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The Glasgow Orpheus Choir

1906-1952 GB, Glasgow
Composer of Classical and World

Sir Hugh S. Roberton (23 February 1874 – 7 October 1952) was a Scottish composer and Britain's leading choral-master.Roberton was born in Glasgow, where, in 1906, he founded the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. For five years before that it was the Toynbee Musical Association. A perfectionist, he expected the highest standards of performance from its members. Its voice was a choir voice, its individual voices not tolerated. He set new standards in choral technique and interpretation. For almost fifty years until it disbanded in 1951, on the retirement of its founder, the Glasgow Orpheus Choir had no equal in Britain and toured widely enjoying world acclaim. Their repertoire included many Scottish folk songs arranged for choral performance, and Paraphrases, as well as Italian madrigals, English motet

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • World
  • Folk
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Very Best Ot Glasgow Orpheus ChoirThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh Roberton2017Album
The Isle Of MullThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir Conductor: Sir Hugh Roberton1974Compil.
Favourite SongsThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1972Compil.
Orlington / An Eriskay Love LiltThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1953Album
To Take The Air A Bonny Lass Was Walking / Come Kindly Death (Come Sweet Repose)The Glasgow Orpheus Choir1950Album
Old 124th Psalm / StracathroThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1949Album
Ellan Vannin (Dear Isle Of Man) / The Dashing White SergeantThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1948Album
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring / Haste Thee NymphThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1948Album
Crimond / Sea SorrowThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir Conducted By Sir Hugh Roberton1947Album
The Turtle DoveThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir Conducted By Sir Hugh Roberton1946Album
The Blue BirdThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1933Album
Summer Is Gone / CargoesThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1924Album
An Eriskay Love Lilt / Scots Wha' HaeThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir1924Album
The Glasgow Orpheus ChoirThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirCompil.
Crimond / Sea Sorrow (An Bron Mara)The Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
Go, Lovely Rose / Iona Boat SongThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirAlbum
Stracathra / O Come, All Ye FaithfulThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirAlbum
Glasgow Orpheus ChoirThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir Conducted By Sir Hugh RobertonSingle
The Glasgow Orpheus Choir - Vol. OneThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh RobertonAlbum
Jesu Joy Of Man's DesiringThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
The Glasgow Orpheus Choir - Vol. TwoThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh RobertonAlbum
The Celebrated Glasgow Orpheus ChoirThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir - Sir Hugh RobertonAlbum
Old FavouritesThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
An Eriskay Love LiltThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh RobertonSingle
Volume TwoThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirAlbum
The Dashing White SargeantThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
Belmont / All In The April EveningThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
Old Favourites No.2The Glasgow Orpheus ChoirSingle
The Glasgow Orpheus Choir - Vol. ThreeThe Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh RobertonAlbum
StracathroThe Glasgow Orpheus ChoirAlbum
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