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Stephen Layton
Stephen David Layton MBE is an English conductor. He was raised in Derby, where his father was a church organist. He was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral, and subsequently won scholarships to Eton College and then King's College, Cambridge as an organ scholar under Stephen Cleobury. While studying at Cambridge, Layton founded the mixed-voice choir Polyphony in 1986. He was appointed the musical director of the Holst Singers in 1993, replacing Hilary Davan Wetton, who had founded the group in 1978. Layton has been assistant organist at Southwark Cathedral, and musical director of Wokingham Choral Society. From 1997, he was organist and subsequently director of music at the Temple Church. From 1999 to 2004, he was chief conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Choir. From 2000 to 2012 he was chief guest conductor of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble. From 2006 to 2023, he was director of music at Trinity College, Cambridge. In November 2009, the City of London Sinfonia announced the appointment of Layton as its second artistic director, effective with the 2010–2011 season, with the title of principal conductor. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Jenkins: Exsultate, jubilate
Polyphony
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Antognini: Come to Me
Stephen Layton
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Ešenvalds: O salutaris hostia
Stephen Layton
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Antognini: Jubilate Deo
Stephen Layton
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Adiemus - Songs Of Sanctuary: Cantate Domino
Polyphony

Albums

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Duruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten Motets

2024
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Cecilia McDowall: Sacred Choral Music

2021
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Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

2018
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Briggs: Hail, gladdening Light & Other Works

2024
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Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Choral Music

2020
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Stanford: 3 Motets & Other Choral Music

2017
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Anthems, Vol. 1

2023
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Finzi: Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice & Other Choral Works

2019
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Ivo Antognini: Come to Me in the Silence of the Night - Choral Works

2023
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Owain Park: Choral Works

2018

Singles & EPs

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Charles Wood: Expectans expectavi

Single • 2025
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Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9: IV. Sanctus

Single • 2024
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Gardiner: Evening Hymn

Single • 2025
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Briggs: Hail, Gladdening Light

Single • 2024
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Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man

Single • 2025
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Briggs: God Be in My Head

Single • 2023
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Poulenc: 4 Motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97: No. 2, Vinea mea electa

Single • 2024

Videos

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Christmas Lullaby by John Rutter (solfa music sheet) + audio

ChoirScript Inc • 1.8K views
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O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen

SheetMusicVideo • 1.3M views
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Warlock - Bethlehem Down | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge • 53K views
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#16 Oh Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen King's College Cambridge 2009

spiritdei • 77K views
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Exsultate, jubilate. Karl Jenkins

Peter Randall • 252K views
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(성탄) 크리스마스의 자장가 Christmas Lullaby 혼성4부합창

폴님 • 12K views
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O salutaris Hostia - Ensemble Altera

Ensemble Altera • 161K views