ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Artist Portrait

Simon Carrington

voc, *1942 GB
Singer / Musician / Conductor of Classical and Pop

Simon Carrington (born 1942 in Wiltshire) is a conductor, singer and double bass player. He was a founding member and member for 25 years of the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble King's Singers; he subsequently worked for 15 years in the United States and now divides his time between London and southwest France. He speaks French and German and holds British and American citizenship. He is father of the British "music comedian" and cello player Rebecca Carrington.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Pop
  • World
  • Folk
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
John the Revelator (arr. P. Caldwell and S. Ivory for choir) on 2005 Texas Music Educators Association: All-State Mixed Chorus, All-State Men's Chorus & All-State Women's Chorus by Texas All-State Men's Choir, TMEA All-State Mixed Choir & Texas All-State Women's Choir
Kalinda on 2005 Texas Music Educators Association: All-State Mixed Chorus, All-State Men's Chorus & All-State Women's Chorus by Texas All-State Men's Choir, TMEA All-State Mixed Choir & Texas All-State Women's Choir
Mignonne, allons voir si la rose on The King's Singers Madrigal History Tour by The King's Singers
Who made thee, Hob, forsake the plough? - 1989 Digital Remaster on The King's Singers Madrigal History Tour by The King's Singers
Cantate Domino on Monteverdi & Gesualdo: Motets & Madrigals by John Eliot Gardiner, Carlo Gesualdo, The Monteverdi Choir & Claudio Monteverdi
The Reluctant Dragon: No. 6, The Tournament on 3 Musical Fables by John Rutter, City of London Sinfonia, The King's Singers & Richard Hickox
The Wind in the Willows: No. 5, Court Scene on 3 Musical Fables by John Rutter, City of London Sinfonia, The King's Singers & Richard Hickox
Missa Resurrectionis: Kyrie on Bertali: Missa Resurrectionis by Simon Carrington
The Canticle of the Sun on 100 Best Cello by Various Artists
Magnificat (Chorus) on Mendelssohn, Felix: Magnificat / Bach, J.S.: Magnificat, Bwv 243 by Simon Carrington

Track list and 30sec audio provided by


Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Sing, Ye Birds, A Joyous SongYale Schola Cantorum, Simon Carrington2014Album
Magnificats In D MajorFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy • Johann Sebastian Bach • Yale Schola Cantorum • Yale Voxtet • Yale Collegium Players • Simon Carrington2009Album
External Links
Wikipedia Logo Wikipedia  Discogs Logo Discogs  Spotify Logo Spotify  
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
Other Search Results
Simon Carrington perc, dr Classical
Simon Carrington
Simon Carrington b
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Simon%20Carrington
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo