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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | {{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | ||
| name | | name = Priory Records | ||
| founded | | founded = {{Start date and age|1980|df=yes}} | ||
| founder | | founder = {{ubl|Neil Collier|Paul Crichton}} | ||
| status | | status = Active | ||
| distributor = | | distributor = Self‑distributed | ||
| genre | | genre = Church and organ / Classical | ||
| country | | country = United Kingdom | ||
| location | | location = Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England | ||
| url | | url = {{URL|https://www.prioryrecords.co.uk/}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Priory Records''' is a [[record company]] in the UK founded in 1980, and devoted mostly to [[Anglican church music|church music]] and [[Organ (music)|organ]] music.<ref>[ | '''Priory Records''' is a [[record company]] in the UK founded in 1980, and devoted mostly to [[Anglican church music|church music]] and [[Organ (music)|organ]] music.<ref name="bbc">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/cdreview/pip/hdaex/ BBC Radio: An Interview with Neil Collier of Priory Records to mark the 25th Anniversary of the company]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us {{!}} Britain's Premier Church Music Label|url=https://www.prioryrecords.co.uk/about-us|access-date=2021-03-27|website=prioryrecords.co.uk}}</ref> | ||
Important projects have included the complete [[Psalms]] sung by cathedral choirs to Anglican chant, all of the [[Magnificat]] and [[Nunc dimittis]] settings by [[Herbert Howells]], the "British Church Composer Series", the "Choral and Music from English Cathedrals", the "Music for Evensong" and, more recently, all the hymns in the complete New [[English Hymnal]] Series. There are also three discs of the Communion Service settings of [[Charles Villiers Stanford|Stanford]] and four further discs featuring settings of the [[Te Deum]] and [[Psalm 100|Jubilate]] (by various composers).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/05/04/richard-lloyd-organist-master-choristers-director-three-choirs/] Richard Lloyd, organist, master of choristers and director of the Three Choirs Festival</ref> | Important projects have included the complete [[Psalms]] sung by cathedral choirs to Anglican chant, all of the [[Magnificat]] and [[Nunc dimittis]] settings by [[Herbert Howells]], the "British Church Composer Series", the "Choral and Music from English Cathedrals", the "Music for Evensong" and, more recently, all the hymns in the complete New [[English Hymnal]] Series. There are also three discs of the Communion Service settings of [[Charles Villiers Stanford|Stanford]] and four further discs featuring settings of the [[Te Deum]] and [[Psalm 100|Jubilate]] (by various composers).<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/05/04/richard-lloyd-organist-master-choristers-director-three-choirs/] Richard Lloyd, organist, master of choristers and director of the Three Choirs Festival</ref> | ||
The collection of CDs "Great European Organs" is dedicated to the discovery of European organs | ==Great European Organs== | ||
The collection of CDs "Great European Organs" is dedicated to the discovery of European organs, and covered hundreds of instruments across the continent.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| title = Session Report: Priory Records at Liverpool Cathedral | |||
| publisher = BBC Radio 3 | |||
| date = 24 July 2016 | |||
| access-date = 26 July 2025 | |||
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lf1sx | |||
}}</ref> Internationally recognised organists involved in the project include: [[Kevin Bowyer]], [[Daniel Roth (organist)|Daniel Roth]], [[Nicolas Kynaston]], [[Graham Barber (organist)|Graham Barber]], [[David Briggs (English musician)|David Briggs]], [[John Scott (organist)|John Scott]], [[Gerard Brooks]], [[Jane Watts]], [[Roger Sayer]], [[Colin Walsh (organist)|Colin Walsh]], [[Christopher Herrick]], [[Stephen Farr]], [[John Scott Whiteley]], [[Stephen Cleobury]], [[Stefan Engels]], [[Daniel Cook (musician)|Daniel Cook]], [[Marco Lo Muscio]], [[Sir Nicholas Jackson, 3rd Baronet|Nicholas Jackson]], [[Naji Hakim]], [[Dame Gillian Weir]], etc. | |||
==Other Series== | |||
Other Organ collections include: the complete works by [[Olivier Messiaen]] performed by [[Dame Gillian Weir]], "Great Australasian Organs", "Victorian Organ Sonatas", "Christmas Organ Music", "Organ Master Series", "Organ Concertos", "Concert Hall Series"; the "Complete Organ Works" by: [[Sigfrid Karg-Elert]], [[Herbert Sumsion]], [[Camille Saint-Saëns]], [[Eugène Gigout]], [[Hubert Parry]], [[Percy Whitlock]], [[Frank Bridge]], [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], [[Joseph Jongen]], [[Kenneth Leighton]], [[Henri Mulet]], [[William Mathias]], [[Samuel Sebastian Wesley]]. | Other Organ collections include: the complete works by [[Olivier Messiaen]] performed by [[Dame Gillian Weir]], "Great Australasian Organs", "Victorian Organ Sonatas", "Christmas Organ Music", "Organ Master Series", "Organ Concertos", "Concert Hall Series"; the "Complete Organ Works" by: [[Sigfrid Karg-Elert]], [[Herbert Sumsion]], [[Camille Saint-Saëns]], [[Eugène Gigout]], [[Hubert Parry]], [[Percy Whitlock]], [[Frank Bridge]], [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], [[Joseph Jongen]], [[Kenneth Leighton]], [[Henri Mulet]], [[William Mathias]], [[Samuel Sebastian Wesley]]. | ||
==Neil Collier== | |||
Neil Collier is the managing director of the company, and also | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Neil Collier | |||
