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10 July 2019
Review: York Early Music Festival, The
Sixteen, York Minster, July 9
By Steve Crowther
The Sixteen conductor Harry Christophers
Review: York Early Music Festival, The Sixteen, Choral Pilgrimage 2019, York
Minster, Tuesday
WELL, after the most bizarre heavenly commentary, which persisted throughout
the first half of this wonderful concert, The Sixteen sang a sublime Salve Regina,
which melted into Sir John Tavener’s A Hymn To The Mother Of God.
John Sheppard’s Gloria was sung wonderfully, as was Eric Whitacre’s Sainte-
Chapelle. To be honest, I had reservations about the opening; it could have been
written most contemporary choral composers. But his setting of Sanctus was
beautiful and I enjoyed the piece much more from then on.
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