Derby CathedralDerby, East Midlands, DE1 3DY, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Friday 17 April 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Vivanco, Sebastian de (1551-1622) | Christus factus est pro nobis | |
| Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553) | Emendemus in melius | |
| Vivanco, Sebastian de (1551-1622) | Assumpta est Maria | |
| Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553) | Gaude et laetare | |
| Briggs, Kerensa (b. 1992) | Lead, kindly light (new commission) | |
| Vivanco, Sebastian de (1551-1622) | Magnificat Octavi toni a 8 | |
| Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553) | Jubilate Deo | |
| Vivanco, Sebastian de (1551-1622) | O quam suavis est, Domine | |
| Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553) | Exaltata est Sancta Dei Genetrix | |
| Morales, Cristóbal de (1500-1553) | Lamentabatur Jacob | |
| Vivanco, Sebastian de (1551-1622) | Caritas Pater est | |
| MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959) | Nothing in vain |
Performers
| Harry Christophers | Conductor |
| 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.
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