Tavener, Mother of God Here I Stand Sir John Tavener (1944-2013) composed mostly choral music informed by Orthodox Christianity. He converted to Orthodoxy in 1977. While he remained firmly rooted in Orthodoxy, he was also drawn to other Eastern traditions and assimilated some of those … Read more
Pavel Chesnokov: Spaseniye Sodelal If you’re looking for Russian choral music, there are lots of places you might go before checking out boys choirs in Atlanta. I went to all those other places (well, many of them). But I settled on this performance by the … Read more
It’s freezing in San Gervasio, a 15th-century church outside Milan where we’re spending three days filming the singers of Ring Around Quartet. Today is devoted to Renaissance motets, so they’re wearing white gauze sheaths and trousers reminiscent of Pantelone from Commedia dell’arte. Their feet are … Read more
