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

This year Tenebrae is launching a Christmas Appeal running throughout Advent (27th November – 24th December) to raise £5000 to support their Choral Development programme. This programme incorporates the choir’s Associate Artists scheme and education partnerships which, as Tenebrae celebrates its 15th anniversary this season, proudly heralds a new chapter in the choir’s commitment to the… continued

There’s no time to lose at the moment, so my apologies as I’ll have to keep this one brief! I had a fabulous few days at Westminster Choir College in New Jersey working with their numerous choirs and directors on a huge range of repertoire. The best was saved ’til last when I had the… continued

Tenebrae is thrilled to introduce its inaugural Holy Week Festival, a partnership between the choir and St John’s Smith Square. It has long been an aim of the choir to curate a series of concerts for Holy Week based around some of the most atmospheric and poignant liturgical sequences in the Christian calendar, the Tenebrae services…. continued

Gosh, another blog from me? Time passes so fast! So, news from the Tenebrae Office just in: we have received funding from the PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council England and the Santander Foundation in order to support our fifteenth-anniversary tour featuring Joby Talbot’s astonishing work, Path of Miracles! We are so lucky to have Henry Southern… continued

In September 2016 Tenebrae spent three days in St John’s School, Leatherhead as part of an artistic residency. During the course of the residency Nigel and Tenebrae’s Associate Artists worked with the full school choir and the school’s chamber consort, as well as offering Q&A sessions and inviting pupils to observe Tenebrae rehearsals. The residency… continued

Boy soprano Aksel Rykkvin has received terrific reviews for his first solo album with Signum Records, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and conducted by Tenebrae Artistic Director, Nigel Short. The disc, Aksel! Arias by Bach, Handel and Mozart, has gone from strength to strength, with Gramophone describing Aksel as “so much more than… continued

Tenebrae is thrilled to be working with London Youth Choir as one of its Choral Development Partners in the 2016-17 season. We caught up with Esther Jones, Acting Artistic Director of London Youth Choir to hear more about the work of this fantastic organisation. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I… continued

Well it’s back to earth with a bump after several weeks away with the family and Tenebrae’s mascot, Monty, I’m now back to editing recordings, programming, and of course spending lots of time with Henry and Helen in the Office! Well, I’m supposed to be…. Actually I had to sneak away from my family holiday… continued

Tenebrae is delighted to now be working with two prestigious agencies: Müller & Pavlik artistic management and Counterpoint Taidal Management. Established in 2010 in Basel, Müller & Pavlik artistic management also manages the Basel Chamber Orchestra and Gstaad Menuhin Festival, amongst other artists and projects. Counterpoint Taidal Management is an international artist and project management company… continued

Tenebrae is delighted to announce that it has received its first-ever grant from Arts Council England. This funding will help support a major commission by rising composer Owain Park, alongside a recording and touring project to mark Tenebrae’s fifteenth anniversary. The tour will commence in 2017 with dates to be announced in due to course, so watch… continued