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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 13 July at 3pm in the Southwood Garden
Join St James’s Piccadilly Music Scholars for a summer afternoon of music and refreshment as they raise essential funds for their annual summer tour.
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
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 aspire to be a home where everyone can belong. We’re known locally and globally for our unique history and beauty, as well as faith in action, creativity and the arts, and a commitment to social and environmental justice.
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 11 May 1.10pm
Arie is in his final year of undergraduate studies at the Royal College of Music (RCM) where he studies with professors Gary Ryan and Christopher Stell.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
He’s a Houston Family Award Holder at the RCM, and a recipient of several Armenian scholarship funds including the Ouzounian Trust and AGBU Scholarships. He’s also a grant & bursary holder of the International Guitar Foundation and the Royal Philharmonic Society.
Giulio Regondi | Reverie-Nocturne
Benjamin Britten | Nocturnal after John Dowland op. 70
Arie Dakesian | Illumination: A Tribute to Komitas
Emilio Pujol | Trois Morceaux Espagnols (Tonadilla, Tango, y Guajira)
Encore: Arno Babadjanian | Melody and Humoresque (arr. Dakesian)
Presented in association with Royal College of Music
