Name: The Sixteen and Harry Christophers
Start: 2024-10-24T19:30:00-04:00
Location: ETSU Martin Center for the Arts

The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers, is one of the world's most-renowned choral ensembles. The group became famous for the performance of early English polyphony and works of the Renaissance. They now perform music from a wide range of periods, including the Baroque, Classical, and a diversity of 20th- and 21st-century music. Based in London, international tours are an essential part of life for The Sixteen. The ensemble makes regular visits to major concert halls and festivals throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. It gave its first tour of China in October 2017, followed soon after by debut concerts in Estonia and Lithuania. The Sixteen’s touring credits include performances at the Cité de la musique in Paris, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Vienna’s Musikverein, together with appearances at the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lucerne, Prague and Salzburg festivals. The Sixteen has widened its reach at home in recent years as ‘The Voices of Classic FM’, and with an ongoing Artist Residency at Wigmore Hall. Since 2000 its annual Choral Pilgrimage has brought the ensemble to Britain’s great cathedrals and abbeys to perform sacred music in the spaces for which it was conceived. Appearances in the BBC television series Sacred Music, and a specially-curated series of online films entitled A Choral Odyssey, both presented by Simon Russell Beale, have also helped grow The Sixteen’s audience. The Sixteen’s commitment to the future of choral music is clearly reflected in its extensive outreach program, using the power of music to engage and inspire new and existing audiences as well as transforming music education. Genesis Sixteen, supported by the Genesis Foundation, offers the UK’s first fully funded choral training program for singers aged 18 to 23. It has been specially designed to help participants navigate the testing transition from student status to life as professional performers.