A REQUIEM written by Salisbury Cathedral’s director of music will be performed All Souls’ Day, when the church remembers the faithful departed.

The requiem, written by David Halls, will be sung during the 5.30pm Eucharist on Wednesday, November 2.

The English Requiem originally premiered in concert at Salisbury Cathedral in 2017.

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However, David was always keen for the work to be sung in English as part of the Liturgy, or regular cathedral worship.

Deliberately intimate, the requiem is a reflection on personal loss and the cathedral’s close-knit community, where life and death are marked by music.

David said: “Deciding to have the Requiem sung in English is not an unusual decision - both Howells and Walford Davies did the same – but my decision to use it was made purposefully.

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“From the Anglian chant and Psalms that underpin my work, to the decision to use English and avoid the traditionally bombastic Dies Irae, my aim was to create a ‘modest’ work that lends itself to the wonderful acoustics of this Cathedral.”

English Requiem for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Choir, and Organ is published by The Royal School of Church Music.

It will be sung by members of the Salisbury Cathedral Choir.