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In Winter's House: Christmas with Tenebrae
Various composers

Tenebrae

In Winter's House: Christmas with Tenebrae

Price: € 19.95
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212069028
Catnr: SIGCD 690
Release date: 25 November 2022
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Label
Signum Classics
UPC
0635212069028
Catalogue number
SIGCD 690
Release date
25 November 2022
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About the album

Their fourth Christmas release, BBC Music Magazine Award winning choir Tenebrae return under the expert direction Nigel Short with a sumptuous album of Carols, Hymns and other celebratory works for Christmas.

Tenebrae is regularly engaged with the world’s finest orchestras – appearing regularly with the Academy of Ancient Music and Aurora Orchestra – and has performed at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Germany) and Melbourne Festival (Austral- ia). ‘Passion and Precision’ are Tenebrae’s core values. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to deliver dramatic programming, flawless performances and unforgettable experiences, allowing audiences around the world to be moved by the power and intimacy of the human voice.

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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. For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable. – The Times 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 music ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary masterpieces, and it regularly commissions new music. Previous commissions have included works by Judith Bingham, Joanna Marsh, Owain Park, Josephine Stephenson, Joby Talbot and Roderick Williams. Tenebrae has enjoyed collaborations with some of the...
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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.

For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable.

– The Times

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 music ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary masterpieces, and it regularly commissions new music. Previous commissions have included works by Judith Bingham, Joanna Marsh, Owain Park, Josephine Stephenson, Joby Talbot and Roderick Williams. Tenebrae has enjoyed collaborations with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, appearing alongside the London Symphony Orchestra, Aurora Orchestra, the Academy of Ancient Music and Britten Sinfonia. The choir also produces an annual Holy Week Festival in partnership with St John’s Smith Square, London.

Choral development is central to Tenebrae’s ethos, and through its Associate Artist Programme it provides crucial training and performance opportunities to young professional singers. Alongside its performance and recording schedule, the choir also runs a thriving Learning & Connection programme which encompasses partnerships with Music Centre London and London Youth Choirs, Tenebrae Effect workshops with amateur choirs, and its newest programme Singing Schools. Run in partnership with Ealing Music Service, Singing Schools aims to embed a long-lasting singing culture in local schools which might otherwise face barriers to music-making.

A concert by the British choir Tenebrae is more than a performance. It’s an experience that envelops the audience… this is one of the best choirs in the world.

– St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tenebrae’s ever-increasing discography has brought about collaborations with Signum, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, LSO Live and Warner Classics. In 2012 Tenebrae was the first-ever ensemble to be multi-nominated in the same category for the BBC Music Magazine Awards, securing the accolade of ‘Best Choral Performance’ for the choir’s recording of Victoria’s Requiem Mass, 1605. In 2016 Tenebrae received its second BBC Music Magazine Award for a recording of Brahms and Bruckner Motets, the profits from the sale of which benefit Macmillan Cancer Support. In 2018, the choir received its first Grammy nomination for its album of part songs from the British Isles, Music of the Spheres.

Signum’s current roster includes many excellent ensembles but the choral jewel in the crown is surely Tenebrae – Nigel Short’s outstanding chamber choir.

– Gramophone Magazine

‘Passion and Precision’ are Tenebrae’s core values. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to inspire audiences around the world through dramatic programming, flawless performances and unforgettable experiences.


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01.
The Shepherd’s Carol
03:26
(Bob Chilcott) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
02.
In Winter’s House
05:00
(Joanna Marsh) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
03.
Angelus ad virginem
03:39
(Traditional) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
04.
The Truth Sent from Above
02:52
(Ralph Vaughan Williams) Tenebrae, Joseph Edward, Tenebrae
05.
Advent ‘O’ Carol
06:16
(Joanna Forbes L’Estrange) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
06.
O magnum mysterium
05:47
(Owain Park) Tenebrae, Joseph Edward, Grace Davidson, Tenebrae
07.
Vox dicentis: Clama
09:03
(Edward W. Naylor) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
08.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: I. Procession
01:25
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
09.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: II. Wolcum Yole!
01:26
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
10.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: III. There is no rose
02:33
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
11.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVa. That yongë child
01:50
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
12.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IVb. Balulalow
01:26
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
13.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: V. As dew in Aprille
00:58
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
14.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VI. This little babe
01:32
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
15.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VII. Interlude
04:37
(Benjamin Britten) Camilla Pay
16.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: VIII. In freezing winter night
04:17
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
17.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IX. Spring Carol
01:11
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
18.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: X. Deo gracias
01:02
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
19.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: XI. Recession
01:48
(Benjamin Britten) Tenebrae, Camilla Pay, Tenebrae
20.
In the Stillness
02:11
(Sally Beamish) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
21.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
02:55
(Elizabeth Poston) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
22.
The Quiet Heart
02:35
(June Collin) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
23.
Sing Lullabye
03:28
(Herbert Howells) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
24.
The Aldeburgh Carol
04:37
(Ben Parry) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
25.
Sleep My Pretty One, Sleep
02:34
(Joseph Phibbs) Tenebrae, Tenebrae
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