The Sixteen - A Ceremony of Carols
Medieval carols alongside modern masterpieces!
Location
The Apex, 1 Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3FD
Telephone
01284 758000- Date
- 21st December 2026
- Time
- 7:00pm - 9:30pm
About this event
A very welcome return from The Sixteen with their 2026 Christmas programme of medieval carols alongside modern masterpieces.
Marking the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s death the concert will culminate in his brilliant Ceremony of Carols.
Benjamin BRITTEN - A Hymn to the Virgin
mediaeval c.1420 - There is no rose
Hubert PARRY - Welcome, Yule
Ballet lute book - Sweet was the song
Laura SHEILS - Adam lay ybounden
Giovanni PALESTRINA - Hodie Christus natus est
Giovanni PALESTRINA - Gloria from Missa Hodie Christus natus est
Dom Gregory MURRAY - The Rose of Bethlehem
Giovanni PALESTRINA - Ne timeas
14th-century - Angelus ad virginem
Tomas Luis de VICTORIA - Alma Redemptoris Mater a8
Francis POTT - A Hymn to the Virgin
Lucy WALKER - There is no rose
Cecilia McDOWALL - Of a Rose
Anon - The Salutation Carol
Benjamin BRITTEN - A Ceremony of Carols
Harry Christophers - conductor
Starts: 7pm
Tickets: £42, £32, £20, Under 25's £14
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About the Venue
The Apex is an award-winning venue, known for its acoustic excellence and home to a diverse programme of live music and events; from classical concerts to pop, rock, jazz, blues, world, country and folk, plus comedy and dance performances.
It also hosts a number of community and corporate events, offering the local community and wider environs a unique and exciting space from which visitors can see a great selection of artists, bands and events.
It has been very well publicised (and we never tire of hearing it!) that, as well as its architectural beauty, The Apex also has the very best acoustics, with many musicians who've played here describing it as the best acoustic in the UK, if not Europe:
"Best new venue in the UK. Absolutely superb" - Funeral For A Friend
"Best acoustic wee had in 40 years of touring" - Fairport Convention
"The best hall we have ever played in" - The Escher String Quartet
New Outside Bar
The Apex's brand-new outdoor bar, supplied and installed by Greene King, opens on Friday 31 July!
Open Thursdays to Sundays, 12pm–6pm, make the most of summer with a full bar service including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, four draught pumps, refreshing spritzes, the full Coffee House café menu and our much-loved Criterion ice cream.
Don't miss Greene King's new Pilfer - a refreshingly crisp lager, infused with juicy peach and inspired by a mischievous local legend!
