Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars how I wanted to serve a song, how to frame it and Tenebrae Consort shape it, and how to find ways of helping project text and meaning. I was lucky to be able to write 1 En La Macarenita Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.40 I grew up singing very much in the world of quite a number of versions of songs for the vocal 2 Sun, Moon, Sea and Stars Bob Chilcott 3.38 English Church music. However, I’ve always had group The Light Blues and then later for The 3 Feller from Fortune Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 4.16 a love of jazz and popular songs and this love has King’s Singers, and this I did with a lot of energy 4 She’s Like the Swallow Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 4.34 filtered through my work ever since. As a student and enthusiasm. It also helped having such expert 5 L’habitant de Saint Barbe Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 0.56 in 1973 I remember hearing the new King’s Singers singers to help bring a piece to life. I was so grateful 6 The Lazy Man Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 1.33 album Out of the blue for the first time, and being for this opportunity as consequently it gave me 7 Shenandoah Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 3.50 particularly excited by the suave and beautifully confidence in my work as a composer and also 8 The Gift to be Simple Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.14 crafted arrangements by Richard Rodney Bennett helped in my search to shape songs. I would love to 9 Swimming Over London Bob Chilcott 3.54 of Gershwin songs. I also remember hearing The think that as a result there is a little of that clarity 10 Go Little Boat Jerome Kern arr. Bob Chilcott 2.26 King’s Singers in 1976 and loving the concert, and sonority I heard from Gary Burton and Chick 11 Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin arr. Bob Chilcott 1.23 particularly an arrangement of After the Goldrush, Corea appearing occasionally in my work today. 12 Con amores, la mi madre Juan de Anchieta arr. Bob Chilcott 2.19 a Neil Young song arranged by Peter Knight. 13 Là-bas dans cette plaine Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.03 Armed with the idea that performing and writing We are very lucky in Britain to have such a vibrant 14 Viens par le pré Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 3.13 arrangements of songs like these could become choral life and many fine choirs and groups that 15 Montagnarde Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 3.06 a reality for me I went to London as a singer, sing a very wide range of repertoire. A good 16 Aka tombo Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.19 and at the same time worked as an arranger and number of musicians now working in choral 17 Furusato Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.56 orchestrator for BBC Radio 2. Here I was either music like me have been at some time members of 18 Tuoll’ on mun kultani Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott 2.57 writing arrangements for orchestra alone or writing groups such as The King’s Singers and The Swingle 19 Marriage to my Lady Poverty Bob Chilcott 5.00 orchestral accompaniments for singers. I listened Singers, to name but two. Joanna Forbes L’Estrange 20 Thou, My Love, Art Fair Bob Chilcott 3.47 to a lot of music at this time, and was particularly and Nicholas Garrett, who both sing on this 21 Touch Her Soft Lips and Part Willliam Walton arr. Bob Chilcott 1.58 inspired by a duet concert and a number of recording were members of The Swingle Singers, 22 Even Such Is Time Bob Chilcott 2.42 recordings I heard of the vibraphone player Gary and Nigel Short, now a distinguished conductor, Burton and the pianist Chick Corea. I loved the and Gabriel Crouch, singer, conductor and now Total Timing 63.44 clarity and sonority of their music-making and also Director of Choral Activities at Princeton this motivated me to find aspects of these qualities University in New Jersey were colleagues of mine in my own work. Writing arrangements at the in The King’s Singers. The one thing I know we all BBC helped me to form a concept in my mind of thrived on, and continue to do so, was a curiosity, www.tenebrae-choir.com

2 3 an appreciation and an openness to many different 1. En La Macarenita Down in Macarena styles of music. I also think that we learned that the nature of our work demanded not only the pursuit En la Macarenita me dieron agua, Down in the Macarena I caught his glances, of the highest technical standards, but also the En la Macarenita me dieron agua, Down in the Macarena I caught his glances. ability and desire to communicate and bring to life más fría que la nieve en una talla. I like the way he woos me, the way he dances. the essence of the music, whatever the style. Nigel La Macarena The Macarena. Short has continued to do this with a passion and Buena capa, buen sombrero, Got a good coat; got a good hat; his uncompromising commitment to his choral buena moña “pa un” torero. It’s a good life for a torero. vision through his work with Tenebrae Choir and the Tenebrae Consort has raised the bar for us all. Yo no se aquella agüita lo que tenía, Down in the Macarena I saw her glancing, I am thrilled that they have made this recording of Yo no se aquella agüita lo que tenía, Down in the Macarena I saw her glancing. these songs and arrangements, some from a long que me abrasaba el alma estando fría. I like to see her moving, to see her dancing. time ago, some more recent, sometimes frivolous, sometimes reflective, but all performed with the La Macarena ... The Macarena.. beauty of sound and the breadth of skill and personality that is synonymous with the work of Me la dio una mocita de filigrana, Down in the Macarena we live together, Nigel and his singers. Me la dio una mocita de filigrana, Down in the Macarena we live together. la más fina y “pulía” de “toa” Triana. I like the way we’re dancing through life together. Bob Chilcott La Macarena ... The Macarena…

