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Simon Halsey
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Simon Halsey

Born 8 Mar 1958United Kingdom12 albums

British conductor

Biography

Simon Halsey, CBE (born 8 March 1958) is an English choral conductor. He is artistic advisor and choral director of the Oslo Philharmonic, principal guest conductor and choral ambassador of the Orfeó Català, principal guest conductor of the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, and the chorus director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (CBSO Chorus), a position he has held since 1983. He is also conductor laureate of the Berlin Radio Choir and choral director emeritus of the London Symphony Chorus. In 2025, he was made emeritus professor of music at the University of Birmingham.

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People

Teachers

Julian Smith

Students

Mariana Rosaschoral conducting

Songs recorded

  1. Hear my prayer, O Lord2 versions
  2. I Was Glad2 versions
  3. 4 American Choruses: No. 1. I'm a Pilgrim
  4. 4 American Choruses: No. 2. Beautiful Valley of Eden
  5. 4 American Choruses: No. 3. Bright Morning Star!
  6. 4 American Choruses: No. 4. At the Fountain
  7. A Child of Our Time: A star rises in mid-winter
  8. A Child of Our Time: Away with them!
  9. A Child of Our Time: Burn down their houses!
  10. A Child of Our Time: Deep River
  11. A Child of Our Time: Go down, Moses
  12. A Child of Our Time: I would know my shadow and my light
  13. A Child of Our Time: Is evil then good?
  14. A Child of Our Time: Nobody knows...
  15. A Child of Our Time: O, by an by
  16. A Child of Our Time: Steal Away
  17. A Child of Our Time: The cold deepens
  18. A Child of Our Time: The words of wisdom...
  19. A Child of Our Time: The world turns on it's dark side
  20. A Child of Our Time: We cannot have them in our Empire
  21. A Child of Our Time: When shall the usurer's city ease
  22. Abide With Me
  23. All My Hope on God Is Founded
  24. All-Night Vigil - Bless the Lord, O my soul
  25. All-Night Vigil - Blessed art Thou, O Lord
  26. All-Night Vigil - Blessed is the man
  27. All-Night Vigil - Come, let us worship
  28. All-Night Vigil - Gladsome Light
  29. All-Night Vigil - Glory be to God on high
  30. All-Night Vigil - Having beheld the resurrection of Christ
  31. All-Night Vigil - Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant
  32. All-Night Vigil - My soul doth magnify the Lord
  33. All-Night Vigil - Praise the Name of the Lord
  34. All-Night Vigil - Rejoice, O Virgin
  35. All-Night Vigil - The Six Psalms - Glory be to God
  36. All-Night Vigil - To Thee, the victorious leader
  37. All-Night Vigil - Troparion. Thou didst rise from the tomb
  38. All-Night Vigil - Troparion. Today hath salvation come
  39. Aus meines Herzens Grunde - EG 443
  40. Benedictus From “The Armed Man”
  41. Bewahre uns Gott - EG 171
  42. Biafra
  43. Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11
  44. Come, Holy Ghost
  45. Contrapunctus I
  46. Credo
  47. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
  48. Der Mond ist aufgegangen - EG 482
  49. Des Sommers Wilde Jagd: Seht die Sonne (Chor)
  50. Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
  51. Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “Cupid only throws the dart” (Chorus)
  52. Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
  53. Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “To the hills and the vales” (Chorus)
  54. Dido and Aeneas: Act the First, Scene: The Palace. “When monarchs unite, how happy their state” (Chorus)
  55. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus in the Manner of an Echo)
  56. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “Ruined ere the set of sun?” (Sorceress, Two Witches) / “Ho Ho Ho!” (Chorus)
  57. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress) / “Ho Ho Ho!” (Chorus)
  58. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 1: The Cave. “Wayward sisters, you that fright” (Sorceress, First Witch) / “Harm’s our delight” (Chorus)
  59. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 2: The Grove. “Haste, haste to town” (Belinda, Chorus)
  60. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Second, Scene 2: The Grove. “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)
  61. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Third, Scene 1: The Ships. “Come away, fellow sailors” (A Sailor, Chorus)
  62. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Third, Scene 1: The Ships. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)
  63. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Third, Scene 2. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)
  64. Dido and Aeneas: Act the Third, Scene 2. “With drooping wings” (Chorus)
  65. Die Jakobsleiter : Die Seele-Gabriel "Nahst du wieder dem Licht?"
  66. Dirge and Hymeneal, H124
  67. Echorus
  68. Ein deutsches Requiem: Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras
  69. Ein deutsches Requiem: Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
  70. Ein deutsches Requiem: Herr, lehre doch mich
  71. Ein deutsches Requiem: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
  72. Ein deutsches Requiem: Selig sind die Toten
  73. Ein deutsches Requiem: Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
  74. Ein deutsches Requiem: Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen
  75. Faust / Episode 2 - Nachspiel
  76. Five Partsongs, op. 12: I. Dream Tryst
  77. Five Partsongs, op. 12: II. Ye Little Birds
  78. Five Partsongs, op. 12: III. Her Eyes the Glow‐worm Lend Thee
  79. Five Partsongs, op. 12: IV. Now Is the Month of Maying
  80. Five Partsongs, op. 12: V. Come to Me
  81. Five Partsongs: Come to Me
  82. For All the Saints Who From Their Labours Rest "Sine nomine"
  83. Four American Choruses: Beautiful Valley of Eden
  84. Fratres
  85. Geh aus mein Herz, und suche Freud - EG 503
  86. German Psalter: The Duteous Day Now Closes
  87. God Be in My Head
  88. Großer Gott, wir loben dich - EG 331
  89. Gurrelieder: Dritter Teil. Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht (Waldermars Mannen)
  90. Gurrelieder: Dritter Teil. Gegrüßt, o König (Waldermars Mannen)
  91. Herzliebster Jesu "Ah, Holy Jesu, How Thou Has Offended" (arr. J.S. Bach)
  92. I giorni
  93. I giorni (radio edit)
  94. Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen - EKG 272
  95. Imitazione delle campane
  96. Immortal Bach
  97. Jerusalem
  98. Jerusalem "And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time"
  99. Jesu, meine Freude - EKG 196
  100. Laudate, omnes gentes (Lobsingt ihr Völker alle) - EG 181.6
  101. Laudes Organi
  102. Lento
  103. Litany to the Virgin Mary, op. 59: I. Dwunastodzwieczna cytaro
  104. Litany to the Virgin Mary, op. 59: II. Jak krzak skarlaly
  105. Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren - EG 317
  106. Lord of the Dance
  107. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
  108. Morgenlicht leuchtet (Morning Has Broken) - EKG 455
  109. Musica universalis
  110. My Song Is Love Unknown
  111. Mörike-Lieder: Der Feuerreiter
  112. New English Hymnal No. 297: Lord Jesus Christ
  113. Nun danket alle Gott - EG 321
  114. Nun ruhen alle Wälder - EKG 477
  115. O Praise Ye the Lord "Laudate Dominum"
  116. O Thou Who Camest From Above
  117. Onward Christian Soldiers
  118. Pange lingua
  119. Pelléas et Mélisande: Acte 1, Scène 3. "Hoé! hisse hoé! Hoé!" (Pelléas, Geneviève, Mélisande, sailors)
  120. Petite Messe solennelle: I. Kyrie

