Langcliffe Singers will mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One at its concert in Giggleswick School Chapel next Saturday, April 12.

The choir, conducted by Nigel Waugh, will perform two Requiems – one by Herbert Howells and the other by John Rutter.

Howells wrote his a capella Requiem in 1932, intending it for the choir of King’s College, Cambridge, but for some reason it was never sent and remained unknown until its eventual publication in 1980.

Following the tragic death of his son in 1935, Howells used substantial parts of the earlier Requiem when composing Hymnus Paradisi, a major choral work intended as a memorial.

Solos for this piece will be sung by Sheila Hartley (soprano), Julia Glossop (alto), Kenn Green (tenor), Richard Williams (baritone) and Phil Simnett (baritone).

John Rutter completed his Requiem Mass in 1985 and conducted its first performance at the Lovers’ Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas.

It combines texts from the Requiem Mass and the Book of Common Prayer and follows the examples of Faure, Brahms and Durufle who all had their own individual preferences when selecting appropriate verses to set.

Rutter’s Requiem is optimistic in its message of hope and comfort, expressed through the beauty of the chosen texts and the uplifting music.

The Pie Jesu features a soprano solo, which, for this performance, will be sung by Samantha Glossop while the soprano soloist for the final movement will be Margaret Coleman.

Additional solos will be performed by Robert Buller (cello) and Sarah Glossop (flute).

The organist for both pieces will be Edward Rugman.

The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets, priced at £10, are available from Settle Music, Cave and Crag, Bentham Post Office, sarah.glossop@btinternet. com or on the door.