Chester Music

This work is scored for Solo Soprano, Tampura and Strings.

Set to the text of John Donne, this work is scored for Solo Baritone, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones, Timpani and Strings.

This work is scored for Alto Flute and Bass Voice. Quoting Tavener: Lament for Constantinople is offered in unspeakable gratitude to the Holy Orthodox Church. For its apophatic theology, a stumbling b...

An intense work for string quartet and solo soprano with words by Kathleen Raine, to whom the work is dedicated. The piece was commissioned by the Wets Cork Chamber Music Festival, and was first perfo...

A piece written by Tavener for the 50th birthday of Prince Charles. This version for soprano and string quartet.

This work was commissioned by the BBC, and first performed on 4th October 1999 at Norwich Cathedral, by Fretwork and Michael Chance (countertenor). Nipson is scored for a consort of viols (2 treble, 2...

A calm and quietly ecstatic work for solo soprano, solo violin and string group (composed of violin I, violin II, viola, cello and double bass).

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...

Canciones are three Spanish songs; A love song, a setting of Cancione de Jinete by Lorca and a lyric. The outer poems are anonymous but are cited by Lorca in his essay on Duende which can be roughly t...

This work for Clarinet in A, Violin, Cello and Piano was premiered in May 2002 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The piece has a fast, rhythmic opening in which the violin and cello answer short...

Parts for Peter Maxwell Davies 'Economies Of Scale'. A separate score is also availalbe on sale.

For Violin, Cello, Vibraphone and Piano. This work was composed in memoriam Fred Hutchins Hodder, who died between Christmas and New Year 2001. A violinist and gifted mathematician, 20-year-old Hodder...

The Sanskrit words Maya and Atma represent the opposites of illusion and reality. This piece, taken from Tavener's large scale choral work Rending Of The Veil Of The Temple starts out in contemplative...

This version of the work, composed for Children's Voices, Piano and Percussion, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Text: Peter Porter.

For Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (Clarinet in A, Viola, Cello and Double Bass). This extended version of a knot of time was commissioned by Faith Wilson. First performance on 10th OCtober at the CBSO...

For Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (Clarinet in A, Viola, Cello and Double Bass). This extended version of a knot of time was commissioned by Faith Wilson. First performance on 10th OCtober at the CBSO...

For solo piano, two harps and strings (full score).

Released in 2005, the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year inresidence, Talbot composed a new piece of music each month, scored for up...

Taken from Once Around The Sun, this is the month of October. Written for Vibraphone, Marimba, Cabaþa and Piano.

Released in 2005, the album Once Around The Sun is the outcome of Joby Talbot's residency with Classic FM. During his year inresidence, Talbot composed a new piece of music each month, scored for up...

Charlotte Church is one of a small number of artists who successfully crosses freely back and forth over musical dividing lines. The Welsh starlet has performed some of the greatest works in front of...