The Sixteen regularly tours internationally and in the UK, where their 'Choral Pilgrimage' brings music to cathedrals for which it was originally written.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Frank Martin's mature style, developed around age 40, uniquely combined Swiss musical conservatism with Schoenbergian serialism, leading to an emancipated use of tonality.
Composer Biography
Frank Martin, born in Geneva in 1890, is considered Switzerland's greatest composer, deeply influenced by Bach, Wagner, and Franck.
Composition History
Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir, though completed in 1926, was not heard until 1963 because the composer viewed it as a private affair between God and himself.
Composition History
The Cantate pour le 1er Août by Frank Martin won First Prize in a competition celebrating the 650th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation.
Performer Biography
The Sixteen, led by founder Harry Christophers, is a renowned vocal ensemble celebrated for its performances of early English polyphony, Renaissance masterpieces, and 20th-century music.
Composition History
Frank Martin composed the Five Songs of Ariel for Felix de Novel and his Nederlands Kamerkoor, inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest.
