Browse: Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir (choir)

Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Another fine disc from Somm and Paul Spicer with his student choir from Birmingham. — Music Week, October 2016 More…

Expertly performed by Spicer’s 24 hand-picked singers: their musicianship, excellent intonation, balance and fresh tone are a constant pleasure in this delightful disc. — Choir & Organ More…

[the choir] perform them with admirable tuning and ensemble...There is equally admirable direction by Spicer, too, who applies the minutiae of his choral dexterity to a responsive and surprisingly... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2013 More…

The experienced choral director Paul Spicer is an ideal advocate of this varied repertoire, in both his interpretations and his booklet notes. The glory of his Birmingham student choir is its... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Their qualities are strikingly consistent, characteristically tonal and lyrical, deeply felt, but with a deceptive lightness of texture that underplays the deftness of the part-writing. Altogether... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/3 out of 5 stars More…

The energy and abandon [Spicer] gets from his young singers is impressive, stretching the emotional canvas of these miniatures with an unexpectedly mature sound. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…