Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Originally formed at Cambridge University by the order of King Henry VI, King's College Choir have long established an enviable international reputation as one of the greatest of all choirs, responsible for numerous acclaimed recordings and concerts. King Henry VI wanted to form a choir that would be worthy of services at the magnificent chapel he had built at King's College and that still remains their primary purpose. They still sing for the daily services, but their fame is such that, out of term time, they are regularly seen on television or heard on the radio and have made many high-profile recordings along with prestigious concert tours all over the world. They sing in an annual live radio broadcast of the famous Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which is heard by tens of millions of people around the world, while television broadcasts include annual carol services.
The choir has also formed a recording partnership with the period-instrument Brandenburg Consort, which has resulted in well-received albums of Handel's 'Messiah' and the 'Two Passions' of Johann Sebastian Bach, while it has also recorded more modern works by Górecki, Pärt, Tavener, Penderecki, Stravinsky and Panufnik. In addition, the choir has also commissioned original works by Richard Rodney Bennett, Alexander Goehr, Nicholas Maw, John Rutter and Stephen Dodgson.
Through the years they have been led by many revered conductors and organists and in 1982 Stephen Cleobury, a former conductor of the BBC Singers, was appointed director of music. In 2019 he announced his retirement. He was replaced by Daniel Hyde, organist and director of music at Saint Thomas Church, Manhattan, New York.
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A Boy Was Born
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Stephen Cleobury
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The World of Christmas
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1970
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Christmas Carols
The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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The King's Collection
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Best Of Christmas Carols From The Choir Of Kings College
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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Christmas at Kings College
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Simon Preston
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Musical Concepts on 16 Oct 2012
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Handel Coronation Anthems
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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Gregorian Chant
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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Rutter: Requiem
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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Allegri: Miserere, etc.
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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On Christmas Night
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1962
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Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146 & Magnificat, H. 74
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Carols from King's College, Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Choir of King's College Sings Purcell
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Carols from King's College, Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Daniel Hyde
Classical - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 1 Dec 2023
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Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 13 Sep 2019
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Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Copland: In the Beginning
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 16 Aug 1991
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Best Loved Hymns
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 26 Mar 2001
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Away in a Manger - Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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