The Sixteen tours throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the Americas and has given regular performances at major concert halls and festivals worldwide, including the Barbican Centre, Sydney Opera House, and Vienna Musikverein; also the BBC Proms, and the festivals of Salzburg, Granada, Lucerne and Istanbul. The vigour and passion of its performance win new fans wherever it performs. At home in the UK, the group promotes A Choral Pilgrimage, a tour of our finest cathedrals bringing music back to the buildings for which it was written. In 2006 The Choral Pilgrimage features the Requiem of 1605 by Tomás Luis de Victoria. An ongoing association with the BBC Philharmonic allows the choir to stretch its repertoire into large-scale choral works of the 20th century. The Sixteen are "The Voices of Classic FM" and from the 2006/7 season will become Associate Ensemble at the South Bank Centre, London.
The choir is enhanced by the existence of its own period instrument orchestra, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, and through it Harry Christophers brings fresh insights to music including that of Purcell, Monteverdi, JS Bach and Handel. 2004 witnessed the launch of the group‘s annual Handel in Oxford Festival, a weekend of concerts and events dedicated to the life of this great composer.
CORO is the award-winning record label of Harry Christophers and The Sixteen. Started in 2001, CORO releases new recordings from The Sixteen and is re-releasing former Collins CDs by the group, re-mastered and re-packaged. With nearly 50 recordings on the label, many international award winners including a Gramophone Award for an Eton Choirbook, a Gramophone Award 2006 nomination for Victoria's Requiem 1605, Diapason D'Or and Deutsche Schallplatten Kritik winners and a prodigious number of five star reviews, CORO continues to go from strength to strength. CORO titles are available internationally at retail, at concerts, via this website and digitally via iTunes and most other important digital music platforms. The Sixteen has also recorded Renaissance and Ikon for Universal Records, the former winning the 2005 Classical Brit award for The Best Ensemble Recording of the Year.
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Agnus Dei
The Sixteen Lyrics
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qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei,
dona nobis pacem.
The lyrics above are from the song "Agnus Dei" by The Sixteen And Harry Christophers. The song is a prayer to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, asking for his mercy and forgiveness. The first line of the song, "Agnus Dei," is Latin for "Lamb of God," and is a common phrase used in Catholic and Anglican church services.
The following lines, "qui tollis peccata mundi" translates to "who takes away the sins of the world." This line acknowledges Jesus Christ's role in taking away the sins of humanity through his sacrifice on the cross. The repetition of the phrase "miserere nobis" (have mercy on us) emphasizes the humility and repentance of the singer, asking for forgiveness from the Lamb of God.
The final line of the prayer, "dona nobis pacem," translates to "grant us peace." This line recognizes the need for inner and outer peace in our lives and in the world, and acknowledges that true peace can only come from God.
Line by Line Meaning
Agnus Dei,
Oh, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
who takes away the sins of the world,
miserere nobis.
have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei,
Oh, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
who takes away the sins of the world,
miserere nobis.
have mercy on us.
Agnus Dei,
Oh, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
who takes away the sins of the world,
dona nobis pacem.
grant us peace.
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Written by: John Sheppard
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