The Music of King's: Choral Favourites from Cambridge

Featuring

Stephen Cleobury
Dónal McCann
Henry Websdale
Joseph Hall
George Hill
James Micklethwaite

Thomas Alban
Marcus McDevitt
Richard Gowers
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Claudio Monteverdi
Samuel Scheidt
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Antonio Lotti
Gabriel Fauré
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
César Franck
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
John Goss
Henry Walford Davies
Lennox Berkeley
Ola Gjeilo
Frank Martin
Morten Lauridsen
Stephen Paulus
Anonymous (Spiritual)
Anonymous (Traditional)

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Performer Biography

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, comprises 16 boy choristers, aged nine to thirteen, and 16 men who are undergraduates at the University, studying various academic subjects.

Interpretation

The conductor, Stephen Cleobury, chose pieces for this album that reflect the breadth of the Choir's repertoire, chiefly liturgical works, but also some non-liturgical and secular items.

Recording & Production

All tracks on this album were recorded in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, at 96kHz 24-bit PCM.

Performer Biography

Stephen Cleobury, the conductor, has been associated with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, for over 35 years and was appointed CBE in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Performer Biography

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, was founded in 1441 by the 19-year-old King Henry VI and has been singing choral services in the Chapel for over half a millennium.

Performer Biography

Despite its deep roots in musical history, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, recording exclusively on its own label.