Lest We Forget - Armistice Centenary Concert. (Concert starts 7pm)

Presented by: South West Chamber Choir

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0	PLYMOUTH: St Andrew's Minster
P	Saturday 10th November, 2018
N	6:30pm

Event information

On the eve of the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice and the uneasy peace which followed it,South West Chamber Choir will present a concert to commemorate the Great War and the sacrifice made by those who gave their lives and health. To mark this, the Choir has commissioned a Requiem Mass from the local and international composer, Andrew Wilson, which will be performed along with music from the early 20th century by Elgar, Parry and others. There will also be some army marching songs, and readings from the war poets.
The concert is in support of the Royal British Legion. Remembrance has a particular significance for the many Plymothians who have served in the Armed Forces alongside people who lost their lives, or who enduring the terrible suffering of the Blitz of the subsequent war..