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John Shirley-Quirk
English bass-baritone (–)
John Stanton Shirley-QuirkCBE (28 August &#;&#; 7 April ) was an English bass-baritone.
John quirk biography
A member of the English Opera Group from to , he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these and other works under the composer's direction. He also sang and recorded a wide range of works by other composers, ranging from Handel through Tchaikovsky to Henze.
Biography
Shirley-Quirk was born in Liverpool and sang in the choir at Holt High School (today the Childwall Sports & Science Academy).[1] He played the violin and was awarded a scholarship.
While studying chemistry and physics at Liverpool University, he studied voice with Austen Carnegie.[1] Shirley-Quirk was a lecturer in chemistry at Acton Technical College until and played a part in events leading to the formation of Brunel University.
In that period he resumed his vocal studies with Roy Henderson.&