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  Robert King   [John Stephen]    (b. 27 June 1960) Boy Soprano Soloist 
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Robert King (John Stephen), born in Wombourne, England, was a chorister with the world famous Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, where his solo performances included a best-selling recording of Durufle Requiem. He has since become established as one of the leading British conductors of his generation.

He returned to Cambridge University to read for his music degree and in 1980 founded the period instrument orchestra The King's Consort. Since then he has toured around the world, conducting in almost every European country, North and South America and the Far East. Ha made his conducting debut at the BBC Proms in 1991 and has since been invited a further three times. Robert King now divides his time between an increasingly busy international conducting schedule and work with his own orchestra. As guest conductor, he has performed with many distinguished orchestras and choirs such as the English Chamber Orchestra, Il Giardino Armonico, the Detroit, Houston and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras, the Real Orquesta de Sevilla, Danish National Radio Chorus, Orquesta e Coro Cuidad de Madrid, Real Sinfonica de Galicia, Norrkopings Symfoniorkester, Uppsala Kammerorkester, The Orchestre d'Auvergne, Nederlands Kamerorkest, Israel Camerata, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Choir of New College Oxford, Tölzer Knabenchor, Swiss Radio Choir and Collegium Vocale Gent.

Robert King is regarded as a leading expert on the music of Henry Purcell. Alongside massive recording editions of the complete Odes and Welcome Songs, the Secular Solo Songs and Sacred Music, he has edited much of the composer's music, wrote a comprehensive biography of the composer and served as an artistic director of Wigmore Hall's Purcell Tercentenary Festival.
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Robert King - Purcell: Ceremonial Music
Purcell: Ceremonial Music (Decca Argo ZRG 724, LP) 1972
Featuring Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge   Lynton Atkinson   Malcolm Creese   Simon Keenlyside   Robert King   Robert Smith   Paul Williams  
George Guest. Trebles: Lynton Atkinson (10-11), Malcolm Creese (1-5), Simon Keenlyside (1-5), Robert King (1-5), Robert Smith (1-5), Paul Williams (1-5).
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Robert King - Duruflé: Requiem
Duruflé: Requiem (Argo ZRG 787, LP) 1975
Featuring Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge   Robert King  
Directed by George Guest.
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Robert King - Fauré / Duruflé: Requiem
Fauré / Duruflé: Requiem (Decca 289 436486 2, CD) 1995
Featuring Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge   Jonathon Bond   Andrew Brunt   Robert King  
Two disc set. Disc 1 is the same as Decca 430 360-2 from 1991.
  1.   Requiem, Op.48 - 1. Introitus: Requiem aeternam - Kyrie  
  2.   Requiem, Op.48 - 2. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe  
  3.   Requiem, Op.48 - 3. Sanctus  
  4.   Requiem, Op.48 - 4. Pie Jesu   Treble soloist: Jonathan Bond
  5.   Requiem, Op.48 - 5. Agnus Dei  
  6.   Requiem, Op.48 - 6. Libera me  
  7.   Requiem, Op.48 - 7. In paradisum  
  8.   Cantique de Jean Racine - chorus and organ. Op.11  
  9.   Messe Basse - Kyrie   Treble soloist: Andrew Brunt
10.   Messe Basse - Sanctus  
11.   Messe Basse - Benedictus   Treble soloist: Andrew Brunt
12.   Messe Basse - Agnus Dei  
13.   Mass in G Major - Kyrie  
14.   Mass in G Major - Gloria  
15.   Mass in G Major - Sanctus  
16.   Mass in G Major - Benedictus  
17.   Mass in G Major - Agnus Dei   Treble soloist: Jonathon Bond
18.   Salve regina  
19.   Requiem - Introït: Kyrie   (Disc 2)
20.   Requiem - Domine Jesu Christe  
21.   Requiem - Sanctus  
22.   Requiem - Pie Jesu   Treble soloist: Robert King
23.   Requiem - Agnus Dei  
24.   Requiem - Lux Aeterna  
25.   Requiem - Libera me  
26.   Requiem - In paradisum  
27.   Prelude Et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain  
28.   Quatre Motets - Ubi caritas et amor  
29.   Quatre Motets - Tota pulchra es  
30.   Quatre Motets - Tu es petrus  
31.   Quatre Motets - Tantum ergo sacramentum  
32.   Litanies à la vierge noire  
33.   Exultate Deo  
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Robert King - World Of Boy Soprano
World Of Boy Soprano (PolyGram K.K. (London) POCL 4373, CD) 1996
Featuring Jonathon Bond   Haberdashers Aske's School Choir   James Hopkins   Thomas Hunt   Robert King   Werner Perch   Saul Quirk   Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge   Michael Turner   Patirzio Veronelli   Anthony Way   Westminster Cathedral Choir   Die Wiener Sängerknaben  
Japanese Compilation CD of music on the Decca Label from 1951-1996.
  1.   Panis Angelicus (Franck)   Soloist Anthony Way (Treble)
  2.   Cradle Song (Brahms)   Soloist Anthony Way (Treble)
  3.   Ave Maria (Bach)   Soloist Anthony Way (Treble)
  4.   Love One Another (Wesley)   Soloists Anthony Way and James Hopkins (Trebles)
  5.   Pie Jesu (Faure)   Soloist Jonathon Bond (Treble)
  6.   Pie Jesu (Durufle)   Soloist Robert King (Treble)
  7.   Miserere (Allegri)   Soloist Saul Quirk (Treble) with the choir of Westminster Cathedral
  8.   Antiphon Missa Assumpta Est Maria   Soloist Thomas Hunt (Treble) with the choir of St John's College Cambridge
  9.   Kyrie from Missa Assumpta Est Maria (Palestrina)   Choir Of St Johns College Cambridge
10.   Antiphon from Missa Veni Sponsa Christi (Palestrina)   Soloist Michael Turner (Treble) with the Choir Of st John's Cambridge
11.   Kyrie from Missa Veni Sponsa Christi (Palestrina)   St Johns Cambridge
12.   Benedictus from Requiem (Mozart)   Soloists Werner Perch (Treble) and Hans Breitschopf (Bass) withchorus of Vienna Hofmusikkapelle
14.   Seid Uns Zum Zweitenmal Willkommen (Mozart)   Sung by the Vienna Boys Choir
15.   Avec La Garde Montante (Bizet)   Sung by Haberdashers Aske School Choir
Available at   PlusOne available from Mr S.Seiichi at Plusone Japan.
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