The Repentant Thief The Repentant Thief for clarinet and orchestra was written in 1990, two years after John Tavener composed his most celebrated instrumental piece The Protecting Veil. The Repentant Thief has sections in a similarly meditative style to The Protecting Veil, interspersed with contrasting dance sections. Andrew Marriner (clarinet) To a Child Dancing in the Wind Scored for soprano, flute, viola and harp, To a Child Dancing in the Wind is a song cycle based on the poems of W.B.Yeats. Tavener’s contemplative colours mirror the nature of the poems, which reflect on childhood innocence Lamentation, Last Prayer and Exaltation An earlier work of Tavener’s, the song cycle Lamentation, Last Prayer and Exaltation from 1977 is scored for solo soprano and hand bells, a combination which, along with the pre-Christian Irish, Latin and Old Slavonic texts creates an unearthly, entrancing ambience A Mini Song Cycle for Gina A Mini Song Cycle For Gina also uses texts by Yeats, concerning loss and the passing of time. Melina Melina is a tribute to the Greek actress Melina Mercouri | 
