Crumbs, it’s been ages since I wrote one of these so here goes, I just hope my memory serves me well for some of the performances that were a few months ago… We had a steaming return to SJSS on July 6th to join David Wordsworth as part of the Americana ’18 Festival. For a… continued

I first discovered the music of Ivor Gurney when I was in my first year at music college and heard Sleep performed in a lunchtime recital. I immediately fell in love with the piece. I remember thinking that it was utterly perfect, and heading straight to the library to discover more of his songs, various… continued

It really doesn’t feel like that long ago that I was auditioning for the Tenebrae Associate Artist scheme, so looking back on the scheme as I prepare to leave it feels very strange indeed! What I think strikes me the most about my time as an Associate Artist is the sheer variety of work that… continued

We are very pleased to announce that we will be returning to the South West of England in September 2018 to perform concerts in Exeter and Truro Cathedrals. We will be singing our World War One memorial programme, We Will Remember Them, with remembrance works by Elgar, Howells, Parry and Schoenberg and little heard repertoire… continued

Tenebrae’s Associate Artists lead a session at Music Centre London, Islington We were delighted to team up once again with our partners, the London Youth Choir and Music Centre London, for the 2017-18 season to provide choral development opportunities for a total of 660 children and young people (aged 7-21 years) from communities across London…. continued

My very first appearance with Tenebrae was back in 2006 for some of the sessions for the Allegri Miserere recording. I’d been at Westminster Cathedral for just under a term and had had my Tenebrae ‘audition’ when Nigel had stepped in for my colleague for some men-only services! During that year I started to get… continued

We are proud to announce that we will be returning to London’s top venues the latter half of this year, including St John’s Smith Square, Kings Place and Wigmore Hall, with a range of choral repertoire from Bernstein, Copland and Elgar to  Schoenberg, Howells, and Whitacre. The schedule is as follows: 7:30pm, Friday 6th July… continued

We are excited to announce that, in order to mark the composer’s 50th birthday and the 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence, we have released an album of choral works by Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski. Łukaszewski is regarded as the best-known Polish composer of his generation. There is a sacred theme to much of his work… continued

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

We are delighted to announce that our version of the iconic ‘Miserere‘ by Gregorio Allegri has been voted as the definitive recording by France Musique. They praised the “perfect balance” between the”full trebles” and “superb basses,” labeling the performance as “staggering,” and able to “conjure emotion and eloquence in a stunning and natural way.”

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

We’re thrilled to announce that over 6 weeks of fundraising, we have raised over double our initial target of £5,000 to reach a total of £10,060 raised towards our Ivor Gurney project. This money will be spent finishing the recording of the album with Aurora Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly and Simon Callow. The album is… continued