[PW] Sir. John Tavener

[Sylvia Milne]

It's just my personal opinion, but I think that you are more likely to get a 
sympathetic hearing from Sir John if you write to him via his agent.

Sylvia Milne

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http://www.sylviamilne.co.uk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Lien" <Dennis.K.Lien-1 at tc.umn.edu>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [PW] Sir. John Tavener


> At 09:08 AM 3/1/2007, you wrote:
>
>>I am conducting a research project through Appalachian State University
>>on the works of Sir. John Tavener.
>>There are several of his compositions that I am analyzing and would like
>>to understand his thoughts about certain musical aspects.
>>
>>The catch is I have not been able to find any contact information for
>>him except his agent/record info... All I do know is that he has a
>>residence in England and one in Greece, but no specifics.
>
>
> Not specific, but maybe a little help:
>
> In 1999, CURRENT BIOGRAPHY informed us that:
>
> "John Tavener spends most of his time composing music on the
> island of Aegina, in Greece, where he resides either at a monastery
> or in a hotel."
>
> There are apparently a lot of hotels on Aegina:
>
> http://www.travelinfo.gr/egi.htm
>
> but I suspect the monastery in question is this one:
>
> http://www.travel-to-aegina.com/place.php?place_id=7
>
>
> Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // d-lien at umn.edu
>
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