Our Purpose

Tenet Vocal Artists brings timeless, inspirational music to life, offering moments of lightness in a heavy world. We elevate music composed before 1800—a time before electricity, before amplification, when music’s power came purely from breath, sound, and silence. Our work speaks to curious people who love music, art, and history, and who seek a moment of beauty and stillness in the midst of New York City's constant motion.

Since 2009, Tenet has been led by artistic director Jolle Greenleaf and the ensemble has won acclaim for innovative programming, virtuosic singing and command of repertoire that spans the Middle Ages to the present day.

Tenet performs regularly at venues across New York City and the tri-state area including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Caramoor, Columbia and Yale Universities. We’ve also performed at numerous festivals including the Casals de Puerto Rico, Berkshire Bach, Cambridge Early Music (UK), Connecticut Early Music, Costa Rica International Music, Kultursommer Nordhessen (GER), and Montreal Baroque. Tenet has performed on tour in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Scandinavia.

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