John Tavener

This commission was supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Iceland and is dedicated to Hilmar Örn Agnarsson and The South Iceland Chamber Choir. The Three Shakespeare Sonnets was one of...

O that we were there! is a text taken from the Christian hymn In Dulci Jubilo. It expresses a longing to be present at the Incarnation of Christ, but it also conveys a longing to be out of the world o...

A setting of Tolstoy's Creed by John Tavener for SSAATTBB chorus and organ. First performance on 21st April 2013 in Washington National Cathedral, by the City Choir of Washington conducted by Robert...

If Ye Love Me, by John Tavener, was commissioned by Manchester International Festival (MIF Creative) with thanks to the support of the MIF Commissioning Circle. In If Ye Love Me, there are subtle echo...

John Tavener's O Where, Tell Me Where? was commissioned by The Bach Choir. It was first performed on 10th April 2014 at the Oriental Arts Centre, Shanghai, China by The Bach Choir conducted by David H...

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 Cathedral...

John Tavener's Preces And Responses for Double Choir were commissioned by Cathedral Commissions of Wells Cathedral and were first performed on Sunday 18th May 2014 during New Music Wells 74-14, by Wel...

John Tavener's The Apocalypse for SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.

John Tavener's The Martydom Of Saint Stephen for Solo Horn, Double SATB Choir and Organ. Commissioned by the Metropolitan and Cathedral Chapter of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. First performed on...

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: Saint Andrew of Crete...

A new typeset edition of John Tavener's thirteen-part work for mixed voices written in 1988. The composer writes: 'The Uncreated Eros is an attempt in musical notes to recreate our Paradisial nature....

This work for SATB voices was written in memory of those who died resisting Hitler in Germany 1933-45. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for furthe...

This work, commissioned by the Southern Arts Festival, is a setting of the first Ode of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. For SSSATBB voices. This is a special item which is made to order.

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. Thi...

Vocal Score for John Tavener's Three Hymns Of George Herbert for SATB chorus, percussion and strings. Commissioned by the Legatum Institute as part of its 'British and American Notions of Liberty' pro...

Vocal score for this work which was commissioned by the BBC for performance during the 100th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The first performance of this version was given n September 1995 a...

Vocal score for this ikon in music and dance. The solo parts are for soprano, contralto, bass-baritone and boys' chorus (minimum of 9). Duration c. 90mins. This is a special item which is made to orde...

Commissioned for Tenebrae and their director, Nigel Short. John Tavener writes: Mother and Child celebrates the miracle of childbirth. It also celebrates Mary in her universal aspect as mother of all...

Vocal Score for Ikon Of Eros by John Tavener.

John Tavener 's Pluies is a work for Solo Mezzo-Soprano, SATB Chorus and String Quartet. The piece was first performed on 31st January 2015 and lasts around 5 minutes. This is the vocal score. The wor...

The Beautiful Names was commissioned by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. First performances on 19th June 2007 at Westminster Cathedral, London, and on 22nd June 2007 in Aya Sofya, Istanbul, by...

Little Requiem For Father Malachy, a work for SATB choir and orchestra, was commissioned by the Southern Cathedrals Festival with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It was first perf...

Prayer for Jerusalem was written for the Israel Camerata. First performance on 22nd October 2006, at the Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem, by the Israel Camerata and Chorus Musicus Köln, conducted by Chris...

A work for mixed chorus and string trio (violin, viola and cello), to be performed with restraint and majesty. Ikon Of Light was written for the Tallis Scholars. The first performance took place in Ju...

Work for Solo Piano commissioned for the City of London Festival in 1999. Quoting John Tavener: Ypaköe, in Greek refers to the Yapöe of Easter 'Why seek ye among the dead, as though He were mortal man...