About John Tavener
British composer John Tavener (born 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, died 12 November 2013 in Dorset) was a direct descendant of the sixteenth century composer John Taverner. He attended Highgate School (where a fellow pupil was John Rutter) and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where his tutors included Sir Lennox Berkeley. He first came to prominence in 1968 with his dramatic cantata The Whale, based on the Old Testament story of Jonah.
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The Lamb
Song for Athene
Mother And Child
Funeral Canticle
Funeral Ikos
The Protecting Veil
Mother Of God, Here I Stand
The Lamb (for string orchestra)
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