Choir
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Lead, Kindly Light
The Sixteen
- Date night
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Thu, 3 Sept 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
- City
- London
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
- Tickets
- from £15
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Harry Christophers leads The Sixteen at St Martin-in-the-Fields in a programme of Spanish Renaissance works by Vivanco and Morales alongside contemporary commissions by James MacMillan and Kerensa Briggs.
Why it's fantastic
Spiritual intensity defines this evening of Spanish Renaissance polyphony, where centuries-old masterpieces meet a brand new commission by Kerensa Briggs. The programme highlights how vocal music has always offered solace, offering a chance to hear these specialist voices weave intricate textures through the resonant acoustic of this historic church.
Programme
- 01Vivanco Christus factus est pro nobis
- 02Morales Emendemus in Melius
- 03Vivanco Assumpta est Maria
- 04Morales Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas
- 05Kerensa Briggs Lead, kindly light (new commission)
- 06Vivanco Magnificat Octavi toni
- 07Morales Jubilate Deo omnis terra
- 08Vivanco O quam suavis est, Domine
- 09Morales Exaltata est sancta Dei Genitrix
- 10Morales Lamentabatur Jacob
- 11Vivanco Caritas Pater est
- 12James MacMillan Nothing in vain (Commissioned in 2021 by the Genesis Foundation for Harry Christophers and The Sixteen)
