Under the guidance of singer and practical scholar Sally Dunkley, and Sixteen alto Daniel Collins, the workshop will include advice on vocal technique (breathing technique, invigorating warm-ups, voice production) as well as performance interpretation and historical context.

2025 Choral Workshop: Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury Abbey

In an age of resurgent conflict and frenetic demands on our attention, our 2025 Choral Pilgrimage: Angel of Peace offers a slice of tranquillity in many forms courtesy of luminous, purifying music traversing six centuries. From the enraptured songs of the medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen to the magical realm of a brand new work by the contemporary composer Anna Clyne, nine pieces of music from across the centuries speak of peace and acceptance and the ecstatic joy their reassurance can bring.

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The Choral Pilgrimage 2025

Chichester Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral

Greyfriars Kirk

Southwell Minster

St George's Church

St James' Church, Egerton

Truro Cathedral

Wells Cathedral

Derby Cathedral

National Concert Hall

Hereford Cathedral

Hexham Abbey

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

Peterborough Cathedral

The ORA singers present a concert themed around ‘the passing of the Year’, centred around Jonathan Dove’s song-cycle of the same name for double choir and piano, alongside Renaissance songs celebrating sacred feast days, poetry for each season and new work from Manchester-based composer Emily Pedersen, and BBC Philharmonic composer-in-residence Tom Coult.

ORA Singers

The Stoller Hall

Charting the progress from twilight to sunrise, this programme concentrates on Renaissance composers but includes a recent work by Nico Muhly specially written to form part of the nocturnal trajectory.

Stile Antico

Wigmore Hall

Be inspired, transported and uplifted in this, a journey through no less than 600 years of music celebrating Christmas. From Pachelbel’s beloved Canon, heard afresh on our period instruments, through to the rich, melting harmonies of Tchaikovsky and John Taverner’s spare, haunting, The Lamb, plus a brand new piece by Roderick Williams, written especially for the occasion. Music that will resonate with you for long after the concert, and a perfect start to the Holiday season.

Six Centuries Of Christmas

First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church of Berkeley

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Stanford University

The theme behind this seasonal programme is the Virgin Mary, whether celebrating her own divinity (in the Votive Mass written by Byrd), or in the context of the birth of Christ (in Tallis’ epic Missa Puer natus).

Mother and Child

Smith Square Hall

John Taverner

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 20, 2025

Mother and Child · Sinfonia Smith Square

Past events

Sep 13, 2025

2025 Choral Workshop: Tewkesbury · The Sixteen

Jun 20 - Oct 4, 2025

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025 · The Sixteen

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