Music in Time of War

Haydn’s stirring response to troubled times in Europe, permeated by ominous drumbeats, is coupled with Finzi’s deeply poignant elegy to his friends killed in action, 1914 – 1918. The programme culminates in a potent prayer for peace.

Concert promoted by the City of London Choir

City of London Choir
London Mozart Players
Hilary Devan Wetton - conductor
Mary Nelson - soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson - mezzo soprano
Matthew Long - tenor
William Berger - baritone

Tippett - Five Spirituals from ‘A Child of our Time’
Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow
Finzi - Requiem da Camera
Haydn - Missa in tempore belli XXII: 9 ‘Paukenmesse’