Memorial
(2014) - 16 mins. Premiere: 2 August, 2014, Alwinton, St Michael and All Angels Church, Conductor John Casken, Listen here Audience feedback November 2018: ‘What a stunning piece it is and a wonderful memorial to the men [First World War soldiers] mentioned. I thought the text was inspiring in itself but the texture of voice with percussion was sublime and I have been thinking about it all day. It was quite beautiful how the music built up to ‘In foreign fields’ and came to such a perfect conclusion in ‘We will remember’. I drove back from Manchester to London in the driving rain last night sustained by John’s magnificent piece.’ Henrietta Hopkins, audience member
for SATB choir, soprano and baritone soloists, and 2 perc
Text: by John Casken, drawn from First World War poets, Remembrance Day Service, the personal diary of a soldier who fought in the trenches, and using the names of twelve men from Upper Coquetdale, Northumberland who perished and have no graves
Coquetdale Chamber Choir, Lucy Hall (soprano), Philip Smith (baritone)
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