Update - 10 Aug 2020 - Requiem to Cancer 2021 Dates

We are very pleased to announce that the dates for Requiem to Cancer 2021 will be Friday 24th/Saturday 25th September 2021 in the usual venue, St Paul's Church, Covent Garden in central London.   This follows the decision in May 2020 to postpone the event due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

As noted before, for those of you who have already registered and made a donation to CRUK in anticipation of participating in 2020, be assured that your registrations will be carried forward automatically to RtC2021 and you will have a place.

Thank you for your continuing support and we look forward to meeting up with you all soon.
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​Ruth, Michael & Neil
Music for 2021

The first main session will kick off with Cecilia McDowall's fabulous new 'Da Vinci Requiem' that was commissioned by Wimbledon Choral Society and received its world premiere in the Royal Festival Hall in May 2019.   This is a very accessible work and will be directed by Neil Ferris.   To guide us through the early morning of Saturday, Mark Jordan will add his personal touch to the sublime Mozart Requiem so that we can do justice to the work.   At some point we'll also fit in a run-through of the Fauré for some light relief, which Mark will also lead for us.   And finally to finish off the whole session, Jeremy Jackman will light the boilers under Brahms' 'Ein Deutsches Requiem' and we'll give every last breath we have left to deliver this one as well.    Interspersed amongst all this also will be Janet Wheeler's new life-affirming anthem.
Money raised so far
2016 : £31,450
2018 : £37,250 
Total :  £68,700
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It is with deep sadness that we have to inform you that Simon Wood, the creator of Requiem to Cancer, died peacefully at home at the end of July 2019.   As some of you will know, he had been fighting cancer for several years as it progressed through his body, most recently having brain surgery.  He was a gentle giant of the tenor line, a quiet and shy man who just loved to sing.  Sadly the last year or so had robbed him of being able to participate in most events.

It was Simon’s wish that his body be donated to medical scientific research and his family honoured those wishes.   A memorial service marking Simon's life was held on Friday 13th March 2020 in St Paul's Church, Covent Garden - the venue for Requiem to Cancer.
More details here.

Requiem to Cancer has raised over £68,000 for cancer research as a result of the two events held so far.  There will be a third RtC event in September 2021 in honour of Simon.   This has been postponed a year as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.   If you are interested in taking part then head for the Apply page.   If you'd like to find out more about RtC then click on the link below.

If you would like to make a donation to Cancer Research UK in memory of Simon then please use the Donate button shown on the left.   Thank you.         
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This page last update 29/05/2020
Requiem to Cancer is grateful to these companies and individuals for their support and sponsorship:
Ruth Yeo
Michael Woods
Neil Dennis
Elaine Howell
​Bruno Lasnier
Angus Bearn
​Andrew Smith
Cancer Research UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666) and the Isle of Man (1103).