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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
Mon 13 Oct to Weds 12 Nov
An exhibition of new work by Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo, part of the Art in the Side Chapel series at St James’s.
Sun 23 Nov 7pm
Join your host, Barbara, for an evening of laughter, games, prizes, and festive fun — all in aid of the Christmas for All campaign at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
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.
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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Friday 9 January 1.10pm
Leila Hooton is a freelance flautist/piccolo player. She graduated from the College with a Masters in Performance in July 2024.
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
Anna Bon De Venezia: Sonata No.5 in G minor, Op.1 Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance for Flute and Piano, Op.37 Lowell Liebermann: Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op.23
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Leila Hooton is a freelance flautist/piccolo player, and teacher. She is currently living in London where she is working as the President of the Royal College of Music’s Student Union. She graduated from the College with a Masters in Performance in July 2024 where she learnt under Gitte Marcusson, Emer McDonough and Diomedes Demetriades. Her current role allows her to continue her lessons and this year Leila is also learning with Sue Thomas and Simon Channing. During her studies, Leila was kindly supported by the Fishmonger’s Company Beckwith Scholarship, Help Musicians UK and the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. She is delighted to be part of Talent Unlimited.
Alongside her studies, Leila teaches flute privately, performs with The Heart of England Philharmonic, Music in Felixstowe, The Sinfonia Stellaris, the function band Good Vibes and the ceilidh band The Sassenachs. Leila also enjoys working in arts admin. She is currently the Pastoral and Operations Assistant for Guildhall Young Artists Norwich, Assistant to the Norfolk County Youth Orchestra and in 2022, she worked as the SoundLab Coordinator for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Learning and Participation Department’s outreach project SoundLab. Leila graduated with a 1st class B(Mus)Hons degree from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2021 with a semester studying at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. She has recently completed her Post-Graduate Certificate in Flute Performance at the Conservatoire graduating with a Merit in July 2022. During her BMus and PG Cert, Leila studied with Judith Hall, Marie-Christine Zupancic, Andrew Lane and Thies Roorda. She also learnt with Anna Noakes whilst in sixth form.
Leila has wide performance experience having played at the Barbican with the Britten Sinfonia Academy and recorded for the Peaky Blinders Soundtrack in England, performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the EU Parliament in Belgium with Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in Holland, the Summer Academy Voksenaasen in Norway, the Mozarthaus in Vienna as a finalist in the 3rd Vienna International Music Competition and toured Serbia (playing for Birmingham School of Acting) and Germany with Triorca.
Presented in association with Talent Unlimited
