Tag: John Tavener

#422 National Haiku Poetry Day

Posted on by Seth Boustead in Themed Shows

National Haiku Poetry Day is April 17 and we celebrate it early with a selection of music by composers inspired by this transcendent poetic tradition. Hosted and curated by Stephen Anthony Rawson and Seth Boustead MUSIC Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku) by Paul Chihara Butterfly Dreams by John Tavener mvmts 2, 3 & 4 Three Basho Haiku … Continue reading #422 National Haiku Poetry Day →

#127 Modern Oratorio

Posted on by Seth Boustead in Themed Shows

Large-scale sacred works might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of contemporary music, but a number of important composers are creating expansive works inspired by their concept of a higher power. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters John Adams: When Herod Heard fr. El Niño Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Nagano; … Continue reading #127 Modern Oratorio →

#7 Mystical Minimalism Part II: John Tavener

Posted on by Seth Boustead in Composer Features, Themed Shows

Our series on the Mystic Minimalists continues with John Tavener, whose encounters with Eastern thought changed him into one of the most spiritually-connected composers to ever write music. Hosted by Seth BousteadProduced by Jesse McQuarters The Protecting Veil (excerpt), LSO/Rozhdestvensky; Isserlis, vc.The Whale, I, London Sinfonietta/TavenerLittle Requiem for Father Malachy Lynch (excerpt)English Chamber Orchestra & Westminster Abbey … Continue reading #7 Mystical Minimalism Part II: John Tavener →