Tenebrae
Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone
Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the
world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision.
Tenebrae has twice secured the award for Best Choral Performance in the BBC Music
Magazine Awards (2012 and 2016), and its recording of Fauré’s Requiem with the London
Symphony Orchestra was nominated for the Gramophone Awards (2013). In 2018, Music
of the Spheres, Tenebrae’s album of part songs from the British Isles, received a Grammy
nomination.
Tenebrae is renowned for its highly-acclaimed interpretations of choral music with repertoire
ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary choral masterpieces and has
appeared at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International
Festival, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Germany) and Melbourne Festival (Australia).
The 2018-19 season sees the return of Tenebrae’s popular Holy Week Festival at St John’s
Smith Square, London, as well as concerts throughout the UK and abroad.
