Sir John Tavener, a leading British composer, died on 13 November at the age of 69. Knighted in 2000, Sir John made his name with the avant-garde oratorio The Whale, which was released by The Beatles on their Apple label in 1968. In 1997, his "Song for Athene" was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana, and his music has been performed by choirs and

Today marks the release of Eric Whitacre's new EP Enjoy the Silence. His first release on vinyl, it features his arrangement of Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence and a setting of a Rumi text - This Marriage - written for his wife Hila as a gift on their seventh wedding anniversary. To find out more, visit ericwhitacre.com.

On Sunday 10 November, Alexandar L'Estrange will be talking to BBC Radio 3 about his new arrangements for The King's Singers and the challenges of re-shaping classics from the Great American Songbook. The interview will be part of the flagship choral programme "The Choir", which is aired at 4pm on Sunday afternoons. Alexander L'Estrange was the sole arranger for the group's new album "Great American

To mark the launch of The King's Singers new album "Let It Snow" with oboist Albrecht Mayer, on Monday 4 November, the group will be performing in GRETCHEN, one of the hottest music venues in Berlin.For more information and to book tickets, please click here. "Let it Snow" is a disc of seasonal music for winter, including some new arrangements of old KS favourites such