{"id":94342,"date":"2023-02-15T12:49:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=94342"},"modified":"2023-02-15T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:53:27","slug":"scoop-florida-appearance-uk-choral-group-kings-singers-cancelled-lifestyle-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/02\/15\/scoop-florida-appearance-uk-choral-group-kings-singers-cancelled-lifestyle-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Florida Appearance Of UK Choral Group The King\u2019s Singers Cancelled Over \u2018Lifestyle\u2019 Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_94344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94344\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Kings-Singers-NEWS-2023-02-15T124354.851.jpg\" alt=\"The King's Singers (Photo: Frances Marshall)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The King&#8217;s Singers (Photo: Frances Marshall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Homophobia has reared its head in the classical music world via Florida. Sadly, it\u2019s not the punchline of a joke.<\/p>\n<p>Pensacola Christian College in Florida cancelled an appearance last weekend by the renowned choral group The King&#8217;s Singers, \u201cupon learning that one of the artists openly maintained a lifestyle that contradicts Scripture\u201d. Their statement of February 13 was posted to Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oIZIiPROuI\">pic.twitter.com\/oIZIiPROuI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pensacola Christian College (@ConnectPCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnectPCC\/status\/1625351981077233664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The King\u2019s Singers are currently on a North American tour that will hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/02\/03\/preview-kings-singers-return-canada-finding-harmony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto on February 16<\/a>, along with appearances in Montr\u00e9al last night, as well as London on February 17, and in the Ottawa Chamberfest the following day.<\/p>\n<p>The King&#8217;s Singers issued a statement in response to the cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened that our concert at Pensacola Christian College was cancelled at two hours&#8217; notice on Saturday, February 11th,\u201d\u00a0it begins.<\/p>\n<p>They note that the institution, which the Singer&#8217;s have performed at more than once in the past, and recognize as a fundamentalist Christian college, mentioned the \u201clifestyle\u201d of one of the ensemble&#8217;s members as the reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur belief is that music can build a common language that allows people with different views and perspectives to come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The full text is available from their Twitter feed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sharing information here about the short-notice cancellation of our recent concert in Florida: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J8RxfN2147\">pic.twitter.com\/J8RxfN2147<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The King&#39;s Singers (@kingssingers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingssingers\/status\/1625253533208440862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a sad sort of irony, the program for their current tour is titled Finding Harmony, which spotlights music that has helped people through times of oppression and adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to their Toronto performance are on sale <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmusic.com\/events-and-performances\/the-king%e2%80%99s-singers-finding-harmony-(7)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pensacola Christian College in Florida cancelled an appearance last weekend by the renowned choral group The King&#8217;s Singers over &#8220;lifestyle&#8221; 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