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Dr STEPHEN DARLINGTON, MA, DMus (Oxon), FRCO
Stephen Darlington is one of the country's leading choral conductors. He was Organ Scholar at Christ Church in the early 1970s, before four years as Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral and then Master of the Music at St Albans Abbey, where he also directed the International Organ Festival. In 1985 he returned to Christ Church as Organist and Tutor in Music. Since then he has divided his time between establishing the college as an acknowledged centre of academic musical excellence, and maintaining the highest choral traditions of the Church of England in Christ Church Cathedral.
An extensive discography includes several award-winning CDs. He has travelled worldwide both with the choir and as an organist and conductor and under his direction, the choir have sung with many great artists including Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, James Bowman, Paul Whelan and John-Mark Ainsley. Also, he has collaborated with some of the most distinguished contemporary composers such as Judith Weir, John Tavener, Robert Saxton and Howard Goodall. From 1998-2000 Stephen was President of the Royal College of Organists.
He is currently Choragus of the University of Oxford, and is the holder of a Lambeth Doctorate.
Publications
A full list of CD publications, TV and radio recordings and public concerts may be found on the website www.chchchoir.org The following is a select list of recent publications as Director of Christ Church Cathedral Choir:
MET CD 1030,1031 Ashwell and Aston
Missa Jesu Christe and Missa Videte manus tuas
LAMM 146D Britten
The Golden Vanity; Children's Crusade
MET CD 1037 De Monte
Missa Aspice Domine & Motets
GCCD4029 Haydn
Stabat Mater with London Musici
GCCD 4042 Janá_ek
The Lord's Prayer; Ave Maria
NI5166 Vaughan Williams
An Oxford Elegy, Flos Campi, Te Deum
English String Orchestra, Roger Best (Viola)
(Recording nominated for a Grammy Award)
NI5278 Vivaldi
Glorias RV588/RV589 with Hanover Band
Concert appearances in St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall; Aldeburgh, Harrogate, Spitalfields and Newbury Festivals; featured television appearances on all the major TV channels; concert tours to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany (East and West), Holland, Japan, Lebanon, Poland, Switzerland, USA.
Related Websites
www.chchchoir.org
www.chch.ox.ac.uk
Contact Details
Dr. Stephen Darlington,
Christ Church,
Oxford
OX1 1DP
Tel (01865) 276195
e-mail: stephen.darlington@christ-church.oxford.ac.uk