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Sending love and support to our friends at the
@BBCSingers
. Many of
@TheSixteen
(including Harry!) have sung for them over the years and vice versa.
#WeAreTheBBCSingers
#supportthearts
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Together with fellow representatives of the UK’s freelance professional choral ensembles, we’ve sent this letter to the BBC to express our dismay at the decision to disband the
@BBCSingers
.
#WeAreTheBBCSingers
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It was a dark and shocking day yesterday for the world of choral music, with news of the disbanding of the phenomenal
@BBCSingers
. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to all our friends and colleagues affected. What a terrible loss on so many levels.
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Tonight at the BBC Proms, only curls allowed……
@SirSimonRattle
#harrychristophers
@bbcproms
@BBCRadio3
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We are excited to bring you our virtual performance of Sheppard's 'Libera Nos'. Recorded at home during lockdown, it reminds us that no matter where we are,
music is always with us, continuing to uplift and provide hope in testing times.
#AlwaysSinging
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We are 40 today! We’re touched to receive some very special messages! Thanks to all who have supported us over the last 40 years - here’s to a bright future!
#Sixteenat40
@nycgb
@kingssingers
@voces8
@johnsuchet1
@XanderArmstrong
@nicomuhly
@jamesmacm
@spconnolly
@classicfm
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Loving this picture of our conductor Harry Christophers who has just become a granddad!Congratulations 😊
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What a building! Going out with a bang for our last Choral Pilgrimage of the summer. We’ll return to the Byrd programme in September but tonight we are delighted to be back with
@yorkearlymusic
& are being recorded for
@BBCRadio3
to be broadcast on Wednesday evening at 7.30pm.
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Welcome to our brand-new, five-part series, A Choral Odyssey. Presented by actor Sir Simon Russell Beale, this special series, produced by The Sixteen, explores choral music from across the ages in iconic, pertinent surroundings.
#AChoralOdyssey
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Congratulations to Harry who was today given an Honorary Doctorate of Music from the
@UniKent
. Here he is looking rather excited with the Chancellor
@gavinesler
#congratulations
#doctorate
@No1Cathedral
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Happy 90th Birthday to Dame Patricia Routledge. Wonderful to see her at our Chichester concert on Thursday.
#happybirthday
#starstruck
#damepatriciaroutledge
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O what a night! Thanks to everyone who came along and tuned in at home. Missed it? Listen again on
@BBCSounds
. Next stop for
@TheSixteen
= Germany
#touring
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So sad to hear of James Bowman's passing. He was not just a great musician but a kind and lovely man whose wicked sense of humour would have everyone around him laughing. He sang on our B Minor Mass. His Agnus Dei is still one of the finest you will hear.
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In honour of
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
and to cheer you up on this
#BlueMonday
take a look at our very own Harry and
@ejdougan
doing their best squirrel impressions.
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It’s Messiah day at The Sixteen! The Sixteen choir and orchestra are joined by a team of brilliant soloists -
@HilaryCronin
@helencharlston
@robmuz
and Matthew Brook for a sold out performance in the glorious surroundings of
@smitf_london
. Here’s a snippet from our rehearsal 👏
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Absolutely thrilled to have won the RPS Ensemble award! Huge thank you to the
@RoyalPhilSoc
- we are honoured
#RPSMusicAwards
After an astonishing year, including a hugely successful UK programme, a world tour and the release of 9 CDs, the WINNER of the Ensemble award is Harry Christophers and
@TheSixteen
#RPSMusicAwards
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We'd like to wish our Founder and Conductor Harry Christophers a very happy 70th birthday! Tune in to
@ClassicFM
from 10am to hear presenter Aled Jones share some of his favourite Sixteen recordings in celebration!
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You can watch our 2018 performance with
@BrittenSinfonia
of
@jamesmacm
's Stabat mater in the Sistine Chapel on
@YouTube
this Easter! We will post the link just before 7.30pm on
#GoodFriday
.
@Genesis_Fndn
@Boosey
@ClassicFM
#GenesisSistine
#QuarantinewithTheSixteen
#StayatHome
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The eagle eyed amongst you might have spotted Sixteen soprano
@alexkidgell
on Easter from Kings this evening - what a star ⭐️ Wishing all our Twitter follows a Happy Easter 🎶
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2020 marks the 20th anniversary of our
#ChoralPilgrimage
. This year we focus on Rome, a city which has inspired countless pilgrimages, and where each of our featured composers -
#Allegri
, Anerio, Josquin and Victoria - created some of their finest work.
