In Flanders Fields

In Flanders Fields was commissioned by the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and first performed at Cadogan Hall, London in November 2015. As part of the anniversary commemorating World War I it includes two narrated poems, The Dead by Rupert Brooke and In Flanders Fields by John McRae. A sombre string introduction leads to ghostly fanfares that recall bugle calls from the front line. A full fortissimo...