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Southwark Cathedral
London Bridge
Southwark
London
SE1 9DA
England
Tickets
Prices: £45 - £10
Book Tickets
Programme
Benjamin Britten – War Requiem, Op.66
Performers
Elizabeth Watts – soprano
David Butt Philip – tenor
Leigh Melrose – baritone
James Henshaw – Conductor
Outcry Ensemble
Academy of English Voices
Pegasus Choir
Voce Chamber Choir
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
The Outcry Ensemble is very proud that this special event, the day before Remembrance Sunday, is in collaboration with the Royal British Legion. We would like to encourage all ticket goers to make a donation to this wonderful charity and support the work they do for Veterans.
The Children’s Choir will include pupils from George Green’s School (GGS) and St Paul’s Way Trust School, two schools The Outcry Ensemble is collaborating with as part of its growing community engagement and outreach programme, in partnership with Sizewell Creative. They will be joined by members of the Pembroke College, Cambridge girls' choir, directed by Luke Fitzgerald.
As part of The Outcry Ensemble’s established tradition, there will be a pre-concert talk from 6pm – 7pm with guests including former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams.
Join The Outcry Ensemble for a monumental performance of Britten’s War Requiem, a masterpiece of 20th-century choral music featuring three soloists, a large chorus, a children’s choir, and two orchestras. Interweaving the Latin Requiem Mass with Wilfred Owen’s powerful anti-war poetry, Britten’s profound work conveys the futility and tragedy of war. This performance gains added poignancy as it takes place on the eve of Remembrance Sunday, eighty years after the end of World War Two.
