The Sixteen is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its annual Choral Pilgrimage tour. This year’s ‘Angel of Peace’ programme features nine pieces from across the centuries, from medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen to the magical realm of a brand-new work by the contemporary composer Anna Clyne.
Programme:
Hildegard of Bingen: Ave, generosa (verses 1 - 4)
Arvo Pärt: Tribute to Caesar
Will Todd: I shall be an angel of peace*
John Taverner: Gaude plurimum
Interval
Hildegard of Bingen: Ave, generosa (verses 5 – 7)
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine
Anna Clyne: Orbits (New commission)*
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat
John Taverner: O splendor gloriae
*with violin