Choir of Merton College, Oxford
The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, combines responsibilities at the school's chapel services with a schedule of touring across the U.K. and internationally. The choir records for the Delphian label.
Choral singing at Merton College Chapel dates back to the chapel's founding in the late 13th century, but the present Choir of Merton College, Oxford, was founded in 2008 as a mixed-gender adult ensemble. The group comprises 30 Oxford students, both undergraduates and postgraduates (graduate students in American parlance). A Merton College Girl Choristers group was added in 2016 and sometimes performs with the main choir; the two groups are the newest of Oxford's many choirs. Many of the singers are Choral Scholars, Oxford students who perform in the choir in exchange for financial support. Soon after its formation, the choir made its first tour of France in 2009 and has since returned to that country four more times. The choir has also toured the U.S. three times, Sweden once, and Italy once; in 2017, it performed at the first Anglican service held at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The group has appeared routinely in London at such venues as the Temple Church, St. John's Smith Square, and Cadogan Hall and has sung at major English cathedrals. At home in Oxford, the choir sings services while the college is in session at the Merton College Chapel. The choir began recording for the Delphian label in 2011 with In the Beginning, a recital of mixed Renaissance and contemporary choral works.
The choir's repertory is unusually varied, extending from Thomas Tallis' Spem in alium through major choral works of Bach, Handel, and Mozart to the decidedly secular Carmina Burana of Carl Orff and a substantial amount of contemporary music. The Choir of Merton College, Oxford, has premiered works by major contemporary composers, including Harrison Birtwistle, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Cecilia McDowall. The group has continued to record for Delphian, issuing Sleeper's Prayer: Choral Music from North America on that label in 2020. In 2022, the Choir of Merton College, Oxford, issued an album of music by Herbert Howells and Ian Venables. The choir returned in 2023 with a pair of albums, one devoted to the Christmas Oratorio of Bob Chilcott and the other to anthems by George Dyson, Howells, Elgar, and Gerald Finzi, among others.
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17 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 23 juin 2023
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On Christmas Night: Carols from Merton
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 10 nov. 2023
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O Holy Night: A Merton Christmas
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Nicholas
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 20 oct. 2017
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Ian Venables: Requiem, Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Delphian Records le 11 nov. 2022
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Sleeper's Prayer: Choral Music from North America
Benjamin Nicholas, Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 22 mai 2020
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Advent at Merton
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Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 22 oct. 2012
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Ecce sacerdos magnus (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
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Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 19 mai 2023
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Viri Galilaei: Favourite Anthems from Merton
Benjamin Nicholas, Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Peter Phillips
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 18 mars 2016
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The Marian Collection
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 24 nov. 2014
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Four Anthems: I. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Orchestrated by Jonathan Clinch)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 4 nov. 2022
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Evening Service in D: II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford, Britten Sinfonia
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 2 juin 2023
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Richard Allain: Choral Music
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 21 sept. 2018
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Four Anthems: III. Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks (Orchestrated by Howard Eckdahl)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Eppie Sharp
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 28 oct. 2022
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In the Beginning
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Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 26 sept. 2011
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Gabriel Jackson: The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 22 mars 2019
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter (Arr. for Choir and Organ by Mack Wilberg)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 27 oct. 2023
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This is the Truth Sent from Above (arr. for choir and organ by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Christopher Robinson)
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Kentaro Machida
Classique - Paru chez Delphian Records le 3 nov. 2023
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