Scoring: Solo T, Coro SATB, Fl, Clt, Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, Timp, Perc, Arpa, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb, Org

There’s no doubt that British composer Grayston (Bill) Ives (*1948) has, in various ways, dedicated his career to choral music. A tenor with the legendary King’s Singers, he later worked for 18 years as organist, choirmaster and lecturer at Oxford’s prestigious Magdalen College. This Requiem, which Ives wrote to celebrate the college’s 550th anniversary, is suitable for both sacred and secular pe...