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
We’re really pleased with how well the 2018 Holy Week Festival went. We had concerts from Ex Cathedra, Temple Church Choir, our own concert of Pärt’s Passio with Aurora Orchestra, a Come and Sing Messiah, Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia and our first international artist to join us for this festival, Skylark Ensemble. The week finished… continued
Alongside Tenebrae’s recordings of Fauré Requiem and the Bruckner Motets, the choir’s recording of Tallis’s Lamentations of Jeremiah has been selected for BBC Radio 3’s ‘Building a Library’ series. Alexandra Coghlan described it as “the most technically beautiful recording”. Tenebrae’s Medieval Chant and Tallis Lamentations album is available to purchase on CD or digital download via our… 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
Donate Here We need your help to support Tenebrae’s next recording project – A Walk with Ivor Gurney – for release on Signum Classics. This exciting project also features the Aurora Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) and Simon Callow (narrator). About the Recording A Walk with Ivor Gurney is a piece by Judith Bingham… 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
Tenebrae’s latest recording with the BBC Symphony Orchestra is now available for purchase. This recording includes iconic works by American and American émigré composers: Bernstein, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Zemlinsky, highlighting the richness and variety of American twentieth-century music. The Financial Times wrote: “The is how the Symphony of Psalms always ought to sound – as flawless as… 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