Event listing: Blitz Requiem | St Paul's Cathedral | Thu 26 Sep 2013 at 19:30

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St Paul's Cathedral London, Greater London, EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom

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Programme

Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)	Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Works by Tallis, Thomas (1505-1585)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Toward the Unknown Region
Goode, David (b. 1971)	Blitz Requiem

Performers

The Bach Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Hill	Conductor
Emma Tring	Soprano
Susanna Spicer	Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Long	Tenor
Robert Davies	Baritone

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Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Mark Pullinger, 5th October

How does this work by Vaughan Williams, an agnostic who composed hymns and was inspired by church music, cast its spell over audiences?

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St Paul's Cathedral a moving location for Blitz Requiem première

Jonathan Russell, 26th September

On the night of 29 December, 1940, after a brief respite over Christmas, German bombers roared back over Britain. They dropped numerous incendiary bombs on the City of London, causing massive destruction, loss of life, and uncontrollable fires that raged for days. Miraculously, St Paul’s Cathedral survived the onslaught intact, even as much of the surrounding neighbourhood was reduced to rubble.

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