Choir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
The tradition of singing at New College, Oxford, goes back six centuries to… Read Full Bio ↴The tradition of singing at New College, Oxford, goes back six centuries to the year 1379 when the College was founded by William of Wykeham. Wykeham, who was Bishop of Winchester and High Chancellor during the reign of Edward III, had a vision of his new college as a place where the country’s administrative class, both lay and religious, would be educated. In the college statutes he made provision for sixteen boy choristers and a number of clerks to have a permanent place in the College to ensure the musical rendition of the daily office, and to pray in perpetuity for the repose of his soul.
Under Edward Higginbottom’s leadership since 1976, the Choir of New College Oxford has gained a worldwide reputation and is known particularly for its stylish performances of Renaissance and Baroque music. Despite this high musical profile, with many recording commitments and a full programme of concerts in this country, on the continent of Europe and further afield, it is still recognisably what New College’s founder, William of Wykeham, envisaged in the fourteenth century: a choir of sixteen choristers and clerks whose duty was, and still is, to provide a sung liturgy in one of the grandest chapels to be built in Oxford.
The Choir has appeared a number of times at the BBC Proms, and in recent years has performed to audiences in Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Low Countries, France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Under Edward Higginbottom’s leadership since 1976, the Choir of New College Oxford has gained a worldwide reputation and is known particularly for its stylish performances of Renaissance and Baroque music. Despite this high musical profile, with many recording commitments and a full programme of concerts in this country, on the continent of Europe and further afield, it is still recognisably what New College’s founder, William of Wykeham, envisaged in the fourteenth century: a choir of sixteen choristers and clerks whose duty was, and still is, to provide a sung liturgy in one of the grandest chapels to be built in Oxford.
The Choir has appeared a number of times at the BBC Proms, and in recent years has performed to audiences in Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Low Countries, France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
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01Here is the little doorChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
02Missa pro defunctis: Domine JesuChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
03Ave MariaChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
04How Beauteous Are Their FeetChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
05Tallis, Lamentations I: AlephChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
06O Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?Choir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
07Tallis, Audivi Vocem De CaeloChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
08The Holly and the IvyChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
09Tallis, Lamentations I: Incipit LamentatioChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
10Cantiones Sacrae: Laudibus in sanctis DominumChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
11Christe qui lux es: Christe, qui lux esChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
12Alma RedemptorisChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
13Veni Sancte SpiritusChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
14The Coventry Carol - Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny ChildChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
15Hodie Christus natus est: Hodie Christus natus estChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
16O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)Choir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
17The Angel GabrielChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
18A Spotless RoseChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
19Byrd, Four-Part Mass: GloriaChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
20Cantiones Sacrae: Miserere mei, DeusChoir of New College Oxford/Edward HigginbottomChoir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
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