Concert Season 2016 - 2017
Welcome to The Sixteen’s 2016 – 2017 Season Our fruitful relationships and residencies continue with London’s Wigmore Hall and Kings Place and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, exploring the music of Buxtehude and Purcell, as well as the Golden Age of Portugal. The Choral Pilgrimage is of course central to The Sixteen’s season and I am thrilled and indeed humbled that audiences have found such great pleasure and solace in this year’s programme of William Byrd and Arvo Pärt. The focus of next year’s Choral Pilgrimage will be on Palestrina and Poulenc, including Poulenc’s evocative and soul-searching setting of Un soir de neige reflecting the sentiments of occupied France during World War II. We have had great enjoyment over the past two seasons touring Monteverdi’s Vespers and Handel’s Dixit Dominus, and once again our inspirational period-instrument orchestra will be joining the choir for a UK tour in February of an all-Bach programme centred around his exuberant Magnificat.
In November and December, we will be returning to Austria and Spain with Handel’s Messiah, welcoming back Carolyn Sampson as a soloist performing in front of the group with whom she spent many of her formative years.
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I look forward to seeing you during the season either at home or abroad. Do spread the word and if you are new to us, do come and say hello.
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After a gap of some seven years, we will be making a long-overdue appearance at the BBC Proms. The Sixteen will be joined by 16 Genesis Sixteen alumni (how I like that number!) to savour works by Bach and Pärt. But the undoubted highlight of our season has to be the world premiere in London’s Barbican Hall of Sir James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater. We have had a long and quite wonderful association not only with James but also with John Studzinski and the Genesis Foundation who commissioned this monumental work. I am especially excited to be conducting Britten Sinfonia who will be joining us for this project.
Join us online • Watch exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage • Keep up to date with news and reviews • Listen to the latest releases ‘ Even for the audience member who just likes to sit and day-dream, to let the astonishing sound of a TheSixteen first-rate choir charm the ear, there can be no complaints. These performances are well@TheSixteen nigh flawless. The subtlety, the range, the juxtapositions of timbre are mesmerising.’ Bachtrack ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3
What’s On August 2016 – July 2017 August 2016
16 BBC Late Night Prom, London
September 2016 8 9 10 16 28 30
CP2016, London CP2016, Wells CP2016, Tewkesbury A Golden Age, London CP2016, Milton Keynes CP2016, Coventry
October 2016
6 CP2016, Southwell 7 CP2016, Liverpool 8 CP2016, Blackburn 15 MacMillan Stabat Mater, London 16 MacMillan Stabat Mater, Saffron Walden 18 MacMillan Stabat Mater, Norwich 21 CP2016, Derry 26 The Arundel Choirbook, London 28 The Fairy Queen for Families, Manchester 28 MacMillan Stabat Mater, Manchester
November 2016
3 CP2016, London 15 Handel Acis & Galatea, London 30 Handel Messiah, Bregenz 4
December 2016
3 The Three Kings, Uppingham 4 The Three Kings, Cardiff 8 The Three Kings, Nottingham 10 The Three Kings, Oxford 13 & 14 Handel Messiah, Madrid 16 Handel Messiah, Valencia 20 & 21 The Three Kings, London 22 The Three Kings, Reading
March 2017 16 17 18 23 24
CP2017, Cambridge CP2017, Winchester CP2017, Oxford MacMillan Stabat Mater, Edinburgh MacMillan Stabat Mater, Glasgow
April 2017
January 2017
13 20 25 26 27
February 2017
May 2017
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The Fairy Queen for Families, London A Golden Age, Valletta
2 Bach Magnificat, Coventry 3 Bach Magnificat, Derby 4 Bach Magnificat, Peterborough 8 Bach Magnificat, London 18 Bach Magnificat, Bath 20 Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri, London 23 Bach Magnificat, Chichester 24 Bach Magnificat, Worcester 25 Bach Magnificat, Rochester
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CP2017, London The Deer’s Cry, Leuven The Queen of Heaven, Barcelona The Queen of Heaven, Salamanca The Queen of Heaven, Madrid
CP2017, London CP2017, Newbury Poetry in Music, Painswick Mozart & Haydn, Utrecht Mozart & Haydn, Amsterdam Mozart & Haydn, Rotterdam CP2017, Llandaff CP2017, Exeter CP2017, Truro
June 2017
15 CP2017, London 16 CP2017, Manchester 17 CP2017, Carlisle 21 CP2017, Northampton 30 Purcell Songs and Odes from the reign of King Charles II, London
July 2017 11 12
CP2017, York CP2017, Lancaster
Key: CP = The Choral Pilgrimage
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The Choral Pilgrimage 2017 continues in the autumn. Mailing list members will receive further information in winter 2016.
