John Tavener – The Veil Of The Temple

Label:	RCA Red Seal – 82876661542, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 82876661542
Format:	2 x SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album
Country:	UK
Released:	2004
Genre:	Classical, Stage & Screen
Style:	Religious, Contemporary

Tracklist

	Cycle I
1-1	Mystical Love Song Of The Sufis	5:05
1-2	Primordial Call	2:41
	Cycle II
1-3	Primordial Call	0:31
1-4	God's Creation	5:39
1-5	Outside The Gates Of Paradise	2:51
1-6	Our Father	2:58
1-7	Holy Mary	3:00
1-8	Alleluia Theos Erastos	1:44
1-9	Gospel Of St John	4:22
1-10	Thrice-Holy Hymn - Resurrection	2:58
1-11	Beatitudes Of St. Isaac The Syrian	4:37
	Cycle III
1-12	Primordial Call	1:18
1-13	Psalm Of Creation	1:49
1-14	O Blessed Paradise, Pray For Me	3:13
	Cycle IV
1-15	Primordial Call	1:54
1-16	Mystery Of The Nothingness Of God	2:15
	Cycle V
1-17	Primordial Call	1:51
1-18	You Mantle Yourself In Light	3:41
1-19	Jesus Prayer	1:13
1-20	The Lord's Prayer	6:58
	Cycle VI
1-21	Primordial Call	2:07
1-22	What God Is We Do Not Know	2:34
1-23	God Of Strength	2:45
1-24	Kyrie Eleison - Chant	2:17
1-25	Te Re Rem - Ecstatic Chant	3:30
1-26	Jesus Having Risen FromThe Tomb	2:21
	Cycle VII
2-1	Apocalyptic Primordial Call	1:25
2-2	Absolved In The Mirror	2:05
2-3	Jesus Prayer	1:36
2-4	Hesychast Meditation	4:17
2-5	Mary Theotokos	2:56
2-6	Hail, Veil Of The Temple	1:21
2-7	Mother Of God	5:06
2-8	Alleluia	4:58
2-9	Gospel Of St John	13:47
	Cycle VIII
2-10	Maranatha	2:50
2-11	Awake Thou That Sleepest	2:11
2-12	Into Beauty	1:10
2-13	Rending Of The Veil Of The Temple: Maya Atma	5:40
2-14	Knights Templar In The Temple Church	4:18
2-15	Light Of Christ	4:31
2-16	Cosmic Rising	4:13
2-17	New Jerusalem - Upanishad Hymn	5:55
2-18	Shántih	3:00

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Copyright © – Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Record Company – RCA Trademark Management S.A.
Distributed By – Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Recorded At – Temple Church, London
Copyright © – Robin Griffith-Jones
Copyright © – David McCleery
Copyright © – John Tavener
Copyright © – Brian Keeble
Copyright © – Gervase Rosser
Published By – Chester Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Chester Music Ltd.
Copyright © – David Melling
Copyright © – Philip Sherrard
Copyright © – Kegan Paul Limited
Copyright © – Archimandrite Ephrem
Engineered At – Air Studios
Mixed At – Floating Earth
Mastered At – Floating Earth

