A Farewell to Arms: music for choir and cello

A Farewell to Arms: music for choir and cello

Tickets available

Please note: Info provided by the Event Organiser

About the show

Chamber choir Londinium is joined by acclaimed collaborative cellist Clare O'Connell for an evening of luminous and meditative music exploring themes of conflict, loss, resilience, and hope. Our programme is anchored by two masterpieces for cello and choir: John Tavener's haunting 'Svyati', in which the cello represents the Ikon of Christ, and Richard Rodney Bennett's warm-hearted 'A Farewell to Arms', in which it embodies a war-weary soldier. Woven around them is a sequence of classic motets by Tallis, Dering and Schütz, heartfelt works by Joubert and Mauersberger, and radiant recent music by Gabriel Jackson, Howard Skempton, and Lucy Walker.
Clare O'Connell (cello)
Andrew Griffiths (conductor)
Tickets include a complimentary programme, and wine will be served.

Featuring

Londinium appearing at this event

Londinium

Londinium, directed by Andrew Griffiths, is one of London's most versatile and accomplished non-professional chamber choirs. Its critically acclaimed album of choral music by Kenneth Leighton, 'Every Living Creature', (SOMM Recordings) was a Gramophone Critics' Choice for 2023.

See Londinium tour dates

Address

73 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8TY

Find places to stay near St John's Waterloo

on Friday 27 March 2026