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| Composer | Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594) |
| Period | Early |
| Work type | Vocal |
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Make-over for Allegri’s Miserere in Sydney
Is Allegri's Miserere really the most famous choral work of all time? Harry Christophers and the Sixteen offer a significantly altered version of this work, in a programme otherwise devoted to the religious music of Palestrina and Macmillan.
The Queen of Heaven: The Sixteen at the Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam
As part of the Muziekgebouw’s 2014 Choral Series, renowned chamber choir The Sixteen gave a passionate, committed performance of music by Palestrina, Allegri, and modern composer James MacMillan.
Heavenly music: The Sixteen in Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral
The programme notes for The Sixteen’s 2013 Choral Pilgrimage draw attention to how composers have been inspired by the grandeur and beauty of their places of worship and work. In this context, the setting for The Sixteen’s concert in Oxford was more than suitable. Completed in 1200, Christ Church Cathedral is a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.