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| 1 | The group is known for its emphasis on contemporary works. They performed and recorded the complete choral works of Arnold Schoenberg and Elliott Carter. They also performed and recorded the work of contemporary American composers like Ned Rorem, and renewed interest in the choral works of Charles Ives, William Billings and Victor Herbert. In 1961, they premiered works by Benjamin Britten, Zoltan Kodaly and Francis Poulenc at the Edinburgh Festival. |
| 2 | Gregg Smith founded the Singers in 1955, when he was still a graduate student of music at UCLA. He led the group for more than 50 years. |
| 3 | They recorded more than 100 albums, for Columbia, Vox, and the group's own label, GSS Recordings. |
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