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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
Monday to Friday 11am – 3pm
Fresh World Cuisine, Every Weekday Lunchtime!
Friday 20 June 1.10pm
Talia and Michael will perform a programme of songs spanning the years from the building of St James’s Church in 1684 to the present.
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 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.
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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Wednesday 11 June 1.10pm
Michelle’s passion for expanding the repertoire for her instrument has led her to work extensively on works composed for strings with such renowned musicians as Steven Isserlis CBE, Mats Lidstrom, Henri Demarquette, Dong-suk Kang and Alex Redington, which is often a distinctive feature of her programmes. In her Lunchtime Recital, she performs an exciting concert of flute music combined with arrangements of works originally written for other instruments.
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
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Michelle Choi Michelle lately released “Michelle Choi and William Bennett’s To All the Children of the World” by ALM Records in Japan in memory of William Bennett OBE who had participated in the recording with her string quartet and Jazz piano trio at Menuhin Hall. Other albums include her recent release of Piano Trio albums recorded in Sony Music Studios Tokyo, and her solo album. Her discs regularly appear on FEBC Radio, CTS Broadcast, and CPBC radio in Korea. Michelle is regularly invited to play as the Second Flute with the Orchestre national Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes in France and as the Principal Flute and Piccolo of the Prom Praise All Souls Orchestra in the UK. She is also the official artist and adjudicator of the Singapore International Flute Competition and its Flute Festival since 2019. She has also performed and given classes as the guest artist at the William Bennett International Flute Summer School and at University of West London. As an internationally active artist, Michelle has appeared across many countries in venues such as Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Royal Festival Hall, Opera-Theatre de Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne (France), Barocksaal Aoyama Memorial Hall in Kyoto (Japan), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, Auer Hall in USA, British Embassy Seoul, and Lotte Concert Hall in Korea to name a few. Her collaborators and hosts include the former British Ambassador, Simon Smith, London College of Music, Altus Flutes, Korea Press Foundation, CTS Broadcast, L’Eglise Evangelique Baptiste de Paris, Korea Flute Society, University of West London, JEM association (Japan-Korea), and Jacob and Joseph Arts Management. Michelle’s passion for expanding the repertoire for her instrument has led her to work extensively on works composed for strings with such renowned musicians as Steven Isserlis CBE, Mats Lidstrom, Henri Demarquette, Dong-suk Kang and Alex Redington, which is often a distinctive feature of her programmes. Michelle also holds the position of the vice-president of Jacob and Joseph Arts Management and the board member of Korea Flute Society.
Presented in association with Royal Academy of Music
