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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
We’re marking Black History Month with a very special concert series, offering a curated journey across genres, from classical and Latin music to spoken word.
Tuesday 27 October 7pm
World renowned choir The Sixteen perform some of the finest choral music of the Portuguese and English Renaissance.
St James’s hosts inclusive services and a cultural programme. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
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St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Friday 6 November 1.10pm
Bendit Chan is a Hong Kong-born pianist currently pursuing postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where he studies with Gareth Owen and Noriko Ogawa.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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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
J. S Bach: Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 S. Rachmaninoff: Études-tableaux, Op. 39 Nos. 5-9 F. Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61
Artist Bio
He has appeared as a concerto soloist at Cadogan Hall and Imperial College London, performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and has also given solo and chamber performances in London. Alongside his solo work, Bendit is active as an orchestral pianist and chamber musician, and has performed across a broad range of repertoire.
During his undergraduate studies at Imperial College London, where he completed a degree in Mathematics, he was awarded the Ede & Ravenscroft Music Bursary in recognition of his musical work. He is currently supported by a Guildhall School scholarship.
Bendit continues to develop a wide-ranging solo repertoire while pursuing interests in chamber music, orchestral playing and collaborative performance.
Presented in association with Guildhall School of Music and Drama