#sixteenontour
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Yesterday The Sixteen bass section descended on
@StPaulsLondon
to support fellow bass Tim Jones who sang his last evensong as lay vicar
#choralevensong
#basses
#teamsixteen
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847 miles covered and 3 wonderful concerts. We are now on the way back to London having a well deserved drink. We promise there will be no more jokes!
#itschristmastime
#wegetourownbedtonight
#concertmanagerlife
#welovechristmas
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We are greatly saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Parry's 'Lord, let me know mine end', was filmed
@ExeterCathedral
last night - we hope it provides a fitting and moving tribute to one of the country's most treasured monarchs.
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Our conductor Harry Christophers has just won a Herald Angels Award! Accepted on his behalf by our Chief Executive Marie-Sophie Willis, these are given out for excellence across Edinburgh's Festivals by critics of the Herald newspaper. What a way to end our
@edintfest
journey!
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48 singers to sing 2 forty part motets and lots of other lovely music with The Sixteen this week. We can’t wait for our Late Night
@bbcproms
on Wednesday. Tickets available here or catch us on
@BBCRadio3
at 10.15pm
@jamesmacm
#speminalium
#40partmotet
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Watch our 2018 Sistine Chapel performance of
@jamesmacm
powerful and emotive Stabat mater
@BrittenSinfonia
@Genesis_Fndn
on youtube NOW
#GenesisSistine
#QuarantinewithTheSixteen
#StayHome
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What *hasn't* soprano
@JulieCooper74
missed about singing with The Sixteen? Luckily we will be reunited tomorrow for 'Music for Reflection' from
@KingsPlace
, our first performance back & we can't wait! Tickets are available on our website
#LiveFromLondon
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Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in to watch our concert
@KingsPlace
tonight. It was wonderful to be part of the
#LiveFromLondon
festival for our first performance back. Here's to many more! Next up
@stileantico
@v8_foundation
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from all of us at The Sixteen
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Happy Birthday to Sixteen bass and Associate Conductor
@ejdougan
. Come along to our concert in
@LpoolMetMusic
this evening and wish him happy birthday!
#liverpool
#sixteenat40
#choralpilgrimage
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So that’s 48 singers of
@TheSixteen
singing 40 part motets on the stage at the
@RoyalAlbertHall
for the
@bbcproms
🙄😁
@jamesmacm
#speminalium
#tallis
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This is surely the dream reaction for any conductor! Harry Christophers is keen to offer his thanks to the 'wow' child so
@handelandhaydn
are busy hunting him down!
Listen to this brief clip from Sunday's performance of Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music, and enjoy the wonderful moment of spontaneity just after the music ends.
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We are delighted to announce that, at last night’s Diapason Awards in Paris, The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia’s premiere recording of James MacMillan’s Stabat mater won the Diapason d’Or de l’Année in the Musique Chorale category.
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Tonight the Choral Pilgrimage is in Croydon and we have set a new record for the most
@GenesisSixteen
alumni performing in the choir! Here they are with
@ejdougan
just before they went on stage. So lovely to have them all with us!
#Sixteenat40
#successstory
@Genesis_Fndn
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🔊 A standing ovation & rapturous applause for
@jamesmacm
& everyone on stage! We loved every minute of this performance, thanks to
@SCOmusic
for sharing the stage with us & for your exquisite playing!
@edintfest
@Genesis_Fndn
@GenesisSixteen
#SixteenAt40
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We've managed to squeeze all 117 of us on to the
@BarbicanCentre
stage to rehearse for this evening's concert. We're all very excited about performing this amazing piece again!
