Owens, Matthew

Geoffrey Burgon: Choral Music / Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

This mid-priced reissue featuring the Wells Cathedral Choir conducted by Matthew Owens offers a selection of evocative and accessible choral works by English composer Geoffrey...continue...

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Heaven in Ordinarie: Choral and Organ Music by Philip Wilby / The Exon Singers

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Philip Wilby: Companions of the Lord; Choral Prayers (2), for chorus & organ; Prelude for organ (from A Passion for Our Times); Wedding Anthems (2), for chorus & organ; Prelude, Fugue & Toccata, for ...
Performers: Makinson, Jeffrey
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Exon Singers

Best known as one of the most popular British composers for brass band, Philip Wilby also has a long-standing affinity with the medium of choral...continue...
Recording information: Wells Cathedral (12/28/2009-12/30/2009)....continue...

Bob Chilcott: Requiem / Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Bob Chilcott: Requiem, for 2 voices, chorus, & organ (or orchestra); Salisbury Motets (4), for chorus & organ; Downing Service, for chorus & organ; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; The Nine Gifts, ca...
Performers: Ashworth, Laurie; Staples, Andrew; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Composer and conductor Bob Chilcott (born 1955) has been steeped in the British choral tradition since he was a boy chorister. A former member of...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2011-05-25_2011-05-26&2011-)....continue...

Songs of Sunshine / Matthew Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; John Rutter: All Things Bright and Beautiful for chorus & orchestra; Wells Jubilate, for chorus, organ & orchestra; A Gaelic Blessing; Sydney Carter: Lord of the Dance; Franz...
Performers: Macleod-Jones, Iain; Mahon, Andrew; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

An uplifting and inspiring collection of great choral music sung in the radiant acoustic of Wells Cathedral by the critically acclaimed Wells Cathedral Choir....continue...
Recording information: Wells Cathedral, England (03/02/2010-03/04/2010)....continue...

The Cloths of Heaven - Howard Skempton / Owens, Exon Singers

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Howard Skempton: Upon my lap sovereign sits, for voice; O Saviour of the World, for chorus; Locus iste, motet for chorus; The Song of Songs, for men's chorus; O Life!, for voice & organ; Nature's Fir...
Performers: Akers, James; Lawrence, Bartholomew; Mackay, Beth; Makinson, Jeffrey; Owens, Matthew
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Exon Singers

MacMillan: Jubilate Deo; Tremunt videntes angeli; Le tombeau de Georges Roualt; Etc. / Matthew Owens / Wells Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Vaughn, organ

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: James MacMillan: Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ; Serenity, for chorus & organ; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Tremunt videntes angeli; On Love, for treble & organ; ...Here in hid...
Performers: Bland, Dominic; Clulow, Simon; Hounsell, Mark; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Wells Cathedral Choir

James MacMillan is renowned for his highly original yet accessible choral music. His prolific output displays an intrinsic understanding of the human voice and his...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2010-05-26_2010-05-27&2010-)....continue...

Awake Up My Glory

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-12-14

Works: Philip Moore: Awake up my glory, for chorus & organ; Salve Regina, for chorus & organ; O sacrum convivium, for chorus & organ; All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord; Pieces (3) for Withycombe, for organ; T...
Performers: Sheldrake, Christopher; Turnell, Ashley; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

Philip Moore is one of the most distinguished church musicians of recent years. He was Master of Music at York Minster from 1983 to 2008....continue...
Recording information: Wells Chathedral....continue...

Flame Celestial

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-11-09

Works: David Bednall: Everyone Sang, for chorus & organ; The Wells Service, for choir & organ; Behold, O God our defender, for chorus & organ; The souls of the righteous, for chorus & organ; Missa Sancti Pa...
Performers: Gallagher, Sophie; Ladipo, Follasade-Nelleke; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

Following the critical acclaim for the first disc of David Bednall's choral music, the same forces present a second collection of his choral works, including...continue...
Recording information: Wells Cathedral (2009-02-11_2009-02-12&2009-)....continue...

Jonathan Dove: Choral Music

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Jonathan Dove: Bless the Lord, O my soul [vv. from Psalm 104], for chorus & organ; Missa brevis, for chorus & organ; I am the Day, for chorus; Wellcome, all wonders in one sight!, for chorus; The Sta...
Performers: Gallagher, Sophie; Lapido, Folasade Nelleke; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

Jonathan Dove's beautiful choral works have made him into a household name among professional and amateur singers alike. His writing is eminently approachable yet highly...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral Church of St. Andrew in Wells, Somerset, Engl (2009-06-03_2009-06-04&2009-)....continue...

