Tenebrae
Music by Tallis, Allegri, Łukaszewski, and Gregorian chant,
sung by the St. James Cathedral Cantorei and Men’s Chant Choir.
Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah
Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei Deus
Pawel Łukaszewski: O vos omnes
Gregorian Chant
Each year during Holy Week, St. James Cathedral observes the office of Tenebræ ('shadows') in which the sufferings of Christ are foretold in the Lamentations of Jeremiah and commemorated in the slow extinguishing of candles. The Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan, presider." (Promo Copy)