#Sixteenat40
@Genesis_Fndn
@BrittenSinfonia
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A little taster of what's to come in less than 2hrs time! Watch the live stream on
@ClassicFM
@BrittenSinfonia
@Genesis_Fndn
@jamesmacm
#GenesisSistine
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Tune in at 1pm GMT to
@BBCRadio3
to hear A Renaissance Christmas live from
@wigmore_hall
. 📻
#ChristmasCarols
#radio
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🎤Welcome to the Choral Pilgrimage Tournament!🎤
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Here is a thread of the 16 ROUND ONE competitions, 2 games per day (on Sundays, we rest). Warm welcome to our co-host,
@ianaitkenhead
#ChoralPilgrimbledon
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While there are other knockout-style music tournaments in the Twittersphere,
@ianaitkenhead
had the brilliant idea to host our own tournament of favourite tracks from the Choral Pilgrimage. Why not? Games begin next week. Get ready to vote.✅Here is our draft league table:
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Our rehearsals today look a little different to what we’re used to, but being back singing together after so long feels really special. Join us via livestream tomorrow from
@KingsPlace
It’s going to be particular meaningful, performing a special programme of Music for Reflection
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A bit more distance... But it is an utter joy to have full-fat music making all together. Get excited for this new release, coming in early 2021!
#musician
#musicmatters
#ClassicalMusic
#singers
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All 60 of us have made it to Edinburgh & onto the
@theusherhall
stage! We've been joined by the brilliant
@SCOmusic
for the final day of rehearsals before the premiere of
@jamesmacm
Symphony No.5 tomorrow evening
@edintfest
#Sixteenat40
#edinfest
@Genesis_Fndn
#finalcountdown
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'Listening to this British choir soar in a live-streamed programme of recent and centuries-old music, my soul felt soothed.' ★★★★
@thetimes
review for our
#LiveFromLondon
concert
@KingsPlace
last Sat. Watch this & all other festival concerts in full
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So proud to be part of
#ReSound
with
@StreetwiseOpera
,
@BBCCO
&
@GenesisSixteen
last night
@southbankcentre
! An incredibly inspiring project bringing together musicians, composers & communities from across the UK to create 9 new operas telling the stories of our cities.
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Our tweet on
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
was so popular we thought we'd carry on the theme... Do you have any animal/conductor impressions to share?!
#WednesdayWisdom
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Fantastic concert
@wigmore_hall
last night, topped off by discovering that the legendary Elvis Costello was in the audience! He very kindly posed for a pic with Harry, Richard Boothby and members of
@FretworkViols
😊.
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Sixteen bass Rob Macdonald was made head chorister
@HDFCathedral
summer 1982. He was caught wandering round the cloisters smiling away at the memories just before the concert & I couldn’t resist a picture
#chorister
#choralpilgrimage
#tour
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Sixteen tenor George Pooley gives us a masterclass in how to keep busy and productive during lockdown!
#LockdownDiaries
#QuarantineWithTheSixteen
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Ep.1 of
#AChoralOdyssey
premieres this coming Wed 18 Nov, 7.30pm(GMT), exploring two towering works by Renaissance composers John Sheppard and Richard Davy and set in the beautiful surroundings of Magdalen College. Buy your tickets here!
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AAAAnd THAT'S IT FOLKS. Alonso Lobo's heart-wrenching motet Versa est in Luctum is the champion of the Choral Pilgrimage Tournament - thank you for playing!
FINAL GAME - CPT 2020
James MacMillan: Miserere
vs.
Alonso Lobo: Versa est in Luctum
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🙌🏻 Two sold out appreciative audiences, glorious sunshine and a great venue... we’ve got our mojo back. Thanks
@StMarysWarwick
!
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📣We are delighted that applications for Genesis Sixteen 2022/2023 are now open! Our leading training programme, funded by
@genesis_fndn
, offers a truly holistic package of support for young artists. Find out more and apply here -
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Never has a concert programme been so appropriate… 🤞🏻⚽️🏴
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What a perfect duet to brighten up a dreary Monday!
@GraceLSDavidson
and
@budd_jeremy
sing 'Happy We!' from Handel's Acis & Galatea - our UK tour starts tomorrow
@cadoganhall
, then
@ChiCathedral
,
@DerbyCathedral
& St Mary's Warwick. Tickets here -
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We’re delight to be back
@AbbeyFestival
today for a sold out Immortal Legacy concert. Here is a snippet from Byrd’s This sweet and merry month of May from our rehearsal this afternoon 😃
#Byrd
#liveconcerts
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Sixteen bass
@bendaviesbass
and senior first officer Ben Davies
@britishairways
ensuring
@TheSixteen
&
@BrittenSinfonia
arrived safely in Rome today ahead of the concert tomorrow.
