Cenotaph Requiem 2021

Last night, the State Ceremonial Musicians of The Household Division marked the start of the Remembrance period with a stirring performance of ‘Cenotaph Requiem’ in The Royal Military Chapel - The Guards' Chapel.

The Orchestra of The Household Division and The Guards Museum, together with the Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge, the Commonwealth Scholars’ Choir and Commonwealth Children's Choir presented ‘Cenotaph Requiem’, an original composition by Lieutenant Colonel Simon Haw MBE; a Universal Act of Remembrance dedicated to Her Majesty The Queen.

For the sold-out performance, the Musicians performed an emotive set of orchestral music interspersed with epitaphs describing pivotal battles from World War 1 representing the travails of all three services. Each orchestral piece was written and performed as a universal act of remembrance to those military forces who have sacrificed so much from the United Kingdom, United States of America, The Commonwealth and all coalitions, in the defence of democracy and human rights.

Cenotaph Requiem
Composed by
Lieutenant Colonel S N Haw MBE
Performers
:
Orchestra of the Household Division
Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge
Commonwealth Scholars’ Choir
Commonwealth Children’s Choir


Production Team
Executive Producer: Sally Shebe,
Director-General, Commonwealth Music

Concert Promotion: Major S J Halliday, Director of Music, Coldstream Guards Band
, Head of Communications, Household Division Bands

Captain A J Beckett MBE

Lance Sergeant P Johnson
Film Presentation,
Artwork, Photography:
Sergeant D S Ellwood


Videos were filmed on location at the Guards’ Chapel, Hyde Park Corner and St. James’s Park

This performance has been made possible by the kind support of:
Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir
Christ’s College Cambridge
Guards’ Chapel and
Guards’ Museum


In January 2019 Cenotaph Requiem was recorded in the Guards’ Chapel
conducted by Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Kevin Roberts MBE,
former Principal Director of Music (Army) Royal Corps of Army Music,
performed by the Orchestra of the Household Division with
Commonwealth Scholars’ Choir and Commonwealth Children’s Choir.

The recording is available on all major streaming platforms and on CD, from the
Household Division Charity website
https://www.householddivision.org.uk/scm-purchase
100% of proceeds of all sales are donated to the following Service Charities:

Army Benevolent Fund (ABF The Soldiers’ Charity)
Combat Stress
Royal Corps of Army Music Trust (RCAM Trust)
Royal British Legion (RBL)
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA)

Видео Cenotaph Requiem 2021 канала Commonwealth Music - Commonwealth Youth Orchestra