The Sixteen Choir
Palestrina: Teacher and Warrior
Palestrina was not the first to use L'homme armé, ‘The Armed Man’, a popular medieval chanson, as the foundation for a setting of the Latin Mass. Yet his work casts a lasting spell over the listener with its austerely beautiful polyphony, as Harry Christophers and The Sixteen show in their latest homage to the Italian composer 500 years after his birth.
Early Music at Wigmore Hall
Wed, 22 October 2025
St James's, Spanish Place, London
7:30pm
£15 - £50
Full Event Details
Palestrina was not the first to use L'homme armé, ‘The Armed Man’, a popular medieval chanson, as the foundation for a setting of the Latin Mass. Yet his work casts a lasting spell over the listener with its austerely beautiful polyphony, as Harry Christophers and The Sixteen show in their latest homage to the Italian composer 500 years after his birth.
Venue Details & Map
Location
St James's, Spanish Place, London
St James's, Spanish Place, 16 George St, London W1U 3QE
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