{"title":"Mark Duley | conductor","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Duley is one of Ireland’s most well-known choral specialists and has led workshops and masterclasses for choirs and conductors in Ireland, the UK, and continental Europe. He founded Resurgam in 2003, with the aim of establishing it as Ireland’s premier project-based professional choir. He has directed the choir in numerous concerts and tours and over a wide range of repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark was born and raised in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and came to Ireland in 1992. He has held several major posts in the country, including organist and director of music at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, chorusmaster to the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, artistic director of the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and artistic director of Pipeworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs conductor or organist, he has appeared with most of the major Irish ensembles, including RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Opera Theatre Company, and the Orchestra of St Cecilia. He has performed at many of Ireland’s premier festivals, including the Wexford Opera Festival, the Cork International Choral Festival, the Kilkenny Arts Festival, the East Cork Early Music Festival and the Killaloe Chamber Music Festival. He has given organ recitals in all the major Irish venues as well as in the UK and his native New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark lives in County Galway, and aside from a busy freelance career, currently holds the post of organist at the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Galway. He is founder-director of St Nicholas Schola Cantorum, directing the five choral ensembles of which it is comprised.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"weelkes-gentleman-extraordinary","title":"Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResurgam\u003cbr\u003eThe English Cornett \u0026amp; Sackbut Ensemble\u003cbr\u003eSilas Wollston (organ)\u003cbr\u003eMark Duley (conductor)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated as one of the finest Tudor composers, Thomas Weelkes served as organist and choirmaster at Winchester College and Chichester Cathedral and although famed for his madrigals, wrote more Anglican services than any other major composer of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerformed by the professional Irish vocal ensemble Resurgam with The English Cornett \u0026amp; Sackbut Ensemble, this album celebrates the sacred music from this prolific composer in Weelkes’ 400th anniversary year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Album Booklet - Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10325_booklet.pdf?v=1697179865\" 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\/resurgam\" title=\"Resurgam - Resonus Classics\"\u003eResurgam;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/the-english-cornett-sackbut-ensemble\" title=\"The English Cornett \u0026amp; Sackbut Ensemble - Resonus Classics\"\u003eThe English Cornett \u0026amp; Sackbut Ensemble;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/silas-wollston-organ-harpsichord\" title=\"Silas Wollston - organ - Resonus Classics\"\u003eSilas Wollston;\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/mark-duley-conductor\" title=\"Mark Duley - conductor - Resonus Classics\"\u003eMark Duley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"resonusclassics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43948811026662,"sku":"RES10325","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/files\/RES10325_Weelkes_Gentleman_Extraordinary_Resurgam.jpg?v=1697180170"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7977\/8534\/collections\/Mark-Duley.jpg?v=1794387139","url":"https:\/\/www.resonusclassics.com\/collections\/mark-duley-conductor.oembed","provider":"Resonus Classics \u0026 Inventa Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}