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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Allegri: Miserere; Missa Cantantibus organis etc.
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 28 Feb 2011
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Tallis: Spem in alium & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 28 Oct 2016
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Byrd: Infelix ego & Other Sacred Music (Byrd Edition 13)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Feb 2010
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Tallis: Missa Puer natus est nobis & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Mar 2014
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Tallis: Ave, rosa sine spinis & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 4 Jan 2015
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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 27 Jul 2014
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Robert Parsons: Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 26 Sep 2011
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Tallis: Lamentations & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 29 Apr 2016
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Music at All Soul's, Oxford
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Byrd: The Great Service & Other English Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 28 Sep 2012
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tallis: Salve intemerata & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Sep 2013
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Tallis: Ave, Dei patris filia & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 28 Aug 2015
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Byrd: O sacrum convivium: Propers and Devotions (Byrd Edition 9)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 2004
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Guerrero: Missa Congratulamini mihi & Other Works
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 26 Jul 2010
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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 1 Sep 2009
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Byrd: Music for Holy Week and Easter (Byrd Edition 6)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood, David Skinner
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 27 Mar 2001
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Byrd: The Masses (Byrd Edition 5)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jun 2000
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Full Anthems - Music on the Death of Queen Mary
Andrew Carwood, Michael McCarthy, Laurence Cummings, Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
Classical - Released by Naxos on 13 Feb 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis & Other Sacred Music (Byrd Edition 10)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Nov 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 9 Oct 2015
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tallis: Gaude gloriosa, O nata lux & Other Sacred Music
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Jul 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo