Programme

Herbert Howells parts of Requiem

James Macmillan Tenebrae Responsories

Hubert Parry Songs of Farewell

With Howells' Requiem and Songs of Farewell by Hubert Parry, the Nederlands Kamerkoor brings together two of the most popular English choral works in a full-length programme. The popularity of both pieces lies both in their accessibility and beauty.

Both works were written in response to profound personal experiences of both composers.

Howells initially wrote his Requiem in memory of soldiers killed in World War I, but the writing process took a very bitter turn when his son died of polio.  Hubert Parry came to his composition when some of his students did not return from the same World War. They had died on the battlefield.

The Nederlands Kamerkoor brings these compositions together and combines them with the Tenebrae Responsories by contemporary composer James MacMillan, whose works the choir has performed before, including the beautiful Seven Last Words from the Cross.

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