Parts for Scatter Roses Over My Tears a meditation on Jalalu-d-din R mi by John Tavener for string quartet.

John Luther Adams' The Wind In High Places for String Quartet. Score and parts. This work was commissioned to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Theodore Front Musical Literature. It is dedicatedto Christine Clark.

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 LoveMe there are subtle echo-effects between three String Quartets which are complimented by an upper Voice choir.

bearbeitet Für Streichorchester. Par DOWLAND JOHN. 2 Violons. Alto Violoncelle or String Orchestra -/ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Prayer of the Heart was inspired by The Chain of Hope. This charitable organisation raises money for the treatment of heart disorders in children including Marfan’s Syndrome of which John Tavener is a sufferer. Thesinger should sit on a low stool bowing towards the heart. This facilitates the soul’s concentration and its unification in ecstasy. The Prayer of the Heart is prayed ceaselessly day and night awake or sleeping becauseit has become at one with the beating of the heart... Silence peace sweetness of union with God... The Prayer is not usually sounded with the voice at all it is silent. Therefore the music must be played and sungintensely quietly with no physical effort. The Byzantine bell and large Tibetan temple bowl may be played by the singer. Prayer of the Heart should be sung in subdued lighting perhaps by candlelight. The recording of theheartbeat should sound very tenderly and quietly throughout.