Mark Williams, the Informator Choristarum (Organist and Tutorial Fellow) of Magdalen College, Oxford, introduced the first female Academical Clerks in the College's history.
Performer Biography
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, founded in 1480, is one of the largest choral foundations in late-medieval England.
Instruments
The Eule Organ has 45 sounding stops over four manuals, significantly more than the previous organ's 24 stops and two manuals.
Performer Biography
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, has collaborated with artists like Sir Paul McCartney and contributed to the soundtrack for the BBC TV series Blue Planet.
Instruments
The Eule Organ in Magdalen College Chapel was designed with German romantic principles and includes a 'Physharmonica' stop, which is a harmonium-like free-reed stop.
Instruments
The Eule Organ in Magdalen College Chapel is the first large-scale organ built by Hermann Eule Orgelbau in the UK.
Recording & Production
This recording is dedicated to the memory of James Whitbourn, who died in 2024 and acted as producer for many of the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford's recordings.
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