Join Tenebrae and the Third Culture Collective at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Monday 6 October. Tenebrae and Third Culture Collective come from very different traditions: one rooted in complex harmony and notation, the other in raga-based intricacy and improvisation. The two groups have come together to forge One Voice: a seamless sound world of western choir,… continued

This September, Tenebrae is making a trip to Slovenia! For the first time since 2021, we’ll be coming to Ljubljana, performing a programme of holy music spanning five hundred years. We’re excited to be performing A Celestial Gift in Gallus Hall, Cankarjev Dom on 26th September and can’t wait to see as many of you… continued

We are delighted that Continuo Connect – the not-for-profit digital initiative at the heard of Continuo Foundation – have included a news item about our Opus Klassik Award. Read the item on the Continuo Connect website.

Undiscovered Voices: A Competition for Emerging Composers The deadline is approaching for our composition competition, launched to celebrate our 25th Anniversary next season. For 25 years, Tenebrae has championed the finest choral music, from ancient traditions to bold new works, and we want to hear from you! We are looking for fresh voices, unexpected ideas,… continued

Our performance of Bach’s B Minor Mass with the Basel Chamber Orchestra was broadcast on 15th August on Deutschland Funk. We were delighted to perform it in the Basilica of Kloster Eberbach as part of Rheingau Festival, and you can listen to the whole performance now. Listen to the broadcast online.

We are delighted to announce our Associate Artists for the 2025-26 season. We welcome Henry Montgomery to the group, and are thrilled that Anna Grieve, Clover Willis, Olivia Shotton and Dominic Wallis are all continuing for another year. Henry is a bass from Lincolnshire who joins us with what is already an impressive biography, and… continued

Nigel was pleased to be interviewed by David Smith at Presto Music about our most recent album release, A Prayer for Deliverance.   Among the highly competitive world of English choral musicmaking, Tenebrae are generally acclaimed as the very best of the best. Their recordings frequently set new benchmarks against which other accounts are measured…. continued

We are sadly saying goodbye to two of our wonderful Associate Artists, Jonathan Pratt and George Vines, as they reach the end of their term with us. We have had an amazing two years with these incredible basses, and it has been a joy to watch them flourish over the course of the programme. We… continued

We are having a wonderful time on tour with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. We are performing Bach’s B Minor Mass at some incredible venues, and had our first performance at Martinskirche Basel last night! Today, we travel to Eltville am Rhein as part of Rheingau Festival, then on to Trier (for a sneaky Path of… continued

We have been incredibly lucky to have had Lydia Brookes as our Chief Executive whilst Alex has been on Maternity Leave. As Lydia moves on to pastures new, we remain very grateful for everything she has given to Tenebrae over the last 10 months. A huge welcome back to Alex Thomson (Davies)! Alex is delighted… continued

A Prayer for Deliverance has been out for a month! This album, featuring Joel Thompson’s A Prayer for Deliverance, music by living composers including Joanna Marsh and Cecilia McDowall, lesser-heard choral repertoire, and familiar favourites such as Arthur Sullivan’s The Long Day Closes, is available to buy or stream. Since the album launch, we have… continued

July and August are full of exciting concerts and tours! Next week we have a fun Come & Sing in Burnham Thorpe, where we’ll be joined by lots of enthusiastic singers for Haydn’s Nelson Mass. Then, we have several tours planned in August which we’d love to see you at. With Basel Chamber Orchestra, we’ll… continued