Spring 2026
Here you can find some details of the rehearsals, and how we prepare for an excellent concert in Holy Trinity Church, Stirling on Saturday, 18th April.
Resources
- Provisional programme & Learning resources
- Rehearsal schedule
- Homework for rehearsals
- Concert details and timetable
- Running order
Learning Resources
- Learning to read music
- YouTube and Spotify links for listening
- Sheet music: copies will be available at rehearsals
- Some MIDI files for individual voice parts
About the music
Traditionally a prayer for the salvation of the departed soul, [Howard Goodall’s Requiem] centres on those who are left behind to grieve.
His intention is to seek out the healing power of music, to create a sense of solace whilst acknowledging the unbearable loss and emptiness which comes with the death of someone close, in the hope that musical expression can provide space for reflection and maybe even some comfort.
Howard describes Eternal Light as a Requiem for the living, using poetry readings and hymns alongside the more familiar text of the mass, to focus on interrupted lives.
Source: Classic FM
Listen to the music
Music scores
Scores will be distributed at the first rehearsals. If you wish to buy your own score, there are several stores, including
Rehearsal files for your learning
- Howard Goodall: Eternal Light – A Requiem
Rehearsal Schedule
AA = with accompanist
AW = Alistair Warwick
HT = Holy Trinity Church, Dumbarton Road, Stirling
| Date | Eternal Light (page & title) | Other works (page & title) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 January | 1 Requiem: Kyrie: Close now 14 Revelation: Factum est silentium (rhythm) 28 Lead, kindly light 45 Recordare: Drop, drop slow tears 49 Revelation: Tum angelus (rhythm) | The Lord is my Shepherd Theme Academy medley |
| 26 January | 25 Litany: Belief 31 Lacrymosa: Do not stand 34 Dies Irae: In Flanders fields 54 Agnus Dei 59 In paradisum: Lux aeterna | The Lord is my Shepherd Theme Academy medley |
| 2 February | 14 Revelation: Factum est silentium 28 Lead, kindly light 45 Recordare: Drop, drop slow tears 49 Revelation: Tum angelus 59 In paradisum: Lux aeterna | |
| 9 February | 1 Requiem: Kyrie: Close now 25 Litany: Belief 31 Lacrymosa: Do not stand 34 Dies Irae: In Flanders fields 54 Agnus Dei | The Lord is my Shepherd Theme Academy medley |
| 16 February | 1 Requiem: Kyrie: Close now 14 Revelation: Factum est silentium 49 Revelation: Tum angelus 59 In paradisum: Lux aeterna | Theme Academy medley |
| 23 February | Annual General Meeting (8.30pm) 34 Dies Irae: In Flanders fields 14 Revelation: Factum est silentium 49 Revelation: Tum angelus | The Lord is my Shepherd |
| 2 March | Mid-semester reading week | |
| 9 March | 59 In paradisum: Lux aeterna 14 Revelation: Factum est silentium 34 Dies Irae: In Flanders fields 45 Recordare: Drop, drop slow tears 49 Revelation: Tum angelus | |
| 16 March | Complete programme | |
| 23 March | Anything that needs taking apart | |
| 30 March | ||
| 6 April | no rehearsal (Easter Monday) | |
| 13 April | Anything necessary (at HT?) | |
| 18 April | Dress rehearsal and concert (at HT) |
Homework for rehearsals
Specific homework to come
- Listen to the music as much as you can in the first few weeks of the semester.
- Get to know the work so well that you can enjoy the rehearsals and, ultimately, the concert, aware that you’re part of something bigger than just your voice part.
Concert details and timetable
- Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Albert Place, Stirling, FK8 2RG
- Dress: all black
Saturday, 18 April
The hall will be open from about 1pm
- 12:30pm Church open, lighting being set up
- 1:30pm Choir to be ready, to check seating, warm-up
- 1:45pm Orchestra starts arriving
- 2:00pm Choir Rehearsal start
- 2:30pm Orchestra Rehearsal start
- 5:30pm Rehearsal end
Alistair is aiming to complete the rehearsal with the choir by 4.30pm.
However, this may need to be extended depending on how they go! - 7:00pm Return for pre-concert warm-up in the Hall
- 7:30pm Performance starts!
The concert performance is expected to end around 9:30pm.
Running order
- Eternal Light (movements 1–5)
- Pieds-en-lair
- Eternal Light (movements 6–10)
followed by short interval - Eclogue
- The Lord is my Shepherd
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