A lively time for us this last June and July before we hit a full August leading into our busiest autumn since the choir started nearly 20 years ago.
We had another wonderful trip to Suffolk for the Aldeburgh Festival at the start of June. ... continued
And so after a couple of unusually quiet months for Tenebrae we dived straight into our Holy Week Festival at St John’s, Smith Square, full of energy and purpose. This year the Festival had a focus on the wonderful and highly atmospheric mus... continued
Happy new year to all. Hope you’ve put on loads of weight with excessive amounts of good cheer and the like and are now enjoying the effects after a cleansing January. I’m certainly not!
It is with a heavy heart that I write to you all wi... continued
The choir take a bow at Kings Place, 13 Dec 2019.
Tenebrae’s busiest ever month and one which sees the choir perform at no fewer than 22 engagements, including concerts in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy and of course the UK.
It has b... continued
Església de Sant Genís, Torroella de Montgrí
Crumbs, it’s been ages since I wrote one of these so here goes, I just hope my memory serves me well for some of the performances that were a few months ago…
We had a steaming return to SJSS on J... continued
Tenebrae performing at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, USA. Credit: Rene Zajner.
March took Tenebrae to the US for another tour of fabulous concert venues and ecclesiastical spaces. This time round we were performing Joby Talbot’s cho... continued
A relatively quiet month for us. Hooray! This month it was great to see the release of our album Symphonic Psalms and Prayers. It’s taken almost a decade to make this project happen and working with our singers and the players of the... continued
Hoping all our supporters and friends have enjoyed a happy and relaxing Christmas and managed to listen to at least one of our three Christmas recordings!
Having had our busiest year to date with over 60 concerts, Tenebrae started 2018 on an artistic h... continued
So we have survived our busiest September in 15 years and can now enjoy a relaxing October. Oh, hang about, we’re off to Australia for two performances of Path of Miracles in Melbourne. At my age the thought of being stuck in a plane seat for... continued
What a treat to go to Corsica for a concert! After 11 hours we finally made it to our hotel but the next morning were greeted by glorious sunshine and a beautiful white sandy beach and warm sea water to swim in. Doesn’t get much better... continued
So much to write about for July, which, whilst incredibly busy was artistically one of the most rewarding I can recall.
It began with just a few of us singing our lovely programme of music mostly by Bob Chilcott at Champs Hill Folly. This is... continued
Our Path of Miracles concert standing ovation in St. Davids Cathedral, Wales.
The atmosphere in and around St Davids Cathedral is truly special and for this, my fourth visit to the town, it was no exception. Walking around all the beautiful houses i... continued