The King’s Singers make Kuching debut at Music & Words 2026
KUCHING, 12 October 2026: World-renowned vocal group, The King’s Singers from the United Kingdom performed in Kuching a at the 2026 Music & Words Concert at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) yesterday evening, which was held in conjunction with the 2026 SADA Kenyalang: International Choral Festival & Symposium.
Hosted by the Kuching City First Choir Association (KCFCA), SADA Kenyalang is a biennial platform dedicated to fostering meaningful international cultural exchange through choral music while strengthening local artistic identity and capacity. The project combines performance, education and dialogue through a curated programme of concerts, workshops, masterclasses, adjudication sessions, artist talks and symposia involving international and regional choral practitioners.
This year’s concert featured performances an extraordinary lineup of international and local ensemble, including KCFCA’s flagship ensemble, Jehté Chamber Choir, together with Taichung Children’s A Capella Group and Chung Hua Middle School No.1 Alumni Choir, who represented a rich tapestry of choral works drawn from diverse musical landscapes.
The Jehté Chamber Choir opened up the evening with ‘The Night of Rainbows’ by Dr. Darius Lim, followed by ‘The Rose’, ‘The Pasture’ and ‘Sing for the Heart’, before the Taichung Children’s A Capella Group brought a Taiwanese flair to the evening. After a heartfelt performance from the Chung Hua Middle School No.1 Alumni Choir, British a cappella vocal ensemble, the King’s Singers took to the stage to perform a total of 6 songs, including ‘Blackbird’, ‘She Came To My Concert’ and ‘When I See An Elephant Fly’.
The Jehté Chamber Choir then took to the stage once again to perform ‘Sing We and Chant It’ and ‘Hela Rotan’, before they were joined by The King’s Singers for a special performance of ‘And So It Goes’. The inspiring evening continued with more songs by The King’s Singers, who effectively closed out the evening with renditions of ‘Seaside Rendezvous’, ‘O My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose’, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, ‘Short People’, ‘When She Loved Me’ and ‘Overture to the Barber of Seville’.
The evening was graced by Deputy Minister for Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak, Datuk Snowdan Lawan, who represented Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak, Dato Sri Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Deputy State Secretary (Operations), Datu Hii Chang Kee, Festival Director of SADA Kenyalang, Dr. Chua Hong Siang and KCFCA President, George Tay.
“Together, music and language form a universal bridge that connects culture across the world while celebrating the unique stories woven into our local heritage,” said Dato Sri Haji Abdul Karim in his speech, which was read by Datuk Snowdan.
