VICTORY! A pair of The Sixteen’s Croydon Minster – Inside Croydon concert tickets

A choir rated as one of the best in the world is coming to Croydon next month and Inside Croydon is delighted to offer one of our readers a pair of tickets in a subscriber-only competition.

The Sixteen are set to play a much-anticipated gig at Croydon Minster on Monday 10 June.

The Sixteen played their first concert in 1979 under the direction of founder and conductor Harry Christophers CBE. Their pioneering work since then has had a profound impact on the performance of choral music and has attracted a wide new audience, not least as ‘The Voices of Classic FM’ and through the sacred music series on BBC television.

The Sixteen’s vintage voices and instruments are at home in over five centuries of music, a breadth reflected in their annual choral pilgrimage to Britain’s great cathedrals and sacred spaces, regular appearances in the world’s leading concert halls and award-winning recordings. .

Recent highlights include the world premiere of James MacMillan’s Stabat mater, commissioned for The Sixteen by the Genesis Foundation, an ambitious Handel oratorio series.

Whether performing a simple medieval hymn or expressing the complex musical and emotional language of a contemporary choral composition, The Sixteen do so with qualities common to all great ensembles.

Concert in Croydon: Soon the sixteen will be playing at the Minster

Tonal warmth, rhythmic precision and immaculate intonation are clearly essential to the mix. But it’s the courage and intensity with which The Sixteen make music that speaks most to so many people.

The Sixteen’s program for the 2024 Choral Pilgrimage, when they perform at Croydon Minster, will feature Orlande de Lassus, alongside works by Josquin, Casulana and Bob Chilcott.

The visit to Croydon Minster will also include The Sixteen’s popular Choral Pilgrimage Choral Workshops, a rare and rewarding opportunity for keen amateur singers to explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own performances.

Under the guidance of expert leaders, workshops include advice on vocal technique (breathing technique, refreshing warm-ups and voice production), as well as performance interpretation and historical context.

Full booking details for concert and workshop tickets can be found by visiting the website here.

How to enter our exclusive prize competition

In collaboration with The Sixteen, Inside Croydon is delighted to be able to offer two prizes related to the choir’s visit to Croydon this year: a pair of tickets to the Croydon concert, worth £50, and a CD of The Sixteen’s performance for runner-up.

Contest is open to fully paid subscribers only Inside Croydon.

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To win one of our great prizes, all you have to do is answer a simple question.

Inside Croydon normal competition conditions apply, including that there is no cash alternative to the prize and anyone entering the competition should be available to attend the specified performance.

To win, all you have to do is send the correct answer to [email protected] with ‘SIXTEEN’ in the subject header by noon of June 3.

In addition to your response, please include a daytime contact phone number and your mailing address (we will need to send the CD second).

The first correct answers drawn from the Editor’s big hat will be declared the winners and will be contacted within the next few days to arrange to receive the prizes.

So… Drum roll… Here’s the question:

The sixteen used Vermeer’s Girl With A Pear Earring in their Minster concert poster.

Name the actress from South Croydon who played a role in the 2004 film based on that portrait?

All you have to do now is:

1. Make sure you are registered as a Inside Croydon subscriber
2. Email the correct answer to [email protected] with “SIXTEEN” in the subject header
3. Make sure you do it before noon on June 3rd.

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