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  Robert Karlsson   [Robert Karlsson-Bourke]    (b. 1987) Boy Soprano Soloist 
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Robert Karlsson Robert Karlsson is half Swedish and was born in Orebro in 1987. He comes from a musical family; his stepfather works in the music business and his grandmother was a professional singer in Sweden. He is the oldest of five children, and he lives in Highbridge in Somerset.

Robert became a chorister at Wells Cathedral and a pupil at Wells Cathedral School in September 1996 and since then he has become a regular soloist with the choir as well as Deputy Head Chorister. He has twice been a finalist in the BBC Young Chorister of the Year competition and has already sung solos on several recordings with the Cathedral Choir. When Robert is not singing, he can be found enjoying a variety of sports including rugby, football, hockey and judo.

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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
Robert Karlsson - Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms (Lammas LAMM 125D, CD) 2000
Featuring Robert Karlsson  
Robert Karlsson, Treble. Wells Cathedral Choir. Director: Malcom Archer.

All seven Ridout songs are sung as solos by Robert Karlsson
  1.   I Psalm 108 v.2, Psalm 100   Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
  2.   II Psalm 23, Psalm 2 vv.1-4   Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
  3.   III Psalm 131, Psalm 133 v.1   Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein)
  4.   A Song of Freedom (Charles Villiers Stanford)  
  5.   Rejoice in the Lamb (Benjamin Britten)  
  6.   I Creator Spirit   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
  7.   II Children of the Heavenly King   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
  8.   III My spirit longs for Thee   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
  9.   IV How shall I sing that Majesty?   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
10.   V Lord, though the sun forsake our sight   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
11.   VI Hark, my soul   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
12.   VII Creator Spirit   Sacred Songs (3rd set) (Alan Ridout)
13.   Jubilate Deo in C (Benjamin Britten)  
14.   Te Deum in C (Benjamin Britten)  
15.   Jubilate Deo (William Walton)  
Available at   Lammas Records
Other Recordings Compact | Full
Robert Karlsson - The English Hymn 2 - Jerusalem the Golden
The English Hymn 2 - Jerusalem the Golden (Hyperion CDP 12102, CD) 2000
Featuring Robert Karlsson  
THE CHOIR OF WELLS CATHEDRAL, RUPERT GOUGH (organ), MALCOLM ARCHER (director) Recorded in Wells Cathedral, Somerset, on 15, 16, 17 May 2000.

Robert sings on track 3.
  1.   O praise ye the Lord!  
  2.   Abide with me  
  3.   Sun of my soul, thou saviour dear   Soloists: Robert Karlsson-Bourke treble, Laurence Whitehead baritone
  4.   Hail, gladdening light  
  5.   Praise to the holiest in the height  
  6.   Praise, my soul, the king of heaven!  
  7.   O strength and stay  
  8.   O Jesus, I have promised  
  9.   Alleluia! Alleluia! hearts to heaven and voices raise  
10.   Christ is our cornerstone  
11.   Nearer, my God, to thee  
12.   Crown him with many crowns  
13.   When the morning gilds the skies  
14.   At the name of Jesus  
15.   O Perfect love  
16.   The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended  
17.   The Church's one foundation  
18.   Lord, her watch thy church is keeping  
19.   Angel-voices ever singing  
20.   Jerusalem the golden  
21.   Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour  
Robert Karlsson - Dreaming of Christmas
Dreaming of Christmas (Lammas LAMM 116D, CD) 1999
Featuring Robert Karlsson  
WELLS CATHEDRAL CHOIR, Director: Malcolm Archer, Organ: Rupert Gough, Recorded on 8,9,12 March 1999

Robert sings on track 20. His name is given as Robert Karlsson-Bourke on the track listing.
  1.   I saw three ships (arr. Archer)  
  2.   Up good Christen folk (arr.Woodward)  
  3.   In the bleak mid-winter (Darke)  
  4.   O magnum mysterium (Victoria)  
  5.   Silent night (arr. Barry Rose)  
  6.   Good King Wenceslas  
  7.   Where do Christmas songs begin (Archer)  
  8.   Christmas cradle song (ORGAN)(Hollins)  
  9.   Unto us is born a son (arr.Willcocks)  
10.   Hodie Christus natus est (Poulenc)  
11.   As I outrode this enderes night (Hendrie)  
12.   Ding, dong! merrily on high (arr.Willcocks)  
13.   O little town of Bethlehem (Barnby)(arr. Archer)  
14.   Today, maiden Mary (arr. Nicholas)  
15.   There is no rose  
16.   Of the Father's heart begotten (arr.Willcocks)  
17.   The blessed son of God (Vaughan Williams)  
18.   Ou s'en vont ces gais bergers? (ORGAN)(Balbastre)  
19.   Infant Holy, infant lowly (arr.Willcocks)  
20.   I'm dreaming of a white Christmas (arr.Archer)   Soloist:Robert Karlsson-Bourke
21.   The twelve days of Christmas (arr.Archer)  
Robert Karlsson - Mixing Their Music
Mixing Their Music (Cantoris CRCD 6028, CD) 1998
Featuring Roger Drabble   Robert Karlsson  
The Boys, Girls and Vicars Choral of Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer. Director, Rupert Gough Assistant Organist
  1.   Evening Hymn (Gardiner)  
  2.   O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Howells)  
  3.   Blessed City, Heavenly Salem (Bairstow)  
  4.   My beloved spake (Hadley)  
  5.   Totus Tuus (Gorecki)  
  6.   Easter (Rise heart, thy Lord is risen) (Williams)   soloist:Lauernce Whitehead
  7.   I was glad ehen they said unto me (Parry)  
  8.   Cantique de Jean Racine (Faure)  
  9.   Greater love hath no man (Ireland)   soloists: Roger Drabble, Robert Marson
10.   Lord, let me know mine end (Greene)   soloists: Robert Karlsson-Bourke, Tom Hester
11.   God is gone up (Finzi)   organ:David Terry
12.   The Lord is my Shepherd (Berkeley)   soloist:Leah Jackson
13.   Glorius and Powerful God (Wood)  
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