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Tenebrae

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Tenebrae (tĕn`ĕbrā) [Lat.,=darkness], in the Roman Catholic Church, ceremony performed on the Wednesday and following evenings of Holy Week Holy Week, week before Easter. Its chief days are named Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. In Christian life it is a week of devout observance, commemorating the Passion and Jesus' death on the cross.
..... Click the link for more information. . As the choir chants, a number of candles set on a hearse (a kind of candelabrum) are extinguished one by one until only one remains. The last candle is hidden behind the altar, and in the darkness a noise is made, symbolizing the convulsion of nature at the Crucifixion. The single lighted candle is then replaced on the hearse. The traditional plainsong for the ceremony is much esteemed.
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on Friday, a Tenebrae worship service will be held.
RELIGION IN BRIEF by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
and a Good Friday Tenebrae service will begin at 7 p.
THE BULLETIN by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Matt Simpson's libretto juxtaposes extracts from the Psalms and the Tenebrae Responsories with words from Robert Oppenheimer, notorious for his involvement with the development of the atomic bomb - as well as with some graphic illustrations of the folly and suffering occasioned by his work.
MUSIC REVIEW RLPO/Rundell, Philharmonic Hall by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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