Peace in Our Time

Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams Herbert Howells (Composer), Karen P. Thomas (Conductor), Seattle Pro Musica (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Seattle Pro Musica
• Conductor: Karen P. Thomas
• Composer: Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams Herbert Howells
• Audio CD (September 15, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Seattle Pro Musica
• ASIN: B000078TD7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,027 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Recorded live in concert in the reverberant acoustic of St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Peace in Our Time is comprised of sacred music by English composers, focusing on the theme of peace. The idea and program for this live concert recording were conceived and planned just a few months prior to the tragic events of September 11, 2001—it is a gross understatement to say that by the time of the May 18, 2002 performance we found ourselves in a changed world.

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem for choir, soloists and orchestra is the featured work on the CD. Regarded as one of Vaughan Williams’ greatest and most visionary choral works, Dona Nobis Pacem was written between WWI and WWII when Europe was teetering on the brink of war. One of the most important anti-war compositions of the 20th century, Dona Nobis Pacem incorporates Biblical texts with the emotionally-charged poetry of Walt Whitman. The other two works on the CD are Herbert Howells’ sublime Requiem for double choir a capella and Benjamin Britten’s Missa Brevis for treble choir and organ, with Joseph Adam, organist.