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

Streetwise Opera is a charity which enables people who have experienced homelessness to find inspiration and empowerment through music while they rebuild their lives and identities. Tenebrae and Streetwise Opera have often partnered together in the past, and we are eagerly looking forward to our upcoming collaboration where our Associate Artists will perform with them in… continued

Dom is currently a Lay Clerk at St John’s College, Cambridge. He has recently worked as a Lay Clerk at Ely Cathedral and Clare College, Cambridge, and has been a Choral Scholar at York Minster. He commenced his Associate Artist position with Tenebrae in September 2024. Tell us about your background in music. My singing… continued

Finding Stillness in Sound As both a musician and meditation teacher, I’ve spent years exploring the power of sound. Music, especially when infused with the intention of mindfulness, has the incredible ability to touch us on a deeply personal level, transcending the barriers of language and thought. That’s why I am so excited to be… continued

Anna has just graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she studied with Welsh soprano Gail Pearson, and abroad at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Päivi Kantola. Anna has enjoyed being a part of many operatic productions including Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peaseblossom, David Seligman Opera School, 2024); Respighi’s… continued

George Vines is a freelance singer living in London, he is currently in his first year on our Associate Artist programme. We asked him to tell us a bit more about himself and what he’s looking forward to most at the moment: Tell us about your background in music I grew up in rural South… continued

Jonathan grew up in London, singing in a range of choirs in the city and during his studies in German and Italian at university. He spent four successful years singing in the choir of the Queen’s College, Oxford alongside a three-year stint with vocal jazz ensemble The Oxford Gargoyles. Since graduating, he has performed regularly… continued

Anna Semple is a freelance singer and composer living in London, she is currently in her second year on our Associate Artist programme. We asked her to tell us a bit more about herself and what she’s looking forward to most at the moment: Tell us about your background in music I read music at… continued

The first week of September has come as a bit of a shock after a relatively quiet August involving holidays, a house-move and a light smattering of church work. Like most freelancers, singing (though filling most of my time) is not the only work I do. I also work as a freelance composer, and August… continued