An Enduring Voice: The Sixteen's 40th anniversary choral pilgrimage

Von Jane Shuttleworth, 26 Oktober 2019

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“stood out like gems on an embroidered cloth as the polyphony unwinds”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Durham Cathedral, Durham, am 25 Oktober 2019

Plainsong, Salve Regina

Tavener, 2 Hymns to the Mother of God

Sheppard, Missa Cantate: Gloria

Whitacre, Sainte- Chapelle

Wylkynson, Salve Regina

Fayrfax, Aeternae laudis lilium

Jackson, Ave Maria

MacMillan, O virgo prudentissima

Sheppard, Missa Cantate: Agnus Dei

Harry Christophers, Musikalische Leitung

The Sixteen

Bach and Gluck resound in Bath Abbey with The Sixteen

Roy Westbrook, 21st February

Large ecclesiastical buildings, with their hard surfaces and long high naves, are challenging for complex music like Bach’s.

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Angel of Peace: The Sixteen’s annual choral pilgrimage

Leighton Jones, 4th April

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen refresh their choral pilgrimage with works old and new, that show innovative programming at its imaginative best.

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Heavenly sounds from The Sixteen with Harry Christophers in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 20th June

The Sixteen offer glorious tones, smooth polyphonic lines and vivid word paintings at the National Concert Hall.

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Uneven Mozart and Haydn from The Sixteen at Cadogan Hall

Mark Valencia, 16th February

The Sixteen’s work is spoilt by a shortage of violins and some uneven solo contributions. Such imperfections only serve to highlight the excellence of the very best.

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The Sixteen and Julian Joseph: a one-sided conversation

David Karlin, 27th January

The latest instalment of Kings Place's “Sound Unwrapped” series delivers wonderful musicianship in both jazz and early music, but not the promised “continuous fusion of styles”.

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Exalted Messiah: The Sixteen and Harry Christophers

Roy Westbrook, 6th December

How do you conduct the same over-familiar work for the 200th time, and make it sound quite new?

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

An Enduring Voice: The Sixteen's 40th anniversary choral pilgrimage reaches Durham