#GenesisSistine
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NEW album from The Sixteen – Good night, beloved – choral music honouring life and love, innocence and abundance.
🎧 👉🏾
feat. music by
@RGCWbaritone
@jamesmacm
@EricWhitacre
@Will_Todd_Music
@bobchilcott
+ more!
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Sir James MacMillan and Harry adding last minute touches for our concert
@edintfest
this evening. If you can’t join us, don’t worry as it’s being recorded by
@BBCRadio3
for broadcast at a later date
@SCOmusic
@jamesmacm
#sixteenat40
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It's William Byrd's 400th anniversary today and what better way to mark the occasion than with this performance of his mini masterpiece 'Turn our captivity, O Lord' from our album A Watchful Gaze. Enjoy!
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Very excited to have been shortlisted for the 2018
#RPSMusicAwards
!
One of the world's most renowned choirs with its ambitious performances across the UK,
@TheSixteen
makes the
#RPSMusicAwards
Ensemble shortlist!
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Our train to Edinburgh might be delayed but spirits are high after this mornings
#RWC2019
result!
#ENGvNZL
#traindelays
#touringlife
#finalconcert
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We are enjoying our 2019 Christmas Tour which includes Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and we are lucky to have Frances Kelly with us playing the harp.
#britten
#christmascountdown
#harp
#carols
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After a fantastic trip to New York, we're back on home soil at
@Ely_Cathedral
for another performance of
@jamesmacm
's Stabat Mater with
@BrittenSinfonia
.
#Sixteenat40
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Here's a little taster of Zadok the Priest which we'll be performing tonight alongside Handel's Coronation Anthems
@StAlbansCath
🎶 Concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets are available on the door
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We are absolutely delighted to be back
@wigmore_hall
this evening to help close their summer season. They’ve done so much to support musicians this last 18 months and we are honoured to be Artists in Residence at this iconic London venue
#liveconcerts
#finzi
#stanford
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We've been blown away by this fantastic portrait by Ruth Fitton, based on photographs taken at rehearsals in Derby earlier this year.
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Congratulations to bass Tim Jones who celebrates 30 years in
@TheSixteen
this month. Join us tonight
@Sage_Gateshead
for the next concert on our Christmas Tour
#openfire
#itschristmastimeagain
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Fast forward 18 years and little Flynn of
@OHooleyandTidow
will be ready to audition for
@GenesisSixteen
! Great to have you with us at rehearsal in
@BridgewaterHall
. Good luck for your upcoming tour 🎶
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We’ve made it to Edinburgh and the end of our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage. Tonight we also say a HUGE thank you to alto
@ianaitkenhead
who has sung with the group since 2000. We wish him well as he continues his law studies
#sixteenat40
#choralpilgrimage
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If you've not been able to catch our Christmas tour live this year, grab a drink, get comfy and tune in to
@BBCRadio3
from 7.30pm tonight to hear a full length broadcast of our recent festive concert from
@BMusic_Ltd
.
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Lovely moment at the weekend when Harry got the chance to throw out the first pitch and conduct the National Anthem with
@handelandhaydn
at the
@redsox
game in Boston!
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Our Christmas programme this year has some popular Christmas pieces and some less well know. Any favourites amongst this lot?
@Oli_Tarney
@_heyitsreena_
@JamesKMcCarthy
@gjackson3
@PCookeComposer
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How special to be performing
@EricWhitacre
’s Saint-Chapelle for over 300 school children in
@CarlisleCath
in front of this glorious window!!!! We are so happy to be here
#SixteenAt40
@CumbriaMusicHub
@StCuthsCarlisle
@NormanStreetSch
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🔔🔔🔔The title of our BRAND NEW forthcoming Christmas album might give you a bit of an earworm... for that we apologise. Nevertheless, we are excited to bring some Yuletide joy, now available for physical disc pre-order 🔔🔔🔔
👉
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Applications for Genesis Sixteen are now OPEN. If you know anyone aged 18 - 23 who loves choral music please spread the word! Closing date is Mon 15 Jan 2018.
