Tenebrae
I Saw Eternity
Tenebrae brings its trademark passion and precision to this dramatic programme, contrasting Bach’s iconic motets with the sacred music of Sir James MacMillan.
Renowned for their technical difficulty, Bach’s motets are pillars of the choral repertoire, requiring minute attention to detail as well as a full emotional range. Like Bach, MacMillan has written much of his music for the church. In 2021 he composed a work for Tenebrae to perform alongside the Bach motets, and the result is a moving setting of words by Henry Vaughan, I Saw Eternity.
“Unaccompanied choral singing comes no better than this: in blend, accuracy, precision, commitment.” – The Guardian
Read MoreRenowned for their technical difficulty, Bach’s motets are pillars of the choral repertoire, requiring minute attention to detail as well as a full emotional range. Like Bach, MacMillan has written much of his music for the church. In 2021 he composed a work for Tenebrae to perform alongside the Bach motets, and the result is a moving setting of words by Henry Vaughan, I Saw Eternity.
“Unaccompanied choral singing comes no better than this: in blend, accuracy, precision, commitment.” – The Guardian
Chipping Campden Music Festival
Mon 19 May 2025
St James' Church
7:00pm
From £1
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Tenebrae brings its trademark passion and precision to this dramatic programme, contrasting Bach’s iconic motets with the sacred music of Sir James MacMillan.
Renowned for their technical difficulty, Bach’s motets are pillars of the choral repertoire, requiring minute attention to detail as well as a full emotional range. Like Bach, MacMillan has written much of his music for the church. In 2021 he composed a work for Tenebrae to perform alongside the Bach motets, and the result is a moving setting of words by Henry Vaughan, I Saw Eternity.
“Unaccompanied choral singing comes no better than this: in blend, accuracy, precision, commitment.” – The Guardian
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Location
St James' Church
Church Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JG, United Kingdom
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