobile, Ala., native who'd gone to Paris to study classical music. As a result, the group's forte became creative, purely vocal arrangements of well known classical music such as their version of Bach's "Badinerie."
The Alabama-Paris origin also gives the group its eclectic mix of nationalities. The singers today include several British voices, a German, a Canadian, and a soprano from Tennessee.
The Swingle Singers, now based in London, are performing with the Boston Pops this weekend. Radio Boston's Meghna Chakrabarti met up with them a little earlier this week as they were rehearsing at Symphony Hall.
More:
- The Swingle Singers perform with the Boston Pops, June 9 and 10 at Symphony Hall
This segment aired on June 9, 2011.