Sir John Rutter’s REQUIEM is a musical setting of parts of the Latin Requiem Mass with
added psalms and biblical verses in English, composed in memory of his father.
It was completed in 1985 and received the first performance, of the complete work, at Lovers' Lane
United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas on 13 October 1985. Movements 1, 2, 4, and 7 had been previously
performed on 14 March 1985 at Fremont Presbyterian Church, Sacramento, California, by the Sanctuary Choir and
ensemble, prepared by Mel Olson and conducted by the composer.
Five of its seven movements are based on texts from the Latin Requiem Mass. The first movement combines the
'Introit' and 'Kyrie', while the second movement is a
setting of 'Out of the Deep' (Psalm 130) - with cello accompaniment, to be played by our Musical Director,
Ben Finlay.
The third movement, 'Pie Jesu',is a text that traditionally concludes the sequence Dies irae.
Rutter, as before him Fauré and Duruflé, omits the sequence, but include the prayer to Jesus for rest.
It begins with a soprano soloist singing with a very light accompaniment, a text that concludes the usual Dies irae sequence.
The central movement is a lively 'Sanctus' and 'Hosanna', followed by a more solemn 'Agnus Dei'.
The sixth, possibly most well known movement 'The Lord is my Shepherd' (Psalm 23) is perennially
popular with church choirs. In the final movement 'Lux Aeterna', Rutter combines the liturgical Latin text with English biblical verses.
Appropriately for a requiem mass, several of the movements are set a minor key (C minor) modulating to more joyful related major keys
to accompany the less sombre texts. The piece is one of Rutter's most popular works, and is regularly performed by professional and amateur musicians,
predominantly amateur choirs, around the world.
*Programme notes extracted from Wikipedia
COME-and-SING
This event is to be a ‘Come-and-Sing’ workshop directed and conducted
by Ben Finlay with accompaniment by Tom Carr and is intended for anyone with a liking for Rutter's music. Previous choral singing and/or
sight reading ability would be an advantage but we intend to make this day an enjoyable learning experience for
everyone. Our choir are happy to help in any way to achieve this ambition.
If you would like to take part, right-click
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for further information and registration details.
The day will conclude with a performance of the complete work at 5.30 p.m. Audience tickets will be
available on the door price £5.00.
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