# Anzac Day broadcast of our performance of the War Requiem **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 23, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265 "2007-04-23T04:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/1 "2007-04-23T04:59:48Z")
My choir gave two performances of Britten’s \*War Requiem \* back in February: one in Perth and one in Sydney. The Perth performance was recorded and now ABC Classic FM will be broadcasting it on Anzac Day (Wednesday 25 April), commencing at 8.00pm Sydney time. If you’d like to listen in, go [here](http://www.abc.net.au/classic/) and click on the **Listen Now** link. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/2 "2007-04-23T05:05:17Z")
Righto. I’ll put that in my calendar. Cheers, **Cunctator** , and well done! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/3 "2007-04-24T01:23:45Z")
I hope you enjoy it **Ice Wolf**. Unfortunately it’s a bit of a late start for you in New Zealand (10.00 pm). For anyone else who is interested, starting times are: 6.00 am Wednesday US east coast 11.00 am Wednesday UK 12.00 noon Wednesday Europe ---
**Author:** ![stucco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@stucco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucco)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/4 "2007-04-24T01:47:32Z")
That’s really cool. I love Britten. For my last high school choir performance, we sang A Cermony of Carols. They were some of my favorite pieces to sing ever. I bet the War Requiem was fun too, although a tad bit more depressing. I’ll try to catch it. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/5 "2007-04-25T10:15:24Z")
Phew! Almost missed it, but I’ve got the performance on now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/6 "2007-04-25T10:20:08Z")
I happen to be up at the crack of dawn today (baby teething). I’m sitting here in the dark listening. Beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/7 "2007-04-25T11:09:30Z")
I’m trying but I can’t get any sound to come out!! 😕☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/8 "2007-04-25T11:25:16Z")
Sorry to hear that, **Nawth Chucka**. Have you tried the three options? Beautiful music, this. Thanks again for letting us know, **Cunctator**. (As luck would have it, I’m doing some transcription stuff right now. This is helping me get on with it no end. Love hearing classical music while I work.) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/9 "2007-04-25T11:35:50Z")
Excellent performance. Well worth the extended ovation at the end, along with the hooting! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/10 "2007-04-25T22:22:48Z")
Thanks all. Yes, I think it sounded pretty good too - especially the first tenors! 🙂 The recording seemed a bit fuzzy in patches and there were a few spots when the choir was a bit difficult to hear. But pretty good overall. I think our next broadcast (a live one) is in May some time. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/11 "2007-04-26T06:30:42Z")
Please do keep us informed. Very cool. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anzac-day-broadcast-of-our-performance-of-the-war-requiem/401265/12 "2007-04-26T06:33:15Z")
I’m jealous, very jealous. It’s one piece I’d love to play in. (And my university orchestra did it the term after I left ☹ )