An Interview with The Sixteen
The Sixteen are 'The Voices of Classic FM' and with 29 years of performing and recording experience, they have established a reputation as one of the world's greatest ensembles.
In an interview with Simon Berridge, one of the long standing members of The Sixteen, we find out what life is like as a professional singer and what advice he has for those new to singing...
Listen to the interview with Simon Berridge here
Singing has always played a major part in Simon's life. Inspired by his early days as a chorister in a local church choir, he went onto become a choral scholar at university, and pursue a career in an interest that he truly loved.
As Simon explains 'The thing about being in a professional choir is you're never doing the same thing each day and you're doing something you love doing with people who are great at doing it as well.'
Despite being 'quite hard work' with 'lots of travelling involved', life as a professional singer has led to an exciting and varied career for Simon, with performances across the globe in some of the world's most prestigious concert venues.
However one of Simon's personal highlights is the friendships he has made through choral singing: 'There's a connection you make with people in the choir...a connection that goes on for years. We remember that time together. It's a unique experience.'
