Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
In Presbyterian Scotland, the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh is the only ensemble to sing at daily Anglican services. Its performances and recordings have brought it international renown, and it has been a pioneer in incorporating girls (into the treble section, in 1978) and women (as altos, in 2006); the choir was the first in the United Kingdom to admit women in these capacities. Music at St. Mary's, in Edinburgh's West End goes back to the church's construction in the late 19th century; its Father Henry Willis organ (Willis was the U.K.'s leading organ builder of the Victorian era) dates back to 1879.
The Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral consists of boy and girl choristers, lay clerks, and choral scholars. The cathedral maintains its own school, established for the education of the choristers, who rehearse morning and evening, before and after classes, before singing in the daily service at 5:30 p.m. The lay clerks are professional singers, and the choral scholars are mostly university students in Edinburgh. The choir has made many appearances outside Scotland and outside the U.K., touring Germany in 2015 and the U.S. South in 2018. The group also gives concerts during the annual Edinburgh Festival. The presence of female singers has given the choir's vocal sound an edge that sets the group apart from other cathedral choirs in the U.K. and has brought various recording opportunities. The ensemble made its debut in 1991 with the album Famous Hymns of Praise and recorded for that label and for Herald before moving to Delphian in 2003 for the album A Gaelic Blessing. Under conductor Duncan Ferguson, who has served both in that capacity and as the cathedral's organist since 2008, the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral has continued to record for Delphian, issuing both Renaissance and contemporary music. In 2018, the choir released a recording of music by 16th-century English composer William Mundy on Delphian.
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Discographie
16 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Stainer: The Crucifixion
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson, Imogen Morgan
Musique vocale sacrée - Paru chez Delphian Records le 29 mars 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bruckner Motets
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 28 mars 2011
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Part: Stabat Mater; Magnificat & Nunc dimittis; Es sang vor langen Jahren etc
Chamber Domaine, Stephen Wallace, Stephen de Pledge, Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Matthew Owens
Classique - Paru chez Decca (UMO) le 1 janv. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
John Sheppard: Sacred Choral Music
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 13 janv. 2014
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kenneth Leighton: Sacred Choral Works
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 29 nov. 2019
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Gaelic Blessing
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Simon Nieminski
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 7 mars 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Famous Hymns of Praise
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Peter Backhouse, Dennis Townhill, Unknown Artist
Classique - Paru chez Priory Records le 10 oct. 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
John Taverner: Sacred Choral Music
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 11 janv. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Gabriel Jackson: Sacred Choral Works
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 1 oct. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Sacred Choral Works
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Simon Nieminski
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 1 août 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Crucifixion: IX. Chorus – God so loved the world
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 15 mars 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
My Beloved Spake
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Orchestra of St. Mary's Music School, Peter Backhouse, Dennis Townhill
Classique - Paru chez Priory Records le 11 déc. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ascension
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 1 août 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Crucifixion: V. Hymn – The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation (Cross of Jesus)
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson, Imogen Morgan
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 26 janv. 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Crucifixion: X. Hymn – Litany of the Passion (Holy Jesu, by Thy Passion)
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson, Imogen Morgan
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 9 févr. 2024
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gabriel Jackson: Beyond the Stars (Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 2)
Nicholas Wearne, Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 4 juin 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo