Sir John Tavener: Composer dies at 69 November 17, 2013November 12, 2013 by Fulcrum Sir John Tavener, one of the leading British composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries, has died at the age of 69.Having converted to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1977, he once said that "my way towards God has been to write music". BBC website. 12 November 2013 FulcrumShareTweetShare