The Reading Bach Choir performs Duruflé's Requiem, opening its 60th anniversary season.
The Reading Bach Choir perform Duruflé's Requiem at Reading Town Hall on Saturday 7 November, with the music starting at 19:30. It's a big night for them: the concert opens the choir's 60th anniversary season, so this is the first of what should be a full year of singing.
Maurice Duruflé's Requiem is a choral masterwork that does something quite specific. It weaves a tapestry of Gregorian chant throughout, which gives it a timeless, comforting quality, but its undulating metres and harmonies lend it a distinctively 20th-century feel. It's a piece that sits between the ancient and the modern, and it's exactly the kind of thing a choir like this is built for.
The Reading Bach Choir was founded by the choral conductor Simon Johnson, and they've spent the last six decades building a reputation for high standards and a diverse repertoire. They're not a one-trick pony, and they've got the experience to handle a work as textured as this one. Opening their anniversary season with a Requiem feels like a fitting way to mark the milestone.
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Tickets are £18 in advance and £20 on the door, with under-18s getting in for £5. The concert is at Reading Town Hall on Blagrave Street, RG1 1QH, starting at 19:30 on Saturday 7 November.
