Tenebrae Workshop Only (with Nigel Short)

Description

Alongside the main performance of the award-winning Tenebrae Choir. We'll also be hosting a workshop prior to the performance. 

Nigel Short, director of Tenebrae, and one of the world’s most respected choral directors, leads a workshop for singers at Ushaw. All abilities welcome, but it will be useful to have some prior experience of choral singing. Participants will have the opportunity to work on three magnificent choral works.

This ticket is for the workshop only, if you would like to purchase tickets for the performance, please click here

This workshop is for adults only.

Tenebrae:

Under the direction of Nigel Short, Tenebrae has twice secured the award for Best Choral Performance in the BBC Music Magazine Awards (2012 and 2016), and its recording of Fauré’s Requiem with the London Symphony Orchestra was nominated for the Gramophone Awards (2013). In 2018 Music of the Spheres, Tenebrae’s album of part songs from the British Isles, received a Grammy nomination.

Tenebrae is renowned for its highly-acclaimed interpretations of choral music ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary choral masterpieces, and has appeared at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Germany) and Melbourne Festival (Australia).

Date & Time

Fri, Jul 30, 2021 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Venue Details

Ushaw Historic House

Woodland Road
County Durham, Durham DH7 7DW

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens