The program consists Containing of four compositions inspired Influence by war Hostile_encounter : Charles Ives `` The Unanswered Question '' ( 1906 ) , John Adams `` The Wound-Dresser '' ( 1989 ) , Benjamin Britten 's `` Sinfonia da Requiem '' ( 1940 ) and Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No .

The concerts Social_event marked Recording the Oregon Symphony 's first performances of `` The Wound-Dresser '' as well as guest baritone Sanford Sylvan 's debut Process_start with the company .