Hurd Choral Music 2 / Complete Solo Songs CD

Michael Hurd was born in Gloucester in 1928, the son of a self-employed cabinetmaker and upholsterer. National Service with the Intelligence Corps involved a posting to Vienna, where he developed a burgeoning passion for opera. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford with Sir Thomas Armstrong and Dr. Bernard Rose and became President of the University Music Society. Hurd's love of literature and the human voice illuminated a natural talent for word-setting. Hence his catalogue is dominated by choral and vocal works, including operas, 'pop' cantatas, songs and anthems. He was especially noted for his many scores for children and amateurs, and his care to ensure that the material he wrote was within the reach of non-professional singers and accompanists accords with his conviction that composers should adopt a practical approach to their craft. This release is volume two of Michael Hurd's choral music, and also includes his complete solo songs for voice and piano.

1. I. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 2. II. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 3. III. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 4. IV. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 5. V. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 6. VI. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 7. I. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 8. II. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 9. III. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 10. IV. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 11. V. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 12. The Phoenix and the Turtle - Marta Fontanals-Simmons/Herefordshire Chorus 13. I. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 14. II. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 15. III. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 16. IV. - London Orchestra Da Camera/Herefordshire Chorus 17. I. - Sarah Mapplebeck/Herefordshire Chorus/London Orchestra Da Camera 18. II. - Sarah Mapplebeck/Herefordshire Chorus/London Orchestra Da Camera 19. III. - Sarah Mapplebeck/Herefordshire Chorus/London Orchestra Da Camera 20. Proud Maisie - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 21. The Widow Bird - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 22. The Sick Rose - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 23. Cradle Song - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 24. The Night Swans - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 25. The Islands of Ling - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 26. Bread and Cherries - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 27. Song of the Soldiers - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 28. Water Midden's Song - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 29. Someone - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 30. Old Shellover - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 31. The Horseman - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 32. The Huntsman - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 33. Night Song - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 34. Invocation - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 35. Prayer - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 36. Vow - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 37. Elegy - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 38. Epitaph - Simon Lepper/Benjamin Hulett 39. For a Sleeper - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 40. Song for a Thief - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 41. Tailor's Song - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 42. Poor Man's Song - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 43. Willow-Warbler - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 44. Dear Love, Why Should You Weep - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 45. The King of Hearts a Braodsword Bears - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 46. The Far Side of Your Moon Is Black - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth 47. The Ride By Night - Simon Lepper/Marcus Farnsworth