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We offer daily services and a cultural programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate
Saturday 2 August 1.10pm
William Jack is an Australian multi-style cellist and songwriter, based in London. He is best known for incorporating his jazz guitar background into an unconventional style of cello playing, with a passion for breaking boundaries between genres and cultures.
Sun 3 August 2-4pm
Join us for exuberant gospel music with Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir in the courtyard.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
St James’s is a place to explore, reflect, pray, and support all who are in need. We are a Church of England parish in the Anglican Communion.
We host a year-round creative programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word.
We offer hospitality to people going through homelessness and speak out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
St James’s strives to advocate for earth justice and to develop deeper connections with nature.
We aim to be a place where you can belong. We have a unique history, and the beauty of our building is widely known. Our community commits to faith in action: social and environmental justice; creativity. and the arts
We strive to be a Eucharist-centred, diverse and inclusive Christian community promoting life in abundance, wellbeing and dignity for all.
St James’s Piccadilly has been at the heart of its community since 1684. We invite you to play your part in securing this historic place for generations to come.
The work of St James’s, it costs us £5,000 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us.
A reimagined St James’s realised. A redesigned garden, courtyard and new building capacity—all fully accessible— will provide beautiful spaces for all as well as improving our environmental performance.
Whether shooting a blockbuster TV series or creating a unique corporate event, every hire at St James’s helps our works within the community.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Wednesday 25 June 1.10pm
Soprano Emily Wishart has performed regularly across her native Scotland as a soloist with the likes of the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union and at events such as the Wellington Arts Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
Support our creative programme
Whether £5 or any amount you’re able to give. Donations can be made in cash in the basket on your way out, or by tap donation at the machines at our exits. Your generosity helps support our cultural events and charitable services. Thank you.
Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
An afternoon o’ Scots Sangs
F.G. Scott (1880-1958): Ay waukin, O
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Ca’ the yowes
Roger Quilter (1877-1953): Ye Banks and Braes
Marjory Kennedy Fraser (1857-1930): Songs of the Hebrides: Kishmul’s Galley, Sleeps the noon in the deep blue sky, A Clyde Side Love Lilt, An Eriskay Love Lilt, Heart o’ Fire Love, Land o’ Heart’s Desire
Trad. Burns: Kelvingrove (unaccompanied) Loch Lomond Ae Fond Kiss My love is like a red, red rose Comin’ thro’ the rye Auld lang syne (unaccompanied)
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist Bio
Emily is currently studying at the Royal College of Music in London for a Master of Performance with Ben Johnson and Caroline Dowdle, supported as an RCM Scholar, having graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2021. Recent performance highlights include the Summer Opera Scenes at the RCM, where she performed the roles of Amore in the Prologue from Monteverdi’s L ’incoronazione di Poppea and Sandrina in the opening scene from Mozart’s La finta giardiniera. On the recital platform, Emily sang selections from Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire with the Pavilion Ensemble at St Mary le Strand this March.
Presented in association with Royal College of Music.
