Tenebrae

Tenebrae is a professional chamber choir, founded and directed by Nigel Short. Often performing by candlelight, the choir creates an atmosphere of spiritual and musical reflection, using the acoustic and atmosphere of buildings to enable the audience to experience the power and intimacy of the human voice at its best.

Tenebrae performing

BBC MM Awards 2012“Of this programme’s type, I can’t envisage hearing anything better.” (Songs of Farewell)
“the insight and advocacy of Nigel Short’s recording make it outstanding.” (Requiem Mass, 1605)

BBC Music Magazine

We are delighted to announce that two of our recent recordings on the Signum Classics label have been nominated in the Choral category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards (Hubert Parry – Songs of Farewell and Victoria – Requiem Mass, 1605). This is the first time in the history of the awards that an artist has had two nominations in a single category. It is a huge honour and we encourage all our followers to visit the awards website to vote. The recording of both discs was a great experience for the group, particularly Songs of Farewell, which was a dream realised for our Artistic Director, Nigel Short.

Latest news and reviews

25 November: Edition Peters Carol Concert

14 November: A Tender Light - our new CD on Decca

10 November: Review from the New York Times

19 October: US Tour 2011 Tickets