Tenebrae’s traditional Christmas by Candlelight concerts in Switzerland include beautiful yuletide music by Berlioz, Poulenc, Rutter, Britten and Wishart and many carols from their new disc ‘What Sweeter Music.’
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Representation of Tenebrae in the United States of America
Tenebrae is delighted to announce that it is now represented in the United States by the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation. The Founder and Director of the Foundation, Heather de Haes, has been a strong supporter of Tenebrae since its inception. The choir is honoured to work with Swiss Global in further developing a presence in America.
The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation maintains an international roster of soloists and ensembles, managed through a network of offices in Europe, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation
Heather de Haes
Jingle Bells Arr. Ben PARRY [2:35]
Silent Night Franz GRÜBER arr. Jonathan RATHBONE [4:07]
What Sweeter Music? John RUTTER [4:46]
A Spotless Rose Herbert HOWELLS [3:41]
Quem Pastores? Trad. arr. Nigel SHORT [1:43]
Veni, veni Adrian PEACOCK [2:38]
here is a Flower John RUTTER [4:03]
Alleluia Peter WISHART [1:53] *
The Lamb John TAVENER [3:53] **
I Wonder as I Wander Arr. Andrew CARTER [3:23]
Quelle est cette odeur agreeable? French Trad. arr David WILLCOCKS [4:35]
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Arr. Nigel SHORT [2:05]
The Oxen Jonathan RATHHBONE [2:55]
Gaudete Arr. Karl JENKINS [1:48] **
Away in a Manger Trad. arr. Nigel SHORT [4:09] *
Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day Trad. arr David WILLCOCKS [1:57]
Nativity Carol John RUTTER [4:40]
The Twelve Days of Christmas Arr. Andrew CARTER [3:36]
Tenebrae/Nigel Short
James Sherlock (organ)
rec. St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London 22-26 June 2009; *27-28 August 2001; **St. Michael’s Church, Highgate, 12-13 May 2004
SIGNUM CLASSICS SIGCD182 [58:30]
Catalogue number – SIGCD182
RECORD LABEL: Signum Classics
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 19-Oct-2009
Available from: Signum Records
To all US choral music lovers: Three fabulous churches for Three spell-binding concerts.
As well as the choir’s New York City debut, Tenebrae is due to perform in Cincinnati and St Louis in late October, this fall. You can view the tour schedule below or in the Diary section
Tenebrae is a London‐based professional chamber choir, founded and directed by Nigel Short. Its concerts, often performed to candlelight, create an atmosphere of spiritual and musical reflection, where medieval chant and renaissance works are interspersed with more contemporary music. The choir utilizes the acoustic and character of the performance space to enable the audience to experience the full power and intimacy of the human voice.
Tenebrae’s carefully selected singers are drawn from such hallowed musical backgrounds as King’s College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and English National Opera, to create a unique vocal mix with an extraordinary range of vocal power and color. The choir was born out of Nigel Short’s desire to bring together what he loved best in his own singing career- the passionate sounds of large Cathedral choirs and the precision of ensembles like The King’s Singers with whom he sang for seven years – to create a new kind of choral group.
Please share this page with your US friends and colleagues!
“An evening beyond perfection.”
El Correo de Zamora, Spain
“As glowing as stained glass… skin‐pricklingly ethereal.”
BBC Music Magazine
“The chorus’s ghostly final Amen seemed to go beyond music and
into a divine, mystical moment in time that is beyond rational explanation.”
The Guardian, London
“Tenebrae… A truly elite choir… electrifying.”
Evening Standard, London
Wednesday October 21, 2009, 7:30 PM
Church of St Mary the Virgin
(courtesy of the Swiss Global Foundation)
145 West 46th Street, New York, NY
For tickets visit http://www.gemsny.org/tenebrae091021.html
Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:30 PM
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
325 West 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
http://www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org/concerts.cfm?pagesub2id=21
Friday October 23, 2009, 8:00 PM
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
4431 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
http://cathedralconcerts.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54
To all US choral music lovers: Three fabulous churches for Three spell-binding concerts.
As well as the choir’s New York City debut, Tenebrae is due to perform in Cincinnati and St Louis in late October, this fall. You can view the tour schedule below or in the Diary section
Tenebrae is a London‐based professional chamber choir, founded and directed by Nigel Short. Its concerts, often performed to candlelight, create an atmosphere of spiritual and musical reflection, where medieval chant and renaissance works are interspersed with more contemporary music. The choir utilizes the acoustic and character of the performance space to enable the audience to experience the full power and intimacy of the human voice.
Tenebrae’s carefully selected singers are drawn from such hallowed musical backgrounds as King’s College Cambridge, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and English National Opera, to create a unique vocal mix with an extraordinary range of vocal power and color. The choir was born out of Nigel Short’s desire to bring together what he loved best in his own singing career- the passionate sounds of large Cathedral choirs and the precision of ensembles like The King’s Singers with whom he sang for seven years – to create a new kind of choral group.
Please share this page with your US friends and colleagues!
“An evening beyond perfection.”
El Correo de Zamora, Spain
“As glowing as stained glass… skin‐pricklingly ethereal.”
BBC Music Magazine
“The chorus’s ghostly final Amen seemed to go beyond music and
into a divine, mystical moment in time that is beyond rational explanation.”
The Guardian, London
“Tenebrae… A truly elite choir… electrifying.”
Evening Standard, London
Wednesday October 21, 2009, 7:30 PM
Church of St Mary the Virgin
(courtesy of the Swiss Global Foundation)
145 West 46th Street, New York, NY
For tickets visit http://www.gemsny.org/tenebrae091021.html
Thursday October 22, 2009, 7:30 PM
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
325 West 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
http://www.stpeterinchainscathedral.org/concerts.cfm?pagesub2id=21
Friday October 23, 2009, 8:00 PM
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
4431 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63108
http://cathedralconcerts.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54