In Flanders' Fields

Remembrance Day belongs to all of us. An evening of music to mark it — and to keep the tradition alive.

About this Event

A DAY WORTH KEEPING

Remembrance Day is one of the few days this country still keeps together. It asks something simple of us: that we stop, that we remember, and that we say thank you to people who are owed more than we can repay.

In the week before November 11, the Great Lakes Philharmonic sets aside an evening to mark it. We believe this day deserves more attention, not less, and we intend to help keep the tradition alive in our city. A moment of silence will be observed.

The music we have chosen carries this weight better than words do. Barber's Adagio for Strings — the century's great elegy — and John Williams's Theme from Schindler's List stand at the centre of the evening, and around them a programme of memory and of hope.

Benjamin Britten — Simple Symphony

John Rutter — "O Waly, Waly"John Williams — Theme from Schindler's List

Samuel Barber — Adagio for Strings

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