Christopher Robinson
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Biography
Christopher John Robinson is an English conductor and organist born on April 20, 1936. He served as an organ scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, before being appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers at Worcester Cathedral in 1963. Robinson conducted the City of Birmingham Choir between 1964 and 2002. He served as Organist and Choirmaster at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, from 1974 to 1991 and led the Oxford Bach Choir from 1976 to 1997. In 1991, he became Organist and Director of Music at St John's College, Cambridge, where he remained until his retirement in 2003. Robinson was a mentor to the organ scholars at Downing College from 2015 to 2018. In 2023, he composed fanfares and a descant for the hymn âPraise, My Soul, the King of Heavenâ for the coronation of Charles III. His discography included the studio recordings Requiem / Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing (1999) and English Choral Music.
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- Requiem aeternam (1)
- Requiem : Psalm 121
- Requiem : Psalm 23
- Requiem : I Heard a Voice from Heaven
- Requiem aeternam (2)
- The Wilderness: III. "Then shall the lame man"
- Paean for Organ
- The Wilderness: II. "Say to them of a fearful heart"
- Like as the Hart
- O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song by Thomas Tomkins
- The Wilderness: V. "And sorrow and sighing"
- The Wilderness: IV. "And the ransomed of the Lord"
- Requiem : Salvator mundi
- Almighty God, the Fountain of All Wisdom by Christopher Robinson
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
- Office of Holy Communion: Benedictus
- Above the Stars My Saviour Dwells by Christopher Robinson
- Office of Holy Communion: Gloria in Excelsis
- Magnificat and Nunc dimitis, St. Paul's: Nunc dimittis
- My Shepherd Is the Living Lord by Thomas Tomkins
- O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: O give thanks unto the Lord
- Ave verum corpus Op. 2 No. 1 by Harry Bramma
- Take him, earth, for cherishing: Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing
- Office of Holy Communion: Agnus Dei
