Summer concert from my outstanding church choir, with men, boys, and girls, combining with the Beauchamp Sinfonietta, for a lovely performance of Duruflé's Requiem, using the setting for String Orchestra. The Requiem exists in three versions: one for organ alone (with obbligato solo for cello); one for organ with string orchestra and optional trumpets, harp, and timpani; and one for organ and full orchestra. It was composed in 1944, using themes largely derived from Gregorian Chant; Duruflé dedicated it to his father. The first half of the concert consisted of a nicely constructed collection of largely English choral pieces, including Finizi's "Lo the full final sacrifice", set to a text by St Thomas Aquinas, composed in 1946, which I had never heard before and was lovely.