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Rogers Covey-Crump
Rogers Henry Lewis Covey-Crump (born 1944) is an English tenor noted for his performances in both early music and contemporary classical music. He has sometimes been identified as an haute-contre tenor. He has performed for over 50 years in choirs and ensembles such as the Hilliard Ensemble, and as a soloist. He has been especially in demand for the part of the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion and St John Passion. He also specialises in vocal tuning, and has written articles on the subject.
Covey-Crump's paternal grandfather was Canon Walter William Covey-Crump. His uncle was Commander A. T. L. Covey-Crump. His father Lewis Charles Leslie Covey-Crump was a musician, and his mother Joyce (née Edwards) was a violinist. He was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1944.
Covey-Crump's unusual name has sometimes been misremembered; for example as "Corey-Grunt" or Covery-Crumb". Operatic bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott has described ...
... my dear friend and colleague from the Hilliard Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump. Apart from having the most wonderful name in classical music and being the only person I have ever heard of called Rogers and whose name has given rise to some of the best misprints (I cite Rogers Covey (Crump-Tenor) and Rogers Covey-Crunt), he has been a doyen of early music singing for over four decades, and must be, probably, the most recorded tenor in recording history, possessed of a mellifluous light voice, perfect for ensemble and solo singing alike.
Covey-Crump was a boy chorister in the chapel choir of New College, Oxford. The college has a prep school where he learned recorder and piano. At the Royal College of Music he studied organ under John Birch, voice with Ruth Packer and Wilfred Brown, and degree-level theory. He graduated from London University as a Bachelor of Music, gaining prizes and diplomas in organ-playing.
Covey-Crump has the natural range of a tenor but has had to develop a high-lying tessitura to accommodate the requirements of certain early music pieces. However the Phoenix Choir, Eastbourne, says:
Rogers is a tenor haute-contre, a natural voice in a high range without falsetto, while still retaining the characteristic ring of a true tenor. His accurate pitch and ability to adapt to different temperaments is a major factor in his outstanding career.
Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society says, "[Covey-Crump's] example has led to a revival in singing certain music by tenors". George Pratt writes, "[Covey-Crump] has made a major contribution in reinstating the high tenor voice in music often thought accessible only to falsettists, notably in the recordings for Hyperion of the complete odes and church music of Purcell".
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Rogers Covey-Crump
Rogers Henry Lewis Covey-Crump (born 1944) is an English tenor noted for his performances in both early music and contemporary classical music. He has sometimes been identified as an haute-contre tenor. He has performed for over 50 years in choirs and ensembles such as the Hilliard Ensemble, and as a soloist. He has been especially in demand for the part of the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion and St John Passion. He also specialises in vocal tuning, and has written articles on the subject.
Covey-Crump's paternal grandfather was Canon Walter William Covey-Crump. His uncle was Commander A. T. L. Covey-Crump. His father Lewis Charles Leslie Covey-Crump was a musician, and his mother Joyce (née Edwards) was a violinist. He was born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1944.
Covey-Crump's unusual name has sometimes been misremembered; for example as "Corey-Grunt" or Covery-Crumb". Operatic bass Brian Bannatyne-Scott has described ...
... my dear friend and colleague from the Hilliard Ensemble, Rogers Covey-Crump. Apart from having the most wonderful name in classical music and being the only person I have ever heard of called Rogers and whose name has given rise to some of the best misprints (I cite Rogers Covey (Crump-Tenor) and Rogers Covey-Crunt), he has been a doyen of early music singing for over four decades, and must be, probably, the most recorded tenor in recording history, possessed of a mellifluous light voice, perfect for ensemble and solo singing alike.
Covey-Crump was a boy chorister in the chapel choir of New College, Oxford. The college has a prep school where he learned recorder and piano. At the Royal College of Music he studied organ under John Birch, voice with Ruth Packer and Wilfred Brown, and degree-level theory. He graduated from London University as a Bachelor of Music, gaining prizes and diplomas in organ-playing.
Covey-Crump has the natural range of a tenor but has had to develop a high-lying tessitura to accommodate the requirements of certain early music pieces. However the Phoenix Choir, Eastbourne, says:
Rogers is a tenor haute-contre, a natural voice in a high range without falsetto, while still retaining the characteristic ring of a true tenor. His accurate pitch and ability to adapt to different temperaments is a major factor in his outstanding career.
Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society says, "[Covey-Crump's] example has led to a revival in singing certain music by tenors". George Pratt writes, "[Covey-Crump] has made a major contribution in reinstating the high tenor voice in music often thought accessible only to falsettists, notably in the recordings for Hyperion of the complete odes and church music of Purcell".