ALBUMPurcell: The Indian QueenThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMFlight of AngelsThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMSpirit, Strength & SorrowThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMMonteverdi: Vespers of 1610The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMHandel: JephthaThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPalestrina, Vol. 5The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in PolandThe Sixteen & Eamonn Dougan
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol. 2The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe Voice of the Turtle DoveThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMJ. S. Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol. 1The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPalestrina, Vol. 4The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMBartłomiej PękielThe Sixteen & Eamonn Dougan
ALBUMAn Immortal LegacyThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe Queen of HeavenThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMMonteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale, Vol. IIIThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPalestrina, Vol. 3The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPalestrina: Vol. 2The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMHandel: SaulThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Christopher Purves, Dame Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd & Stuart Young
ALBUMGreat European Choral WorksThe Sixteen
ALBUMRoyal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination - Medieval & Renaissance Music Inspired By the British Library ExhibitionThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Hilliard Ensemble
ALBUMMonteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale Volume IIThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe Earth ResoundsThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Eamonn Dougan
ALBUMJames MacMillan: MiserereThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMGreat British Choral WorksThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPalestrina, Vol. 1The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMO Guiding Night - The Spanish MysticsThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Robert Quinney
ALBUMVictoria: Hail, Mother of the RedeemerThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMAllegri: Miserere - Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah & Other Renaissance MasterpiecesThe Sixteen, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Gabrieli
ALBUMMonteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale, Vol. 1The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMMembra Jesu NostriThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMCeremony and Devotion - Music for the TudorsThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMMonteverdi: The Selva morale e spirituale CollectionThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMPadre Pio - PrayerThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMBright Orb of Harmony (Live)The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMGuerrero: Missa de la Batalla EscoutezThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMA New HeavenThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMHandel: Messiah, HWV 56The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMStreams of TearsThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMFauré: RequiemHarry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & The Sixteen
ALBUMTreasures of Tudor EnglandThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMVenetian TreasuresHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMCarver: Missa Dum Sacrum Mysterium, Magnificat, O Bone JesuHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMEin Deutsches RequiemThe Sixteen
ALBUMMusic from the Sistine ChapelThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMA Mother's Love - Music for MaryThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMA Mother's Love: Music For MaryThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe King's Musick: Music from the Chapel RoyalHarry Christophers, The Sixteen & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
ALBUMBach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMFen and Meadow: Britten Choral Works III - Choral Dances from "Gloriana", Five Flower Songs, Sacred and ProfaneHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMBach: Mass in B MinorCatherine Denley, Catherine Dubosc, Harry Christophers, James Bowman, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George, The Sixteen & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
ALBUMHeinrich Schütz: Musikalische ExequienHarry Christophers, The Sixteen & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
ALBUMPhilip & Mary: A Marriage of England & SpainHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMIKON - Music for the Spirit & SoulThe Sixteen & Harry Christophers
ALBUMThe Sixteen - Britten: A Ceremony of Carols - Britten Choral Works IIHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMTomás Luis de Victoria: Devotion to Our LadyHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMTomás Luis de Victoria: Requiem, 1605Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMRenaissance Portugal (Sacred Music of Cardoso and Lôbo)Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMDelirio Amoroso - Handel: Italian Secular CantatasAnn Murray, Harry Christophers, The Sixteen & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
ALBUMFrank Martin - Choral WorksThe Sixteen
ALBUMHandel: Alexander's FeastHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMChristus Natus Est - An Early English ChristmasHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMPurcell: Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind - Funeral Music for Queen Mary - Latin MotetsHarry Christophers, The Sixteen & The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
ALBUMThe Rose and The Ostrich Feather: Eton Choirbook, Volume IHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
ALBUMLa Jeune FranceHarry Christophers & The Sixteen
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About The Sixteen
Artist Biography
When The Sixteen debuted in 1979, its clear, ringing sound, with its laser-like accuracy and vibrant blend, was a refreshing counterblast to the UK’s generally staid concert hall choirs. Founder and conductor Harry Christophers shrewdly recruited members from Oxbridge choral scholars and young singers on London’s professional choir circuit, and it wasn’t long before its first show in the chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford, where it performed sacred music by Mundy, Purcell, Schütz and Pelham Humfrey. It bagged a cult following with two recordings of flowing polyphony from the 15th-century Eton Choirbook and an impressive series of albums for the Hyperion label. Christophers naturally attracted those who liked his genial yet highly effective work ethic and capacity for finding fresh things to say about landmarks of the choral repertory such as Handel’s Messiah (1741), J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion (1724) and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. The Sixteen confirmed its status as one of Britain’s greatest cultural exports with debuts at the Salzburg and Lucerne Festivals, as well as dates at the Sydney Opera House, Vienna’s Musikverein, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and New York’s Lincoln Center. It has also helped to nurture the next generation of choristers with innovative education projects and a fruitful collaboration with philanthropist John Studzinski’s Genesis Foundation. The choir’s reputation has been bolstered with releases on its own Coro label, and high-profile 21st-century commissions such as Scottish composer James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater (2015) and Symphony No. 5 (2020).
Hometown
England
Genre
Classical
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