
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.
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. The 22 young singers will work with artists from The Sixteen, including founder-conductor Harry Christophers and associate conductor Eamonn Dougan, to develop their skills in consort singing through group sessions and one-on-one vocal coaching. They will also learn new repertoire in preparation for a public performance in the Autumn.
The Genesis Sixteen first vocal course got off to a flying start at the end of August. Supported by the Genesis Foundation, it is the UK’s first fully funded choral programme for young singers – aged between 18 and 23 – and is designed specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practicioner.
The Genesis Sixteen is The Sixteen's new training programme which aims to nurture the next generation of talented young voices and specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practitioner.
Last August in London, the Genesis Sixteen held its first in a series of intensive weekend and week-long courses led by key artists from The Sixteen, including founder and conductor Harry Christophers.
The Sixteen’s new training programme for young singers aged 18-23, Genesis Sixteen, held its first of four courses at the end of August. Find more about this successful programme in Muso Magazine.

Genesis Sixteen vocal programme gets off to flying start
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.
Genesis Sixteen is The Sixteen’s new training programme which aims to nurture the next generation of talented young voices and specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practitioner. This short film gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the intense training the participants received in their first week-long course with Harry Christophers and other key artists from The Sixteen.
An excerpt from The Dark Night by Ruth Byrchmore - Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation
The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore. This is an excerpt from Ruth Byrchmore's The Dark Night, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.
An excerpt from Let nothing trouble you by Roderick Williams - Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation
The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore. This is an excerpt from Tariq O'Regan's fleeting, God, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.
An excerpt from fleeting, God by Tarik O'Regan - Commissioned by the Genesis Foundation
The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continued with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore. This is an excerpt from Tariq O'Regan's fleeting, God, commissioned by the Genesis Foundation.
Jennie Marsden is one of the first singers to be accepted onto Genesis Sixteen, the UK’s first fully funded choral programme for young singers – aged between 18 and 23 – designed specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practicioner. Jennie was recently featured in the Clitheroe Advertiser.
Jennie Marsden, of Pendleton, is one of the first singers to be accepted on The Sixteen's new training programme in collaboration with the Genesis Foundation, Genesis Sixteen.
Harry Christophers runs his first Genesis Sixteen training course at the end of August. There will be a further three courses throughout the season. Supported by the Genesis Foundation, it is the UK’s first fully funded choral programme for young singers – aged between 18 and 23 – and is designed specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practicioner.
Genesis Sixteen is The Sixteen's new training programme which aims to nurture the next generation of talented young voices and specifically to bridge the gap from student to professional practitioner.
In a few weeks time, the first in a series of intensive weekend and week-long courses led by key artists from The Sixteen, including founder and conductor Harry Christophers, will be held in London at the end of August.
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"O Guiding Light by The Sixteen and Harry Christophers has all the hallmarks that tend to characterize their performances: crystalline intonation, sumptuous tonal luster, expansive dynamic range, and acute musical insight (...) Each of the pieces is attractive on its own, but the tracks by Tarik O'Regan leap out because of his especially assured handling of the voices, his control of magical choral textures, his harmonic language, which is exquisitely sweet without being cloying, and the depth of his insight into the texts."
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Monday, 26 September 2011We 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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