Jeffrey Makinson, Margaret Ravalde

This concert, on Remembrance day, reflects on the plight of those who are left behind - often women and children. The music includes Tavener's "Lament of the Mother of God" and also "Mother and Child", Verdi's Four sacred pieces includes the Stabat Mater portraying Mary's suffering as Jesus is crucified, "Three prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" by Philip Moore and "Only in Sleep" by Eriks Esenvalds.