David Hurley (singer)

David Hurley
David Hurley in 2019
BornAugust 1962
England
Occupation(s)Countertenor, Music teacher[1]
OrganizationThe King's Singers (1990-2016)

David Hurley (born August 1962)[2] is a British countertenor who sang with The King's Singers[3] from 1990 to 2016.

Hurley was a chorister at Winchester Cathedral, and a choral scholar at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[4] He became a mainstay in the British countertenor scene shortly after becoming a King's Singer.[citation needed]

Hurley recorded, along with Tyson, Phoenix, Lawson, Gabbitas and Connolly, the 40-part piece Spem in Alium by Thomas Tallis (2006), as well as the Grammy Award winning album "Simple Gifts" (2008).[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "David Hurley (Koorschool Delft)". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ^ "David Hurley, countertenor". 23 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "David Hurley (Counter-tenor) - Short Biography". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The King's Singers' David Hurley: Final Performance with the Choir". www.thetabernaclechoir.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Spem in Alium". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Simple Gifts". Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ^ "The King's Singers". Retrieved 30 January 2019.