The Sixteen are one of the world’s leading choral groups with a reputation that stretches from Tokyo to Rio. It concentrates on the heritage of early English polyphony, masterpieces of the Renaissance and Baroque, and a diversity of twentieth century choral work. The choir is complemented for larger scale works by its orchestra, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention.A programme of French music which transcends darkness and points towards a greater light, with Durufle’s beautiful and moving Requiem at its heart.