A marathon performance
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Stephen Layton: 10 facts about the great conductor
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9. A marathon performance
Layton's bold realisation of Tavener’s epic seven-hour vigil The Veil of the Temple was premiered in The Temple Church in London and later performed at the Proms and in New York at the Lincoln Center Festival.