Tenebrae is seeking a part-time Tenebrae Academy Programme Coordinator to support the smooth planning and delivery of Tenebrae Academy, our fully funded choral training programme for young singers who face barriers to progression. Working closely with the Learning & Connection Producer and wider Tenebrae team, the Coordinator will help organise sessions, liaise with participants, schools and venues,… continued

Last month, we launched our new YouTube Membership. Tenebrae Unlocked is a brilliant way to get closer to Tenebrae and go behind the scenes of everything we do. By joining, you’ll gain access to exclusive content, from full-length performances (ad-free!) and rehearsal insights to interviews and special features you won’t find anywhere else. For just… continued

We’re delighted to be travelling to Hong Kong and Shanghai next month for some very exciting performances!   3 July: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony with Tarmo Peltokoski at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall 4 July: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony with Tarmo Peltokoski at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall 6 July: Path… continued

in between is now available for you to buy and stream in full! This recording brings together recent choral works by British-Swiss composer Jessica Ulusoy-Horsley exploring sound, silence, and the spaces between them, performed by Tenebrae under Nigel Short. The programme includes the work Engelsmusik, inspired by writings on angelic music which draw on texts… continued

Yesterday, our Operations & Planning Manager, Eleanor, married James, a stonemason at St Paul’s Cathedral. Tenebrae sang at the service in the Quire of St Paul’s and it was a beautiful day, made all the more special for the couple by having Tenebrae there. Left to right: Freya Firth-Robson, Alex Maxted, Jonathan Lane, Gail Rimeika,… continued

A Prayer for Deliverance has reached No. 17 in the Official Classical Chart! We’re absolutely delighted – thanks to everyone who is listening to it! Read more

You can pre-save this breathtaking album, and listen to the first single colours of light’s sound here. Jessica Ulusoy-Horsley’s music explores the thresholds between cultures, languages, and spiritual traditions. Keep your eyes peeled for more single releases over the coming weeks, and the full album on 12th June.

We are bowled over to have won the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026 in both the Choral category and for the Recording of the Year. The BBC Music Magazine Awards are the only classical music recording awards in which the main categories are voted for by the public, and we are so grateful to every… continued

Our “5 star” performance of James MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross is available to listen to now! As part of BBC Radio 3’s Easter: A Seasonal Journey series, you can hear our live performance with Britten Sinfonia from St Martin-in-the-Fields at 7:30pm this evening on BBC Radio 3 or catch-up on BBC Sounds…. continued

We were delighted to receive a 5 star review from the Telegraph yesterday for our performance of MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross with Britten Sinfonia at St Martin-in-the-Fields over the weekend. Reviewed in the ‘Best of March’s Classical Concerts’ section, the performance was described as “deeply moving as well as thought-provoking”, and they… continued

We are thrilled to launch recruitment for the second year of Tenebrae Academy. It has been an incredible year so far for the programme, with enthusiasm through-the-roof and brilliant commitment from our young participants. See our Tenebrae Academy page for more information, as well as hear from this year’s current cohort about all the fun… continued

We are really looking forward to celebrating our 25th Birthday in September. The 2026/27 season marks 25 years of Tenebrae, and we have an incredibly exciting year of ambitious projects planned. For a quarter of a century, Tenebrae has been a leading force in choral music, acclaimed for its distinctive sound, passion and precision, and… continued