Evening Prayer - Joanna Marsh - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

Joanna Marsh's Evening Prayer is an atmospheric setting of Lancelot Andrewes' prayer from his Preces Privatae (1555-1626). It is a contemplative piece, written in six vocal parts and inspired by Josef Rheinberger's Abendlied. We're excited to be performing this in concert at St Bartholomew-the-Great in London on 13th June. Book your tickets here: tinyurl.com/4w...
This recording was filmed live at St Mary's Church, Ealing in March 2024.
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Lord, The day is gone, and I give Thee thanks, O Lord.
Evening is at hand, make it bright unto us.
As day has its evening, so also has life; make it bright unto us.
Cast me not away in the time of age;
Forsake me not when my strength faileth me.
Abide with me, Lord, for it is toward evening,
And the day is far spent of this fretful life.
Let Thy strength be made perfect in my weakness.
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Sopranos: Isabella Gibber, Hannah King, Laura Newey, Áine Smith, Rosanna Wicks
Altos: Amy Blythe, Hannah Cooke, Eleanor Minney, Elisabeth Paul, Anna Semple
Tenors: Jeremy Budd, Jack Granby, Hamish MacGregor, Joseph Wicks
Basses: Joseph Edwards, Simon Grant, Jimmy Holliday, Owain Park, Jonathan Pratt
Director: Nigel Short
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[@doc2455]

God bless you

[@afsg2410]

Wonderful piece, breathtaking performance. The dissonants must be so hard and you make them appear effortless. Thank you so much!

[@MrAristaeus]

This is absolutely sublime singing. I’m in awe of the balance as well as the beauty of sound.

[@louise43510]

Une exception incroyable

[@carlosrogers4907]

Purity. In voice, in composition, in dissonance, a lovely piece well performed.

[@correametal]

The Tenebrae Choir + Nigel Short = Perfection! Always impressive, always amazing performances 🔥

[@thomasjoseph3488]

Andächtig. Vielen Dank.

[@nightrain663]

That was 4:49 seconds well spent - thank you so much

[@trevortomah8508]

An awesome resounding celestial Amen, a beautiful all encompassing blessed Shalom.

[@JJsabenada]

Muy muy bien. Cómo los angeles de los cielos.

[@gabrieleluparello3312]

Listening to you is always a pleasure!

[@mattdugan2000]

I’m not sure how this popped up in my feed but I’m very thankful it did, this performance is pretty and very moving.

[@thetenebraechoir]

Thank you! We're glad you found us!

[@mammabella4485]

Sempre bravissimi, meravigliosi. Ciao dall' Italia.

[@LondonRaider75]

Really enjoyed this video, then I really enjoyed it live tonight, then it turns out I was sat next to the composer... hi Joanna. .. life sure moves fast

[@grahambeale9543]

This gave me shivers.

[@BN-hx3ev]

Magnifique interprétation bravo

[@Arkangel-Hells]

Muito bom...

[@sethworden4591]

This is spectacular. Close your eyes it sounds like 300 people

[@IrvinACNH]

Beautiful as always 😊

[@yuehchopin]

Gut

[@jesperschultz5568]

Those first 25 seconds.....that is witchcraft! Amazing!!

[@Yoggoth]

Have you ever performed Vivaldi's Et In Terra Pax? It is divine

[@samannks]

This is John Henry Newman's translation of Andrewes' Greek, correct?

[@joannamarsh-composer]

Yes it is :)

[@MrX-hz2hn]

Is this the same Nigel Short who is a Chess Grandmaster?

[@thetenebraechoir]

Unfortunately not!

[@MrX-hz2hn]

@@thetenebraechoir Thank you for the reply, and for the inspiring music.

[@r1p2m32]

Thanks! After this there is no Kings Singers for me.

[@r1p2m32]

Ahh, I was slow. Political correctness... Sounds even better.

[@GhtPTR]

What a silly comment!

[@MrAristaeus]

I’m struggling to grasp why they would be mutually exclusive of each other…

[@mjefielder]

Nigel Short was a Kings Singer.