David Hurley
David Hurley in 2019
BornAugust 1962
England
Occupation(s)Countertenor, Music teacher[1]
OrganizationThe King's Singers (1990-2016)

David Hurley (born August 1962)[2] is a British countertenor who sang with The King's Singers[3] from 1990 to 2016.

Hurley was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral, and a choral scholar at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[4] He became a mainstay in the British countertenor scene shortly after becoming a King's Singer.

Hurley recorded, along with Tyson, Phoenix, Lawson, Gabbitas and Connolly, the 40-part piece Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis (2006), as well as the Grammy Award winning album "Simple Gifts" (2008).[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "David Hurley (Koorschool Delft)". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "David Hurley, countertenor". 23 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Hurley (Counter-tenor) - Short Biography". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "The King's Singers' David Hurley: Final Performance with the Choir". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Spem in Alium". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Simple Gifts". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "The King's Singers". Retrieved 30 January 2019.


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