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Guest blog: Owain Park – Associate Artist

20 December 2017

Having listened to and admired Tenebrae for many years, it was a delight and a privilege to be asked to compose a new piece to accompany the tour of Joby Talbot’s ‘Path of Miracles’. It has been a real treat to hear the participating choirs come together and perform ‘Footsteps’ across the country, beginning with… continued

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Nigel Short reflects on his memories of Sir John Tavener

13 November 2013

I was very sad to hear the news of Sir John Tavener’s passing yesterday. Sir John was an extremely pleasant and gentle man, but with an almost unnerving sense of spiritual conviction. He reflected this in his music, much of it specifically based on Russian Orthodoxy, but latterly it became more universal, including elements of Hinduism and… continued