The post-Easter season has been somewhat quieter for Tenebrae, following our USA tour and Holy Week residency at St John’s, Smith Square. The Associate Artists have, however, been kept busy with various educational workshops and concerts. We travelled down to Millfield School in Somerset to repeat our World War I programme featuring music by Gurney… 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 choral extravaganza Path of Miracles. Needless to say there were brilliant performances from everyone involved, but special mentions… continued

Well, what a crazy but musically rewarding month March has been. With the USA tour and the Holy Week Festival at St John’s Smith Square taking up much of the month, I’ve found a bit of time post-Easter to reflect on some of my recent experiences as an Associate Artist this year. At the beginning… continued

Here we are at the last stop of the tour – Princeton. Our visit here began with an evening workshop on the 4th movement of Path of Miracles with the Princeton Glee Club – the stunning choir now run by Gabriel Crouch who has been singing with us on the tour. PGC impressed us all… continued

Our day in Ann Arbor, MI got off to a good start with a lie-in and, for me, a swim and the treat of going back to bed to catch up with some admin. Others took the opportunity to use the gym, or go out to the mall, or make the habitual pilgrimage to Whole… continued

Jet lag is a hazard of the job on these tours! That combined with a couple of early starts, losing an hour to daylight saving and a certain amount of distrust that my alarm would go off at the right time made for a rather broken night of sleep. The result was one very tired… continued

Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri. After a gruelling early start in Pittsburgh, and not one but two flights to contend with, we were welcomed to the Gateway City with sunshine and warmth, and not a penguin in sight! Our concert took place in the magnificent Basilica; a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the west end of… continued

As many will know, the UK has a fantastic tradition of singing as boy and girl choristers in the churches and cathedrals up and down the country, a privilege that a number of Tenebrae were lucky enough to experience as youngsters. One of my fondest memories from that time is of a tour to the… 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 BBCSO was an absolute privilege. To have their skill and commitment to… 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 high: recording with the fabulous chamber orchestra, Aurora. Music included Ralph Vaughan… continued

Having listened to and admired Tenebrae for many years, it was a delight and a privilege to be asked to compose a new piece to accompany the tour of Joby Talbot’s ‘Path of Miracles’. It has been a real treat to hear the participating choirs come together and perform ‘Footsteps’ across the country, beginning with… 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 a day fills me with dread but I have… continued