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- John Joubert
An English Requiem, Op. 166 (2010)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
John Joubert’s An English Requiem was commissioned by the Grimmitt Trust for the 2010 Gloucester Three Choirs Festival and was given its first performance at Gloucester Cathedral on 9 August, 2010, with the Festival Choirs of Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester, Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Neal Davies (baritone) and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Adrian Partington.
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- junior chorus; SATB
- Baritone, Soprano
- 45 min
- New Revised Standard Version of the Old and New Testaments
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Reviews
Joubert's English Requiem would make a fine addition to the repertoire of any large choral society and bring pleasure to its audiences looking for something challenging and different.
1st May 2011
The orchestration was much praised in reviews of the first performance, especially the interplay of horn and oboe solos with the solo singers…It demands a large orchestra with a competent and large choral society to whom it will give considerable pleasure.
1st May 2011
This atmospheric work …progresses from a realization of the inevitability of death to an embracing of it, for instance in the lovely passage “God will wipe away every tear ; there will be no more death.” Joubert’s use of his soloists…is powerful and rapturous…instrumental passages yield memorable colourings.
17th September 2010
An English Requiem is a work of weight and substance, abetted by the composer’s fine musical imagination. It deserves many more outings.
17th September 2010
...the dying fall at the music's end was beautifully captured.
17th August 2010
...a most impressive and eloquent work. Read full review
14th August 2010
... the score is elegantly written, and there are some novel homages to Mahler in the keening third of its woodwind writing.
"Clever", commented a lady in the audience at the conclusion.
"Clever", commented a lady in the audience at the conclusion.
13th August 2010
...one could easily imagine Elgar, VW, Howells, Britten and Walton nodding their heads in approval (and, perhaps, recognition) as Joubert's majestic climaxes, astringent harmonies and poignant melodies echoed round the Gothic arches.
11th August 2010