To commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the 1914-18 War the Birmingham Bach Choir has commissioned the poet Euan Tait and its own conductor/composer Paul Spicer to write a major choral and orchestral work for performance on 13 September 2014 called Unfinished Remembering.

The Birmingham Bach Choir will be joined by The Birmingham Consort (professional singers trained at the Conservatoire), the renowned Orchestra of the Swan, and the exceptional voices of Johane Ansell (soprano) and William Dazeley (baritone) and conducted by Paul Spicer.

As well as the new choral symphony there will also be a performance of R. Vaughan Williams’ beautiful cantata Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace) composed as Europe was threatened with war once again.

The Bach Choir has been working with The Royal British Legion to help set up a regional military choir: Midlands Military Community Choir. They too will be performing at this concert singing a new National Song of Hope A Shared Singing (also by Paul Spicer; words Euan Tait).

Pre-concert talk by Euan Tait at 6.30pm

Performance begins at 7.30pm