Duruflé’s Requiem – A Concert for Remembrance

Leeds Cathedral Choir performs Duruflé's Requiem in its original scoring for choir and organ, with music by Victoria, Byrd and Vierne, in a free remembrance concert.

Leeds Cathedral Choir, conducted by Thomas Leech with Benjamin Newlove at the organ, performs Duruflé's Requiem in the cathedral's acoustic. The work is heard in its original scoring for choir and organ, drawing on the ancient Gregorian chants of the Mass for the Dead. The programme also includes music by Victoria, Byrd and Vierne, placing the Requiem in both musical and liturgical context.