The Sixteen

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 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.

Genesis Sixteen vocal programme gets off to flying start

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

"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."