‘En La Macarenita’ music arranged by Bob Chilcott, English words by Bob Chilcott from ‘Jazz Folk Songs for Choirs’ © Oxford University Press 2008. English words reproduced by permission. All rights reserved.

4 5 2. Sun, Moon, Sea and Stars for ever up above Oh, catch-a-hold this one ... 4. She’s Like the Swallow And with the starlight looking down You and I will touch the sun it’s only plain to see Oh, Sally’s got a bouncin’ new baby, She’s like the swallow that flies so high, and hold it in our hand. You’re sun, moon, sea and stars Father said that he didn’t care, She’s like the river that never runs dry. You and I will pierce the sky to me. ’Cause she got that from the feller from Fortune She’s like the sunshine on the lee shore, like rain drops in the sand What was down here fishin’ the year. She loves her love but she’ll love no more. ‘Sun, Moon, Sea and Stars’ words and music by Bob Chilcott And when the sunlight shows its face from the collection ‘Sun, Moon, Sea, and Stars’ by Bob Chilcott it’s only plain to see and Jussi Chydenius © Oxford University Press 2013. Words Oh, catch-a-hold this one ... ‘Twas down in the meadow this fair maid went, reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. You’re sun, moon, sea and stars A-picking the primrose just as she went. Oh, Uncle George got up in the mornin’, The more she picked, the more she pulled, to me. 3. Feller from Fortune He got up in an ’ell of a tear Until she gathered her apron full. And he ripped the arse right out of his britches You and I will reach the moon Oh, there’s lots of fish in Bonavist’ harbour, Now he’s got ne’er pair to wear. and keep it in a sigh Lots of fish right in around here She climbed on yonder hill above You and I will gently fly Boys and girls are fishin’ together To give a rose unto her love. Oh, catch-a-hold this one ... like moonbeams in the night Forty-five from Carbonear. She gave him one, she gave him three, And when the moonlight shows its face She gave her heart for company. Oh, catch-a-hold this one, catch-a-hold that one Oh, there’s lots of fish in Bonavist’ Harbour, it’s only plain to see Swing around this one, swing around she; Lots of fishermen in around here; You’re sun, moon, sea and stars And as they sat on yonder hill Dance around this one, dance around that one Swing your partner, Jimmy Joe Jacobs, to me. His heart grew hard, so harder still. Diddle-dum this one, diddle-dum dee. I’II be home in the spring of the year. He has two hearts instead of one. She says, “Young man, what have you done?” You and I will sail the ocean wide Oh, Sally is the pride of Cat Harbour, Dors, dors, le petit bibi, You and I will wander with the tide Ain’t been swung since last year, c’est le petit bibi à maman. “How foolish, foolish you must be And as the waves come rolling by Drinkin’ rum and wine and cassis Demain s’il fait beau j’irons au bonne père. To think I love no one but thee. for ever you will be What the boys brought home from St Pierre. Dors, dors, le petit bibi à maman. The world’s not made for one alone, Like sun, moon, sea and stars Oh, catch-a-hold this one ... I take delight in everyone.” to me. (Sleep, sleep, little baby, Oh, Sally goes to church every Sunday It’s mummy’s little baby. She took her roses and made a bed, You and I will catch a star Not for to sing nor for to hear, Tomorrow if it’s nice I’ll go to good daddy. A stony pillow for her head. and cradle it with love But to see the feller from Fortune Sleep, sleep, little mummy’s baby) She laid her down, no more did say, You and I will see it shine What was down here fishin’ the year . And let her roses fade away. Words: Canadian Traditional

6 7 She’s like the swallow that flies so high, 6. The Lazy Man 7. Shenandoah She’s like the river that never runs dry. She’s like the sunshine on the lee shore, I’ll sing you a song and it’s not very long Oh Shenandoah, She loves her love but she’ll love no more. It’s about a young man who wouldn’t hoe his corn I long to see you, The reason why I can’t tell And hear your rolling river. Words: Canadian Traditional For this young man was always well. Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you, He planted his corn in the month of June Away, we’re bound away 5. L’habitant de Saint Barbe And in July it was knee-high Across the wide Missouri.