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The Choral Pilgrimage 2016 The Deer’s Cry Although separated by over four centuries, the music of William Byrd and Arvo Pärt makes for a perfect match. Both spent many years facing adversity and persecution and both sought solace through their sacred music. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Eamonn Dougan associate conductor (for selected performances)
‘The whole programme was spineshiveringly radiant from first to last’ The Times ‘The Deer’s Cry by @TheSixteen is like a warm bath for the tired brain. Just beautiful.’ Twitter user Dates for all remaining Choral Pilgrimage 2016 concerts can be found in the listings on page 4. 6
Byrd Diliges Dominum Byrd Christe qui lux es et dies Arvo Pärt The Deer’s Cry Byrd Emendemus in melius Arvo Pärt The Woman with the Alabaster Box Byrd Miserere mihi, Domine Byrd Ad Dominum cum tribularer Tallis / Byrd Miserere nostri Tallis When Jesus went Byrd O lux beata Trinitas Arvo Pärt Nunc dimittis Byrd Laetentur coeli Byrd Tribue, Domine National Box Office: 01904 651485 / tickets.ncem.co.uk Exclusive Box Office for Kings Place, London: 020 7520 1490 / www.kingsplace.co.uk Choral Workshops 2016 Details, dates and locations of our autumn workshops can be found at www.thesixteen.com.
The Choral Pilgrimage 2017 The 2017 tour centres around the themes of conflict and atonement. Palestrina’s mass based around the famous L’Homme Armé tune was immensely popular in the 16th century and its warlike nature serves as a timely reminder of the savagery of conflict, something which deeply affected Poulenc. Poulenc’s Un soir de neige, composed in December 1944, reflects both the inner feeling of peace generated by Christmas and the bleak solitude of another winter of occupation in France. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Eamonn Dougan associate conductor (for selected performances) Poulenc Salve Regina Palestrina ‘Surge amica mea’ and ‘Surgam et circuibo civitatem’ from Song of Songs Palestrina Parce mihi, Domine Poulenc Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence Palestrina Peccantem me quotidie Palestrina ‘Kyrie’, ‘Gloria’ and ‘Credo’ from Missa L’Homme Armé Poulenc Un soir de neige Palestrina Salve Regina Poulenc ‘Agnus Dei’ from Mass in G Dates for the first half of the Choral Pilgrimage 2017 can be found on pages 4 & 5. Mailing list members will receive further information in winter 2016 (current dates and venues subject to change). 7
James MacMillan Stabat Mater The Sixteen gives the world premiere of James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater, surrounded and illuminated by music from some of Britain’s greatest composers. Few living composers communicate with the emotional directness of Sir James MacMillan, and performances of his new Stabat Mater are eagerly anticipated. For him, ‘beauty is at the heart of our Christian faith’ and this piece is sure to be profoundly shaped by his beliefs. But this is a work with deep roots and a universal message, a celebration of both tradition and radical renewal. The Sixteen Britten Sinfonia Scottish Chamber Orchestra (23 & 24 March only) Harry Christophers conductor
Please note that the programme for 23 & 24 March differs from the one listed above. Please see individual concert listings for details.
Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation
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James MacMillan Miserere (except 16 Oct) Tallis Why fum’th in fight Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Britten Prelude and Fugue (16 Oct only) James MacMillan Stabat Mater (world premiere performances)
15 October 2016, 7.30pm Barbican, London World premiere
Exclusive Box Office: 020 7638 8891 www.barbican.org.uk Pre-concert talk 6.15pm Tickets: £15 – £40 Booking fee: online £3, phone £4 charge per transaction. No booking fee when tickets are booked in person.
