York Musical Society performed Duruflé's Requiem and Howard Goodall's Eternal Light: A Requiem at St Lawrence Parish Church, York, on 9 November 2024, under the direction of David Pipe.

The programme brought together two very different responses to the requiem tradition: Duruflé's luminous, Gregorian chant-inspired Requiem is one of the most serene and contemplative works in the choral repertoire, while Goodall's Eternal Light, written in 2008, draws on folk, jazz and pop influences to bring a distinctly contemporary warmth and emotional directness to the form.