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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
New Millennium The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] "Contemporary music and Commissioning have been central features of the last fifteen years at St John's. It's been a joy to work with talented student composers, singers and instrumental- ists; my own musicianship has been greatly enriched by their... |
BOB CHILCOTT
Chilcott: Circlesong Houston Chamber Choir, Treble Choir of Houston, Marianna Parnas-Simpson, Robert Simpson [ Signum / CD - released 21/Jan/2022 ] "This is a most enjoyable disc which I hope will increase awareness among other choirs of these rewarding pieces, especially Circlesong." MusicWeb June 2022 |
BYRD / ALLEGRI / WEELKES / TRADITIONAL
Ash Wednesday Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "We hear 'a record of a unique event' for Andrew Nethsingha, who acknowledges imperfections and draws attention charmingly to a moment of crisis management from the 13-year-old soloist in Allegri's Miserere. That's life and that's liturgy" Gramophon |
MICHAEL FINNISSY
Finnissy: Pious Anthems & Voluntaries Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary |
HOWELLS / STANFORD / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BEDNALL / MUHLY
The House of the Mind Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford Owen Rees (director) [ Signum / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford celebrate the works of choral music icon Herbert Howells in a disc that sets his works alongside pieces that they inspired and influenced - such as Nico Muhly's Like as the Hart for choir, solo violin and... |
BRITTEN / HOWELLS / DOVE / etc.
Incarnation Gabrieli Consort & Trebles of Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Paul McCreesh (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] An inspiring sequence of Christmas music ancient and modern |
CHESNOKOV / HOWELLS / MOORE / DYSON / STANFORD / KELLY / etc
Magnificat Vol. 3 Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, George Herbert (organ), Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "I can't think of a greater or more apt epitaph to the music director's time at St Johns" Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2023 |
MAURICE DURUFLE
Duruflé: Complete Choral Works Houston Chamber Choir, Ken Cowan (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 5/Apr/2019 ] "Recorded in warm, though not too reverberant acoustics, the choir's tone is open and bright, and they and their conductor are sensitive to Duruflé's demands." Choir & Organ |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Il Sogno di Scipione (complete opera) The Choir and Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Classical Opera continue their continuing complete Mozart opera recording series with the one-act dramatic serenade 'Il sogno di Scipione', K126. Composed in 1771 as a celebratory homage to Prince Archbishop Sigismund Schrattenbach of Salzburg,... |
ALESSANDRO STRIGGIO / THOMAS TALLIS / etc
Supersize Polyphany Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks (musical director), Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge [ Signum / CD - released 22/May/2019 ] Supersize Polyphony is a celebration of large-scale choral works from the 16th century, performed here by the Armonico Consort and the Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, under their musical directors Christopher Monks and Geoffrey... |
WILL TODD
Todd: Lights, Stories, Noise, Dreams & Noodles Bach Choir, David Hill [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "The recording is absolutely first rate, as are the performances. As should be obvious, I have thoroughly enjoyed this disc." MusicWeb |
BOB CHILCOTT
The Angry Planet BBC Singers, The Bach Choir, The Young Singers, London Youth Choir, Finchley Children's Music Group, David Hill [ Signum Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] The three works on this 2CD set further confirm Chilcott's status as one of the world's most popular active choral composers. The BBC recently gave Chilcott a [sell-out] concert from BBC Maida Vale, on 5th June, to celebrate BBC Music Day... |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B Minor Bethany Seymour / Sally Bruce-Payne / Jason Darnell / Joshua Ellicott / Peter Harvey / Yorkshire Bach Choir Yorkshire Baroque Soloists / Peter Seymour [ Signum / 2 CD - released 8/Sep/2011 ] "There are some stellar recordings of Bach's great Mass around, but this spirited performance from Peter Seymour's York-based forces shouldn't sink with trace. Plus points: warm-toned, well sustained choral singing; meticulously articulated... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lest We Forget The Choir of Chichester Cathedral, Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Charles Harrison (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 9/Nov/2018 ] In the centenary year of the Armistice of 1918, thoughts turn to the great human cost of the First World War and many subsequent armed conflicts. Released in support of the charity Combat Stress, this commemorative recording explores the themes... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
I Love all Beauteous Things: Choral and Organ Music Choir of Christchurch Cathedral Dublin [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "The recorded sound is first rate with the choir nicely balanced both internally and against the organ." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
FRANCIS POTT
Meditations & Remembrances Choir of Christchurch Cathedral Dublin [ Signum / CD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] "This is likely to be one of my Recordings of 2006 and I recommend it with the greatest possible enthusiasm." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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Choir Of Jesus College, Cambri
Various: Journey Into Light [ Signum Classics / CD - released 27/Aug/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Evening Hour: British Choral Music From the 16th and 20th Centuries Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Mark Williams [ Signum / CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge's album 'Evening Hour' blends a selection of ancient and modern works from the 16th and 20th Centuries, combining a selection of spiritual works on the theme of evening. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
My Beloved's Voice Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Mark Williams [ Signum Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2014 ] Mark Williams leads the Choir of the Jesus College Cambridge through an evocative selection of choral works inspired in varying ways by the Song of Solomon. |
WILLIAM BYRD / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Byrd / Britten The Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, Mark Williams (director) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] "Byrd's scraping harmonies often sound no older than Britten's.The singing of Jesus Cambridge isn't always sharply defined but it is warm and breathy, topped by excellent boy choristers and best in stately slow music such as Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
