The Sixteen Choir

We believe in the transformative power of music and our goal is to make the world a better place through performing the music of our great choral heritage to the highest possible standard and making it accessible to all.
We strive to enhance people’s lives with performances that exhilarate, soothe and provide moments of inner-calm in a hectic and challenging world.
We strive both to preserve and grow our great choral heritage and to nurture a future generation of professional choral and period-instrument practitioners.
Biography
The Sixteen is a performing arts charity, comprised of a choir and period-instrument orchestra, which exists to take beautiful and inspiring choral music, from the Renaissance to today, to as wide and diverse an audience as possible.
We believe in the transformative power of music and our goal is to make the world a better place through performing the music of our great choral heritage to the highest possible standard and making it accessible to all.
We strive to enhance people’s lives with performances that exhilarate, soothe and provide moments of inner-calm in a hectic and challenging world.
We strive both to preserve and grow our great choral heritage and to nurture a future generation of professional choral and period-instrument practitioners.
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Upcoming Concerts

The Deer's Cry: Canterbury
Sat, 18 October 2025
Canterbury Cathedral
7:30pm
£21.50 - £32.50
Canterbury Festival

Palestrina: Teacher and Warrior
Wed, 22 October 2025
St James's, Spanish Place, London
7:30pm
£15 - £50
Early Music at Wigmore Hall

Palestrina and his Heirs: Cirencester
Fri, 24 October 2025
St John the Baptist Church, Cirencester
7:00pm
£15 - £35
Cirencester History Festival

Handel’s Messiah
Tue, 9 December 2025
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
7:00pm
£10 - £65
St Martin-in-the-Fields

The Sixteen at Christmas: London
Wed, 17 December 2025
Cadogan Hall, London
7:30pm
£18 - £60
- ➕1 other performance

The Sixteen at Christmas: Cambridge
Fri, 19 December 2025
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
7:30pm
£10 - £40

Music for Lent from a Golden Age of Portuguese Music
Thu, 26 March 2026
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
7:30pm
£10 - £65
St Martin-in-the-Fields
Past programmes

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Chichester
Sat, 4 October 2025
Chichester Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £30

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Edinburgh
Sat, 27 September 2025
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
3:00pm
£15 - £30

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Hexham
Fri, 26 September 2025
Hexham Abbey
7:00pm
£10 - £30

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Southwell
Thu, 25 September 2025
Southwell Minster
7:30pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Exeter
Sat, 20 September 2025
Exeter Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Truro
Fri, 19 September 2025
Truro Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Hereford
Thu, 18 September 2025
Hereford Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Tewkesbury
Sat, 13 September 2025
Tewkesbury Abbey
3:00pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Wells
Fri, 12 September 2025
Wells Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £35

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: London
Fri, 5 September 2025
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
7:30pm
£15 - £36
St Martin-in-the-Fields

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: York
Mon, 7 July 2025
York Minster, York
7:30pm
£15 - £35
York Early Music Festival

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Dublin
Sat, 28 June 2025
National Concert Hall, Dublin
7:30pm
€15 - €55