Keys to Heaven

Venice

BRIGHTON: Soul of Anzac

To mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War, Douglas Lawrence has chosen an absorbing program from six of the countries involved: England, France, the USA, Australia, Germany and Turkey. In his 1916 poem, ‘The Soul of Anzac’, Sydney journalist, Roderic Quinn speaks of the feelings of Australian soldiers and of their families. Composer Brenton Broadstock will set this moving commentary for the Australian Chamber Choir.

• Guillaume Dufay (1397–1474) Messe L’Homme Armé – The Armed Man Mass
• Gustav Holst  (1874–1934) Nunc Dimittis
• Brenton Broadstock  (born 1952) Soul of Anzac
• Ahmed Adnan Saygun  (1907–91) Dertil Dolap – The Waterwheel, Çanakkale – Gallipoli (traditional, arr. Saygun)
• Luke Hutton  (born 1989) Unspoken
• Samuel Barber  (1910–81) A stopwatch and an ordnance map (for men’s voices and kettle drums)
• Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656) When David heard that Absalom was slain
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Motet: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf (BWV 226)