UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Kings Return, an a cappella ensemble known for its skill in stairwell acoustics, will make its Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State debut at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the School of Music Recital Hall.
A portion of the program will feature singers from Penn State vocal ensembles.
Tickets for Penn State students are free. Each University Park student is eligible for one free ticket. Penn State students can pick up their tickets weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arts Ticket Center in Eisenhower Auditorium. Students also may reserve their tickets by calling 814-863-0255. A Penn State ID is required.
Visit Kings Return online or call 814-863-0255 for more information.
Kings Return’s claim to fame is transforming a fine-tuned urban echo chamber into a performance space. The Dallas-based vocal quartet — Gabe Kunda, Vaughn Faison, J. E. McKissic and Jamall Williams — gained prominence in 2020 after a video of the group singing a Gregorian chant in a vacant stairwell went viral.
“I think anytime anybody goes into some type of, like, echo-y chamber, you’re just kind of like, this is really cool,” Kunda said in a 2021 interview with NPR. “I think as musicians, the inclination is to definitely sing something.”