The Sixteen at Spitalfields

Por Penny Homer, 18 diciembre 2013

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Crítica hecha desde Christ Church, Spitalfields, Londres el 17 diciembre 2013

Poulenc, Quatre petites prières de saint François d’Assise, FP 142: Salut, dame Sainte

Anónimo, Nowell: Out of your sleep

Anónimo, Sweet was the song the Virgin sung

Tradicional, Sing we to this merry company

Poulenc, Salve Regina, FP 110

Anónimo, Nowell: In Bethlem

Anónimo, Angelus ad virginem

Anónimo, Make we joy

Poulenc, Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152

Britten, Hymn to the Virgin

Britten, A Shepherd's Carol

Tradicional, The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Britten)

Anónimo, The Salutation Carol

Britten, A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers, Dirección

Opera North Children's Chorus

The Sixteen y Harry Christophers glorian a Handel en el Auditorio

Ramón del Buey Cañas, 14th April

La fama de Handel, vinculada habitualmente con el Mesías, su hito más sobresaliente, no debe conducir a un olvido del resto de oratorios que nutren su catálogo, en el que, según pudimos atestiguar anoche, Israel en Egipto también merece un lugar privilegiado.

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The Sixteen: la exquisitez de la polifonía

Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 27th April

The Sixteen y Harry Christophers emocionan con un programa dedicado a la música de la Capilla Sixtina en los siglos XVI y XVII

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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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Penny Homer

Penny Homer graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2003, where she was also a choral scholar at St Barnabas Cathedral. She is keenly interested in arts and education, and her work across both includes stints at Akademi South Asian Dance UK and Benslow Music Trust. Additionally she worked for Edition Peters in their sales department before joining the Association of British Choral Directors as their Training Manager. Penny currently sings at Eton Lower Chapel, St Andrews Fulham Fields, Wimbledon Choral Society, Londinium and Vocal Constructivists, and continues her vocal studies with Ian Kennedy.

Spitalfields Music Winter Festival ends in style with The Sixteen