It’s been odd this Easter to not be involved in any Church services for the first time in 6 years. I must say I’ve missed it, especially the amazing atmosphere that used to be a regular feature of services at St Bartholomew the Great. There... continued
Tenebrae performing Bruckner’s ‘Christus Factus Est’ at the BBC Music Magazine Awards Ceremony 2016
We are thrilled to announce that we have won the BBC Music Magazine Choral Award 2016 for our recording of Brahms and Bruckner motets in a... continued
Further to receiving rave reviews, our recording of Brahms and Bruckner Motets has been nominated in the choral category of the BBC Music Magazine Awards!
We are delighted to be acknowledged in this way alongside other exce... continued
Tenebrae ends 2015 with great success as their latest recording, Bruckner and Brahms Motets is BBC Music Magazine’s Recording of the Month. It celebrates some of the greatest choral motets by Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner, ... continued
At St Martin-in-the Fields in November we did the first of our major The Tenebrae Effect workshop. Henry Southern our manager was delighted to tell me it had sold out within a week of being advertised and that we h... continued
Tenebrae will be performing its new programme of Brahms and Bruckner Motets in the exquisite surroundings and acoustic of St. James’s Church, Spanish Place (Marylebone, London) on Thursday 12th November 2015. This concert will mark the launch... continued
A mathematician’s reflection:
Miles travelled: 12,500
Of which on ground transport: 1,800
Flights taken: 6
Number of bags lost: 0
Crossings of timezones: 8
Number of days off: 1
Girls who cried: 9 out of 9
Gallons (US) of coffee consum... continued
On the list of great bus journeys of the world, you’re unlikely to find St Louis MO to Ann Arbor MI in its upper reaches. It’s many many hours of remorselessly flat terrain, made occasionally more i... continued
St Louis Radio
After a lively evening post-concert in Cincinnati enjoying a few rounds of pool and sampling Yuengling, the oldest lager brewed in the US, we were grateful for the luxurious departure time of 10AM to set off for St Lou... continued
After a 6am wake-up call, it is usual for an early morning coach to have an air of sleepy silence, which is only ever broken by the sound of a certain someone’s phone, or indeed my volcanic snoring. It is perhaps surprising then... continued
Monday was a well-earned day off for most of our number (Nigel and Henry soldiered on with meetings and workshops). Some visited the local aquarium, some went in search of shops and Bourbon, many chose a lazy day in bed. The lovel... continued
Rehearsing in a brewery for the Skylark Ensemble gala. Believe it or not, a Tenebrae first!
As I was checking in my luggage on the morning of day 4 of our USA tour I was asked where I was flying to. I didn’t know the answer. More worr... continued