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

By Jane Shuttleworth, 26 October 2019
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“stood out like gems on an embroidered cloth as the polyphony unwinds”
Reviewed at Durham Cathedral, Durham on 25 October 2019
Programme
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
Performers
Harry Christophers, Conductor
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Jane Shuttleworth
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