| birth_name = Neil Vaughan Robert Collier | |||
| birth_date = April 1951 | |||
| nationality = British | |||
| occupation = Music producer; Recording engineer; Managing director | |||
| years_active = 1980–present | |||
| known_for = Co-founder and managing director of Priory Records | |||
| father = [[Derrick Collier]] | |||
| education = [[Berkhamsted School]] | |||
| honors = Honorary Member of the [[Royal School of Church Music]] (HonRSCM; awarded 2018) | |||
| birth_place = [[Watford]], Hertfordshire, England | |||
}} | |||
Neil Collier (born April 1951) is the managing director of Priory Records, and also serves as the label's primary producer and recording engineer. He grew up in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Berkhamsted School, where he was head chorister in the chapel choir.<ref name="bbc"/> | |||
In his twenties, Collier sang with The Corporation, a vocal group that performed regularly for BBC television, notably on the music series ''Beat That Drum'', a spinoff of ''[[Play Away]]''.<ref name="bbc"/> He met Paul Crichton in musical circles, and founded the company, with Crichton (a [[ITV Central|Central Television]] sound producer) initially in charge of recording and editing, and Collier in charge of Sales. Collier had been working in sales since leaving school, and from this point onwards, whilst visting customers, would also pop into record shops, to promote Priory releases. Over time, Collier learned production and editing skills, and around 1990, bought Crichton's share in the business.<ref name="bbc"/> | |||
In recognition of his contributions to church music and recorded sacred repertoire, he was made an honorary member of the Royal School of Church Music (HonRSCM) in 2018.<ref>[https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/21-september/gazette/personals/rscm-awards-ceremony] | |||
RSCM awards ceremony</ref> | RSCM awards ceremony</ref> | ||
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[[Category:British independent record labels]] | |||
[[Category:Christian record labels]] | |||
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Priory Records is a record company in the UK founded in 1980, and devoted mostly to church music and organ music.[1][2] Important projects have included the complete Psalms sung by cathedral choirs to Anglican chant, all of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis settings by Herbert Howells, the "British Church Composer Series", the "Choral and Music from English Cathedrals", the "Music for Evensong" and, more recently, all the hymns in the complete New English Hymnal Series. There are also three discs of the Communion Service settings of Stanford and four further discs featuring settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate (by various composers).[3]
Great European Organs
The collection of CDs "Great European Organs" is dedicated to the discovery of European organs, and covered hundreds of instruments across the continent.[4] Internationally recognised organists involved in the project include: Kevin Bowyer, Daniel Roth, Nicolas Kynaston, Graham Barber, David Briggs, John Scott, Gerard Brooks, Jane Watts, Roger Sayer, Colin Walsh, Christopher Herrick, Stephen Farr, John Scott Whiteley, Stephen Cleobury, Stefan Engels, Daniel Cook, Marco Lo Muscio, Nicholas Jackson, Naji Hakim, Dame Gillian Weir, etc.
Other Series
Other Organ collections include: the complete works by Olivier Messiaen performed by Dame Gillian Weir, "Great Australasian Organs", "Victorian Organ Sonatas", "Christmas Organ Music", "Organ Master Series", "Organ Concertos", "Concert Hall Series"; the "Complete Organ Works" by: Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Herbert Sumsion, Camille Saint-Saëns, Eugène Gigout, Hubert Parry, Percy Whitlock, Frank Bridge, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Joseph Jongen, Kenneth Leighton, Henri Mulet, William Mathias, Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
Neil Collier
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Neil Collier (born April 1951) is the managing director of Priory Records, and also serves as the label's primary producer and recording engineer. He grew up in Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, and was educated at Berkhamsted School, where he was head chorister in the chapel choir.[1]
In his twenties, Collier sang with The Corporation, a vocal group that performed regularly for BBC television, notably on the music series Beat That Drum, a spinoff of Play Away.[1] He met Paul Crichton in musical circles, and founded the company, with Crichton (a Central Television sound producer) initially in charge of recording and editing, and Collier in charge of Sales. Collier had been working in sales since leaving school, and from this point onwards, whilst visting customers, would also pop into record shops, to promote Priory releases. Over time, Collier learned production and editing skills, and around 1990, bought Crichton's share in the business.[1]
In recognition of his contributions to church music and recorded sacred repertoire, he was made an honorary member of the Royal School of Church Music (HonRSCM) in 2018.[5]
References
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- ↑ a b c d BBC Radio: An Interview with Neil Collier of Priory Records to mark the 25th Anniversary of the company
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- ↑ [1] Richard Lloyd, organist, master of choristers and director of the Three Choirs Festival
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- ↑ [2] RSCM awards ceremony
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