Choir
The Sixteen at St James’s Piccadilly
Genesis Sixteen
- Date night
- First-timer friendly
- Date
- Thu, 10 Dec 2026
- Time
- 19:00
- Venue
- St James’s Church, Piccadilly
- City
- London
- Conductor
- Harry Christophers
- Tickets
- See booking site
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Harry Christophers conducts Genesis Sixteen in a programme of choral works by Lassus, Victoria and Sheppard at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
Why it's fantastic
Experience a traditional choral evensong performed by the next generation of professional singers, mentored by the legendary Harry Christophers. The programme balances intricate Renaissance polyphony with a familiar hymn, offering a peaceful forty-five minutes of music that feels remarkably intimate within the resonance of this historic central London church.
Programme
- 01Raphaella Aleotti Surge propera amica mea
- 02William Smith Preces and Responses
- 03John Sheppard Lords’s Prayer
- 04John Stainer – chant Psalm 77
- 05Lassus Benedicta es Regina caelorum Magnificat
- 06Lassus septimi toni Nunc Dimittis
- 07Victoria Alma Redemptoris Mater Anthem
- 08Corvedale / Maurice Bevan There’s a wideness in God’s mercy Hymn
