Name: Gabriel Fauré – Requiem op.48 & Herbert Howells – Requiem, by candlelight
Start: 2026-11-07T20:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-07T21:45:00+00:00
Location: St Mary le Strand = Women's Royal Navy Service Church

$Gabriel Faur\u00e9 \u2013 Requiem op.48 & Herbert Howells \u2013 Requiem, by candlelight$

Enjoy Gabriel Fauré’s ethereal and uplifting Requiem Op.48, paired with Herbert Howells powerful and intensely personal setting
About this Event

Enjoy a stunning performance of Gabriel Fauré’s ethereal and uplifting setting of Requiem Op.48 in the evocative candlelit setting of St Mary Le Strand, James Gibbs’ baroque masterpiece and arguably the most beautiful of the Queen Anne Churches. Faure’s setting is paired with Herbert Howells' powerful and intensely personal Requiem.

The performance begins at 8.30pm, and will last about 70 minutes, without interval, giving concert-goers time to have dinner before the performance.

Featuring

The L’Inviti Singers

with Alexander Pott (organ)

Directed by David Guest

Programme

Requiem – Herbert Howells

Requiem Op.48 – Gabriel Fauré

The L’Inviti Singers are one of the UK’s best-kept choral secrets, with singers handpicked from the country’s top chamber choirs including Tenebrae, The Sixteen and the Monteverdi Choir.

The choir is accompanied by organist Alexander Pott, and the performance is directed by David Guest, Director of the Christopher Wood Choral Foundation who are in residence at St Mary le Strand.