Andrew Carwood
Andrew Carwood is a British tenor and conductor known for his expertise in English music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. He is also the director and co-founder of the Cardinall's Musick vocal ensemble, which specializes in pre-Reformation church music. He was born in 1965 and attended the John Lyon School from ages 11 to 18. After graduating, he won the appointment of choral scholar in the Choir of St. John's College, directed by George Guest. This arrangement provided him with a full scholarship to Cambridge University, and he sang in the daily services for the college chapel as a member of the choir. His first professional experience was as a lay clerk at the Christ Church and Westminster Cathedral, and in 1989 with David Skinner, he formed the Cardinall's Musick. In the early 1990s he sang with the Cambridge Singers, the English Consort, and the Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, and from 1995 to 1999 he served as the music director at the Brompton Oratory in London. This solidified his reputation as a performer of early music and Gramophone Magazine described his voice as "magnificent." With the Cardinall's Musick, Carwood recorded several albums with a focus on English composers such as Thomas Tallis, John Merbecke, and John Sheppard. They also recorded the complete works of Nicholas Ludford, Robert Fayrfax, and William Byrd. Since the early 2000s, they have expanded their repertoire to include the works of Palestrina, Lassus, and others, and they commissioned and premiered Michael Finnissy's Palm-Sunday. In 2007 Carwood was appointed director of music at St. Paul's Cathedral and was the first non-organist since the 1100s to hold the position. He also became the principal guest conductor for the BBC Singers. Three years later, Carwood and the Cardinall's Musick released the album Infelix Ego which earned the prestigious Gramophone Recording of the Year award of 2010. Other recognitions include Gramophone Awards for Early Music in 1995, 2006 and 2007, the Diapason d'Or, and the Schallplattenkritik Preis. In 2015, with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, Carwood recorded Carols with St. Paul's Cathedral, which sold over 30,000 copies in a single month. In addition to his work as a conductor, he is also in demand as an educator, giving lectures and master classes in both the U.S. and the U.K. In the 2022 New Year Honours, Carwood was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to choral music.
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Cornysh, Turges, Prentes: Latin Church Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jun 1, 1997
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Ludford: Missa Lapidaverunt Stephanum; Ave Maria ancilla trinitatis
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1994
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Lassus: Missa Surge propera; Magnificat quarti toni
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 2004
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Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on Oct 9, 2015
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Headington: Piano Concerto; Serenade; The Healing Fountain
Gordon Fergus-Thompson, Andrew Carwood, Alexander Baillie, Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1997
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Harris: Faire Is The Heaven - Sacred Music
The Exon Singers, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1997
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Merbecke: Missa Per arma iustitie etc.
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jul 1, 1996
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Ludford: Missa Benedicta et venerabilis
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1993
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Hieronymus Praetorius: Magnificats & Motets
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Oct 1, 2008
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Ludford: Missa Videte miraculum; Ave cuius conceptio
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1993
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Tallis: Spem in alium & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Oct 28, 2016
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Ludford: Missa Christi virgo dilectissima; Domine Ihesu Christe
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on Jan 1, 1994
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Tallis: The Votive Antiphons
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Apr 27, 2018
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Byrd: Hodie Simon Petrus & Other Sacred Music (Byrd Edition 11)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Feb 1, 2009
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Byrd: Assumpta est Maria & Other Sacred Music (Byrd Edition 12)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Sep 1, 2009
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Byrd: The Great Service & Other English Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Sep 28, 2012
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Guerrero: Missa Congratulamini mihi & Other Works
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Jul 26, 2010
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Mozart: Missa solemnis, K. 337; Solemn Vespers, K. 321 etc.
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, St Paul's Mozart Orchestra, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on May 25, 2012
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Canticles from St Paul's: Walmisley, Stanford, Wood, Tippett etc.
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood, Simon Johnson
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Jul 27, 2014
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Robert Parsons: Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Sep 26, 2011
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Allegri: Miserere; Missa Cantantibus organis etc.
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on Feb 28, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo