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The Holst Singers
Band, *1978 GB
Classical
British amateur choir based in London. It was founded in 1978 and is named indirectly after the English composer Gustav Holst, taking its name from the Holst Room at St Paul's Girls' School, the venue for rehearsals during the choir's early years. Its current musical director is the English conductor Stephen Layton and the president of the choir is countertenor James Bowman (2). It performs regularly in Temple Church, London and St. John's, Smith Square.
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Popular Tracks 
Song For Athene on The John Tavener Collection by John Tavener, Temple Choir, The Holst Singers, Natalie Clein, English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton 6 Choral Folksongs, H. 136: V. I Love My Love on Holst: This Have I Done for My True Love & Other Partsongs by Gustav Holst, The Holst Singers & Stephen Layton A Hymn To The Mother Of God on The John Tavener Collection by John Tavener, Temple Choir, The Holst Singers, Natalie Clein, English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton The Tyger on The John Tavener Collection by John Tavener, Temple Choir, The Holst Singers, Natalie Clein, English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton The Veil of the Temple, Cycle II: V. Holy Mary on Tavener: The Veil of the Temple by John Tavener, The Temple Church Choir, Patricia Rozario, The Holst Singers, Brass Ensemble of the English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton Funeral Ikos on The John Tavener Collection by John Tavener, Temple Choir, The Holst Singers, Natalie Clein, English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton Panis angelicus, Op. 80 on Villette: Choral Music by Pierre Villette, The Holst Singers & Stephen Layton 6 Choral Folksongs, H. 136: I. I Sow'd the Seeds of Love on Holst: This Have I Done for My True Love & Other Partsongs by Gustav Holst, The Holst Singers & Stephen Layton God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) on The John Tavener Collection by John Tavener, Temple Choir, The Holst Singers, Natalie Clein, English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen Layton The Veil of the Temple, Cycle VIII: V. Knights Templar in the Temple Church on Tavener: The Veil of the Temple by John Tavener, The Temple Church Choir, Patricia Rozario, The Holst Singers, Brass Ensemble of the English Chamber Orchestra & Stephen LaytonTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikon II | The Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | 2010 | Album |
| Tormis (Choral Music) | The Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | 2008 | Album |
| This Have I Done For My True Love - Partsongs By Gustav Holst | Gustav Holst - The Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | 2004 | Album |
| Mass In G Minor / Festival Te Deum | Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Holst Singers, Hilary Davan Wetton | 2003 | Album |
| Vespers | Alexander Gretchaninov - The Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | 1999 | Album |
| The Song Of Moses • Let God Arise | Thomas Linley - The Holst Singers • The Parley Of Instruments / Peter Holman | 1998 | Album |
| Ikon | James Bowman, The Holst Singers, Stephen Layton | 1997 | Album |
| The Evening Watch And Other Choral Music | Gustav Holst, The Holst Singers, The Holst Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton | 1989 | Album |
| Choral Dances From 'Gloriana' / Pastoral 'Lie Strewn The White Flocks' / Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda | Benjamin Britten / Arthur Bliss / Gustav Holst - The Holst Singers, The Holst Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton | 1985 | Album |
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