Tenebrae performing in Wells Cathedral – 15th April 2016
This month got off to the most wonderful start with a concert in one of England’s most beautiful Cathedrals, Wells. A packed Nave meant the choir had to begin the concert standing right agains... continued
It’s been odd this Easter to not be involved in any Church services for the first time in 6 years. I must say I’ve missed it, especially the amazing atmosphere that used to be a regular feature of services at St Bartholomew the Great. There... continued
Tenebrae rehearses at Cadogan Hall in preparation for their performance of Le Choeur Chant du Coeur.
So, a normally quiet time of the year has ended up being as busy as any other: no rest for the wicked! We had a fabulous team of singers perfor... continued
Tenebrae Consort performing at Kings Place with the London Youth Chamber Choir
A great start to 2016 appearing at the fab London A Cappella Festival at Kings Place curated by The Swingle Singers. They’re clearly doing great things there in... continued
On advent Sunday we returned to Cadogan Hall together with the English Chamber Orchestra for a performance of Handel’s Messiah. We were thrilled to be joined by soloists Grace Davidson (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), David Soar (bass) and as... continued
At St Martin-in-the Fields in November we did the first of our major The Tenebrae Effect workshop. Henry Southern our manager was delighted to tell me it had sold out within a week of being advertised and that we h... continued
Having had a wonderful break of 4 weeks over the summer with the family down in Devon, which actually ended up being even more exhausting than our usual mad routine at home, things seem to have taken off at the furious ... continued
Tenebrae was lucky enough to be invited to perform at Thaxted and Lessay festivals, and I was lucky enough to be part of the choir for these concerts. Both settings are magical and have their own set of charms about them.
F... continued
On this, the 10th anniversary of the first performance of Joby Talbot’s epic choral symphony Path of Miracles, I have some very strong and mixed emotions going through my head.
The world premiere had been due to take place at the... continued
Nigel with King’s Singers colleagues Gabriel Crouch and David Hurley after Tenebrae’s performance in Reading
Another busy month with some spectacular highlights: apologies in advance if this sounds like I’m enjoying several trip... continued
We revisited the glorious Abbey of Sherborne this month to give our Russian Treasures programme another outing. A packed Abbey gave us such a fabulous reception: it’s a magical place and the concerts there by candle li... continued
Another busy month for us with concerts and yet more time recording some fabulous music. A wonderful trip to Cuenca for a performance of Spanish renaissance music from the likes of Victoria and Guerrero, but also some less w... continued