About the Event
'In Time of War' - Haydn Paukenmesse and Kodály Missa Brevis
Conductor Richard Roddis
Derby Bach Orchestra Leader: Derek Williams
Soloists: Charlotte Trepess, Natalie Windsor, Liam McNally, Matt Jordan
These pieces were written as opposing armies advanced upon the cities where the composers lived: Vienna (in the Napoleonic Wars) and Budapest (the Red Army coming to end German occupation). The music expresses both the threat of war and the hope for peace, themes which remain resonant in our times.