About
Tenebrae is a London-based professional vocal ensemble founded in 2001 and directed by former King's Singer Nigel Short. Its repertoire covers works from the 16th to the 21st centuries, able to combine in one long program pieces as diverse as Victoria's Officium Defunctorum, secular and sacred motets for solo voices, and Talbot's 2005 Path of Miracles. The choir has toured internationally and made recordings, including contemporary works commissioned by them. The group was awarded the 2023 Rheingau Musikpreis.
Members
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Hannah Cooke choir vocals
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John Bowley tenor vocals
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Matthew Brook bass-baritone vocals
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Natalie Clifton‐Griffith soprano vocals
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Jeremy Filsell countertenor vocals, organ
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Christopher Watson tenor vocals
Discography
Albums
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Mother and Child
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The Dream of Herod Apple Music
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Mozart: Requiem / Mozart: Ave verum Corpus / Haydn: Isanae et vanae curae
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Gaudete - Arranged By Karl Jenkins Apple Music
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Miserere
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Path of Miracles
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Messiah
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What Sweeter Music: Songs and Carols for Christmas
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Prayers for Mankind: A Symphony of Prayers of Father Alexander Men
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Figure humaine
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Requiem Mass, 1605
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Songs of Farewell
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The Call of Wisdom
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A Tender Light
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The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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Tenebrae Responsories
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Responsories and Lamentations for Holy Saturday
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I Saw Eternity
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Russian Treasures
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Medieval Chant, Tallis Lamentations
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Motets
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A Very English Christmas
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On Eagles' Wings
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Sun, Moon, Sea and Stars: Songs and Arrangements by Bob Chilcott
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Music of the Spheres: Part Songs of the British Isles
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A Walk with Ivor Gurney
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Daylight Declines: Choral Works By Paweł Łukaszewski
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Symphonic Psalms & Prayers
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Leçons de Ténèbres; Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday
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Will Todd: Lux et Veritas
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In Winter’s House
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When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone
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A Prayer for Deliverance
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in between: Choral works by Jessica Ulusoy‐Horsley
Live
Compilations
Links
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Official
Concerts
Conductor position
Founder
Tags
- choir
- what sweeter music
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 74a3c9b7-02de-4cbb-8e20-86edea7e0b4b
- ISNI
- 0000000123094239
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.