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The Ambrosian Singers

The Ambrosian Singers has been played on NTS shows including Third Circle, with Jerusalem first played on 12 November 2018.

The Ambrosian Singers are one of the best-known London choral groups, particularly appreciated for its great variety of recorded repertory.

They were founded after World War II in England. One of their co-founders was Denis Stevens (1922-2004), a British musicologist and viola player who joined the BBC Music Department in 1949 and developed programs of Renaissance and early Baroque music. The other was John McCarthy (1919-2009), a professional tenor soloist.

They organized and created the Ambrosian Singers as a small professional chorus in 1951. Ambrosian Singers has…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Jerusalem
Vangelis, Ambrosian Singers
Warner Home Video, Universal Music Special Markets2012
Jerusalem
Vangelis, Ambrosian SingersWarner Home Video, Universal Music Special Markets2012
Discogs
Peer Gynt
Sir John Barbirolli, Grieg, The Hallé Orchestra, Sheila Armstrong, The Ambrosian Singers
Columbia1969
Peer Gynt
Sir John Barbirolli, Grieg, The Hallé Orchestra, Sheila Armstrong, The Ambrosian SingersColumbia1969
Discogs