- John Tavener
The Call (1988)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Commissioned by Andrew Shenton
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- 10 min
- compiled by Mother Thekla
- English
Programme Note
The text of this work is based on a line from St. Matthews 9:9, and was prepared for me by Mother Thekla, Abbess of the Monastery of the Assumption, North Yorkshire. In three mounting steps, the music represents the work of St. Matthew: the ascent of the spirit into silence.
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