Fauré Requiem by Candlelight | National Youth Choir of Scotland

There can be few more atmospheric settings in which to experience Fauré’s Requiem Mass than by candlelight in the historic St Giles' Cathedral. Speaking of what is now his best-known work, Fauré said that he composed it ‘purely for the pleasure of it.’ Much loved for its serenity and soothing gentleness his Requiem interprets death as a happy deliverance. This, the first of two nighttime Requiem performances (Mozart, Saturday 25th), features the power of St Giles' organ, the RPS Music Award-winning National Youth Choir of Scotland and a new work by Paul Mealor.