A Human Requiem
Location
Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Camberwell
About
Ensemble Gombert directed by John O'Donnell
WHAT: A Human Requiem was composed from 2015 to 2019 by long-time choir member Vaughan McAlley. Taking its words from those selected from the Bible by Brahms for his monumental A German Requiem, A Human Requiem is a large-scale piece for a cappella choir that addresses human themes of sorrow, renewal, fragility, fear, futility, consolation, anxiety, triumph, peace, hope, and joy. It is accompanied by two of the pieces (both Ensemble Gombert favourites) to which A Human Requiem pays tribute.
Josquin Desprez: Praeter rerum seriem
Heinrich Schütz: Selig sind die Toten
Vaughan McAlley: A Human Requiem
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