The Journey – Tenebrae

Tenebrae – The Journey marks the choir’s 25th anniversary with a programme built around the theme of passage and transformation. Conductor Nigel Short pairs three new commissions — from Jason Max Ferdinand, Joby Talbot, and Joanna Marsh — with established works by Eric Whitacre, John Tavener, Max Richter, and others. Sarah Henderson’s piece, winner of Tenebrae’s inaugural Undiscovered Voices composition competition, also features. Recorded in February 2026, the album demonstrates the choir’s characteristic blend of precision and warmth across repertoire spanning gospel-inflected anthems, intimate meditation, and large-scale choral drama. Music, as Short puts it, that rewards attentiveness — the more you listen, the more you hear.