Coventry commissions a second post-War requiem
NewsCoventry Cathedral has commissioned a 60th anniersary work from Nitin Sawhney in commemoration of Britten’s War Requiem.
The new work, titled Ghosts in the Ruins, will be premiered on January 27. The composer says: ‘It seemed the best way to approach this was to work with voices within the new cathedral building as well as the ruins of the original cathedral bombed in WWII.’
The Dean of Coventry Cathedral said: ‘As we begin our Diamond Jubilee year, we are delighted to be working with Nitin, who has a deep appreciation of the significance of Britten’s legacy and will help lift it into the next generation.’
BBC report here.
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