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George Guest

**George Guest** was the visionary choirmaster who shaped the sound of St. John's College, Cambridge, for four decades as Director of Music (1951–1991). Known for his crisp, luminous interpretations of sacred works, he turned the college choir into a global ambassador for English choral tradition. Guest had a knack for balancing Renaissance gems by composers like Gibbons with dramatic 20th-century pieces by Poulenc and Britten, earning iconic status for recordings like his Fauré *Requiem* and Haydn mass cycles. His legacy lives on through beloved albums that capture the choir’s trademark clarity – a sound as heavenly as the chapel acoustics he cherished.

Genres

choral

requiem

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Fugue no 3 in G Major (pipe organ)

Single - Released September 11, 2025

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September 11, 2025

Fugue no 3 in G Major (pipe organ)
George Guest
1 tracks
March 26, 2012

Heavenly Voices
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
10 tracks
December 1, 2007

Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël - Poulenc: Motets & Salve Regina
George Guest•
City of London Sinfonia•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
14 tracks
May 12, 2000

Byrd/Tallis: Choral Music
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
17 tracks
January 1, 1997

Bruckner: Te Deum; Mass No. 2; Motets
Anton Bruckner•
George Guest•
Richard Strauss•
John Alldis Choir•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Wiener Staatsopernchor•
Wiener Philharmoniker•
Sir Roger Norrington•
Zubin Mehta
23 tracks
January 1, 1996

Haydn: The Masses
Joseph Haydn•
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Choir of King's College, Cambridge•
George Guest•
Simon Preston•
Sir David Willcocks
90 tracks
January 1, 1995

Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Michael Tippett•
English String Orchestra•
Christ Church Cathedral Choir•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
William Boughton•
George Guest•
Stephen Darlington
12 tracks
October 3, 1994

The World of St. John's
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
15 tracks
January 1

Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem/Poulenc: Motets
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Guest•
Francis Poulenc•
Maurice Duruflé
33 tracks
December 1, 1992

Desprez & Allegri: Masses
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
16 tracks

March 26, 2012

Heavenly Voices
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
10 tracks
December 1, 2007

Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël - Poulenc: Motets & Salve Regina
George Guest•
City of London Sinfonia•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge
14 tracks
May 12, 2000

Byrd/Tallis: Choral Music
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
17 tracks
January 1, 1997

Bruckner: Te Deum; Mass No. 2; Motets
Anton Bruckner•
George Guest•
Richard Strauss•
John Alldis Choir•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Wiener Staatsopernchor•
Wiener Philharmoniker•
Sir Roger Norrington•
Zubin Mehta
23 tracks
January 1, 1996

Haydn: The Masses
Joseph Haydn•
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Choir of King's College, Cambridge•
George Guest•
Simon Preston•
Sir David Willcocks
90 tracks
January 1, 1995

Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Michael Tippett•
English String Orchestra•
Christ Church Cathedral Choir•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
William Boughton•
George Guest•
Stephen Darlington
12 tracks
October 3, 1994

The World of St. John's
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
15 tracks
January 1

Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem/Poulenc: Motets
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Guest•
Francis Poulenc•
Maurice Duruflé
33 tracks
December 1, 1992

Desprez & Allegri: Masses
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
16 tracks
December 1

Music by Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons•
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge•
George Guest
16 tracks

September 11, 2025

Fugue no 3 in G Major (pipe organ)
George Guest
1 tracks