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We offer daily services and a creative programme of talks, events and concerts. We seek to be a welcoming space for people to reflect, create and debate.
Book tickets for Black History Month, Tue 8 Oct, 7.30pm, conversation with Revd Dr Ayla Lepine about history, racial justice today and the complexity and challenge of St James’s parish history.
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. This is a place for everyone who’s wondering about life’s big questions and striving for a better world.
We host a year-round cultural programme encompassing music, visual art and spoken word, drawing on St James’s rich cultural history including artists, writers and musicians Mary Beale, Mary Delany, William Blake, Ottobah Cugoano and Leopold Stokowski.
We try to put our faith into action by educating ourselves and speaking out on issues of injustice, especially concerning refugees, asylum, earth and racial justice, and LGBTQ+ issues.
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.
It costs us £3,500 per day to enable us to keep our doors open to all who need us
Your donation will help us restore our garden in Piccadilly as part of The Wren Project, making it possible for us to welcome over 300,000 people from all faiths and walks of life seeking tranquillity and inspiration each year.
St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL
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Wednesday 7 February 1.10pm
Ian is a Malaysian harpist who obtained his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the Royal College of Music, which he was admitted to only in 4 years of learning the harp.
Getting here
We are at 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL between Piccadilly and Jermyn Street, about 200 yards from Piccadilly Circus.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
J.S. Bach – Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Dai Fujikura – Floating Fireflies
Fuyuhiko Sasaki – Resurrection With You: Spring ~Vulnerable Dreams~
Uno Vesje – Life is Flashing Before My Eyes and I Realised It All Started with a Blackbird
Per Nørgård – Swan Descending
H. Renié – Pièce symphonique en trois épisodes
Presented in association with Royal College of Music
He enjoys chamber music, and regular plays with his 63 Strings (harp & string quartet) ensemble. An advocate of contemporary music, he recently curated & performed an entire concert of summer themed Japanese-contemporary works, titled “From Takemitsu to Miku”, back in June 2023. He regularly works with composers to create new works for the harp and giving world premieres.
Ian has played with professional orchestras in both London & Malaysia including The National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, Philharmonic Winds of Malaysia, The Doctor’s Orchestra (London) and the Chelsea Opera Group (London).
