Tenebrae will perform Bach’s monumental B Minor Mass, described by the 19th century editor Hans Georg Nayeli as the “Greatest Musical Work of All Times and All People”, with the Basel Chamber Orchestra for the opening of the 2026 Lausitz Festival.

For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable

–The Times

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Kyrie
Gloria
Credo – New composition by Sylvain Cambreling
Agnus Dei
Dona nobis pacem

Artist Information

Tenebrae Choir
Kammerorchester Basel
Nigel Short

Artist(s)