Contemporary Church Music

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...

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...

This work for SATB (divisi) Choir and Organ was commissioned by the Birmingham Bach Sociey with funds made available by West Midlands Arts. This work is essentially in ternary form, although nearly al...

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 fr...

A setting for Bass Solo and SATB of the Orthodox service of Holy Unction.