Countertenor Mark Chambers reflects on the history of Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles. “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato The ability of a piece of music, a smell or a taste to recall instant memories is something fascinating to me, and having… 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 than that. Or so I thought until Nick Madden… continued

Tom talks about his experiences over the past year while being our Alto Associate Artist 2016-17. The Associate Artist scheme began with a three-day residency at St John’s School, Leatherhead. The residency consisted of rehearsals, workshops and a concert at the end. It was a tough start, as we covered a lot of repertoire in… 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 a very special place for me as it’s the home… continued

Passion Precision, Partnership and Pleasure! A word from Rachel Staunton, Artistic Director of London Youth Choir, one of Tenebrae’s Choral Development Partners… “In my view, the joy of a good partnership is the sharing of differences, the bringing together of contrasting approaches, and the ever evolving experience of corporate music making. When Tenebrae asked London… continued

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 in the Cathedral Close and looking at the ruins of the old Bishop’s Palace one can’t stop one’s imagination from running wild, picturing what it… continued

As we make a start on our busiest year yet I could not have been more excited than to get things under way than with Joby Talbot’s extraordinary work Path of Miracles. As it’s been almost ten years since we last performed it, it’s been wonderful to see the excitement of singers coming to the… continued

Tenebrae Holy Week Festival One of the biggest challenges facing any young musician today is how versatile you have to be to make a living. At the drop of a hat you have to be able to switch from opera to close harmony, sometimes even within the same concert! When I first saw the programme… continued

We had a wonderful trip to Oslo two weeks ago for our first concert in Norway. We sang in the beautiful Trinity church in the centre of the city and were delighted when we walked in to realise it is blessed with one of the finest acoustics for choral music we’ve come across in a… continued

Following on from a jam-packed few weeks, I am very much looking forward to our inaugural Holy Week Festival which will take place 9 – 15 April 2017. We have some of the finest choirs and most exciting vibrant vocal groups such as VOCES8 and The Gesualdo Six performing; The Hanover Band will bring Rossini’s… continued

It’s been rather a long time since I’ve checked in, and a lot has happened since then! In November I spent a wonderful week with the people of Brigham Young University working on Handel’s Messiah. The orchestra and choirs worked their socks off and gave three electric performances including a very emotional and stirring performance… continued

Bethany Partridge, our soprano Associate Artist, takes over Nigel’s monthly blog for December and tells us about the choir’s recent tour to America! All we like sheep Two months have now passed since the official launch of Tenebrae’s Associate Artist scheme with a residency at St John’s School, Leatherhead and a English partsongs concert at St… continued