The award-winning British choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. The choir is led by Nigel Short and has achieved international acclaim for its interpretations of choral works ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary masterpieces to commissions of new music. For its first return to Athens since 2019, the ensemble plans a program showcasing the choir’s core values of passion and precision—iconic works by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as Herbert Howells’s Requiem, mixed with modern works by Caroline Shaw and Joel Thompson.
The award-winning British choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles. The choir is led by Nigel Short and has achieved international acclaim for its interpretations of choral works ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary masterpieces to commissions of new music. For its first return to Athens since 2019, the ensemble plans a program showcasing the choir’s core values of passion and precision—iconic works by Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as Herbert Howells’s Requiem, mixed with modern works by Caroline Shaw and Joel Thompson.
