Harry Christophers, the founder and conductor of The Sixteen, is also the Artistic Director of Boston's Handel and Haydn Society and Principal Guest Conductor of the Granada Symphony Orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album aims to preserve traditional carols by keeping close to original texts and tunes, avoiding modern elaborations.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in January 2010 at St Giles Church, Cripplegate, London.
Cultural Impact
The Sixteen are known as 'The Voices of Classic FM' and are Associate Artists of Southbank Centre, London.
Performer Biography
Robert Quinney, the organist on this recording, is the Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey and Director of Oundle for Organists, which offers tuition for young organists.
Composition History
The harmonisations for many carols on this album are adopted from the 1928 Oxford Book of Carols, compiled by composers like Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, and Martin Shaw.
Performer Biography
The Sixteen, recognized as one of the world's greatest ensembles, has a special reputation for performing early English polyphony, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods, and twentieth-century music.
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