Singer

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.

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The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London

Old Royal Naval College

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Rochester

Rochester Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Exeter

Exeter Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Truro

Truro Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Croydon

Croydon Minster

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Oxford

University Church (Oxford), Oxford

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.

Part of the York Early Music Festival

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: York

York Minster

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hereford

Hereford Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Middlesbrough

Saint Mary's RC Cathedral

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Hexham

Hexham Abbey

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Edinburgh

Greyfriars Kirk

Nothing in Vain

The Sixteen

Christus factus est pro nobis

Emendemus in melius

Assumpta est Maria

Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas

Lead, kindly light

Magnificat Octavi toni

Jubilate Deo omnis terra

O quam suavis est, Domine

Exaltata est sancta Dei Genitrix

Lamentabatur Jacob

Caritas Pater est

Emendemus in melius 

Alto

Edward McMullan

Events

Upcoming events

May 12 - Sep 3, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: London · The Sixteen

Jun 6, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Rochester · The Sixteen

Jun 11, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Exeter · The Sixteen

Jun 12, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Truro · The Sixteen

Jun 15, 2026

The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Croydon · The Sixteen

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Nothing in Vain by MacMillan

The Sixteen

Singer in Christus factus est pro nobis by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Emendemus in melius by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Assumpta est Maria by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Gaude et laetare Ferrariensis civitas by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Lead, kindly light by Briggs

The Sixteen

Singer in Magnificat Octavi toni by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Jubilate Deo omnis terra by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in O quam suavis est, Domine by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Exaltata est sancta Dei Genitrix by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Lamentabatur Jacob by Morales

The Sixteen

Singer in Caritas Pater est by Vivanco

The Sixteen

Singer in Emendemus in melius by Morales

The Sixteen

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