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Prom 63: Choral Day – The Sixteen

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Live at the ±«Óãtv Proms: Harry Christophers conducts The Sixteen in English music from the time of Queen Vicroria, to launch Proms Choral Day

Live at the ±«Óãtv Proms: Harry Christophers conducts The Sixteen in English music from the time of Queen Victoria, to launch Proms Choral Day.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Parry: Coronation Anthem 'I Was Glad'
Stanford: Three Motets, Op. 38
Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn
William Henry Harris: Faire is the heaven
Ireland: Greater love hath no man
Stanford: When Mary thro’ the garden went; The Guest; To a Tree (from Eight Partsongs, Op. 127)
Elgar: Give unto the Lord

The Sixteen
Simon Johnson (organ)
Conductor Harry Christophers

One of Britain’s best-loved choirs, The Sixteen – under Harry Christophers – returns to the Proms on Choral Day for some of the most serene and spiritual choral works written in England during the Victorian period – music in line with this ensemble’s singular combination of style and beauty, blend and expression.

There will be no interval.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sat 7 Sep 2024 10:30
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Music Played

  • Hubert Parry

    I Was Glad

    Performer: Simon Johnson. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    3 Motets Op.38

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Henry Balfour Gardiner

    Evening Hymn

    Performer: Simon Johnson. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • William Henry Harris

    Faire Is The Heaven - Anthem

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • John Ireland

    Greater Love Hath No Man - Motet

    Performer: Simon Johnson. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    8 Partsongs Op.127

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Edward Elgar

    Give Unto The Lord (Psalm 29) Op.74

    Performer: Simon Johnson. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Hubert Parry

    Songs Of Farewell ; No.1; My Soul, There Is A Country

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87: I. Introduction "Worcester Castle"

    Music Arranger: Henry Geehl. Conductor: David Honeyball.
    • English Music for Brass: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Ireland.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87: II. Toccata "Tournament"

    Music Arranger: Henry Geehl. Conductor: David Honeyball.
    • English Music for Brass: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Ireland.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87: III. Fugue "Cathedral"

    Music Arranger: Henry Geehl. Conductor: David Honeyball.
    • English Music for Brass: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Ireland.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87: IV. Minuet "Commandery"

    Music Arranger: Henry Geehl. Conductor: David Honeyball.
    • English Music for Brass: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Ireland.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11.

  • Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Severn Suite, Op. 87: V. Coda

    Music Arranger: Henry Geehl. Conductor: David Honeyball.
    • English Music for Brass: Elgar, Vaughan Williams & Ireland.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.

  • Jules Massenet

    Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs

    Conductor: Daniel Harding. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Fantasie.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 4.

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  • Sat 7 Sep 2024 10:30
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