The Sixteen Choir
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026
Lead, Kindly Light
Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. We devote our latest Choral Pilgrimage to pieces by two outstanding Spanish composers, exploring majestic works by Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco, whose intricately crafted counterpoint adorned services at the cathedrals of Ávila and Salamanca during the late 1500s.
Our programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain for soloists and double choir and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, Kindly Light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.
Vivanco Christus factus est pro nobis
Morales Emendemus in Melius
Vivanco Assumpta est Maria
Morales Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas
Kerensa Briggs Lead, Kindly Light (new commission)
Vivanco Magnificat Octavi toni
Morales Jubilate Deo omnis terra
Vivanco O quam suavis est, Domine
Morales Exaltata est sancta Dei Genitrix
Morales Lamentabatur Jacob
Vivanco Caritas Pater est
James MacMillan Nothing in Vain (2021, Genesis Foundation commission)The Sixteen
Harry Christophers conductor
Thu, 16 April 2026—Sat, 17 October 2026- ➕14 performances
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A programme exploring majestic music from the Spanish Renaissance alongside spellbinding works from James MacMillan and Kerensa Briggs.
Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. We devote our latest Choral Pilgrimage to pieces by two outstanding Spanish composers, exploring majestic works by Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco, whose intricately crafted counterpoint adorned services at the cathedrals of Ávila and Salamanca during the late 1500s.
Our programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain for soloists and double choir and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, Kindly Light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.
Vivanco Christus factus est pro nobis
Morales Emendemus in Melius
Vivanco Assumpta est Maria
Morales Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas
Kerensa Briggs Lead, Kindly Light (new commission)
Vivanco Magnificat Octavi toni
Morales Jubilate Deo omnis terra
Vivanco O quam suavis est, Domine
Morales Exaltata est sancta Dei Genitrix
Morales Lamentabatur Jacob
Vivanco Caritas Pater est
James MacMillan Nothing in Vain (2021, Genesis Foundation commission)The Sixteen
Harry Christophers conductor
Performances
Upcoming
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Rochester
- Sat, 6 June 2026
Rochester Cathedral
7:30pm
£15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Exeter
- Thu, 11 June 2026
- Exeter Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Truro
- Fri, 12 June 2026
- Truro Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Croydon
- Mon, 15 June 2026
- Croydon Minster
- 7:30pm
- £10 - £25
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Oxford
- Fri, 3 July 2026
- University Church of St Mary The Virgin, Oxford
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: York
- Sat, 4 July 2026
- York Minster
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London
- Thu, 3 September 2026
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £36
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hereford
- Thu, 10 September 2026
- Hereford Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Wells
- Fri, 11 September 2026
- Wells Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Tewkesbury
- Sat, 12 September 2026
- Tewkesbury Abbey
- 3:00pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Chichester
- Sat, 19 September 2026
- Chichester Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £10 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Middlesbrough
- Thu, 15 October 2026
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £25
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hexham
- Fri, 16 October 2026
- Hexham Abbey
- 7:30pm
- £10 - £30
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Edinburgh
- Sat, 17 October 2026
- Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
- 3:00pm
- £15 - £35
Past
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Southwell
- Thu, 16 April 2026
- Southwell Minster
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Derby
- Fri, 17 April 2026
- Derby Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £30
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Peterborough
- Sat, 18 April 2026
- Peterborough Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Liverpool
- Fri, 24 April 2026
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
- 7:30pm
- £17
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Blackburn
- Sat, 25 April 2026
- Blackburn Cathedral
- 3:00pm
- £10 - £30
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Cambridge
- Fri, 8 May 2026
- Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
- 7:30pm
- £15 - £35
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London
- Tue, 12 May 2026
- Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich
- 7:30pm
- £18 - £40
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Newbury
- Fri, 15 May 2026
- Douai Abbey, Reading
- 7:30pm
- £30 - £35
Early Music at Wigmore Hall