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Leicester Philharmonic Choir
A Quest For Peace
Part of the Leicester Philharmonic Choir 2019-20 Season
Add to my Calendar 09-11-2019 19:30 09-11-2019 21:30 36 Leicester Philharmonic Choir All the works in this concert, written at different times in the 20th Century, use poetry to highlight the horrors of war and a Quest for Peace.In performing these works, we mark the centenary of 1919 when world leaders sought to establish international cooperation for peace after WW1 and went on to form the League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations. De Montfort Hall, Leicester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
LE1 7RU
England
Programme
Gerald Finzi – Farewell To Arms
Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)
Edward Elgar – The Spirit of England, Op.80
Performers
Stephen Bullamore – Conductor
Mark Wilde – Tenor
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Sinfonia Viva
Programme Note
All the works in this concert, written at different times in the 20th Century, use poetry to highlight the horrors of war and a Quest for Peace.
In performing these works, we mark the centenary of 1919 when world leaders sought to establish international cooperation for peace after WW1 and went on to form the League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations.