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Nigel Short
Nigel Short is a British singer who is the founder and artistic director of the choir Tenebrae and Tenebrae Consort. He was previously a member of The King's Singers. Short was a chorister at St Alphege Church, Solihull. He then studied singing and piano at the Royal College of Music before singing as a countertenor with a number of ensembles including The Tallis Scholars, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral choirs and The King's Consort. He then pursued a solo career in opera and oratorio, singing several roles in opera productions in Europe and for the English National Opera and Opera North. In 1993 Short, then aged 27, joined The King's Singers. It was while performing with this ensemble that Short conceived of creating a larger group of singers capable of more "passionate sounds" combined with "the precision of ensembles like The King's Singers", and a more "theatrical" style of performing within religious buildings, involving movement around the performance venue as well as dramatic use of lighting and ambiance. The result was Tenebrae, founded in 2001. The choir was launched that year with a performance of Nigel Short's own composition, The Dream of Herod. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Short_(singer)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Miserere
Tenebrae
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Dies Irae (Live)
Tenebrae
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The Lamb
Tenebrae
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Surge Illuminare (Live)
Tenebrae
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Requiem: XI. Lux Aeterna (Radio Cut)
Tenebrae

Albums

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Bach & Macmillan: Motets and Sacred Songs (Live)

2023
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Music of the Spheres: Part Songs of the British Isles

2016
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When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone

2022
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In Winter's House

2022
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Aksel! Arias by Bach, Handel & Mozart

2016
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A Walk with Ivor Gurney

2018
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Couperin & Gesualdo

2020
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A Prayer for Deliverance

2025
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Symphonic Psalms & Prayers

2018
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Requiem

2024

Singles & EPs

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Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225 (Radio Edit)

Single • 2023
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The Souls Of The Righteous Are In The Hand Of God

Single • 2025
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Single • 2024
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Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 (Live)

Single • 2023
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Standing as I do before God

Single • 2025
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O Nata Lux (Live)

EP • 2024
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In The Bleak Midwinter

Single • 2022
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Requiem: V. Pie Jesu (feat. Elisabeth Paul & Rosanna Wicks)

Single • 2024
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A Good Night

Single • 2025
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Requiem: XI. Lux Aeterna (Radio Cut)

Single • 2024

Videos

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Dies Irae by Michael John Trotta. Mixed choir SŌLA at IBSCC 2024 Free Programme

IBSCC / International Baltic Sea Choir Competition • 38K views
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Taedet Anima Mea - Victoria - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

Tenebrae & Nigel Short • 42K views
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THE GROUND - SATb divisi - Ola Gjeilo

José Alberto Colomina • 771 views

Live performances