Harry Christophers, the conductor and founder of The Sixteen, has led the ensemble to over eighty recordings, many of which are prizewinning.
Composer Biography
Samuel Barber, whose 'Agnus Dei' is featured, trained as a baritone and recorded his own 'Dover Beach' in 1935.
Composer Biography
Irving Fine, a contemporary of Aaron Copland, blended Nadia Boulanger's teaching and Igor Stravinsky's influence in his unique musical style.
Recording & Production
CORO is the record label of The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, and Harry Christophers, formed in 2001.
Compositional Technique
David del Tredici's 'Acrostic Song' from 'Final Alice' sets the epilogue poem to Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass,' with the first letters of the lines spelling the name Alice Pleasance Liddell.
Composition History
Samuel Barber's 'Agnus Dei' originated in 1936 as the second movement of his first String Quartet and was later transcribed for string orchestra before being set to the words 'Agnus Dei' in the 1960s.
Performer Biography
The Sixteen, the vocal ensemble on this recording, is recognized as one of the world's greatest vocal ensembles after twenty-five years of worldwide performance and recording.
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