16 October 2016, 7.30pm Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
18 October 2016, 7.30pm St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich
23 March 2017, 7.30pm Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm
Programme: James MacMillan Tryst* James MacMillan Stabat Mater (Scottish premiere)
Exclusive Box Office: 01603 630000 www.brittensinfonia.com Tickets: £8 – £30 Booking fee: £1.20 charge per transaction
James MacMillan conductor*
28 October 2016, 7.30pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Exclusive Box Office: 0131 668 2019 www.thequeenshall.net
Pre-concert talk & performance 6.30pm
Tickets: £11 – £32.50 Booking fee: £1 charge per transaction
Pre-concert talk & performance 6.15pm
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Exclusive Box Office: 0845 548 7650 www.saffronhall.com
Tickets: £17 – £37 Booking fee: £2 charge per ticket
Tickets: £14 – £35
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm
24 March 2017, 7.30pm Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Programme: James MacMillan Tryst* James MacMillan Stabat Mater James MacMillan conductor* Pre-concert talk 6.30pm Exclusive Box Office: 0141 353 8000 www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
The 23 & 24 March concerts form part of a month-long celebration of recent works by Sir James MacMillan, in partnership with SCO and Glasgow Life.
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The Three Kings The story of the three kings has inspired composers for hundreds of years and they feature in several of the pieces in this year’s Christmas programme. The music ranges from imperishable Renaissance masterpieces through to traditional favourites. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Traditional I wonder as I wander Handel Omnes de Saba JH Hopkins Jnr We Three Kings Fricker A Babe is born Traditional This Endris Night Howells Long, long ago Palestrina Reges Tharsis Traditional Wexford Carol Palestrina Videntes stellam Magi Traditional Children’s Song of the Nativity Sheppard Reges Tharsis Plainsong Crudelis Herodes Lassus Omnes de Saba Traditional The First Nowell Warlock Bethlehem Down Cornelius The Three Kings Lassus Videntes stellam Magi James Bassi Quem pastores laudavere Plainsong Tribus miraculis Anerio Magnificat a8
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3 December 2016, 7.30pm Uppingham School Chapel, Uppingham Eamonn Dougan conductor
10 December 2016, 7.45pm St John the Evangelist, Oxford Exclusive Box Office: 01865 305 305 www.sje-oxford.org
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Tickets: £10 – £42
Tickets: £10 – £25 Booking fee: 5% of total cost for online bookings.
20 & 21 December 2016, 7.30pm Cadogan Hall, London
4 December 2016, 3pm St David’s Hall, Cardiff Exclusive Box Office: 029 2087 8444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk Tickets: £22.50 Booking fee: £2.95 charge per transaction
8 December 2016, 7pm Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Exclusive Box Office: 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com Tickets: £16 – £45 Booking fee: £3 charge per transaction
22 December 2016, 7.30pm Concert Hall, Reading Exclusive Box Office: 0118 960 6060 www.readingarts.com Tickets: £15.50 – £20.50
Exclusive Box Office: 0115 989 5555 www.trch.co.uk Tickets: £15.50 – £29.50
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Bach Magnificat Written in Leipzig for the 1723 Christmas Vespers, the splendour and jubilation of Bach’s Magnificat anticipates the great choruses of his later Mass in B minor. Performed alongside this masterpiece will be a selection of Bach’s cantatas and his ever-popular Brandenburg Concerto No 3.
Madonna of the Magnificat 1482 © Bridgeman images
The Sixteen choir & orchestra Harry Christophers conductor Soloists Katy Hill, Alexandra Kidgell, Charlotte Mobbs soprano Daniel Collins alto Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell tenor Eamonn Dougan bass
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J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3 Singet dem Herrn Gloria in excelsis Deo Cantata BWV 191 Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 156 Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man’s desiring) from Cantata BWV 147 Sinfonia from part 2 of Cantata BWV 75 Magnificat in D
2 February 2017, 7.30pm Coventry Cathedral
8 February 2017, 7.30pm Cadogan Hall, London
24 February 2017, 7.30pm Worcester Cathedral
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Local Box Office: Worcester Live 01905 611427
Tickets: £18 – £28 Booking fee: £1 charge per transaction
Tickets: £16 – £45 Booking fee: £3 charge per transaction
Tickets: £10 – £30 Booking fee: £1.95 charge per transaction
3 February 2017, 7.30pm Derby Cathedral
18 February 2017, 7.30pm Bath Abbey
25 February 2017, 7.30pm Rochester Cathedral
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Local Box Office: Medway Visitor Centre 01634 338141
Tickets: £15 – £28 Booking fee: £1.50 charge per transaction
Tickets: from £12 On sale: 1 December 2016
Tickets: £15 – £30
4 February 2017, 7.30pm Peterborough Cathedral
23 February 2017, 7.30pm Chichester Cathedral
Local Box Office: Visitor Information Centre 01733 452336
National Box Office only
Tickets for all concerts except Cadogan Hall and Bath Abbey can also be booked through our National Box Office on 01904 651485 / tickets.ncem.co.uk
Tickets: £15 – £30
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Kings Place Artistic Associate As well as giving us a London concert platform for our annual Choral Pilgrimage, our position as Artistic Associate of Kings Place allows us to focus on our chamber-scale performances, whilst creating new and innovative programmes that cannot be heard elsewhere. Over the next few years we will explore specially curated concerts for the Unwrapped series and the Kings Place Festival as well as other one-off performances and workshops.
