Tenebrae is delighted to announce its 2015 USA tour, which will take place from 22 – 30 October. The choir will perform its programme The Romantic Legacy of Renaissance Polyphony across eight states, featuring music from their upcoming Brahms and Bruckner CD, Tenebrae Responsories by Tomás Luis de Victoria, as well as Gregorio Allegri’s beautifully atmospheric Miserere mei, Deus. 22 October 2015, 19.00 – Highland… continued

Another busy month with some spectacular highlights: apologies in advance if this sounds like I’m enjoying several trips down memory lane! Firstly a concert in the beautiful church of Swaledale. I’ve rarely had the chance to visit this stunning part of England and as soon as we were driving through the glorious scenery it made… continued

We revisited the glorious Abbey of Sherborne this month to give our Russian Treasures programme another outing. A packed Abbey gave us such a fabulous reception: it’s a magical place and the concerts there by candle light always create a wonderful atmosphere. We also went back to Douai Abbey, another stunning venue and another sell-out… continued

Russian Treasures is the twentieth album from Tenebrae, and the first release on new label Bene Arte established exclusively to record the choir and associated artists. Russian choral music has been a feature in Tenebrae’s concert performances since the choir’s inception and over the years they have worked extensively with Russian language coaches whilst nurturing their own… continued

Another busy month for us with concerts and yet more time recording some fabulous music. A wonderful trip to Cuenca for a performance of Spanish renaissance music from the likes of Victoria and Guerrero, but also some less well known names such as Fernando de las Infantas, Alonso de Alba and Juan Navarro. The concert… continued

Calling all choirs:  your chance to share the stage and sing with award-winning choir, Tenebrae To celebrate the launch of Tenebrae’s new Brahms and Bruckner Motets album on Signum Records, one talented and lucky choir will be invited to perform with award-winning professional choir, Tenebrae, at the album launch concert in the exquisite surroundings and… continued

We had a fabulous concert of music by Will Todd, singing to a packed audience in the beautiful church of Holy Trinity, Guildford. The acoustic is absolutely stunning and the choir sounded wonderfully rich and luxurious. I count myself very lucky indeed to have worked with many truly great musicians over the years and this… continued

It’s been a whirlwind start to 2015! Three fabulous days in the glorious atmosphere of Temple Church to record a very special disc of music by Brahms and Bruckner. Our regular sound engineer Andrew Mellor lost his father to cancer in 2009 and Tenebrae also lost its co-founder Barbara Pollock to the disease in 2010…. continued

Tenebrae had a busy end to 2014 starting with a performance in Malgarten, Germany in early December followed swiftly by concerts at London’s Cadogan Hall, performing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ with the English Chamber Orchestra, and St John’s Smith Square, presenting Tenebrae’s Christmas programme ‘What Sweeter Music’. This included traditional carol arrangements, original pieces composed for Christmas… continued

Tenebrae joins forces with the critically acclaimed Chilingirian Quartet for this special one-off concert on 11 January 2015 at 2.30pm, in the intimate, candlelit surrounds of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This concert mixes music written nearly 200 years apart to create a theatrical sequence around one of the most dramatic moments in the story of Jesus Christ, the events… continued

Our latest album, with celebrated British composer Will Todd, will be Classic FM‘s Album of the Week for the week beginning 29 September 2014.  This new release on Signum Records builds on the success of Tenebrae’s previous partnerships with the composer, including the 2012 recording of Todd’s ‘The Call of Wisdom’ alongside the English Chamber Orchestra, described… continued

Tenebrae have returned from their three day residency at the Lammermuir Festival, Scotland.  We performed a variety of programmes in some of East Lothian’s most beautiful venues and were completely bowled over by the audience reception we received. Alan Coady from Bachtrack gave the choir a wonderful 5 star review for our Russian Treasures concert… continued