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A Goodnight

Music of Remembrance and Hope

Eamonn Dougan (conductor), Silas Wollston (chamber organ)

A Goodnight
A programme of contemplation and comfort - from Byrd, Charpentier and JL Bach to Kerensa Briggs, Celia MacDowall and Arvo Pärt – designed by guest conductor Eamonn Dougan for Remembrance weekend. Richard Rodney Bennett’s work is an exquisite memorial to Linda McCartney, while James MacMillan sets the poetry of a young Scottish soldier killed in World War I.

Programme includes:
Johann Ludwig Bach, Unsere Trübsal | Richard Rodney Bennett, A Good-Night | Johannes Brahms, Dem dunkeln Schoß der Heilgen Erden | Kerensa Briggs, Media vita | William Byrd, Ne irascaris Domine | Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Agnus Dei (Messe pour les trépassés) | Cecilia McDowall, The Lord is good | James MacMillan, When you see millions of the mouthless dead | Arvo Pärt, Nunc dimittis


Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.

  • date Sat, 8 November 2025
  • location All Saints, Kings Heath
  • time 7:00pm
  • ticket £21 - £36 (£15 aged 18-30, £8 under 18s and full-time students)

Full Event Details

A programme of contemplation and comfort - from Byrd, Charpentier and JL Bach to Kerensa Briggs, Celia MacDowall and Arvo Pärt – designed by guest conductor Eamonn Dougan for Remembrance weekend. Richard Rodney Bennett’s work is an exquisite memorial to Linda McCartney, while James MacMillan sets the poetry of a young Scottish soldier killed in World War I.

Programme includes:
Johann Ludwig Bach, Unsere Trübsal | Richard Rodney Bennett, A Good-Night | Johannes Brahms, Dem dunkeln Schoß der Heilgen Erden | Kerensa Briggs, Media vita | William Byrd, Ne irascaris Domine | Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Agnus Dei (Messe pour les trépassés) | Cecilia McDowall, The Lord is good | James MacMillan, When you see millions of the mouthless dead | Arvo Pärt, Nunc dimittis

Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.

Venue Details & Map

Location

All Saints, Kings Heath
2 Vicarage Road, King's Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RA


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