Angel of Peace: The Sixteen’s annual choral pilgrimage

Par Leighton Jones, 06 avril 2025

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“the silvery violin line seemed to float ethereally above the wash of choral sound”

Critique faite à Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool, le 4 avril 2025

von Bingen, Ave Generosa

Pärt, Tribute to Caesar

Todd, I shall be an angel of peace (* with solo violin)

Taverner, Gaude plurimum

von Bingen, Ave Generosa

Pärt, Da pacem Domine

Clyne, Orbits (* with solo violin)

Pärt, Magnificat

Taverner, O splendor gloriae

The Sixteen

Harry Christophers, Direction

Sarah Sexton, Violon

Haendel par The Sixteen à Versailles

Julie Jozwiak, 1st July

Mardi 1er juillet était donné à la Chapelle royale de Versailles un programme intitulé “Gloire à Dieu et au roi d’Angleterre”. Six œuvres de Haendel étaient interprétées par The Sixteen, dirigés par Harry Christophers : le Dixit Dominus, les Coronation Anthems et l’ouverture de Jephta. Un concert plaisant.

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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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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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Leighton Jones

Leighton has extensive teaching experience from early years to postgraduate level music. Currently he works as a primary music specialist, visiting instrumental teacher and examiner. As a pianist, he was inspired to play after hearing Moura Lympany at a young age and has a large collection of her recordings. Leighton’s postgraduate studies focussed on his interest in 20th-century English orchestral music, with particular study of Britten, Rawsthorne, Walton and Vaughan Williams. A keen choral singer he has developed a comprehensive knowledge of chiefly British choral music.

Angel of Peace: The Sixteen’s choral pilgrimage reaches celestial heights in Liverpool