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A Quest for Peace

Part of the Leicester Philharmonic 2019-2020

Add to my Calendar 09-11-2019 19:30 09-11-2019 21:30 36 A Quest for Peace Samantha Lewis, Helena Townsend, Aaron Kendall appear by kind permission of Birmingham Conservatoire. All the works in this concert, written at different times in the 20th Century, use poetry to highlight the horrors of war and a Quest for Peace. In performing these works, we mark the centenary of 1919 when world leaders sought to establish international cooperation for peace after WW1 and went on to form the League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations.   De Montfort Hall, Leicester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

De Montfort Hall
Granville Road
Leicester
LE1 7RU
England

Programme

Karl Jenkins – The Armed Man (A Mass for Peace)
Gerald Finzi – Farewell To Arms
Edward Elgar – The Spirit of England, Op.80

Performers

Stephen Bullamore – Conductor
Mark Wilde – tenor
Samantha Lewis – mezzo-soprano
Helena Townsend – mezzo-soprano
Aaron Kendall – baritone

Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Viva Chamber Orchestra

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Programme Note

Samantha Lewis, Helena Townsend, Aaron Kendall appear by kind permission of Birmingham Conservatoire.

All the works in this concert, written at different times in the 20th Century, use poetry to highlight the horrors of war and a Quest for Peace. In performing these works, we mark the centenary of 1919 when world leaders sought to establish international cooperation for peace after WW1 and went on to form the League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations.

 

A Quest for Peace

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