About
The Cambridge Singers is an English mixed voice chamber choir formed in 1981 by their director John Rutter with the primary purpose of making recordings under their own label Collegium Records.
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The group initially comprised former singers from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, where Rutter had previously been the music director.
They have been involved in the last four Fresh Aire albums (about "mankind's curiosities") of the Mannheim Steamroller band, by composer Chip Davis, but they are primarily a classical choral group.
They have recorded several highly acclaimed Christmas albums, including Christmas Day in the Morning, Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity, Christmas Star, Christmas with the Cambridge Singers, and The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album.
Members
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Benjamin Alden choir vocals
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Helen Ashby soprano vocals
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Kate Ashby soprano vocals
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Grace Davidson choir vocals
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Louise Kateck soprano vocals
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Alison Ponsford‐Hill choir vocals
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Mary Seers soprano vocals
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Simon Wall choir vocals
Discography
Albums
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Requiem & Cantique de Jean Racine - Cambridge Singers City of London Sinfonia John Rutter
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Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter
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There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890-1950
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Gloria and Other Choral Music
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Requiem (1893 version) And Other Sacred Music
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Ave Verum Corpus: Motets and Anthems
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Magnificat / The Falcon / Two Festival Anthems
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Hail, Gladdening Light
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Fancies
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Ave Gracia Plena: Music in Honor of the Virgin Mary
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I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
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Christmas Day in the Morning
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A Cappella
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The Lark in the Clear Air
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Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity
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The Song Of Songs: Motecta ex Cantico Canticorum
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A Banquet of Voices
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Christmas With the Cambridge Singers
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Images of Christ
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Christmas Star
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Rutter: Feel the Spirit / Birthday Madrigals / Shearing: Songs and Sonnets
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A Collegium Choral Tapestry
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Sea Change: The Choral Music of Richard Rodney Bennett
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The Sprig of Thyme
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Lighten our Darkness
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Messiah: The Complete Work
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A Christmas Festival
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The Sacred Flame
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A Song in Season
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This Is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions
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Stanford and Howells Remembered
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Faire Is the Heaven
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
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Poulenc Choral Music
Singles
Compilations
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A Double Celebration
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Candlelight: Seasonal Reflections & Celebrations
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Christmas Album
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The John Rutter Christmas Album
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The John Rutter Collection
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Sing, Ye Heavens: Hymns for All Time
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Requiem & Magnificat
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Stillness and Sweet Harmony
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Masters of English Church Music
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Treasures of English Church Music
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The Cambridge Singers Collection
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A Portrait of the Cambridge Singers
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Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers
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Olde English Madrigals and Folk Songs at Ely Cathedral
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Also known as
Cambridge Singers
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 45edf7fd-e95e-427e-9723-62c87cca5f9f
- ISNI
- 0000000106699017
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.