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Tenebrae, choral ensemble

  • FOLLY THEATER 300 West 12th Street Kansas City, MO, 64105 United States (map)

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT: Tenebrae conductor Nigel Short will lead a choral workshop with pre-selected students from Raytown High School on Sunday, May 5, 2023 from 1-2 p.m. at the Folly Theater. This workshop is open to the public for observation and no reservations are required.


Click HERE to view the printed program for this performance.

Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), the award-winning choir Tenebrae is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles, renowned for its passion and precision which is to be expected when your founder is an acclaimed singer himself! Nigel Short, a member of The King’s Singers from 1994–2000, brings his experience and pin-point exactitude to the ensemble’s exquisite sound. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to deliver dramatic programming, flawless performances, and unforgettable experiences, allowing audiences around the world to be moved by the intimate power of the human voice.

PROGRAM (subject to change):

Lobo - Versa est in luctum

Plainchant - Pange Lingua Gloriosi

Rachmaninov - Hymn to the Cherubim

Bruckner - Virga Jesse

Lusitano - Heu me Domine

Lotti - Crucifixus

Gibbons - Drop, drop slow tears

Allegri - Miserere

Tavener - Funeral Ikos

Lassus - Musica Dei Donum

Joanna Marsh - In Winter’s House

Grieg - Ave Maris Stella

Glinka - Hymn to the Cherubim

Holst - Ave Maria

Holst - Nunc Dimittis

Whitacre - Sleep

Harris - Faire is the Heaven


TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE AVAILABLE AS SINGLE TICKETS OR AS PART OF A CHOOSE ANY OR INSPIRE PACKAGE.

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