Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

After Thirty-One Years Of World-Wide Performance And Recording The Sixteen Is Recognised As One Of The World’s Greatest Ensembles. Comprising Both Choir And Period-Instrument Orchestra The Sixteen's Total Commitment To The Music It Performs Is Its Greatest Distinction. Its Special Reputation For Performing Early English Polyphony Masterpieces Of The Renaissance Bringing Fresh Insights Into Baroque And Early Classical Music And A Diversity Of 20th Century Music Is Drawn From The Passions Of Conductor And Founder Harry Christophers. At Home In The UK The Sixteen Are "The Voices Of Classic FM" TV Media Partner With Sky Arts And Associate Artists Of Southbank Centre London. The Group Promotes An Annual Series At The Queen Elizabeth Hall As Well As The Choral Pilgrimage A Tour Of Our Finest Cathedrals Bringing Music Back To The Buildings For Which It Was Written. The Sixteen Has Recently Featured In The Highly Successful BBC Four Television Series Sacred Music Presented By Actor Simon Russell Beale. The Sixteen Tours Throughout Europe Japan Australia And The Americas And Has Given Regular Performances At Major Concert Halls And Festivals Worldwide Including The Barbican Centre - London Bridgewater Hall - Manchester Concertgebouw - Amsterdam Sydney Opera House Tokyo Opera City And Vienna Musikverein And Also At The BBC Proms The Festivals Of Granada Lucerne Istanbul Prague And Salzburg. In Addition The Sixteen’s Period Orchestra Has Taken Part In Highly Acclaimed Semi-Staged Performances Of Purcell’s Fairy Queen In Tel Aviv And London A Fully-Staged Production Of Purcell’s King Arthur In Lisbon’s Belem Centre Followed By New Productions Of Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria At Lisbon Opera House And The Coronation Of Poppea At English National Opera. Over Ninety Recordings Reflect The Sixteen’s Quality In A Range Of Work Spanning The Music Of Five Hundred Years Winning Many Awards Including Grand Prix Du Disque Numerous Schallplattenkritik The Coveted Gramophone Award For Early Music The Prestigious Classical Brit Award In 2005 For Renaissance And IKON Which Was Nominated For A Grammy Award And Two Classical Brits. These Latter Two Discs Were Recorded As Part Of The Group's Contract With Universal Classics And Jazz. Since 2001 The Sixteen Has Been Building Its Own Record Label CORO Which Now Boasts Over Seventy-Five Releases. Recent Recordings Include Handel’s Celebrated Oratorio Messiah With An All-Star Soloist Line-Up Carolyn Sampson Catherine Wyn-Rogers Mark Padmore And Christopher Purves Which Was Awarded The Prestigious MIDEM Classical Award 2009. Bringing Together Live Concerts And Recording Plans Has Allowed The Sixteen To Develop A Glittering Catalogue Of Releases Containing Music From The Renaissance And Baroque Through To Great Works Of Our Time. read less