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Brahms - A German Requiem
Choral works commemorating the Battle of the Somme
Part of the Highgate Choral Society 2016-2017 Season
Add to my Calendar 12-11-2016 19:00 12-11-2016 21:00 36 Brahms - A German Requiem The opening concert of the 2016-2017 season has a sombre feel, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Starting with The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth, killed in action on 5th August 1916, aged 31, this work is complemented by Ronald Corp's The Somme - A Lament. The mood lifts with the choral arrangement of Serenade to Music by Butterworth's contemporary, Vaughan Williams and the programme concludes with Brahms's glorious German Requiem. All Hallows Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
All Hallows Church
Savernake Road
Gospel Oak
London
NW3 2JP
England
Programme
George Butterworth – The Banks of Green Willow
Ronald Corp – The Somme - A Lament
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music
~ Interval ~
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
Performers
Louise Kemény – soprano
James Newby – baritone
Ronald Corp – Conductor
New London Orchestra
Highgate Choral Society
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
The opening concert of the 2016-2017 season has a sombre feel, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Starting with The Banks of Green Willow by George Butterworth, killed in action on 5th August 1916, aged 31, this work is complemented by Ronald Corp's The Somme - A Lament. The mood lifts with the choral arrangement of Serenade to Music by Butterworth's contemporary, Vaughan Williams and the programme concludes with Brahms's glorious German Requiem.