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Meanwhile, the intimacy and acoustic precision of Hall One will give our singers and audiences the opportunity to experience a unique musical dimension to our performances.
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‘This flawless performance showcased the Sixteen’s focus, firmness, and beauty of sound; the packed hall was new proof of plainsong’s extraordinary comeback.’ The Independent, Kings Place 8 January 2016, Minimalism Unwrapped
16 October 2016, 7.30pm A Golden Age
3 November 2016, 7.30pm The Choral Pilgrimage 2016
Part of Baroque Unwrapped
The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor
This dynamic programme of Italian and Portuguese Baroque music for choir and three instrumentalists is at times reflective, at times uplifting and always inspired. Rebelo’s sumptuous setting of Panis Angelicus is almost opulent while Melgas’ Lamentations are prayerful and imbued with a sense of hope. There is no doubt, however, that the tour de force is Scarlatti’s virtuosic setting of the Stabat Mater. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Lotti Crucifixus a8 Melgas Popule meus – Improperia Scarlatti Iste Confessor Melgas Lamentacao de Quinta Feira Santa Melgas Salve Regina Rebelo Panis Angelicus Caldara Crucifixus a16 Scarlatti Stabat Mater a10
See page 6 for programme description Tickets: £29.50 – £44.50
13 April 2017, 7.30pm The Choral Pilgrimage 2017 The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor See page 7 for programme description Tickets: £29.50 – £44.50 On sale: January 2017 Box Office: 020 7520 1490 www.kingsplace.co.uk/thesixteen Ticket prices listed above are online prices. Please add £2 per ticket if booking over the phone.
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Tickets: £24.50 – £49.50
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Wigmore Hall 2016 – 2017 Residency ‘Wigmore Hall is quite a change for us. It’s lovely to be able to scale everything down and use members of the group in a different way. The work we do on tone colours and expression can easily be swallowed up in bigger venues. Wigmore Hall allows you to go deep into the continuo colours, and it’s just the perfect place for the human voice.’ Harry Christophers
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14 January 2017, 11am The Fairy Queen for Families
20 February 2017, 7.30pm Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri
Join puppetry and physical theatre group, Box Tale Soup, and members of The Sixteen for a new family adaptation of Shakespeare’s enchanting A Midsummer Night’s Dream with two actors, two singers, a guitarist and a cast of beautiful handmade puppets.
For some people, the cyclic title of these cantatas by Buxtehude might conjure up a rather morbid picture. However, this meditation on the Passion, in which each of the seven cantatas contemplates parts of Christ’s body on the cross (feet, knees, hands, side, breast, heart and head), is full of beauty, hope and invention.
