Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its passion and precision.

In this intimate consort performance, the quality of Tenebrae’s outstanding Associate Artists shine through in a varied programme of choral music, from renaissance masterworks by William Byrd and Thomas Tallis to works by great living composers including Judith Weir, Bob Chilcott and Morten Lauridsen.

Programme

Lassus Music dei donum
Bennet All creatures now
Gibbons Fair is the rose
Tallis O ye tender babes
Weelkes As Vesta was from Latmos Hill
Morley No, no Nigella
Byrd Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and Angus Dei from 4-part mass
Byrd Laudibus in sanctis

Interval

Britten – Dances of Gloriana
Donna McKevitt – Lumen
Lauridsen – Quando so piu lontan
Lauridsen – Luci serene e chiare
Joanna Marsh – Evening Prayer
Chilcott – Con amores, la mi madre
Judith Weir – A Wreath

Artist(s)

Associate Artists, Nigel Short