Since the founding of a mixed voice choir in 1972, the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge has gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading university choirs. In addition to its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College chapel, the Choir keeps an active schedule recording, broadcasting, and performing. Under the direction of Graham Ross, Director of Music since 2010, it has been praised for its consistently ‘thrilling’ and ‘outstanding’ performances worldwide. Many alumni of the Choir go on to enjoy distinguish professional musical careers as soloists or members of leading vocal ensembles such as the Monteverdi Choir, The Sixteen, Tenebrae, Polyphony, and the Tallis Scholars. The Alumni of the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge have performed in concert as an a cappella ensemble and alongside Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London Mozart Players, and Britten Sinfonia, with performances in UK, Iceland, Spain, and Finland.
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Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
John Findon, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Helsinki Music Centre Choir
Cambridge University Symphony Chorus
Dominante
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Alumni of the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon
ODE 1451-2D
Released 02/2025