Top composer Tavener turns to Islam for inspiration
Now he has composed a new choral work based on the 99 names for God in Islam, which are sung in Arabic. The work is expected to be premiered at Westminster Cathedral next year.
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I hope the mullahs don’t raise hell 
Interesting.
Isnt it weird it will be played in a Cathedral..
"I love the Koran and I wanted to write something that was an affirmation of Islam rather than these terrible negations that one sees everywhere."
...........Although Sir John says he has not lost his faith in God, he admitted: "I like going to church less and less. It strikes me now that all religions are as senile as one another. But I do pray within my heart all the time."