A Modern Hero
7 December 2024Michael Fowler Center
In 1962 Benjamin Britten was asked to write music for the reopening of Coventry’s 14th century cathedral. The building had been bombed during WWII. His magnificent ‘War Requiem’ sets the traditional Latin text ‘Requiem Mass’ alongside war poetry by Wilfred Owen. This epic piece requires massive resources including a large orchestra, a separate chamber orchestra, two organs, three soloists, a main chorus, and a boys’ choir. The orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence, Eve de Castro-Robinson, also premieres a work in this concert.