L’habitant d’Saint-Barbe s’en va t’a Montreal The farmer of St. Barbe goes to Montreal First of September came a big frost Oh Shenandoah, And all this young man’s corn was lost. I love your daughter, La femme d’l’habitant de Saint-Barbe s’en va t’a The wife of the farmer of St. Barbe goes to Away, you rolling river. Montreal Montreal. He went to the fence and there peeped in Oh Shenandoah, The weeds and the grass grew up to his chin I love your daughter, L’enfant d’la femme d’l’habitant de Saint-Barbe s’en The child of the wife of the farmer of St. Barbe The weeds and the grass they grew so high Away, we’re bound away va t’a Montreal goes to Montreal. Enough to make this young man sigh. Across the wide Missouri.

Le chien d’l’enfant d’la femme d’l’habitant de The dog of the child of the wife of the farmer So he went down to his neighbour’s door Farewell my dear, Saint-Barbe s’en va t’a Montreal of St. Barbe goes to Montreal. Where he had often been before, I’m bound to leave you, “Pretty little miss, will you marry me? Away, you rolling river. La queue du chien d’l’enfant d’la femme The tail of the dog of the child of the wife of the Pretty little miss, what do you say?” Oh Shenandoah, d’l’habitant de Saint-Barbe s’en va t’a Montreal farmer of St. Barbe goes to Montreal. I’ll not deceive you, “Here you are, wanting for to wed Away, we’re bound away. Le bout d’la queue du chien d’l’enfant d’la femme The tip of the tail of the dog of the child of the And cannot make your own cornbread, Across the wide Missouri. d’l’habitant de Saint-Barbe s’en va t’a Montreal wife of the farmer of St. Barbe goes to Montreal. Single I am, single I’ll remain A lazy man I’ll not maintain.” Words: North American Traditional

I’ll sing you a song and it’s not very long.

Words: North American Traditional

8 9 8. The Gift to be Simple Aerials point like signposts until all the houses are gone, ‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be free and fields give way to a beach ‘Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be, where the ocean is calling her name: And when we find ourselves in a place just right, it’s the dream she always has, ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight. where she’s swimming over London –

When true simplicity is gained, Where she sings to the stars like a mermaid To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed, and darkness is a murmur in her hair. To turn, turn will be our delight, Till by turning, turning we come ‘round right. ‘Swimming over London’ music by Bob Chilcott, text by Charles Bennett. Text © Charles Bennett. Text reproduced by Words: North American Traditional permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

9. Swimming Over London 10. Go Little Boat A woman is swimming over London, Words: P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) a fox turns up his face to see her pass, there are blackbirds in the sleeping streets, 11. Fascinating Rhythm a pear tree, luminous with blossom: Words: Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) it’s the dream she always has, where she’s touching a cloud – Texts for these works not reproduced due to copyright restrictions

The night is a tide she is pulled by while a taxicab slumbers underneath, and a robin is a fish who sings from a treetop of coral below her: it’s the dream she always has, © Nick White where she’s dancing through air –

10 11 12. Con amores, la mi madre 14. Viens par le pré

Con amores, la mi madre, With loving, my mother, Viens par le pré, ma belle, je viendrai par le bois. Come by the meadow, my beautiful one, I will come con amores m´adormi. With loving I fell asleep. Quand tu seras mignonne, tu m’attendras by the wood. si tu veux! As you are pretty, you can wait for me if you like. Así dormida soñaba, And while asleep I dreamt lo qu´el corazón velaba, What was awake in my heart, Nous parlerons, fillette, nous parlerons toys deux. We shall speak, little girl, we shall speak together, Qu´el amor me consolaba, For love consoled me C’est ton amour, petite qui me rendra heureux. It’s your love, little one, that makes me happy. Con mas bien que merecí. More than I deserved. Words: French traditional, translation by Bob Chilcott ‘Con amores, la mi madre’ by Juan de Anchieta arranged by Bob Chilcott, English translation by Bob Chilcott © Oxford 15. Montagnarde University Press 2007. English translation reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. Le coucou c’est un bel oiseau. The cuckoo is a beautiful bird, Il n’y en a pas d’aussi beau que le coucou There’s nothing more beautiful than the cuckoo 13. Là-bas dans cette plaine qui change! that sings! Que mon coucou, que ton coucou, que le coucou Like my cuckoo, like your cuckoo, like the cuckoo Là-bas, dans cette plaine, là-bas, dans ce vallon, Down there, in that plain, down there in that valley, des autres, of others, Oh! mes amours! Où sont mes amours? Oh, my loves! Where are my loves! Dis? Avez vous entendu chanter le coucou? Say? Have you heard the cuckoo sing?

