Hurd, Michael

Michael Hurd: Orchestral Music & Pop Cantatas / New London Orchestra & Children's Choir

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2013-01-08

Works: Michael Hurd: Overture to an Unwritten Comedy; Sinfonia Concertante, for string orchestra; Dance Diversions, for orchestra; Concerto da Camera for oboe & strings; Little Suite, for orchestra; Plaine ...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Gregory, Anthony; Hilton, Billie; Lush, Anna; McAslan, Lorraine; Wells, Alex
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: ; New London Children's Choir

Ronald Corp leads the New London Orchestra and New London Children's Choir in a thoroughly delightful, two-disc sampler of music by the English composer Michael...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (2012-03-11&2012-04-23_2012-)....continue...

Corp: And All The Trumpets Sounded; Hurd / Mark Stone, Roderick Williams

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2012-01-10

Works: Ronald Corp: And all the Trumpets Sounded, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Michael Hurd: The Shepherd's Calendar, choral symphony for voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Stone, Mark [Baritone Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: ; Members of the Highgate Choral Society

Conductor-composer Ronald Corp couples two supremely engaging choral works of our time, pairing his own cantata And all the Trumpets Sounded (of 1989) with Michael...continue...
Recording information: Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset (06/27/2011-06/28/2011)....continue...

M. Hurd: The Window of Ephesus; Mr. Owen's Great Endeavour / George Vass

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13

Works: Michael Hurd: The Widow of Ephesus, chamber opera in 1 act; Mr. Owen's Great Endeavor, ballad cantata for narrator, chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Vass, George
Ensemble: ; City of Canterbury Chamber Choir

Michael Hurd's 1971 chamber opera The Widow of Ephesus was commissioned by the Stroud Festival. The story is taken from an episode in the Satyricon...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (10/08/2010-10/09/2010)....continue...

Pipings and Bowings: Lyrical English Chamber Music / Michael Hurd, Robin Milford, Dick Blackford

1 CD / Metier / 2011-08-04

Works: Michael Hurd: Sonata for violin & piano; Preludes (5), for piano; Sonatina for recorder & piano; Three-Piece Suite, for recorder & string orchestra; Robin Milford: Prelude for violin, cello & piano, ...
Performers: Howarth, Richard; Jonathan Price [Composer/Cello]; Lawson, Peter; Turner, John; Whittingham, Sarah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Manchester Chamber Ensemble

Recorder player John Turner offers a program of lyrical English chamber music for recorder and assorted ensembles. He has appeared with the Early Music Consort...continue...
Recording information: Whiteley Hall, Chethams School, Manchester (11/29/2009/11/19/2009)....continue...

Michael Hurd: Pop Cantatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Michael Hurd: Jonah-Man Jazz, cantata for choir & orchestra; Prodigal, cantata for children's choir & piano; Rooster Rag, cantata for choir & orchestra; Swingin' Samson, cantata for choir & orchestra...
Performers: Bolister, Ruth; Bolt, Rachel; Fuest, David; Hare, Lucy; Jeremic, Natalee; Kaznowski, Michal [Cello]; Miller, Nick [Engineer]; Newbold, Sarah; Precious, Adam; Robertson, Martin; Sherman, Paul; Shipway...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

Michael Hurd was a pioneer in composing brief, witty and, above all, performable choral music for children to enjoy. Pastiche jazz, blues and rock 'n'...continue...

Elgar: Sea Pictures; Pageant of Empire

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2010-05-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Pageant of Empire, songs (8) for voice (or chorus) & orchestra; The Pipes of Pan, song for voice & piano; Op. 60; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Ivor Gurney: Lights out; Michael Hurd: Shore Leav...
Performers: Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Yates, Martin

Listening to Elgar's beloved Sea Pictures sung by a male voice will be an eye-opening experience for all Elgarians, making one wonder why it had...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford (2009-10-06_2009-10-07&2009-)....continue...

Over the Water / Turner, MacKenzie, Manchester Camerata

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-12-11

Works: Franz Reizenstein: Partita for recorder & string orchestra, Op. 13b; Gordon Crosse: Watermusic, for recorder & piano (or string orchestra); Arthur Butterworth: Rêverie for recorder, harp & strin...
Performers: Fulton, Janet; Thomson, Louise; Turner, John
Conductors: Howarth, Richard

The Best of British Light Music / Sutherland, et al

5 CD / ASV / 2004-09-21

Works: Malcolm Arnold: The Roots of Heaven; Little Suite no 4, for orchestra, Op. 80a (arr. Philip Lane); H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, for military band, Op. 60; The Padstow Lifeboat, Op. 94; William Alwyn...
Performers: BBC Concert Orchestra; Scott, Ian; Sinfonia, Royal Ballet; Sutherland, Gavin [Conductor]; Wordsworth, Barry [Conductor]
Conductors: Sutherland, Gavin; Wordsworth, Barry

Serenity

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-08-17

Works: Lanny Wolfe: Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this Place, for chorus; Hamilton Harty: Danny Boy (Londonderry Air); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Bob Dufford: Be Not Afraid, for chorus; Sy Miller: L...

English String Miniatures Vol 3 / Lloyd-Jones, Royal Ballet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-10-01

Works: Carlo Martelli: Persiflage, for string orchestra; Gerald Finzi: Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor, Op. 25; Romance for String Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 11; Gustav Holst: Brook Green Suite,...
Performers: Gibbs, Robert
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

In addition to music by two senior members of the twentieth century English musical community, Gustav Holst and Gerald Finzi, this third volume includes works...continue...

Come Ye Makers of Song / Bartle, Toronto Children's Chorus

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2000-05-16

Works: Ruth Watson Henderson: Come, Ye Makers of Song; Paul Halley: Freedom Trilogy, for soloists, chorus & percussion; Baldassare Galuppi: Dixit Dominus (Psalm 110); Srul Irving Glick: Psalm Trilogy, for c...