Whether intended as memorial pieces, depictions of the tragedy, or something more abstract, the sinking of the Titanic has moved a good few composers to put pen to paper.
The disaster’s centenary brought about new Titanic-related works. In 2010, David Bedford conducted his The Wreck of the Titanic in which a chamber group portrays the ship’s band against the backdrop of a looming iceberg in the form of a chorus and symphony orchestra.
In 2012 Julian Philips’s Body of Water was premiered at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street. That same year, at the St Endellion Easter Festival, James Burton’s The Convergence of the Twain was premiered. This work for baritone, choir and orchestra sets Thomas Hardy’s acerbic poem about the disaster.