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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
Wednesday 20 August 1.10pm
Yang Yang (b. 1998) began her piano studies at the age of five with Noor Relijk and later continued her education under the tutelage of renowned professor Jan Wijn.
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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Saturday 26 July 1.10pm
Emre Şener is a composer from Istanbul, Turkey. He now studies composition and contemporary music at the Juilliard School in New York. He presents a program of his own music featuring the London Contemporary Soloists.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
The Contemporary London Soloists:
Emre Şener (Lead)
Dom Howard (e-Guitar)
Agnese Ieva Lipska (flute)
Callum Davis (tuba)
Samuel Vincent (cello)
Hugo Lau (clarinet)
Vlad Kurilets (bassoon)
Programme
Music by Emre Şener
Computational Murmuration for E-Guitar Sinking. Under for Alto Flute CHOKE for Bass Tuba Birthday Music (II) for Flute, Clarinet and Cello Birthday Music (III) for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon Violin and Cello
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Emre Şener (b. 2001) is an award winning Turkish composer and conductor gaining international acclaim. His music is performed by his closest friends around the world as well as leading musicians and ensembles in major music halls. He is the co-founder and conductor of the London Contemporary Soloists and guest artist to international festivals. His work ranges wide from concert music to movie scores to experimental theatre. His viola concerto opened the season for the Gedik Philharmonic’s 2024-25 season.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music London on several scholarships, graduating with the highest mark ever received in his field. As the recipient of the Promising Turks Fund and the Igor Stravinsky Foundation Scholarship, he pursues his masters degree at the Juilliard School in New York.
Upcoming projects include an large orchestra piece for the Jacobs School of Music as part of ACO Earshot program, a piece for Ensemble Dal Niente at Taproot Festival, California and a clarinet trio to be performed in Lincoln Center, New York as the winner of the acclaimed Verdehr Trio commission prize.
Emre is grateful to Talent Unlimited for making this concert possible, by which he has been generously supported for the past five years.
