Coventry Cathedral for the new Coventry Cathedral provides an element of unity between the buildings. The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956. The unconventional spire (known as a "flèche") is tall and was lowered onto the flat roof by a helicopter, flown by Wing Commander John Dowling in April 1962. The cathedral was consecrated on 25 May 1962, and Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem", composed for the occasion, was premiered in the new cathedral on 30 May to mark its consecration. Coventry's modernist design caused much discussion, but on opening to the public it
Music of Remembrance and reconstructed in the USA in 1942. Music specially commissioned by the company includes "Camp Songs" (2002) by Paul Schoenfield, five songs set to poems by who was interned in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. This piece was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2003 and was also on their first recording. Music of Remembrance also commissioned three pieces by Jake Heggie: "For a Look or A Touch" (2007, for baritone and actor), about the persecution of gay men during the Holocaust; "Another Sunrise" (2012, soprano), based on the life and work of Polish resistance member and