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We’ve been joined at our rehearsal today by
@ClassicFM
. We are looking forward to our 3rd Choral Pilgrimage concert of 2023
@stjohnscam
. For more behind the scenes footage head to our Instagram stories
#choralpilgrimage
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Tonight we perform in
@bhamcathedral
. Alto Edward McMullan and bass Tim Jones have now been to every Anglican Cathedral in England! Tickets available on the door from 7pm
#cathedrals
#sixteenat40
#birmingham
#choral
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We are in New York and cannot wait to perform
@jamesmacm
Stabat Mater this evening with
@BrittenSinfonia
.
#sixteenontour
#sixteenat40
@LincolnCenter
@Genesis_Fndn
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Delighted to be back at the
@NCH_Music
this evening with our Choral Pilgrimage programme. It’s been 8 years since we last appeared in Dublin. Seats have been opened up behind the choir so grab one here
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We've arrived in Singapore and
@EdwardMcMullan
and
@AngusMcPhee
have been doing some exploring.
#sixteenat40
#gardensbythebay
#Singapore
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We're delighted to have been shortlisted for two Gramophone Classical Music Awards!
'An Old Belief' has been shortlisted in the Choral category, and 'Byrd - Psalms, Songs and Sonnets' in the Early Music category.
Wish us luck!
Full reviews here:
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No rest for the wicked! This morning we are singing Mass at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral before we head home. Thank you to everyone here for making us so welcome
#mass
#sixteenat40
#sixteenontour
#jamesmacmillan
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✨It’s Messiah time
@smitf_london
!
Sending big love and get well hugs 🤗 to
@SampsonCarolyn
&
#HenryWaddington
and a MASSIVE welcome 👋🏻 and thanks 🙏🏼 to
@MaryCBevan
@RGCWbaritone
for joining us,
@RogersWyn
, &
@robmuz
for this evening’s performance 💞
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A joyful song from our fantastic
@GenesisSixteen
singers and tutors to wish
@jamesmacm
a very happy 60th birthday! 🥳
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Do you want to make
@ejdougan
this happy? Help us to spread the word about our upcoming choral workshops in
#London
and
#Tewkesbury
- there are still plenty of spaces in each! All details on our website:
#GetSinging
#ChoralSinging
#Retweet
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It’s miserable outside but
@durhamcathedral
is warm and inviting and the choir is sounding glorious! Only one more concert left in the 2019 Choral Pilgrimage - tomorrow
@greyfriars_kirk
#sixteenat40
@EricWhitacre
@gjackson3
@jamesmacm
#choralpilgrimage
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We've made it to Peterborough for tonight's Monteverdi Vespers concert. Where will Mark be hiding tonight?
#whereisMarkDobell
#Sixteenat40
#MonteverdiVespers
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Harry is all smiles under his snazzy new face mask 😷 🦠
We’re here in
@StMarysWarwick
and it feels AMAZING! Rehearsals underway ahead of concert 1 at 4.30pm
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Back in the beautiful setting of St John's College Chapel
@stjohnscam
for the 2nd concert in our 2019 Choral Pilgrimage
#sixteenat40
#seeyoulater
#choralpilgrimage
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This week we are off to
@HeuresdeLessay
with a programme in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Our Associate Conductor,
@ejdougan
is at the helm and we are joined by harpist Olivia Jageurs & tenor Mark Dobell. We can’t wait 👏
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A sneak-preview of 'Astiterunt Reges' from Victoria's Tenebrae Responsories which will be part of next year's Choral Pilgrimage taken at our recording session today...the album is out in March 2020. In the meantime here's something to keep you going:
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This week's living room performance comes from Sixteen harpsichordist Alastair Ross. Having performed
#Bach
countless times with The Sixteen over the years, here he is playing Bach's Minuet from Partita No 4 in D major.
#QuarantineWithTheSixteen
#StayHome
@ClassicFM
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And that’s a wrap for our 2021 Choral Pilgrimage. Details of the 2022 tour out soon and tickets will be on sale in the new year. Thanks to
@GreyfriarsKirk
for hosting our last CP of the year
#choralpilgrimage
#touring
#hometomorrow
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What an awesome sound!
@TheSixteen
&
@GenesisSixteen
rehearsing
@jamesmacm
new symphony, ‘Le grand Inconnu’. We cannot wait for the world premiere on Saturday night in the
@edintfest
@Genesis_Fndn
@SCOmusic
#sixteenat40
#sixteenontour
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