On Saturday November 10th the Yateley Choral Society will be commemorating the centenary of the end of the First World War with a concert reflecting not only the ultimate debt owed to those who gave their lives in the Great War, but also the peace and hope brought about by the armistice. We have selected works that recognise the horror and the bravery of those who fought in that and other wars. Our programme includes both traditional works and a selection of 20th century classics. It includes excerpts from Duruflé’s Requiem and The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins, as well as powerful, emotive works such as Rutter’s ‘The Lord bless you and keep you’ and John Ireland's ‘Greater love hath no man’. We hope that your favourite music will be represented. Gerald Finzi’s monumental ‘Lo, the full, final sacrifice’ will take pride of place as we reflect on the scale of war’s atrocities. To lighten the spirit, we have included Charles Villiers Stanford’s ‘Songs of the Sea’, a playful yet exploratory depiction of naval life. We will also be reprising the beautiful ‘An imperial elegy’, written by Graham Ross specially for Yateley Choral Society in 2014 to commemorate the centenary of the start of WW1.
Please come and join us at St Swithun’s church, Yateley at 7.45pm on November 10th.
You can buy tickets on the door, from Discoveries in Yateley, or from St Swithun’s Church office in Yateley. Adults £12 each.
