REQUIEM FOR PEACE – KIEV – 2019

Prelude – Leaving Russia

1) Fratres in unum (Brothers in Unity)

4) Bugles Sang

5) Ahni Shalom

7) Kyrie eleison (Lord, Have Mercy)

8) Bêtise de la guerre (The Stupidity of War)

10) Dvadtsat Vosyem Shtïkovïkh (28 Bayonets)

11) Hiroshima lacrimosa

13) Dulce et decorum (Sweet and Honourable)

14) Kinderen van de Vrede (Children of Peace)

16) Agnus Dei  (Lamb of God)

Requiem for Peace is the doctoral thesis of composer, Larry Nickel; a major work for Chorus, Symphony and soloists. An international call for peace and reconciliation, it draws on poetry in 13 languages. This performance in Ukraine – the 26th performance of the work – was special to Larry because his grandparents fled the Ukraine during the Bolshevik revolution (1917) – and established a homestead in Canada.

Requiem for Peace is scored for full Symphony and also Chamber orchestra. 
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