Tenebrae returns to the USA, plus NY debut concert - 22.09.09

To all US choral music lovers: Three fabulous churches for Three spell-binding concerts.

As well as the choir’s New York City debut, Tenebrae is due to perform in Cincinnati and St Louis in late October, this fall. You can view the tour schedule below or in the Diary section

Tenebrae is a London‐based professional chamber choir, founded and directed by Nigel Short. Its concerts, often performed to candlelight, create an atmosphere of spiritual and musical reflection, where medieval chant and renaissance works are interspersed with more contemporary music. The choir utilizes the acoustic and character of the performance space to enable the audience to experience the full power and intimacy of the human voice.

Tenebrae’s carefully selected singers are drawn from such hallowed musical backgrounds as King’s College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and English National Opera, to create a unique vocal mix with an extraordinary range of vocal power and color. The choir was born out of Nigel Short’s desire to bring together what he loved best in his own singing career- the passionate sounds of large Cathedral choirs and the precision of ensembles like The King’s Singers with whom he sang for seven years – to create a new kind of choral group.

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“An evening beyond perfection.”
El Correo de Zamora, Spain

“As glowing as stained glass… skin‐pricklingly ethereal.”
BBC Music Magazine

“The chorus’s ghostly final Amen seemed to go beyond music and
into a divine, mystical moment in time that is beyond rational explanation.”
The Guardian, London

“Tenebrae… A truly elite choir… electrifying.”
Evening Standard, London

Wednesday October 21, 2009, 7:30 PM
Church of St Mary the Virgin
(courtesy of the Swiss Global Foundation)
145 West 46th Street, New York, NY
For tickets visit http://www.gemsny.org/tenebrae091021.html

Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:30 PM
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
325 West 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
http://www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org/concerts.cfm?pagesub2id=21

Friday October 23, 2009, 8:00 PM
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
4431 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
http://cathedralconcerts.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54