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The Sixteen releases World Premiere Recording of Genesis Padre Pio Commissions

Monday, 20 April 2009

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded three new choral works by three contemporary British composers: James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik and Will Todd. Each work is a setting of the famous prayer after communion Stay With Me, Lord, by the Capuchin priest Padre Pio.  It was premiered in front of a packed audience at a public concert at Westminster Cathedral in June 2008. The purpose of the Genesis commissions is to enhance the liturgical repertoire and to inspire and delight people of every faith and conviction.

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded three new choral works by three contemporary British composers: James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik and Will Todd. Each work is a setting of the famous prayer after communion Stay With Me, Lord, by the Capuchin priest Padre Pio.  It was premiered in front of a packed audience at a public concert at Westminster Cathedral in June 2008. The purpose of the Genesis commissions is to enhance the liturgical repertoire and to inspire and delight people of every faith and conviction.

PAST GENESIS PROJECTS

Saturday, 13 December 2008

Genesis has several completed projects that can be read about on this web site. We will continue to report on the progress of these projects and also of any new projects that are undertaken. Information about past projects will be stored in our archive.

Genesis has several completed projects that can be read about on this web site. We will continue to report on the progress of these projects and also of any new projects that are undertaken. Information about past projects will be stored in our archive.

Genesis Opera Projects I and II

This early initiative was an international commissioning scheme for young composers and librettists developed in association with Aldeburgh Productions and Almeida Opera.

Genesis Music Commissions

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Through its work, several emerging composers have been brought to the attention of the Genesis Foundation. Several are now supported through direct commission.

Through its work, several emerging composers have been brought to the attention of the Genesis Foundation. Several are now supported through direct commission. To date the major Genesis commissions have included:

PROJECTS OF THE GENESIS FOUNDATION

Sunday, 14 December 2008

Genesis seeks out and actively supports creativity across a variety of art forms and is committed to expanding its portfolio in the arts.  Its policy is to develop major long-term projects in association with leading arts organisations. Its ethos is one of permitting experimentation and exploration in the arts, which also implies the right to hit a dead end. The Foundation is about learning that will ultimately lead to success; but there are no artificial deadlines or measurements of success versus failure.

Process, not competition

The Genesis Foundation believes in process, not competition.  The purpose of its work is not only to find the creative talent of the future, but also to nurture it in a suitable and supportive environment so that it can develop fully and grow to its full potential.

GENESIS OBJECTIVES AND IDEALS

Saturday, 13 December 2008

The working brief of the Genesis Foundation is to become involved in projects that support artists in the earliest stage of their careers. We also work with more established artists when it is relevant to some new and important development in their career that they would otherwise not have the support to explore.

Objectives

The working brief of the Genesis Foundation is to become involved in projects that support artists in the earliest stage of their careers. We also work with more established artists when it is relevant to some new and important development in their career that they would otherwise not have the support to explore.

What is the Genesis Foundation?

Saturday, 13 December 2008

The Genesis Foundation is a UK-based charity set up by American banker John Studzinski in 2001 to find creative talents of the future.  It aims to nurture emerging artists in the early stages of their professional careers.  Genesis does this by providing supportive environments in which they can develop and grow to their full potential. Mentoring by established professionals is an important part of the process.

 

"We are about nurturing talent and providing a safe place for people to discover how to fulfil that talent after they have had the opportunity to learn their basic graft.  We are about the process of development.

If, in ten years' time, one artist has produced one successful work with the help of knowledge they gained while being supported by the Genesis Foundation - then we will have succeeded."
John Studzinski, chairman

Background to the Genesis Foundation

Sunday, 12 March 2006

The Genesis Foundation is a UK-based charity created in January 2001 to support young artists in a variety of art forms. The young people and the institutions it has helped have largely come to its notice through personal recommendation and through contact with others in the world of cultural development.

Background

The Genesis Foundation is a UK-based charity created in January 2001 to support young artists in a variety of art forms.

The young people and the institutions it has helped have largely come to its notice through personal recommendation and through contact with others in the world of cultural development.

Objectives

John Studzinski CBE

1 January 2009

One of the issues worrying people in the new economic climate is the question of what will happen to sponsorship and the funding of charities. Recently, the Founder and Chairman of the Genesis Foundation, John Studzinski, gave a speech for the annual Raising Funds from the Rich conference (8 October 2008 at Central Hall, Westminster, London, UK) that was reported in the UK’s Sun Newspaper and also the Express Group newspapers.

John J. Studzinski

John Studzinski

About The Genesis Foundation

1 January 2009

The Genesis Foundation is a UK-based charity, founded in 2001 by John Studzinski.  The aim of the foundation is to nurture and develop emerging talents until they reach a point of sustainability.  In other words, it supports outstanding professional artists in the early stages of their careers, preparing them to take flight independently.

What is the Genesis Foundation?

"We are about nurturing talent and providing a safe place for people to discover how to fulfil that talent after they have had the opportunity to learn their basic craft. We are about the process of development.

If, in ten years' time, one artist has produced one successful work with the help of knowledge they gained while being supported by the Genesis Foundation - then Genesis would have accomplished its objective."
John Studzinski, Chairman

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Genesis Sixteen

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Monday, 26 September 2011

We are delighted to present this short film which follows the first Genesis Sixteen training course, the UK's first fully-funded choral programme for young singers.

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Genesis Sixteen Continue to Flourish Friday, 3 February 2012

The first group of talented young singers to make up the Genesis Sixteen will take part in an intensive training course this weekend, the third in their programme, at the National Opera Studios in London.

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