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The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Southwell

Southwell MinsterSouthwell, East Midlands, NG25 0HD, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Thursday 16 April 202619:30
Performers
Harry ChristophersConductor
The Sixteen

Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. The majestic music of the Spanish Renaissance will be the theme of our 2026 Choral Pilgrimage programme, 'Lead, kindly light.' This year's series features works from Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco. 

Our programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, kindly light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.