Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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Biography
One of the oldest and most famous university choirs in the world, the Choir of King's College Cambridge was founded in 1441 by order of King Henry VI. The choral ensemble of sixteen boys and fourteen adults performs in Cambridge University Chapel, where most recordings are made, under the direction of a resident choirmaster and organist. Since 1918, there has been an annual festival, the Nine Lessons and Carols, held over the Christmas period and broadcast by the BBC, on radio since 1928 and on television since 1954. Over the course of its existence, the King's College Choir has been home to many musical talents, including conductors Andrew Davis and Edward Gardner, composer Bob Chilcott and singers Stephen Varcoe and Mark Padmore. The first musical directors appointed in the 17th century were followed by great names in choral music such as organist John Randall (1742-1799), Boris Ord (1929-1957), composer Harold Darke during the Second World War, then in the contemporary era David Willcocks (1957-1973), Philip Ledger (1974-1982), Stephen Cleobury (1982-2019), whose recordings testify to a constantly renewed repertoire, as well as Daniel Hyde since autumn 2019. The choir that officiates at each church service is also divided into several groups: Polyphony, The King's Singers and The King's Men. Since 2012, the recorded works, previously released by London Records, Argo and EMI Classics, have been released under the King's College Choir's own label. For its 100th anniversary in 2018, the double album 100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols topped the record sales charts for nine weeks in a row.
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Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Early English Polyphony: From the Eton Choirbook to Thomas Tallis
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Watching The White Wheat - Folksongs Of The British Isles
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Top Tracks
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- IX. Chorus. Worthy is the Lamb that was Slainâ¦Amen featuring Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary! by Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: XI. Weicht, ihr Traugergeister
- Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage" featuring Elly Ameling
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: IX. Gute nacht, o Wesen
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: X. So nun der Geist
- While Shepherds Watched by Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- VIII. Air. If God be for us featuring Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- It came upon the midnight clear (desc. Willcocks) by Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Bach, JS: Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65: No. 2, Choral. "Puer natus in Bethlehem"
- Bach, JS: In dulci jubilo, BWV 368
- VII. Chorus. But Thanks be to God featuring Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Bach, JS: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 294
- Bach, JS: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40: No. 3, Choral. "Wir Christenleut"
- Bach, JS: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22: No. 5, Choral. "Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn"
- Bach, JS: Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt, BWV 151: No. 5, Choral. "Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich"
- Bach, JS: Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104: No. 6, Choral. "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"
- Bach, JS: Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121: No. 1, Chor. "Christum wir sollen loben schon"
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: VII. Weg mit allen Schätzen
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: VIII. So aber Christus in euch ist
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: V. Trotz dem alten Drachen
- Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (Praise, my soul)
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: VI. Ihr aber seid nicht fleischlich
- Bach, JS: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: III. Unter deinem Schirmen