Albums

Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands / Holst: Dirge and Hymeneal (world premiere recording) / The Evening Watch / Sing Me the Men / Five Partsongs, op. 12 (first complete recording)
Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands / Holst: Dirge and Hymeneal (world premiere recording) / The Evening Watch / Sing Me the Men / Five Partsongs, op. 12 (first complete recording)Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst; CBSO Chorus, Simon Halsey, Richard Markham · 1987
Classic Hymns
Classic HymnsCBSO Chorus, CBSO Brass, Simon Halsey · 1989
XL: Choral Works for 40 Voices
XL: Choral Works for 40 VoicesRundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey · 2005
Book of Hours
Book of HoursJulian Anderson; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Sakari Oramo, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey · 2006
Ein deutsches Requiem: version for piano, four hands
Ein deutsches Requiem: version for piano, four handsJohannes Brahms; Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey · 2010
Mass no. 2 in E minor / Motets
Mass no. 2 in E minor / MotetsAnton Bruckner; Simon Halsey & Anne‐Marie Owens · 2012
There Was A Child
There Was A ChildJonathan Dove; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Joan Rodgers, Toby Spence, Simon Halsey · 2012
Morgenlicht - Kirchenlieder & Choräle
Morgenlicht - Kirchenlieder & ChoräleRundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey · 2013
German Requiem
German RequiemBrahms; Sally Matthews, Christopher Maltman, London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev · 2014
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers)
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers)Rachmaninov; London Symphony Chorus & Simon Halsey · 2016
Symphony no. 1
Symphony no. 1Scriabin; London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Ekaterina Sergeeva, Alexander Timchenko, London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey · 2016
Requiem
RequiemVerdi; Erika Grimaldi, Daniela Barcellona, Francesco Meli, Michele Pertusi, London Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda · 2017

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