The Carice Singers & George Parris
Biographie The Carice Singers & George Parris
The Carice Singers
are an ensemble comprised of some of the UK’s finest young professional singers, noted for their “freshness of tone” and “careful musicality” (Gramophone). Named after the daughter of Sir Edward Elgar, the choir aims to bring an imaginative approach to choral music of the Romantic period and beyond, frequently drawing upon the latest academic research to produce original and insightful programmes. Launched in 2011 with an inaugural recital of Elgar’s choral works in the Cotswolds, the choir maintains a tradition of performing in rural areas, as well as making appearances at more familiar venues. Among The Carice Singers’ ongoing projects is a mini-series of CD recordings for Naxos featuring choral music by lesser-known British composers, including Peter Warlock, EJ Moeran, and Sir Arnold Bax.
Past projects have included concerts in Chipping Campden, Burford and Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds, a recital of Elgar's part-songs at the Elgar Birthplace Museum, and an evensong at Westminster Abbey. The choir recently ventured overseas on their first international tour to Ireland.
George Parris
is a singer, conductor, and student of early-twentieth-century Anglo-Irish music. His commitment to this repertoire has been recognised by, among others, the Peter Warlock Society, the John Ireland Charitable Trust, and the Elgar Society, who awarded him with a Certificate of Merit in 2011. In the same year, he founded The Carice Singers, and has since directed the choir in a number of concerts and recordings, many of which have received excellent reviews. He has recently completed a Master’s degree at the University of Oxford, in which he focussed on the ‘Irish’ music of Sir Arnold Bax.
