Tenebrae - St Mary’s Church, Bathwick
Tenebrae c. Sim Canetty-Clarke
Nigel Short c. Chris O’Donovan
Wednesday, 12 November
7.30pm – c.9.10pm
Tenebrae
Nigel Short conductor
English Glories of the Sixteenth Century
- White
Christe qui lux es III
- Byrd
Mass for four voices
- White
Christe qui lux es IV
- White
Exaudiat te Dominus
- Tallis
Loquebantur; O sacrum convivium; Sancte Deus; Miserere nostri;
- Mundy
Vox Patris Caelestis
Literally meaning ‘darkness’ or obscurity in Latin, Tenebrae gets its name from the office sung during Holy Week when candles are extinguished after each psalm. Tenebrae liturgical celebrations of this kind now exist in the Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Methodism, Reformed churches and others. The music of tonight’s concert comes from William Byrd and Thomas Tallis, whose names are well known in early English music, and also the lesser known John Mundy and Robert White. All were brought up as Catholics and witnessed the suffering of many as England veered between Catholicism and the new English Protestantism. The works in this concert represent some of the deeply moving devotional music of the day, gloriously illustrating profound religious conviction.
Tickets: £42 £30 £17
Box Office: 01225 463362
Event Code: MF10
Please note, doors to the venue will open at 6.45pm
Supported by Mark Tinsley
