John Shirley-Quirk

vocal, performer

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Arnold Schönberg
Frederick Delius
Rhythm Monks
Sir Michael Tippett
Franz Schubert (Austrian composer Franz Peter Schubert)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Arnold Schönberg performer, vocal Die Jakobsleiter: "Dies Entweder und dies Oder" (Gabriel, ein Ringender), Die Jakobsleiter: "Du bist immerhin" (Gabriel, ein Aufrührerischer), Die Jakobsleiter: "Gegen seinen und euren Willen" (Gabriel), Die Jakobsleiter: "Gleichviel! Weiter!" (Gabriel, ein Berufener), Die Jakobsleiter: "Herr, mein ganzes Leben lang" (Der Sterbende), Die Jakobsleiter: "Herr, verzeih meine Überhebung" (Der Mönch, Gabriel), Die Jakobsleiter: "Ich sollte nicht näher" (Der Auserwählte, Gabriel), Die Jakobsleiter: "Nahst du wieder dem Licht" (Gabriel, Chor), Die Jakobsleiter: "Ob rechts, ob links" (Gabriel, Chor), Die Jakobsleiter: "Ohne zu fragen" (Chor, Gabriel), Die Jakobsleiter: Großes symphonisches Zwischenspiel, Kol Nidre, op. 39, Moderner Psalm, op. 50c, Serenade op. 24: VII. Finale, Serenade, Op. 24: I. Marsch, Serenade, Op. 24: II. Minuett, Serenade, Op. 24: III. Variationen, Serenade, Op. 24: IV. Sonett, Serenade, Op. 24: V. Tanzszene, Serenade, Op. 24: VI. Lied (ohne Worte), Serenade, Op. 24: VII. Finale, Serenade, op. 24: I. Marsch, Serenade, op. 24: II. Menuett - Trio, Serenade, op. 24: III. Variationen, Serenade, op. 24: IV. Sonett Nr. 217 [256] von Petrarca:, Serenade, op. 24: V. Tanzszene, Serenade, op. 24: VI. Lied (ohne Worte)
Frederick Delius vocal Appalachia - Allegro alla marcia, Appalachia - Andante, Appalachia - Andante con grazia, Appalachia - Con moto, Appalachia - Lente sostenuto e tranquillo, Appalachia - Lento e molto tranquillo, Appalachia - Marcia : molto lento maestoso, Appalachia - Molto moderato, Appalachia - Poco piu vivo ma moderato, Idyll: Day by Day, Night by Night (Lento, con espressione), Idyll: I Am She Who Adored Herself, Idyll: Once I Passed Through a Populous City (Andante moderato), Idyll: Prelude (Moderato), Idyll: Sweet Are the Blooming Cheeks (Lento, più tranquillo), Idyll: This Is Thy Hour (Più mosso), Requiem: I. Our Days Are as One Day (Solemnly), Requiem: II. Hallelujah/La Il Allah (With Vigour and Fervour), Requiem: III. My Beloved Whom I Cherished (Moderato), Requiem: IV. I Honour the Man Who Can Love Life (With Energy), Requiem: V. The Snow Lingers Yet on the Mountains (Very Slow), Sea Drift - O rising stars!, Sea Drift - Till of a sudden, Sea Drift: O I am very sick and sorrowful, Sea Drift: O rising stars!, Sea Drift: Once Paumanok, Sea Drift: Till of a sudden
Rhythm Monks vocal Carmina Burana: Blanziflor et Helena. No. 24 Ave formosissima, Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi. No. 2 Fortune plango vulnera, Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi. No. 25 O Fortuna (reprise), Carmina Burana: I - Primo vere. No. 3 Veris leta facies, Carmina Burana: I - Primo vere. No. 4 Omnia Sol temperat, Carmina Burana: I - Primo vere. No. 5 Ecce gratum, Carmina Burana: II - In Taberna. No. 11 Estuans interius, Carmina Burana: II - In Taberna. No. 12 Olim lacus colueram, Carmina Burana: II - In Taberna. No. 13 Ego sum abbas, Carmina Burana: II - In Taberna. No. 14 In taberna quando sumus, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 15 Amor volat undique, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 16 Dies, nox et omnia, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 17 Stetit puella, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 18 Circa mea pectora, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 19 Si puer cum puellula, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 20 Veni, veni, venias, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 21 In trutina, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 22 Tempus est iocundum, Carmina Burana: III - Cour d'amours. No. 23 Dulcissime!, Carmina Burana: Uf dem anger. No. 10 Were diu werlt alle min, Carmina Burana: Uf dem anger. No. 6 Tanz, Carmina Burana: Uf dem anger. No. 7 Floret silva nobilis, Carmina Burana: Uf dem anger. No. 8 Chramer, gip die varwe mir, Carmina Burana: Uf dem anger. No. 9 Reie-Reigen
Sir Michael Tippett vocal A Child of Our Time: Part I. "Now in each nation - When shall the userer's city cease", A Child of Our Time: Part I. Spiritual: Steal Away, A Child of Our Time: Part II. "And a time came", A Child of Our Time: Part II. "O my son!", A Child of Our Time: Part II. "The boy becomes desperate in his agony", A Child of Our Time: Part II. "They took a terrible vengeance", A Child of Our Time: Part II. A Spiritual of Anger: Go Down, Moses, A Child of Our Time: Part II. Spiritual: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, A Child of Our Time: Part III. "The words of wisdom are these", A Child of Our Time: Part III. General Ensemble: I Would Know My Shadow and My Light, A Child of Our Time: Part III. Spiritual: Deep River, A Spiritual, A Spiritual (3.46), A Spiritual of Anger, General Ensemble (5.15), Scena (Bass & Alto Soli), Scena (Bass Solo & Chorus) (6.31), Scena (Solo Quartet), The Narrator
Franz Schubert vocal Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 10: Das Fischermädchen, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 11: Die Stadt, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 12: Am Meer, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 13: Der Doppelgänger, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 14: Die Taubenpost, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 1: Liebesbotschaft, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 2: Kriegers Ahnung, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 3: Fruhlingssehnsucht, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 4: Ständchen, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 5: Aufenthalt, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 6: In der Ferne, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 7: Abschied, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 8: Der Atlas, Schwanengesang D. 957 No. 9: Ihr Bild
Israel Orbach vocal St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recit & Chorus: He said, Go to one in the city yonder, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And the high priest answered and said unto him, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: Now from the sixth hour, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: Now when the morning came, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And after they had sung an hymn together, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And behold, one of the others that were there with Jesus, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he came again and found them sleeping, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he came to his disciples, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And they took counsel together, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: He answered then and said, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Simon Peter made answer, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Then came Jesus with them, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: When Jesus had completed all these sayings, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: When Jesus understood it
Deams vocal Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 10: Aria "Arm, arm, ye brave!" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 9: Recitative "I feel, I feel the Deity within" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 42: Recitative "Be comforted, - nor think these plagues are sent" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 43: Aria "The Lord worketh wonders" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 47: Recitative "Enough! To heav'n we leave the rest" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 48: Aria "With pious hearts, and brave as pious" (Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 57: Recitative "From Capharsalama, on eagle wings I fly" (Messenger, Simon), Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 67: Aria "Rejoice, oh Judah! and in songs divine" (Simon)
DJ Guit vocal Cantata No. 159 "Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem": I. Arioso & Recitative: Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem!, Cantata No. 159 "Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem": IV. Aria: Es ist vollbracht, Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug": I. Aria: Ich habe genug, ich habe den Heiland, Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug": II. Recitative: Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein, Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug": III. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug": IV. Recitative: Mein Gott! Wann kommt das schöne: Nun!, Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug": V. Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
Hel Lennart vocal Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Teil. “Veni creator spiritus”: b. Imple superna gratia, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Teil. “Veni creator spiritus”: c. Infirma nostri corporis, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Teil. “Veni creator spiritus”: d. Accende lumen sensibus, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Teil. “Veni creator spiritus”: e. Veni, creator… da gaudiorum praemia, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: I. Teil. “Veni creator spiritus”: f. Gloria sit patri domino”, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major “Symphony of a Thousand”: II Teil. Schlußszene aus "Faust": "Ewiger Wonnebrand”, Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major, Part II: Final scene from Goethe's Faust Part II: Alles Vergängliche
Hector Berlioz performer Les nuits d'été Op. 7: Absence, Les nuits d'été Op. 7: Au cimetière - Clair de lune, Les nuits d'été Op. 7: L'île inconnue, Les nuits d'été Op. 7: Le spectre de la rose, Les nuits d'été Op. 7: Sur les lagunes - Lamento, Les nuits d'été Op. 7: Villanelle
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vocal Requiem in Re minore K 626: Benedictus, Requiem in Re minore K 626: Domine Jesu, Requiem in Re minore K 626: Recordare, Requiem in Re minore K 626: Tuba mirum
Сергей Рахманинов vocal The Bells, Op. 35: I. Allegro ma non tanto, The Bells, Op. 35: II. Lento, The Bells, Op. 35: III. Presto, The Bells, Op. 35: IV. Lento lugubre
Stand Alones vocal St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XIX. Arioso (Bass) "Look yonder, o my soul", St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIV. Haste, ye souls (bass aria with chorus), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXII. My dearest Savior (bass aria with chorale)
Timmy Gibson vocal Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships, Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": II. On the Beach at Night, Alone, Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": IV. The Explorers
Henry Purcell vocal Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Z.328: Hark, hark, each tree its silence breaks, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Z.328: Let these amongst themselves contest, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Z.328: Wondrous machine!
Kid Noise vocal Kantate, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": Teil I, IV. Recitativo (Basso) "Verstockung kann Gewaltige verblenden", Kantate, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": Teil II, IX. Aria (Basso) "Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen"
Boo Boo vocal Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum, Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский vocal Pulcinella: VII. Allegretto: "Contento forse vivere", Pulcinella: X. Largo (Trio): "Sento dire no' ncè pace" / Allegro "Chi disse cà la femmena" / Presto (Duetto) "Ncè sta quaccuna po" / "Una te fa la nzemprece" - Larghetto
Steve Swell’s Nation of We Orchestra vocal Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale. Presto - Allegro assai
Sara Kovács vocal Krönungsmesse, K. 317: I. Kyrie
2blastguns vocal Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: I. O Fortuna
Bearded Youth Quest vocal Krönungsmesse, K. 317: IV. Sanctus
In the End There's Nothing vocal A Song Before Sunrise