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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
Sunday 14 December 3pm
Come and be part of this reflective service of music and readings for all who find this time of year difficult. An opportunity to come together and address the sadness, pain of loss and even anger that can be felt during the Christmas season.
These stained glass paintings explore Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth, drawing from the first chapter of Luke. In this encounter, Elizabeth—elderly and pregnant with John the Baptist—embodies the assurance that “with God nothing shall be impossible.”
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 13 February 1.10pm
A beautiful voice and piano recital presented by the Royal College of Music.
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
Love at first sight Seit ich ihn gesehen – Schumann Vous m’avez regardé toute votre âme – Lili Boulanger Idolisation Er der Herrlichste von allen – Schumann Du meines Herzens Krönelein – Strauss Unrequited love If no one ever marries me – Lehmann Love‘s Philosophy – Quilter Secret love The Trellis – Ireland Love for beauty Kommt ein schlanker bursch gegangen – Weber Liebst du um Schönheit – Mahler Everyday love Auch kleine dinge – Wolf Warum willst du and’re fragen – Clara Schumann Desire Youkali – Weill Tornami a vagheggiar – Handel Reminiscing on love Les chemins de l’amour – Poulenc
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bios
Alexandra Cooper is the Stephen Catto Memorial Scholar at the Royal College of Music where she studies with Tim Evans-Jones. She completed her Bachelor of Music at RCM as the Douglas and Hilda Simmonds Scholar. Alongside her studies she is a choral scholar at St John’s Hyde Park under the musical direction of Nicholas Miller. Recent engagements include Young Vixen in The Cunning Li+le Vixen with the RCM Opera Studio, Ida in Die Fledermaus with Westminster Opera Company at the Chateau de Panloy, Charente Maritime and Ensemble in Jonathan Dove’s Flight and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with the RCM Opera Studio. RCM Opera scenes include Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Serpina in La Serva padrona and Rosmene in Imeneo. She was a finalist in the 2023 Charles Wood song competition and previously a scholar at the Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she was awarded the Peter Vernon Vocal Prize. Alexandra recently made her screen debut as Choral girl No.1 in Alan Bennett’s upcoming film The Choral directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Kaishun Ypsilan,s is a collaborative pianist who frequently works with singers and instrumentalists. She recently graduated with distintion in Collaborative Piano (Master of Performance) from the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Simon Lepper, Roger Vignoles, Julian Jacobson and Howard Williams. Praised by her teachers for her intuitive musicianship, professional artistry and reliability, Kaishun has worked on opera productions including scenes from Imeneo and Fidelio at the BriJen Theatre, and she frequently supports young musicians in exams and competitions. In addition,she is the recipient of the Vocal Accompaniment Award of the Basel International Piano Accompanists Competition 2025 (Japan). She is a registered external accompanist at the RCM and a member of the College’s Professional Engagement Service. Regularly engaged for concerts and events at distinguished venues, her recent performances include appearances at St James’s Church Sussex Gardens, Westminster Libraries and Archives, the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, the Austrian Cultural Forum, Lauderdale House and St James’s Church Piccadilly.
Presented in association with the Royal College of Music
