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Details

St George's Church
1 Westbourne Crescent
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 3DQ
England

Programme

Howard Goodall – Eternal Light: A Requiem (2008)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem

Performers

Holly Teague – soprano
Miles Taylor – baritone
Vera Khait – Harp
Kevin Gill – piano
Darren Hogg – organ
David Wynne – Conductor

Birmingham Festival Choral Society
Ryton Chorale

Programme Note

Vaughan Williams produced his plea for peace, ‘Dona Nobis pacem’ at a time when there were fears of a second World War, so shortly after the first. His texts were taken from the Mass, the Bible, a political speech and poetry.

‘Eternal Light’ by Howard Goodall uses phrases from the Latin Requiem and English poetry, in an attempt to provide some solace for the living who mourn those lost as a result of war.

Photography by Chris Fletcher

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