Choir of New College Oxford
The New College Choir, Oxford, also known as the Choir of New College, Oxford, is one of England's most venerable and venerated ensembles, with an unbroken tradition dating back to the late 14th century. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the choir has become internationally prominent, with wide-ranging tours and a large catalog of recordings.
Oxford's New College, which has had that name for more than 600 years, was founded in 1379 and has featured choral singing in its splendid New College Chapel ever since the building was constructed -- shortly after the College was established. The number of boy choristers has remained constant at 16; the boys receive top-flight educations at the New College School and develop unusually deep musical skills, including the ability to sight-sing from Renaissance partbooks. The choir's primary function, since the beginning, has been to sing for choral Evensong daily and in other liturgical services during Oxford's school term. In addition to the boy choristers, there are 14 adult clerks, eight of whom have lately been Oxford undergraduates ("academical clerks"), while the other six are professional singers known as lay clerks or singers from the town. This basic configuration dates back to the 1380s and set the pattern for other collegiate choirs across England. A number of the most famous figures in British music have passed through the choir either as boys or as adult clerks; these include countertenor James Bowman, tenor James Gilchrist, and conductor Jeremy Summerly. An early CD-era recording by the group was William Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae (1589), which appeared on the CRD label in 1983.
Records of the College's directors of music stretch back to 1597. Prominent directors in the choir's modern life have been David Lumsden (1958-1976), who inaugurated the choir's touring activities, and Edward Higginbottom (1976-2014), who brought the choristers to new musical levels and built a strong recording program. The choir's current director of music is Robert Quinney, who also serves as organist; he is assisted by singing teacher Bronwen Mills. The New College Choir, Oxford, has toured extensively through Europe, North and South America, and Australia, as well as across Britain. Its catalog of recordings now numbers well over 100 items, which have appeared on a wide variety of labels, including, notably through the 2010s, Novum. The choir moved to Linn Records in 2020 for the collection John Sheppard: Media Vita. After a pandemic recording hiatus (the group did make video recordings, the New College Choir, Oxford, returned in 2023 on Linn with the album New College: Commissions & Premieres.
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Sheppard: Media vita
Choir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney
Classical - Lançado por Linn Records em 23/10/2020
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Bluebird - Music Of Contemplation
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 01/01/2000
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Nowell, Sing We!: Advent & Christmas at New College
Classical - Lançado por Novum em 04/11/2016
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New College: Commissions & Premieres
Robert Quinney, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por Linn Records em 23/06/2023
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Coronation Anthems
Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 01/01/2002
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Coronation Anthems
Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) em 01/01/2002
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Britten: The Sacred Choral Music
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Novum em 07/01/2013
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Traditional & Modern Carols
Classical - Lançado por Regis Records em 02/08/2010
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Ludford: Missa Benedicta & Antiennes Votives
Choir of New College Oxford, Christopher Borrett, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Phaia Music em 08/02/2008
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Motets en espace
Maîtrise Nationale de Versailles, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom, Gary Cooper, Michel-Marc Gervais
Classical - Lançado por Phaia Music em 28/10/2016
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Handel: Deborah
Choir of New College Oxford, The King'S Consort, Robert King
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 01/11/1993
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Fauré & Duruflé Requiems
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por CRD Records em 01/01/1997
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Purcell: Verse Anthems
Edward Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por CRD Records em 01/01/2000
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Taverner, Tallis: The Western Wind Mass, Mater Christi, Votive Antiphons, Motets and Responds
Edward Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por CRD Records em 01/01/2002
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Sancte Deus
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Warner Classics International em 11/08/2000
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The Gate of Heaven: Favorite Anthems from New College
Choir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney, Timothy Wakerell, Unknown Artist
Classical - Lançado por Novum em 05/05/2017
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Handel: Music for Royal Occasions
The King'S Consort, Robert King, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 10/02/1989
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Locke: Anthems, Motets & Ceremonial Music (English Orpheus 3)
The Parley Of Instruments, Edward Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 21/08/1991
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Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, Vol. 15
Choir of New College Oxford, Christopher Glynn, Edward Higginbottom
Classical - Lançado por Priory Records em 12/12/1996
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Claude Le Jeune: Missa Ad placitum, Benedicite & Magnificat
Edward Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 01/05/1991
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