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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 23 May
A walk over spectacular Surrey heathland from Haslemere to Witley station – about 9 miles – with lunch surrounded by a paddock of horses.
Monday’s 1 June – 27 July, 6.30-7.30pm on Zoom
A new online weekly Bible series co-hosted by The Revd Lucy Winkett and The Revd Dr Ayla Lepine will explore stories of pilgrimage throughout Scripture.
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.
It costs £5,000 each day to keep the doors of St James’s open to all who already 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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Friday 26 June 1.10pm
Students from The Purcell School, selected through high recommendation by staff, present a varied lunchtime concert of solo and chamber repertoire.
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
Eugène Ysaÿe – Ballade Oskar Böhme -Trumpet Concerto in F minor (Movement I) Mozart -Deh Vieni Tosti -A vucchella Puccini -O mio babbino caro Chopin -Ballade no 3 in Ab major Dmitri Shostakovich -String Quartet No. 8 (Movements I & II)
Artist Bio
About The Purcell School for Young Musicians
The Purcell School is a lively, vibrant and energetic community of young musicians who are united by a common passion for music. We are home for around 200 teenagers from all over the world, and we have a longstanding international reputation for excellence. Thanks to the government’s Music and Dance Scheme, we break down barriers, ensuring that young musicians of significant potential have access to a world-class music education, regardless of their financial circumstances. Students benefit from instrumental lessons with exceptional teachers, masterclasses with internationally acclaimed artists, regular solo and ensemble performance opportunities, and a comprehensive academic education. They leave us with the skills to embark upon their musical careers with confidence and assurance. Students routinely go on to the top conservatoires and universities around the world, with alumni currently to be found in places including London, Cambridge, Yale and Birmingham.
In the last 12 months, our students have won the Munich Piano Competition, the International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists (Weimar), the Cooper Piano Competition (Oberlin), the Elite Musicians International Competition, the IPPA Conero International Piano Competition and have reached the final of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. We hold the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of the School’s unique contribution to music, education and international culture.
