Howells: Requiem for soprano (Sally Barber), tenor (Mark Johnstone), baritone (Andrew Angus) and mixed chorus, reassembled 1980. Written in memory of his son Michael who died of spinal meningitis at the age of nine. 'A deeply moving eloquent composition of surpassing beauty' (Music Web International).
Music Web International, outstanding: 'Among the finest a capella pieces of sacred music from the 20th century'; Gramophone: outstanding; Classics Today 10/10, highest rating; Penguin Guide 3 stars, outstanding.