My chosen Tenebrae track is the motet Versa est in Luctum by Alonso Lobo. The text is pretty miserable so we won’t dwell on that for now, but this choice is more for what the piece represents in the context of my relationship with Tenebrae. We open our ‘Spanish Glories’ concert programme with it and… continued

It’s hard to pick a favourite but Nikolay Golovanov’s Our Father from the Russian Treasures is a true gem for me. The Russian Treasures programme was the first concert I sang with Tenebrae and it was an exciting journey discovering lots of music I’d never heard before. It’s intense and beautiful and reaches an amazing… continued

This week I bid farewell to Tenebrae for the foreseeable future as I’m off into the strange new world of furlough. My Tenebrae track for the playlist is the final movement of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles: ‘Santiago’. It’s my all-time favourite piece performed by Tenebrae and seeing it live really brings it to life… continued

Almost 7 weeks in, plenty of us are struggling with lock-down life. Soprano Ellie has been isolating with her toddler, and has shared her top tips for surviving quarantine – although we have to disagree with her about the Easter eggs! Wake up at a sensible time. Make a list every day of the things… continued

My favourite Tenebrae track is Arnold Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden from the Symphonic Psalms and Prayers disc. It’s one of the first pieces I sang with the group and I can remember registering in the first rehearsal a sense of wondrous fear I had never experienced before. I tap into this emotion every time I… continued

We asked our singers to share their favourite Tenebrae recording and one other tune that’s helping them to survive the lock-down. Have a listen to the Spotify playlist, and see the previous blog posts here. Tom Lilburn – Countertenor Two tracks I’ve always loved from Tenebrae are the Shakespeare Songs by Herbert Murrill (Music of… continued

My choice is Geistliches Lied by Johannes Brahms from the Brahms and Bruckner disc. It speaks for itself. My only advice is to turn up the volume for the Amen. It was an honour to be a member of that bass section. Everything else on the disc is great too. I’ve been watching the HBO… continued

I’m going with the Gretchaninov Now the Powers of Heaven – first track of Russian Treasures CD.  The Russian Treasures album launch at St James’ Spanish Place was my first Tenebrae gig back in early 2015, and it still sends shivers down my spine from the very first chord.  I think it’s a track that… continued

Since the last time I wrote a blog our world has seemingly turned upside down. No-one can have escaped the effects of the current outbreak of COVID-19, and whilst we are mindful of those who need help most we are also, as musicians, suffering in our own particular way. I won’t bore readers with the… continued

We’ve asked our singers to name their favourite Tenebrae tracks and the music that’s keeping them going at the moment. Have a listen to the Spotify playlist for the full selection. Hannah King: A favourite track of mine is Footsteps, by Owain Park. I’m a bit biased as he’s my other half, but that’s actually… continued

What inspired the programme you’re bringing to the Holy Week Festival? Tell us a bit about the music and what we should listen out for. The Mass in B Minor is Bach’s final great work, a testament of his life’s work. For me it is deeply philosophical, and one can sense completely what Bach the… continued

What inspired the programme you’re bringing to the Holy Week Festival? Tell us a bit about the music and what we should listen out for. Our concert consists entirely of various settings of the famous Easter text Crucifixus pro nobis. Whilst some interpretations we will present date back to the early 1700s, we will be performing… continued