Tenebrae: A Celestial Gift

“Devastatingly beautiful.”

program

Orlande de Lassus  Musica Dei donum
Plainchant  Pange lingua
Philip Moore  Morning Prayer
Caroline Shaw  and the swallow
Orlando Gibbons arr. Christian Forshaw  Drop, drop slow tears
William Byrd Ave verum corpus
Roderick Williams Ave verum re-imagined
Gregorio Allegri  Miserere, mei Deus

intermission

Anton Bruckner Virge Jesse
Joanna Marsh  In Winter’s House
Owain Park  Caelos ascendit hodie
Anton Bruckner Os justi
Pavel Chesnokov Svyete tihi
James MacMillan  Miserere
Gustav Holst Nunc dimittis

Under the direction of Nigel Short, English choir Tenebrae is one of the premiere singing groups in the world. Tenebrae returns for a special performance at Houston's The Church of St. John the Divine with a program spanning five centuries of sacred choral music, including Holst’s majestic Nunc dimittis and Allegri’s iconic setting of Psalm 51. Alongside these favorites, the choir showcases music by some of today’s most exciting composers, including Caroline Shaw, Joanna Marsh, and Sir James MacMillan.

“Devastatingly beautiful.”
Gramophone Magazine

Part of the Admiral Transfer Music Series

Photo by Chris O'Donovan