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The Choir of Ormond College LIVE
Directed by Douglas Lawrence
Ormond College is the largest residential college for The University of Melbourne and its very own choir, the Choir of Ormond College turned 21 in 2002. The choir has also toured internationally every two years, visiting New Zealand, Japan, Britain and most of Europe.
Having been associated with the choir since its inception, Move Records is delighted to celebrate the choir's musical "coming of age" and present this special live retrospective CD featuring many past and recent performances previously unreleased on the label - including Benjamin Britten's ambitious and rarely heard Festival Te Deum. Includes a special 20 page colour retrospective booklet complete with photos from the choir's many tours and special comments from Melbourne critic Clive O'Connell and the Chaplain of Ormond College. Press quotes:
“a musical delight ... the vocal tone is warm ... a rich and sonorous CD”
— Elizabeth Scarlett, ArtStreams Audio previews:
Track Listing:
Te Deum (Britten)
Opening chorus, St. John Passion (J.S. Bach) Requiem (Faure) Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Edward Bairstow) Missa Christi munera (Palestrina) Fugue in G minor (J.S. Bach arr. Ward Swingle) Plenty Good Room (trad. spiritual arr. Jay Althouse) Gloria (Poulenc) Gloria from Mass in B minor (J.S. Bach) Catalogue Number: MD3258
Price: AU$26.00
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Melbourne organist Douglas Lawrence is, Director of Music at The Scots' Church and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne and was the founding director of Choir of Ormond College, a position he held from 1982 to 2006.
He frequently performs as a soloist for major music organisations within Australia and his concert career has taken him throughout most of the western world. He has released a number of recordings through the Move label which have received outspoken praise from reviewers. Since its inception in 1982 the Choir of Ormond College under the direction of Douglas Lawrence, has become the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition. The choir is now directed by John O'Donnell
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