J’ai extend ma mie qui disait solvent: “Mon I heard my loved one who often said; Le coucou est blanc et gris. The cuckoo is white and grey, galant, My brave one, Il n’y en a pas de si joli que le coucou qui chante. There is nothing more pretty than the cuckoo That sings! Oh! mon galant! Toi que j’aime tant. Oh! My brave one! You who I love so. Que mon coucou, que ton coucou, que le coucou Like my cuckoo, like your cuckoo, like the cuckoo des autres, of others, Ma mid qui es si gentile, Où vas-tu harder tout My love who is so kind, where will you stay Dis? Avez vous entendu chanter le coucou? Say? Have you heard the cuckoo sing? le jour? All the day? Oh! tu es pour moi, Je t’épouserai. Oh! You are for me, I will marry you. Par là-bas, au fond du pré Down there, at the bottom of the meadow Il y a un arbre fleuri et grainé et le coucou There is a flowering and seeded tree and the cuckoo Words: French traditional, translation by Bob Chilcott y chante. Sings there. C’est mon coucou, c’est ton coucou, c’est It’s my cuckoo, it’s your cuckoo, it’s the cuckoo

12 13 le coucou des autres, of others 17. Furusato 故郷 Dis? Avez vous entendu chanter le coucou? Say? Have you heard the cuckoo sing? Usagi oishi kano yama Dreaming I see the green mountains again, Et si tous, si tous les coucous And if all the cuckoos Kobuna tsurishi kano kawa Rivers so clear where I swam as a boy. Voulaient tous boire de l’eau, Ils tarriraient Wanted all to drink water, they would stay Yume wa ima mo megurite Playing in the water and running in the mountains, la rivière, Oh! at the river. Oh! Wasuregataki furusato My home is calling, is calling to me. C’est mon coucou, c’est ton coucou, c’est It’s my cuckoo, it’s your cuckoo, it’s the cuckoo Ikani imasu chichi haha Father will sing in our garden again, le coucou des autres, of others, Tsutsuganashiya tomo gaki Mother will smile like a blossoming rose. Dis? Avez vous entendu chanter le coucou? Say? Have you heard the cuckoo sing? Ame ni kaze ni tsuketemo Voices like rainfall on midsummer’s evening, Omoi izuru furusato As if the garden were calling my name. Words: French traditional, translation by Bob Chilcott Kokorozashi wo hatashite Dream of tomorrow and I shall be home, Itsuno hinika kaeran Home where my childhood is waiting for me. 16. Aka tombo Yama wa aoki furusato Playing in the water and running in the mountains, Mizu wa kiyoki furusato My home is calling, is calling to me. Yuuyake koyakeno akatombo The red dragonflies fly at sunset. owarete mitanowa itsunohika. When I was young, and riding on nanny’s back, ‘Furusato’ by Tatsuyuki Takano translated by Charles Bennett I saw them. © Oxford University Press 2011. Translation reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. Yamano hatakeno kuwanomiwo We picked mulberry fruits into a little basket 18. Tuoll’ on mun kultani kokagoni tsundawa maboroshika In the field of a mountain. Or was it a dream? Tuoll’ on mun kultani, ain’ yhä tuolla, There is my lover, lingering Juugode neeyawa yomeniyuki At fifteen she married and was gone. kuninkahan kultaisen kartanon puolla. long at the golden court of the king. osatono tayorimo taehateta Letters never seemed to come. Voi minun kultani, voi minun lintuni, Ah my lovebird, ah my darling: kun et tule jo! now you do not come! Yuuyake koyakeno akatombo The red dragonflies fly at sunset. tomatte iruyo saonosaki Look, one now rests on a bamboo stick. Linnut ne laulavat sorealla suulla, The birds they sing from a lovely throat soreampi kultani ääni on kuulla. but lovelier is my darling’s note. Words: Japanese traditional, translation by Bob Chilcott Voi minun kultani, voi minun lintuni, Ah my lovebird, ah my darling: kun et tule jo! now you do not come!