Credits

Alto Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church] – Iestyn Davies, Keith Roberts (3), Tom Williams (4), William Missin, William Towers
Alto Vocals [The Holst Singers] – Alice Shelton, Anne Carter, Caroline McLaren, Christina Astin, Claire Kidwell, Esther Jones (2), Fiona Challacombe, Geraldine Rossetti, Helen Thompson (2), Hilary Brown (2), Iliana Taliotis, Jane Walker (3), Jessica Axe, Judith Kerr (2), Lucy Elwell, Nina Large, Sarah Billiald, Sian Jones, Zannis Mavrogordato
Baritone Vocals [Soloist] – Andrew Rupp, Thomas Guthrie
Bass Trombone – Peter Harvey (2)
Bass Vocals [Soloist] – Adrian Peacock, Jeremy Birchall
Bass Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church] – Adrian Peacock, Andrew Rupp, Chris Gabbitas*, David Barnard (4), Jeremy Birchall, Richard Savage, Robert Temmink, Thomas Guthrie
Bass Vocals [The Holst Singers] – Alex Fleetwood, Andrew Sparke, Ben Warren (2), Bill Blanchard, Christopher Head, Damian Eley, David Henderson (3), Dominic Parker (2), Edward Bhesania, Gary Ansdell, Graham Williams (2), Greg Fullelove, James Mews, John Marsh (3), Jon Saunders, Jonathan Davies (3), Jonathan Tyack, Kevin Raftery, Matthew Swann, Matthew Walker, Nico Ferrinho, Paul McLaughlin (2), Peter Roberts (7), Philip Bugaiski, Richard Corner, Richard Shillito, Roger Gifford, Stephen Haylett, William Lane (2)
Brass – The English Chamber Orchestra*
Choir – The Choir Of The Temple Church, The Holst Singers
Composed By – John Tavener
Conductor – Stephen Layton
Design [Booklet And Sleeve Design] – Premm Design
Directed By [Assistant Music Director] – James Vivian
Duduk – Dirk Campbell
Edited By [Editing] – David Hinitt
Engineer [Data Rendering] – Mike Hatch
Horn – Tony Chidell*, Carsten Williams, John Thurgood
Horn [Tibetan Horn] – John Thurgood
Legal [Representation Of Stephen Layton And The Choir Of The Temple Church By] – Hazard Chase Limited
Liner Notes – Brian Keeble, David McCleery, Gervase Rosser, John Tavener, Robin Griffith-Jones
Management [Fundraiser] – Penny Jonas
Mixed By [Mixing], Mastered By [Mastering] – Mike Hatch
Organ, Harmonium [Indian Harmonium] – Ian Le Grice, James Vivian
Photography By – Newberry Smith Photography, Nina Large, Richard Haughton
Photography By [Newberry Smith Photography Supplied By] – Jarrold Publishing
Producer – Adrian Peacock, Chris Hazel*
Producer [Programme Production] – Erin Dawson
Product Manager [Product Management (Sony BMG Music Entertainment UK Ltd)] – John Cronin (3)
Singing Bowls [Tibetan Temple Bowls], Tubular Bells, Tam-tam [Tam Tam] – Alex Mitchell (5), Christopher Kassam, Hugh Benson, Luca Del Panta, Yates Norton
Singing Bowls [Tibetan Temple Bowls], Tubular Bells, Tam-tam [Tam Tam], Leader [Principal] – Robert Millett
Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Patricia Rozario
Soprano Vocals [The Holst Singers] – Abi Boreham, Anna Moses, Anna Ramell, Carolyn Maddox, Clare Beard, Clare Reeder, Clare Taylor (2), Eleanor Cutforth, Elisa Harris, Elizabeth Dobbin, Emily Bradshaw, Fiona Clampin, Georgeanna Williams, Georgina Wilson, Hidemi Hatada, Janet Head, Jenny Ball, Jessica Loeb, Joanne Kilpatrick, Kate Hopkins, Kathleen Holman, Katy Cooper, Leah Jackson, Leonie Mason, Lucie Wickham, Nicola Wenman, Niki Ihnatowicz, Philippa Casey, Rebecca Hickey, Ruth Parker, Sarah Christie-Brown, Sarah Cooney, Tami Tal, Thalia Eley, Wendy Moor
Tenor Vocals [Soloist] – Nathan Vale, Simon Wall (2)
Tenor Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church] – David Brown (28), Leo Hussain, Nathan Vale, Simon Wall (2), Toby Watkin
Tenor Vocals [The Holst Singers] – Al Long, Dan Wise (2), Daniel Yates, David Knight (6), Harry Bagnall, Iain Rhodes, Ian Balfour, Julian Woodward (2), Murray Goulstone, Paul Casey, Peter Thresh, Samir Savant, Scott Wellstead, Simon Jones (9), Simon Wookey, Tom Cragg
Text By – Ephrem The Syrian*, Maulana Jalalu-'d-dín Muhammad I Rumi*, Mikhail Lermentov*, Symeon*
Text By [Attr.] – Dionysius The Areopagite
Text By [English Version By] – John Tavener
Text By [From The Temple And Contemplation By] – Henry Corbin
Translated By – Archimandrite Ephrem, David Melling, Philip Sherrard
Translated By [Byzantine Translated By] – Mother Thekla
Translated By [With The Assistance Of] – Liadain Sherrard
Treble Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church] – Benjamin Hedley, Christopher Loyn, Geoffrey Chang, Joe Nelson (2), Jonathan Ekwonna, Joseph Jones (2), Josiah Gladwell, Louis Chartres, Luke Jones (2), Luke Lampard, Matthew Howitt, Nicholas Hartley, Nicolas Opfermann, Peter Malone, Robert Schmidt (2), Sean Campbell-Hynes, Tim Crawford
Treble Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church], Chorus Master [Deputy Head Chorister] – Andrew Malone
Treble Vocals [The Choir Of The Temple Church], Chorus Master [Head Chorister] – Michael Schmidt (5)
Trombone – Colin Sheen
Trumpet – Andy Crowley, Neil Brough

Notes

Abridged concert version recorded live at the première performances of the complete score in the Temple Church, London on 27-28 June (overnight), 1 July and 4-5 July (overnight) 2003.

Air Studios: Data Rendering
Floating Earth: Mixing and Mastering

You mantle yourself in Light
Sponsored by 39 Essex Street Chambers

Mother of God, here I stand
Dedicated to the Choir of the Temple Church, the Director of Music and the Master of the Temple

What God is, we do not know:
Sponsored by Pump Court Tax Chambers

The Lord's Prayer
Sponsored by Littleton Chambers

Ah! What was there in that candle's light?
Translation © 2002 Chester Music Limited

You mantle yourself in light, stretch out the skies as a curtain
Translation © David Melling

Outside the gates of Paradise, I sat and wept.
Translation © David Melling

What God is, we do not know.
Translation © David Melling

O Mary Theotokos, Thou art the mystic tongs
Translation © 2002 Chester Music Limited

Night. Night from most sweet brother has estranged me, cutting Love's uncut light.
Translation © Philip Sherrard

Who will defend the Holy Temple? Who will defend the Tomb of Christ No one, no one, no one, the Temple is destroyed.
Translation © Kegan Paul Limited

55 Beatitudes
© 2003 Archimandrite Ephrem

The Veil of the Temple is published by Chester Music Ltd, © 2003

℗ & © 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. RCA Red Seal is a registered trademark of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. RCA is a registered trademark of RCA Trademark Management S.A.
All label copy and sleeve notes © 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Made in the EU.

Packaged in a trifold digipak with a 71 page booklet glued to the first section.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 828766615425
Barcode (Text): 8 28766 61542 5
Matrix / Runout (CD1, outer layer): ['Sonopress Arvato' logo] 51328736/82876661542-1 24
Matrix / Runout (CD1, outer layer): IFPI LB 46
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Mastering SID Code (CD1, inner layer): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 07D9
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Mastering SID Code (CD2, outer layer): IFPI LB 46
Matrix / Runout (CD2, inner layer): ['Sonopress Arvato' logo] 51328871/82876661542-2 D 22
Mastering SID Code (CD2, inner layer): IFPI LB 45
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 07D9
Label Code: LC00316