The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: Belfast
Description
The Sixteen’s 2025 Choral Pilgrimage tour ‘Angel of Peace’ brings together music spanning six centuries, offering moments of calm and solace amidst today’s fast-paced world.
The Sixteen’s 2025 Choral Pilgrimage tour ‘Angel of Peace’ celebrates the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt through a programme for inner peace spanning six centuries. Join us on this musical journey in the beautiful St George’s Church to enjoy the medieval sounds of Hildegard of Bingen combined with the contemporary voices of Arvo Pärt, Will Todd and a brand-new commission from Anna Clyne.
Programme
Hildegard of Bingen: Ave, generosa (verses 1 - 4)
Arvo Pärt: Tribute to Caesar
Will Todd: I shall be an angel of peace*
John Taverner: Gaude plurimum
Interval
Hildegard of Bingen: Ave, generosa (verses 5 – 7)
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine
Anna Clyne: Orbits (New commission)*
Arvo Pärt: Magnificat
John Taverner: O splendor gloriae
*with solo violin
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers conductor
Sarah Sexton violin
Doors open at 7pm.
- Admission £10 - £30