New. The Journey
Tenebrae, Nigel Short
Jason Max Ferdinand's Journey, a mellifluous, hymn-like piece, gives the album its title, and showcases the ultra-smooth blending of tone and timbre, both within and across voiceparts, which...
New. The Journey
Tenebrae, Nigel Short
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Jason Max Ferdinand's Journey, a mellifluous, hymn-like piece, gives the album its title, and showcases the ultra-smooth blending of tone and timbre, both within and across voiceparts, which...
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This programme brings together music that unfolds patiently and purposefully – music that invites the listener into a place of quiet but active reflection. Threaded through established works by Eric Whitacre, John Tavener and Max Richter are new commissions from Joby Talbot, Joanna Marsh and Jason Max Ferdinand, alongside Sarah Henderson’s winning piece from Undiscovered Voices: our inaugural composition competition.
Nurturing new music has always been central to Tenebrae’s identity, and it feels especially fitting, in our anniversary season, to extend that tradition by placing new works in dialogue with music that has already found its place in the choral landscape. I hope choirs enjoy discovering and performing these new works as we have, and that they will become embedded in the choral canon and live on far beyond us as musicians.
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Awards and reviews
November 2026
Jason Max Ferdinand's Journey, a mellifluous, hymn-like piece, gives the album its title, and showcases the ultra-smooth blending of tone and timbre, both within and across voiceparts, which has always been a Tenebrae trademark.
Awards Issue 2026
Under Short's focused direction, Tenebrae's exceptional performances of these challenging pieces, many of them virtuoso in nature, are highly polished, the vocal blend of the choir is immaculate and the sense of control impressive in a succession of pieces which are deeply reflective.
