Brahms: A German Requiem

Tamesis Chamber Choir are performing A German Requiem at St Andrew's Church in Caversham on Sunday 8 November, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. It's a Sunday afternoon concert, so you're home well before the evening kicks in.

If you've only ever come across the Latin requiems we're used to, Brahms did something quite different here. Instead of focusing on the dead, he wrote this for the living, with comfort and hope at its centre. It's that particular quality that gives the work its hold and makes it a fitting choice for a Remembrance Sunday observance. The choir is joined by two local soloists, soprano Emily Dickens and baritone Dingle Yandell, both described as internationally acclaimed professional singers, and by pianists Anita D'Attellis and Hayley Tull, who play Brahms' intimate piano duet arrangement rather than a full orchestra. There's wine and soft drinks served after the concert, so you can stick around and chat once the music's finished.

Tickets are £16.00 for a standard adult and £5.00 for children and students in full-time education, with adult tickets going up to £20.00 on the door. The concert runs from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at St Andrew's Church, 75 Albert Road, Caversham, Reading RG4 7PL.