Be transported to a world of magic and mishap where Shakespeare’s language remains intact and is made accessible to a younger audience through the use of innovative theatre and live musical excerpts from Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
This concert will feature a small consort of singers and instrumentalists. The Sixteen Fretwork Harry Christophers conductor
Suitable for ages 6+ Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri Scheidt Two dances from Ludi Musici
Tickets: £8 (children), £10 (adults) On sale: 8 November 2016
Tickets: £15 – £60 On sale: 8 November 2016
Exclusive Box Office: 020 7935 2141 / www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Booking fee: Telephone £3, online £2 per transaction
30 June 2017, 7.30pm Purcell Songs and Odes from the reign of King Charles II Between 1680 and 1695, Henry Purcell composed a series of Welcome Songs and Odes for the celebration of royal occasions. This programme showcases the variety and diversity of Purcell, a composer who only just made it into his 30s, and is centred around his Ode for St Cecilia’s Day and the 1683 Welcome Song From Hardy Climes. This concert will feature a small consort of singers and instrumentalists. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord O solitude, my sweetest choice Lord, how long wilt thou be angry? Plung’d in the confines of despair Pavan a4 in G minor Ode for St Cecilia’s Day ‘Welcome to all the pleasures’ In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust From silent shades and the Elysian groves Of all the instruments that are Welcome Song 1683 ‘From hardy climes’ Tickets: £15 – £60 On sale: 7 February 2017 17
Associate Artists at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
28 October 2016, 2pm The Fairy Queen for Families See page 17 for performance description Tickets: £6 – £12
28 October 2016, 7.30pm James MacMillan Stabat Mater See page 8 for concert description Pre-concert event 6.30pm Tickets: £17 – £37
16 June 2017, 7.30pm The Choral Pilgrimage 2017 See page 7 for concert description Pre-concert talk 6.30pm Tickets: £17 – £37 Exclusive Box Office: 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Booking fee: £2 charge per ticket
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Other UK Performances
16 August 2016, 10.15pm BBC Late Night Prom Royal Albert Hall, London The Sixteen and alumni from Genesis Sixteen present a selection of J. S. Bach’s rigorous yet deeply spiritual motets written in Leipzig in the 1720s, placing them against the resounding purity of sacred choral works by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, including his Nunc dimittis, a cautious but luminous vision of eternity. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor J. S. Bach Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229 Arvo Pärt Nunc dimittis J. S. Bach Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 Arvo Pärt Triodion J. S. Bach Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Exclusive Box Office: 020 7589 8212 www.royalalberthall.com
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Tickets: £17.30 – £27.50
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26 October 2016, 7pm The Arundel Choirbook Great Hall, Lambeth Palace, London
15 November 2016, 7pm Handel Acis & Galatea Temple Church, London
13 May 2017, 3pm Poetry in Music St Mary’s Church, Painswick
The Arundel Choirbook was created in 1525 and is one of few part-books to have survived the Reformation. It reveals a wealth of extraordinary music including pieces by Ludford, Fayrfax and Sheppard.
Handel’s pastoral opera is a tale of tragedy, eternal love and liberation, telling the story of the mortal Acis, the goddess Galatea and their love doomed by the cyclops Polyphemus. It was the first full-scale work that Handel set to an English language text and he would only have had a small number of singers and musicians at his disposal.
Explore the intimate relationship between poetry and music in a programme of a cappella English works from across the centuries. Enjoy powerful settings of works by writers as varied as Edmund Spenser, Christopher Fry and W. H. Auden.
Harry Christophers will stay true to the opera’s premiere performance in 1718, using a small group of five singers and nine instrumentalists.
Harris Faire is the heaven James MacMillan The Gallant Weaver Rubbra There is a spirit Weelkes When David heard Tippett Dance, clarion air Britten The Evening Primrose Jonathan Dove Into thy hands Britten Hymn to Saint Cecilia Pearsall Lay a Garland Rubbra Eternitie East When David heard Harris Bring us, O Lord God Finzi My spirit sang all day Howells Take him, earth, for cherishing
This will be the first public performance in the Great Hall of Lambeth Palace Library in over two decades, and will offer audiences a rare opportunity to gain access to this magnificent and recently restored space. The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Introduced by David Skinner Sheppard Libera nos I and II Ludford ‘Sanctus’ and ‘Agnus Dei’ from Missa Benedicta Sheppard In manus tuas III Fayrfax ‘Gloria’ from Missa Tecum principium Sheppard Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria National Box Office: 01904 651485 tickets.ncem.co.uk Tickets: £60 (includes reception) On sale: 22 August 2016
The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Singers Grace Davidson Galatea Mark Dobell Damon Robert Murray Acis Simon Berridge Coridon Stuart Young Polyphemus Concert Performance Exclusive Box Office: 020 7427 5641 www.templemusic.org Tickets: £15 – £45
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International Performances The Sixteen continues to expand its international programme with performances at some of Europe’s major concert halls and festivals.
November 2016
Austria Handel’s Messiah at the Bregenz Festspielhaus.
December 2016
Spain Further performances of Handel’s Messiah in Madrid and Valencia.
January 2017
Malta A Golden Age as part of the Valletta International Baroque Festival.
April 2017
Belgium 2016’s Choral Pilgrimage The Deer’s Cry in Leuven. Spain The Queen of Heaven in Barcelona, Salamanca and Madrid.
