Spicer, Paul

Frederick Delius, John Ireland: Partsongs / Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-02-12

Works: Frederick Delius: German Partsongs (6), for chorus, RT iv/1; On Craig Dhu, for chorus, RT iv/2; Songs (2) to be sung of a Summer Night on the Water; The splendour falls on castle walls, for chorus, R...
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

Both Delius and Ireland produced an impressive output of songs for unaccompanied voices. Somm Recordings simply couldn't let Delius' 150th anniversary - and Ireland's 50th...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Highgate, Birmingham (07/04/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...

Invocation: Choral music by Kenneth Leighton and James MacMillan / Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, David Saint, organ

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Kenneth Leighton: God's Grandeur, for chorus; Missa Sancti Thomae, for soloists, chorus & organ; Quam dilecta!, for soprano, chorus & organ; James MacMillan: Laudi alla vergine Maria; The Song of the...
Performers: Appleyard, Penelope [Soprano (Vocal)]; Elliot, Timothy [Bass (Vocal)]; Jenkins, Robert; Khatri, Mitesh [Tenor (Vocal)]; Mak, Chi Hoe [Bass (Vocal)]; Saint, David; Secretan, Amy [Soprano (Vocal)]; Tou...
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

This recording of choral music features music by Kenneth Leighton and his former pupil, James MacMillan. Despite their different sound worlds, the music of these...continue...
Recording information: St. Alban's Church, London, England (05/07/2010-05/08/2010)....continue...

To Music - An Anthology of English 20th Century Choral Music / Spicer, Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, et al

1 CD / Regent Records / 2008-06-10

Works: Gerald Finzi: All This Night for chorus, Op 33; Paul Spicer: How Love Bleeds, for chorus & organ ("Four Carols for Dark Times"); Alive, for chorus & organ; Edgar Leslie Bainton: In the Wilderness, fo...
Performers: Davey, Hannah; Jeffrey, Richard; Kerrison, Bridget; Raeburn, Helena; Saint, David; Tjäder, Andrea
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir

This anthology of 20th century English choral music brings together classics like Vaughan Williams' 'Three Shakespeare Songs' with unknown treasures like Edgar Bainton's 'In the...continue...

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Britten: Choral Edition Vol 3 / Spicer, The Finzi Singers

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-02-16

Works: Benjamin Britten: Flower Songs (5), for chorus, Op. 47; Advance Democracy, for double chorus; Sacred and Profane, medieval lyrics (8) for SSATB chorus, Op. 91; A Boy was Born, Op. 3
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Gibbs, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Groves, Helen; Lawson, Mhairi; McCarthy, Michael [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Finzi Singers

Britten: Choral Edition Vol 2 / Spicer, The Finzi Singers

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-02-17

Works: Benjamin Britten: Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major; Te Deum in C major; Antiphon, Op. 56b; Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, te...
Performers: Burt, Robert; Drake, Susan; Elliott, Rachel; Lane, Carys-Anne; Lumsden, Andrew; Milhofer, Mark; Simpson, Olive; Wagstaff, Lindsay; Wheatley, Rachel
Conductors: Spicer, Paul
Ensemble: Finzi Singers

Following the exemplary first volume, The Finzi Singers continue their prestigious Britten recording cycle with Volume Two of their Britten Choral Edition. The Finzi's are...continue...