World-renowned American tenor Bruce Ford contributed the 'Ingemisco' from Verdi's Requiem during Southwark Cathedral's Requiem Eucharist last Friday for all those who died in the United States terrorist strike, as well as for the injured, the bereaved and all the people of the USA. This was a further US link in a service which already had Canon George Brandt of St Michael's Church, West Side, Manhattan, reading the gospel, and Joan McIver, President of the Harvard Club of the UK, leading the prayers of intercession. Ms McIver then lit a large candle of remembrance, flanked by the Stars and Stripes. John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University, was born in Southwark and the Cathedral has a chapel named after him.

The Cathedral's own Jonathan Darbourne, who is Hammerstein Chanter in the Southwark Cathedral Choir, sang Pie Jesu from Faure's Requiem after the lighting of the candle. The 14-year old lives in South East London and has been in the choir for 6 years. He is a student at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross.

FURTHER NOTES
Bruce Ford has sung lead roles in most major opera houses of the world.

Also:

• Details of Requiem Eucharist including text of sermon

• Text of sermon preached by Revd Canon Stephen Roberts at Southwark Cathedral on the morning of Sunday 16 September

• Text of sermon preached by the Bishop of Southwark at Southwark Cathedral on the afternoon of Sunday 16 September

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