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May 2017
Holland Haydn’s Symphony No 99 and Mozart’s Ave verum corpus with the Orchestra of the 18th Century. © Simon Jay Price
‘Some choirs of high renown aim for a kind of robotic perfection in synch with the digital age. Christophers’ troupe contains human beings colouring lines with individual hues, yet still acting and breathing as one.’ The Times
For further details about our international programme visit www.thesixteen.com
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Forthcoming Releases Edmund Rubbra September 2016 Release COR16144 The distinctive style of 20th-century composer Edmund Rubbra’s music is unmistakable – his love of counterpoint, his sense of tonality, and his clever working of melody make him stand out from many of his contemporaries. In this beautiful new recording The Sixteen explores some of his little-known choral music, including the extraordinary Tenebrae Nocturnes and the Missa Cantuariensis with its fabulous double-choir writing.
Song of the Nativity October 2016 Release COR16146
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This brand new recording of Christmas music contrasts the dramatic intensity of music by some of today’s most admired composers with a selection of traditional and modern carols. The programme includes John Rutter’s There is a flower, Morten Lauridsen’s O magnum mysterium and James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn.
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In Concert this Season The Deer’s Cry COR16140
‘[Byrd and Pärt’s] choral writing has a simplicity and intensity perfectly suited to the blended sound of the Sixteen.’ The Guardian
Helper and Protector Italian Maestri in Poland COR16141
‘The music is as gripping as the history. It’s full of madrigalian rhythms and deft interplays between two choirs.’ The Times
Scarlatti Iste Confessor COR16003
Music from the Sistine Chapel
A Golden Age
Poetry in Music
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COR16047 COR16134
Monteverdi: Messa a quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Volume I COR16142
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The Sixteen Education The Sixteen runs an extensive range of education and outreach projects for people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of experience, including: • Genesis Sixteen, our young artists’ scheme • Choral workshops across the UK • Family shows • Chorister mentoring • Insight days, exploring the rich musical history behind our repertoire • Schools’ Matinee concerts • Sounds Sublime Festival – an annual celebration of young choral talent • Vocal and compositional masterclasses
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• Pre-concert talks
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To find out more please visit www.thesixteen.com
Genesis Sixteen
This is the UK’s first fully funded programme of its kind and a number of alumni from the first five years have gone on to enjoy much success as professional singers and conductors. Amongst others, James Newby was awarded the Kathleen Ferrier Award 2016, William Wallace won the acclaimed Handel Competition, Robbie Jacobs took on the role of Assistant Conductor with the London Youth Choir and Rob Clark became the new baritone in leading vocal ensemble Voces8.
We are also delighted to welcome our first Genesis alumnus, Edward McMullan, as a full-time member of The Sixteen. Applications for the 2017-18 group open in November 2016 and full details can be found on our website. Genesis Sixteen’s forthcoming public performances include: 26 August 2016, 5pm Evensong, Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford 28 August 2016, 1.15pm Concert, Magdalen College Auditorium, Oxford 1 October 2016, 7.30pm Alumni performance, Cumnock Tryst Festival
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Now entering its sixth year, Genesis Sixteen is a unique free training opportunity for talented young ensemble singers hoping to progress from student to professional. During the year-long scheme singers receive group tuition from conductor Harry Christophers CBE and associate conductor Eamonn Dougan, individual mentoring from members of The Sixteen and masterclasses run by some of the industry’s top vocal experts. The programme also recently developed a Conducting Scholarship, supporting graduate conductors in the early stages of their careers. Thanks to a close partnership with the Genesis Foundation participants not only receive free tuition but also a bursary to cover all additional costs.
