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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Christmas With: David Willcocks & Choir of King's College Cambridge
Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Wind & Broomfield Records on 24 Oct 2014
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Tallis: Tudor Church Music II (Lamentations of Jeremiah) (Remastered 2015)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1966
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A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Boris Ord
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 24 Dec 1954
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Mozart: Waisenhaus-Messe; Credo-Messe
Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton, English Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 May 1991
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An Easter Mattins
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Eric Fletcher, Boris Ord
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1958
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Handel: Ode For St. Cecilia's Day
April Cantelo, Ian Partridge, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1968
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Taverner: Tudor Church Music; Croft: Burial Service
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Nov 2015
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Maxwell Davies: Solstice of Light
Neil Mackie, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Christopher Hughes, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1992
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Palestrina: Choral Works
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1964
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December Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 3 Dec 2022
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Choral Music of Schubert & Brahms
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1975
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Silent Night
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 10 Dec 2022
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Carols from King's – The 50 Best Christmas Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 5 Dec 2022
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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) Op. 45
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 2 Oct 2006
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Evensong
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Boris Ord, Hugh Maclean
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1956
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Palestrina: 5 Masses
Choir Of The Carmelite Priory, London, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Errollyn Wallen: Peace on Earth
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 13 Nov 2020
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Kodály: Missa brevis - Janáček: Mass in E-Flat & The Lord's Prayer
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Jan 1988
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Carols from King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 1 Jan 1969
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Christmas Carols by King's College Choir
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 11 Dec 2020
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The Christmas Album
Sir David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Amra Record on 24 Oct 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo