John Rutter Requiem

Join us in Brockenhurst on Saturday May 9th for an evening of beautiful choral and instrumental music.Rutter Requiem: Rutters Requiem is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century.

Rutter composed this popular work in 1985 following the death of his father the preceding year.

John Rutter says "The seven sections of the work form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death.Bruckner : Locus Iste: a longstanding favourite of both choirs and audiences.Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine: this piece was written by Faure when he was only nineteen, and is based on a text by the seventeenth century poet Jean Racine.

The result is a charming, compelling work which has been lauded since its composition.

The Choir will be accompanied by a chamber ensemble.Purcell: Rejoice In The Lord AlwaysInstrumental Pieces: These will include the ever-popular minimalist composition"Spiegel im Spiegel " by Estonian composer Arvo Prt.