The British choir Laudibus some years ago issued a re-creation of the sound and repertory of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir on the Hyperion label, and listeners whose interest was piqued by that release can now try out the real thing. The Glasgow Orpheus Choir was founded in 1906, evolving out of an earlier group with the less mellifluous name of Toynbee House Musical Association; it lasted until 1951. A negative for this Regis release is that it includes no indication of where or when the recordings were made; it must have been ...
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The British choir Laudibus some years ago issued a re-creation of the sound and repertory of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir on the Hyperion label, and listeners whose interest was piqued by that release can now try out the real thing. The Glasgow Orpheus Choir was founded in 1906, evolving out of an earlier group with the less mellifluous name of Toynbee House Musical Association; it lasted until 1951. A negative for this Regis release is that it includes no indication of where or when the recordings were made; it must have been late in the choir's career, for the sound quality, surely due in part to the efforts of producer Tony Watts, is remarkably good. The Orpheus Choir was a community organization made up of nonprofessional singers; director Hugh Robertson conceived of the ensemble as a way of protecting Scotland's musical heritage. He arranged a good deal of its music himself, producing lush Victorian harmonizations of what he thought of as Scottish traditional songs, as well as psalms, familiar tunes...
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