On Monday 7th July, Tenebrae sang at the beautiful Canterbury Cathedral for St Thomas’ Day Mass. It was a sunny day spent at the stunning Cathedral. The entire service is available to livestream here to watch and listen to.

Last Saturday, Nigel and 6 Tenebrae singers ran a Tenebrae Academy taster session. We were joined by a talented group of young people who received input through sectional rehearsals, a full rehearsal, and a mini-performance with Nigel. As well as this, they heard a performance from some Tenebrae singers and had an open Q&A to… continued

We’re thrilled that A Prayer for Deliverance has been named BBC Radio3’s’ Album of the Week! Georgia Mann described us as “one of the best vocal ensembles in the business” and played Cecilia McDowall’s Standing As I Do Before God. To listen to the programme ‘Essential Classics’ on BBC Sounds, click here, and head to… continued

Who managed to join us in Regensburg last month? If you didn’t, you can catch our concert, which was part of the incredible Tage Alter Musik festival, on Bayerischer Rundfunk Klassik this evening at 7pm. Listen here for a polyphony-filled programme of Palestrina, Anerio and Lassus.

This Friday, Tenebrae joins the London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Oliver Zeffman, and soloists Jamie Barton and Cameron Shahbazi in an exciting finale concert for Classical Pride 2025. Classical Pride is a music festival which spotlights LGBTQ+ musicians of the past, present and future, giving a voice and a platform to this community that has been… continued

We are touched to have received some wonderful reviews of our recent release, A Prayer for Deliverance. If you would like to listen to the album’s mention on BBC Radio 3’s Record Review, click here, and skip through to about 00:21:30. To buy the album, head to our shop here, or to stream, click here…. continued

We are absolutely delighted to share that we have won an Opus Klassik Award for our performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music. We were awarded the ‘Orchestra/Ensemble Live Performance of the Year’ prize for our performance in Wiesbaden on 6th December 2024. In Nigel’s words, performing the Messiah is always a… continued

Undiscovered Voices: A Competition for Emerging Composers For 25 years, Tenebrae has championed the finest choral music, from ancient traditions to bold new works. Now, as we mark our 25th Anniversary milestone, we want to hear from you! We are thrilled to announce Undiscovered Voices: a competition for emerging composers. In preparation for our 25th Anniversary in the 2026-27… continued

We’re excited to share that our new album, A Prayer for Deliverance is available now to buy and stream!   Recorded in July 2024 at Ampleforth Abbey, this disc mixes iconic choral works with music by some of today’s most exciting composers. The programme is centred around themes of rest, and Joel Thompson’s virtuosic new… continued

We are very excited to be celebrating our 25th Anniversary in the 2026-27 season. We have lots of exciting projects to announce to you soon, including a competition, new commissions, programmes and recordings, so watch this space!

Third Culture Collective is a social and musical venture, seeking to make western classical music more accessible to the next generation of British Asians and aiming to inspire Western musicians to experiment with South Asian sounds. Together, Tenebrae and Third Culture Collective have begun workshopping and developing a new sound-world, all with the aim of… continued

Olivia is a mezzo-soprano and conductor based in London. She sings with several professional ensembles including London Voices, London Contemporary Orchestra Voices, Chamber Choir of London, and Corvus Consort. Olivia currently holds a permanent position in the choir of the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London. Previously, she was the Genesis… continued