Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams
Nationality: English
Born: 1872-1958
Education/Training:
Trinity College, Cambridge; student of British composers Stanford and Parry at the Royal College of Music; studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris

Best Known For:
one of the first composers to travel to the British countryside to collect and notate folk songs and carols from regional singers; maintained a lifelong friendship with Gustav Holst, another composer influenced by folk music

Notable Compositions:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis and The Lark Ascending; ballet  Job: A Masque for Dancing; set more than 80 poems for voice, including The Vagabond

Assignments:
professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in London; conducted and led the Leith Hill Music Festival

Curious Facts:
musical editor of The English Hymnal and The Oxford Book of Carols; served in the Field Ambulance Service in Flanders during World War I

REPERTOIRE: The Turtle Dove

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A Choral Passport Feb 9, 1997

REPERTOIRE: See the Chariot at Hand

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From Chant to Broadway Aug 5, 1995
Sound of the Ages Mar 27, 1994

REPERTOIRE: Benedicite

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From Across the Pond May 2, 1993
Treasures of the Masters Feb 9, 1980

REPERTOIRE: Toward the Unknown Region

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Opening Colours Oct 13, 1991

REPERTOIRE: A Sea Symphony

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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony Feb 27, 1983

REPERTOIRE: Hodie (This Day)

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An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980
An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980
An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980
An English Christmas Dec 14, 1980

REPERTOIRE: Serenade to Music

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Christmas Festival Dec 15, 1985

REPERTOIRE: Flos Campi

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Christmas Festival Dec 15, 1985

REPERTOIRE: The Old Hundredth Pslam June

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1st Annual High School Choir Festival Apr 3, 1990

REPERTOIRE: Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7)

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LA Phil: Vaughan Williams and Beethoven Sep 7, 1976

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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English Cathedral Christmas Dec 2, 2018
English Cathedral Christmas Dec 2, 2018

REPERTOIRE: The First Nowell

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English Cathedral Christmas Dec 2, 2018
English Cathedral Christmas Dec 2, 2018

REPERTOIRE: Mass in G minor

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Wade in the Water Apr 30, 2017
Wade in the Water Apr 30, 2017

REPERTOIRE: Epitaph on John Jaybird of Diss

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HSCF: Chamber Singers May 2, 2014

REPERTOIRE: From Nine Carols for Male Voice

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Rejoice! A Ceremony of Carols Dec 8, 2013

REPERTOIRE: 1. God rest you merry

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Rejoice! A Ceremony of Carols Dec 8, 2013

REPERTOIRE: 2. As Joseph was a-walking (Cherry Tree Carol)

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Rejoice! A Ceremony of Carols Dec 8, 2013

REPERTOIRE: 3. Mummers' Carol

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Rejoice! A Ceremony of Carols Dec 8, 2013

REPERTOIRE: 4. The First Nowell

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Rejoice! A Ceremony of Carols Dec 8, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

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Rejoice! Dec 13, 2009

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003

REPERTOIRE: The First Noel

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Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003
Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003

REPERTOIRE: The First Noel

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Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003
Holiday Wonders Dec 6, 2003

REPERTOIRE: The First Nowell

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A Holiday to Treasure Dec 16, 2001

REPERTOIRE: Mummers' Carol

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A Holiday to Treasure Dec 16, 2001

REPERTOIRE: I Saw Three Ships

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A Holiday to Treasure Dec 16, 2001

REPERTOIRE: Mass in G minor

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Five Mystical Songs

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Mass in G minor

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For Voices Only Mar 7, 1993

REPERTOIRE: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

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Christmas with John Currie Dec 12, 1987

REPERTOIRE: Fantasia on Christmas Carols

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Christmas with John Currie Dec 13, 1987

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Festival Dec 13, 1985

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Festival Dec 14, 1985

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Festival Dec 15, 1985

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Dec 16, 1984

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Dec 15, 1984
Christmas Dec 15, 1984

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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Christmas Dec 15, 1984

REPERTOIRE: Mass in G minor

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Roger Wagner at 70 Jan 21, 1984

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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A Carolful Christmas Dec 19, 1982

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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A Carolful Christmas Dec 18, 1982

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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A Carolful Christmas Dec 17, 1982

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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An English Christmas Dec 14, 1980

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980
An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980

REPERTOIRE: Wassail Song

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An English Christmas Dec 13, 1980

REPERTOIRE: Kyrie

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Gloria

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Credo

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Sanctus - Osanna I - Benedictus - Osanna II

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Agnus Dei

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Easter

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: I got me flowers

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Love bade me welcome

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: The Call

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013

REPERTOIRE: Antiphon

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Poulenc & Vaughan Williams Apr 14, 2013
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