God is with us (A Christmas Proclamation), for tenor, chorus & organ
Hymns (2) to the Mother of God, for chorus
Love bade me welcome, for chorus
They are all gone into the world of light, for chorus
Annunciation, for SATB soloists & chorus
As one who has slept, for double chorus
Song for Athene, for chorus
The Lamb, for chorus
The Lord's Prayer, for chorus (1999)
Angels, for chorus & organ
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: You mantle yourself in light
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: Mother of God, here I stand
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: What God is, we do not know
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: Awed by the beauty
The Veil of the Temple (All Night Vigil), for soprano, chorus, boys' chorus, brass, temple bowls, tamtam, temple bells, organ & India: O Mary Theotokos
The works on this album, mostly with some orientation toward Christmas, include some well-established favorites by Sir John Tavener in his standard mode of quietly mystical English adaptations of Russian Orthodox devotional moods. Tavener's music has been abundantly recorded in recent years, but this one adds something that hasn't been done so often: the distinctive sound of the English cathedral choir, with boys, men, and in this case girls. Mostly it has been performed by adult choirs. In fact, the Winchester Cathedral ...
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The works on this album, mostly with some orientation toward Christmas, include some well-established favorites by Sir John Tavener in his standard mode of quietly mystical English adaptations of Russian Orthodox devotional moods. Tavener's music has been abundantly recorded in recent years, but this one adds something that hasn't been done so often: the distinctive sound of the English cathedral choir, with boys, men, and in this case girls. Mostly it has been performed by adult choirs. In fact, the Winchester Cathedral Choir has released several albums of Tavener's music, sometimes in combination with that of other composers. Performing it with children subtly alters the structure of the music, adding a texture contrast where there is none with adult choirs. The effect is less meditative, more soberly classical, and it fits with a growing evaluation of Tavener as having a place in the grand English tradition. Sample the title work Angels (1985), sung by the girls and men, for a typical instance, and...
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