Anthem taking liturgical text premiered by the Tallis Scholars in 1997.Quoting Tavener: In this work The Hymn of the Unwaning Light massive monolithic and resplendent with the joy of the Risen Christ alternates withthe Proclamation of Easter and with the Processional Angels in the Heavens. The Proclamation of Easter is sung in Greek first by a male voice (the Psaltis) and finally by the whole choir. The Psaltis is the chief singer atGreek Orthodox services and the soloist must immerse himself in this style of singing.

Two hymns written for unaccompanied choir by Tavener. The first is for SAATBBSAATBB double choir and is a setting of a text from the Liturgy of St. Basil. The second is for SSATBBB choir and comes from the Vigil Service of theDormition (or falling asleep) of the Mother of God. She invites the apostles to gather together from the ends of the earth to bury her body in Gethsemane and asks her son to receive the spirit.Two hymns to the Mother ofGod were first performed in December 1985 by the Choir of Winchester Cathedral conducted by Martin Neary. Mother of God also features in the film Philomena starring Judi Dench andSteve Coogan and directed by Stephen Frears.

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 thefirst works that Tavener composed after serious illness in 2007. He wanted to pay tribute to his wife Maryanna who nursed him back to some degree of health so he turned to the Shakespeare Sonnets and was delighted tofind that they brought forth music once again after having been silent for so long.

Commissioned by Marty F. Myers for John Scott and the choir of St Thomas' Church New York. First performance on 23rd December 2006 at the 4pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols given by the choir of St Thomas' Church conductedby John Scott.

This work for unaccompanied SATB choir was commissioned for the opening of the 1990 City of London Festival. The performance was given on the 8th of July by the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral conducted by John Scott.This is aspecial item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

This work which gives a musical interpretation of the Last Discourse of Christ after the Last Supper was commissioned by Lord and Lady Marks for the Byzantine Festival in London 1998. It was first performed in March 1998 at St.Paul's Cathedral London by Patricia Rozario Stephen Richardson Barry Guy the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Choir of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch conducted by John Scott.Duration c. 20mins. This isa special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

This singing tableau for voices instruments and children is based on the story of the Dormition of the mother of God as recounted in the Apocryphal Gospel of St. John. The work uses an adult choir and instrumental group andchildren who enact the story in highly stylised mime sequences.Vocal Score with piano reduction of the orchestra score. Duration c. 60mins.

Ex Maria Virgine was commissioned by Timothy Brown and the Choir of Clare College Cambridge with the generous support of Paul Lee. The first performance was given on 12th December 2008 in the Chapel of St John'sCollege Cambridge by the Choir of Clare College Cambridge with Simon Thomas Jacobs ( organ) conducted by Timothy Brown. The complete work Ex Maria Virgine (A Christmas Sequence) is also available Order No. CH73832.

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 John-Mark Ainsley(tenor) the BBC Symphony Orchestra the BBC Symphony Chorus and the Choristers of Westminster Cathedral conducted by Jir Belohlávek.

An original and exciting collection of anthems and other choral pieces written for the Orthodox Church and inspired by the Church in Russia selected by Ralph Allwood. Partly because of the re-emergence of the Church in the former Soviet Union interest in Christian musical sources alternative to the great body of the Anglican and other Western Christian traditions has grown sharply in recent years. Though the works presented here may be unfamiliar they are all masterly. Designed to appeal to choirs of various levels the collection includes a Kontakion and Ikos for the funeral service anthems by Great Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky Rachmaninov Grechaninov; andcomposers from our age: Stravinsky Schnittke or Arvo Part speaking for a tradition outside the Orthodox Church as well as settings of the Lord's Prayer in both Russian and English by John Tavener.

Commissioned by the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington DC USA in memory of Richard Wayne Dirksen (1921-2003) fourth organist and choirmaster of Washington National Cathedral. The commission was made possible by the RichardWayne Dirksen Memorial Endowment Fund. First performance on 15th December 2006 by the Cathedral Choral Society Dr J. Reilly Lewis Music Director at Washington National Cathedral.

A Choral Suite in eight movements for SATB (multi divisi). The texts are taken from different sources including Chuang Tse an Acoman Indian and a poem written by a young Czech victim of Auschwitz.Scored for 4 Sopranos 3Altos 3 Tenors and 3 Basses (SSSSAAATTTBBB) a cappella.

A choral work commissioned by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral for the arrival of the Ecumenical Patriarch at Canterbury.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

The mood of As One Who Has Slept taken from the great liturgy of St. Basil on Easter Saturday morning is full of awe silence and expectation. The atmosphere is deeply solemn as we stand before the greatest mysteryof our salvation.This work (for unaccompanied double choir - SATB and SSATB) was commissioned by Winchester Cathedral and was first performed in January 1997 by the Winchester Cathedral Choir conducted by David Hill.

Written for unaccompanied SATB choir. The composer writes The Open Secret is a hadith or traditional saying of the Prophet Mohammad attributed to Ali Ibn Abi Talib. The profundity of this hadith moved me to makethis setting for SATB choir. The music is intended to be used in a Christian context to promote an understanding of the depth and beauty of Islam.