David Hill
Though he began his career ostensibly as an organist, David Hill emerged as one of the most important English choral conductors from the turn of the 21st century. Hill has also conducted orchestras, notably the Philharmonia and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras, but it is his choral work, particularly with regard to the music of Spanish Renaissance composers and that of 19th and 20th century English composers, that has afforded him his greatest triumphs.
Hill was born in Carlisle, England, on May 13, 1957. He was a gifted child, studying organ at Chetham's Music School in Manchester, where at 14, he also developed an interest in conducting. At the Royal College of Organists, three years later, he was made a fellow. He went on to study at St. John's, Cambridge, under George Guest. Other important teachers included Gillian Weir and Peter Hurford. After his graduation from St. John's, Hill's career quickly advanced with a prestigious series of important posts: he served as sub-organist at Durham Cathedral (1980-1982), music director of the Alexandra Choir (1980-1987), master of music at Westminster Cathedral (1982), organist and master of music at Winchester Cathedral (1987-2002), and then music director of the Waynflete Singers (1987-2002).
Amid all this activity, Hill was busy in the recording studio, as well: his series of Tomás Luis de Victoria albums for Hyperion began to appear in 1983 with the release O Quam gloriosum, with Hill leading the Westminster Choir. A year before taking his Winchester and Waynflete posts, Hill was appointed associate conductor of the Philharmonia Chorus. Later, he would serve as its artistic director until 1997. In 1998, Hill became the music director of the Bach Choir. Hill continued to turn out recordings throughout the '80s and '90s and into the new century, championing little-known works, as with the three volumes of Charles Villiers Stanford choral pieces on Hyperion (1997), as well as repertory staples like Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli on the same label (1993). In 2003, Hill donned his organist's cap when he appeared as a soloist on the Regis Records' album Cathedral Organ Classics.
From 2003 until 2007, Hill was the music director at St. John's College, Cambridge. He served as chief conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007 until 2017. In 2013, Hill was named the principal conductor of the Yale Schola Cantorum. He remained prolifically active in the new century, leading the various groups with which he has been associated and often issuing several albums a year. In 2019, Hill could be found on several releases, including Handel's Messiah with the BBC Singers on Resonus and Heinrich Schütz's The Christmas Story with the Yale Schola Cantorum on Hyperion. By 2023, when he issued the album Peter Warlock: Maltworms and Milkmaids with the BBC Singers on the EM Records label, Hill could boast a recording catalog including some 100 items.
© TiVo Staff /TiVo
Artistes similaires
-
Praetorius: Christmas Music
Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 janv. 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Victoria: O magnum mysterium & Ascendens Christus in altum
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mars 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Missa brevis & Other Choral Works
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 janv. 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Finzi: Intimations of Immortality, For St Cecilia
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 16 mai 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Handel: Four Coronation Anthems; Anthem for the Foundling Hospital
Winchester Cathedral Choir, The Brandenburg Consort, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Decca Music Group Ltd. le 3 oct. 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas at St John's College Cambridge
The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Judith Weir : Storm
BBC Singers, Endymion, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Signum Records le 4 mai 2015
5 de Diapason16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Messiah, HWV 56 (Arr. for Wind Ensemble by Stian Aareskjold)
BBC Singers, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Resonus Classics le 30 nov. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: A German Requiem (Chamber Orchestration)
Yale Schola Cantorum, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 31 août 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tye: Missa Euge bone & Other Sacred Music
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 25 sept. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Victoria: Requiem (Officium Defunctorum, 1605)
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 août 1987
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Westminster Cathedral Organ Classics
Classique - Paru chez Griffin Records le 1 janv. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa brevis
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 févr. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
John Blow: Anthems (English Orpheus 32)
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tallis: Spem in alium & Other Choral Works
Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 15 févr. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Awakening (New Age Music for Meditation, Yoga, And Renewal)
Relaxation - Paru chez David Hill le 15 déc. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Messa da Requiem: IV. Sanctus (Arr. for Choir, 2 Pianos, Organ & Percussion by Richard Blackford)
Classique - Paru chez Nimbus Alliance le 24 févr. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Jean Langlais: Missa Salve regina & Messe solennelle
Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 juil. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Faure: Requiem
The Choir Of Westminster Cathedral, City Of London Sinfonia, David Wilson Johnson, Aidan Oliver, Harry Escott, David Hill
Classique - Paru chez imp le 1 janv. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Visions (Musique chorale)
BBC Singers, David Hill, Iain Farrington
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 3 déc. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo