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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
Mon 13 Oct to Weds 12 Nov
An exhibition of new work by Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, part of the Art in the Side Chapel series at St James’s.
Sunday 23 November 7pm
Join your host, Barbara, for an evening of laughter, games, prizes, and festive fun — all in aid of the Christmas for All campaign at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
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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Monday 1 December 1.10pm
Exploring themes of separation and love, harpist Eleanor Medcalf is joined by soprano Susan Gritton in a programme that includes works by Haydn, Caplet, Vierne, Maconchy and Britten and Pierné Impromptu-caprice for solo harp.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Two English Canzonets Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Abendempfindung, K.523 Gabriel Pierné (1863-1937): Impromptu-caprice Op.9 André Caplet (1878-1925): Deux Sonnets Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937): Quatre Poèmes Grecs, Op.60 Nicola LeFanu (b. 1947): The Bourne (2008) Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) : Butterflies (1986) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Three songs from A Birthday Hansel, op. 92
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Susan Gritton, soprano Winner of 1994 Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Award, Grammy-nominated soprano Susan Gritton has performed in concert, recital and opera on many of the world’s major stages. Career highlights include song recitals with Eugene Asti at Wigmore Hall; Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem (Berlin Philharmonic/Rattle); Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis (Carnegie Hall/Norrington); Mozart Requiem (Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras); Handel Theodora (Gabrieli Consort/McCreesh); Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony (London Symphony Orchestra)/Hickox); Female Chorus in Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia Snape Maltings; Ellen Orford in Britten’s Peter Grimes La Scala Milan & Opera Australia; Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni Bolshoi; Countess Madeleine in Strauss’ Capriccio & Tatyana in Tchaikowsky’s Eugene Onegin Grange Park Hampshire; Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen Royal Opera House Covent Garden; and title roles at Glyndebourne, English National Opera and Bayerisches Staatsoper Munich. Having also studied botany at St. Hilda’s College Oxford and Reading University, she now combines her passion for music and plants by working professionally in both fields. Upcoming appearances includes song recitals with pianist Eugene Asti and harpist Eleanor Medcalf in their mother-daughter duo.
Eleanor Metcalf, harp Eleanor Medcalf is a versatile harpist performing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Snape Maltings, Symphony Hall Birmingham, and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall under conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, John Wilson, Marin Alsop and Sian Edwards. With an MA in Classics from Queens’ College Cambridge under her belt, she is currently completing a Master’s degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama studying with Imogen Barford and supported by the Guildhall Award. She recently gave the world premiere of Robin Holloway’s Suite for Harp and is assisting in creating an edition for Boosey & Hawkes. She has given lecture-recitals on the harp in Jane Austen’s life and works across the country and has recently appeared at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath. As a collaborative harpist, she regularly performs with choirs, historical ensembles, her chamber group the Lyra Trio and in song recitals with soprano Susan Gritton.
Presented in association with Guildhall School of Music and Drama
