The Choir of Ormond College Melbourne
Directed by Douglas Lawrence who held the post at Ormond College, Melbourne, for over 20 years.
Ludovico Grossi Da Viadana composer
Adrian Batten composer
William Byrd composer
Boris Ord composer
Edward Bairstow composer
Benjamin Britten composer
Gustav Holst composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams composer
Founded in 1982 by choirmaster, Douglas Lawrence, the Choir of Ormond College consisted of 22 auditioned members, drawn mostly from the student body of the college.
As well as this, the group had an important function in the religious life of the college, providing appropriate liturgical music for the services held in the chapel each week during term. In this context, the choir specialised in music composed during two great periods of English church music: the sixteenth and twentieth centuries.
Artists
The Choir of Ormond College
Since its inception in 1982 under the direction of Douglas Lawrence, the Choir of Ormond College has become the first Australian choir to receive ongoing international recognition.
Douglas Lawrence
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.
Track Listing
- Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Anonymous)
- Nolo Mortem Peccatoris Thomas Morley
- Exsultate Justi Ludovico Grossi Da Viadana
- Deliver us, O Lord our God Adrian Batten
- O Sing joyfully Adrian Batten
- Magnificat William Byrd
- Nunc Dimittis William Byrd
- Adam Lay Ybounden Boris Ord
- Let all mortal flesh keep silence Edward Bairstow
- A Hymn to the Virgin Benjamin Britten
- Let all mortal flesh keep silence Gustav Holst
- Lord, Thou has been our Refuge Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performers
- The Choir of Ormond College
- Douglas Lawrence · director
Composers
Edward Bairstow
A British composer and organist, Bairstow was appointed Organist of York Minster in 1913, a post he held until his death in 1946.
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire. He has more operas played worldwide than any other composer born in the 20th century.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name of Welsh origin), was vicar.
Where to listen
The Choir of Ormond College Melbourne is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
The Choir of Ormond College Melbourne is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
Related recordings
15 Favourite Christmas Carols
Christmas carols without a choir or singers. Recorded in the spectacular acoustics of St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne with cathedral organ, brass ensemble and tubular bells. Arranged and conducted by Christopher Willcock, with Douglas Lawrence playing the organ, Dal Barbare, tubular bells and glockenspiel, and the Festival Brass Ensemble.
The Choir of Ormond College Live
Having been associated with the choir since its inception, Move 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.
Kodály Missa Brevis
Recorded on their 1997 European tour in Northern Italy and Germany, the Choir of Ormond College sings Kodály's 'Missa Brevis' and pieces by Tye, Howell and Bach.
Bach Byrd Britten
Works by the great trilogy of choral composers, Bach, Byrd and Britten sung by the magnificent Choir of Ormond College. Includes A Ceremony of Carols.