Stephen Cleobury
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Stephen Cleobury (pronounced [ˈkliːbrɪ], KLEE-bri) (b. 31 December 1948) is an English organist and conductor. He was organ scholar at St John's College, Cambridge and sub-organist of Westminster Abbey before becoming Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in 1979.
In 1982 he took up the position of Director of Music for the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, where he also teaches music. He has been conductor of Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS) since 1983, and was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from 1995 to 2007, when he was succeeded by David Hill. He was recently[citation needed] given an Honorary Fellowship to the Royal School of Church Music.
His brother Nicholas Cleobury is also a conductor.
[edit] Recordings
CD
Organ
- 1993 - Organ Favourites from King's College, Cambridge
Conducting
- 2007 - I Heard a Voice - Music From the Golden Age, Works by Weelkes, Gibbons and Tomkins (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Oliver Brett, Peter Stevens)
- 2006 - Brahms: A German Requiem (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Susan Gritton, Hanno-Muller Brachmann, Evgenia Rubinova and Jose Gallardo)
- 2003 - Mahler: Symphony No. 2, 'Auferstehung' (CUMS with MIT, Boston)
- 2000 - Best Loved Hymns (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- 1996 - The King's Collection (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- 1994 - Ikos (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- 1994 - Handel: Messiah (Choir of King's College, Cambridge, with Lynne Dawson, Hilary Summers, John Mark Ainsley and Alastair Miles)
- 1990 - Tallis: Spem in alium, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Responsaries (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- 1984 - O Come All Ye Faithful (Favourite Christmas Carols) (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
DVD
Conducting
- Anthems from King's (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- Carols from King's (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
- Handel: Messiah (Choir of King's College, Cambridge)
[edit] External links
- King's College (accessed November 2006)