A Hymn of Heavenly Beauty: el coro Tenebrae deslumbra en Malta

By Aaron Vincent, 15 January 2026

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“voces perfectamente empastadas, afinadas y sincronizadas. El tono es homogéneo y … puro”

Reviewed at St Lawrence's Church, Birgu on 10 January 2026

Lobo, Versa est in luctum

Croft, Burial Service for choir and BC

Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z 15

Purcell, Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z 50

Purcell, Jehovah, quam multi sunt hostes mei, Psalm 3

Allegri, Miserere mei, Deus

Purcell, Anthem: I was glad, when they said unto me

Greene, Lord, let me know mine end

Blow, My God, my God, look upon me

Lotti, Crucifixus

Blow, Salvator mundi

Boyce, O where shall wisdom be found

Tenebrae

Nigel Short, Director

Tenebrae sing Pärt, Tallis and Tavener at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 23rd October

Tenebrae transforms the Elbphilharmonie into a living instrument, exploring centuries of choral music through spatialised sound, Pärt’s tintinnabuli, Renaissance masterpieces and contemporary innovations in a vivid acoustic experiment.

****1

Time stands still in Vilde Frang’s Elgar

Mark Pullinger, 12th September

In an evening pairing two English classics, Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symhony Orchestra in Elgar’s Violin Concerto and an out-of-this-world account of Holst’s The Planets.

*****

A rapt performance from Tenebrae in Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles

David Truslove, 13th May

Thought-provoking and spine-tingling in equal measure, this performance of Joby Talbot’s pilgrimage work showcases Tenebrae as one of the UK’s most significant choral groups.

****1

A luminous start to Rachmaninov's anniversary year from Tenebrae

Benjamin Poore, 26th January

Nigel Short's elite consort casts a candlelit spell at St Martin-in-the-Fields in a performance of Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil.

****1

Light amid darkness: stellar performance from Tenebrae

David Larkin, 22nd January

An exquisite evening of British 20th-century choral music from Tenebrae under Nigel Short at the Sydney Festival, with outstanding renditions of the music of Parry, Bingham and Stanford.

*****

Tenebrae performs Tenebrae at the Sydney Festival

Zoltán Szabó, 21st January

British choir Tenebrae performs Masterworks of the Renaissance in Sydney's City Recital Hall.

****1

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Aaron Vincent

Aaron Vincent nació en Londres en 1970 y reside en Madrid. Formado como arquitecto en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, es profesor de inglés, corrector y traductor especializado en teatro y musicología. Su interés principal es el teatro lírico y siente especial predilección por la ópera barroca y la zarzuela, en todas sus etapas y formatos. Es habitual de las temporadas musicales de Madrid y París. Ha colaborado con Filomúsica y Mundoclásico.

A Hymn of Heavenly Beauty: Tenebrae deslumbra en Malta con dirección de Nigel Short