David Hurley | |
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![]() David Hurley in 2019 | |
Born | August 1962 India |
Occupation(s) | Countertenor, Music teacher [1] |
Organization | The 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]