War & Peace: Music for Remembrance The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Mark Williams (director) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] As the centenary of the Great War approaches, the choir of Jesus College Cambridge present a new programme of works titled War & Peace, a beautiful and moving collection of choral works that are united in various ways by the experiences and impact of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Out of Darkness: Music from Lent to Trinity The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Mark Williams [ Signum Classics / CD - released 9/Feb/2015 ] "The programme has been discerningly chosen and the standard of performance is set down at once with an excellent account of Byrd's Cunctis diebus. Here the College Choir achieves a good internal balance, sustains the polyphonic lines intelligently a |
The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge
Praise My Soul [ Signum / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Hymns are a living link with the past, yet they still find freshness and relevance in the twenty- first century. Saint Thomas Aquinas comments that 'hymns are the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal... |
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Choir Of Magdalen College
Songs Of Angels [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Cermony Of Carols The Choir of Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees (cond), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Laurence John (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The juxtaposition of old and new which lies at the heart of much Christmas music lends this recording by the mixed-voice Choir of The Queen's College Oxford its theme. The repertoire ranges in period from Hildegard of Bingen to pieces composed during... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
O Sacrum Convivium The Choir of Royal Holloway / Rupert Gough, with Samuel Rathbone (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Here is a choir of 23 young singers, fresh of tone and fresh of mind, careful and accurate over their notes yet giving the impression that it all comes naturally." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Advent Live: Vol. 2 Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] The sublime Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge return with the second voluume in their Advent series - celebrating the advent season from within the Christian tradition; a season celebrated since at least the sixth century. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Eastertide Evensong Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] Following from Ash Wednesday, this album is the second live Evensong album from the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and marks the next great season of the Church's Year, Eastertide. This cele- bration of Jesus's resurrection also initially... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Advent Live The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge Andrew Nethsingha director) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] "This new disc is an important snapshot of the continuing St John's story, revealing that in recent years, under Andrew Nethsingha's inspired direction, the choir has retained its renowned clarity, flamboyance and readiness to take risks." Gramophone |
HARVEY / LONG / HOWELLS etc
The Tree The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John's, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who celebrate their 85th and 65th birthdays respectively. Taking the idea of new growth as a starting point,... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge Andrew Nethsingha director [ Signum / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice with a new recording of choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Many of the works were composed in the years immediately following the event,... |
STANFORD / LEIGHTON / SUMSION / HOWELLS / TIPPETT / etc
Magnificat Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, Glen Dempsey (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] "The Tippett, opening with an arresting organ fanfare (organist Glen Dempsey), sounds the most inventive and brilliant, while the Howells and Jackson, like the rest of the disc beautifully sung, capture a wintry mood of dusk and meditation." Observer |
HARRIS / FINZI / BRITTEN / STANFORD / BRUCKNER etc
Locus Iste The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Locus Iste celebrates two milestones for the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: as well as 2019 marking the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the college chapel, this release is coincidentally the choir's 100th recording - 60 years on from... |
JONATHAN HARVEY
Harvey: Deo: Choral and Organ Works The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Edward Picton-Turbervill (organ), Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "nuanced and exhilarating performances." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017 - Choral Winner |
POULENC / KODÁLY / JANÁČEK
Kyrie The Choir of St Joseph's College, Cambridge [ Signum / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge return to disc with three 20th Century European masterpieces: Poulenc's Mass in G Major (last recorded by the choir over 40 years ago under the iconic George Guest), Kodály's Missa Brevis, and Janáček's... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for the Coronation of James II, 1685 The Choir of the Chapel Royal and The Musicians Extra-Ordinary / Andrew Gant [ Signum / CD - released 16/Apr/2007 ] "The Performances are excellent" The Sunday Telegraph |
TRADITIONAL / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from her Majesty's Chapel Royal Choir of the Chapel Royal, Huw Williams [ Signum Classics / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "The performances are excellent and the recording captures the performances expertly." MusicWeb |
DAVID BEDNALL
Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] 'Welcome all Wonders: A Christmas Cantata' is a large-scale work for choir, organ and trumpet spanning 15 movements. It celebrates the Christmas story through an imaginative selection and juxtaposition of poetry and liturgical texts, and provides a... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A New Heaven Choir of the Queen's College Oxford [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "The choir sound entirely at home in this repertoire, with Rees coaxing uniformly excellent accounts from them. A satisfying programme, finely sung" Choir & Organ Five Stars |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi trinitas Contrapunctus, Choir of Queens College, Oxford, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] Owen Rees leads early-music consort Contrapunctus alongside The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford in performances of John Taverner's masterwork, the Missa Gloria tibi trinitas. A virtuosic work, it has pride of place in the Forrest-Heyther... |
