The Choir of King's College Cambridge
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is a period-instrument chamber group that has pursued an innovative democratic structure with no permanent conductor. The group has worked with a great variety of collaborators, including the Royal Opera and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was formed in 1986 by a group of young London musicians, all of whom had a deep knowledge of historical performance practices on their instruments. The group currently has 26 members who follow democratic procedures (the orchestra is formally a cooperative) in making performance decisions. There are, however, section principals and four leaders, as of 2021, violinists Huw Daniel, Kati Debretzeni, Margaret Faultless, and Matthew Truscott. There is no permanent conductor, but over the years, the orchestra has attracted such major conducting talents as Simon Rattle, Vladimir Jurowski, and Iván Fischer; Rattle and Frans Brüggen were named principal guest conductors. As the name suggests, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment focuses on the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and has performed music as early as Monteverdi and as late as Mahler on period instruments. The group has enjoyed long collaborations with several opera companies, including the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where it has held the title of associate orchestra since 2002, and the Royal Opera, where it made its debut in 1995 performing in the original 1857 version of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra. The ensemble is also the resident orchestra at London's Southbank Centre, where it offers an annual season. It has appeared twice at the BBC Proms. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment also offers an informal concert series called "The Night Shift" and has toured the U.S., South America, and Southeast Asia. In September 2020, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment moved its headquarters to the Acland Burghley School campus in Tufnell Park, Camden, establishing a rehearsal hall, office, library, and recording studio there.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has succeeded as a recording ensemble since 1992 when it released an album featuring C.P.E. Bach's little-known oratorio, The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. The group has recorded for Virgin Classics, Sony, Signum Classics, and many other labels. On an album released in the summer of 2021, the orchestra moved to the ECM label, backing pianist András Schiff in the piano concertos of Brahms.
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On Christmas Night
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra
Ambient/New Age - Released by Seasonal on 1 Jan 1962
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An Olde English Choral Christmas
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, The Temple Church Choir
Christmas Music - Released by Night & Time Records on 13 Nov 2006
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Away in a Manger
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Serenity Records on 9 Dec 2013
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The 50 Greatest Christmas Carols
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 28 Nov 2021
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On Christmas Night (Album of 1962)
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks
Christmas Music - Released by Christmas Album on 1 Jan 1962
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Evensong
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Pop - Released by SacredHarp on 30 Jan 1900
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Gabriels Message
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Nostalgia Gold Records on 17 Oct 2018
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Evensong
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Classical - Released by Past Classics on 13 Oct 2008
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Holy Night, A Choral Christmas
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, The Temple Church Choir, The Hamburg Students Choir
Christmas Music - Released by Night & Time Records on 13 Nov 2006
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A Very Choral Christmas
The Hamburg Students Choir, Wiener Sängerknaben, The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Night & Time Records on 28 Oct 2013
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The First Nowell (EP of 1961)
The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Christmas Music - Released by Christmas Album on 30 Nov 2021
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Bach: Jesu, Priceless Treasure
Sir David Willcocks, The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Bernard Richards, Francis Baines, Simon Preston
Classical - Released by Hallmark on 1 Jan 1960
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Christmas with the King's College Choir
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Sunday Club Records on 1 Nov 2014
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On Christmas Night
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Christmas Music - Released by Sunday Club Records on 1 Jan 1962
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A Procession With Carols
The Choir of King's College Cambridge
Pop - Released by Leverage on 1 Sep 1961
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