A Gaelic Blessing / Owen, St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: David Goodenough: I will sing with the Spirit, for chorus & organ; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; German Requiem, Op. 45; George Henschel: Tantum ergo; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Thou wilt ...
Performers: Nieminski, Simon; Swift, Esther; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

A revitalization of best-loved sacred works and new choral music graces this stellar releaser from the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral....continue...

Ascension / Owens, St. Mary's Cathedral Choir Edinburgh

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: James MacMillan: Tremunt videntes angeli; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Percy Buck: Eternal Monarch, ...
Performers: Binks, Adam; Blackledge, Philip; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Nieminski, Simon; Owens, Matthew; Paolozzi, Sir Eduardo; Sutherland, Jamieson; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

Includes psalm 108 "paratum cor meum" verses 1-6 (hurford) by various composers....continue...

Victoria: Second Vespers / Owens, Exon Singers

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Gregorian Chant: Deus in adjutorium; Work(s); Tomás Luis de Victoria: Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for 8 voices; Laudate pueri Dominum; Ave Maria a 8; Laetatus sum; Ne timeas, Maria; Nisi Dominu...
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Exon Singers

Tomas Luis de Victoria, a Spanish master of polyphony at the dawn of the Baroque era, devoted his sacred compositions to the Blessed Virgin Mary....continue...

Jackson: Sacred Choral Works / Owens, Choir of St. Mary's

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Gabriel Jackson: Edinburgh Mass, for chorus; O sacrum convivium; Creator of the Stars of Night, for chorus & organ; Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ, for treble soloist, chorus & organ; A Prayer of Ki...
Performers: Bonaventure, Michael; Boyd, Oliver; Carter, Ben; Hamilton, Susan [Soprano Vocal]; Main, Lewis; Nieminski, Simon; Thomson, Katy
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

The Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, soprano Susan Hamilton, and organists Michael Bonaventure and Simon Nieminski record the works of Bermuda-born liturgical composer Gabriel Jackson....continue...

Maxwell Davies: Sacred Choral Works / Owens, et al

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis - The Edinburgh Service, for chorus & organ, J. 429; Psalm 124; O Magnum Mysterium, 4 carols for SATB chorus, with two instrumental sonatas & organ ...
Performers: Bonaventure, Michael; Carter, Ben; Nieminski, Simon; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: RSAMD Ensemble; St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

In the 1960s, few would have predicted that Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, one of the world's most prestigious composers of new music, would eventually write...continue...

Mathias: Choral Music / Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-05-12

Works: William Mathias: Let the people praise Thee, O God!, Op. 87; Jesus College Service, Op. 53; A babe is born, Op. 55; In excelsis gloria; Processional for organ; Missa brevis, Op. 64; Ave verum corpus;...
Performers: Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

William Mathias' choral writing draws on a variety of musical traditions, is immediately accessible and likeable whilst demonstrating an architectural sophistication that places it in...continue...

Leighton: The World's Desire, etc / Matthew Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sequence for All Saints, Op. 75; Rockingham; O God, enfold me in the sun; Morning Canticles, for chorus; The World's Desire, for 4 voices, chorus & organ ("A Sequence for Epiphany")...
Performers: Bednall, David; Clulow, Simon; Cotton, Jacob; Foulkesl, Stephen; Maxwell, Leonie; Milne, Iain; Sheldrake, Christopher; Wells Cathedral Choir
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

Kenneth Leighton's music stands at the heart of English cathedral repertoire and demonstrates the composer's happy absorption in this milieu from an early age. This...continue...

Pärt: Stabat Mater, Magnificat, etc / Matthew Owens, et al

1 CD / Black Box / 2004-06-29

Works: Arvo Pärt: Es sang vor langen Jahren, for counter-tenor or alto with violin & viola; Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, tenor, violin, viola & cello; Magnificat; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; My Hear...
Performers: de Pledge, Stephen; Kemp, Thomas; Owens, Matthew; Wallace, Stephen
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Chamber Domaine; St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Edinburgh

This is an essential disc of music by major contemporary figure Arvo Part, including his Op. 1 Sonatinen unavailable anywhere else. Part wrote his beautiful...continue...

Lloyd: Requiem, etc / Owens, Wallace, Makinson, Exon Singers

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-10-01

Works: George Lloyd: Requiem, for countertenor, small chorus & organ; Psalm 130, for a cappella chorus
Performers: Makinson, Jeffrey; Wallace, Stephen
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Exon Singers