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The Sixteen has long been celebrated for its championing of Tudor music, particularly
that of the Eton Choirbook, as well as choral treasures of the 20th century and its work
with 21st-century composers.
This year's programme revisits The Sixteen's grassroots with performances of English
polyphony juxtaposed with works by Tavener and Eric Whitacre. The Sixteen's close
relationship with award-winning composer, Sir James MacMillan continues with a new
commission, O virgo prudentissma based on a fragment from the Eton Choirbook.
The programme also features Tavener's Hymn to the Mother of God & Hymn for the
Dormition of the Mother of God, Sheppard's Gloria & Agnus Dei from Cantate Mass, Eric
Whitacre's Sainte-Chapelle, Fayrfax's Eternae laudis lilium which was performed on The
Sixteen's very first recording on Hyperion, Gabriel Jackson's Ave Maria and Wylkynson's
monumental Salve Regina, also from the Eton Choirbook.
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