Join the current lineup of The Swingles for an intimate and engaging conversation that pulls back the curtain on one of the world’s most iconic vocal groups. Whether you’re a dedicated fan, educator, or aspiring musician, this is a rare opportunity to discover the group’s rich history, creative process, and life on tour.

The Swingles: Behind the Curtain

Wilton's Music Hall

For over sixty years, The Swingles have led the way in vocal innovation, collecting five Grammy® Awards and earning global acclaim as one of the world’s most iconic and visionary vocal ensembles.

Voices Through Time
A journey through a history of vocal music

Embark on a vibrant vocal journey where Bach meets Broadway and tradition meets innovation. This programme spans more than six decades of The Swingles’ evolution, showcasing Ward Swingle’s masterful reinventions of Bach classics, incredible folk songs from around the globe, and stirring pop and musical theatre arrangements of the 21st century. With their signature amplified a cappella sound, beatboxing, and cutting-edge live-looping techniques, The Swingles deliver an unforgettable performance celebrating the group’s remarkable history. Prepare to be swept away as they transcend time, genre, and expectations to reveal the extraordinary power of the human voice.

The Swingles: Voices Through Time

The composer and critic Virgil Thomson described Olivier Messiaen’s music as ‘convulsive, ecstatic, cataclysmic, terrifying and unreal’. All converge in the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony. Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform a work that opens up the heavens even as it brings down the house, after the tantalising prospect of a world premiere by Anna Clyne. The Gorgeous Nothings, written specially for the Proms, is the composer’s response to the ‘spellbinding wordsmithery’ of American poet Emily Dickinson, scored for orchestra, amplified voices and real-time electronic processing.

The Swingles

Sep 6, 2025

The Swingles: Behind the Curtain

Sep 6, 2025

The Swingles: Voices Through Time

The Swingles