Herbert Howells Requiem and musical connections from Mendelssohn to McGlade

Whitehall Choir
Conductor: Joanna Tomlinson
Organ: Ian Tindale

Herbert Howells wrote his stunning and emotional Requiem in 1932 but it wasn't published until 1981. He used texts from the traditional Requiem Mass as well as other sacred texts such as psalms 23 and 121, and 'I heard a voice from heaven'.

Other music in our programme reflects the texts that Howells chose, including Undine Smith Moore's We Shall Walk through the Valley which links to the text of Psalm 23, renaissance composer Thomas Morley's setting of 'I Heard a voice from heaven', and other gorgeous and atmospheric music by Felix Mendelssohn, Edgar Bainton and Becky McGlade.

Whitehall Choir, under its dynamic Music Director Joanna Tomlinson, is one of London’s leading amateur choirs.

Joanna Tomlinson is also Principal Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain Girls’ Choir and Artistic Director of Constanza Chorus. Recent engagements include conducting Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony with the London Mozart Players.

Ian Tindale, accompanist of Whitehall Choir, is increasingly in demand as a song pianist and chamber musician. Recent engagements include song recitals across Europe and the UK, including performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and at London's Wigmore Hall, and Ian frequently appears as a member of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.