John Tavener

A work for SATB chorus and orchestra commissioned by Bedford School. The first performance was given by the school's First Orchestra and Choral Society conducted by Andrew Morris in October 1981.This is a special item whichis made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

This work was commissioned by DOM in association with Canty who gave the first performance in York Minster on 23rd October 2008.This brief motet for four voices and renaissance bray harp was written in the South of France inFebruary 2007. It is a setting of two Hadiths or sayings attributed to the Prophet Mohammed. The words convey something of the great mystery of the Absolute and the Beautiful One who is immanent and yet hidden. The music shouldbe performed with great purity in a resonant acoustic. If a renaissance bray harp is not available the harp part may be played on a contemporary instrument. I was a Hidden Treasure; And I longed to be known; So Icreated the world.God is a Beautiful Being And He loves Beauty.

In this piece for unaccompanied SATB choir fervent dance-like music appears side by side with fear and awe producing a dramatic contrast.The work was commissioned jointly by the Dean and Chapter of Winchester Cathedral andby Mrs Ruth Daniel on behalf of St. John's College Cambridge for performances during Advent 1997. There were simultaneous first performances on 29th November 1997 given by the Choir of Winchester Cathedral conducted by DavidHill and the choir of St. John's College conducted by Christopher Robinson in Cambridge.

This work for unaccompanied SATB soli and choir was commissioned in the name of Sir Thomas Armstrong by the Musicians Benevolent Fund for performance at the St. Cecilia's Day service in Westminster Abbey on 25th November1992.The text is taken from St. Luke's gospel. The words of the archangel are sung by the main choir and in the words of the composer 'should build up to a thunderous awesome theophany.'

Three sections from the four quartets by T.S. Eliot set to music by John Tavener For tenor and piano.

These two pieces for unaccompanied SATB choir were commissioned by Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College Cambridge. They were first performed in King's College Chapel on the 4th April 1987.

For solo tenor (or bass) with small group of basses and unaccompanied SATB choir composed by Tavener in 1997.'The Ancient Saints of France (pre-schism) are acknowledged deeply revered by the Orthodox Church.The beginningand the end are framed by a longer section which tells of the earthly life of a St Martin of Tours.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

This work for soprano children's choir chorus and orchestra was commissioned by the London Sinfonietta. the first performance was given by them in July 1969 at the Royal Festival Hall with the London Sinfonietta Chorus andChildren from Little Missenden Village School conducted by David Atherton. Duration c. 23mins. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

This work for mixed choir and hand bells set in English Greek and Slavonic by John Tavener was commissioned by Francis Grier.Large (A3) score.

For solo tenor and SATB chorus. Vocal score.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

For unaccompanied choir SAATTBB.This work was commissioned by Jonathan Manners and DeChorum who gave the first performance at the Cancer Research UK Carol Service at All Saints Church Weston-super-Mare on 20th December2010.Words by William Blake. John Tavener - A Cradle Song by musicroom

Hymns Of Paradise for bass solo SA chorus and six violins. This work was commissioned by Ross Pople for performance by the London Festival Orchestsra. It was first performed on 27th May 1993 at St Paul's Cathedral.

Latin Text-Missa Wellensis composed by John Tavener for unaccompanied double choir (SSAATTBB/SSAATTBB) was first performed on Sunday 18th May 2014 during the festival new music wells 74-14 by Wells CathedralChoir conducted by Matthew Owens. It was commissioned by Cathedral Commissions of Wells Cathedral.This setting of the missa brevis was written as a tribute to the Spanish Renaissance composer Victoria who inspiredTavener throughout his life. The final movement (Agnus Dei ) includes a quotation from Victoria’s O Vos Omnes from the Tenebrae Responsories.Duration: c. 13 minutes.

Written for SATB choir and Organ.The Veil of the Temple was commissioned by the Temple Music Trust. The world premiere took place on 27th June 2003 at the Temple Church London performed by the Choir ofthe Temple Church and the Holst Singers with Patricia Rozario (soprano) conducted by Stephen Layton as part of The City of London Festival 2003.The anthem Mother of God here I stand was sponsored by the ToulminFamily and it is dedicated to the Choir of the Temple Church its Director of Music Stephen Layton and the Master of the Temple the Rev. Robin Griffith-Jones. It was first performed on 13th May 2004 by the Choir of the TempleChurch conducted by Stephen Layton. Mother of God also features in the film Philomena starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan and directed by Stephen Frears.

John Tavener's Ode Of Saint Andrew Of Crete for SSSATBB. This work was comissioned by the Southern Arts Festival with funds provided by the Southern Arts Council. Composers Note: SaintAndrew of Crete was born in Damascus c. 650 and died in the early 8th century. In the Orthodox Church his Great Canon is appointed to be read in its entirety at the Thursday Morning Service in the fifth week of Great Lent. Inthis work I have set the first Ode of Saint Andrew's great poem with interpolations of the refrain 'Have mercy upon me O God have mercy upon me' in English Greek and Church Slavonic. - J.T. Duration: 20 minutes