{"title":"Hilary Davan Wetton | conductor","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilary Davan Wetton has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a conductor of both choral and orchestral ensembles. Principal Conductor of City of London Choir since 1989 and Artistic Director of the Military Wives Choirs since 2019, he was also conductor of Guildford Choral Society 1968–2008, Artistic Director of the Leicester Philharmonic Choir from 2009–2018, and Founder\/Conductor of the Holst Singers 1979–1993. Currently Associate Conductor of the London Mozart Players, he was Principal Conductor of the Wren Orchestra of London for ten years, and Artistic Director of Milton Keynes Orchestra 1975–2008. He has worked with most of the major London orchestras as well as orchestras in Europe, Australia and the USA, and has an extensive and highly acclaimed discography. He has been awarded honorary degrees by the Open University and De Monfort University, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vaughan-williams-fantasia-on-the-old-104th-psalm-tune-piano-quintet-the-lark-ascending-romance-for-viola-and-piano","title":"Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on the Old 104th Psalm Tune; Piano Quintet; The Lark Ascending; Romance for Viola and Piano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Bebbington (piano)\u003cbr\u003eDuncan Riddell (violin)\u003cbr\u003eAbigail Fenna (viola)\u003cbr\u003eCity of London Choir\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eHilary Davan Wetton (conductor)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, pianist Mark Bebbington, members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Hilary Davan Wetton, present a recording of the composer’s almost totally neglected orchestral work, Fantasia on the ‘Old 104th’ Psalm Tune, for solo piano, choir and orchestra premiered at the Three Choirs Festival in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album also features the Romance for viola and piano; the ever popular The Lark Ascending in the original 1914 version for solo violin and piano; and the early but ambitious Piano Quintet of 1903, which was embargoed until as late as the 1990s and scored for the same combination of instruments as Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10311_booklet.pdf?v=1666887193\" title=\"Album Booklet - Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on the Old 104th Psalm Tune\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlbum Booklet (PDF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Artists: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/mark-bebbington-piano?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Mark+Bebbington\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Mark Bebbington - piano - Resonus Classics\"\u003eMark Bebbington;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/city-of-london-choir?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=City+of+London+Choir\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"City of London Choir - Resonus Classics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCity of London Choir;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/royal-philharmonic-orchestra?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=Royal+Philharmonic+Orchestra\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Resonus Classics\"\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/hilary-davan-wetton-conductor\" title=\"Hilary Davan Wetton - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eHilary Davan Wetton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43560500297958,"sku":"RES10311","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/products\/RES10311_Vaughan_Williams_Fantasia_on_the_Old_104th.jpg?v=1669839214"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Hilary_Davan_Wetton.jpg?v=1794472593","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/hilary-davan-wetton-conductor.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}