14 15 Tule, tule, kultani, tule kotipuoleen, Come, come, my darling, homeward, and hurry 20. Thou My Love Art Fair 22. Even Such Is Time taikka jo menehdynki ikävään ja huoleen. or I shall die of longing and worry. Voi minun kultani, voi minun lintuni, Ah my lovebird, ah my darling: Lo, thou, my love, art fair; Even such is time, which takes in trust kun et tule jo! now you do not come! Myself hath made thee so: Our youth, our joys, and all we have, Yea, thou art fair indeed, And pays us but with age and dust; ‘Tull’ On Mun Kultani’ music arranged by Bob Chilcott, Wherefore thou shalt not need Who, in the dark and silent grave, English words by Bob Chilcott from ‘Jazz Folk Songs for Choirs’ © Oxford University Press 2008. English words reproduced by In beauty to despair; When we have wandered all our ways, permission. All rights reserved. For I accept thee so, Shuts up the story of our days, For fair. And from which earth and grave and dust, The Lord shall raise me up, I trust. 19. Marriage to my Lady Poverty For fair, because thine eyes Are like the culvers’ white, Words: Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) Here is the ring I have made for My Lady Poverty; We need no more than flowers: they flourish Whose simpleness in deed a ring I’ve woven from grass and wayside flowers. in summer and sleep all winter long. All others do exceed: It will sing on her hand like a skylark. We ask for nothing more than the flowers of the Thy judgement wholly lies field: In true sense of sprite I am the bird who has come to take crumbs from we ask to blossom. Most wise. your hand, In my soft grey plumage I fly to our wedding As I fly from our wedding I look back over my Words: William Baldwin (1515-1563) barefoot. shoulder: I am far too shy to look at you. my husband is the flower in my heart; 21. Touch Her Soft Lips and Part his ring is singing on my finger. We need no more than birds: they sing at dawn Come, come, let’s away. My love, give me thy lips. and wander wherever they please. When I hear the song of a lark I shall think of you. Touch her soft lips. We ask for nothing more than the birds of the sky: When I lie in the open field on a bed of we ask for song. meadowsweet, Words: Adapted from William Shakespeare (Henry V) I shall hear your music singing me to sleep.

‘Marriage to My Lady Poverty’ by Bob Chilcott and Charles Bennett. Text © Charles Bennett. Text reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

16 17 BOB CHILCOTT

Bob Chilcott, described by The Observer as “a contemporary hero of British Choral Music”, is one of the most widely performed composers of choral music in the world. He has a large catalogue of works published by Oxford University Press reflecting a wide taste in music styles and a commitment to writing singable and communicative music.

His larger works include Salisbury Vespers, 2009, and the Requiem, 2010, which has been performed in over 16 countries. The Angry Planet was premièred in the 2012 BBC Proms and in © John Bellars © John 2013 his St John Passion was premièred by Wells Cathedral Choir. He wrote The King shall rejoice Japan, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, for the service at Westminster Abbey celebrating Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. the diamond jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. A Little Jazz Mass and Can you hear me? remain His music has been recorded by many groups

favourites with choirs around the world. 2014-2015 including Tenebrae, The Cambridge Singers, King’s White © Nick featured a composer-in-residence project with College, Cambridge and Westminster Abbey. Choralis, Washington DC, which included the Signum has six discs of his music, by the BBC TENEBRAE CONSORT ALTO BASS † * commissioning and subsequent première of Singers, King’s Singers, The Sirens, NFL Wroclaw Martha McLorinan Gabriel Crouch SOPRANO Eleanor Minney † Nicholas Garrett the Gloria. Philharmonic Choir, and Wells Cathedral Choir * Grace Davidson † (Passion, 2015), and his Requiem is on Hyperion. Jimmy Holliday Joanna Forbes-L’Estrange TENOR Stephen Kennedy † Between 1997 and 2004 he conducted the chorus of In 2013 Naxos released albums by The Wellensian † † Katie Trethewey Jeremy Budd Andrew Mahon † The Royal College of Music and since 2002 has been Consort and Commotio. To mark his 60th birthday Nicholas Madden Principal Guest Conductor of The BBC Singers. He in 2015, the BBC Singers and The Bach Choir has conducted choirs in some 30 countries over the released a double disc featuring The Angry Planet † ‘Even Such Is Time’, ‘Thou, My Love, Art Fair’ and ‘Touch Her Soft Lips and Part’ only. last decade, recently in Russia, Canada, USA, and Five Days that changed the world on Signum. * All works except those listed above.

