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David Clegg (Counter-tenor)

Born: England

The English counter-tenor, David Clegg, was choral scholar at New College, Oxford reading music, followed by the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Eamonn Dougan stalked him at both establishments.

Since leaving Oxford David Clegg has sung with many of England's most celebrated early music ensembles, and also done several operas over the years, both here in the UK and further afield. He teaches individual singing lessons at Winchester and Westminster, which keeps him usy during term times. On top of this he is involved in fixing an increasing amount of musicians for various ensembles, such as the Gabrieli Consort, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Le Concert d'Astrée, Early Opera Company and many one off projects including some pop sessions with bands such as Goldfrapp and Portishead. Conductors who he has provided musicians for include the late Sir Charles Mackerras, Sir Mark Elder, Gustav Leonhardt and Trevor Pinnock.

David Clegg made his debut with The Sixteen in a two-concert trip to Derry in 1999, notable for a lock-in in a bar with a sing-song around the piano in the wee small hours led by Libby Crabtree. He has sung with The Sixteen in many memorable gigs over the years. The Proms always stand out - doing Tallis' "Spem in Alium" to a packed late night audience a few years ago was very special. The first concert they did in Mexico, slightly breathless at altitude, sticks in his mind, as do some of the Choral Pilgrimage dates over the years. Coming from Hampshire, the WInchester concert each year is always memorable - during a bar of rest its nice to look up and spot many friends and family in the audience.

Sources:
The Sixteen Website
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (July 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Jonathan Cohen

Alto

Member of Arcangelo:
[V-1] (2013): BWV 232
[V-2] (2015): BWV 243

Steven Devine

Alto

Member of Choir of the Age of Enlightenment:
[CV-1] (2021, Video): BWV 192

John Eliot Gardiner

Alto

Member of Monteverdi Choir:
C-10 (1998);
BWV 63, BWV 64, BWV 121
BCP Vol. 1: CD-1:
BWV 167, BWV 7, BWV 30
BCP Vol. 5: CD-1:
BWV 178, BWV 136, BWV 45; CD-2: BWV 46, BWV 101, BWV 102
BCP Vol. 8: CD-1:
BWV 138, BWV 99, BWV 100
BCP Vol. 9: CD-1:
BWV 148, BWV 114, BWV 47, BWV 226; CD-2: BWV 96, BWV 169, BWV 116
BCP Vol. 18: CD-1:
BWV 63, BWV 191
BCP Vol. 20: CD-2:
BWV 18, BWV 181, BWV 126
BCP Vol. 21: CD-1:
BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159
BCP Vol. 22: CD-1:
BWV 4 [2nd], BWV 31, BWV 66 [2nd]; CD-2: BWV 6 [2nd], BWV 134, BWV 145
BCP Vol. 23: CD-1:
BWV 150, BWV 67, BWV 42, BWV 158; CD-2: BWV 104, BWV 85, BWV 112
BCP Vol. 24: CD-1:
BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146; CD-2: BWV 166, BWV 108, BWV 117
BCP Vol. 25: CD-1:
BWV 86, BWV 87, BWV 97
BCP Trinity I:
BWV 94, BWV 105, BWV 168
BCP Trinity II:
BWV 113, BWV 179

Links to other Sites

The Sixteen: Meet the Singers: David Clegg, countertnor

 


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