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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.
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 16 October 1.10pm
Young musicians from Junior Academy (Royal Academy of Music) play a varied programme as part of the Black History Month series at St James’s Piccadilly. This concert has been curated by Mariatu Kanneh-Mason alongside JA Head of Performance Daniel Tong.
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
William Grant Still: Three Songs for Flute and Piano Gabriel Faure: Morceau de Concours
Anisa Campbell, flute Tadashi Imai, piano
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Anaiah Ezechukwu, piano
Bottesini: Capriccio di Bravura
Prince Nwoke, double bass Tadashi Imai, piano
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Piece, Op. 73 No. 1. Zart und mit ausdruck
Mariatu Kanneh-Mason, cello Tadashi Imai, piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: from Fantasy Pieces, Op. 5 1) Prelude: Allegro ma non troppo 2) Dance: Vivace
Carrodus Quartet Alice Chadwick-Jones, Emilia Eggers, violins Joesph Crown, viola Mariatu Kanneh-Mason, cello
Artist Bio
Each Saturday, Junior Academy is home to many of the most talented young musicians in the UK, the majority of whom go on to pursue a life in music.
Presented in association with Junior Academy (Royal Academy of Music)