18 19 Tenebrae Consort is an exceptional group securing the accolade of Best Choral Performance NIGEL SHORT of musicians, with singers handpicked from for its recording of Victoria’s Requiem Mass, 1605. the award-winning choir Tenebrae. Focusing Award-winning conductor Nigel Short has built on repertoire originally written for consort ‘Passion and Precision’ is Tenebrae’s motto, and up an enviable reputation for his recording and performance, Tenebrae Consort highlights the through its continued dedication to performance live performance work with leading orchestras and vocal quality of the individuals who make up of the highest quality, audiences around the ensembles across the world. the trademark ‘Tenebrae’ sound whilst creating world experience the power and intimacy of the an intimate concert experience. Known for their human voice. A singer of great acclaim, Nigel was a member of combination of instinctive ensemble skills and the world-renowned vocal ensemble The King’s masterful solo abilities, the singers can also perform Singers from 1994–2000. Upon leaving the group, alongside small groups of leading instrumentalists he formed Tenebrae which under his direction which has brought collaborations with the has enjoyed collaborations with orchestras and Chilingirian Quartet and Phantasm. instrumentalists of various musical genres and now enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s finest Led by Artistic Director Nigel Short, Tenebrae choral ensembles. Consort released its debut disc, Medieval Chant and

Tallis Lamentations (2014), on Tenebrae’s own label To date, Nigel has conducted the Aurora Orchestra, Porter-Thomas © Susan Bene Arte, which received glowing reviews from Chamber Orchestra of Europe, English Chamber Gramophone Magazine and BBC Music Magazine. Orchestra, English Concert, London Symphony Nigel has vast recording experience, having Festival appearances have included performances Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted recordings for many of the world’s across the UK in Alderney, Lammermuir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Scottish major record labels including Decca Classics, Swaledale and Shrewsbury, alongside international Ensemble. He has directed the London Symphony Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Classics, LSO Live, appearances in Cuenca and Zamora (Spain). Orchestra with Tenebrae in a live recording of Signum and Warner Classics. As a Gramophone Fauré’s Requiem as well as a sold-out performance award-winning producer, Nigel works with Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and in St. Paul’s Cathedral as part of the City of London many of the UK’s leading professional choirs and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), Festival. Other orchestral recordings include vocal ensembles including Alamire, Ex Cathedra, award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s Mozart’s Requiem and Ave Verum Corpus with Gallicantus and The King’s Singers. finest vocal ensembles. Tenebrae is the first-ever the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and two discs group to be multi-nominated in the same category of music by Will Todd with the English Chamber for the BBC Music Magazine Awards (2012), Orchestra.

1620 21 Tracks 20, 21 & 22 recorded in All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London on 15th July 2015. Producer – Adrian Peacock

All other works recorded in Fotheringhay Church of St Mary and All Saints, Northamptonshire from 1st to 3rd July 2015, Producer – James Burton

Recording Engineer – Andrew Mellor Editors – Andrew Mellor, Claire Hay

Cover Image – Two Moons Over Southampton, 1989 (oil on panel), © Culler, Pat (contemporary artist) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

Design and Artwork: Woven Design www.wovendesign.co.uk

© 2016 Tenebrae Records Ltd. P 2016 Tenebrae Records Ltd. © Canterbury Festival

22 23 Brahms & Bruckner: Motets Medieval Chant and Tallis Lamentations Tenebrae, Nigel Short Tenebrae Consort, Nigel Short SIGCD430 SIGCD902

“Tenebrae score on all counts. They submit with “... the performance of Tallis’s Lamentations is impressive stamina and unfailing intonation to majestically dark and intense, displaying this group’s Bruckner’s instrumental scoring and phrasing” famous sensitivity toward musical structure, as well as Gramophone, Editor’s Choice their exquisite harmonic control” BBC Music Magazine

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