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 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Nov 1999
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Choir of King's College Sings Bach
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 5 Jun 2012
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Burgon: Requiem; Nunc dimittis
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1978
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English Hymn Anthems
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Alison Balsom
Classical - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 9 Mar 2015
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Evensong For Ash Wednesday
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1964
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A Festival Of Lessons And Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1965
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Kings College Choir: Purcell
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 3 Mar 2006
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Rejoice in the Lamb; A Boy Was Born
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1991
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Ikos: Sacred Works of Górecki, Tavener, Pärt
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1994
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A Festival of Lessons & Carols from King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1979
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Christmas Music from King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1965
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Essential Christmas Carols from King’s
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 24 Dec 2022
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 27 Mar 2020
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Miserere - Religious Choral Music
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Stephen Cleobury, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Nine Lessons & Carols (Digital standard)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 22 Oct 2012
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Bach / Handel / Palestrina / Tallis etc.: The World of King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1966
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Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Britten: Rejoice the Lamb & Festival Te Deum
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 20 Dec 2019
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Tallis: Spem in Alium
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, John Langdon, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1992
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Tallis: Spem in Alium; The Lamentations of Jeremiah etc.
The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1997
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Tallis: Spem in alium; The Lamentations of Jeremiah
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 15 Oct 1990
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On Christmas Day. New Carols from King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 4 Oct 2005
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