The Great War Remembered Concert 2024

THANK YOU

The Last Post Association would like to thank you for having attended The Great War Remembered Concert in St. Martin’s Cathedral in Ieper. We hope that you, together with us, enjoyed the concert.

The Great War Remembered Concert

The concert that helps to support our mission.

Annual concert on Armistice Day

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Great War Remembered – 2025: Resilience

Each year, The Great War Remembered concert honours the memory of those who fell in Flanders Fields. In the historic setting of Ieper’s cathedral, music, images and history come together to reflect on the sacrifice made for our freedom.

The 2025 theme is Resilience – the quiet strength of soldiers in the trenches, the endurance of civilians rebuilding their lives, and the determination of a city that rose from the ruins to remember. This concert brings their stories to life through music and authentic wartime images.

By remembering their resilience, we renew our commitment to peace and freedom.

We will remember them.

CONCERT 2025

Sunday 09/11/2025: 17.00 & 20.15
Tuesday 11/11/2025: 17.00
numbered seats; e-tickets only

Where words fail, music speaks

Our participants 2024

Royal Harmony Ypriana

Band

The Royal Ypriana Concert Band, led for more than 25 years by director Nico Logghe, is a contemporary music ensemble with over 80 gifted musicians, some of who are professional players.
What makes the band so distinctive is the comfortable manner in which they feel ‘at home’ with many different kinds of music.

Ypres Surrey Pipes & Drums

Band

The Ypres Surrey Pipes and Drums first saw the light of day in 2007. Under the leadership of Pipe-Major Eric Remy, the YSPD has grown not only into a fine band, but also a close group of friends. Weekly rehearsals over many years allow the group to perform as a complete and harmonious musical whole.

Last Post Association

Buglers

The Last Post is daily played under the Menin Gate in honour of the memory of the soldiers of the former British Empire and its allies, who died in the Ypres Salient during the First World War.

Chorus

Choir

Chorus, led by director Tineke Devoghel, is a mixed four-voice choir and has about 70 members. It is often accompanied by its own small orchestra, which includes a piano, flutes, clarinets and trumpet.

Chorus performs several times a year at concerts, wedding celebrations or church services. Concerts with other associations are also regularly scheduled.

Lies verholle

Soprano

Lies Verholle soon discovered a passion for singing. She studied classical singing at the School of Arts in Ghent. She has collaborated with Belgian conductors such as Michel Tilkin, Henk Soenen, Jan Vuye, Nico Logghe, and can frequently be seen on concert stages.

Since 2014, in addition to her work as a solo singer, Lies regularly sings with the choir of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the choir of De Munt.

Wannes Cappelle

Singer

We all know Wannes Cappelle. With Het Zesde Metaal he released ‘Het langste jaar‘, the band’s sixth studio album, in early 2024. Songs like ‘Ploegsteert‘, ‘Gie, den otto en ik‘ and ‘Naar de wuppe‘ are now part of the collective memory. Wannes is a regular guest at the Koninklijke Harmonie Ypriana and on The Great War Remembered concerts.

Tom McRae

Singer

With 10 studio albums and 3 live albums, Tom McRae is one of the most influential English singer-songwriters of this generation. He has also written songs for Marianne Faithfull, among others, and his music can often be heard in films and series. In Belgium, a haunting version of his song ‘Bloodless‘ was released together with Wannes Cappelle. He is above all a live performer who takes his audience on a journey through his songs, interspersed with exceptional stories.

Isolde Lasoen

Singer

Isolde Lasoen started her own band in 2012. Together with her excellent musicians, Isolde built a strong live reputation and performed a long series of successful concerts in various formations.

Her style can be described as poppy, cinematic, melancholic, rich and eclectic. Features include her seductive voice and beautiful backing vocals, French and English lyrics, impressive arrangements and beautiful instrumentals.

Photo: Piet Stellamans

Pieter-Jan Beghein

Soloist

Pieter-Jan is a gifted musician and even a virtuoso with the harmonica. He successfully studied Music Theory at the Conservatory of Ghent.

A highlight was April 2023 where he performed as soloist harmonica with the ‘Toots All Stars’ at the Vindobona Theatre in Vienna. This included musicians who shared the stage with Toots Thielemans: Marc Matthys (piano), Marc Roosendans (double bass) and Jan Haas (percussion).

Performances

Musical directors

Solists

Choirs

Bands

Special guests

Seats

Days

This is an overview of the seating areas for spectators.

Available options:

All ticketholders enter through the main entrance.
Ticketholders in Category 3 then proceed to the right to their seats.

Address

St. Martin’s Cathedral, on the Vandenpeereboomplein in Ieper (behind the Cloth Hall), was completely destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt afterwards.

Because the concert takes place during the busy 11 November period, parking opportunities in the city centre are very limited. Sufficient parking spaces are usually available on either the Minneplein (500 metres) or Oudstrijderslaan (1000 metres).