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As a small arts organisation, The Sixteen is reliant on the generosity of our supporters in order to carry out our ambitious programme of work each year and fulfil our mission of bringing a programme of inspirational choral music to the widest and most diverse audience possible. If, like 28
our existing supporters, you love what we do and would like to help, please consider showing your support today. There are many opportunities to support different areas of our work, from concerts to recordings to outreach projects. We
are delighted to provide our supporters with a range of benefits. For an informal exploratory chat please contact The Sixteen’s Development Manager, Jack Johnson, at jack@thesixteen.com / 020 7936 3420
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Supporting The Sixteen
The Sixteen’s 2016-2017 season would not be possible without the generous support of the following partners, corporate sponsors and major donors: Arts Council England David Barnett Dunard Fund The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The Ernest Cook Charitable Trust Garfield Weston Foundation Genesis Foundation Instytut Adam Mickiewicza Hunt & Coombs Solicitors The John Armitage Charitable Trust The John Coates Charitable Foundation The J S F Pollitzer Charitable Trust The Monument Trust Northern Design Collective Sally & Michael Payton The Polish Cultural Institute in London Hugh Priestley Quadrant Chambers Rollits LLP Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement Michael Watt Adrian Yardley Dr Ron Zimmern
The Sixteen Club George & Kirsty Anson Simon Haslam Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett KB Mark & Liza Loveday Luke Parsons QC Lionel Persey QC Timothy & Damaris Sanderson Sir Martin & Lady Smith Handel Circle Graham Brown Nicholas & Jane Ferguson Jonathan & Emma Ivelaw-Chapman Michel Kallipetis QC Paul Marshall Debbie McMenamin Genevieve Muinzer & Nick Segal Colin Passmore Nicholas & Lesley Pryor Lady Juliet & Dr Christopher Tadgell David & Hilmary Quarmby Eileen & Ken Vose Tony & Jo Willoughby Purcell Circle Bath Stone Group Emma Ager & Damon Brash Mary Deissler Anthony Fry Robert B. Gray Lady Heseltine Fiona & Christopher Hodges Miss Sheila McCormack David Newman Peter Parker
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Become a Patron of The Sixteen! Our Patrons play an essential role in supporting the work of The Sixteen and we are extremely grateful for their generous contributions to our ongoing success. Their donations help us in many ways, for example enabling us to expand our outreach and education work, commission new music, invest in musicological research and continue our recording programme on CORO. To say thank you for supporting our work we are delighted to offer Patrons the following benefits: Tallis Circle £100 a year and the following benefits: • Priority booking for The Sixteen’s own-promoted concerts • An invitation to an annual reception with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen • Two complimentary copies of The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage programme book each year • Advance information about The Sixteen’s own-promoted concerts, tours, CDs and activities • Donor recognition in The Sixteen’s own programme books
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Purcell Circle £500 a year and the following benefits: • Opportunities to meet Harry Christophers and The Sixteen at your nearest Choral Pilgrimage concert • An invitation to watch The Sixteen in rehearsal • A complimentary advance copy of our Choral Pilgrimage CD each year • Plus all the Tallis Circle benefits Handel Circle • Private invitations to recording sessions • Invitations and special access ‘backstage’ with Harry Christophers and The Sixteen • Dedicated ticket assistance for The Sixteen’s own-promoted concerts • Complimentary advance copies of new-release CDs by The Sixteen • Plus all the Purcell Circle benefits
The Sixteen Club In addition to our Patrons’ Circles we are delighted to offer membership of our exclusive scheme, The Sixteen Club. The financial generosity of the Club’s members is complemented by their enthusiasm for The Sixteen and in return, our London team accommodates them to the highest standard. Members receive all Patrons’ Circle benefits, plus an exclusive annual dinner – a highlight of our supporter calendar. To become a part of The Sixteen Club, we ask you to make a philanthropic gesture of a minimum of £5000 per year for three years. To discuss membership please contact our Development Manager, Jack Johnson, on jack@thesixteen.com or 020 7936 3420.
Patrons’ Circles Form I would like to purchase the following membership for myself/as a gift (delete as appropriate).
w Tallis Circle £100 w Purcell Circle £500 w Handel Circle £1,000 w The Sixteen Club My details: Title
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Name to be credited The Sixteen will not pass on your details to any other organisation. We would like to keep you informed about the work you are helping make possible. If you are happy to be contacted, please tick this box: y Method of payment: y I enclose a cheque/CAF cheque made payable to The Sixteen Limited y OR please debit my Visa/Mastercard with £ Card number
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Please return this form to: The Sixteen, Quadrant House, 10 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AU Gift aid - we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 donated! y Yes, I am happy for all gifts of money that I have made to The Sixteen in the past four years and all future gifts of money that I make to be Gift Aid donations. 30
I declare that I pay an amount of income tax and/or capital gains tax, that is at least equal to or higher than the tax claimed by all charities and CASCs from HM Revenue & Customs on my donation(s) in each tax year. I also understand that taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. The Sixteen will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 you give.
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Season Patron Marquess of Salisbury Founder and Conductor Harry Christophers CBE Associate Conductor Eamonn Dougan Chief Executive Marie-Sophie Willis Board of Trustees Robin Barda Chairman Sir Michael Briggs Harry Christophers CBE Veronica Christophers Mary Deissler Claire Long Keith Parker Richard Price Francis Quinlan Adam Singer Anthony Smith CBE Lord Chris Smith