James Davis, the soloist on this record, is thirteen. He has been a chorister in Worcester Cathedral Choir for four years, having previously been a member of the Cathedral Voluntary Choir. A Worcester boy, James attends the King's School, where the choristers are educated. He plays the piano, organ and oboe, and has begun to compose and arrange, mostly in a "popular" style. He recently became the first Elgar Scholar in the Cathedral Choir, an award made by the Elgar Foundation for "outstanding musical contribution to the life of the cathedral" in which the composer spent many happy hours.
James has been the principal treble soloist in the choir for some time, singing at recitals at home and on the continent, at broadcasts and on television, including a performance of Mendelssohn's "Hear my prayer"; he was also a soloist at the 1984 Three Choirs Festival in Worcester. He appears as soloist on other Cathedral Choir records
James Davis also has one track on the CD 'Once were Angels' ; Agnus Dei (Mozart)
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Discography
James Davis (1984)
Alpha XPS 104, 12in 45rpm
With James Davis and the Worcester Cathedral Choir directed by Donald Hunt
1. Hear Ye Isreal [Elijah] (Mendelssohn)
2. Agnus Dei [Coronation Mass] (Mozart)
3. Lift thine eyes [Elijah] (Mendelssohn) with Christopher Wright, treble
4. Pie Jesu [Requiem] (Faure)
5. Hear My Prayer (Mendelssohn)
Christmas at Worcester Cathedral (1983)
Alpha ACA 511 Double LP set
With the Worcester Cathedral Choir and treble soloists James Davis and Julian Smith
Directed by Donald Hunt
1. Bells
2. Ding, dong, merrily on high
3. Reading
4. The truth from above
5. People, look East
6. Reading
7. The blessed Son of God (Vaughan Williams)
8. Reading
9. Away in a manger Treble: Julian Smith
10. I saw three ships Soloists: James Davis, Treble; Roger Hemingway, Tenor.
11. Reading
12. O little town of Bethlehem James Davis, Treble; Trevor Owen, Tenor.
13. God rest you merry gentlemen
14. Organ:Chorale Prelude on "In dulci jubilo" (J.S.Bach)
15. In the bleak mid-winter(Holst) Disc 2
16. Reading
17. Quelle est cette odeur agreable Soloist: Timothy Jones, Bass
18. Noel nouvelet
19. Reading
20. Unto us is born a Son
21. Reading
22. The Three Kings (Cornelius) Soloist: Timothy Jones, Bass
23. I wonder as wander Soloists: James Davis, Treble; Anthony Johnson, Tenor.
24. Sing aloud on this day
25. Reading
26. Hark, the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn)
27. Bells
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