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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
Tuesday 1 September – end of October
Losing Identity explores the silent grief and resilience of women fleeing Ethiopia and Eritrea across the Mediterranean Sea in unsafe, overcrowded boats.
The Sunday Forum is an open online group, that runs parallel to the coffee after the service, from 12.30pm to 1pm on a Sunday, open to all.
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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Monday 14 December 1.10pm
Follia 4 is a London-based recorder ensemble dedicated to expanding the recorder’s role in contemporary 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
Isabella Leonarda (1620-1724): Canone Coronato Robert Parsons (1535-1572): Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La John Dowland (1563-1626): O Sweet Woods – Fine Knacks for Ladies Alexander Agricola (1446-1506) arr. Tom Beets: Magnificat toni secondi Brian Inglis: Burmese Pictures (2010) Wishart: The Glassward Spiral (2009) David Bowie arr. Wishart: The Man Who Sold the World
Artist Bio
Follia 4 is a London-based recorder ensemble dedicated to expanding the recorder’s role in contemporary music. Through innovative, accessible performances, the ensemble aims to connect with audiences and showcase the instrument’s expressive potential in new and exciting ways.
The ensemble comprises Lizzie Knatt, Otto Hashmi, Hannah Parry, and Rowena Jones.
In April 2026, Follia 4 premiered bellyfull of glowsong for recorder quartet and fixed electronics by composer Thomas Shorthouse at the annual festival of the Society of Recorder Players. The work transforms fragments of a Yorkshire folk song into an intensely cyclical, mesmeric, chant-like texture. As Shorthouse writes, “bellyfull of glowsong reflects on the importance of the communal musical experience, its almost magical ability to bring people together and sustain musical traditions.”
Presented in association with Royal Academy of Music
