Programme
Alonso Lobo (1555-1617)
Versa est in luctum
William Croft (1678-1727)
Burial Sentences
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Hear my prayer
Remember not, Lord, our offences
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei
Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
Miserere mei, Deus
Interval
Henry Purcell
I was glad
Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
Lord, let me know mine end
John Blow (1649-1708)
My God, my God
Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)
Crucifixus
John Blow
Salvator mundi
William Boyce (1711-1779)
Turn Thee Unto Me, O Lord
O where shall wisdom be found
Performers
Artistic Director and Conductor: Nigel Short
Sopranos:
Anna Grieve
Rachel Haworth
Laura Newey
Katie Trethewey
Emma Walshe
Rosanna Wicks
Altos:
Amy Blythe
Eleanor Minney
Anna Semple
Olivia Shotton
Tenors:
Jack Granby
Tom Robson
Dominic Wallis
Joseph Wicks
Basses:
Joseph Edwards
Jimmy Holliday
Jonathan Howard
Angus McPhee
Simon Whiteley
Programme Notes
This programme celebrates some of the finest choral works from the Renaissance and Baroque period, beginning in the 16th Century with Alonso Lobo’s Versa est in luctum and travelling to finish in the 18th Century with two pieces by William Boyce. The haunting Miserere mei, Deus by Gregorio Allegri forms the centrepiece of the concert, ending the first half with this staple of the choral world. This programme is a true homage to choral greats.
Biographies
Tenebrae
Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone
Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its passion and precision.
Under the direction of Nigel Short, Tenebrae performs at major festivals and venues across the globe, including the BBC Proms, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Rheingau Musik Festival and Sydney Festival. The choir has earned international acclaim for its interpretations of choral works from the Renaissance through to contemporary masterpieces, and it regularly commissions new music. It has enjoyed collaborations with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia.
Tenebrae has won two BBC Music Magazine Awards and an Edison Classical Music Award, and earned a Grammy nomination for its album ‘Music of the Spheres’. The ensemble also undertakes regular session work, most recently contributing the vocals for the soundtrack to blockbuster sci-fi movie Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
Alongside its performance and recording schedule, Tenebrae runs a thriving Learning & Connection programme, through which it works with hundreds of children, young people and amateur singers each year.