Michael Emery, who wrote the album notes, is a former Organ Scholar of Merton College and is now the Artistic Director of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Concert Choir.
Performer Biography
The Merton girl choristers are 24 choristers and 10 probationers, aged 8 to 16, drawn from schools across Oxford.
Recording & Production
This album, "In the Stillness," is the debut recording for the Merton girl choristers.
Performer Biography
Merton College, Oxford became the first college at the university to introduce girl choristers in 2016.
Instruments
The new chapel organ at Merton College, commissioned from the American firm Dobson, was completed for the college's 750th anniversary in 2014.
Performer Biography
Benjamin Nicholas, the conductor and organ soloist on this album, is the Director of Music at Merton College, Oxford, and Music Director of The Oxford Bach Choir.
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